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• Get Started: House OKs overtime delay bill, sends to Senate

  04-10-2016 21:15
  
  OVERTIME RULES The U.S. House has passed a bill that would delay the implementation of federal regulations extending the right to earn overtime pay to an estimated 4.2 million workers. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, sets June 1, 2017, as the effective date of the regulations, which are currently scheduled to take […]
  
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• Updated: French top court to rule on racial profiling for first time

  04-10-2016 19:35
  
  PARIS — A lawyer who claims French police carried out unjustified identity checks on 13 black and Arab men based only on their racial profiles asked the country’s highest court Tuesday to “make history” and rule for the first time that officers acted illegally. Activist groups hope the much-awaited decision will end what they call […]
  
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• A tale of two Syrias, told by drones

  04-10-2016 19:35
  
  Last week, two videos shot by drone of the same city showed the parallel universes that exist within Syria’s miserable, grinding civil war. The first that emerged was footage obtained by the Reuters news agency of the ravaged eastern Aleppo, where districts under the control of rebel factions have been mercilessly bombed by both Syrian […]
  
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• Updated: Survivors of crash that killed 4 sue church that owned bus

  04-10-2016 19:34
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twelve football players and coaches who survived a North Carolina bus crash that killed four people last month are suing the church that owned the bus. Sandy River Baptist Church in Chester County failed to maintain the bus and its tires and didn’t inspect the vehicle, a lawsuit filed Monday contends. The […]
  
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• Survivors of crash that killed 4 sue church that owned bus

  04-10-2016 19:34
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twelve football players and coaches who survived a North Carolina bus crash that killed four people last month are suing the church that owned the bus. The lawsuit filed Monday contends that Sandy River Baptist Church in Chester County failed to maintain the bus and its tires and didn’t inspect the vehicle. […]
  
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• US has to put teeth into its warnings to Assad, Putin

  04-10-2016 19:33
  
  While the world has been inundated with photos and reports about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal and unrelenting siege on Aleppo, reports over the last week about the murder and injuries of children are even more staggering, serving as further proof that the international community must pursue more aggressive means to respond to what the […]
  
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• Updated: Public opening of Prince’s Paisley Park likely delayed

  04-10-2016 19:33
  
  CHANHASSEN, Minn. — This week’s public opening of Prince’s suburban Minneapolis estate and studio complex likely will be delayed because the city council indefinitely postponed voting on a rezoning request for the complex to be operated as a museum. The Chanhassen City Council tabled the request 3-2 Monday night after more than three hours of […]
  
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• Public opening of Prince’s Paisley Park likely delayed

  04-10-2016 19:33
  
  CHANHASSEN, Minn. — This week’s public opening of Prince’s suburban Minneapolis estate and studio complex likely will be delayed because the city council indefinitely postponed voting on a rezoning request for the complex to be operated as a museum. The Chanhassen City Council tabled the request 3-2 Monday night after more than three hours of […]
  
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• Toys R Us sells FAO Schwarz brand to ThreeSixty Group

  04-10-2016 18:07
  
  NEW YORK — Toys R Us has sold its FAO Schwarz brand to ThreeSixty Group, a company that designs and sells toys, home goods and other products. FAO Schwarz, founded in 1862, had a well-known New York toy store that was a magnet for tourists who would play a tune on the store’s floor piano […]
  
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• El Paso man named Las Cruces City manager

  04-10-2016 17:19
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The Las Cruces City Council has named an El Paso man as the new city manager. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/2cPYmQK ) that on Monday the council named Stuart Ed as the new manager of Las Cruces. Ed previously lived in Las Cruces from 1982 to 1986. Ed has worked […]
  
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• Updated: Holiday sales expected to be up 3.6 percent

  04-10-2016 17:14
  
  NEW YORK — Americans are expected to spend at a faster clip than last year for the critical holiday season, helped by an economy that should only continue to pick up, according to the nation’s largest retail industry trade group. The National Retail Federation, based in Washington, D.C., is forecasting holiday sales for the November […]
  
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• You probably weigh less now than you will all year

  04-10-2016 16:56
  
  There’s a crispness to the air, the leaves are starting to change colors, and you might finally start thinking about the holidays. But there’s another reason that October is a special time of year, according to an article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Data suggests that, for many Americans, this is […]
  
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• Insurer calculates how likely you are to crash into a deer based on where you live

  04-10-2016 16:56
  
  Deer, with their big eyes and fluffy white tails, may look innocent enough. But they kill more Americans than any other animal. Not that they mean to. These deaths occur when cars driven by people crash into deer that are crossing roads. And they’re especially likely to happen over the next three months, when deer […]
  
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• Updated: Following Kim Kardashian West’s Paris holdup was her silence

  04-10-2016 16:40
  
  NEW YORK — Something unusual happened after Kim Kardashian West’s terrifying encounter with armed robbers in Paris: She went social media silent. At least for a time. So did her sisters, her mom and other insiders who routinely share, share and share their lives away — about themselves and each other. It’s one of their […]
  
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• Airstrike kills al-Qaida-linked commander in Syria

  04-10-2016 16:40
  
  BEIRUT — A senior commander in Syria’s rebranded al-Qaida affiliate, who was close to the global network’s top leader Ayman al-Zawahri, has been killed in an airstrike, the group said Monday. The Fatah al-Sham Front, previously known as the Nusra Front, announced the death of Ahmed Salama Mabrouk shortly after the Pentagon said the U.S. […]
  
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• Updated: Top African wildlife park looks to villages to stop poachers

  04-10-2016 16:39
  
  KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa — On the edge of South Africa’s largest wildlife reserve, the line between poacher and park ranger can be uncomfortably thin. Sometimes, Marianne de Kock watches it disappear. She oversees young South Africans during a yearlong ranger training and, on the final day, she looks graduates in the eye. “Have […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Hundreds of migrants marching toward Hungary

  04-10-2016 16:39
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania — The Latest on migrant influx in Europe (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Hundreds of migrants set off on foot on Tuesday toward Serbia’s border with Hungary to protest its closure for most people trying to reach the European Union. There are more than 6,000 migrants stuck in Serbia after Hungary this summer […]
  
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• Updated: Georgieva urges UN to remake case for global united action

  04-10-2016 16:39
  
  UNITED NATIONS — Kristalina Georgieva, a latecomer to the race to be the next secretary-general, told the General Assembly on Monday that it is time for the United Nations to remake the case for nations to work together to address the many global challenges and that she is uniquely qualified to do that. A Bulgarian […]
  
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• Tuesday’s Balloon Fiesta events

  04-10-2016 12:00
  
    For the latest on conditions and updates from the Fiesta, download the Albuquerque Journal’s app. Today’s Schedule Morning Session 6:00 – Dawn Patrol Laser Light Show 7:00 – Balloons Launch 8:00 – Balloon Competition Flying Begins 8:00-11:00 – AIBF Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations Evening Session No events   Getting there Traffic is expected to be […]
  
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• Two charged in child’s hot-car death

  04-10-2016 08:13
  
  PEORIA, Ariz.–A young couple babysitting the man's 5-month-old nephew told investigators t ...
  
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• Police say man may have been living with corpse

  04-10-2016 08:02
  
  SANTA FE–New details from a death investigation in Nambe suggest that a woman found inside ...
  
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• Obama’s imperial presidency raised stakes in this election

  04-10-2016 08:02
  
  Donald Trump's supporters see a potential Hillary Clinton victory in November as the end of any cons ...
  
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• Motorcyclist sues SF, schools over crippling 2014 accident

  04-10-2016 08:02
  
  SANTA FE–A 28-year-old Santa Fe man is suing the city and the Board of Education of Santa...
  
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• Editorial: So do health insurers owe NM $193 million-plus?

  04-10-2016 08:02
  
  You pretty much need a program to keep up with who is responsible for answering New Mexico's new $19 ...
  
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• Editorial: Back climate change talk with bucks for CO2 fix

  04-10-2016 08:02
  
  Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have come up with a mic ...
  
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• Updated: House panel OKs death penalty bill

  04-10-2016 06:26
  
  Legislation sought by Gov. Susana Martinez to reinstate the death penalty for certain crimes passed a House committee late Monday. It’s headed to the House floor for a vote as early as Wednesday. The Appropriations and Finance Committee passed the bill on a vote of 8-6, with Republicans voting for it and Democrats against it. […]
  
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• Updated: AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts ’90s economic downturn

  04-10-2016 04:30
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump compared the 1990s to the Great Depression, split hairs on his history with bankruptcy and equated his efforts to pay as little as possible in personal income tax to a legal duty. These deviations from the truth came Monday during a rally speech in Pueblo, Colorado, as Trump responded to a […]
  
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• Couple accused of starving 6-year-old daughter plead guilty

  04-10-2016 04:28
  
  DENVER — An Evergreen couple accused of starving their 6-year-old daughter, who was brought to a hospital weighing only 25 pounds, have pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury. The Denver Post reports (https://goo.gl/j8qaGc ) 40-year-old Jason Barton and 36-year-old Katherine Barton entered their pleas Monday and face up to 24 years […]
  
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• New: House panel OK’s bill to trim NM film incentive spending

  04-10-2016 04:16
  
  SANTA FE — A proposal to reduce spending on New Mexico’s film incentive program, by lowering the annual cap to $30 million and deferring claims, has passed its first hurdle at the Roundhouse. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 7-5 along party lines — with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed — to advance the […]
  
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• Sports Speak Up! Ryder Cup, Davie, Broncos

  04-10-2016 04:03
  
  THE UGLY AMERICAN reared it’s head in golf’s Ryder Cup. Yelling at and booing European golfers. And unlike the NFL, there is such a thing as etiquette in golf. I am very happy that America won, but ashamed of our fans. — Hoosier Hick Rick BOB DAVIE definitely looked over a lot of local talent […]
  
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• UNM is not the only team struggling on defense

  04-10-2016 04:01
  
  Now we have another explanation for the struggles of New Mexico’s defense. Apparently Paul Krebs has been added to the coaching staff. Bob Davie said he spoke with “coach Krebs” following a tense 48-41 triumph at home against San Jose State in front of 19,000 who braved the brilliant early autumn day. Davie said he […]
  
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• Massachusetts man founds political Pizza Party

  04-10-2016 01:38
  
  BOSTON — Josh Freeman is searching for his slice of the Massachusetts electorate. The 42-year-old Raynham man is the founder of the Pizza Party, a political designation officially recognized by state election officials. Freeman tells the Enterprise of Brockton (http://bit.ly/2dF9T6Z ) he doesn’t recruit members and no Pizza Party candidate has ever run for office […]
  
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• Updated: Many veterans continue to support Trump in wake of his PTSD comments

  04-10-2016 01:25
  
  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments Monday about veterans’ mental health set off a fiery debate about how post-traumatic stress should be discussed. But many veterans, including some who have suffered from the condition, say they continue to support him. Trump, speaking to a group of veterans in Reston, Virginia, was asked whether he would […]
  
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• Updated: Kardashian robbery casts gray cloud over Paris Fashion Week

  04-10-2016 01:17
  
  PARIS — The ordeal of Kim Kardashian West — who was left tied up after a $10 million jewel heist in her private Paris residence — dominated talk among editors at Fashion Week. It cast a gray cloud over collections that otherwise were meant to exude joy and creativity. Here are Monday’s highlights. KIM KARDASHIAN’S […]
  
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• Updated: Kardashian detailed flashy Paris trip to the world

  04-10-2016 00:48
  
  NEW YORK — “Can you guys guess where I’m at?” So teased Kim Kardashian West recently on her massively popular social media streams, where she freely shares her glamorous life. She was talking about Paris Fashion Week, and she telegraphed her moves to millions, from the mundane (a room service order) to the fabulous (fittings […]
  
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• Confusing fee systems take a toll on car renters

  04-10-2016 00:47
  
  Car-rental companies are collecting millions in toll fees – from their customers. When he crossed the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in Northern California, James Kaiser expected Avis to bill him for the $5 toll. It did, then it added a convenience fee – of $19.75. “I had no idea I’d be charged that much,” says Kaiser, […]
  
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• NM Orthopaedics expands to Uptown

  04-10-2016 00:41
  
  Albuquerque-based New Mexico Orthopaedics has expanded its physical therapy services to the Uptown area. The new space, on the first floor at 1700 Louisiana NE, is dedicated to helping patients recover after orthopedic surgeries such as hip and knee replacements, according to Daniel Pena. A physical therapy assistant with a strong background as an athletic […]
  
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• School employee fired for racist post about Michelle Obama

  04-10-2016 00:37
  
  ATLANTA — Officials with a Georgia school district say an employee has been fired after she described first lady Michelle Obama as a gorilla on Facebook. Forsyth County Schools said in a statement that elementary school paraprofessional Jane Wood Allen was fired Monday. The statement says “racism and discrimination are not tolerated” in the school […]
  
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• Despite new Zika funds, states might not get any for months

  04-10-2016 00:36
  
  Newly approved Zika funding isn’t likely to reach states and localities for several more months because of the federal goverment’s budgeting process, health officials said Monday. After months of partisan feuding, Congress last week approved a budget bill that includes $1.1 billion to fight the Zika crisis. That’s just over half the total emergency money […]
  
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• Kaine and Pence bring staid and steady to national debate stage

  04-10-2016 00:34
  
  Debate Tuesday night 7 p.m. MDT start All major networks will broadcast, including ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, and C-SPAN. NEW YORK — In the little more than two months since getting their parties’ vice presidential nominations, Tim Kaine and Mike Pence have been virtuoso second fiddles. While Hillary Clinton and Donald […]
  
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• Updated: Family of black man shot 14 times by police wants charges

  04-10-2016 00:31
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The family of a man killed in July by Sacramento police after 911 callers reported he was waving a knife and acting erratically demanded Monday that two officers face murder charges after dash-cam video revealed they talked inside their police cruiser about running him down. He dodged the cruiser twice and was […]
  
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