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• No criminal investigation planned into faked lab results

  05-07-2016 23:57
  
  DENVER — No criminal investigation is planned after a worker at a federal laboratory in Colorado was accused of intentionally manipulating test results, which could taint research on energy and toxic chemicals. Officials said Tuesday that opening a criminal investigation would require an additional review by the Interior Department, which oversees the lab. They said […]
  
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• 2 NC men who sought to fight in Syria sentenced to prison

  05-07-2016 23:46
  
  NEW BERN, N.C. — Authorities say two North Carolina men who were thwarted from traveling to either Syria or Yemen to join a jihadist group have been sentenced to federal prison. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that Avin Marsalis Brown and Akba Jihad Jordan were sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to conspiracy to provide material support […]
  
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• Colorado court blocks redistricting attempt

  05-07-2016 21:40
  
  DENVER — A proposed ballot question to change Colorado’s congressional redistricting process has been thrown out by the state Supreme Court. Tuesday’s decision means that voters won’t get a chance to weigh in on how district boundaries are drawn before the 2020 Census. Colorado is expected to be awarded an eighth congressional seat after that […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s VP shortlist heavy with Washington insiders

  05-07-2016 21:39
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump’s vice presidential short list is heavy with Washington insiders who could help usher a President Trump’s agenda through the jungle of Congress. He has narrowed it to a handful of contenders fewer than two weeks before the GOP is expected to nominate him for president. But who would be Trump’s […]
  
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• Updated: Boston cabbie turns in $187,000 left behind in his taxi

  05-07-2016 21:39
  
  BOSTON — A man who left about $187,000 cash in a Boston taxi has been reunited with his money thanks to an honest cabbie, police said Tuesday. Raymond “Buzzy” MacCausland, a driver for the Independent Taxi Operators Association, picked up a fare with a cast on one leg on Saturday. “He told me he was […]
  
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• Aggies’ Rose named to Maxwell watch list

  05-07-2016 21:33
  
    PHILADELPHIA – New Mexico State football’s Larry Rose III has been selected for the Maxwell Award watch list, announced the Maxwell Football Club on Tuesday. The Maxwell award has been given to America’s College Player of the Year since 1937. Following the conclusion of the 2015 season, Rose III was named to the Associated […]
  
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• Netflix to make debut on Comcast’s X1 box later this year

  05-07-2016 21:17
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Comcast is going to add Netflix to its X1 set-top boxes in the latest deal to blur the lines separating cable TV from Internet video services. The arrangement announced Tuesday signals an apparent truce between two companies that have been antagonistic toward each other in recent years as they publicly bickered how […]
  
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• Santa Fe superintendent Joel Boyd leaving for job with tech firm

  05-07-2016 20:51
  
  Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Joel Boyd, who has flirted with leaving to become superintendent at larger school districts, is taking a job with a private firm. SFPS chief of staff Theresa Baca confirmed that Boyd, superintendent since 2012, will work for BrightBytes. The San Francisco educational technology company descries itself this way on its […]
  
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• Updated: Police: No domestic violence charges against Edsel Ford II

  05-07-2016 19:41
  
  GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. board member Edsel Ford II will not face charges following a domestic violence incident involving his wife at their suburban Detroit home, officials said Tuesday. A Grosse Pointe Farms city attorney denied a warrant and charges after determining there was insufficient evidence to prosecute, police said. Cynthia […]
  
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• Police: No domestic violence charges against Edsel Ford II

  05-07-2016 19:41
  
  GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. board member Edsel Ford II will not face charges following a domestic violence incident involving his wife at their suburban Detroit home. Grosse Pointe Farms Detective Lt. Rich Rosati said Tuesday that a city attorney determined there is insufficient evidence to prosecute. Ford is the great-grandson of […]
  
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• Israel approves hundreds of settlement homes

  05-07-2016 19:40
  
  JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized construction of hundreds of new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, an Israeli official confirmed Tuesday. The government has presented the move as a response to a series of deadly Palestinian attacks against Jewish settlers. The Palestinians have long viewed settlement construction […]
  
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• Updated: Biographer blasts George W. Bush for going to war in Iraq

  05-07-2016 19:33
  
  “Bush” (Simon & Schuster), by Jean Edward Smith The successes of George W. Bush’s two terms as president were vastly overshadowed by the invasion of Iraq, a horrendous decision that sprung from gut instinct and defied reasoned analysis, an acclaimed historian concludes in a comprehensive biography that pulls no punches. In what Jean Edward Smith […]
  
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• Biographer blasts George W. Bush for going to war in Iraq

  05-07-2016 19:33
  
  “Bush” (Simon & Schuster), by Jean Edward Smith The successes of George W. Bush’s two terms as president were vastly overshadowed by the invasion of Iraq, a horrendous decision that sprung from gut instinct and defied reasoned analysis, an acclaimed historian concludes in a comprehensive biography that pulls no punches. In what Jean Edward Smith […]
  
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• Updated: Investors rush to sell out of UK commercial property

  05-07-2016 19:30
  
  LONDON — The British pound dropped sharply to a new 31-year low on Tuesday amid concerns that the country’s decision to leave the European Union might cause a steep slide in U.K. commercial real estate values and hurt the wider economy. Markets were jittery after three financial firms stopped trading in their respective U.K. commercial […]
  
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• Updated: Chipotle executive arrested on charges he possessed cocaine

  05-07-2016 19:30
  
  NEW YORK — The Chipotle marketing executive leading the chain’s efforts to rebound after an E. coli outbreak turned himself in Tuesday to face cocaine-possession charges, his lawyer said. New York Police Department Sgt. Lee Jones said Mark Crumpacker was arrested at 9 a.m. Tuesday on seven counts of possession of a controlled substance. Crumpacker, […]
  
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• Widow of slain officer: Body armor failed to stop bullets

  05-07-2016 18:38
  
  ATLANTA — The widow of a slain Georgia police officer says in a federal lawsuit that his body armor failed to stop bullets that pierced his back as he worked an off-duty security job. Tammy Jordan filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court, saying a vest from Michigan-based Armor Express failed to save the life […]
  
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• Updated: Delays mount at State Department for Clinton records

  05-07-2016 18:37
  
  WASHINGTON — Just five months before the presidential election, the State Department is under fire in courtrooms over its delays in turning over government files related to Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. In one case, the agency warned it needed a 27-month delay, until October 2018, to turn over emails from Clinton’s former […]
  
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• Identical twin sisters give birth on same day, at same time

  05-07-2016 18:37
  
  Identical twin sisters have given birth on the same day, at the same time, in their respective time zones. Today.com reports Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers delivered their babies at 1:18 a.m. Thursday. Rodgers’ son, Reid Joseph, was born first, on Mountain time in Denver. An hour later, Mariuz delivered her daughter, Samantha Lynne, on […]
  
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• Updated: Testimony underway in Griego corruption case

  05-07-2016 18:29
  
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• Updated: Computers, not humans to scan carry-on bags in TSA test

  05-07-2016 18:19
  
  Federal officials say they are expanding tests to speed up airport lines and improve security. In a first in the U.S., the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that it plans to begin using computed-tomography or CT scanners to inspect carry-on bags at one checkpoint in the Phoenix airport by the end of the year. CT […]
  
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• Clines Corner sets a June record with 5.09 inches of rain

  05-07-2016 16:00
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Much of New Mexico remains abnormally dry or under moderate drought. But one area saw record rainfall last month. The National Weather Service says Clines Corner sets a June record with 5.09 inches of rain. The central New Mexico unincorporated community in Torrance County sees on average around 1.3 inches of […]
  
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• Governor to announce more ‘record-breaking’ tourism

  05-07-2016 15:58
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is expected to announce the state saw “record-breaking” tourism for the fourth year in a row. The governor is scheduled Tuesday to unveil new tourism numbers during an event in Albuquerque to launch her tour around the state to promote state travel. Last year, Martinez said […]
  
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• Heinrich wants tougher law against trafficking tribal items

  05-07-2016 15:55
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S Sen. Martin Heinrich plans to introduce legislation that would prohibit items considered sacred by Native Americans and protected by U.S. laws from being exported to international markets. The legislation also proposes stiffer penalties for stealing and trafficking tribal religious and cultural objects, while setting an amnesty period for people to […]
  
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• Ruidoso Downs lifts 14-day equine herpes quarantine

  05-07-2016 15:50
  
  RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. (AP) — Ruidoso Downs has lifted its 14-day equine herpes quarantine of one barn after a horse was euthanized for the virus. Officials said last week there have been no positive tests in that barn or any other stable at Ruidoso Downs since and racing has not been affected. The horse was […]
  
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• Federal contractors to start cleanup from Manhattan Project

  05-07-2016 15:45
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Department of Energy contractors are scheduled to start removing contaminated soil leftover in northern New Mexico from the Manhattan Project and early atomic Cold War research. Work is expected to begin this week on the south-facing slopes of Los Alamos Canyon and is part of an agreement between federal […]
  
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• On the Hunt, ‘Where Warm Waters Halt,’ for a $2 Million Treasure

  05-07-2016 12:00 via nytimes.com
  A former fighter pilot’s memoir includes clues about a bronze chest full of riches. He estimates that 65,000 people have joined the search.
  
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• PNM loses support in rate case

  05-07-2016 09:00
  
  SANTA FE  — Public Service Company of New Mexico, the state’s largest electric provider, has lost significant support for its request to hike customer rates by an average of more than 14 percent. Last week, behind heavy wooden doors in a public meeting that attracted only a gaggle of attorneys, state regulators concluded hearings on […]
  
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• Longtime NM lawyer, businessman joins ABQid

  05-07-2016 09:00
  
  Harold Lavender, a well-known New Mexico lawyer, businessman and member of the State Investment Council, has become a staff member at the ABQid business accelerator. Lavender will work to raise money for operations, promote investments in ABQid startups and build awareness of the accelerator program throughout New Mexico and beyond. “Harold is well known and […]
  
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• ABQ is No. 9 for smallest rental units

  05-07-2016 09:00
  
  Albuquerque ranks No. 9 in the top 20 cities in the country with the smallest rental units, according to a recent report. The report by apartment search site RentCafe looked only at studios and one- and two-bedroom rentals in buildings with more than 50 units in the 100 largest U.S. cities. The largest rental units […]
  
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• ‘Topes today for July 5

  05-07-2016 08:05
  
  Vs. El Paso 7:05 p.m. ...
  
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• Southwest at risk for Trump over divisive rhetoric, weak campaign start

  05-07-2016 08:05
  
  Republican isn't making as much of a push for New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada as Clinton is
  
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• Promised review wasn’t done in UNM breast cancer surgeon’s lawsuit

  05-07-2016 08:05
  
  California medical school said it wasn't given enough information
  
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• Isotopes celebrate 4th with a bang

  05-07-2016 08:05
  
  You couldn't have asked for a better Fourth of July backdrop.The Albuquerque Isotopes...
  
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• Hearing in ex-state senator’s corruption case to begin

  05-07-2016 08:05
  
  Judge to decide whether Griego should face trial
  
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• Commuters face crowded, full trains after structural problem

  05-07-2016 07:03
  
  PHILADELPHIA — The transit agency serving the city and its suburbs is warning regional rail commuters to expect crowded trains or even full trains that pass them by on Tuesday with a third of its regional rail cars sidelined by a structural problem. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is bolstering bus and trolley service and […]
  
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• Three suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia extend global wave of bombings

  05-07-2016 06:02
  
  BEIRUT — Suicide bombers suspected of links to the Islamic State struck for the fourth time in less than a week on Monday, targeting three locations in Saudi Arabia in an extension of what appeared to be a coordinated campaign of worldwide bombings coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Initial reports suggested there were […]
  
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• DIVIDED AMERICA: Town and country offer differing realities

  05-07-2016 06:01
  
  EDITOR’S NOTE — This story is part of Divided America, AP’s ongoing exploration of the economic, social and political divisions in American society. ___ ROCKY FORD, Colo. — From where Peggy Sheahan stands, deep in rural Colorado, the last eight years were abysmal. Otero County, where Sheahan lives, is steadily losing population. Middle-class jobs vanished […]
  
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• Breaking: 150 to 200-acre fire burning in Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge

  05-07-2016 05:11
  
  A rapidly spreading wildland fire that sparked on the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Monday afternoon had grown to between 150 and 200 acres Monday night, according to a refuge manager. The blaze, dubbed the Pasqual Fire, was burning along the refuge’s southern boundary, an area not easily accessible to the public, said Visitor […]
  
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• Atrisco fighters on Santa Ana card

  05-07-2016 04:30
  
  Atrisco Boxing teammates Fidel Maldonado Jr., Brian Mendoza and Matthew Griego are scheduled to fight on the same professional card for the first time Saturday  at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. The first time might also prove to be the last. The three boxers are teammates and train together under the guidance […]
  
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• Updated: Trump: Charges of anti-Semitism over tweet are ‘ridiculous’

  05-07-2016 04:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton’s campaign is “ridiculous” to portray an anti-Clinton tweet that appeared to depict the Star of David atop a pile of cash as anti-Semitic. In a statement issued by his Republican presidential campaign Monday evening, Trump suggested Clinton and her allies were using the matter to distract from her […]
  
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• Frerichs advances to Olympic trials final

  05-07-2016 02:34
  
  EUGENE, Ore. — Former New Mexico Lobo and NCAA steeplechase champion Courtney Frerichs took another step Monday in her quest to become an Olympian, qualifying for the finals of the U.S. Olympic trials. Frerichs was second in her heat, one of three in the preliminary round. The top three in each heat, along with the […]
  
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• Updated: Some former hostages being questioned over Bangladesh attack

  05-07-2016 02:04
  
  NEW DELHI — Some of the hostages rescued from the weekend attack on an upscale restaurant in Bangladesh’s capital were questioned Monday by investigators searching for clues about the possible masterminds behind the gruesome attack that left 28 dead, including many foreigners. Authorities were still holding five of the 13 hostages rescued when commandos stormed […]
  
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• Updated: Educated and well-off, Dhaka attackers defy usual

  05-07-2016 01:52
  
  NEW DELHI — The young men had been missing for months. Their families sensed something was wrong. It wasn’t until the horror of the weekend hostage crisis in Bangladesh’s capital unfolded that they learned their sons had become radicalized as religious extremists and launched one of the country’s deadliest attacks in recent years. The young […]
  
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• Sen. Jim Inhofe forced landing latest incident for the pilot

  05-07-2016 01:29
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe walked away from the forced landing of his small plane amid severe weekend weather — the latest of several troubled landings for the avid pilot, who at 81 shows no signs of leaving the cockpit. The Republican senator brought his plane down in Ketchum, a small community in […]
  
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• 6 family members injured by drunk driver in Artesia, police say

  05-07-2016 00:28
  
  A drunk driver crashed into an SUV carrying a family of six in Artesia Friday, hospitalizing three of the family members, including an 8-year-old girl who was still in critical condition Monday, according to New Mexico State Police. Spokeswoman Elizabeth Armijo said Blake Bollema, 31, from Artesia, was driving a pickup truck north on 13th […]
  
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• Updated: Bombing near 1 of Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi kills 4

  05-07-2016 00:23
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A suicide bombing outside one of Islam’s holiest sites killed four Saudi security forces on Monday, and similar attacks outside a Shiite mosque and a U.S. Consulate in two other Saudi cities raised fears of a coordinated assault aimed at destabilizing the Western-allied kingdom. The Interior Ministry said five others […]
  
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• Updated: UN warns of starvation in Syrian towns, demands access

  05-07-2016 00:02
  
  BEIRUT — The top U.N. official in Syria on Monday demanded immediate and unconditional humanitarian access to tens of thousands of people trapped in four towns, warning of starvation. The International Committee of the Red Cross meanwhile released drone footage showing extensive damage to Ramadi, which was taken back from the Islamic State group in […]
  
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