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• ABQ ranked among worst real estate markets

  30-08-2016 23:53
  
  Albuquerque is among the worst real estate markets in the country, according to a report released Tuesday by personal-finance website WalletHub. WalletHub compared 300 U.S. cities across 16 key metrics ranging from median home-price appreciation to job growth, unemployment and foreclosure rates. Albuquerque was No. 265, just behind North Las Vegas, Nev., and ahead of […]
  
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• Updated: Baylor receiver Zamora suspended 3 games for beating dog

  30-08-2016 23:52
  
  WACO, Texas — Baylor sophomore receiver Ishmael Zamora has been suspended for the first three games of the season after a video surfaced of him beating his dog with a belt this summer. Zamora apologized for his actions, saying he was sorry that he took out his frustrations on his dog. “This incident will never, […]
  
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• Believed python perplexing Maine city actually an anaconda

  30-08-2016 23:42
  
  WESTBROOK, Maine — Wessie P. Thon might actually be Wessie A. Conda. A Texas scientist who ran tests on a large snake skin found in the Maine city of Westbrook says Tuesday they came back as “100 percent from anaconda.” A big snake caused a stir here when it was seen this summer eating a […]
  
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• Woman pleads guilty in Phoenix daycare death of a young girl

  30-08-2016 23:34
  
  PHOENIX — A woman who helped run an unlicensed home daycare facility in Phoenix has pleaded guilty in the 2012 death of a 2-year-old girl. Maricopa County Superior Court officials say 31-year-old Allison Ann Clement pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and three counts of attempted child abuse. Clement and co-defendant Ryan Allen Reed were […]
  
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• Updated: Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater has ‘significant’ knee injury

  30-08-2016 23:27
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered a “significant” knee injury in practice Tuesday and the team was awaiting tests to determine how long he might be out. Coach Mike Zimmer confirmed the injury a few hours after an ambulance took Bridgewater from the practice field to a nearby hospital. There is […]
  
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• In Freddie Gray’s neighborhood, there are signs things are getting better

  30-08-2016 23:23
  
  On a recent Saturday afternoon, Erica Day set up a card table on the sidewalk in front of her rowhouse in West Baltimore, brought out a half-bushel of steamed crabs and invited some neighbors to join her. Day’s house had been purchased by her great-grandmother when the neighborhood, known as Sandtown-Winchester, was bustling with black-owned […]
  
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• Crossbow suspect alleged to have killed mother, brothers

  30-08-2016 23:23
  
  TORONTO — A man who allegedly used a crossbow in a triple homicide in Toronto last week killed his mother and two brothers, according to police. A judge lifted a publication ban on the identities of the victims Tuesday and court records show the people killed in last Thursday’s attack were Susan Ryan, 66, Alexander […]
  
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• Updated: SpaceX gets taker for 1st flight of recycled rocket

  30-08-2016 22:20
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has a taker for the first flight of one of its recycled rockets. The Luxembourg-based company SES — a longtime SpaceX launch customer — said Tuesday it will send its next communications satellite up on a previously flown Falcon rocket. It will be the first true reuse of a rocket […]
  
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• Chris Brown rants against police surrounding his house after woman calls 911

  30-08-2016 22:20
  
  Police showed up at musician Chris Brown’s Los Angeles home Tuesday morning, responding to a call by a woman who said she needed help, the Associated Press reported. “Detectives are trying to make contact with Mr. Brown” and want to talk with the woman and any witnesses, Los Angeles Police Lt. Chris Ramirez told reporters […]
  
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• Updated: US to decide on protections for 9 species

  30-08-2016 22:19
  
  A legal settlement filed Tuesday requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide on Endangered Species Act protections for nine species under deadlines: –Alligator snapping turtle Historic range: Mississippi River watershed, from Georgia and northwestern Florida to eastern Texas, and as far north as southeast Kansas, southeast Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. Common in all […]
  
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• Updated: LePage: Reports of my political demise ‘greatly exaggerated’

  30-08-2016 22:06
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine — Amid political pressure and calls for his resignation, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that he wants to make amends with the Democratic legislator he targeted in an obscene voicemail message, but he tweeted that any reports of his “political demise are greatly exaggerated.” Speaking on WVOM-FM radio, LePage apologized for his […]
  
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• How the EU’s ruling on Apple explains why Brexit happened

  30-08-2016 22:06
  
  On Tuesday morning, the governing body of the European Union ruled that one of its members, Ireland, had broken its rules by allowing U.S.-based Apple to pay a tax rate of 1 percent – and sometimes as little as .0005 percent. Ireland’s regular tax rate is 12.5 percent, and the EU’s rules state that members […]
  
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• Canteen debuts first off-site taproom

  30-08-2016 19:54
  
  Brewery settles into location near Tramway and I-40
  
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• Updated: Vladimir Putin not THAT Vladimir Putin nabbed in Florida

  30-08-2016 19:29
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Vladimir Putin has been arrested at a Florida supermarket. No, not THAT Vladimir Putin. Police in West Palm Beach say a 48-year-old man who shares the name of the Russian president was arrested at a Publix supermarket in the city’s downtown on Aug. 21. Police say Putin was screaming at […]
  
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• Updated: Sheriff pleads no contest in shooting he called an accident

  30-08-2016 19:28
  
  ATLANTA — An Atlanta-area sheriff who says he accidentally shot and injured a woman while they were practicing police tactics inside an empty model home pleaded no contest to a reckless-conduct charge Tuesday. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill entered the plea under the state’s first-offender statute and was ordered to serve 12 months on probation […]
  
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• 911 calls: ‘Gunshots going like crazy’ in Pulse nightclub

  30-08-2016 19:28
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — A neighbor of the Florida nightclub where a mass shooting left 49 people dead told a 911 dispatcher that panicked patrons were banging on his door for shelter and hiding behind his car. The report was one of numerous 911 calls from the Pulse nightclub shooting in June released by the Orange […]
  
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• Blood evidence described in 1993 Houston-area slaying

  30-08-2016 19:11
  
  HOUSTON — A judge heard details of blood evidence and determined there’s probable cause to charge a drifter from Mexico with the 1993 slaying of a retired Houston-area teacher. Alfredo Ramirez-Rosas appeared in court Tuesday in Houston. Ramirez-Rosas was extradited last week on a capital murder warrant in the death of 82-year-old Mildred Stallones of […]
  
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• Updated: Insurgent groups ‘increasingly turning’ to remote-controlled weaponry, Army says

  30-08-2016 18:41
  
  As conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Libya continue, battlefields in the region have turned into technological incubators for groups looking to find new and improved ways to kill one another. While homemade munitions and Mad Max-style modifications to civilian equipment have been a staple of 21st-century warfare, a new Army report released last week by […]
  
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• Updated: Good boy! Dogs know what you’re saying, study suggests

  30-08-2016 18:41
  
  BERLIN — Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: Man’s best friend really does understand some of what we’re saying. Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their trainer speaking to determine which parts of the brain they were using. They found that […]
  
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• Intoxicated in the air: drunk pilots make news but are rare

  30-08-2016 18:34
  
  NEW YORK — Every few months, a pilot somewhere in the world is stopped before a jet takes off because of suspicion of drunkenness. It makes headlines and gives nervous travelers another reason to avoid flying. Despite their notoriety, such cases are extremely rare. Each day, there are 90,000 flights around the world, carrying more […]
  
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• Updated: North Carolina beaches thin out ahead of tropical weather

  30-08-2016 18:33
  
  RODANTHE, N.C. — Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas. Elsewhere, a powerful hurricane threatened to pass “dangerously close” to Hawaii and another tropical depression churned in Gulf of Mexico waters […]
  
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• Being my husband’s caregiver as he was dying was the best seven months of my life

  30-08-2016 18:33
  
  Ten years ago this month, my world as I knew it ended. My husband of 19 years, the father of my two sons, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Over the course of seven months, Bill went from beating me silly on the tennis court to needing my help to go to the bathroom and bathe. […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Major Hurricane Madeline tracking toward Hawaii

  30-08-2016 17:48
  
  RODANTHE, N.C. — The Latest on tropical weather systems (all times local): 5:15 a.m. HST The Central Pacific Hurricane Center says a hurricane watch is in effect for the Big Island of Hawaii, warning major Hurricane Madeline could pass “dangerously close.” At 5 a.m. HST (11 a.m. EDT) Tuesday, Madeline was a powerful Category 3 […]
  
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• Updated: Texas two-step? Perry to appear on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

  30-08-2016 17:47
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Rick Perry is Texas’ longest-serving governor and a two-time unsuccessful presidential candidate. But can he two-step in his signature cowboy boots? America is about to find out. Perry tweeted Tuesday that he will appear on season 23 of “Dancing with the Stars” to help veterans, though he didn’t elaborate on how. Perry […]
  
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• Updated: State funeral in Amatrice to honor 37 quake victims

  30-08-2016 17:47
  
  AMATRICE, Italy — Construction crews worked through the night to build a tent complex to host an Italian state funeral Tuesday in quake-devastated Amatrice after outraged residents rejected the government’s plan to hold the service in a distant airport hangar. The evening Mass for 37 of the 292 people killed is the second state funeral […]
  
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• Updated: IOC may consider suspension of Kenya’s Olympic body

  30-08-2016 17:47
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC says it may be forced to consider sanctions against Kenya after its national Olympic committee was disbanded. The International Olympic Committee says it is “extremely concerned” by the situation in Kenya, where three senior officials were arrested for alleged abuse of office during the Rio de Janeiro Games. The IOC […]
  
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• FBI to soon release documents related to Clinton email probe

  30-08-2016 17:47
  
  WASHINGTON — The FBI is expected to release documents soon related to its investigation into Hillary Clinton and her use of a private email server. A law enforcement official said Tuesday that documents in the case would be made public as the FBI responds to Freedom of Information Act requests. It wasn’t immediately clear when […]
  
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• Updated: AP documents 72 mass graves in territory freed of IS

  30-08-2016 16:21
  
  HARDAN, Iraq — Peering through binoculars, the young man watched as Islamic State extremists gunned down the handcuffed men and then buried them with a waiting bulldozer. For six days he watched as IS filled one grave after another with his friends and neighbors. The five graves arranged at the foot of Sinjar mountain hold […]
  
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• Apple owes $14.5 billion in back taxes, European authorities say

  30-08-2016 16:21
  
  European authorities ruled on Tuesday that Apple struck a sweetheart deal with Ireland that allowed the tech giant to underpay its taxes by more than $14.5 billion over more than a 10-year period. Apple runs its European operations from Ireland, which has a 12.5 percent corporate tax rate. But its agreement with the Irish government […]
  
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• Trump said he could put several blue states in play. It’s clear he can’t.

  30-08-2016 16:20
  
  For months, Donald Trump and members of his political team promised to put reliably Democratic states like New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Oregon into play. But now, with only two months until Election Day, it’s clear that those promises were empty boasts. The presidential electoral map shows Trump losing key swing states and even […]
  
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• Former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner leaves jail Friday after serving half his sexual assault sentence

  30-08-2016 16:20
  
  On Friday, Brock Turner, the Stanford swimmer who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious classmate when he was 20 years old, is scheduled to be released from jail. On that day, he’ll have spent three months in a cell – only half of his already controversial 6-month sentence. This isn’t a surprise. Ever since […]
  
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• An Arizona school banned her Black Lives Matter T-shirt. So she boycotted her school.

  30-08-2016 16:20
  
  It was picture day, and so like most high school students, Mariah Havard wanted to pick an outfit that said something – something about her summer, or who she would be in the year to come. Something that would make her face, in a sea of yearbook faces, stand out. She pulled on green pants […]
  
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• Will GOP defectors stay defected?

  30-08-2016 08:02
  
  WASHINGTON–Not since Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign has there been such widespread public ...
  
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• Varying exercise routines offers best way to see improvements

  30-08-2016 08:02
  
  If you had a choice, would you exercise really hard for one minute or moderately for 45 minutes? Pressed for time ...
  
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• Jellyfish don’t like vinegar — or limes after stinging

  30-08-2016 08:02
  
  Q. On the beach at Zihuatanejo, Mexico, I was standing in the warm water with my snorkel looking underwater when a clear jellyfish ...
  
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• Editorial: State Dept. should cough up all Clinton calendars

  30-08-2016 08:02
  
  If Hillary Clinton has nothing to hide about her interactions with people seeking access to her when ...
  
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• Clintons’ ethical fires have cast a pall for decades

  30-08-2016 08:02
  
  The prize quote of this incendiary political year may go to Hillary Clinton. In respon ...
  
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• Court denies asylum to 28 detained Latin American mothers

  30-08-2016 04:39
  
  PHILADELPHIA — A legal ruling that would send 28 detained immigrant mothers and their children back to Latin America despite their claims they would be persecuted upon return was upheld on Monday by a federal appeals court. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied asylum to the women from […]
  
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• League honors Lobo soccer player

  30-08-2016 04:32
  
  UNM sophomore soccer player Aaron Herrera has been named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week. Herrera anchored a defense that nearly shut out ranked opponents Indiana and Notre Dame at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Invitational. He was named to the all-tournament team. New Mexico hosts its home opener on Friday against CSU Northridge at […]
  
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• Hoax call results in five-hour police standoff in East Texas

  30-08-2016 04:31
  
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas — Authorities are investigating what might have been a hoax call in which someone reported being held hostage inside an East Texas home, resulting in a nearly five-hour police standoff. The Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2bRRAYp ) police received a 911 call at 1:44 p.m. Monday from a person claiming they […]
  
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• ENMU’s Cass an All-American

  30-08-2016 04:26
  
  PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico junior running back Kamal Cass has been named second team HeroSports.com Preseason All-American. Cass also was a preseason All-America choice from FootballGamePlan.com and a 2015 First Team Don Hansen All-America selection. Last season, the Clovis grad rushed for a team-record 22 touchdowns and led the Lone Star Conference with 1,514 […]
  
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• Sports Speak Up! Kaepernick, Davie and the Topes

  30-08-2016 04:25
  
  IF COLIN KAEPERNICK refuses to stand for the national anthem, then there’s really only two places he can play.    Preferably, send him to Canada to play in the CFL or to Dallas who can sign him as a back-up QB now that Romo is injured. — JC PLEASE REMEMBER when commenting on Colin K, that […]
  
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• Man shot and killed friend in self-defense, police say

  30-08-2016 03:43
  
  An Albuquerque man shot and killed an acquaintance in self defense after the acquaintance had beaten him unconscious early Saturday morning, according to Albuquerque police. Officers say Tony Fuentes, 42, had been staying with his friend, 41-year-old Cruz Kawulok, for about a month at a home on the 10900 block of Claremont NE. Kawulok told […]
  
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• Updated: Bullhead City man arrested, accused of trying to injure baby

  30-08-2016 01:47
  
  BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — Authorities in northwestern Arizona say a man has been arrested and accused of trying to injure his 2-week-old daughter. Bullhead City police say 29-year-old Jeremy William Cowan is being booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer. Police were notified that Cowan’s child was […]
  
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• Bullhead City man arrested, accused of trying to injure baby

  30-08-2016 01:47
  
  BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — Authorities in northwestern Arizona say a man has been arrested and accused of the attempted murder of his 2-week-old daughter. Bullhead City police say 29-year-old Jeremy William Cowan is being booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer. Police were notified that Cowan’s child […]
  
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• As its proxies advance in Syria, Turkey warns Kurds to pull back

  30-08-2016 01:47
  
  GAZIANTEP, Turkey – Syrian rebels, backed by Turkey and the United States, pushed deeper toward U.S.-backed Kurdish positions in northern Syria on Monday, as Turkey’s foreign minister warned the Kurds to “immediately” pull back east of the Euphrates River or face more assaults. The deepening animosities came a day after the Pentagon urged the American […]
  
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• Texas man gets probation for street racing death

  30-08-2016 01:30
  
  EL PASO, Texas — A West Texas man has been sentenced to five years of probation for his role in a 2008 crash during a street race that killed a passenger in his vehicle. The El Paso Times reports (http://bit.ly/2c3x4CH ) Alfonso Guadalupe Zamora had been indicted on manslaughter and aggravated assault charges. The 26-year-old […]
  
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• Updated: Race for Facebook data center raises tax-break questions

  30-08-2016 01:23
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The race between a small town on the Rio Grande in New Mexico and a Salt Lake City suburb to entice a new Facebook data center with millions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies is raising questions about public investments in a booming cloud-computing economy that typically brings few local […]
  
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• 11 ways to think about the Anthony Weiner-Huma Abedin split

  30-08-2016 01:23
  
  A meditation on Anthony Weiner, upon the third iteration of a sexting scandal involving the former Democratic New York congressman and mayoral candidate. 1. It’s a compulsion, isn’t it? It must be. You know the old saying: Sext a strange woman once, then shame on you. Sext another woman later, then shame on you again. […]
  
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• Trump is already trying to delegitimize a Clinton victory, which historians say might be unprecedented

  30-08-2016 00:28
  
  Politico reported Monday that Democrats are beginning to take Donald Trump’s efforts to delegitimize a Hillary Clinton victory in advance very seriously — they believe he’s preparing to “poison” a Clinton presidency by pushing the notion that the “election was stolen,” as part of a “Clinton delegitimization project.” This writer has made a similar case, […]
  
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