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• Edgewood native Anderson competes in Motocross of Nations

  23-09-2016 23:38
  
  A little more than three months ago, Edgewood native Jason Anderson was enjoying a successful season in the Lucas Oil Motocross Series 450cc class when his world was turned upside down. Days after finishing second in the High Point National event in Mount Morris, Pa., on June 18, Anderson took a bone-crushing header during a […]
  
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• Flix Brewhouse nears completion

  23-09-2016 23:36
  
  Flix Brewhouse has a mostly-finished building, upcoming hiring fairs and a head brewer — but no opening date quite yet. The Round Rock, Texas-based cinema-eatery chain is nearing completion on its new multiplex/brewery/restaurant in Northwest Albuquerque, a $6 million project that will anchor the new Village @ La Orilla development on Coors just north of […]
  
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• Breaking: APD: I-40 reopened, subject in custody

  23-09-2016 23:00
  
  All westbound lanes of Interstate 40 have reopened after a man caused several crashes by attempting to run into traffic Friday afternoon, according to the Albuquerque Police Department. Police said the man was taken into custody. They didn’t identify the man or say what he might be charged with. “Numerous accidents (have happened) as a result […]
  
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• Jury now deliberating in Romero cop-killer trial

  23-09-2016 21:36
  
  Prosecutors said Andrew Romero is a callous cop killer. His defense team said he’s a junkie and a robber but the state didn’t prove he is a murderer. A jury will decide. Closing arguments were held Friday morning in the trial against Romero, who is charged with first-degree murder and lesser offenses in Rio Rancho […]
  
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• Updated: SpaceX: Accident points to breach in rocket’s helium system

  23-09-2016 21:19
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX said Friday that evidence points to a large breach in the rocket’s helium system during a routine prelaunch test that turned into a devastating fireball three weeks ago. The Falcon rocket and a satellite were destroyed in the Sept. 1 explosion, which occurred on the pad two days before the […]
  
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• Updated: In Yahoo breach, hackers may seek intelligence, not riches

  23-09-2016 21:19
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — If a foreign government is behind the massive computer attack that compromised a half billion user accounts at Yahoo, as the company says, the breach could be part of a long-term strategy that’s aimed at gathering intelligence rather than getting rich. Yahoo says the breach involved users’ email addresses, passwords and other […]
  
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• Breaking: UNM President Frank won’t seek new term

  23-09-2016 21:00
  
  University of New Mexico President Bob Frank announced today that he will not seek to renew his contract when it expires next May. “By announcing my decision now, we can gear up to move vigorously ahead to finish what we’ve started,” Frank said in a statement to the Journal. “It will allow for a thoughtful, […]
  
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• Roswell approves deal to lease strip for drag races

  23-09-2016 19:53
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — Drag races will continue in Roswell as the city has agreed to lease an airstrip to a local hot rod group for less than what it would charge other groups. The Roswell Daily Record reports (http://bit.ly/2d6dW8J ) that the Legal Committee unanimously agreed Monday to lease the runway at the Roswell International […]
  
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• First officer who confronted Boyd testifies

  23-09-2016 19:42
  
  One of the two open space officers who initially confronted James Boyd for camping illegally on Marc ...
  
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• Judge excused in Michelle Martens case

  23-09-2016 19:29
  
  The three cases involving the death of 10-year-old Victoria Martens have been reassigned to state District Judge Benjamin Chavez. Judge Brett Loveless initially was assigned to preside over the joined cases against Michelle Martens, Fabian Gonzales and Jessica Kelley, who each are facing multiple charges in connection to the rape and killing of the girl. […]
  
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• NM governor announces new goal on higher-education degrees, credentials

  23-09-2016 19:14
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez says she wants 66 percent of working-age New Mexicans to have a degree or post-high-school credential of some kind by 2030 — a challenge she called the “Route to 66.” She outlined the goal on Friday during a speech to regents, faculty, students and others who gathered in Albuquerque for a statewide […]
  
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• How could sexism hurt Clinton in debates? These female high school debaters know.

  23-09-2016 19:09
  
  Sixteen-year-old Belen Mella spent hours prepping for the local high school debate tournament in Miami Beach, researching the topics and practicing speeches under her breath on her morning commute to school. She knew that she was a young debater and that she needed to speak with more poise and confidence. She was prepared to receive […]
  
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• Taking aim at Trump, Obama says even a third-grader knows slavery ‘wasn’t good for black people’

  23-09-2016 18:34
  
  President Barack Obama took direct aim at GOP nominee Donald Trump’s assertion that conditions for African Americans now are worse than they have been at any time in U.S. history, saying in an interview aired Friday that even young children know better than that. “You know, I think even most 8-year-olds’ll tell you that whole […]
  
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• Former presidents Clinton and Bush will join Obama at dedication of African American Museum

  23-09-2016 18:34
  
  WASHINGTON – Former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will join President Barack Obama and 7,000 special guests at the formal dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Saturday morning, according to Smithsonian officials. The officials said that Hillary Clinton was invited as a former first lady, but not […]
  
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• Report: Germany hacked Afghan firm to help free aid worker

  23-09-2016 18:30
  
  BERLIN — German weekly Der Spiegel reports that the country’s army hacked a mobile phone company in Afghanistan to help free a kidnapped aid worker. A spokesman for the German Defense Ministry declined to confirm the report Friday citing security reasons. Der Spiegel reports that the German army’s computer network operations unit, or CNO, conducted […]
  
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• FBI is ‘continuing to gather facts’ about alleged incident involving Pitt, his children

  23-09-2016 18:28
  
  As murky rumors continue to swirl around the sudden split of Hollywood A-listers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the FBI has confirmed that it is gathering information surrounding an alleged incident involving Pitt and his children aboard a private plane Sept. 14 — the day before the couple officially separated. “The FBI is continuing to […]
  
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• Memo: There’s no such thing as ‘the media’

  23-09-2016 18:21
  
  To: Everyone From: Paul Farhi Subject: “The media.” Folks, I know a lot of you don’t like the people who work in my chosen profession, the news business. I’m aware you think we’re lazy and unfair (yes, I got your emails and tweets on this topic – a few thousand of them). Of course, I […]
  
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• Updated: The tale of the tape: when should police videos be released?

  23-09-2016 16:24
  
  ATLANTA — Two police shootings, both recorded by police. In one city, the police recordings were released almost immediately and protests remained calm. In the other, the chief has so far refused to provide the videos to the public and violent protests have wrought destruction in the heart of the city. Two different outcomes that […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Many workers return to downtown Charlotte

  23-09-2016 16:24
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Latest on unrest in Charlotte following the shooting of a black man by police (all times local): 9:30 a.m. Two major employers in downtown Charlotte have their employees back at work after protests were more peaceful in the wake of the shooting of a man by a city police officer. Both […]
  
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• Updated: Praise, prior shootings in Ohio officer’s file

  23-09-2016 16:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus police officer who fatally shot a 13-year-old black boy during an armed robbery investigation once helped save the life of another black boy the same age, police records show. He has also been involved in other shootings, including another fatality, in which he was cleared of wrongdoing. Officer Bryan Mason, […]
  
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• Updated: Al Capone letter written in prison shows mobster’s soft side

  23-09-2016 16:24
  
  BOSTON — Did notorious gangster Al Capone have a soft spot? An intimate letter he penned from prison suggests the ruthless racketeer could handle tenderness almost as skillfully as his Tommy Gun. The three-page letter — which is being auctioned off next week — is addressed to Capone’s son, Albert “Sonny” Capone. The mobster signed […]
  
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• FBI told of ‘a child welfare incident’ involving Brad Pitt, source says

  23-09-2016 08:48
  
  LOS ANGELES — The FBI was informed of “a child welfare” incident involving actor Brad Pitt on an international plane flight last week, according to a law enforcement source who was not authorized to discuss the matter. The allegation involved unruly behavior by Pitt while airborne with his child present, the source said Thursday, but […]
  
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• Updated: New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion

  23-09-2016 08:40
  
  ATLANTA — With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with potential for confusion come Election Day. Voting rules vary widely by state and sometimes by county, meaning some Americans can register the same day they vote, while […]
  
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• Updated: Charlotte stays largely peaceful during 3rd night of protest

  23-09-2016 08:39
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A third night of protests over a fatal police shooting in Charlotte gave way to quiet streets early Friday after the city’s mayor enacted a curfew and rifle-toting members of the National Guard arrived to guard the city’s business district. The largely peaceful Thursday night demonstrations called on police to release video […]
  
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• Updated: Charlotte curfew ends after largely peaceful protest night

  23-09-2016 08:39
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A third night of protests over a fatal police shooting in Charlotte gave way to quiet streets as a curfew enacted by the city’s mayor ended early Friday. The largely peaceful Thursday night demonstrations in the city’s business district, watched over by rifle-toting members of the National Guard, called on police to […]
  
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• Send in the clown complaints: Spate of reports raises alarm

  23-09-2016 08:39
  
  PITTSBURGH — Police are encouraging caution amid a rash of public complaints and social media reports in a number of states of people dressed like clowns and acting suspiciously, even if they think many are knucklehead pranksters or simply bogus. Real clowns are just plain miffed. Authorities in Greenville, South Carolina, were among the first […]
  
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• World stage: ¡Globalquerque! brings music from around the planet to ABQ

  23-09-2016 08:07
  
  Temperate weather. The smell of roasting green chile. It can only mean one thing – it's time for ¡Globalquerque!
  
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• Rugs of the world: Tabriz

  23-09-2016 08:00
  
  Persia (or Iran) has long been the center for weaving innovation in the middle east. A huge variety of rug types, qualities and traditions come from this diverse country. Among the most famous and highest-quality Persian rugs are Tabriz. Tabriz is a major city in the Northwestern Azerbaijan region of Iran, very close to the […]
  
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• Updated: Smithsonian museum also tells story of black cuisine

  23-09-2016 07:58
  
  WASHINGTON — Jerome Grant grew up in Fort Washington, Maryland, but also visited his stepfather’s family in Hampton, Virginia, and spent summers with his Jamaican grandmother in Philadelphia. Those experiences helped shape the palate of the executive chef of the Sweet Home Cafe, part of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum for African-American History and Culture, […]
  
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• Key lawmakers accuse Russia of campaign to disrupt U.S. election

  23-09-2016 07:57
  
  WASHINGTON – Two senior Democratic lawmakers with access to classified intelligence on Thursday accused Russia of “making a serious and concerted effort to influence the U.S. election,” a charge that appeared aimed at putting pressure on President Barack Obama’s administration to confront Moscow. The jointly issued statement from Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Adam Schiff […]
  
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• Updated: Rudolfo Anaya honored for ‘pioneering stories’

  23-09-2016 07:45
  
  President Obama presents National Humanities Award to New Mexico author
  
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• Above-average rain eases moderate drought

  23-09-2016 07:45
  
  Last month was the eighth-wettest August in the history of New Mexico
  
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• Updated: Scholars who studied liars, put pants on rats win Ig Nobels

  23-09-2016 05:58
  
  BOSTON — A Swede who wrote a trilogy about collecting bugs, an Egyptian doctor who put pants on rats to study their sex lives and a British researcher who lived like an animal have been named winners of the Ig Nobels, the annual spoof prizes for quirky scientific achievement. The winners were honored — or […]
  
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• Lightning strike knocks out power to 900-plus in Rio Rancho

  23-09-2016 04:10
  
  A lightning strike has left about 950 customers in Rio Rancho without electricity, PNM reports. The outage is along Southern Boulevard between Veranda and 60th, the utility said in a Twitter post. “Crews are on it,” the post reads.
  
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• ABQ Downs: Final weekend of racing has $1.25M in purses

  23-09-2016 03:38
  
  The New Mexico State Fair Futurity, first run in 1946, will help mark the end of the 2016 season at the Downs at Albuquerque. The $241,000, 400-yard sprint for 2-year-old New Mexico-bred quarter horses will be run Saturday night. It is part of a weekend program that will pay out $1.25 million in purse money. […]
  
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• Soccer: UNM women open league play Friday

  23-09-2016 03:36
  
  The New Mexico women’s soccer team begins Mountain West Conference play Friday at 7:30 p.m. against Colorado College at the UNM Soccer Complex. The Lobos (4-2-2) are riding a six-game unbeaten streak, their longest since 2012. Junior midfielder Claire Lynch has 12 career goals, tied for 10th best in UNM history. Colorado College (4-4-0) is […]
  
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• With players from all over, NMMI soars to No. 8 ranking

  23-09-2016 03:35
  
  Joe Fortchner, an Elkhorn, Neb., native and history major from the University of Kansas, found his way to Roswell in 2006. He’s been there ever since, happily married, coaching football at the New Mexico Military Institute. NMMI is 4-0 and ranked eighth among the country’s junior colleges as Fortchner works his fifth year as head […]
  
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• APD: Crash shuts down southbound Coors at Western Trail

  23-09-2016 03:05
  
  A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash with a vehicle at Coors and Western Trail NW Thursday evening, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officer Daren DeAguero said southbound Coors is closed while police investigate. “The motorcyclist was transported to University of New Mexico Hospital and is currently listed in […]
  
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• Updated: Charlotte police refuse to release shooting video; authorities ramp up law enforcement presence

  23-09-2016 01:38
  
  CHARLOTTE – As this city reels from a deadly police shooting that triggered violent demonstrations, the city’s police chief said Thursday that officials had no plans to release video of that encounter, despite calls from civic leaders for more transparency. Authorities, who are facing some of the most intense reactions seen in more than two […]
  
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• Updated: Beached boats, pink water as drought saps Great Salt Lake

  23-09-2016 01:38
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — On the southern shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, more than 100 boats are sitting high and dry in a parking lot, unable to sail the shallow, drought-stricken sea. North of the nearly empty marina, salt-loving bacteria thriving in the low water has turned the liquid pink. The massive lake, key […]
  
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• US, Russia continue to exchange charges amid effort to salvage truce

  23-09-2016 01:34
  
  UNITED NATIONS – Secretary of State John Kerry said late Thursday that there were “ideas” about how to salvage the latest collapsed cease-fire agreement in Syria, but no final agreement on what would “restore credibility” to the diplomatic process “where there is none.” After a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and representatives of […]
  
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• Updated: Chicago’s mayor details mentoring plans in crime speech

  23-09-2016 01:29
  
  CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel appealed to Chicago residents Thursday for help fighting the troubling rise in city violence, announcing $36 million in youth mentoring efforts, policing strategies and gun legislation as his plan to fight and prevent crime. He used the invitation-only speech to cap off announcements in recent days that the city will […]
  
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• Trump ratchets up law-and-order rhetoric amid his outreach to minorities

  23-09-2016 01:12
  
  PITTSBURGH – Donald Trump has amplified his focus this week on a strident nationalist and law-and-order message, emphasizing rhetoric that has fueled his popularity among white working-class voters but which also threatens to antagonize the centrists likely to decide the November election. In speeches and interviews in recent days, Trump has called for “American hands” […]
  
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• Police in U.S. seek ways to integrate refugees

  23-09-2016 00:59
  
  For years, Boise, Idaho, has welcomed large numbers of refugees from strife-torn countries, in the past year accepting twice as many Syrians as New York City and Los Angeles combined. And so Jodi Larson-Farrow of Boise’s Agency for New Americans holds a cultural orientation for about 30 new arrivals about every two weeks, and she […]
  
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• Clinton’s lead over Trump narrowing, 2 polls find

  23-09-2016 00:54
  
  Hillary Clinton holds a modest lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, according to two polls released Thursday, although the Republican nominee has gained ground since August, when he trailed by double digits. A Roanoke College poll found Clinton leading with 44 percent to Trump’s 37 percent among likely voters, while a Quinnipiac University poll found […]
  
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• Trump to debate moderators: Don’t even think about fact-checking me. My supporters are watching!

  23-09-2016 00:53
  
  This is a remarkable exchange from an interview with Donald Trump on Fox and Friends this morning: QUESTIONER: Lester Holt — should he be a moderator, and just ask questions, or should he be a fact checker, where he asks a question, and if somebody says something that he thinks is wrong, that he’s gonna […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton yukks it up ‘Between Two Ferns’

  23-09-2016 00:47
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton fielded oddball questions on power ties, pant suits and the Scott Baio vote on the online comedy program, “Between Two Ferns.” The interview with comedian Zack Galifianakis appeared on the Funny or Die website Thursday. Among Galifianakis’ questions was whether she ever watched Donald Trump and thought, “I should be more […]
  
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