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• Updated: Turkey quashes coup; Erdogan vows ‘heavy price’ for plotters

  16-07-2016 23:05
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — Pouring out into the streets, forces loyal to Turkey’s president quashed a coup attempt in a night and day of explosions, air battles and gunfire. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that those responsible “will pay a heavy price for their treason” and demanded that the United States extradite the cleric he blamed […]
  
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• Updated: Crowds rejoice; Failed coup strengthens Turkey’s president

  16-07-2016 23:05
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — Rather than toppling Turkey’s strongman president, a failed military coup that left more than 250 dead appears to have bolstered Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s immediate grip on power and boosted his popularity. Tens of thousands marched through the streets in half a dozen Turkish cities late Saturday, waving flags and singing songs in […]
  
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• Updated: France calls up reserves to boost security after Nice attack

  16-07-2016 22:59
  
  NICE, France — Seeking to quell fear and criticism, the French government called up thousands of police reserves Saturday to increase security around the country, after the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a beachfront Bastille Day attack that security forces failed to thwart. From the Nice seashore to the seat of French politics in […]
  
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• Wind, low humidity add to spread of Grand Canyon wildfire

  16-07-2016 22:54
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Strong winds and low humidity have fueled the growth of a wildfire that could potentially threaten a highway serving the lodge, restaurant and main campgrounds on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Fire officials say weather conditions Friday have caused a 2-week-old wildfire to char 5.7 square miles. […]
  
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• 8 years after hope and change, voters are angry, anxious

  16-07-2016 22:53
  
  ARVADA, Colorado — Eight years ago, Barbara Conley was one of the millions of Americans swept up in Barack Obama’s promises of hope and change when he accepted the Democratic nomination at a packed football stadium a few miles from her home in the Denver suburbs. But those optimistic days are almost unrecognizable to Conley […]
  
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• Updated: Trump presents ‘partner’ Pence, but no doubt who’s the star

  16-07-2016 22:32
  
  NEW YORK — Donald Trump presented running mate Mike Pence to the nation Saturday, hailing the Indiana governor as his “first choice” and “my partner in the campaign.” But he left no doubt in a sometimes awkward event that Pence’s role will surely be as sidekick to the businessman-turned-reality-star-turned-politician at the top of the ticket. […]
  
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• Updated: Man held in San Diego homeless attacks had criminal record

  16-07-2016 20:41
  
  SAN DIEGO — A man arrested for a string of deadly attacks on the homeless had a long history of crime and mental health issues and was himself living in subsidized housing for the homeless, it was reported. Jon David Guerrero, 39, was arrested Friday by police who heard a homeless man screaming after he […]
  
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• Crews make gains in southern New Mexico wildfire

  16-07-2016 20:20
  
  TIMBERON, N.M. — Crews have gained more control of a southern New Mexico wildfire that has destroyed more than 40 homes. Fire officials said Saturday that the fire in the mountain village of Timberon is about 40 percent contained. The blaze has charred nearly 270 acres since it started Wednesday. Gov. Susana Martinez declared a […]
  
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• Updated: US would consider extradition request for exiled cleric

  16-07-2016 20:01
  
  LUXEMBOURG — The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric that Turkey’s president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday. In a televised speech, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the United States should extradite Fethullah Gulen. Erdogan said Turkey had never turned […]
  
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• ABQ issues air quality notification

  16-07-2016 17:16
  
  The Albuquerque Environmental Health Department issued an air quality notification due to smoke from fires in the region. The Fuller Fire, which is north of the Grand Canyon, is the cause of haze over the Albuquerque area, spokesperson Tyler Muxworthy said. The haze is expected to clear out this afternoon.
  
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• Updated: Tesla working on Autopilot radar changes after crash

  16-07-2016 16:35
  
  DETROIT — Tesla Motors is working on modifications to its Autopilot system after it failed to stop for a tractor-trailer rig in a Florida crash that killed the driver of a Model S sedan. CEO Elon Musk, in a Twitter post Thursday night, said Tesla is working on improvements to the radar system. Autopilot uses […]
  
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• Tesla working on Autopilot radar changes after crash

  16-07-2016 16:35
  
  DETROIT — Tesla Motors is working on modifications to its Autopilot system after it failed to stop for a tractor-trailer rig in a Florida crash that killed the driver of a Model S sedan. CEO Elon Musk, in a Twitter post Thursday night, said Tesla is working on improvements to the radar system. Autopilot uses […]
  
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• Updated: Fort Collins comfort dog travels near and far

  16-07-2016 16:28
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The chaos had dissipated. People weren’t in shock anymore. It had seemed to settle in, for the people of Orlando, that their city was now the site of the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman — a massacre and hate crime so huge, it officially became the deadliest instance of […]
  
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• RRPS Board postpones decision on new charter

  16-07-2016 08:11
  
  School would serve Native Americans
  
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• RR votes to administer development funds

  16-07-2016 08:11
  
  The Rio Rancho Governing Body unanimously approved two ordinances on Wednesday that would allow the city to administer and act as fiscal agent for the state's LEDA contributions to Safelite Solutions and PCM, which recently announced their expansions into Rio Rancho.
  
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• Ordinance to raise elected officials’ pay passes first reading

  16-07-2016 08:11
  
  Detractors note that voters have already said ‘no’ to pay increases
  
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• Cops in the Park: The human side of policing

  16-07-2016 08:09
  
  Annual event has a focus on children
  
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• County Commission talks garbage

  16-07-2016 08:08
  
  A proposal to collect waste in unincorporated areas discussed
  
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• ‘Topes Today (July 15)

  16-07-2016 07:23
  
  Vs. Memphis 7:05 p.m. Radio: 610 AM Probable starters: Isotopes LHP Kyle Freeland (1-2, 4.26) vs. Redbirds RHP Alex Reyes (2-1, 4.35) Promotion: Postgame fireworks Friday: David Dahl’s opposite-field grand slam to left field in the fourth inning put the Isotopes ahead for good as the home team beat Memphis 10-5 before an announced crowd […]
  
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• Updated: France calls up reservist forces after deadly Nice rampage

  16-07-2016 06:27
  
  NICE, France — France called up thousands of reserve security forces Friday as authorities tried to determine why a Tunisian deliveryman known only to be a petty criminal took the wheel of a 19-ton truck and plunged through a terrified seaside crowd on Bastille Day, leaving 84 people dead and more than 200 wounded. Witnesses […]
  
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• New: The chase continues for new Olympian Courtney Frerichs (w/ video)

  16-07-2016 04:35
  
  Life as Courtney Frerichs knew it just 10 days ago is no more. And she’s OK with that. Thanks to a nice 9-minute, 20-second run she went on in Eugene, Ore., on July 7, the former University of New Mexico runner has discovered her name has grown longer — she’s now getting introduced as U.S. […]
  
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• FBI: Bicycle-riding robber hits southwest Albuquerque bank

  16-07-2016 04:05
  
  A shotgun-armed man robbed a southwest Albuquerque bank this afternoon and made his getaway on two wheels, the FBI says. The robbery took place around 1:40 p.m. at the BBVA Compass Bank branch at 9500 Sage SW. According to the FBI, the robber — described a black man, about 6 feet tall and 180 to […]
  
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• Ruidoso Downs: Trainer Fincher sweeps Futurity trials

  16-07-2016 02:47
  
    RUIDOSO DOWNS  – Trainer Todd Fincher won each of the three trials to the $173,171 Mountain Top New Mexico-Bred Thoroughbred Futurity on Friday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs and he placed at least five juveniles in the five-furlong finals on July 31.             The top-three finishers in each trial advance to the futurity finals. The […]
  
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• Updated: Cuba warns cabbies not to raise fares amid energy crunch

  16-07-2016 01:32
  
  HAVANA — Cuban authorities warned Friday that they will pull the licenses of private taxi drivers who raise fares, amid recently announced energy restrictions that have many islanders bracing for difficult months ahead. The mostly 1950s-era American cars that function as collective taxis cost as little as about 40 cents and are a key transportation […]
  
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• Updated: Brock Lesnar: ‘We will get to the bottom’ of doping test

  16-07-2016 01:27
  
  Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been notified of a potential violation of the promotion’s anti-doping policy from an out-of-competition drug test administered on June 28. Lesnar is among the most popular athletes in both mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. He beat Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in Las Vegas last weekend, handily […]
  
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• UFC star Lesnar flagged for potential flunked drug test

  16-07-2016 01:27
  
  LAS VEGAS — Brock Lesnar’s UFC comeback could stall after one fight after the former heavyweight champion was flagged for a potential anti-doping violation. The UFC said Friday it was notified by the USADA of a potential anti-doping policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June 28. The USADA did not announce what […]
  
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• NMSU equestrian program gets one-year reprieve

  16-07-2016 01:25
  
  New Mexico State University announced Friday  that the equestrian team will be allowed to compete in the 2016-2017 season after all. This will, however, be the final season for the team to be funded by the university, which encouraged the program’s advocates to find private funding if it wants to operate in future years. Two […]
  
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• Breaking: I-25 southbound shut down at Jefferson for car fire

  16-07-2016 01:05
  
  I-25 southbound was shut down at Jefferson during rush hour Friday after a car caught on fire, according to Albuquerque police. Spokeswoman Tasia Sullivan said there was a crash and one of the vehicles involved caught fire. Crews were working to clean it up late Friday afternoon, she said. She said she didn’t know of […]
  
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• Ruidoso Downs: Moonflash, Tac It To the Moon run top qualifying marks

  16-07-2016 00:38
  
    RUIDOSO DOWNS  – James Sill’s Feature Moonflash and El Cabresto Racing Stables’ Tac It To The Moon finished a nose apart on Friday in the second of five trials to the John Deere Ruidoso Juvenile Challenge and ended up with the top-two qualifying marks.             The 2-year-olds with the 10-fastest times in the 350-yard […]
  
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• PRC hopeful sues to get on ballot, says hurdles for independent candidates violate state constitution

  16-07-2016 00:18
  
  A former state legislator who wants to run for a seat on the Public Regulation Commission has filed a lawsuit claiming New Mexico’s signature requirement for independent candidates is too high, unconstitutionally blocking access to the ballot. Bob Perls of Corrales sued the Secretary of State in state District Court today, saying state law is […]
  
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