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• Santa Fe among school districts in civil rights settlement

  29-06-2016 23:58
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe Public Schools has avoided a civil rights investigation by pledging to improve website accessibility for people with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education announced the settlement Wednesday with 11 education organizations in seven states and one territory. Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights, says the Santa Fe Public […]
  
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• Updated: GOP shifting to become the anti-trade party

  29-06-2016 23:54
  
  DENVER — Donald Trump’s break with conservative economic thinking on free trade comes as Republicans are increasingly relying on older, struggling white voters who are the most skeptical of trade deals and have lost out during an age of globalization. Polls on the complex issue of trade are mixed, but many show that Republican voters, […]
  
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• Updated: Aide said Clinton didn’t want emails accessible to ‘anybody’

  29-06-2016 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON — Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin said in a legal proceeding that Clinton did not want the State Department emails that she sent and received on her private computer server to be accessible to “anybody,” according to transcripts released Wednesday. Her comments provided new insights into the highly unusual decision by the presumptive […]
  
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• TLC Plumbing gets its own health clinic

  29-06-2016 23:50
  
  ABQ Health Partners is partnering with TLC Plumbing & Utility to provide medical care to its employees and their families at a standalone clinic, which opened this week. Called “Family Care with a little TLC,” the clinic at 4343 Pan American NE offers acute illness visits, injury treatment, preventive care and other minor medical services […]
  
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• Updated: Attackers kill 42 in scenes of chaos at Istanbul airport

  29-06-2016 23:45
  
  ISTANBUL — Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 42 people and wounded hundreds at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, apparently targeting Turkey’s crucial tourism industry. The government blamed the attack on Islamic State extremists but there was no immediate confirmation from the group. Scenes of chaos and panic unfolded Tuesday night as gunfire and […]
  
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• Updated: Rizzo hits inside-the-park homer as Hamilton gets hit, hurt

  29-06-2016 23:35
  
  CINCINNATI — Anthony Rizzo hit his first inside-the-park homer on Wednesday, providing another weird moment to the Chicago Cubs’ series against the Cincinnati Reds. With two runners aboard in the first inning, Rizzo hit a fly toward the gap. Left fielder Adam Duvall cut in front of center fielder Billy Hamilton but couldn’t make the […]
  
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• Updated: Loss aside, tennis teacher revels in chance to face Federer

  29-06-2016 23:23
  
  LONDON — How much money might you be willing to pay for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to play tennis against Roger Federer on Centre Court at Wimbledon? Or merely for the chance to emerge from the tunnel leading out to the green grass there and hear the full-throated yells of nearly 15,000 standing, clapping spectators pulling […]
  
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• [South Texas man kills self after slaying wife, stepdaughter

  29-06-2016 22:45
  
  ARANSAS PASS, Texas — Officials say a South Texas firefighter has killed himself after fatally shooting his wife and 11-year-old stepdaughter at their home. Aransas Pass Assistant Police Chief David Perkins said Wednesday that the Tuesday night shooting was prompted by a domestic dispute between 46-year-old Steven Dolan and his 47-year-old wife, Brenda Dolan. Perkins […]
  
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• Phoenix to consider closing hiking trails in extreme heat

  29-06-2016 22:25
  
  PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is considering closing its 41 trailheads during extreme temperatures in an effort to prevent deaths and rescues. Parks and Recreation spokesman Gregg Bach said the department’s board will consider a proposal during a public meeting on Thursday. An extreme heat wave two weeks ago claimed the lives of six […]
  
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• Updated: #RIP Lor Scoota, Baltimore rapper who tried to stop violence

  29-06-2016 22:12
  
  BALTIMORE — The news tore across Twitter: A beloved Baltimore rapper was gunned down in broad daylight, moments after promoting peace on the streets at a charity fundraiser. Hundreds of inner-city youths — the people most exposed to Baltimore’s pernicious gun violence — have mourned Tyriece “Lor Scoota” Watson as one of their heroes since […]
  
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• Updated: Media use in America up a full hour over just last year

  29-06-2016 22:09
  
  NEW YORK — The typical American adult is using media for a full hour a day more than just last year, with smartphones accounting for most of the increase. People spent an average of 10 hours, 39 minutes each day with smartphones, tablets, TV, radio, computers and video games during the first three months of […]
  
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• Updated: McConnell bids to shelter GOP senators from Trump upheaval

  29-06-2016 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is wrestling with an unenviable, arguably impossible task this election year: protecting Senate Republicans from the political upheaval caused by Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy. If he fails it won’t be for lack of preparation, hard work and cold-blooded political calculation. In many ways Trump’s polar opposite, the close-mouthed, […]
  
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• New: ‘Preacher’ gets order for a second season from AMC

  29-06-2016 21:43
  
  “Preacher” is on a roll. The freshman TV series just picked up an order for season two from AMC. According to Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios, the series is the No. 2 new series on cable this year and is averaging 3.3 million viewers per episode. ” ‘Preacher’ is a special television program and […]
  
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• Document offers more detail on proposed data farm in Los Lunas

  29-06-2016 21:43
  
  A document obtained by the Journal provides new details on the secretive company that recently won approval for up to $30 billion in industrial revenue bonds in Los Lunas. In response to a public records request, the Journal received a redacted version of the IRB application filed by the applicant, a data hosting company called […]
  
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• Updated: New laws on abortion set to take effect around the country

  29-06-2016 21:42
  
  New laws targeting abortion are set to take effect Friday in about one-fifth of the states, initiating another wave of restrictions just days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas measure that led several clinics to close. Some of the laws limit when and how the procedure can be performed. Others restrict what […]
  
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• NTSB delays mission to retrieve sunken ship’s ‘black box’

  29-06-2016 21:42
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Federal officials have announced a one-month delay in the mission to retrieve the “black box” of a freighter that sank in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Joaquin. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday in a statement that the launch has been postponed to the first week of August because resources needed […]
  
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• Sheriff: Texas woman shot daughters to make husband ‘suffer’

  29-06-2016 21:39
  
  HOUSTON — Authorities say a Houston-area mother who fatally shot her two daughters did not target her estranged husband because she “wanted him to suffer” the memory of their deaths. Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls (NAYLS) said during a news conference Wednesday that Christy Sheats “had ample time” Friday to shoot Jason Sheats after […]
  
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• Merged Santa Fe middle school will locate at DeVargas campus

  29-06-2016 20:24
  
  The dust settled on what had developed into a contentious debate over the consolidation of Capshaw and DeVargas middle schools on Tuesday. Without any public comment or discussion — just a reading of the recommendation of the Citizens Review Committee by its chairman, Rudy Garcia — the Santa Fe school board voted unanimously to locate […]
  
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• Breaking: Youth in ‘mobbing’ driveway murder pleads guilty, facing 15 years

  29-06-2016 19:45
  
  Ryan Archibeque, one of six youths charged in the "mobbing" murder of Steven Gerecke in...
  
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• The Latest: Grandfather facing charges in Arizona shooting

  29-06-2016 19:35
  
  HOLBROOK, Ariz. — The Latest on the deadly shooting at an Arizona county courthouse (all times local): 10 a.m. A man is facing murder and assault charges following a deadly shooting outside a courthouse in eastern Arizona that stemmed from a dispute over a custody hearing. Authorities on Wednesday identified the suspect as 47-year-old Salomon […]
  
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• Updated: Meteorites from fireball seen over Arizona found

  29-06-2016 19:27
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State University says researchers have found pieces of a small asteroid that left a fiery trail in the sky over eastern Arizona earlier this month. ASU spokeswoman Beth Giudicessi said Wednesday that a team of meteorite hunters recently located 15 meteorites on tribal lands after getting permission to search. Working in […]
  
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• Woman shot by husband at Denver office building dies

  29-06-2016 18:56
  
  DENVER — Police say the woman who was shot at a Denver office building on Tuesday has died. The woman was the executive director of one of several non-profit organizations in the building and police said Wednesday that she was shot by her estranged husband. He shot his wife several times before turning the gun […]
  
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• Updated: Lawyer in church shooting case calls prosecutor reckless

  29-06-2016 18:26
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — An attorney defending the man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners in Charleston, South Carolina, says a state prosecutor is making reckless misstatements by implying a federal death sentence might not be carried out. Twenty-two-year-old Dylann Roof faces death penalty trials in state and federal courts in the shooting deaths of […]
  
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• 4-year-old girl drowns in swimming pool in Phoenix

  29-06-2016 18:26
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a 4-year-old girl has died after drowning in a swimming pool. Sgt. Jonathan Howard says emergency responders were called around 11 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in the area of 43rd Place and Union Hills Drive. According to investigators, there was a family party taking place at the home and […]
  
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• Stepmother gets 99 years for role in San Antonio boy’s death

  29-06-2016 18:18
  
  SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio woman has been sentenced to 99 years in prison for her role in the 2012 death of her neglected 5-year-old stepson. Crystal Williams showed no emotion as a state district judge read the jury’s decision Tuesday. The 31-year-old pleaded guilty last week to injury to a child, admitting she […]
  
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• Updated: Health officials prepare for Zika, but local efforts tight

  29-06-2016 18:11
  
  HOUSTON — The poorest parts of Houston remind Dr. Peter Hotez of some of the neighborhoods in Latin America hardest hit by Zika. Broken window screens. Limited air conditioning. Trash piles that seem to re-appear even after they’re cleaned up. On a hot, humid day this month, Hotez pointed at one pile that included old […]
  
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• Scenic Rocky Mountain road to reopen to vehicles

  29-06-2016 17:58
  
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. — A scenic road that served as the original motor route into Rocky Mountain National Park’s alpine tundra is open for the season. The Old Fall River Road opened Wednesday morning. Park officials say drivers can expect restricted access this summer during high traffic periods. The 9.4-mile road runs uphill […]
  
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• Two NM legislative primary races facing recounts

  29-06-2016 08:05
  
  SANTA FE–Vote recounts in two New Mexico legislative primary election races with narrow ma ...
  
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• Trip of a lifetime takes Kat home

  29-06-2016 08:05
  
  Readers help young woman with fatal disease cross item off bucket list
  
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• Need a rental car in ABQ?

  29-06-2016 08:05
  
  You might be out of luck; at least one company putting customers on waiting lists
  
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• Executive named to guide ABQ BioPark update

  29-06-2016 08:05
  
  Voters approved tax increase to raise $255M over next 15 years
  
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• 83% boost in DNA matches due to law

  29-06-2016 08:05
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez is expected to announce today that the expansion of a DNA testing law named aft ...
  
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• California land officials sign off on closing nuclear plant

  29-06-2016 06:45
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California land officials dropped their longstanding environmental objections to the state’s last nuclear power plant and signed off Tuesday on a deal to close the Central Coast facility many years earlier than its operators had previously sought. The State Lands Commission approved a lease allowing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to continue […]
  
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• Police: Calif. woman drives for almost a mile with man’s body lodged in windshield

  29-06-2016 06:02
  
  The 29-year-old was driving home from an alleged marathon night of drinking at several different bars when she hit homeless man
  
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• Ex-Yard Goats happy to have a home with Isotopes

  29-06-2016 05:59
  
  Harrison Musgrave and Kyle Freeland have learned to appreciate home cooking. That’s because the two Albuquerque Isotopes pitchers went months without a taste of it as members of the nomadic Hartford Yard Goats. The Yard Goats have gained notoriety this season as a first-year Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. Their home field, Dunkin’ Donuts […]
  
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• APD: Pedestrian killed in hit and run in movie theater parking lot

  29-06-2016 05:58
  
  A pedestrian died after a hit and run in the parking lot of a movie theater on Central near Tramway Tuesday night, according to a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Detective Tasia Sullivan said the pedestrian died at the hospital after being struck in the parking lot of Icon Cinemas. She did not identify […]
  
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• Updated: California land officials sign off on closing nuclear plant

  29-06-2016 03:51
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California land officials dropped their longstanding environmental objections to the state’s last nuclear power plant and signed off Tuesday on a deal to close the Central Coast facility nearly 20 years ahead of its previously planned termination. The State Lands Commission approved a lease allowing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to continue […]
  
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• New York airport security increased after Istanbul attack

  29-06-2016 03:02
  
  NEW YORK — Additional police officers are being deployed to airports in New York City and New Jersey after an attack at an airport in Istanbul, Turkey. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday that travelers should expect to see officers with tactical weapons patrolling at New York’s John F. Kennedy […]
  
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• Bernalillo County reminds residents of fireworks ban

  29-06-2016 02:56
  
  Bernalillo County commissioners are warning residents who live outside city limits — especially in the East Mountains — to watch for fire danger and refrain from using fireworks over the Fourth of July weekend. And they’re reminding the public that some fireworks are banned, with penalties that can include fines and jail time. Fireworks that […]
  
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• Two women in Santa Fe’s South Capitol area report attacks by intruder

  29-06-2016 02:54
  
  SANTA FE — In attacks not far from downtown Santa Fe Sunday and Monday, two women were grabbed by a man inside their homes — one was while she was in the shower and other after she apparently was followed during an evening walk. The women live less than a half a mile away from […]
  
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• Updated: 911 calls capture moments surrounding daughters’ shootings

  29-06-2016 02:02
  
  FULSHEAR, Texas — Authorities on Tuesday released 911 calls that capture the panic in the home of a Houston-area mother before she killed her two daughters, as well as in the home of a neighbor after the shootings. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office released recordings of two 911 calls from Christy Sheats’ home and […]
  
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• Police trying to identify 3 seen leaving car connected to homicide

  29-06-2016 01:56
  
  Albuquerque police are trying to identify three people caught on surveillance footage leaving a car connected to a recent homicide. Larry Sanchez, 49, was found dead of a gunshot wound in a quiet cul-de-sac on Casa Feliz NE near Wyoming and Academy the morning of June 20. Police believe his body was dumped there and […]
  
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• New Mexico’s medical marijuana program gets new location

  29-06-2016 01:23
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s medical marijuana program will be operating out of a new location beginning next week. State health department officials said Tuesday that the new office in Santa Fe will be larger and will have room for more employees and infrastructure to keep up with the growing number of patients who […]
  
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• Cormac McCarthy’s death greatly exaggerated on Twitter, a medium he ‘still doesn’t care about’

  29-06-2016 01:15
  
  SANTA FE – Cormac McCarthy, the 82-year-old novelist who is a trustee at the Santa Fe Institute and has a home in nearby Tesuque, is still among the living. That fact was briefly in doubt in the Twitter universe Tuesday when a prankster tweeted in broken English, from a fake account that appeared to be […]
  
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• Updated: 3 more women join federal lawsuit against Baylor University

  29-06-2016 01:04
  
  WACO, Texas — Three more women have joined a federal lawsuit against Baylor University accusing the school of doing nothing to help them after they reported being sexually assaulted on or near campus. The former Baylor students are identified only as Jane Doe. On Tuesday, they joined a lawsuit filed by three other women on […]
  
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• Updated: Trump declares era of ‘Americanism,’ hits Clinton on trade

  29-06-2016 00:46
  
  MONESSEN, Pa. — Donald Trump called for a new era of economic “Americanism” Tuesday, promising to restore millions of lost factory jobs by backing away from decades of U.S. policy that encouraged trade with other nations — a move that could undermine the country’s place as the dominant player in the global economy. In a […]
  
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• Updated: Gunman shoots 1 at downtown Denver building; kills self

  29-06-2016 00:46
  
  DENVER — A gunman walked into a busy downtown Denver office building and shot a person multiple times before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday. The gunman was found dead when SWAT officers arrived, police spokesman Doug Schepman said. The female victim was critically injured and was undergoing surgery at a nearby hospital. […]
  
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• Updated: Can you hear them now? New buoy listens for singing whales

  29-06-2016 00:14
  
  MINEOLA, N.Y. — Scientists have deployed a buoy 22 miles off the coast of New York’s Fire Island to monitor several species of great whales in “near real-time.” The high-tech acoustic device will eavesdrop on the songs of the whales to better understand and safeguard their movements near two busy shipping lanes entering New York […]
  
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• Defamation lawsuit over debunked Rolling Stone story tossed

  29-06-2016 00:07
  
  NEW YORK — A New York judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape. Federal Judge P. Kevin Castel said Tuesday the lawsuit brought by three former fraternity members cited comments that were offered as speculation and hypothesis rather than […]
  
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• Updated: High court will hear dispute over service dog at school

  29-06-2016 00:06
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is taking up an appeal from a 12-year-old Michigan girl with cerebral palsy who wasn’t allowed to bring her service dog to school. The justices said Tuesday they will consider whether Ehlena Fry’s family can sue the school district for violations of federal disability laws. Fry’s family obtained a goldendoodle, […]
  
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