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• Updated: Report: Subway expansion built for Rio Olympics overbilled

  04-08-2016 23:53
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — A $3 billion subway expansion built as one of the main Olympic legacy projects for Rio de Janeiro was overbilled by 25 percent, a report said Thursday. The financially battered government also ended up paying twice as much of what was agreed to in a partnership with private companies, according to […]
  
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• Presbyterian, Lovelace win kudos in national rankings

  04-08-2016 23:48
  
  Presbyterian Healthcare Services has been given a “Best Regional Hospital” accolade by U.S. News & World Report for distinguishing itself in four types of care. Three of the Presbyterian system’s hospitals — Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Rust Medical Center and Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital — were recognized for high performance in colon cancer surgery, treatment of  chronic […]
  
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• Ready or not, Pokemon Go comes to the Rio Olympics

  04-08-2016 23:27
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — For some at the Rio Games, there’s gold, silver and bronze. Or perhaps there’s Golduck, Shellder and Bulbasaur. Pokemon Go — which has been available in some parts of the world, including the United States, for about a month — has just now arrived in the Olympic host city of Rio […]
  
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• Updated: Black Lives Matter activist sues Baton Rouge over arrest

  04-08-2016 23:17
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson sued the city of Baton Rouge and police officials on Thursday, saying officers responded in a “militarized and aggressive manner” in arresting him and other people protesting a police shooting death. Mckesson was among nearly 200 protesters arrested in Baton Rouge following the July 5 […]
  
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• Israel accuses Gaza manager of World Vision of funding Hamas

  04-08-2016 23:16
  
  JERUSALEM — Israel’s internal security agency said Thursday it has arrested a senior employee of the international aid group World Vision in the Gaza Strip, accusing him of siphoning millions of dollars of the charity’s funds and transferring them to the Islamic militant group Hamas. Mohammed el-Halabi established a “systematic and sophisticated mechanism” to divert […]
  
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• Newest Twisters sports interior design change

  04-08-2016 22:39
  
  Like most locations of the burgers-and-burritos chain, Albuquerque’s newest Twisters restaurant had a previous life as something else. This one was a Starbucks. A four-month remodel ensured that Twisters’ 20th store looks nothing like its cafe predecessor — but it also does not look much like a Twisters, either. Twisters’ owners have tried to create […]
  
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• Updated: Dove-banding gives insight on harvested birds

  04-08-2016 22:33
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas — South Plains mourning doves have wings, feathers and shiny new ankle bracelets — well, the ones Aaron Sisson’s been managing do. The Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist spends his mornings catching the abundant local bird species and banding them to monitor their migration. “It doesn’t hurt them at all,” he told the […]
  
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• State reports first West Nile case this year

  04-08-2016 22:31
  
  A Rio Arriba County woman, 40, now recovering from West Nile virus infection is New Mexico’s first reported case of the illness this year, health officials said today. She had been hospitalized with neuroinvasive disease, the most serious form of the illness, but is now recovering at home, the New Mexico Department of Health reported. […]
  
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• Updated: NBC says negative Olympic stories helped ad sales

  04-08-2016 22:26
  
  NEW YORK — Pre-Olympics media reports about the Zika virus, polluted water and political unrest in Brazil helped NBC’s advertising sales, network executives said Thursday. That sounds counter-intuitive, but NBC Sports advertising head Seth Winters said in a conference call from Rio de Janeiro that “it just made people more aware that there is something […]
  
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• Updated: DIVIDED AMERICA: Will Trump energize the Latino vote?

  04-08-2016 22:26
  
  LAS VEGAS — It’s a persistent paradox in American politics: Many Hispanic families have an immense personal stake in what happens on Election Day, but despite population numbers that should mean political power, Hispanics often can’t vote, aren’t registered to vote, or simply choose to sit out. Enter Donald Trump, and the question that could […]
  
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• Updated: China lawyer gets 7 years in 3rd subversion trial this week

  04-08-2016 21:26
  
  BEIJING — A Chinese lawyer was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday in the third in a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party’s determination to silence independent human rights activists and government critics. The sentence given to Zhou Shifeng results from his role as director of Beijing’s Fengrui Law Firm, which […]
  
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• Updated: UN bungles response to Africa’s yellow fever outbreak

  04-08-2016 21:25
  
  KINSHASA, Congo — The World Health Organization and its partners shipped more than 6 million yellow fever vaccines to Angola in February to quash an emerging epidemic, yet when they asked country officials the following month what happened to the vaccines, they discovered that about 1 million doses had mysteriously disappeared. Of the U.N. agency’s […]
  
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• Updated: Shekau says he leads Boko Haram, not IS-appointed successor

  04-08-2016 21:25
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria — Abubakar Shekau said Thursday he is still the leader of Boko Haram, rejecting a successor announced hours earlier by the Islamic State group and exposing the biggest rift yet among Nigeria’s deadly Islamic insurgents. Shekau’s declaration could pave the way for a break from the Islamic State group and Boko Haram’s possible […]
  
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• Updated: IOC’s final ruling on Russian athletes goes down to wire

  04-08-2016 21:25
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — A final ruling on the entry of Russian athletes in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is coming down to the wire. IOC President Thomas Bach said a decision will be announced later Thursday, just a day before the opening of the games, following a review of the doping records of individual […]
  
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• Former modeling agent says he got Melania Trump’s visa

  04-08-2016 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON — Melania Trump obtained a work visa before she modelled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990s, her former modeling agent told The Associated Press. That appeared to back up her statements as recently as Thursday that she adhered to U.S. immigration laws as she went from a Slovenian model years later to […]
  
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• Report: USA Gymnastics declined to look into potential abuse

  04-08-2016 19:44
  
  An investigation into USA Gymnastics published Thursday determined the organization collected complaints of improper conduct by over 50 coaches between 1996 and 2006 and regularly declined to forward them on to the authorities unless expressly asked to do so, opening the door for further abuse in some cases. The report’s release comes as the U.S. […]
  
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• Updated: US judge’s big ruling on sage grouse looming in Nevada

  04-08-2016 19:20
  
  RENO, Nev. — A federal judge in Nevada could rule any time now on a lawsuit filed nearly a year ago in an effort to block protections of the greater sage grouse across much of the West. Nevada’s attorney general, nine counties, ranchers and mining companies filed their final briefs in Reno Wednesday challenging land […]
  
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• New Mexico officer who fatally shot man is ex-journalist

  04-08-2016 19:20
  
  ARTESIA, N.M. — New Mexico State Police have identified the Artesia police officer who fatally shot an armed man last week. The Hobbs News-Sun reports (http://goo.gl/ghQJXW) former Hobbs News-Sun reporter and current officer Beth Hahn shot and killed 36-year-old Juan Reynaldo Duran after responding to a call about shots being fired. According to police, Duran […]
  
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• FBI arrests woman sought in New Mexico prison gang case

  04-08-2016 19:12
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico woman sought for months on charges stemming from alleged involvement in a prison gang has been arrested. The FBI says 36-year-old Shauna Charlene Gutierrez of Belen was arrested Wednesday at a residence in San Clemente by the FBI with help from the state Department of Corrections. An arrest warrant […]
  
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• Updated: Newfoundland death triggers air bag probes in U.S, Canada

  04-08-2016 19:09
  
  DETROIT — Auto safety investigators in two countries have another potentially deadly air bag problem to deal with. Investigators in the U.S. and Canada are looking into a crash in the Canadian province of Newfoundland in which a driver was killed by an exploding air bag inflator made by ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn. […]
  
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• Newfoundland death triggers air bag probes in U.S, Canada

  04-08-2016 19:09
  
  DETROIT — Auto safety investigators in two countries may have a new air bag problem to deal with. Investigators in the U.S. and Canada are looking into whether the death of a Canadian driver was caused by a faulty air bag inflator made by ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn. As many as 8 million […]
  
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• Updated: Officer: Jail inmate assaults man charged in church massacre

  04-08-2016 19:08
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof, the white man charged in the massacre of nine parishioners at a Charleston church, was assaulted Thursday by a black inmate at the South Carolina jail where he is being held, a law official said. Charleston County Sheriff’s Maj. Eric Watson tells The Associated Press that it happened outside Roof’s […]
  
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• Updated: Latin lapse etched into Texas tower shooting memorial

  04-08-2016 19:07
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A new memorial for the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting is etched with what Latin professors say is an embarrassing mistake that’s literally set in stone. The granite memorial unveiled this week honors victims on the 50th anniversary of sniper Charles Whitman climbing atop the 27-story clock tower and opening fire. […]
  
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• PlayStations stolen from pawn shop owner pawned; 2 arrested

  04-08-2016 19:07
  
  CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities say two people who tried to pawn some stolen PlayStations didn’t realize that they had burgled the home of the pawn shop owner. Citing a Clarksville, Tennessee police report, The Leaf-Chronicle (http://leafne.ws/2axFG8I ) says 30-year-old Jeremy A. Watts and 24-year-old Jessica F. Heady tried to sell two PlayStation systems along with […]
  
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• Lensic names new director with performing arts management experience in Kentucky, Illinois

  04-08-2016 18:55
  
    Joel Aalberts, director of the Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts since 2013, will step in a executive director of the Lensic Performing Arts Center. He will take over the reins on or before Sept. 6, replacing Bob Martin, who held the position ever since the Lensic was transformed to its current status […]
  
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• Updated: Paul Ryan reaffirms support for Trump, critiques campaign

  04-08-2016 17:50
  
  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump Thursday in his first comments since the GOP presidential nominee declined to endorse the speaker in an upcoming Republican primary. “He won the delegates. He won the thing fair and square. It’s just that simple,” Ryan said in an interview on the “Jerry […]
  
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• FBI arrests man, says he had contact with 2 Texas attackers

  04-08-2016 17:49
  
  CLEVELAND — Federal authorities have arrested a North Carolina man who they say had been in contact with two men who ambushed an event in Texas where the Muslim prophet Mohammad was being depicted in cartoons. Thirty-five-year-old Erick Jamal Hendricks was arrested in Charlotte on a federal complaint filed in Cleveland. Authorities say he tried […]
  
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• Authorities: Eunice officer shoots, wounds man who had knife

  04-08-2016 17:34
  
  EUNICE, N.M. — Authorities say a police officer responding to a domestic violence call at a residence in Lea (lee) County in southeastern New Mexico shot and wounded a man who had a knife. New Mexico State Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that a Eunice officer shot 41-year-old Roberto Granados Ocona on Tuesday after […]
  
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• Missouri governor assigned to be public defender on case

  04-08-2016 17:33
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The head of Missouri’s public defender system said he is appointing Gov. Jay Nixon to handle a case in protest of declining funding. Michael Barrett, the director of Missouri’s Public Defender System, wrote in a letter this week that repeated budget cuts have left his office unable to hire enough public […]
  
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• Updated: AP Exclusive: North Korea hopes to plant flag on the moon

  04-08-2016 16:40
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korean space officials are hard at work on a five-year plan to put more advanced satellites into orbit by 2020, and don’t intend to stop there: They’re also aiming for the moon, and beyond. In an interview with The Associated Press, a senior official at North Korea’s version of NASA […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks slightly lower, missing out on gains in Europe

  04-08-2016 16:39
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are hardly budging Thursday morning as the market continues the small moves it’s made in the last few weeks. European stocks are rising and the British pound is skidding after the Bank of England cut interest rates to shore up the British economy after the nation’s vote to leave the […]
  
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• Updated: Hope Solo not bothered by ‘Zika’ crowd chants at Olympics

  04-08-2016 16:39
  
  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Hope Solo wasn’t bothered by the chanting. The veteran USA goalie was teased by fans chanting “Zika, Zika” at her as the U.S. women’s soccer team defeated New Zealand in its Olympic debut on Wednesday. The crowd of nearly 10,000 fans at the 60,000-capacity Mineirao Stadium jeered the goalkeeper with references […]
  
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• Updated: NBC gears up for Olympics with exhaustive coverage plan

  04-08-2016 16:38
  
  NEW YORK — NBC’s plans for the Olympics in Rio over the next two weeks define the term “exhaustive.” The network, its cable sisters and Olympics website plan 6,755 hours of coverage through the Aug. 21 closing ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro. Obsessive fans have plenty of viewing options, since every Olympic competition will be […]
  
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• Updated: As Zika fears escalate, lawmakers point fingers from afar

  04-08-2016 16:37
  
  WASHINGTON — As the Zika virus escalates into a public health crisis, members of Congress remain entrenched politically, with Republicans and Democrats pointing fingers over the failure to act as the number of mosquito-transmitted cases in the U.S. grows. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell warned lawmakers on Wednesday that her budget for fighting […]
  
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• Cuba says 2 people apparently contracted Zika inside country

  04-08-2016 08:24
  
  HAVANA — Cuba says it has diagnosed the Zika virus in two people who appear to have contracted it inside the country, which has been largely successful in controlling the disease. The Health Ministry said the cases were discovered Monday in the eastern city of Holguin and had been confirmed as Zika by laboratory tests. […]
  
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• Updated: Woman killed, 5 hurt in London knife attack; suspect held

  04-08-2016 08:23
  
  LONDON — A woman has died and five others were injured in a knife attack in a central part of London, police said Thursday. A suspect was in custody. A statement from the London Metropolitan Police said the attack happened late Wednesday in Russell Square, which is near the British Museum. It said six people […]
  
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• Updated: Schools receive request for after-school ‘Satan Club’

  04-08-2016 08:23
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After-school religious clubs appear to be the next venture of a national group that sought to install a statue of Satan outside two state capitols to protest Christian monuments on public grounds. The Satanic Temple contacted nine public school districts across the country this week seeking to start after-school Satan programs. […]
  
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• Updated: American woman killed, 5 hurt in London knife attack

  04-08-2016 08:23
  
  LONDON — A man who stabbed an American woman to death and injured five other people in London’s Russell Square is a Norwegian of Somali origin, police said Thursday. They said they have found no signs of radicalization as a motive. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the investigation “increasingly points to this tragic […]
  
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• Schools receive request for after-school ‘Satan Club’

  04-08-2016 08:23
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After-school religious clubs appear to be the next venture of a national group that sought to install a statue of Satan outside two state capitols to protest Christian monuments on public grounds. The Satanic Temple contacted nine public school districts across the country this week seeking to start after-school Satan programs. […]
  
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• Updated: Holm has surgery on thumb broken in Chicago loss

  04-08-2016 08:05
  
  Holly Holm underwent successful surgery Wednesday morning to repair a badly broken left thumb suffer ...
  
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• ‘Topes’ offense can’t make up for pitching woes vs. Sacramento

  04-08-2016 08:05
  
  Albuquerque Isotopes bats haven't been the problem. The team's offense led the Pacific ...
  
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• Prep football: Makeover at Belen has young Eagles gunning for a state title

  04-08-2016 08:05
  
  BELEN–One of the first things Greg Henington noticed when he arrived at Belen High School...
  
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• Golf program for kids is coming to New Mexico

  04-08-2016 08:05
  
  From tee to green, golf can be a humblin' game.It can be humblin' to the wallet, as we ...
  
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• MMA: Surgery for Holm

  04-08-2016 07:03
  
  Holly Holm underwent successful surgery Wednesday morning to repair a badly broken left thumb suffered during the Albuquerque MMA fighter’s July 23 loss to Valentina Shevchenko In Chicago, Holm’s agent said Wednesday. Albuquerque’s Lenny Fresquez, referring to the thumb as having been “shattered,” said the injury occurred in the first round of the match on […]
  
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• $35,000 billboard in Denver warns against driving while high

  04-08-2016 06:55
  
  DENVER — Denver has received a federal grant to fund a three-dimensional billboard in the city’s downtown that features an image of a mangled car resembling a giant joint as part of a statewide effort to curb marijuana-impaired driving. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/2aDxQp3) that the $35,000 billboard, which is 28 feet tall and glows […]
  
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• Updated: Hurricane Earl drenching Belize, then is heading for Mexico

  04-08-2016 06:42
  
  BELMOPAN, Belize — Hurricane Earl bore down on the coast of the Caribbean nation of Belize with the danger of high surf and winds, while also threatening neighboring Guatemala and southern Mexico with torrential rains. Hotels along Belize’s coast and the low-lying islands offshore had already pulled in awnings and beach chairs as the rains […]
  
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• Boulder declares new Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday

  04-08-2016 05:58
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — Boulder has joined other cities across the nation in recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day each year as a way to celebrate Native American culture. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/2aTB7oM ) the City Council voted Tuesday in favor of the new holiday, which will be celebrated on Columbus Day each year. Mayor Suzanne Jones […]
  
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• McCain still backing Trump, despite dustups with Republicans

  04-08-2016 04:54
  
  CHANDLER, Ariz. — U.S. Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he’s sticking by his pledge to support Donald Trump as the GOP’s presidential nominee despite a series of Trump comments that have brought rebukes from top Republicans, including McCain himself. “I have said that I will support the nominee of the party, and let me just […]
  
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• Updated: Prosecutors criticized over lower potential fine after blast

  04-08-2016 04:53
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The surprising decision by federal prosecutors in San Francisco to drop pursuit of a potential $562 million fine against one of the nation’s largest utilities after a deadly pipeline blast marked the second time in recent months that the office has backed down in a high-profile criminal case against a major corporation. […]
  
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• London police say knife attack leaves 1 dead, 5 hurt

  04-08-2016 04:51
  
  LONDON — London police say a woman has died and five others were injured in a knife attack in a central part of the city. A statement from the London Metropolitan Police early Thursday said the attack happened late Wednesday in Russell Square, which is near to the British Museum. It said six people were […]
  
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