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• Weld: Interest in Libertarian presidential ticket picking up

  08-08-2016 23:34
  
  BOSTON — Libertarian vice presidential nominee William Weld says he’s seen interest and fundraising pick up recently as GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign has struggled. Weld said Monday he’s spoken with a handful of Republican members of Congress who are considering reassessing their endorsements for the fall. Weld is running with Libertarian Party presidential […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s economic speech disrupted by series of protests

  08-08-2016 23:30
  
  DETROIT — More than a dozen women protested Donald Trump’s economic policy speech Monday by jumping up and shouting in a coordinated effort to disrupt the Republican presidential nominee’s remarks. One at a time, women seated throughout the audience stood up and yelled “Mr. Trump,” but their continued shouts were quickly drowned out by boos […]
  
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• ABQid moving into its own digs

  08-08-2016 23:16
  
  The ABQid business accelerator will move out of the Verge Building and into its own 1,600-square-foot space at Central and Broadway Downtown on Aug. 15. The accelerator, which leased shared space in the Verge Building at 317 Commercial Street NE since launching in 2014, wants more room to grow with a more immediately-recognizable brand, said […]
  
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• Snoop Dogg’s son leaves UCLA football again

  08-08-2016 23:13
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA wide receiver Cordell Broadus, son of rapper Snoop Dogg, has left the program for a second time, coach Jim Mora said Monday. Broadus returned to the Bruins as a walk-on this spring after leaving the team last August but was not listed on the roster as UCLA opened training camp Monday […]
  
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• Updated: Stinging criticism: Brazilians taunt US athletes over Zika

  08-08-2016 23:11
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — After months of dire predictions from abroad about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, some Brazilian fans are doing some stinging of their own: They’re booing U.S. athletes and taunting them over the fears that kept some competitors at home. From the beach volleyball arena to the soccer stadium, boisterous Brazilian fans are […]
  
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• Updated: 1823 schoolhouse moves to new foundation behind 44 oxen

  08-08-2016 22:14
  
  BROWNINGTON, Vt. — A hilltop village near the Canadian border grew to more than double its usual population of about 900 on Monday as people lined up to see dozens of oxen move an old schoolhouse back to its original location. The goal of the re-enactment was to move the Orleans County Grammar School, which […]
  
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• $1M bond set for Phoenix man accused of killing mom, fiance

  08-08-2016 22:14
  
  PHOENIX — Bond is set at $1 million for a former Marine accused of fatally stabbing his mother and her fiance at their mobile home in northwest Phoenix. Phoenix police booked 37-year-old Brandon Lawrence Southerland into jail Sunday on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder. Southerland didn’t have an attorney at his initial court […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Game of Thrones’ music to tour America with full orchestra

  08-08-2016 22:13
  
  NEW YORK — If you can’t get to Westeros, don’t fret: It’s coming to a town near you next year. Or, at least the music is. “Game of Thrones” composer Ramin Djawadi said Monday he’s putting together a 28-city tour across North America, using a full orchestra and choir to illustrate some favorite scenes from […]
  
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• Updated: AP FACT CHECK: Trump on the economy

  08-08-2016 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON — In his centerpiece speech on the economy, Donald Trump wrongly accused Hillary Clinton of proposing to increase middle-class taxes and blamed America’s crumbling roads and bridges in part on the money spent on refugees, a minuscule expense in comparison with infrastructure. A look at some of his claims and how they compare with […]
  
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• I-25 southbound closed at Los Lunas for crash

  08-08-2016 22:07
  
  Authorities have closed I-25 Southbound at Los Lunas for a serious crash, according to the Department of Transportation’s website. “Seek alternate route and expect heavy delays,” a notice on NMRoads.com read. It’s unclear what caused the crash, if anyone was injured or how serious the injuries were. — This is a developing story. More information […]
  
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• Updated: Motorcyclist in fatal Santa Fe wreck during outage named; traffic lights were completely out

  08-08-2016 20:26
  
  SANTA FE — The man who died in a traffic accident shortly after electrical power went out in Santa Fe Sunday evening has been identified as 39-year-old Jerry Hicks of Santa Fe. According to an incident report from the Santa Fe Police Department, 23-year-old Megan Carrillos of Pecos was driving her silver SUV northeast on […]
  
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• Newspaper truck driver found dead

  08-08-2016 19:54
  
  The newspaper delivery truck driver missing since Friday was found dead Monday morning in his truck. Officials said they believe Elmer Waite, 59, died of natural causes at the scene. The vehicle was found about 9:30 a.m. between Taiban and Fort Sumner off of U.S. 84. “He apparently suffered a medical episode and crossed the […]
  
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• Updated: 13 dead, 6 injured as fire hits bar in French city

  08-08-2016 19:38
  
  PARIS — A fast-moving fire that appeared to be accidental swept through a birthday party in a basement bar in northwest France, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others, authorities said Saturday. More than 80 firefighters battled the early Saturday blaze at the downtown Cuba Libre bar in the city of Rouen, Mayor […]
  
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• Updated: Ibtihaj Muhammad makes US history, wears hijab in Olympics

  08-08-2016 19:30
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like all the other fencers when she stepped on the piste, save for the non-descript black scarf covering her head. With that small gesture, Muhammad made history. Muhammad became the first American athlete Monday to compete in the Olympics with a hijab, which she wears to adhere […]
  
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• Updated: Rio organizers not first to bungle country’s flag

  08-08-2016 19:21
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Tip to event organizers everywhere: Check your flags and anthems. Then, check them again. Rio Games organizers who managed to irritate China by using incorrectly printed Chinese flags can take consolation from the fact that they are not the first to make such gaffes and, judging from how often these errors […]
  
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• Updated: Nightclub fire families upset over Pokemon Go stop at site

  08-08-2016 19:19
  
  WEST WARWICK, R.I. — Relatives of 100 people killed in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire and survivors are upset that the site is a stop in “Pokemon Go.” The Associated Press learned of the Pokestop when visiting the site last week. The site in West Warwick is currently surrounded by a fence while a […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Ipanema’ song jumps 1,200 percent after Olympics ceremony

  08-08-2016 19:18
  
  NEW YORK — “The Girl from Ipanema” has won a gold medal in music streaming following the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. Spotify says the song was streamed more than 40,000 times a day after the Olympics kicked off Friday night in Rio de Janeiro. It is 1,200 percent rise for the track, which […]
  
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• Navajo Nation president signs ‘declaration’ after flooding

  08-08-2016 19:18
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has signed a “Declaration of Emergency” in response to flooding last week that destroyed homes, roads and livestock. The declaration signed Sunday means all Navajo Nation Divisions and Departments immediately must respond to communities impacted by the heavy rainfall. Shiprock was hit by flash floods on […]
  
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• Updated: Kenya vows ‘no mercy’ for track manager expelled from Rio

  08-08-2016 19:17
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Once again, questions are swirling about Kenyan runners and doping, this time at the biggest event of all: the Olympics. Kenya said Sunday it would send its track and field manager home from the Rio de Janeiro Games on the first available flight and show “no mercy” following newspaper allegations that […]
  
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• Woman burned in Mesa County after husband sets home fire

  08-08-2016 18:02
  
  MACK, Colo. — The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office says a woman has been injured after her husband spread gasoline inside their mobile home and set it on fire during an argument. The incident occurred about 8 p.m. Sunday in the town of Mack in western Colorado. The sheriff’s office says the woman was burned but […]
  
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• Police: Targeted shooting at Florida apartments wounds 7

  08-08-2016 18:02
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Authorities say a targeted shooting outside a Florida apartment building wounded seven people, including two who received life-threatening injuries. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that a group of roughly 10 people were standing outside the Eureka Gardens apartments in Jacksonville early Monday when three people approached on foot […]
  
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• Updated: NBC analyst criticized over comment about Simone Biles

  08-08-2016 17:48
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — An NBC gymnastics announcer came under fire on social media over comments he made about the adoptive parents of American gymnast Simone Biles. The 19-year-old gymnast and her younger sister were adopted by their maternal grandfather, Ron Biles, and his wife, Nellie, after spending time in foster care. Simone Biles refers […]
  
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• Updated: Wynwood is home to artists, hipsters, tourists and Zika

  08-08-2016 17:47
  
  MIAMI — On any given day, a visitor to Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood might see a hipster pecking at a vintage typewriter outside a coffee shop or a young professional enjoying roasted duck carnitas at a fusion restaurant next door. Two blocks away, a family from the Midwest, Latin America or Europe might be exploring the […]
  
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• Charter schools in northern Arizona lack diversity

  08-08-2016 17:23
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Charter schools in northern Arizona are struggling to be representative of the area’s demographics. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://goo.gl/ZP2s9P ) many charter schools in and around Flagstaff still aren’t recruiting as many Hispanic students as those living in the area. According to enrollment data from the Arizona Department of Education, with […]
  
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• Breaking: NMSP: 6 hikers rescued after being stranded overnight in Sandias

  08-08-2016 16:38
  
  A group of six hikers from Pennsylvania became stranded while hiking near the tram lines Sunday and had to spend the night in the Sandia mountains, according to New Mexico State Police. Search and Rescue officer Bob Rodgers said crews hiked to the group Monday morning and the group was off the mountain by 8:15 […]
  
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• Updated: Skydiver’s mom: Fatal tandem jump was recorded, FAA has tape

  08-08-2016 16:36
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The mother of one of two skydivers who plummeted to their deaths in California said the skydiving business videotaped the tandem jump but investigators seized the footage. Francine Salazar told a newspaper Sunday that her 18-year-old son was jumping for the first time and she paid to have the experience recorded. However, […]
  
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• Updated: Former Iran president writes to Obama over $2B court ruling

  08-08-2016 16:36
  
  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a letter on Monday to President Barack Obama, asking him to “quickly fix” a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing families of people killed in attacks linked to Iran to collect damages from some $2 billion in frozen assets. While writing that his letter “is by […]
  
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• Updated: Belgian official says machete attacker known for petty crime

  08-08-2016 16:36
  
  BRUSSELS — An Algerian man who attacked two Belgian policewomen with a machete over the weekend was known to authorities for petty crimes but had not been linked to any terror offenses, Belgium’s top migration official said Monday. Migration State Secretary Theo Francken said the man, identified by Belgian media as Khaled Babouri, “was not […]
  
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• Updated: Japan’s emperor suggests he would like to abdicate

  08-08-2016 16:35
  
  TOKYO — Japan’s emperor expressed concern Monday about fulfilling his duties as he ages, in a public address that was remarkable for its rarity and its suggestion that he would like to abdicate. “Fortunately I am now in good health. However, when I consider that my fitness level is gradually declining, I am worried that […]
  
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• Updated: For Michael Phelps, 6 gold medals seem very much in reach

  08-08-2016 08:41
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — When Michael Phelps arrived in Rio as a 31-year-old swimmer who retired once and endured plenty of turmoil away from the pool, everyone wondered just how many gold medals was a realistic goal. How does six sound? In his first appearance of these Summer Games, Phelps showed he is still capable […]
  
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• Updated: A star rises from poverty, is killed defying Pakistan norms

  08-08-2016 08:41
  
  SHAH SADDERUDD, Pakistan — Like most of the men in this village of mud homes and wooden carts pulled by water buffalo, Muhammed Azeem cannot read or write. Like the other fathers, he raised a family of six boys and three girls on whatever he could coax out of a soil baked by the searing […]
  
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• Updated: Why not just leave the good stuff alone?

  08-08-2016 08:05
  
  Having a simple burger, beer, steak or just about anything has become a big production
  
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• Sen. Kaine is no honorary Latino

  08-08-2016 08:05
  
  SAN DIEGO–As a Latino voter, I'm used to being told by cable news pundits and political an ...
  
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• Ready for anything at KAFB

  08-08-2016 08:05
  
  Security personnel train to face a host of threats with scenarios created in MILO — an interactive simulator
  
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• Editorial: Regents right to rein in alumni

  08-08-2016 08:05
  
  Some University of New Mexico regents are really not amused. And well they shouldn't be at what unfo ...
  
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• Editorial: $400 million payment to Iran sends wrong message

  08-08-2016 08:05
  
  The Obama administration may not think the U.S. public is very bright, but certainly Americans are s ...
  
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• Accessibility isn’t just about doors; it’s about portals

  08-08-2016 07:30
  
  The Department of Justice is considering revising the regulations to establish specific technical accessibility requirements regarding services available on the web. 
  
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• Home defense law gives shooter a 3rd chance

  08-08-2016 07:05
  
  Conviction overturned after judge denied use of intruder statute
  
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• Updated: Young man killed while playing Pokémon at tourist attraction

  08-08-2016 06:57
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A 20-year-old man was shot to death while playing “Pokémon Go” at a tourist attraction along San Francisco’s waterfront, authorities and a family friend said on Sunday. Calvin Riley was shot Saturday night by an unknown assailant at Aquatic Park near Ghiradelli Square, the U.S. Park Police said. A family friend told […]
  
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• Motorcylist dies from traffic accident during power outage in Santa Fe

  08-08-2016 06:28
  
  A motorcyclist in his 40s died in a traffic accident in south Santa Fe in which Sunday night’s power outage apparently played a role. According to Santa Fe Police Department spokesman Greg Gurule, the motorcyclist, whose name was not available Sunday night, stopped at a traffic light that was flashing because of the power outage […]
  
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• Updated: Tax cuts aren’t helping build NM’s economy

  08-08-2016 06:25
  
  The wealthy and corporations get the breaks, but there are scant signs of a payoff for anyone else
  
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• New Mexico should legalize rec use of pot

  08-08-2016 06:25
  
  Colorado experience shows it’s a winner
  
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• Prep football: Academy steps up to Class 5A

  08-08-2016 05:38
  
  A year after playing as an independent in football, Albuquerque Academy has rejoined Class 5A and will be playing for District 2 honors this season along with Capital, Del Norte, Española Valley and Los Alamos. “We’re in good shape right now, although there are a few guy limping around,” coach Kevin Carroll said of his […]
  
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• Updated: Lawmaker’s young son dies on ‘world’s largest’ water slide

  08-08-2016 05:34
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The young son of a Kansas state lawmaker died Sunday on a water slide that is billed as the world’s largest, according to officials and the boy’s family. Authorities did not immediately identify the child who died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, but state Rep. Scott Schwab and his […]
  
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• Aggies try to handle the “Truth”

  08-08-2016 05:33
  
  LAS CRUCES — Football season has been an uphill battle for the New Mexico State Aggies in recent years. This fall they should be prepared. Summer was no vacation for the Aggies, who spent far more time than they would have liked scaling a grassy knoll affectionately called Truth Hill. The berm in question is […]
  
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• Lobo D’Avanzo works to fulfill his potential

  08-08-2016 05:30
  
  On July 26, Nik D’Avanzo got a text from his friend and University of New Mexico teammate Dakota Cox. The two Lobos, Cox informed him, had been named to the all-Mountain West Conference preseason football team. D’Avanzo, a senior defensive end, wants more. “I want All-American, just like Dakota does,” he said after a UNM […]
  
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• Breaking: PNM working to restore power after massive outage stretching from Santa Fe to Los Lunas

  08-08-2016 05:22
  
  A lightning-caused power outage left swaths of Albuquerque and surrounding counties in darkness and possibly caused one fatal traffic crash Sunday evening. Pockets of power were returning by 9 p.m., but some areas remained dark while PNM posted on its Twitter account that it was working to restore power and reported on its hotline for […]
  
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• Superbug risk transforms animal husbandry

  08-08-2016 03:00
  
  Weaning animals from antibiotics in favor of vaccines has become central to preventing the development of resistant superbugs.
  
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• Medical students join outcry against $1,275 exam

  08-08-2016 03:00
  
  WASHINGTON — Hundreds of medical students at the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University are joining a nationwide campaign to eliminate
  
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• Data centers’ water use is raising red flags

  08-08-2016 03:00
  
  Data centers, used by governments and large corporations to house their computer systems, have one big environmental problem: They get hot.
  
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