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• Colorado lawmakers vote again to ban red-light cameras

  22-04-2016 22:27
  
  DENVER — Colorado lawmakers voted Friday to ban red-light cameras — even though the governor is almost certain to put the brakes on their plan. A bill approved by a House-Senate negotiating committee would ban red-light cameras statewide after this year. The measure calls for a stricter ban than earlier versions of the bill, which […]
  
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• Obama says Nlaw should be overturned

  22-04-2016 22:26
  
  LONDON — President Barack Obama called Friday for the overturning of a North Carolina law that requires transgender people to use public bathrooms conforming to the sex on their birth certificates and restricts protections for LGBT people. Obama criticized the state law and others targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people during a news conference […]
  
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• U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce says he’d back Trump if nominee

  22-04-2016 22:25
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s sole Republican congressman says will back any Republican presidential nominee over Democrat Hillary Clinton, even if that nominee is Donald Trump. But U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce told The Associated Press on Friday he disagrees with some of Trump’s proposals about the U.S.-Mexico border and will have no problem standing up […]
  
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• Updated: McCain calls for criminal probe into 3-state mine spill

  22-04-2016 22:18
  
  PHOENIX — U.S. Sen. John McCain has called for a criminal investigation into what led to a massive spill of mine waste that polluted rivers in three Western states last summer. McCain and the head of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs met with Navajo and Hopi tribal leaders and the Environmental Protection Agency on […]
  
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• Microsoft, Google call truce

  22-04-2016 21:04
  
  SEATTLE — Microsoft and Google have buried the legal hatchet. The technology giants, competitors in everything from search to smartphones, have agreed to withdraw complaints against each other filed with regulators worldwide. Microsoft and Google confirmed the deal after news on the agreement emerged Friday, saying in a statement that the companies’ legal priorities had […]
  
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• Breaking: Loera pleads guilty to child porn charge

  22-04-2016 19:28
  
  A former political operative who came under investigation for possession of child pornography during a case into the theft of Gov. Susana Martinez’s campaign emails pleaded guilty Friday. Jason Loera admitted to one count of receipt of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. It was one of six counts he […]
  
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• Prost! Germany celebrates 500 years of beer purity law

  22-04-2016 19:15
  
  INGOLSTADT, Germany — To some it’s the real deal, to others it’s a bland brew, but thanks to a 500-year-old rule everybody can be sure what’s in German beer. Chancellor Angela Merkel was among those toasting the anniversary Friday of a law that allowed only water, hops and malt as ingredients — yeast was added […]
  
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• American Airlines earns $700 million, beats Street forecasts

  22-04-2016 19:10
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Airlines have saved billions in the past two years from falling oil prices, but cheaper jet fuel also seems to be contributing to lower fares, which pleases passengers but worries investors. American Airlines is the latest case in point. The world’s biggest airline reported a $700 million first-quarter profit on Friday, […]
  
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• Towns lose grocery stores after ABQ wholesaler closes

  22-04-2016 18:59
  
  Two New Mexico towns are without a grocery store after this week’s abrupt closure of an Albuquerque wholesaler, throwing 85 people out of work. GDi, or General Distributors, notified its Albuquerque employees on Monday morning that the 21-year-old business in north Albuquerque was shutting down due to “economic conditions beyond our control,” according to a […]
  
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• US stocks edge mostly higher as oil prices bounce back

  22-04-2016 18:00
  
  Disappointing earnings from Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet and other big companies pulled U.S. stocks lower in morning trading Friday. Technology sector companies were down sharply, offsetting gains among energy companies as the price of oil rebounded. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,933 as of 11:20 a.m. […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks move lower as investors size up earnings

  22-04-2016 18:00
  
  U.S. stock indexes veered lower in afternoon trading Thursday as disappointing earnings from Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet and other big companies put investors in a selling mood. Technology sector companies were down sharply, offsetting gains in energy companies as the price of oil rebounded. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 40 points, or […]
  
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• Breaking: DOJ report: UNM must improve sexual assault policies

  22-04-2016 17:25
  
  After nearly 16 months of investigation, the Department of Justice released its investigation into h ...
  
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• Video of Army airborne drop shows Humvees falling from sky

  22-04-2016 16:47
  
  BERLIN — A U.S. Army airborne exercise in Germany is attracting more than a million viewers on social media after a video surfaced showing a Humvee breaking free of its rigging and plummeting to the ground, followed by another — and another. By Friday afternoon, the video posted on the Facebook group U.S. Army W.T.F.! […]
  
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• DNA test orders for man who says he’s Johnny Tapia’s dad

  22-04-2016 16:47
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man who claims to be the biological father of the late boxer Johnny Tapia will need a DNA test to prove it. A New Mexico judge ruled that week that Jerry Padilla must undergo a blood test to prove his claim after the fighter’s widow demanded it in a legal battle. […]
  
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• Autopsy to determine cause of Prince’s death set for Friday

  22-04-2016 16:47
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — An autopsy was scheduled Friday morning to determine what caused the death of the iconic musician Prince, though officials said it could take days or even weeks before results are publicly released. Prince was found unresponsive Thursday morning in an elevator at his suburban Minneapolis compound. The local sheriff said deputies responded to […]
  
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• Ready, set, think! Mind-controlled drones race to the future

  22-04-2016 16:46
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Wearing black headsets with tentacle-like sensors stretched over their foreheads, the competitors stare at cubes floating on computer screens as their small white drones prepare for takeoff. “Three, two, one … GO!” the announcer hollers, and as the racers fix their thoughts on pushing the cubes, the drones suddenly whir, rise and […]
  
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• Report: Valeant finalizing contract with Perrigo’s CEO

  22-04-2016 16:41
  
  NEW YORK — The over-the-counter drugmaker Perrigo says it’s aware of media reports that its CEO will take the top job at troubled Valeant Pharmaceuticals, but it won’t confirm those reports. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Valeant is finalizing a contract with Perrigo Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa and could announced the […]
  
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• Investigative files show scope of Dona Ana jail inquiry

  22-04-2016 16:41
  
  LAS CRUCES – The recent investigation into allegations of public corruption at the county detention center was much more expansive than the criminal charges indicated. Investigative documents obtained by the Sun-News through a public records request indicate that allegations of missing television sets and exercise equipment, frequent incidents of contraband being brought into the detention […]
  
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• Tiger wearing collar with leash caught in South Texas city

  22-04-2016 16:40
  
  CONROE, Texas — Animal control officers have captured an apparently domesticated tiger that was spotted roaming a residential neighborhood in a South Texas city. The Conroe Police Department says it received several phone calls Thursday from residents who saw the young, female tiger wandering around the city. Animal control officers captured the tiger, which was […]
  
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• Crop-dusting helicopter crashes in South Texas, pilot hurt

  22-04-2016 16:40
  
  LOS FRESNOS, Texas — Officials say a crop-dusting helicopter has clipped a power line and crashed in South Texas in an accident that left the pilot critically hurt. Federal investigators on Friday were expected at the crash site near Los Fresnos, about 10 miles north of Brownsville. Los Fresnos Fire Department Chief Gene Daniels says […]
  
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• Trial date in question in Bundy standoff case in Nevada

  22-04-2016 16:39
  
  LAS VEGAS — A federal magistrate judge in Nevada is considering whether trial can be held next month in Las Vegas for rancher Cliven Bundy and 18 other defendants in an armed confrontation with government officers two years ago. Federal prosecutors will ask Friday to push the date back due to the number of defendants […]
  
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• Merrily we roll along…

  22-04-2016 14:08
  
  It hardly makes you feel like you're in the high desert, does it?
  
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• After ‘Game of Thrones’ ends its epic run, how will HBO fill the void?

  22-04-2016 08:48
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Three-eyed raven soothsayers beckoned guests in an alcove of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel while tankards of ale were being filled to the brim across the way.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Color index for U.S. border security is rejected

  22-04-2016 08:36
  
  SAN DIEGO — Five years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security dropped its color-coded terror threat index developed after the 9/11 attacks amid widespread confusion and ridicule. So what did it do when tasked by Secretary Jeh Johnson in 2014 with measuring security along the country’s borders? Agency staff proposed another system of reds, […]
  
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• Prince, Haggard, Bowie, White, Frey: Lousy year for music

  22-04-2016 08:29
  
  Prince's stunning death on Thursday adds to a tragic roll call that already included David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Maurice White and Merle Haggard
  
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• New: J.C. McCann, Laura Helm shine bright in ‘Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

  22-04-2016 08:29
  
  A big ol' smile on your face. That's what the travelling production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" brings to audiences.
  
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• J.C. McCann, Laura Helm shine bright in ‘Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

  22-04-2016 08:29
  
  A big ol' smile on your face. That's what the travelling production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" brings to audiences.
  
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• UNM plans to eliminate 16 jobs across the state

  22-04-2016 08:05
  
  Positions will be in six education centers to reduce expenses
  
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• Latest: Huge crowd ahead of Prince tribute in Minneapolis

  22-04-2016 07:59
  
  CHANHASSEN, Minn. — The Latest on the death of pop superstar Prince (all times local): 12 a.m. Thousands of people have filled the streets outside the downtown Minneapolis nightclub where Prince’s “Purple Rain” was filmed ahead of an all-night dance party in honor of the singer. A sea of people gathered in front of First […]
  
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• Updated: New Mexico lawmakers protest fencing for mouse

  22-04-2016 07:52
  
  Forest Service acting illegally, bipartisan group of 50 says
  
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• Updated: 2 months later, deal for APS health care clinic isn’t finalized

  22-04-2016 07:52
  
  Board has approved bid from Tenn. firm
  
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• Man arrested for yoga airplane altercation pleads guilty

  22-04-2016 07:51
  
  HONOLULU — A tourist accused of becoming violent because he couldn’t do yoga on a plane pleaded guilty Thursday to interfering with a flight crew. As part of a plea deal, Hyongtae Pae is expected to be sentenced to time served, which was about 12 days, and to pay about $43,600 in restitution to United […]
  
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• Looking back at a Klan rally

  22-04-2016 07:44
  
  It's important to remember the group's violent, criminal past
  
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• Transcript of 911 call to Prince’s compound

  22-04-2016 07:00
  
  A transcript of the 911 call at 9:43 a.m. Thursday from Prince’s Paisley Park compound to the Carver County, Minnesota, Sheriff’s Office: Dispatcher: 911, where is your emergency? Unidentified Male: Hi there, um, what’s the address, here? Yea we need an ambulance right now. D: OK. UM: We have someone who is unconscious. D: OK, […]
  
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• 24 dead in Mexico petrochemical plant blast, 8 still missing

  22-04-2016 06:40
  
  COATZACOALCOS, Mexico — The death toll from an explosion that ripped through a petrochemical plant on Mexico’s southern Gulf coast is now 24, state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos reported. Pemex raised the toll late Thursday from the 13 fatalities previously known and said eight workers remained missing. It also said 19 people remained hospitalized, with […]
  
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• FBI paid more than $1 million to crack the San Bernardino iPhone

  22-04-2016 06:02
  
  FBI Director James Comey suggested Thursday that the bureau paid more than $1 million to access an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers, the first time the agency has offered a possible price tag in the high-profile case.
  
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• Pop superstar Prince dies at his Minnesota home at age 57

  22-04-2016 03:09
  
  CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including “Little Red Corvette,” “Let’s Go Crazy” and “When Doves Cry,” was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57. His publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told The Associated Press that […]
  
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• Pop superstar Prince dies at age 57

  22-04-2016 03:09
  
  CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including “Little Red Corvette,” “Let’s Go Crazy” and “When Doves Cry,” was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57. His publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told The Associated Press that […]
  
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• Homicides were up last year in some major U.S. cities

  22-04-2016 02:26
  
  Just three cities saw most of the increase — Baltimore, Chicago and Washington
  
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• Man who landed gyrocopter on Capitol lawn gets 4 months

  22-04-2016 01:57
  
  WASHINGTON — A Florida man who landed a one-person gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington in 2015 as a stunt to protest the influence of money in politics was sentenced Thursday to spend four months in jail. In sentencing 62-year-old Douglas Hughes, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said he displayed a total lack […]
  
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• Police: 16-year-old girl dead after fight at high school

  22-04-2016 01:47
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. — A fight in a high school restroom involving several female students ended with the death of a 16-year-old sophomore Thursday, authorities said. The victim was a 10th-grader from New Castle who had gotten involved in a confrontation involving two other students at Wilmington’s Howard High School of Technology, spokeswoman Kathy K. Demarest […]
  
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• Police: 16-year-old girl dead after fight at Del. high school

  22-04-2016 01:47
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. — A fight in a high school restroom involving several female students ended with the death of a 16-year-old sophomore Thursday, authorities said. The victim was a 10th-grader from New Castle who had gotten involved in a confrontation involving two other students at Wilmington’s Howard High School of Technology, spokeswoman Kathy K. Demarest […]
  
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• Many groups besides banks have paid a lot for Clinton speeches

  22-04-2016 01:41
  
  Many companies that paid to listen to candidate have US gov’t interests
  
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• Bid to restart Colo. Ski Train gets small boost with state grant

  22-04-2016 01:31
  
  DENVER — The campaign to revive the Ski Train from Denver to the Winter Park Resort is getting a small boost with a $1.5 million state grant to improve a passenger platform at the ski area. Resort spokesman Steve Hurlbert said Thursday the grant from the Colorado Transportation Commission doesn’t mean the train is a […]
  
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• Affidavit: Head wound killed woman in Texas church

  22-04-2016 00:12
  
  MIDLOTHIAN, Texas — Investigators say a fitness instructor found dead at a North Texas church died of a head wound, and they suspect a person seen on surveillance video clad in a police jacket and helmet used an unknown object to cause the wound. The findings on the death of Terri “Missy” Bevers (BEE’-vers) are […]
  
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• Trump Rally protests have AZ lawmakers rethinking traffic laws

  22-04-2016 00:11
  
  PHOENIX — Protesters who blocked roads before a March rally for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump rally have inspired state lawmakers to add an amendment to a measure protecting students’ rights to free speech on college campuses. Republican Sen. John Kavanagh of Fountain Hills backed the amendment that would increase penalties for blocking traffic from […]
  
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• Deliberations to resume for PHX woman accused of faking cancer

  22-04-2016 00:11
  
  PHOENIX — Juror deliberations will resume Monday at the trial of an Arizona woman accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to get the state to pay for her late-term abortion. The jury began deliberations Wednesday at the trial of Chalice Zeitner. Zeitner is accused of presenting falsified medical records to support her claim that she […]
  
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• Officer announces Omaha Police headquarters squirrel’s death

  22-04-2016 00:10
  
  OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police have announced the death of a squirrel that hung out around police headquarters and had his own Twitter following. Police say the squirrel, which went by @OPDSquirrel on the social media site, was found dead in the police headquarters’ parking lot in downtown Omaha. A post by Omaha Officer Michael […]
  
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• Cuban exiles to judge: Don’t let Carnival discriminate

  22-04-2016 00:10
  
  MIAMI — Two Cuban-American men are asking a Miami federal judge to guarantee that they and other Cuban exiles will not suffer discrimination on upcoming Carnival Corp. cruises to Cuba. Carnival reversed course this week and announced it will allow Cuban-born people to book passage on its trips to Cuba. Previously, Carnival had said it […]
  
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