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• Muslims can wear headscarves for Alabama IDs. A Christian woman sues so she can, too.

  31-08-2016 23:53
  
  When Yvonne Allen went to renew her driver’s license, she wasn’t expecting to discuss the Bible. But she soon found herself trying to defend her Christian beliefs. Allen takes literally the words of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament: “If a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut […]
  
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• US court upholds ban on gun sales to marijuana card holders

  31-08-2016 23:39
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court’s jurisdiction, including California, Washington and […]
  
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• The Latest: High court: Legal marijuana measure on ballot

  31-08-2016 23:39
  
  PHOENIX — The Latest legal challenges to an Arizona voter initiative legalizing recreational marijuana (All times local): 2:25 p.m. A voter initiative legalizing recreational marijuana will be on the November ballot after the Arizona Supreme Court rejected a final legal challenge. The high court on Wednesday turned away a lawsuit from a group called Arizonans […]
  
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• ‘Racists Anonymous’: The first step is admitting you have a problem

  31-08-2016 23:38
  
  As tensions grow amid police shootings of young black men and a presidential campaign rife with allegations of racism, many people are calling for a more honest conversation about race in America. One pastor in Sunnyvale, Calif. is offering a venue to get people talking: Racists Anonymous. With the familiar backdrop of a 12-step program […]
  
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• TV personalities plea guilty after baby’s positive drug test

  31-08-2016 22:39
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Two Tucson TV personalities have pleaded guilty to a felony count of endangerment after their baby’s body was found to have cocaine. Krystin Lisaius and husband Somchai Lisaius filed the plea during on Wednesday morning. They face up to two years in prison or probation and the child abuse and drug charges […]
  
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• Some changes to marijuana initiative ballot language ordered

  31-08-2016 22:39
  
  PHOENIX — A Maricopa County judge has ordered one change to the ballot description for a voter initiative legalizing recreational marijuana but rejected other revisions sought by the backers. Judge James Blomo on Wednesday ordered Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan to make the changes to language voters will see when Proposition 205 is on […]
  
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• Updated: Obama to open conservation tour in Lake Tahoe and Hawaii

  31-08-2016 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is opening a two-day environmental tour aimed at showcasing conservation efforts before traveling to Asia, where climate change is high on the agenda for his final trip to the region. In Nevada on Wednesday, Obama plans to visit Lake Tahoe and speak at a summit dedicated to the iconic lake’s […]
  
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• Updated: GenForward Poll: Young black adults less trusting of police

  31-08-2016 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Young Americans are about equally likely to say they’ve had an encounter with police, but young black adults are much more likely than whites to say they’ve been arrested, harassed or know someone who has been, a new GenForward poll said Wednesday. Twenty-eight percent of blacks say they have been arrested after encounters […]
  
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• Updated: Report: Texas should reduce campus transients after slaying

  31-08-2016 22:14
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — State law enforcement officials recommended Wednesday that the University of Texas beef up police and security guard presence while working to allow fewer homeless people on campus after the slaying of a first-year dance major shook up the school. The Texas Department of Public Safety also urged the university to improve outdoor […]
  
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• Online poll: How many games will UNM football win this season?

  31-08-2016 21:04
  
    UNM football coach Bob Davie has expressed optimism about the state of his program heading into Thursday’s season opener at home against South Dakota. That’s more optimism than the general consensus — UNM was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. But what do readers think? Will this […]
  
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• Breaking: Officer: Molotov cocktail left in Downtown street, roads closed

  31-08-2016 19:45
  
  Albuquerque police have closed several Downtown roads after someone reportedly lit a Molotov cocktail in the street near the 2nd District Courthouse at 4th and Lomas NW Wednesday morning, an officer at the scene said. The officer said a suspect is in a building a block south at 4th and Roma NW. Police haven’t provided […]
  
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• Breaking: APD: Item left in Downtown street was water bottle, not Molotov cocktail

  31-08-2016 19:45
  
  A water bottle left on a smoking manhole cover in the middle of the street near Second Judicial District Court caused about a half hour of panic when witnesses believed it was a Molotov cocktail, according to police. Albuquerque police spokesman Tanner Tixier said it was a false alarm. He said Albuquerque’s water authority was […]
  
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• Police searching for armed suspect at Georgia university

  31-08-2016 19:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ga. — Columbus State University police say they’re searching the Georgia campus after a report of an armed suspect in a student residence hall. Columbus State said in a statement that campus police Wednesday afternoon were searching for a man described as being 17 to 19 years old, wearing dark clothes and a stocking […]
  
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• Updated: August 2016 ties August 1914 as wettest in Texas

  31-08-2016 19:40
  
  HOUSTON — Persistent rain in portions of Texas has made August 2016 the wettest August in more than a century and equal to the rainiest ever, according to preliminary figures released Wednesday by the State Climatologist office at Texas A&M University. Texas received an average 5.69 inches of rain statewide. That’s the same amount as […]
  
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• August 2016 ties August 1914 as wettest in Texas

  31-08-2016 19:40
  
  HOUSTON — Persistent rain in Texas has made August 2016 the wettest August in more than a century and equal to the rainiest August ever. Preliminary figures from the State Climatologist office at Texas A&M University show Texas received an average 5.69 inches of rain statewide. That’s the same amount measured in 1914, the present […]
  
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• Updated: Gun advocates speak out against Virginia’s carry ban

  31-08-2016 19:31
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — Gun rights advocates blasted Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s move to ban concealed handguns in state-owned office buildings Wednesday, saying the governor’s actions jeopardize public safety. “Gun-free zones are a magnet to people who want to do harm; they are a magnet to terrorists,” said Vicki Lindsey from Chesterfield, echoing similar comments made by […]
  
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• What if Massachusetts ditched Eastern Standard Time?

  31-08-2016 19:26
  
  Buried deep at the bottom – section 136 – of Massachusetts state legislature Bill H.4569 are two paragraphs that could make the Bay State travel in time. The legislature has agreed to explore switching time zones, moving from Eastern Standard Time to Atlantic Standard Time – an hour ahead of the rest of the East […]
  
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• Updated: iRobot CEO says vacuum cleaners clear path to robot future

  31-08-2016 18:38
  
  BEDFORD, Mass. — The clash this year over the future of iRobot pitted visionary robotics against the retail success of the company’s Roombas, the circular-shaped domestic helpers that have cleaned millions of living rooms around the world. Colin Angle said he never imagined when he co-founded the company 26 years ago that it would change […]
  
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• Updated: Facebook changes to Trending Topics questioned after blunder

  31-08-2016 18:38
  
  MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook’s changes to its “Trending Topics” section are being questioned after it featured a false report about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. The story posted Saturday falsely claimed Kelly had been fired by Fox because she secretly supported Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Another topic trending was #McChicken, which took users […]
  
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• PRC to consider proposed PNM rate hike in late Sept.

  31-08-2016 18:36
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico regulators met Wednesday in Santa Fe and made plans to consider Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s proposed rate hike at a meeting in late September. Concerns raised by environmentalists over the value of the utility’s stake in an Arizona nuclear plant spurred a recommendation earlier this month that […]
  
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• Updated: Mexico president to deliver annual report on a troubled year

  31-08-2016 18:24
  
  MEXICO CITY — When President Enrique Pena Nieto delivers his annual report to congress, he’ll reflect on a year that has seen rising homicide rates, a sluggish economy and a midterm electoral rout of his party. His administration has also been stung by a string of scandals as well as reports of alleged torture and […]
  
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• A man allegedly was suffocated to death in the hospital. The suspect? His wife, a retired nurse.

  31-08-2016 18:24
  
  When Henry “Butch” Sochalski’s heart monitor started to sound, hospital personnel rushed into his room, where they said his wife, a former nurse, had been hovering for weeks – micromanaging Sochalski’s medications and hindering his doctors from doing their jobs. A nurse later told police that she had seen Jan Sochalski lying across her husband’s […]
  
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• National anti-doping bodies propose global reforms

  31-08-2016 16:07
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A coalition of national anti-doping bodies has proposed a rule that would prohibit officials of the IOC or other major sports bodies from holding a top role in anti-doping organizations. Leaders of 17 anti-doping associations met in Copenhagen to consider ways of fixing a “global anti-doping effort that has been deeply damaged.” […]
  
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• Updated: Some military vets tweet support for Kaepernick’s protest

  31-08-2016 16:06
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem is apparently winning support from some military veterans on Twitter. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback sparked controversy during the NFL’s preseason by sitting instead of standing during the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Kaepernick says he’s protesting what he describes as oppression of minorities in the United […]
  
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• Updated: A corny tribute: Red Sox slugger immortalized in corn maze

  31-08-2016 16:06
  
  STERLING, Mass. — Nothing quite measures up to the latest tribute to retiring Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. A corn maze dedicated to the player known as Big Papi was unveiled at a ceremony Tuesday in Sterling, Massachusetts. Ortiz had a message for his legions of fans at the unveiling: “I love corn.” The […]
  
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• Updated: Trove of baseball memorabilia, photographs going to auction

  31-08-2016 16:05
  
  NEW YORK — Nearly 500 baseball artifacts including a “Shoeless” Joe Jackson game bat and material from the Negro Leagues will be auctioned off by Christie’s this fall in New York. The items come from the National Pastime Museum, an online museum based on a private collection of baseball artifacts, photographs and memorabilia. Shoeless Joe’s […]
  
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• Ex-NFL player Rison pleads guilty to violating probation

  31-08-2016 16:05
  
  FLINT, Mich. — Former Michigan State University star and ex-NFL receiver Andre Rison has pleaded guilty to violating probation by failing to maintain child support payments and testing positive for marijuana. The Flint Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2cqBCaz ) that Rison appeared Tuesday in federal court in Flint, Michigan. A judge ordered Rison to continue probation. Prosecutors […]
  
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• Trash site zoning change recommended

  31-08-2016 08:05
  
  Opponents of the city's plan to build a garbage transfer station at Edith and Comanche NE have won a ...
  
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• Politics Notebook: Santa Fe attorney seeks to force vote on Garland

  31-08-2016 08:05
  
  U.S. Senate has refused to act on Obama's Supreme Court nominee
  
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• National pediatric group urges harsher stance on vaccines

  31-08-2016 08:05
  
  Some NM doctors hesitant about recommendation to drop non-vaccinated patients
  
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• Jury clears local MMA fighter on some counts

  31-08-2016 08:05
  
  A jury was unable reach an agreement as to whether a local MMA fighter raped his friend's girlfriend ...
  
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• Attorney named to lead Kirtland Partnership Committee

  31-08-2016 08:05
  
  Las Cruces native new exec director of effort to expand Air Force base
  
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• Topes Today, Aug. 31

  31-08-2016 06:49
  
  At Salt Lake (DH) 5:05 p.m.   Radio: 610 AM   Probable starters: Isotopes RHPs Christian Bergman (3-3, 3.66) and Eddie Butler (7-2, 4.64) vs. Bees RHPs Kyle Kendrick (6-3, 4.99) and Troy Scribner (3-2, 2.43) Tuesday: The Isotopes playoff hopes took a significant hit as they fell to the host Bees 3-2. The Albuquerque […]
  
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• Updated: Law takes effect scrapping cap on alcohol content for beer

  31-08-2016 06:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Craft brewers in Ohio now have the freedom to make boozier beers. A new state law takes effect Wednesday, scrapping caps on alcohol content for beer. Ohio is following the lead of other states in getting rid of its 12 percent cap that has been on the books since just after Prohibition. […]
  
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• Updated: Historic commercial flight from US to Cuba set to take off

  31-08-2016 06:08
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century is scheduled to fly from Fort Lauderdale to the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War. JetBlue Flight 387 was set to […]
  
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• Trump accepts invitation to Mexico

  31-08-2016 05:53
  
  Donald Trump will travel to Mexico City on Wednesday for a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, just hours before he delivers a high-stakes speech in Arizona to clarify his views on immigration policy. Peña Nieto last Friday invited both Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to visit Mexico, his office said in […]
  
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• Rio Rancho voters back school bond; 75 percent say yes to plan

  31-08-2016 05:46
  
  Rio Rancho Public Schools’ $60 million bond election received resounding support Tuesday, with 75 percent of voters backing the plan. Unofficial results show 2,544 in favor and 827 against the general obligation bond sale, which will fund technology infrastructure, security upgrades, real estate purchases and a new elementary school. Absentee ballots have not been counted, […]
  
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• Updated: Trump to make quick trip to Mexico before immigration speech

  31-08-2016 05:28
  
  EVERETT, Wash. — In a surprise move, Donald Trump will travel to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto, just hours before the Republican delivers a highly anticipated speech on immigration. Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday night to say he looks “very much forward” to meeting with the Mexican leader. Pena […]
  
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• APD arrests man wanted in four bank robberies, FBI says

  31-08-2016 05:13
  
  Albuquerque police officers have arrested a man suspected in four bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery in the past two weeks, according to a spokesman for the FBI. Frank Fisher said Christopher James Baum, 36, is charged in connection with the robberies of various banks around the city. “Baum is expected to have an […]
  
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• Updated: Singer arrested on suspicion of assault with deadly weapon

  31-08-2016 05:03
  
  LOS ANGELES — Police arrested singer Chris Brown on Tuesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called hours earlier from outside his Los Angeles home and said she needed help. The arrest followed an hours-long standoff and lengthy search of Brown’s home after police produced a search warrant. Baylee Curran […]
  
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• UNM football offices to be renovated at no cost to school

  31-08-2016 05:00
  
  Larry Chavez attended the very first game at University Stadium on Sept. 17, 1960. The next couple of years, he sold soft drinks in the stands. More than a half-century later, his love for the University of New Mexico and UNM football flows unabated. That’s why he’s undertaking a $350,000 project to remodel, renovate and […]
  
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• UNM lineman ready to show his versatility

  31-08-2016 04:57
  
  At 6-foot-1 and 311 pounds, Aaron Jenkins has “offensive guard” written all over him. But if his University of New Mexico coaches want him to play tackle, he’ll just rewrite himself. He’s done it before. “It’s not really a difference to me,” Jenkins, a redshirt sophomore from Dallas who has been moved from right guard […]
  
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• UNM cross-country women start season No. 1

  31-08-2016 03:33
  
  The University of New Mexico women’s cross country team opened as the top-ranked team in the nation in the preseason U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday.  The defending NCAA team championships, the Lobo women earned nine of a possible 12 first-place votes to extend their streak as […]
  
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• Updated: Yellowstone south entrance reopens after wildfire closure

  31-08-2016 01:42
  
  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The south entrance to Yellowstone National Park reopened Tuesday after being closed for more than a week because of a wildfire in neighboring Grand Teton National Park. “There’s probably been a lot of people putting off a visit due to the inconvenience of the extended drive,” Yellowstone fire spokesman Bill […]
  
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• Border Patrol seizes marijuana load in Bootheel

  31-08-2016 01:42
  
  U.S. Border Patrol said Tuesday that agents recently seized nearly 400 pounds of marijuana in New Mexico’s remote Bootheel region. Border Patrol agents detected several subjects carrying large backpacks, headed northeast through a notorious drug-smuggling route in the mountainous region south of Lordsburg, the agency said in a statement. Tracking footprints, agents eventually caught up with four men “hiding […]
  
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• Updated: Determined to chase dream, Tebow shows power in MLB workout

  31-08-2016 01:27
  
  LOS ANGELES — Tim Tebow crushed a batting-practice fastball with a confident left-handed swing, sending it into the trees next to the scoreboard beyond right field. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback only paused an instant to appreciate his shot, and then he went right back to work on the unlikely next chapter in his unique athletic […]
  
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• Updated: Steve Johnson rallies for 5-set win at US Open

  31-08-2016 01:26
  
  NEW YORK — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): 9:15 p.m. American Steve Johnson rallied from down two sets and a break to move on to the second round at the U.S. Open. The 19th-seeded Johnson outlasted Evgeny Donskoy 4-6, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-3 in 3 hours, 13 minutes. Donskoy, ranked […]
  
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• Updated: In another Tomic outburst, lewd comments to fan

  31-08-2016 01:26
  
  NEW YORK — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): 7:55 p.m. In the latest outburst by Bernard Tomic, the Australian muttered at a heckler during his U.S. Open match that he was going to perform a lewd act on that person. Tomic said after his first-round loss Tuesday that he apologized to […]
  
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• Updated: 2009 champ del Potro wins in return to US Open

  31-08-2016 01:26
  
  NEW YORK — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): ___ 7:10 p.m. Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 champ, has won his opening match in his first U.S. Open since 2013. Del Potro beat fellow Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday after missing the tournament the last two years […]
  
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• Oklahoma woman accused of killing daughter with crucifix

  31-08-2016 00:29
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma woman accused of killing her daughter by forcing a crucifix down her throat told police she believed the 33-year-old woman had been possessed by the devil. KFOR-TV reports that police went to the suspect’s Oklahoma City home Saturday afternoon and found Geneva Gomez dead on the ground with a crucifix […]
  
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