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• Jaynes Corp. latest to offer on-site clinic

  22-08-2016 23:50
  
  Albuquerque-based Jaynes Corp. has made its mark building almost anything that a public or private client wants: schools, churches, banks, laboratories and shopping centers. But for its employees, one of the most popular spaces is a modest building on its campus that houses a medical clinic for metro-area Jaynes workers and their dependents. Since opening […]
  
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• Roller coaster gets stuck at Hersheypark; 27 riders removed

  22-08-2016 23:49
  
  HERSHEY, Pa. — A roller coaster has gotten stuck at a Pennsylvania amusement park again, and riders have had to be removed from it. It’s the second time a coaster has stopped working at the park in less than a week. Hersheypark officials say The Sidewinder “experienced a stoppage” Monday afternoon and workers escorted all […]
  
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• Updated: Santa Fe tech firm in running for startup honors

  22-08-2016 23:44
  
  A Santa Fe-based company marketing technology to rapidly test for bacterial lung infections is headed to Washington, D.C. after winning a spot on an elite national listing of top university startups. Avisa Pharma Inc., which licensed its breath-test technology from the University of New Mexico, is one of 35 companies nationwide that will earn the […]
  
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• Islamic State, losing fighters and territory, increasingly turns to child bombers

  22-08-2016 23:44
  
  The Washington Post. BEIRUT — The young boy burst into tears as police apprehended him after he was spotted nervously pacing up and down a street in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. When they cut open the Barcelona soccer shirt he was wearing, they found a suicide belt. He was just 15. Footage broadcast Monday […]
  
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• Updated: As Clinton asks for cash, campaign pitch remains a mystery

  22-08-2016 23:43
  
  PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — It was a very busy, very lucrative weekend for Hillary Clinton in the summer playground of the East Coast’s moneyed elite. She brunched with wealthy backers at a seaside estate in Nantucket, snacking on shrimp dumplings and crab cakes. A few hours later, she and her husband dined with an intimate party […]
  
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• Judge: Casa Grande man guilty except insane in mom’s death

  22-08-2016 22:21
  
  FLORENCE, Ariz. — A judge has committed a Casa Grande man accused of murdering his mother to the state hospital after finding him guilty except insane. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Joseph Cain Cecil was found guilty on all charges including first-degree premeditated murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a weapon. Cecil was sentenced to […]
  
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• Updated: Laguna Development buys La. casino hotel

  22-08-2016 22:07
  
  Laguna Development Corporation announced Monday that its newly formed Kicks Entertainment unit has signed an agreement to buy the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lake Charles in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The purchase is subject to approval by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. […]
  
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• New: APS: Still OK to call students girls and boys

  22-08-2016 21:53
  
  Teachers at Albuquerque's Carlos Rey Elementary are not barred from calling students "bo ...
  
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• Updated: Cruces police chief defends officers in fatal shooting

  22-08-2016 21:47
  
  LAS CRUCES — Police Chief Jaime Montoya defended his officers’ use of deadly force in the fatal shooting Sunday of a robbery suspect. Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Juan Gabriel Torres of Las Cruces. “Multiple shots were fired” by more than one officer, Montoya said. Torres died of his injuries at a hospital. Torres allegedly stole […]
  
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• Updated: AP Explains: Super Mario’s global appeal

  22-08-2016 21:22
  
  NEW YORK — Take that, Pokemon. On Sunday, the Japanese prime minister turned up at the Olympics closing ceremonies to promote the 2020 Tokyo games dressed up as Mario , the eponymous hero of the popular video game series created in 1985. Who is Mario and how did he come by his global appeal? Here’s […]
  
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• Hawks dive-bombing passers-by at New Mexico State University

  22-08-2016 20:17
  
  Life is a bit different in southern New Mexico. Just ask the folks at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, some of whom wield umbrellas to deter dive-bombing hawks who have made their home on the campus. As reported by the Las Cruces Sun-News, Swainson’s hawks have been nesting on campus for months. The […]
  
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• Xcel Energy’s challenge: remake itself and boost profits during flat demand

  22-08-2016 20:09
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — In the electricity industry, demand is stagnant and environmental headaches abound. With ever-increasing energy efficiency, houses and office buildings just don’t need as much juice these days. Coal, a primary source of power, is seen as the black beast of greenhouse gas emissions. It doesn’t seem like a prescription for a bright future. […]
  
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• 2014 nuclear accident at WIPP ranks among costliest in U.S. history

  22-08-2016 19:18
  
  When a drum containing radioactive waste blew up in an underground nuclear dump in New Mexico two years ago, the Energy Department rushed to quell concerns in the Carlsbad desert community and quickly reported progress on resuming operations. The early federal statements gave no hint that the blast had caused massive long-term damage to the […]
  
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• Updated: Sandusky appeal focuses on Victim 2’s conflicting statements

  22-08-2016 19:12
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers are focusing on conflicting statements from a man who settled a child sex abuse claim with Penn State but didn’t testify at Sandusky’s criminal trial. The second day of an appeal hearing for the former defensive coach on Monday included testimony from a lawyer who represents the man who […]
  
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• The 4 ways Republican lawmakers are warning of a looming GOPocalypse

  22-08-2016 19:04
  
  The Washington Post. Republican commentators have been saying for months that Donald Trump’s rise could signal the fall of their party as they know it. After Trump’s terrible first few weeks of the general election, actual Republican elected officials got in on the doom and gloom action. That doesn’t mean they’re not voting for their […]
  
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• Can’t afford the latest smartphone? You can lease one, but it won’t be cheap

  22-08-2016 18:55
  
  LOS ANGELES — For years, flip phones, stick phones and lower-end smartphones — not iPhones and other top-of-the-line models — were Gary Fuentes’ bestsellers. His family’s La Fiesta Wireless prepaid-phone shop in El Monte tried selling pricey models like the Samsung Galaxy S3, which came out in 2012 and retailed for more than $400, but […]
  
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• Updated: Crop mob descends on Vermont farm to harvest and weed crops

  22-08-2016 18:53
  
  BOLTON, Vt. — Want to help local farms, get your hands dirty in the field and learn about how food is grown? Join a crop mob. Teams of volunteers — from would-be farmers to local food lovers and those who want to support local agriculture — descend on fields helping with everything from weeding and […]
  
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• After Texas train derailment, work underway to clear cars

  22-08-2016 15:57
  
  ROANOKE, Texas — Officials say that after a train hauling coal derailed in rural North Texas, work continues to clear cars. Union Pacific spokesman Jeff DeGraff said half of the 26 derailed cars were cleared by Monday morning following the Sunday derailment in Roanoke, located north of Fort Worth. He says the cars that still […]
  
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• Vietnam says it’s now safe to swim at most central beaches

  22-08-2016 15:56
  
  HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese government minister says it’s now safe to swim at most beaches in four central provinces where massive fish deaths occurred more than four months ago because of toxic chemicals released by a Taiwanese steel company. The online newspaper VnExpress quoted Environment Minister Tran Hong Ha as telling a conference Monday […]
  
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• Uber expands Spanish-speaking service to New Mexico

  22-08-2016 15:56
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Ride-hailing company Uber is extending the option to request a Spanish-speaking driver to New Mexico, the nation’s most Hispanic of states. The San Francisco-based Uber will announce Monday the launch of uberESPAÑOL in New Mexico at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. This new feature will be available to customers in […]
  
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• 1 man gunned down outside Denver strip club

  22-08-2016 15:56
  
  DENVER — Authorities are investigating a shooting outside a Denver strip club that left one man dead. Police had responded to reports of a shooting in the club’s parking lot early Sunday to find the victim dead. He has not yet been identified. Denver police spokesman Doug Schepman says officers are working to determine whether […]
  
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• Global travel spending still growing but at a slower pace

  22-08-2016 15:55
  
  NEW YORK — Global travel spending is still growing, although at a slower pace, despite weakening economies and fears over terrorism. The World Travel and Tourism Council, a group backed by travel providers with the mission to promote tourism, said in a report Monday that global travel spending for 2016 is expected to grow by […]
  
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• Updated: Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea dispute

  22-08-2016 08:46
  
  BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves: ___ EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest […]
  
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• Updated: Lead warning at Indiana housing complex roils residents

  22-08-2016 08:05
  
  More than 1,000 residents of a northwest Indiana public housing complex have been in a state of panic and uncertainty since authorities informed them last month that their homes must be destroyed because of serious lead contamination. A warning this summer not to allow children to play in the dirt and to wash toys because […]
  
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• ‘Topes today for August 22, 2016

  22-08-2016 08:05
  
   
  
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• Suit: Educators were on cellphones while special ed student was abused

  22-08-2016 08:05
  
  Lawyer says RRPS failed to supervise and train teachers before bathroom incident
  
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• Parking in yard OK for homes built before 2008

  22-08-2016 08:05
  
  Reader says her neighbors park on the landscape gravel and have changed the character of the neighborhood
  
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• ‘He never let bumps in the road defeat him’

  22-08-2016 08:05
  
  Jose Chavez praised in Hatch chief's letter
  
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• Updated: As the number of freestanding ERs grows, so does scrutiny

  22-08-2016 06:57
  
  DALLAS — Freestanding emergency centers have sprouted in recent years across the suburban landscape, taking root in affluent neighborhoods and directly challenging nearby medical clinics and hospitals. Five years ago there were a couple dozen stand-alone emergency centers in Texas, and now there are more than 200. Colorado, Ohio and other states also have seen […]
  
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• Updated: Campaign, party officials insist Trump getting back on track

  22-08-2016 06:56
  
  WASHINGTON — After a tumultuous stretch of gaffes and falling poll numbers for Donald Trump, top GOP campaign and party officials insisted Sunday that their presidential nominee is getting back on track and will catch up with Democrat Hillary Clinton by around Labor Day. Clinton campaign officials dismissed the idea of a changed Trump as […]
  
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• Does Trump still want mass deportations? ‘To be determined,’ campaign manager says

  22-08-2016 06:34
  
  It’s unclear what exactly Donald Trump wants to do when it comes to the 11 million immigrants illegally living in the United States. For months, Trump has firmly said that he would implement mass deportations, saying last summer that all undocumented immigrants “have to go.” Then in June, he seemed to express hesitation over using […]
  
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• Updated: S. Korea, US start drills despite N. Korea’s nuclear threat

  22-08-2016 06:23
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and the United States began annual military drills Monday despite North Korea’s threat of nuclear strikes in response to the exercises that it calls an invasion rehearsal. Such fiery rhetoric by Pyongyang is not unusual. But the latest warning comes at a time of more tension following the defection […]
  
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• Updated: Rural church among those providing aid after Louisiana flood

  22-08-2016 06:23
  
  WALKER, La. — Outside the small town of Walker, Louisiana, a rural Baptist church has become an oasis for flood victims. As waters rose amid torrential rains earlier this month, National Guard rescue crews dropped people off at South Walker Baptist Church because it sits on a ridge of relatively high ground in Livingston Parish […]
  
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• Divided America: Diverse millennials are no voting monolith

  22-08-2016 06:01
  
  The oldest millennials — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers — are old enough to remember the relative economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton was running for president. The nation’s youngest adults — now nearing 20 themselves — find it hard to recall a reality without […]
  
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• Updated: Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party

  22-08-2016 04:33
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Shaking to samba and sharing reflections in uniquely Brazilian ways, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief. The Rio Games, the first in South America, were a 16-day spectacle that combined numerous highlight reel moments […]
  
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• MWC football preview: Utah State

  22-08-2016 03:44
  
  A year ago in July, at the annual Mountain West Conference football media gathering, Utah State coach Matt Wells was asked how he planned to sustain an unprecedented run of success at USU. A poor to mediocre program for most of five decades, Utah State had won 30 games from 2012-14. Wells said he was […]
  
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• Prep football preview: Eldorado

  22-08-2016 03:40
  
  Of this, Eldorado head football coach Charlie Dotson seems confident: his Eagles will  light up scoreboards. The concern? Offenses the Eagles face may light them up, too. “I don’t know if we can stop the run, and I don’t know if we can rush the passer,” Dotson said. Indeed, the development of the Eagles’ new […]
  
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• Breaking: Police shoot man following Hatch officer’s funeral

  22-08-2016 03:03
  
  Las Cruces police shot and killed a robbery suspect Sunday afternoon just miles from the venue where mourners gathered to remember fallen Hatch officer Jose Chavez, according to a spokesman. Dan Trujillo said that the man, who has not been identified, was suspected in a robbery and vehicle theft. Trujillo said police responded to a […]
  
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• Breaking: Las Cruces police fatally shoot man on interstate overpass

  22-08-2016 03:03
  
  Las Cruces police shot and killed a robbery suspect Sunday afternoon just miles from the venue where mourners gathered to remember fallen Hatch police officer Jose Chavez, according to a spokesman. Dan Trujillo said that the man, who has not been identified, was suspected in a robbery and vehicle theft. Trujillo said police responded to […]
  
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• Food safety inspections, Aug. 21, 2016

  22-08-2016 03:00
  
  For the period ending Aug. 19. To file a complaint call the state Environment Department at 505-827-1840.
  
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• Billionaire space barons jockey for position

  22-08-2016 03:00
  
  Nearly five decades after the United States beat the Soviet Union to the moon, another space race is emerging, this time among a class of hugely wealthy entrepreneurs.
  
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• As number of freestanding ERs grows, so does scrutiny

  22-08-2016 03:00
  
  DALLAS — Freestanding emergency centers have sprouted in recent years across the suburban landscape, taking root in affluent neighborhoods and directly challenging nearby medical clinics and hospitals
  
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• Space junk is a big problem, but no one wants to pay to fix it

  22-08-2016 02:10
  
  Space junk is getting worse. Could the answer be smart plastic wrap? That concept, being investigated by Aerospace Corp. of El Segundo, Calif., involves blasting thousands of tiny, flat spacecraft into orbit. There they would find and hug the bits and pieces of failed satellites and rockets, dragging them into the atmosphere to burn up. […]
  
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• Updated: Obama returns from summer vacation with eye on busy fall

  22-08-2016 01:47
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama returned from vacation Sunday, ready for a busy fall season and more battles with Congress over Zika funding, the federal budget and $400 million the administration paid Iran this year for the never-completed sale of military equipment. Obama is also expected to campaign doggedly throughout October to help elect Democrat […]
  
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• Updated: Obama eyes busy fall after return from summer vacation

  22-08-2016 01:47
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama returned from vacation Sunday, ready for a busy fall season and more battles with Congress over Zika funding, the federal budget and $400 million the administration paid Iran this year for the never-completed sale of military equipment. Obama is also expected to campaign doggedly throughout October to help elect Democrat […]
  
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• Updated: Young suicide bomber attacks Turkish wedding party; 51 die

  22-08-2016 01:18
  
  ISTANBUL — A child suicide bomber killed at least 51 people and wounded nearly 70 others at a Kurdish wedding party near Turkey’s border with Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, decrying the attack as an apparent attempt by Islamic State extremists to destabilize the nation by exploiting ethnic and religious tensions. “As of […]
  
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• Official: Pills found at Prince’s estate contained fentanyl

  22-08-2016 01:14
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Several pills taken from Prince’s estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said Sunday. The official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing […]
  
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• Updated: Trump-Clinton race tests Senate race in reliably GOP Georgia

  22-08-2016 01:12
  
  ATLANTA — Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson insists he won’t be a “volunteer apologist” for Donald Trump or anyone else who utters something stupid, but that defiant independence is being sorely tested by the GOP presidential nominee’s sinking support and Democrat Hillary Clinton’s push into surprisingly competitive Georgia. The down-ballot Senate race involving the affable, two-term […]
  
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• Updated: Suspect’s ex-girlfriend lived at Alabama home where 5 slain

  22-08-2016 01:11
  
  ATLANTA — The suspect in the killing of five people at a home in Alabama attacked them while they slept and then abducted his estranged girlfriend and an infant — both of whom were found alive, authorities said Sunday. It could take investigators days to sort out the grisly murder scene in Citronelle, a small […]
  
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