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• Updated: The Latest: Deaf driver killed by trooper afraid of police

  24-08-2016 23:59
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Latest on the police shooting of a deaf man in North Carolina (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The brother of a deaf man shot by a North Carolina state trooper says the 29-year-old was scared of police after several misunderstandings with officers. Sam Harris said Wednesday that the family is still […]
  
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• Updated: Texas college students rally against gun law with sex toys

  24-08-2016 23:58
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of University of Texas students waved sex toys at a campus rally during the first day of classes, protesting a new state law that allows concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms. Organizers said the sex toys were used Wednesday to mock what they consider an absurd notion that guns […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s evolving immigration plan compared to Clinton, Obama

  24-08-2016 22:25
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s new line on immigration — “fair, but firm” — is leaving both Republicans and Democrats with the same question: Is the famously hard-line GOP nominee softening his approach? His campaign insists his position is “exactly the same” in principle. But even Trump acknowledged this week there “could certainly be a softening, […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton keeps stay-the-course strategy on foundation, emails

  24-08-2016 22:25
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton is sidestepping new questions about nearly 15,000 recently discovered emails or her family’s charitable foundation — a stay-the-course strategy sure to be tested in the sprint to Election Day. Clinton has no immediate plans — in an interview or a news conference — to explain the FBI’s discovery of another batch […]
  
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• National Parks turn 100 and they’re showing their age

  24-08-2016 22:25
  
  When dusk falls Thursday on Yellowstone National Park, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is expected to kick off a commemoration of the 100th birthday of the national park system that will likely go well into the night. Six thousand people will gather under the Roosevelt Arch at the park’s north entrance to hear federal officials and […]
  
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• Judge mulling use of border agent’s post-shooting statements

  24-08-2016 22:24
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A judge is considering whether to allow trial use of statements made by a Border Patrol agent charged with murder in the 2012 fatal shooting of a Mexican teen on the Mexican side of the border fence in Nogales. U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins did not rule during a hearing Tuesday […]
  
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• Dolores Huerta to speak out in Arizona against Trump

  24-08-2016 22:24
  
  PHOENIX — Mexican-American civil rights activist Dolores Huerta will visit Arizona to voice her opposition to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Sen. John McCain. Huerta is expected to speak during a news conference Thursday in Phoenix alongside Congressman Ruben Gallego and other Latino leaders. Huerta is part of a group, People For the American […]
  
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• Utah jumps back into race to attract Facebook data center

  24-08-2016 19:58
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City suburb vying against a New Mexico town to attract a Facebook data center says it’s restarting negotiations a day after the deal broke down over a contentious tax-break package. West Jordan spokeswoman Kim Wells said the players are very interested in keeping the talks alive, so they’re […]
  
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• Starbucks iced coffee lawsuit dismissed with chiding from judge

  24-08-2016 19:43
  
  CHICAGO — A lawsuit that accused Starbucks of misrepresenting the sizes of its cold drinks has been dismissed by a California judge, who issued a written tongue-lashing of the plaintiff’s claims. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of plaintiff Alexander Forouzesh in a California federal district court, argued that Starbucks misled customers about the size of […]
  
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• Updated: Couple sought in woman’s killing, kidnapping

  24-08-2016 19:40
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the kidnapping of three children whose mother was killed in Southern California (all times local): 10:46 a.m. Authorities say a man and woman wanted in connection with a woman’s killing and the kidnapping of her three small children should be considered armed and dangerous. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Capt. […]
  
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• Updated: Park Service celebrates 100 years, seeks minorities’ support

  24-08-2016 19:37
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — When Asha Jones and other Grand Canyon interns arrived for their summer at the national park, they were struck by its sheer immensity, beauty and world-class hiking trails. Soon, they noticed something else. “It is time for a change here, specifically, at Grand Canyon and in the National Park […]
  
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• Scottsdale drops proposed ban on LGBT discrimination

  24-08-2016 19:37
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottsdale has abandoned a proposed ordinance that would have banned discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/2bPsiK4 ) that efforts to pass the non-discrimination laws were stalled over possible exemptions. Similar ordinances in Mesa and Glendale have also stalled, though Phoenix, Tempe, Tucson and Flagstaff have […]
  
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• Updated: They met on a dating site and went bowling. It was a setup, police say, and now he’s dead.

  24-08-2016 19:20
  
  There was no reason for Adam Hilarie to believe anything but the obvious: He had just been on a promising first date with a pretty girl. Hilarie had met Hailey Rose Bustos on PlentyOfFish, which bills itself as the largest dating site in the world. He’d picked her up and they went bowling in Winter […]
  
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• How air pollution is causing the world’s ‘Third Pole’ to melt

  24-08-2016 19:20
  
  In discussions about melting glaciers, most people think immediately of the vast ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. But there’s another, less talked-about ice-filled region on Earth that’s also experiencing dramatic melt, with millions of humans’ livelihoods and water supply at stake. The snow-covered Himalaya-Hindu Kush mountains and the Tibetan Plateau, spanning a broad area […]
  
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• New Mexico, West Texas hit with heavy rain, minor flooding

  24-08-2016 19:17
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Parts of eastern New Mexico and West Texas are seeing minor flooding thanks to a storm system moving east. Heavy rain struck Eddy County in New Mexico and Odessa, Texas, on Wednesday causing flooded streets and dangerous driving conditions. Hobbs also saw torrential rains. The National Weather Service said thunderstorms are moving […]
  
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• As sea levels rise, nearly 1.9 million US homes could be underwater by 2100

  24-08-2016 18:59
  
  The real estate data firm Zillow recently published a research analysis that estimated rising sea levels could leave nearly 2 million U.S. homes inundated by 2100, a fate that would displace millions of people and result in property losses in the hundreds of billions of dollars. More than 100,000 of those homes would be in […]
  
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• 2 days after cash delivery, US paid $1.3 billion to Iran

  24-08-2016 18:51
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran in January to resolve a decades-old dispute over an undelivered military sale, two days after allowing $400 million in cash to fly to Tehran. State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau says the U.S. couldn’t say more about the Jan. 19 payments […]
  
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• Updated: Powerful earthquake shakes central Myanmar

  24-08-2016 17:58
  
  YANGON, Myanmar — A powerful earthquake shook Myanmar on Wednesday, killing at least three people and damaging nearly a hundred ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist site, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.8 quake was centered about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Chauk, a […]
  
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• Updated: Attack underway at American University in Afghan capital

  24-08-2016 17:56
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan — The president of the American University in the Afghan capital says a militant attack is underway on the campus. Mark English tells The Associated Press that security forces are on the scene after Wednesday’s attack and that “we are trying to assess the situation.” Witnesses say they heard explosions and automatic gunfire. […]
  
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• Syrian rebels backed by Turkish tanks capture key border stronghold from ISIS

  24-08-2016 17:56
  
  ISTANBUL – Syrian rebels backed by Turkish troops and tanks recaptured the Islamic State’s last major stronghold on the Syrian-Turkish border on Wednesday, inflicting yet another defeat on the militants rapidly dwindling “caliphate.” By late afternoon, rebel fighters and Turkish officials said the rebels had reached the center of Jarabulus after encountering almost no resistance […]
  
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• Ben Carson: ‘Elderly’ candidates like Trump and Clinton should release health records

  24-08-2016 17:56
  
  Ben Carson, the former presidential candidate and current Donald Trump adviser, said Wednesday that “elderly” presidential nominees like Trump and Hillary Clinton should release their medical history. “I think that somebody who is running for president of the United States, particularly if they’re elderly — and that would include both major candidates — should disclose […]
  
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• Italian town known for its pasta dish ‘is no more’ after earthquake

  24-08-2016 17:48
  
  The town of Amatrice — one of the areas hit by a strong earthquake early Wednesday that killed at least 73 people across Italy — is known for more than the picturesque tranquility of the Italian countryside. The town also happens to be the place where one of Italy’s most famous and recognizable dishes originated: […]
  
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• Updated: Sensors, other devices can help prevent hot car deaths

  24-08-2016 16:46
  
  DETROIT — Hot cars are a danger to children, particularly in a sweltering summer like this one. There are some devices on the market — built into cars as well as child seats — that can help prevent kids from being left behind. So far this year, 26 children in the U.S. have died after […]
  
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• Updated: Stocks edge lower as mining and materials companies slip

  24-08-2016 16:42
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks are edging lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday, led by declines in mining and materials companies, giving back a modest increase from the day before. The declines were light but broad as the market continues a late-summer pattern of drifting between small gains and losses. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow […]
  
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• Updated: Ford recalls over 88K vehicles due to stalling problem

  24-08-2016 16:40
  
  DETROIT — Ford is recalling more than 88,000 cars and SUVs in North America because the engines can stall without warning due to a fuel pump problem. The recall covers certain Ford Taurus and Police Interceptor sedans, Ford Flex wagons, Lincoln MKS sedans and Lincoln MKT SUVs from the 2013 through 2015 model years. All […]
  
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• Updated: EU backs former Greek statistics chief facing trial

  24-08-2016 16:40
  
  ATHENS, Greece — The European Union’s executive commission on Wednesday publicly defended Greece’s former statistics chief, who is facing trial over accusations he exaggerated the government’s 2009 deficit, which led to years of bailouts and economic misery. Former director Andreas Georgiou headed the reorganization of the Greek statistics agency from 2010, after it had earlier […]
  
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• The hidden risk to the economy in corporate balance sheets

  24-08-2016 16:39
  
  NEW YORK — America has a debt problem, but it’s not what you think. Yes, the federal government owes trillions of dollars more than it did a few years ago. Yes, Americans are still struggling to pay off mortgages and student loans. But it’s the buildup in debt elsewhere that is most worrying some experts, […]
  
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• Walk-off homer gives ‘Topes 6th win in a row

  24-08-2016 08:05
  
  Bring on the Chihuahuas!The Albuquerque Isotopes' unlikely surge picked up even more s ...
  
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• NM court narrows whistleblower law

  24-08-2016 08:05
  
  SANTA FE–The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a case involving former Secre ...
  
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• NM agency gets gold approval nod

  24-08-2016 08:05
  
  Most New Mexico mothers breast-feed their babies, but low-income women often face barriers that make ...
  
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• Military bases to refuse some New Mexico IDs

  24-08-2016 08:05
  
  Sept. 15 set for new access requirements
  
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• Agreement puts power in teaching hands

  24-08-2016 08:05
  
  Albuquerque teachers have more power to shape their curriculum thanks to a new union contract approv ...
  
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• Fists not football: Brain injuries seen in domestic assaults

  24-08-2016 07:15
  
  Brain trauma in domestic violence survivors has been overshadowed by concerns about injuries in war vets, and by effects of repeated head blows in football players.
  
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• Man, woman sought in woman’s killing, kidnaping of 3 kids

  24-08-2016 06:55
  
  GORMAN, Calif. — Authorities are seeking a man and woman suspected of killing a woman, kidnapping her three small children and leaving the state, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday night. Arrest warrants have been issued for Joshua Robertson, 27, and Brittany Humphrey, 22, a Sheriff’s Department statement said. They are suspected of […]
  
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• County to negotiate potential purchase of First Plaza for new headquarters

  24-08-2016 06:50
  
  Bernalillo County commissioners are ready to move out of the offices they share with city government, and they’re targeting the First Plaza Galeria building as the county’s new headquarters. They voted 4-1 late Tuesday to authorize the county manager to negotiate a purchase of the building, which lies just off Civic Plaza, on Copper between […]
  
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• Updated: Strong quake rattles central Italy: "The town isn't here"

  24-08-2016 05:57
  
  ROME (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, levelling buildings in several towns as residents slept.…
  
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• Updated: Japan, China, S. Korea ministers slam N. Korea missile test

  24-08-2016 05:56
  
  TOKYO — The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea criticized North Korea’s latest submarine missile test on Wednesday during their annual talks that were held amid lingering frictions over territorial disputes and wartime history. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, who chaired the meeting with China’s Wang Yi and South Korea’s Yun Byung-se, said […]
  
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• Updated: In latest hedge, Trump says immigration laws can be softened

  24-08-2016 05:28
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he is open to “softening” laws dealing with immigrants in the country illegally, the latest sign that the Republican presidential nominee is considering easing the hard-line stance he has taken since the beginning of his campaign. Trump, taping a town hall in Austin, Texas, for Fox News, […]
  
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• Updated: Florida: 5 new Zika cases including 1 in the Tampa Bay area

  24-08-2016 05:28
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday announced a non-travel-related case of Zika in the Tampa Bay region. It’s the first in the state outside the Miami area, but Scott said there wasn’t enough evidence to date to declare a new zone of local transmission. If Department of Health officials conclude mosquitoes […]
  
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• Updated: County puts ART on the ballot in advisory question that’s not binding

  24-08-2016 04:40
  
  Albuquerque Rapid Transit is headed before voters — sort of. But the vote won’t be binding, it won’t be on the merits of the project and it may not come in time to influence the start of construction. Bernalillo County commissioners narrowly agreed late Tuesday to ask voters this fall whether they think the project […]
  
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• Prep football: Five games to watch in Week 1

  24-08-2016 03:31
  
  (7 p.m. Friday unless noted) 1. Rio Rancho at Mayfield, Field of Dreams: Oh, how I wish I could be there for this one. It’s a showdown royale between two bluebloods featuring stellar RBs Isaac Vance of the Trojans and Josh Foley of the Rams. But this game is loaded with playmakers on both sides […]
  
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• Aggies go from strength to trouble at quarterback

  24-08-2016 03:28
  
    Quarterback Tyler Matthews left the New Mexico State football program on a miserable Monday — the same day it was learned that Matthews’ top competition for playing time, veteran incumbent Tyler Rogers, had been arrested. And on Tuesday, Matthews’ critical tweet of the NMSU program raised the question of whether the two sudden developments […]
  
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• Rio Rancho rated metro’s top prep football team

  24-08-2016 03:17
  
    RIO RANCHO — Talent, depth, health, motivation. Put those four components together and you have a composite sketch of the 2016 Rio Rancho Rams. Today, the Journal rates the Rams as the metro’s No. 1 prep football team. “I think,” head coach David Howes said, “that we have the tools to go very deep. […]
  
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• New Mexico Highlands announces Nike deal

  24-08-2016 02:26
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M.- President Dr. Sam Minner and Director of Athletics Bob Clifford are excited to announce that New Mexico Highlands has signed to become the first Rocky Mountain Athletic program to be a part of the Nike family. “Our engagement with Nike is but another strong signal of NMHU’s commitment to improving our athletic […]
  
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• Updated: Seoul: North Korea fires submarine-launched missile

  24-08-2016 02:13
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile from a submarine into the sea in an apparent protest against the start of annual South Korea-U.S. military drills, Seoul’s military said. The missile fired from a submarine off the eastern coastal town of Sinpo flew about 500 kilometers (310 miles), the longest […]
  
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• Prep football schedule: Week of Aug. 24-27

  24-08-2016 02:08
  
  All games 7 p.m. unless noted WEDNESDAY La Cueva at Cibola, Community THURSDAY Manzano at Atrisco Heritage, Community Hobbs JV at Eunice Cuba at Santa Fe Indian School FRIDAY Mescalero Apache at Jemez Valley, 2 p.m. Jal at Questa, 2 p.m. Vaughn at San Jon/Grady, 4 p.m. Gateway Christian at Melrose, 4 p.m. Rio Grande […]
  
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• Updated: APD: Westbound Central closed at General Stilwell

  24-08-2016 02:05
  
  Westbound Central is closed at General Stilwell after a vehicle and a motorcycle were involved in a crash Tuesday evening, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. “The motorcyclist’s condition has been changed to stable,” said officer Mike Schroeder. “The right two lanes of westbound Central Ave will remain shut down until officers are […]
  
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• NMSU adds signees for 2016-17 track/cross country

  24-08-2016 01:53
  
  LAS CRUCES  – New Mexico State State cross country and track field has signed five more student-athletes for the 2016-17 season. The program signed seven student-athletes earlier in the year. “Our coaching staff did a great job identifying and recruiting athletes in areas where we wanted to increase our depth,” said assistant coach Joseph Rath. […]
  
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• Colorado-based VA executive accused of misusing work time

  24-08-2016 01:29
  
  DENVER — A government watchdog agency says a Denver-based VA executive misused official time over a four-year period because she couldn’t show she had worked for all or part of up to 14 days. In a report released Tuesday, the inspector general of the Veterans Affairs Department said the executive was also frequently late, sometimes […]
  
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• U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan’s Helmand province

  24-08-2016 01:18
  
  A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province Tuesday after his patrol triggered a roadside bomb. The blast also wounded another American and six Afghan soldiers. According to a statement released by the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, U.S. troops were accompanying their Afghan counterparts near the province’s capital, Lashkar Gah, when their […]
  
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