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• Updated: The Latest: Lake County arson suspect was inmate firefighter

  16-08-2016 23:57
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Latest on wildfires burning in California (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Corrections officials say the man suspected of sparking a massive Northern California wildfire once worked as an inmate firefighter while he served time on drug possession and firearms charges. Corrections department spokeswoman Vicky Waters said Tuesday that 40-year-old Damin Anthony […]
  
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• Updated: Pennsylvania attorney general resigns a day after conviction

  16-08-2016 23:57
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. — Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania’s first elected female attorney general, announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state’s top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up. Kane’s exit completes a spectacular fall for the former county prosecutor who […]
  
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• Marble to debut NE Heights taproom

  16-08-2016 23:45
  
  Last summer, Ted Rice and his crew stood in the baking heat outside Marble Brewery and turned a ceremonial heap of dirt signifying the start of a significant expansion at the Downtown production facility. But that groundbreaking turned out to be just the start of a major Marble growth spurt that has fanned out across […]
  
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• NM agrees to end double celling at Grants prison

  16-08-2016 23:40
  
  The state has agreed to end double-celling at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants ...
  
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• Updated: French mayor bans ‘anarchical’ Pokemon settlement in village

  16-08-2016 23:05
  
  PARIS — A French mayor has denounced the “anarchical settlement” of “Pokemon Go” characters on the “territory” of his eastern village and has ordered the game’s creator to remove the virtual creatures. Bressolles Mayor Fabrice Beauvois said Tuesday that he has mailed a decree to California-based Niantic Inc. and The Pokemon Company to make sure […]
  
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• E! cancels Caitlyn Jenner’s reality show ‘I Am Cait’ after two seasons

  16-08-2016 23:04
  
  The Washington Post. After two seasons chronicling Caitlyn Jenner adjusting to life as a transgender woman, E! has canceled “I Am Cait.” The reality show debuted in July 2015, a few months after millions watched Jenner’s now-famous interview with Diane Sawyer, in which the gold-medal Olympian (formerly Bruce) told the world, “For all intents and […]
  
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• Updated: John McLaughlin, host of confrontational TV show, dead at 89

  16-08-2016 22:59
  
  NEW YORK — John McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered hollering-heads discussions of Washington, D.C., politics, has died. He was 89. McLaughlin died Tuesday morning, according to the Facebook page for “The McLaughlin Group.” Since its debut in April 1982, the syndicated “The McLaughlin Group” upended […]
  
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• Sen. Cory Gardner backs Trump

  16-08-2016 22:51
  
  DENVER — Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado is urging voters to support Donald Trump. Gardner had withheld his endorsement from Trump and even got into a Twitter war with the billionaire, who is now the Republican presidential nominee. The dustup happened after Trump complained about the outcome of Colorado’s GOP nominating process in April. […]
  
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• Updated: Crews gain on wildfire that tore through California town

  16-08-2016 22:48
  
  LOWER LAKE, Calif. — Crews gained ground on a massive wildfire that destroyed 175 homes, businesses and other structures in a small California town while charring nearly 7 square miles, fire officials said Tuesday. The fire in Lower Lake, about a two-hour drive north of San Francisco, was 20 percent contained. The progress came as […]
  
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• Parents of girls who fell from Ferris wheel describe anguish

  16-08-2016 21:29
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The parents of two girls who fell more than 30 feet from a Ferris wheel at an eastern Tennessee county fair say they tried to alert the operator that something was wrong, but the ride was moved ahead despite their shouts. During a hospital news conference in Johnson City on Tuesday, parents […]
  
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• Updated: Sweden advances to women’s Olympic soccer final on penalties

  16-08-2016 21:28
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Sweden did it again, this time against the hosts. The Swedes are headed to the gold-medal match at the Olympics for the first time, advancing 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless draw with Brazil on Tuesday. Brazil forward Marta, one of the biggest stars of the tournament, buried the first kick […]
  
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• Notorious hate preacher in Britain is found guilty of supporting the Islamic State

  16-08-2016 21:28
  
  The Washington Post. LONDON – Britain’s most infamous defender of Islamist extremism was found guilty of eliciting support for the Islamic State, officials said Tuesday, marking what authorities described as a milestone in the British campaign to combat homegrown terrorism. The verdict against Anjem Choudary, 49, is the first major conviction against a man seen […]
  
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• Policy experts decry Middle East sexism. What about sexism in our own profession?

  16-08-2016 21:27
  
  Special To The Washington Post. A few weeks ago, I started to think that I’d mistakenly walked into the men’s locker room. Wrong: As it turns out, I had merely arrived at the national security conference at which I was scheduled to speak, and my fellow panelists – all men – were gearing up to […]
  
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• Updated: Trump, again: ‘I don’t want to change’

  16-08-2016 21:26
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 3:43 p.m. Republican Donald Trump says he has no plans to pivot to another style for the general election, despite the urging of party leaders. Trump tells WKBT-TV in Wisconsin: “I am who I am. It’s me. I don’t want to change.” Trump […]
  
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• Updated: Boxing decision could lead to judging changes

  16-08-2016 19:43
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Heavyweight Evgeny Tishchenko’s gold-medal victory over Vassiliy Levit in a widely criticized decision is likely to be a catalyst for change during the International Boxing Association’s next evaluation of its judging. AIBA executive board member Tom Virgets told The Associated Press on Tuesday that while he wouldn’t offer a personal opinion […]
  
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• Updated: Both sides in marine monument fight invoke Hawaiian culture

  16-08-2016 19:33
  
  HONOLULU — As a Native Hawaiian living in modern Hawaii, one of the times Shad Kane truly felt connected to his ancestors was when he traveled to a remote, 140,000-square-mile area of the Pacific where islands, atolls, islets and coral reefs make up a federally protected marine monument. There, at Midway Atoll, he plucked feathers […]
  
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• Experts: Coral die-off in Gulf of Mexico sanctuary over

  16-08-2016 19:23
  
  GALVESTON, Texas — A marine biologist says a die-off of some coral at a marine sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be over but experts still don’t know why it happened. Emma Hickerson with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Galveston said Tuesday that recent storms affected last week’s planned surveys of […]
  
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• Updated: Android makers really want to make their phones eye-catching

  16-08-2016 19:22
  
  NEW YORK — It’s getting rarer for phone launches to generate excitement these days — especially in the Android world, where all models use the same underlying Google software. Every year, phones get routine refreshes such as faster processors, better cameras and longer battery life. But Android phone makers haven’t given up trying to stand […]
  
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• Updated: Groups plans memorial to lynching victims in Alabama

  16-08-2016 19:21
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A private group says it plans to open a national memorial to lynching victims next year in Alabama. The Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative says it has identified more than 4,000 lynchings of blacks in the United States from 1877 until 1950. The memorial announced Tuesday will include a museum exploring the history […]
  
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• Burkini beach brawl leads third French city in a week to ban the swimsuit for Muslim women

  16-08-2016 17:43
  
  The Washington Post. It’s unclear precisely why a brawl broke out on a French island beach over the weekend, mobilizing dozens and injuring five, but, according to officials, it involved a dangerous combination of hatchets, harpoons and strong opinions on the garment choice of several sunbathers of North African descent. Behold the “burkini,” a full […]
  
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• The forgotten nominee: Merrick Garland’s fate rests on forces beyond his control

  16-08-2016 17:42
  
  The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – Five months after winning nomination to the Supreme Court and becoming the object of a pitched partisan battle, Merrick Garland now finds himself in a surprising position: irrelevance. The name of the mild-mannered appeals court judge, nominated by President Barack Obama in March to succeed the late Antonin Scalia, has […]
  
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• Texas woman kept Mexican slaves for 14 years

  16-08-2016 17:42
  
  The Washington Post. Olga Murra warned one of the women she kept as a slave that if the woman disobeyed, immigration officials would come to Texas, kill her and bury her in a field “with other illegal aliens.” And the punishment wouldn’t stop there. For 14 years, Murra convinced two women that she was “the […]
  
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• Updated: Called a sex predator, powerful ex-prosecutor faces prison

  16-08-2016 17:06
  
  DESTREHAN, La. — A former Louisiana prosecutor who was accused of soliciting sex from at least 20 women in exchange for favorable treatment faces his own sentencing Wednesday in federal court. Harry Morel served as the elected District Attorney of St. Charles Parish outside New Orleans for more than three decades. Now he faces a […]
  
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• E-commerce is driving retail employment

  16-08-2016 17:05
  
  PHILADELPHIA — In retailing, “e-commerce is driving the bus,” said Ann Burton, founder of Wolfgang Harbor, a boutique Philadelphia-based company that recruits upper management in fashion, beauty, design, e-commerce and retailing. When it comes to employment trends, specialty recruiters such as Burton are on the front lines of what is in demand in their sectors. […]
  
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• Updated: Joao Havelange, former president of FIFA, dies at age 100

  16-08-2016 15:35
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Joao Havelange, who as president of FIFA for two decades transformed soccer’s governing body into a multibillion-dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that damaged its reputation, has died. He was 100. Havelange, who was suffering from a respiratory infection, died early Tuesday while Rio de Janeiro was hosting the […]
  
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• New: Coors and Gun Club reopens after apparent shooting

  16-08-2016 15:35
  
  Coors Boulevard at Gun Club Road has been reopened following an overnight shooting, police say. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department says, they were called to Coors Boulevard and El Charro Place around 11 p.m. Monday. No details of the apparent shooting were available. According to KOAT, the Sheriff’s Department would not confirm if anyone was […]
  
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• Top Senate Democrat hints tax hike needed

  16-08-2016 08:05
  
  Sanchez says cuts alone can't solve NM budget problem
  
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• ‘Is this just the tip of the iceberg?’

  16-08-2016 08:05
  
  'Problematic' jail video raises questions about MDC's use-of-force policy
  
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• Injured while drunk? Your health insurance may not cover you

  16-08-2016 08:05
  
  Court of Appeals upholds company's refusal to pay medical bills after accident
  
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• At age 99, retired teacher has never stopped learning

  16-08-2016 08:05
  
  Amateur poet believes in staying active, engaged
  
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• Appeals court upholds convictions in 2012 murder

  16-08-2016 08:05
  
  SANTA FE–The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld convictions on two counts against Rhia ...
  
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• Updated: Mexican police, troops hunt for group abducted in resort

  16-08-2016 06:25
  
  MEXICO CITY — Police and troops are searching for 10 to 12 suspected gang members who were abducted in a shocking raid by gunmen on an apparent celebration at an upscale restaurant in the popular beach resort of Puerto Vallarta. Jalisco state prosecutor Eduardo Almaguer said Monday that local, state and federal authorities, including marines […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Wire’ actor Wendell Pierce loses Baton Rouge home

  16-08-2016 05:01
  
  LOS ANGELES — “The Wire” and “Treme” actor Wendell Pierce’s home was destroyed by flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 11 years after his childhood home was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The 52-year-old Louisiana native revealed the news Sunday on Twitter . He says the response to his loss reminded him of “the generosity given to […]
  
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• Councilors want financial update on ABQ Rapid Transit

  16-08-2016 04:49
  
  Albuquerque city councilors on Monday asked Mayor Richard Berry’s administration to report back in three weeks with an updated financial plan for operating and building Albuquerque Rapid Transit. The request came as the council debated a resolution that would have required a series of more-detailed reports on ART, including a map showing where parking spaces […]
  
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• Penn scheduled to fight in October

  16-08-2016 04:32
  
  BJ Penn’s long-awaited, long-delayed return to the Octagon now is scheduled for Oct. 15 in Manila, the UFC announced on Monday. Penn (16-10-2), a former UFC champion at 155 and 170 pounds, trains in Albuquerque at Jackson-Wink MMA. Now campaigning at 145 pounds, he’s matched against veteran Ricardo Lamas (16-5) of Chicago. In June, Penn […]
  
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• Prep football: Hope preview

  16-08-2016 04:30
  
  It probably won’t get much play beyond their small Northeast Heights campus, but few Class 4A football teams have ambitions as lofty as the Hope Christian Huskies. And with a large majority of their starters back from last season — a year in which the Huskies reached the state quarterfinals — it would be asinine […]
  
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• Lobo volleyball: Seniors seeking a big finish

  16-08-2016 04:26
  
  Match one of the 2016 season is still 10 days away, but finishing already is a primary topic for the University of New Mexico volleyball team. The Lobos have four talented seniors who want nothing more than to finish their careers in style. Cassie House, Devanne Sours, Julia Warren and Marisa Doran left no doubts […]
  
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• Updated: NASA: Last month was Earth’s hottest in recorded history

  16-08-2016 01:44
  
  WASHINGTON — Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA. Even after the fading of a strong El Nino, which spikes global temperatures on top of man-made climate change, July burst global temperature records. NASA calculated that July 2016 was 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit (0.84 degrees Celsius) warmer than the 1950-1980 […]
  
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• Updated: Couple injured in Joplin shooting grateful, forgiving

  16-08-2016 01:41
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Don and Debbie Pugh were just driving to work in Joplin when a gunman opened fire on their pickup as part of apparently random shootings that left six people and two dogs injured before the suspect was captured. Rather than being bitter, the Pughs said Monday they were stunned but grateful […]
  
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• SFPD seeks suspect in $50,000 Kmart jewelry heist

  16-08-2016 01:25
  
  SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly stole over $50,000 in jewelry from Kmart Sunday. Police have surveillance video of the suspect, but anyone who can identify him or has any other information on the case is asked to call Sgt. Brian Rodriguez at 505-955-5234.
  
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• Rio 2016 organizers are confident everything is fine. I’m not reassured.

  16-08-2016 01:13
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. RIO DE JANEIRO – There is a lot of official confidence here at the Rio Games, and behind it a lot of flat-out evasion. There are robberies and snapped cables, but the International Olympic Committee and local organizers are “confident” that all is safe. There is rampant theft inside of […]
  
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• FBI plans to release summary of Clinton interview, other materials to Congress

  16-08-2016 01:06
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – The FBI is planning to release to interested congressmen a record of its interview with Hillary Clinton and potentially other documents related to the criminal investigation into her use of a private email while she was secretary of state, officials familiar with the decision said. The release is […]
  
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• Updated: Olympic fans injured outside arena when camera falls

  16-08-2016 01:04
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Seven people were injured Monday when an elevated television camera plummeted more than 60 feet to the ground Monday in the Olympic park outside the basketball venue in the latest in a string of mishaps at the Rio Games. The large camera is one of several suspended on cables to provide […]
  
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• Tribe’s suit vs Flagstaff over snowmaking dismissed by court

  16-08-2016 00:58
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — City officials say a lawsuit filed by the Hopi Tribe against Flagstaff over artificial snowmaking has been dismissed by Coconino County Superior Court. The suit filed in 2011 claimed the city’s decision to sell treated wastewater to the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort causes a public nuisance and negatively impacts people and plants. […]
  
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• The Latest: Agency had previously taken away kids from mom

  16-08-2016 00:52
  
  HOUSTON — The Latest on a Houston woman charged with killing two of her children: (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Two children who police allege were drowned by their mother had been temporarily taken away from her by Texas child welfare officials in 2012 after one of them had been found wandering the streets with […]
  
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• Obama administration approves its largest single release of Guantanamo detainees

  16-08-2016 00:52
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Monday transferred 15 detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United Arab Emirates, the largest release under the current president, according to media reports and a human-rights organization. The transfer comes as the president faces a looming deadline to […]
  
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