New Mexico news

• ACVB rebrands itself ‘Visit Albuquerque’

  12-05-2016 20:14
  
  New name part of sweeping change at the 35-year-old organization
  
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• Middle class losing ground in NM

  12-05-2016 19:53
  
  The percentage of adults considered middle class in Albuquerque has fallen by nearly five percentage points, down to 50.7 percent from 55.4 percent, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.
  
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• AZ governor signs 2 bills targeting opiate abuse

  12-05-2016 19:37
  
  PHHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a pair of measures designed to deter or treat addition to opiates. The governor signed a measure Thursday making the state’s voluntary prescription painkiller monitoring program mandatory in many instances and one easing access to an antidote drug. Doctors will have to check a state database before prescribing […]
  
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• Prince’s autopsy, toxicology tests may resolve uncertainties

  12-05-2016 19:36
  
  Prince’s autopsy, particularly the toxicology report, may clarify whether prescription painkillers played any part in his death. Determining whether the music superstar died of a drug overdose will likely involve not only tests of his blood, urine, liver tissue and fluid from the eyes, it also will require compiling evidence from Prince’s medicine cabinet, his […]
  
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• Court considers medication in terror suspect case

  12-05-2016 19:24
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — An attorney for a mentally ill man accused of trying to join al-Qaida-linked fighters in Syria asked a federal appeals court Thursday to overturn a ruling that would allow his client to be forcibly medicated, arguing that neither the public nor the government would be harmed if the man was civilly committed […]
  
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• Volunteer Detroit park grass cutters try blindfolded mowing

  12-05-2016 17:51
  
  DETROIT — Volunteers helping to maintain Detroit parks and playgrounds took a crack at mowing grass while blindfolded as part of a friendly competition. The Detroit News reports (http://detne.ws/1TAMhZ6 ) that the Detroit Mower Gang held the “Blindfold Mowing Olympics” on Wednesday while trimming Hammerberg Field on the city’s west side. The contest came after […]
  
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• The Latest: US court delays Alabama inmate’s execution

  12-05-2016 17:50
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Latest on the execution of an Alabama inmate (all times local): 10:40 a.m. A federal appeals court has delayed the execution of an Alabama inmate, saying there should be more time to review his claim that he is no longer competent because of strokes and dementia. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks bounce back from recent losses on deal reports

  12-05-2016 17:22
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are slipping Thursday morning after a surprising jump in the number of Americans who are out of work. Retailers got more bad news as department store Kohl’s reported disappointing first-quarter results. Companies including agribusiness giant Monsanto are climbing on reports of possible buyouts. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average […]
  
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• Wal-Mart sharpens Amazon attack with 2-day delivery service

  12-05-2016 17:19
  
  NEW YORK — Wal-Mart is sharpening its attack on Amazon.com. The world’s largest retailer is trimming its free-shipping pilot program to two days from a three, and it’s cutting a dollar off the membership price. Membership is now be $49 per year. The Bentonville, Arkansas, company began testing the new service last year in answer […]
  
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• Average 30-year loan rate falls to 3.57 percent, 3-year low

  12-05-2016 17:19
  
  WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for a third straight week, posting new lows for the year. The benchmark 30-year rate reached a three-year low. The low rates come amid the spring home buying season, luring prospective purchasers. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dipped to 3.57 percent […]
  
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• Vatican bank: now ‘impossible’ to launder money here

  12-05-2016 15:38
  
  VATICAN CITY — The head of the Vatican’s scandal-marred bank declared Thursday it’s now “impossible to launder money” there after a years-long cleanup that saw norms imposed to fight money laundering and tax evasion. Jean-Baptiste Douville de Franssu made the claim as the bank reported net profit of 16.1 million euros ($18.3 million) last year, […]
  
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• Nissan takes 34 pct stake in scandal-hit Mitsubishi Motors

  12-05-2016 15:38
  
  TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co. is investing 237 billion yen ($2.2 billion) to take a 34 percent stake in scandal-ridden Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in what Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn said is “a win-win” deal intended to repeat the success of his Nissan-Renault alliance. Ghosn appeared with Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Osamu Masuko at a hastily called […]
  
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• Nations make anti-corruption vows, but hard action varies

  12-05-2016 15:38
  
  LONDON — International politicians and diplomats vowed Thursday to open up corporate records, quash money laundering and end bribery in a bid to stamp out what Prime Minister David Cameron called the global “cancer” of corruption. But concrete results of a London anti-corruption summit were mixed, with many countries failing to commit to the toughest […]
  
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• Kohl’s 1Q results miss Street as spring funk hits retailers

  12-05-2016 15:38
  
  MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Kohl’s first-quarter results missed analysts’ estimates, weighed down by hefty costs as the department store operator’s sales dropped. A lackluster holiday season across much of the retail sector has seeped into a spring funk. Macy’s Inc. slashed its profit and sales expectations for the year on Wednesday and Gap Inc. had […]
  
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• France’s government faces survival vote over labor reform

  12-05-2016 15:38
  
  PARIS — One by one, countries across Europe have stripped away worker protections to confront today’s borderless economy and the online age. France has been the main holdout — until now. Socialist President Francois Hollande faces one of the biggest tests of his term Thursday for trying to change the way France views work. His […]
  
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• 2 Brits, Mexican are 1st foreigners on Everest in 2 years

  12-05-2016 08:08
  
  KATHMANDU, Nepal — Two British and a Mexican climber on Thursday became the first foreigners to scale Mount Everest in two years together with three Nepalese guides, officials said. The six climbers reached the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak early Thursday and were heading to lower camps, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association. The Brits […]
  
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• Who will run Sandia Labs?

  12-05-2016 08:05
  
  Jostling about to begin for $2.9 billion contract
  
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• Anderson steps down as Storm wrestling coach

  12-05-2016 08:05
  
  Cleveland High School on Wednesday lost another state championship-winning coach.Corey ...
  
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• When Zika hits, a push for birth control and abortion?

  12-05-2016 05:03
  
  NEW YORK — There’s little doubt: Zika is coming to the continental United States, bringing frightening birth defects — and, most likely, newly urgent discussions about abortion and contraception. Fearful they might bear children who suffer from brain-damaging birth defects caused by Zika, more women are expected to look for ways to prevent or end […]
  
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• FBI says fewer Americans now try to join Islamic State

  12-05-2016 04:14
  
  U.S.-led coalition has stepped up efforts to counter online propaganda
  
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• Updated: What's in Trump's returns? A look at how he plays tax game

  12-05-2016 03:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump told The Associated Press this week "there's nothing to learn" from all those income tax…
  
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• Passenger’s quest for beer forced flight to divert, feds say

  12-05-2016 03:03
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. — A passenger who authorities say forced an Alaska Airlines flight to be diverted after he didn’t get a beer has pleaded not guilty in Portland, Oregon, to a charge of interfering with a flight crew. A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday says 32-year-old Luke Watts of Portland threatened to become violent if flight […]
  
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• Breaking: City councilors propose funding for West Mesa murders memorial park

  12-05-2016 02:46
  
  For seven years, only occasional makeshift memorials have occupied the dusty patch of mesa where Albuquerque police once found the remains of 11 women and an unborn child. Grieving family members of the victims have for years criticized the city and KB Home, the company that owns the land where the women were found, for […]
  
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• Breaking: City councilors propose funding for West Mesa murders memorial

  12-05-2016 02:46
  
  'It would mean they haven't forgotten us,' mother of 1 of 11 victims says
  
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• Innovate ABQ hires first staffer

  12-05-2016 02:11
  
  Innovate ABQ has hired its first full-time staffer, Daniel Dietz, who came on board as project manager earlier this week. Dietz will be the key point of contact for all developers, tenants and related parties.  He also will help organize and coordinate activities internally and externally with key partners and stakeholders, according to a news […]
  
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• Nationally ranked ice skaters coming to Santa Fe

  12-05-2016 01:55
  
  SANTA FE  –The Santa Fe Skating Club hosts 2016 Santa Fe SkateFest & FunFest at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road, on Friday, May 20 through Sunday, May 22.  The field will include 134 skaters from 24 figure skating clubs and Learn-to-Skate programs from eight states and Australia.  Among the competitors are 24 local Santa […]
  
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• MMA: Tate and ‘the tune-up’

  12-05-2016 01:27
  
  Someone, it seems, is feeding Miesha Tate a line of bull — and the UFC women’s bantamweight champion is gobbling it up and spewing it out. In the past month, Tate has made several references to an alleged conversation that took place between UFC President Dana White and Albuquerque’s Lenny Fresquez, former champion Holly Holm’s […]
  
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• Judge unseals records of OxyContin lawsuit in Kentucky

  12-05-2016 01:24
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. — A judge has unsealed records from a Kentucky lawsuit against the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, including the secret testimony of a former company president. Pike Circuit Court Judge Steven Combs ordered the records be released in 32 days. But Combs said he would delay his order if Purdue Pharma appealed […]
  
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• Arizona OKs new statewide rules on drones

  12-05-2016 01:24
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation creating a comprehensive state policy on drone use that includes a ban on cities and towns making their own rules regulating the small aircraft. Wednesday’s action comes after Republican Sen. John Kavanagh, cities and towns and other groups negotiated on Senate Bill 1449. Businesses that hope […]
  
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• NMSU coach Richburg to lead U.S. U20 team at Worlds

  12-05-2016 01:15
  
    LAS CRUCES – New Mexico State head track and field coach Orin Richburg has been selected to lead the United States U20 track & field team in Bydgoszcz, Poland, for the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships, July 19-24. “You’re selected by your peers and you always want to see how your peers perceive you […]
  
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