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• Local ad agency awarded for brewery logo design

  08-07-2016 23:39
  
  Esparza to be featured in Communication Arts Design Annual for its work
  
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• State Police: Man shot and killed on Laguna land pointed gun at officers

  08-07-2016 23:34
  
  The man fatally shot by a New Mexico State Police officer on the Laguna Pueblo in late June had pointed his handgun at his own head and waved it around at officers before he was shot, according to a spokeswoman for the police. Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo said state police officers were called to the pueblo […]
  
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• Updated: Dallas suspect amassed personal arsenal at suburban home

  08-07-2016 23:27
  
  DALLAS — An Army veteran killed by Dallas police after the sniper slayings of five officers amassed a personal arsenal at his suburban home, including bomb-making materials, bulletproof vests, rifles, ammunition and a journal of combat tactics, authorities said Friday. The man identified as 25-year-old Micah Johnson told authorities he was upset about the police […]
  
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• Updated: GOP to Clinton: Email investigations will go on

  08-07-2016 23:22
  
  WASHINGTON — Republicans signaled they’re not done with election-year investigations of Hillary Clinton and whether she lied to Congress, even after a House committee signed off Friday on its report into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. The 800-page report by the GOP-led Benghazi Committee found no wrongdoing by the former secretary of state, […]
  
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• Lipstick on your… wall? Only in Santa Fe

  08-07-2016 22:47
  
    It’s always a delight to stumble across another example of Santa Fe weirdness. Or, as the tourism folks might like to portray it, the free-spirited artistic expression that makes this the City Different. But you so want to know the story behind this (and this doesn’t even cover the whole array) collected of lipsticked […]
  
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• Updated: The killer robot used by Dallas police appears to be a first

  08-07-2016 22:34
  
  NEW YORK — Robots have apparently chalked up a new first — a deadly one. Police rigged a bomb-disposal robot to kill an armed suspect in the Dallas police shooting , what appears to be the first time U.S. police have used a robot for lethal purposes. As such, it may represent the latest escalation […]
  
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• Dental concierge services takes NM patients to Mexico

  08-07-2016 22:32
  
  Spending time in a  dentist’s chair south of the border may not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but a dental-related travel concierge service says it may be able to take some of the pain out of the pocketbook. Beyond Borders Dental was formed to help clients in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, especially those […]
  
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• Updated: Inflatable arch collapses over rider in Tour de France

  08-07-2016 22:03
  
  LAC DE PAYOLLE, France — Adam Yates didn’t know what hit him. On the attack in the Tour de France, the British rider was suddenly performing a somersault in midair after an inflatable arch marking the final kilometer collapsed and hit him during a bizarre finale to Friday’s seventh stage. Yates hit the ground hard, […]
  
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• Updated: Snowflake man indicted on 2 counts of first-degree murder

  08-07-2016 22:02
  
  HOLBROOK, Ariz. — A grand jury has indicted a Snowflake man in the fatal shooting of two women outside the Navajo County courthouse. Salomon Diaz is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence. Authorities say Diaz fatally shot 25-year-old Ashley Utley, the mother of his […]
  
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• New: Lobo hoops season ticket prices increase slightly

  08-07-2016 21:15
  
  Per game prices for season ticket holders will increase, though with one fewer home game the overall price will be lower this season.
  
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• Facebook looking at NM for data center

  08-07-2016 21:06
  
  Facebook is considering New Mexico as one of two states for a new data center, according to a regulatory document filed by the Public Service Company of New Mexico on Friday. The filing with the Public Regulation Commission, states that PNM was approached by Facebook about a proposed data center within the state and that […]
  
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• New Mexico PBS to host kids’ writing workshop

  08-07-2016 20:56
  
  New Mexico PBS will host a free public writing workshop for kids featuring author Mary Saunders from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Erna Fergusson Library, 3700 San Mateo Blvd NE, Albuquerque. The station is also accepting entries for its annual writing contest through July 31. Kindergarteners through third-graders are invited to submit […]
  
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• PNM warns about scam calls

  08-07-2016 19:47
  
  PNM is warning customers about phone calls in which a supposed employee threatens to disconnect service because of a past due account. The callers demand immediate payment with cash or a cash card, the utility said in a news release. “If it doesn’t feel right, or if you are being asked to wire money or […]
  
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• Old Navy helps boost Gap key sales figure; stock soars

  08-07-2016 19:39
  
  NEW YORK — After months of declines, Gap said a key sales figure rose 2 percent in June, the retailer’s first monthly increase in more than a year. Shares of Gap rose more than 5 percent Friday. Gap Inc., which operates its namesake stores as well as Banana Republic and Old Navy, has been struggling […]
  
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• Official: Dallas-area man identified as shooting suspect

  08-07-2016 19:02
  
  DALLAS — A law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that the dead suspect in the shooting attack on Dallas police was 25-year-old Micah Johnson. Dallas police killed the suspect with a robot-delivered bomb after hours of overnight negotiations in a parking garage had failed. The law enforcement official spoke to the AP on […]
  
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• Judge holds Department of Child Safety in contempt

  08-07-2016 19:02
  
  PHOENIX — A Maricopa County Juvenile Court judge has found the Arizona Department of Child Safety in contempt for failing to provide needed services to a family. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/29nIhMS ) that Maricopa County Juvenile Court Judge Karen O’Connor on Wednesday directed the agency to create a program to train all case managers […]
  
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• Updated: Raonic beats Federer in 5 sets to reach 1st Grand Slam final

  08-07-2016 18:32
  
  LONDON — Roger Federer’s bid for a record eighth Wimbledon title was cut short in the semifinals Friday by Milos Raonic, a big-serving Canadian who came from two-sets-to-one down to win in five and reach his first Grand Slam final. Raonic beat the seven-time champion 6-3, 6-7 (3), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Centre Court, handing […]
  
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• Survivor of Colorado van-train crash will live with cousins

  08-07-2016 18:32
  
  TRINIDAD, Colo. — The 4-year-old Colorado girl who survived a crash with an Amtrak train that killed her parents and three sisters will remain in her community and be raised with her cousins. Heidi Miller will live with her late mother’s sister and her husband and their children in the Trinidad area after she is […]
  
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• Scottsdale police ID bodies after apparent murder-suicide

  08-07-2016 18:32
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Police have identified two bodies found in a Scottsdale apartment and say the couple died in a murder-suicide. Police say the bodies belonged to 27-year-old Samantha Drinkwater and 37-year-old Shoan Devine. Authorities say neighbors later reported hearing the couple fighting and smelling a strong odor coming from the apartment but didn’t call […]
  
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• Man walks into pediatrician’s office with gunshot wound, police say

  08-07-2016 18:19
  
  A man walked into a Northwest Albuquerque pediatrician’s office with a gunshot wound and was rushed to the hospital Friday morning, according to Albuquerque police. Spokesman Simon Drobik said officers were called to a shooting at 9200 C Anderson NW. One of the people involved drove himself to a nearby After Hours Pediatrics on Golf […]
  
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• Updated: Facebook testing encrypted chats in Messenger

  08-07-2016 17:31
  
  NEW YORK — Facebook is adding to its Messenger app an option for encrypted chats that can only be read on devices where they are sent or received. Users also will be able to set a timer to control how long the message remains visible to anyone, the company said Friday. The “secret conversations,” feature, […]
  
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• Updated: Family of slain Louisiana man denounces Dallas police deaths

  08-07-2016 17:20
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — The mother of the son of a man killed by Louisiana police on Friday denounced the killings of five police officers in Dallas during a protest over police shootings, including the one in which Alton Sterling died in Baton Rouge. A statement issued by Quinyetta McMillon’s attorneys says “responding to violence […]
  
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• Updated: Larry Brown resigning after 4 seasons as SMU’s coach

  08-07-2016 17:19
  
  Larry Brown is leaving SMU after turning down a contract extension, ending a four-year run during which the Mustangs made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993 and then were banned from postseason play last season. SMU athletic director Rick Hart said Friday that Brown had been offered a new deal through 2020. […]
  
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• Updated: Are Trump’s ‘Made in USA’ hats really made in USA?

  08-07-2016 17:18
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats tout they are “Made in USA.” Not necessarily always the case, an Associated Press review found. The iconic, baseball-style hats are indeed stitched together at a small factory in the Los Angeles area. But at least one of the hats in a small sample tested by […]
  
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• Updated: June hiring surge of 287,000 suggests rebounding US economy

  08-07-2016 16:46
  
  WASHINGTON — Employers shook off two months of weak hiring by adding 287,000 jobs in June, a robust pace that suggests a resilient U.S. economy recovering from a slump early in the year. The broadly positive jobs report suggests that the U.S. economy was improving before the United Kingdom startled the world late last month […]
  
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• Updated: Senate backs bill to label genetically modified food

  08-07-2016 16:42
  
  WASHINGTON — Food packages nationwide would for the first time be required to carry labels listing genetically modified ingredients under legislation the Senate backed Thursday. The vote was 63-30 for the bipartisan measure, which would compel foods that include genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code […]
  
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• Updated: Feds ban Theranos CEO Holmes from running lab for 2 years

  08-07-2016 16:41
  
  PALO ALTO, Calif. — Theranos says the federal government has banned founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes from owning or running a medical laboratory for two years. The company announced the decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday. The ban stems from a review of the company’s Newark, California, lab. The company […]
  
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• Updated: IMF: Brexit fallout will shave eurozone growth in 2016, 2017

  08-07-2016 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Britain’s decision to leave the European Union will trim economic growth this year and next across the 19 countries that share the euro currency. In its annual checkup of the eurozone economy, the International Monetary Fund said Friday that the region’s economy will grow 1.6 percent this year and 1.4 percent in 2017. […]
  
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• Riding in Latino style, ‘Harlistas’ love their Harleys

  08-07-2016 16:37
  
  MILWAUKEE — They are factory workers, business owners, U.S. military veterans and more, all sharing a passion for Latino culture and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. For more than 50 years, many Latino Harley riders have called themselves “Harlistas” as a way to proclaim their feelings for the Harley brand and the bonds shared between fellow riders. It […]
  
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• Updated: India’s Modi meets South Africa’s Zuma for trade talks

  08-07-2016 14:22
  
  JOHANNESBURG — The leaders of India and South Africa paid tribute Friday to what South African President Jacob Zuma called “two liberation icons, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi,” as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought closer ties in defense and security during a four-nation African tour. Modi paid tribute to the “great souls” of Indian […]
  
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• Updated: Strong US payrolls give stock markets a boost

  08-07-2016 14:21
  
  LONDON — Forecast-busting U.S. jobs data gave stocks a boost Friday, as investors breathed a sigh of relief that a weak reading in May wasn’t a sign that the world’s largest economy was slowing sharply at a time when Britain voted to leave the European Union. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of […]
  
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• Updated: NYC cracks down on ‘air conditioning the sidewalk’

  08-07-2016 14:21
  
  NEW YORK — Along New York City’s steamy sidewalks in the summer, there’s long been a reliable respite from the heat: waves of air-conditioned comfort wafting from open doors. Now the nation’s biggest city is pushing businesses to cool it on such wastefulness. Under an expanded law that took full effect this week, most stores […]
  
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• Updated: June jobs report may help clarify a muddy economic picture

  08-07-2016 14:21
  
  WASHINGTON — With the U.S. and global economic outlook unusually cloudy, Friday’s jobs report for June will produce one of the most anticipated economic figures of the year. Was a sharp slowdown in U.S. hiring during April and May just a temporary blip? Or did it signal a broader economic slump? How long will the […]
  
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• Updated: Peterborough: Brexit, migrants and the last English pub left

  08-07-2016 14:20
  
  PETERBOROUGH, England — The flag of St. George, a dartboard and a plaque honoring British soldiers killed in World War II adorn the walls of the Hand and Heart, the only pub left in one of Peterborough’s most multicultural neighborhoods. Bram Brammer, a scraggy barman in a black T-shirt, remembers each one that closed. The […]
  
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• Tradition on display in Santa Fe

  08-07-2016 08:05
  
  Santa Fe is the center of the folk art world this weekend as more than 180 artists from 60 countries bring their work for display and sale on Museum Hill's Milner Plaza.
  
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• Santa Fe’s rates for metered parking go up

  08-07-2016 08:05
  
  But city cuts price at parking lots, garages
  
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• Knowledge of fee for Griego at issue in hearing

  08-07-2016 08:05
  
  Witness: Ex-state senator missed vote
  
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• Inquiry into ex-PED official nears completion

  08-07-2016 08:05
  
  Accusations of fake records led to probe
  
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• Did acequia grant pay personal bills?

  08-07-2016 08:05
  
  Ex-treasurer of association faces charge
  
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• Shooting brings out protesters across U.S.

  08-07-2016 07:25
  
  200 people gather at UNM for vigil for two men shot by officers
  
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• Berlin: Cold War remnants amid an immigrant crisis

  08-07-2016 06:24
  
  As more than a million refugees flood in, attitudes are changing
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Police: Suspect in custody in shootings

  08-07-2016 06:16
  
  DALLAS — The Latest on protests in response to fatal police shootings (all times local): 11:35 p.m. Dallas police say a suspect in shooting of officers at Dallas protests is in custody and a person of interest has surrendered. Dallas police say four officers have died after at least two snipers opened fire during protests […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Police question 2 in vehicle after shootings

  08-07-2016 06:16
  
  DALLAS — The Latest on the shooting of police in Dallas during protests in response to fatal police shootings (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Dallas police say they are questioning two occupants of a vehicle after an officer saw a person throw a bag into the back of the vehicle and speed off. Police said […]
  
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• Breaking: Dallas police: 4 officers killed, 7 injured at protest

  08-07-2016 05:42
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Two snipers opened fire on police officers during protests in Dallas on Thursday night, killing three officers…
  
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• Updated: Shots fired at Dallas protest over fatal police shootings

  08-07-2016 05:24
  
  DALLAS — Multiple media outlets report that shots were fired Thursday night during a Dallas protest over two recent fatal police shootings of black men. The gunfire broke out around 8:45 p.m. Thursday. Live TV video showed protesters marching along a street in downtown, about half a mile from City Hall, when the shots erupted […]
  
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• Updated: Dallas police chief: 4 officers killed, 7 injured at protest

  08-07-2016 05:24
  
  DALLAS — At least two snipers opened fire on police officers during protests in Dallas on Thursday night, killing four officers and injuring seven others, police said. Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters the snipers fired “ambush style” upon the officers. He said police had a suspect cornered and were negotiating with him. Brown […]
  
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• Breaking: Former Lobo Frerichs earns spot on U.S. Olympic team

  08-07-2016 05:04
  
  EUGENE, Ore. — Former Lobo and NCAA record holder Courtney Frerichs ran her way onto the U.S. Olympic team on Thursday night, taking second place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Frerichs clocked a personal best time of 9:20.29. “This year couldn’t have gone more perfect,” Frerichs said in a post-race interview broadcast on NBC Sports Network. Check back […]
  
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• Updated: Truck driver an arm-wrestling champion

  08-07-2016 04:02
  
  When BJ Hays of Mule Creek (pop. roughly 65) was working his way up the ladder in the sport of armwr ...
  
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• Updated: Golf: Long-driving Payne puts on a powerful performance

  08-07-2016 04:02
  
  He'd definitely be worth the price of admission.If there was one. ...
  
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• San Pasqual Fire 75 percent contained

  08-07-2016 03:30
  
  Firefighters had contained 75 percent of the San Pasqual Fire burning at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge by Thursday afternoon. Chris Leeser, refuge visitor services manager, said there was no smoke over the fire Thursday and that the visitor center and the refuge’s entire tour loop have reopened. The 57,331-acre refuge, administered by the […]
  
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