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• Updated: Gunman’s manifesto describes actions as ‘necessary evil’

  20-07-2016 23:58
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — The man who ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in Louisiana purportedly described his actions as a “necessary evil” in a self-described, handwritten manifesto that an Ohio man says was emailed to him by the gunman less than an hour before the shootings. Photographs of the three-page letter show it […]
  
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• Updated: AP Exclusive: Woman discusses alleged assault by deputy

  20-07-2016 23:57
  
  ORANGEBURG, S.C. — For more than a month, a South Carolina woman has struggled with the burden of worrying if anyone would believe her harrowing allegation: a law officer forced her to perform a sex act, saying that he’d arrest her boyfriend if she refused. On Wednesday, the woman’s attorney says she got at least […]
  
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• Updated: Absent during protests, Baton Rouge mayor is more visible

  20-07-2016 23:57
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — After police killed a man outside a convenience store and protesters filled the streets, the first black mayor of the Louisiana capital seemed to be conspicuously missing. Kip Holden’s absence was so glaring that demonstrators called for his resignation. But with the shooting deaths of three law enforcement officers on Sunday, […]
  
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• UNM football: Texas QB commits

  20-07-2016 23:55
  
  Bryson Carroll, a dual-threat quarterback from Roosevelt High School in San Antonio, Texas, has announced on social media that he has committed to attend the University of New Mexico. Carroll, listed at 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds and as having run a 4.34-second 40-yard dash, will be a senior at Roosevelt this fall. He was a […]
  
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• Updated: Court: Romania’s constitution can be changed on marriage law

  20-07-2016 23:54
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that a request from an anti-gay group to change the constitution to state that marriage is a union between a man and a woman is constitutional. The court’s ruling paves the way for Romania’s Parliament to vote to change the constitution, last revised in 2003, which […]
  
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• Sheriff’s official: Investigation into 3 killings far along

  20-07-2016 22:37
  
  PHOENIX — Months after three homicide victims’ bodies were found in western Arizona, a sheriff’s official says the investigation is at a point where he’s confident authorities know who was responsible. However, La Paz County sheriff’s Lt. Curt Bagby says no charges have been filed in the April killings of three Washington state residents because […]
  
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• Breaking: Teen in homeless double murder pleads no contest

  20-07-2016 22:32
  
  Nathaniel Carrillo, one of three teens charged in district court with the beating deaths of homeless ...
  
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• New: Ex-Sen. Phil Griego waives arraignment hearing in public corruption case

  20-07-2016 22:27
  
  Former New Mexico state Sen. Phil Griego has waived his right to a court hearing that had been set for this week, opting instead to re-enter a “not guilty” plea from afar to a bevy of public corruption charges. After Griego waived his arraignment hearing, District Judge Brett Loveless allowed Griego to remain free on […]
  
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• Updated: Federal immigration court backlog tops 500,000 pending cases

  20-07-2016 22:20
  
  WASHINGTON — The backlog in the federal immigration court system has eclipsed half a million pending cases, The Associated Press has learned. The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review said Wednesday there are now 500,051 pending immigration cases in the agency’s 59 courts. The backlog has been steadily rising in recent years as the […]
  
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• Cops: Coffee thief stealing bags of beans for cash, not buzz

  20-07-2016 22:20
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Police in suburban Philadelphia say they have grounds to believe a one-woman string of coffee thefts across four states has been brewing for months and want the public’s help in finding her. Police in West Chester said Wednesday that the woman has stolen more than $3,000 worth of coffee from Wawa […]
  
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• Updated: Boy Scouts faring well a year after easing ban on gay adults

  20-07-2016 19:25
  
  NEW YORK — There were dire warnings for the Boy Scouts of America a year ago when the group’s leaders, under intense pressure, voted to end a long-standing blanket ban on participation by openly gay adults. Several of the biggest sponsors of Scout units, including the Roman Catholic, Mormon and Southern Baptist churches, were openly […]
  
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• Texas district alters transgender policy, will notify parent

  20-07-2016 19:25
  
  DALLAS — A Texas school district that triggered a passionate debate when it announced restroom guidelines for transgender students is pledging to work more closely with parents on matters affecting LGBT children. Fort Worth Superintendent Kent Scribner said Wednesday that transgender guidelines have been condensed and that each student will be handled on a “case-by-case […]
  
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• Updated: Gold medals in Rio are barely gold at all. Here’s why.

  20-07-2016 19:15
  
  Gold medals are the ultimate prize in Olympic sport. They’re also a misnomer. There’s no such thing as a “gold” medal, not at these upcoming Rio Olympics — and really, not ever. Second-place finishers get silver medals and oddly enough, so do the winners, albeit theirs are plated in a tiny amount of gold. That […]
  
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• Updated: Caitlyn Jenner: Easier to come out as trans than Republican

  20-07-2016 19:15
  
  CLEVELAND — Prodding her party, Caitlyn Jenner said Wednesday it was easier to come out as transgender than as a Republican and conceded Democrats promote more inclusive policies. Jenner, the Olympic gold medalist and transgender activist, gently chastised Republicans as she spoke at a brunch on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention. She told […]
  
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• Updated: Trump speechwriter apologizes for Melania Trump’s speech

  20-07-2016 19:12
  
  CLEVELAND — A speechwriter for Donald Trump’s company said Wednesday she made a mistake in using passages from a 2008 Michelle Obama speech in the Republican Party convention speech delivered by Melania Trump. In a statement issued by the campaign, Meredith McIver took the blame but made it clear that Mrs. Trump knew the passages […]
  
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• US hits 3 Iran-based al-Qaida figures with terror sanctions

  20-07-2016 18:35
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has slapped sanctions on three senior al-Qaida figures based in Iran who it accuses of helping transfer money and fighters from South Asia to the Middle East. The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it had identified Saudi national Faisal Jassim Mohammed al-Amri al-Khalidi, Egyptian national Yisra Muhammad Ibrahim Bayumi and […]
  
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• Updated: Police shootings touch nerve among military veterans

  20-07-2016 18:29
  
  SAN DIEGO — Back-to-back attacks on police in Texas and Louisiana by former military men have touched a nerve among veterans who traditionally share a close bond with law enforcement. Veterans and active-duty troops started posting messages on social media almost immediately after the news broke last weekend that a masked ex-Marine had ambushed law […]
  
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• Challenge to gender selection on US passports heads to court

  20-07-2016 18:08
  
  DENVER — A federal judge in Denver is considering whether the U.S. government should require people to pick a gender to get a passport. The issue emerged through a lawsuit filed by a Colorado resident who was denied a passport for refusing to check “male” or “female” on the application. A judge is set to […]
  
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• The Latest: Maryland withdraws plan to ban inmate letter

  20-07-2016 18:06
  
  BALTIMORE — The Latest on a state of Maryland proposal to impose the nation’s first total ban on letters being sent to prisoners at state facilities (all times local): 11:45 a.m. State prison officials in Maryland have withdrawn a proposal to create the nation’s first total ban on letters being sent to prisoners in an […]
  
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• Breaking: Man with rifle, scope detained near I-40 and University

  20-07-2016 17:53
  
  Albuquerque police have detained a man who had a rifle, scope and bipod set up near the Motel 6 at University and I-40 Wednesday morning. Police were called to reports of an armed man around 9:10 a.m. and saw from a distance that he was lying near the Motel 6 sign with the rifle and […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks edge higher, led by gains in technology

  20-07-2016 17:00
  
  NEW YORK — Stock indexes crept higher in morning trading Wednesday after companies reported profits that were stronger than expected, if not strong. Technology stocks led the way following an encouraging report from Microsoft, which helped offset weakness in the energy and raw-materials sectors. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was up 6 […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Jenner: Harder coming out as Republican

  20-07-2016 16:49
  
  CLEVELAND — The Latest on the Republican National Convention (all times EDT): 10:35 a.m. Caitlyn Jenner says it was easier to come out as transgender than it was as a Republican. The transgender activist and Olympic gold medalist is speaking at a breakfast at the Republican National Convention to promote LGBT inclusion in the GOP. […]
  
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• Man hears noises, finds intruder in his hot tub

  20-07-2016 16:48
  
  VENTURA, Calif. — Police say a Southern California resident who heard noises in his backyard went outside and found a man in his hot tub. The Ventura County Star reports (http://bit.ly/2aaL3d2 ) that the resident confronted the intruder, who ran off late Tuesday. Ventura police found the suspect on the roof of a neighboring house. […]
  
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• Georgia city to move roadkill dumpster after odor complaints

  20-07-2016 16:48
  
  JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — City officials in an Atlanta suburb say they’ll relocate a dumpster used for discarding roadkill after complaints of dead-animal smells wafting from the receptacle. WSB-TV reports (http://2wsb.tv/2a0cswj) that the dumpster is on city-owned property behind some businesses at a main intersection in Johns Creek. Business owner Tony Maurlanda says the smell […]
  
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• Updated: China criticizes street protests over arbitration ruling

  20-07-2016 16:36
  
  BEIJING — In an apparent attempt to head off large-scale street demonstrations, Chinese state newspapers have criticized scattered protests against KFC restaurants and other U.S. targets sparked by an international tribunal’s ruling that denied Beijing’s claim to virtually the entire South China Sea. The commentaries on Tuesday and Wednesday reflect the ruling Communist Party’s strict […]
  
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• Updated: Listeria fear prompts 372K-pound hot dog, corn dog recall

  20-07-2016 15:34
  
  WASHINGTON — More than 372,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made earlier this month are being recalled over concerns of listeria contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Alstus, Oklahoma-based Bar-S Foods is recalling five chicken and pork products that could potentially be contaminated with listeria. The USDA says Bar-S hasn’t received test […]
  
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• Canadian Pacific finalizes succession plan to replace CEO

  20-07-2016 15:34
  
  OMAHA, Neb. — Canadian Pacific has finalized its plan to replace Chief Executive Hunter Harrison when he retires from the railroad next summer. The Calgary, Alberta-based railroad said Wednesday that it had reached agreements to promote President and Chief Operating Officer Keith Creel to CEO and retain Harrison as a consultant for three years after […]
  
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• Updated: UK PM May to visit Germany for Brexit talks with Merkel

  20-07-2016 15:33
  
  LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May is making her first overseas trip as Britain’s leader on Wednesday to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a key figure in negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union. A week ago May replaced David Cameron, who resigned in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the 28-nation bloc. May’s […]
  
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• Updated: More disappointment for Japanese waiting for ‘Pokemon Go’

  20-07-2016 15:33
  
  TOKYO — Japanese fans eagerly awaiting the launch of “Pokemon Go” in the character’s country of birth faced another day of disappointment Wednesday. Tech media reports that the augmented-reality game would finally be released in Japan, two weeks after its launch in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, turned out to be incorrect. That […]
  
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• Updated: Global stocks resilient amid solid corporate earnings

  20-07-2016 15:33
  
  LONDON — Stock markets around the world were proving resilient on Wednesday in the face of a fairly gloomy economic outlook from the International Monetary Fund. How U.S. markets perform, however, could hinge on a raft of corporate earnings statements. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX was up 1.4 percent at 10,117 while the CAC-40 […]
  
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• Sports Speak Up! July 20

  20-07-2016 08:05
  
  • I JUST SAW the movie “Concussion” with Will Smith. Proves that Roger Goodell and his cronies think that DENIAL is a river in Egypt. – MHD • THANK YOU Ms. Holly Holm for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to Laguna Middle School and share precious time with our children and […]
  
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• Isotopes win again to tie franchise record for consecutive victories

  20-07-2016 08:05
  
  Journal Staff WriterThat's two for the record books. ...
  
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• APD’s new practice: Withhold video of shootings by police

  20-07-2016 08:05
  
  Eden testified under-the-radar change stemmed from talks with union
  
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• Alcohol use among NM high-schoolers continues to decline

  20-07-2016 08:05
  
  State is now on par with national rates
  
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• Updated: North Korea confirms it test-fired ballistic rockets

  20-07-2016 06:40
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday it test-fired ballistic rockets as part of a simulated pre-emptive attack on ports and airfields in South Korea, in a likely reference to the three missile launches that Seoul says the North carried out a day earlier. Leader Kim Jong Un guided the launches and expressed his […]
  
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• Employee shoots bear at Aspen Mountain restaurant

  20-07-2016 06:27
  
  ASPEN, Colo. — State wildlife officials have euthanized a bear after the animal found its way inside a restaurant atop Aspen Mountain and was shot by an employee. The Aspen Times reports (http://bit.ly/29KEYmP ) the Sundeck restaurant employee shot the 70-pound animal Saturday with a shotgun and a pistol. Aspen Skiing Co. spokesman Jeff Hanle […]
  
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• Updated: GOP nominates Trump, heaps criticism on Hillary Clinton

  20-07-2016 06:02
  
  Donald Trump officially won the Republican Party’s presidential nomination Tuesday, making the businessman the GOP standard-bearer after a rollicking primary season that saw him vanquish 16 rivals. The roll call vote of states gave Trump enough delegates at the Republican National Convention to win the nomination after months of speculation and dissent among the GOP […]
  
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• Clinton compares GOP convention to ‘Wizard of Oz’ in address to major labor union

  20-07-2016 06:02
  
  LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Addressing a large labor gathering here, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday compared the opening night of the Republican National Convention to a well-known scene in the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz.” There was “lots of sound and fury, even a fog machine,” Clinton said. But “when you pulled back the curtain, […]
  
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• Updated: AP EXPLAINS: Why do Republicans say sky is falling? Is it?

  20-07-2016 05:41
  
  The United States depicted at the Republican National Convention is a scary place. It is wrenched by economic uncertainty, social upheaval, political dysfunction, runaway immigration, violent streets and existential threats from abroad. Republicans want voters to see the need for drastic change. The nation’s only choice, they say, is Donald Trump. Why Republicans would paint […]
  
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• Updated: Damage shown from blast that stopped police-killing sniper

  20-07-2016 04:34
  
  DALLAS — The blood stains have been removed. So has most of the debris. But some remnants of the blast that ended Micah Johnson’s deadly police ambush in Dallas remain at El Centro College: a wall and door frame blown back several feet, and wires and metal dangling from a ceiling with no tiles. Officials […]
  
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• MMA roundup: Condit fight moved, Page named to Ultimate Fighter cast

  20-07-2016 03:21
  
  Carlos Condit’s return to the octagon will have to wait a week. The Albuquerque fighter will end an eight-month hiatus from UFC competition when he fights Demian Maia as the main event of a nationally-broadcast UFC Fight Night event in Vancouver, British, Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 27. The fight was originally scheduled to be the […]
  
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• Measure would stop future gun sales by Santa Fe police; buy-backs also off the table

  20-07-2016 02:43
  
  SANTA FE — A new city resolution requests that Santa Fe Police Department destroy seized guns not needed for a conviction or other public purposes instead of selling or auctioning off the weapons. The measure sponsored by city councilors Joe Maestas and Renee Villarreal passed unanimously through the advisory Public Safety Committee and will move […]
  
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• Embattled Española basketball coach, district reach undisclosed agreement

  20-07-2016 02:32
  
  Through the spring and summer, the status of embattled Española Valley High School boys basketball coach Richard Martinez has been up in the air after he was fired following a season in which he guided the Sundevils to the Class 5A state championship. Tuesday morning, Martinez’s status apparently has been resolved, but just how remains […]
  
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• Updated: Fox News chief Roger Ailes denies harassing Megyn Kelly

  20-07-2016 02:08
  
  NEW YORK — A lawyer for Roger Ailes denied Tuesday that the embattled Fox News Channel chief executive sexually harassed network star Megyn Kelly. Susan Estrich’s statement came amid a swirl of contradictory reports that Ailes had been ousted as head of the influential network he built from scratch, that he hadn’t been ousted, and […]
  
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• Nuke Watch wants new state, fed deal on LANL cleanup quashed

  20-07-2016 02:04
  
  SANTA FE – NuclearWatch New Mexico is asking a federal judge to invalidate a new agreement between New Mexico and the federal government over how and when to clean up decades’ worth of hazardous waste left over from nuclear weapons work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In an amended version of a lawsuit Nuke Watch […]
  
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• Authorities: Colorado man killed in crash in New Mexico

  20-07-2016 01:29
  
  ANTON CHICO, N.M. — Authorities say a Colorado man has been killed in a highway crash in New Mexico’s Guadalupe County. New Mexico State Police officers say the accident occurred Tuesday morning on U.S. 84 south of Anton Chico when a pickup truck crashed into the back of a semi-tractor trailer. They say the impact […]
  
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• Updated: As PCs decline, Microsoft betting its future on the cloud

  20-07-2016 00:44
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — In a world where there’s a smartphone app for everything, one company __ Amazon.com Inc. — has long been the host for an outsized share of online software and computing services. Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella wants to change that. Nadella has poured billions of dollars into building new data centers around […]
  
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• Updated: Houston-area nurse convicted in $8 million Medicare fraud

  20-07-2016 00:40
  
  HOUSTON — A Houston-area registered nurse has been convicted of participating in an $8 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home-health surfaces. A federal jury in Houston returned the verdict Tuesday against 53-year-old Ann Anyanwu (ah-YAHN’-woo), finding her guilty of three counts of scheming to defraud Medicare. She is scheduled to be sentenced […]
  
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• Police dog dies of apparent heat stress from chasing suspect

  20-07-2016 00:40
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — An Arlington police dog has died of apparent heat stress after chasing an aggravated assault suspect. A police statement says K9 Mojo died at an Arlington veterinary hospital Tuesday afternoon about three hours after showing signs of becoming overheated while pursuing a suspect in a June 12 shooting. The suspect was taken […]
  
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• Man alleged to be regional Zeta leader guilty of 10 counts

  20-07-2016 00:39
  
  SAN ANTONIO — A man witnesses called a regional leader of the violent Zeta drug cartel in the border city of Piedras Negras, Mexico, has been convicted of 10 drug-related counts by a federal jury in San Antonio. The jury returned the verdict Tuesday against Marciano “Chano” Millan (MEE’-yahn) Vasquez. He could be sentenced to […]
  
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