New Mexico news

• Suit claims dealer defrauded homeless woman

  26-04-2016 23:33
  
  A Gallup car dealership sold a homeless woman with schizophrenia living on $733 a month in Social Security disability payments a brand new Nissan Versa at $2,000 over the list price before repossessing it,  according to a new civil lawsuit. According to allegations in the complaint, employees lied on the credit application and other paperwork […]
  
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• 2-year-old who died after being left in car had second-degree burns, Va. police say

  26-04-2016 23:24
  
  A 2-year-old girl who died after being left in the back seat of a car in Annandale, Virginia, last week suffered second-degree burns and had a body temperature of 107 degrees when she was rushed to the hospital, according to a search warrant. Daiquan Fields, who has been charged in the girl’s death in Arlington […]
  
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• Universities, labs show off promising technology

  26-04-2016 23:10
  
  About 200 investors, entrepreneurs and technology transfer professionals listened to appeals on Tuesday from innovators at New Mexico’s major research institutions for funding and assistance to take new technologies to market. The event, held at the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, marked the first time that the state’s three research universities and the national laboratories have […]
  
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• Governments struggle to enforce ‘living wage’ laws

  26-04-2016 23:07
  
  SEATTLE — States and cities whose lawmakers proudly passed “living wage” laws are finding it difficult to make sure employers actually pay their workers accordingly. Seattle and San Francisco, and the states of Oregon, California and New York are phasing in wage increases that will grow to $15 an hour or more. Evidence of compliance […]
  
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• Alaska board to weigh rules for pot consumption at stores

  26-04-2016 22:53
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska — Marijuana regulators in Alaska plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized retail pot stores — a first among states that have legalized the recreational use of pot. Late last year, the Marijuana Control Board voted to allow people to use marijuana at certain stores that will sell […]
  
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• Political Substance Abuse: Colluuuuusion!

  26-04-2016 22:04 via takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com
  Donald Trump had a volcanic reaction to his opponents’ plan to join forces against him.
  
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• 2 baby bald eagles get new names _ Freedom and Liberty

  26-04-2016 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON — Two baby bald eagles at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington have been officially named “Freedom and “Liberty” following a “Name the Nestlings” social media campaign. News media outlets quote the American Eagle Foundation as saying that more than 36,000 people voted on five different name pairings selected on the Friends of the […]
  
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• Judge rejects Cosby’s bid to dismiss underage sex abuse case

  26-04-2016 21:28
  
  LOS ANGELES — A judge has rejected a bid to dismiss an infliction of emotional distress claim filed against Bill Cosby by a woman who says the comedian sexually abused her when she was underage. The ruling Tuesday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Karlan allows most of Judy Huth’s lawsuit against Cosby to […]
  
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• Colorado shooting task force gets 5,000 tips, but no arrests

  26-04-2016 21:28
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. — A task force investigating a series of shootings in northern Colorado last year has fielded more than 5,000 tips but made no arrests. Task force spokesman David Moore said Tuesday that investigators have interviewed 1,000 people and eliminated 12 of them as persons of interest in the six shootings, two of which […]
  
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• Arizona parents must wait to see if third-graders held back

  26-04-2016 21:28
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona parents won’t know until summer if their third-graders will be held back next school year. Under the state’s Move On When Reading law, third-graders who perform in the bottom 3 percent on the reading portion of the AzMERIT test are required to repeat the grade. The law doesn’t apply to students with […]
  
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• The Latest: Kansas schools canceled amid tornado threat

  26-04-2016 21:24
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — The Latest on severe weather predicted in the central and eastern U.S. (all times local): 2 p.m. Schools in large sections of Kansas have canceled classes and extra-curricular activities to prepare for potentially dangerous storms packing tornadoes, rain and hail. Wichita State University closed all of its locations at noon Tuesday and […]
  
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• Best month for job creation in ABQ metro since ’07

  26-04-2016 19:26
  
  The Albuquerque area had more year-over-year job growth in March than it has seen since May 2007, according to state figures. The growth amounted to 1.6 percent, or 5,900 jobs, compared to March 2015, the Department of Workforce Solutions reported. A large part of that growth was in private-sector jobs — an increase of 4,800 […]
  
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• Colo. House rejects symbolic measure opposing Guantanamo detainees

  26-04-2016 19:25
  
  DENVER — A symbolic measure in the Colorado Legislature to oppose the potential transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Fremont County has failed in the Democratic House. A House committee defeated the resolution Monday. It had no effect, but said that “Coloradans are overwhelmingly opposed to the transfer.” The measure was sponsored by a Senate […]
  
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• Viewer’s Guide: 5 candidates vie for validation in 5 states

  26-04-2016 19:24
  
  WASHINGTON — Five candidates, five states, five very different paths forward. The four men and one woman who would be president all head into Tuesday’s primaries seeking different kinds of validation. Donald Trump wants a knockout. Hillary Clinton is ready to end the long goodbye. Bernie Sanders needs a lucky break. Ted Cruz and John […]
  
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• Senators again reach deal on Flint water crisis aid

  26-04-2016 19:24
  
  WASHINGTON — For the second time in two months, the Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to address a water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency. Democratic Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan said an agreement reached Tuesday with Republican Sen. James Inhofe of […]
  
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• Santa Fe man pleads guilty to bank robbery

  26-04-2016 19:14
  
  SANTA FE — A Santa Fe man pleaded guilty in Albuquerque federal court Monday to robbing an Española bank in December and will spend 40 months in prison followed by a period of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Fidel Naranjo, 27, and 29-year-old Kendra Brophy were indicted on Dec. 17 for robbing […]
  
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• Selfies with suburban Atlanta gator? Bad idea, police warn

  26-04-2016 16:51
  
  PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Fearing Snapchat could take an ugly turn toward “snap chomp,” police are warning people not to take selfies with an alligator in suburban Atlanta. Peachtree City police also advise residents not to feed the 6-foot gator known as “Flat Creek Floyd” as he soaks in the sun on Flat Creek, about […]
  
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• Could marijuana help treat painkiller and heroin addiction?

  26-04-2016 16:50
  
  CONCORD, N.H. — The growing number of patients who claim marijuana helped them drop their painkiller habit has intrigued lawmakers and emboldened advocates, who are pushing for cannabis as a treatment for the abuse of opioids and illegal narcotics like heroin, as well as an alternative to painkillers. It’s a tempting sell in New England, […]
  
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• Colorado to forecast 2016 wildfire season after 2 mild years

  26-04-2016 16:50
  
  DENVER — Colorado wildfire-fighting officials are preparing their 2016 forecast after two mild seasons. The director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control and Gov. John Hickenlooper will announce the outlook Tuesday in Denver. Colorado enters this season after a wet winter. About a quarter of the state is abnormally dry but not in […]
  
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• Whistleblowers fight effort to settle pay-to-play claims

  26-04-2016 16:48
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Whistleblowers held tight to their claims on behalf of New Mexico taxpayers in a pay-to-play scandal during the administration of former Gov. Bill Richardson, at a state district court hearing Monday in Albuquerque. The New Mexico attorney general’s office is urging a district court judge to approve a settlement with a Chicago […]
  
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• Inmate hangs self after being removed from suicide watch

  26-04-2016 16:48
  
  DENVER — An inmate at a Denver-area jail hanged himself one day after being released from suicide watch. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1SHnmFE ) that authorities say 38-year-old William Soper was removed from live support Friday, five days after he was found hanging in his cell. He is the second man kill himself in the […]
  
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• Exercise helpful to cancer patients

  26-04-2016 08:04
  
  It's well known that exercise decreases the r
  
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• CDC says 1.2M in nation have HIV

  26-04-2016 08:04
  
  According to the Centers for Disease Control
  
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• Bacteria linked to 20 deaths

  26-04-2016 08:04
  
  Infections first reported in Wisconsin and has now spread to Illinois and Michigan
  
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• Santa Fe emergency hires outlast 90-day limit

  26-04-2016 08:02
  
  Some have been on the city's payroll for as long as eight years
  
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• Editorial: Diversity, quotas key to country’s energy security

  26-04-2016 08:02
  
  Energy can be a strategic weapon, not just a commodity, and oil production has become a key lever in ...
  
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• North Korea puts midrange missile on standby, report says

  26-04-2016 07:05
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is believed to have placed a new, powerful midrange missile on standby for an impending launch, a news report said Tuesday. The reported launch plans came two days after North Korea said it successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine in a continuation of its weapons tests amid […]
  
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• Who will step forward to claim Prince’s millions?

  26-04-2016 07:03
  
  LOS ANGELES — When he was alive, Prince made hundreds of millions of dollars — for record companies, concert venues and others. That much is certain. What’s less clear is how much he left behind and who’ll come forward to claim it. Less than a week after the pop star died and an outpouring of […]
  
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• Tourists spent $55M near Mesa Verde National Park in 2015

  26-04-2016 06:45
  
  CORTEZ, Colo. — The more than 547,000 people who visited Mesa Verde National Park last year spent $55.4 million in nearby communities. A new report from the National Park Service shows that visitor spending also supported 814 jobs in the area. Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer says national park tourism is a “significant driver” in the […]
  
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• 2 men including USAID employee killed in Bangladesh

  26-04-2016 06:41
  
  NEW DELHI — Unidentified assailants fatally stabbed two men in Bangladesh’s capital Monday night, including a gay rights activist who also worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, police said, in the latest in a series of attacks targeting atheists, moderates and foreigners. Police said they suspected radical Islamists in the attack, which occurred […]
  
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• Texas vet who killed cat testifies at hearing on license

  26-04-2016 06:34
  
  AUSTIN — A Texas veterinarian who boasted online of killing a cat with a bow and arrow testified Monday at a licensing hearing that the incident has left her “essentially unemployable.” Dr. Kristen Lindsey spoke during a hearing that will decide if she will keep her license. It was called for after the Texas Board […]
  
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• Study: N.M. scores top marks for protecting public health

  26-04-2016 06:30
  A national study gives New Mexico good marks for its ability to identify health threats and prevent environmental and workplace-related hazards, but not for its capacity to provide day-to-day or emergency health care.
  
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• Fiorina being vetted by Cruz campaign as potential vice presidential pick

  26-04-2016 06:22
  
  WARWICK, R.I. — Unsuccessful presidential candidate and former Hewlett-Packard chief Carly Fiorina is being vetted as a potential vice presidential pick by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Fiorina aide said Monday. Fiorina, 61, has been an active supporter of Cruz since shortly after she ended her own presidential bid in February, frequently introducing him at […]
  
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• This city embedded traffic lights in the sidewalks so that smartphone users don’t have to look up

  26-04-2016 06:02
  
  Few nations in the world take red traffic lights more seriously than Germany. Foreign visitors frequently wonder why crowds of Germans wait for traffic lights to turn green when there are no cars in sight. That is why officials in the city of Augsburg became concerned when they noticed a new phenomenon: Pedestrians were so […]
  
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• ‘Individual A’ sues Hastert, alleging unpaid hush money

  26-04-2016 05:38
  
  CHICAGO — A man who alleges he was sexually abused by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and later promised $3.5 million to stay quiet filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Monday, saying he’s owed more than half the money Hastert promised. The man, identified in court documents as Individual A, filed the lawsuit in Yorkville, the […]
  
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• Voters testify in Arizona presidential primary challenge

  26-04-2016 05:34
  
  PHOENIX — Voters dismayed with Arizona’s problematic presidential primary voiced frustrations with long lines and registration issues Monday during a hearing for a court challenge to have the election results thrown out. Testimony came in the wake of the March 22 election where Arizona’s most populous county drastically cut polling places. The move emboldened Tucson […]
  
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• Lobos, Aggies will renew their baseball rivalry

  26-04-2016 04:42
  
  Rivals New Mexico and New Mexico State meet on the baseball diamond Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Santa Ana Star Field. The Lobos (29-13) are coming off a 3-2 week against Texas Tech and San Diego State. UNM third baseman Carl Stajduhar was named the MWC player of the week for the second week in […]
  
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• Prep football: Las Cruces promotes assistant

  26-04-2016 04:40
  
  Like Artesia before them, the Las Cruces Bulldawgs stayed in house to find its new head football coach. In his day, Mark Lopez played quarterback for Las Cruces, and later he coached for nearly two decades along side Jim Miller. On Monday, the Bulldawgs’ offensive coordinator was promoted to head coach. Lopez, 41, had since […]
  
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• Prep baseball: Eldorado rides wind of change

  26-04-2016 04:37
  
  There are a few things that must go Eldorado’s way this week for the Eagles to win the District 2-6A baseball championship. Monday was the first step. Nathaniel Garley hit a pair of two-run home runs, and the visiting Eagles pitched out of white-knuckle trouble in each of the last three innings as they held […]
  
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• Lobo interview with softball player Johnson

  26-04-2016 04:34
  
  Face to face with UNM catcher Chelsea Johnson The catcher leads the Lobos in hitting (.435), home runs (seven) and slugging percentage (.797). In the past five games, she has hit .750 with four homers and 16 RBIs. Has twice been MWC player of the week this season, both times after hitting a grand slam. […]
  
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• Lobo football player faces DWI charges

  26-04-2016 04:28
  
  University of New Mexico football player Michael Walsh was arrested Saturday night on a charge of aggravated DWI. Walsh, 22, a senior tight end, also was cited for having no vehicle registration, having no proof of insurance and blocking traffic. According to police, Walsh was approached after the white Ford SUV he was driving sat […]
  
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• Updated: Fatal pedestrian crash shuts northbound 2nd near Constitution

  26-04-2016 03:45
  
  A pedestrian was struck and killed on northbound 2nd near Constitution NW Monday evening, according to a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Detective Tasia Sullivan said the vehicle fled the scene. “The vehicle that fled the scene is described by witnesses as a small white or silver pick up truck, possibly with the NM […]
  
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• US seeks outside control for troubled New Orleans jail

  26-04-2016 01:11
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The Justice Department asked a federal court to appoint a third party to operate the long-troubled New Orleans jail, saying new leadership is essential because the city’s sheriff has for years failed to improve conditions that endanger inmates. The government, which was joined in the filing Monday by lawyers for inmates, also […]
  
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• Dust closes stretch of I-10 between Arizona, New Mexico

  26-04-2016 00:55
  
  PHOENIX — Blowing dust is causing the closure of a 62-mile stretch of Interstate 10 between U.S. 191 in southeastern Arizona and Lordsburg, New Mexico. Arizona Department of Transportation officials say the closure will start at 4:30 p.m. MST Monday. The stretch of freeway won’t be reopened until visibility improves. They say eastbound traffic will […]
  
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• Presidential primary proposal clears 1st Colorado hurdle

  26-04-2016 00:45
  
  DENVER — A plan to return Colorado to a presidential preference primary has cleared its first hurdle at the state Legislature. A House committee voted 5-4 Monday to set up a primary vote for 2020. Unaffiliated voters could choose to vote in a party’s primary as long as they indicate a preference, which would then […]
  
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• Registration open for NM small business award luncheon

  26-04-2016 00:31
  
  Some of the state’s largest minority business associations will be among those honoring entrepreneurs for outstanding achievements during the New Mexico Small Business Week Awards luncheon on May 10 at Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town. Participants include the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico, the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce and the New […]
  
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• Parents of missing Mexican students slam government probe

  26-04-2016 00:30
  
  MEXICO CITY — The parents of 43 missing students who disappeared in September 2014 accused Mexico’s government on Monday of lying to them, planting evidence and not adequately investigating the case. The parents’ comments came a day after a group of international experts issued a report criticizing the investigation, saying suspects appear to have been […]
  
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• Sheriff: 12 saw police shooting of black man; none talking

  26-04-2016 00:25
  
  FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Twelve people have said they witnessed a local police department’s fatal shooting of a black motorist over the weekend, but none has stepped forward to say what they saw, a Florida sheriff investigating the death said Monday. St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said he and his detectives passed out cards, […]
  
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