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• Mario Batali might steal the show at the Obamas’ last state dinner

  17-10-2016 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON – For their state dinner grand finale at the White House on Tuesday, the Obamas plan to go big. First clue? Outsize personality and superstar chef Mario Batali is the guest chef, and the orange-Crocced TV star practically stole the show at the White House’s preview event on Monday. “I’ve got about 12 Navy […]
  
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• NASA’s Juno spacecraft may have a malfunctioning engine

  17-10-2016 22:29
  
  NASA’s Juno spacecraft slipped into orbit around Jupiter to much acclaim in July, but there may be trouble brewing: On Friday, NASA announced that the orbiter’s engines seem to be on the fritz. It’s not as if Juno is in grave danger, but scientists have opted to delay the next phase of the spacecraft’s mission […]
  
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• Here’s why you need vitamin B12, and where you can find it

  17-10-2016 22:29
  
  What happens if you don’t get enough vitamin B12? “Vitamin B12 deficiency causes tiredness, weakness, constipation, loss of appetite, weight loss, and megaloblastic anemia,” the National Institutes of Health says. “Nerve problems, such as numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, can also occur. Other symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency include problems with balance, […]
  
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• How U.S. and Western troops will help in the battle for Mosul

  17-10-2016 22:28
  
  On Monday, Iraqi military and police forces, alongside Kurdish fighters and various militias, began their slog into the Islamic State’s last Iraqi stronghold of Mosul. Since the official start of the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in 2014, U.S. military officials have stressed that American troops would not be in […]
  
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• Fenced out of Europe

  17-10-2016 22:28
  
  Until the upheaval of 2015, Europe was home to the world’s most open frontiers. But within months, a messy effort to halt a mass flow of migrants fleeing wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan cascaded into the construction of more border fences than anywhere else on the globe. For the most part, the once-open door […]
  
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• Breaking: DOJ, UNM reach agreement on handling of sexual assault, harassment on campus

  17-10-2016 20:18
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice and the University of New Mexico have reached an agreement to improve the way the university handles sexual assault and harassment.
  
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• Updated: Iraq launches Mosul offensive, but bombs slow progress

  17-10-2016 19:39
  
  BAGHDAD — Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a long-awaited offensive Monday to drive the Islamic State group out of the country’s second largest city, Mosul, but the operation could take weeks, if not months, and many fear a humanitarian crisis. Columns of armored vehicles trundled down desert roads toward the city as U.S.-led airstrikes and […]
  
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• Updated: Deceased Thai king to remain a future father figure

  17-10-2016 19:39
  
  BANGKOK — For Thailand’s royalists — and there are millions of them — King Bhumibol Adulyadej will probably long remain embedded as a potent, father-like figure who guided them through turbulent decades and espoused ideals of national harmony, labor on behalf of the poor and the virtues of an agrarian society vanishing in the wake […]
  
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• Final state dinner stars Italy’s ‘Scrapper’

  17-10-2016 19:39
  
  WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the president and first lady will welcome Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to the White House for what is likely to be the last state dinner of the Obama administration. It’s bound to be a big, glittery affair: Celebrity chef Mario Batali will be in the kitchen, and singer Gwen Stefani […]
  
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• Group donates 39 quilts to San Juan County veterans

  17-10-2016 19:30
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. — A number of San Juan County veterans have been recognized by a local quilting group. The Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/2diD8vf ) that the San Juan Quilters Guild on Saturday presented veterans with 39 handmade quilts to thank them for their service. The quilts, dubbed “quilts of valor” by the group, were presented […]
  
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• Updated: Expansion decision day? Big 12 leaders meeting in Dallas

  17-10-2016 18:39
  
  DALLAS — The Big 12’s university presidents and Commissioner Bob Bowlsby are meeting in Dallas to discuss the possibility of adding teams to the conference. A news conference is planned for 5:30 p.m. Monday with Bowlsby and Oklahoma President David Boren. The Big 12 has been analyzing expansion options for the last three months, but […]
  
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• Bulls get Carter-Williams from Bucks for Snell in guard swap

  17-10-2016 18:39
  
  CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls traded Tony Snell to Milwaukee on Monday in exchange for Michael Carter-Williams as the two Central Division foes swapped two guards going into their fourth NBA seasons. The 6-foot-6 Carter-Williams was the 11th overall selection by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2013 draft and he was traded to Milwaukee during […]
  
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• Texas-based Career Point College closes over student aid

  17-10-2016 18:36
  
  SAN ANTONIO — A vocational school operating in Texas and Oklahoma has closed amid what administrators say was a federal dispute over inappropriately received student aid funds. Career Point College President Larry Earle says the San Antonio-based school closed Sunday. The school, with about 1,400 students, also has campuses in Austin and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Earle […]
  
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• Few arrests made at Flagstaff morning drinking festival

  17-10-2016 18:36
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — This year’s morning drinking festival in Flagstaff was relatively tame, prompting only 5 arrests compare to last year’s 41. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/2dW5bym ) that new venues near Northern Arizona University’s campus helped keep participants in Tequila Sunrise closer to the school, thinning drunken crowds in downtown Flagstaff. Arrests were […]
  
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• Arson suspected in latest Dakota Access pipeline fire

  17-10-2016 18:36
  
  REASNOR, Iowa — Authorities suspect arson in the latest burning of heavy equipment being used in the construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline in central Iowa. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says the blaze late Saturday near Reasnor, Iowa, caused about $2 million damage to an excavator and three bulldozers. The equipment is operated […]
  
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• The amazing sweating robot

  17-10-2016 17:12
  
  At 5 1/2 feet tall, its face fixed between a grin and a grimace, the humanoid robot Kengoro is something of a synthetic Arnold Schwarzenegger. That is not to say the machine, created by the University of Tokyo’s JSK laboratory, is a recursive time-traveling assassin. Rather, Kengoro is a sweaty beefcake among metal bipeds. The […]
  
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• Environmentalists sparring over what could be first U.S. carbon tax

  17-10-2016 17:11
  
  A new initiative slated for the ballot in Washington state next month would create the first-ever carbon tax to be implemented in the United States. But while the initiative promises to fight climate change by making it more expensive to emit greenhouse gases, it’s caused an unexpected controversy among environmentalists. Despite the endorsement of dozens […]
  
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• Updated: Activists: Aleppo province airstrikes kill 36 people

  17-10-2016 17:08
  
  BEIRUT — Airstrikes on rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo Monday killed at least 36 people, including children, opposition activists said, as violence in Syria continued while a major operation began against the Islamic State group in neighboring Iraq. Most of the deaths were in the village of Oweijel just west of the […]
  
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• FBI director: We really have no idea if there’s ‘an epidemic of police violence against black people’

  17-10-2016 17:08
  
  FBI Director James B. Comey told a gathering of police chiefs that despite a wave of protests prompted by fatal police shootings of black men and boys, “Americans actually have no idea” about how often police use force because nobody has collected enough data. Comey praised police officers who he said were serving during “a […]
  
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• Updated: Changes coming to prepaid card market

  17-10-2016 16:54
  
  Federal regulators recently announced new rules governing the prepaid debit card industry. It’s a big change more than two years in the making that’s expected to bring some basic account protections to its customers, who are often financially disadvantaged. Here are some things you should know: WHAT ARE PREPAID CARDS: Prepaid accounts are among the […]
  
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• Updated: Osweiler booed early, cheered late as Texans rally for win

  17-10-2016 16:00
  
  HOUSTON — Brock Osweiler and the Houston Texans offense were booed while they struggled for much of Sunday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. But Osweiler got it together in the fourth quarter, throwing two touchdown passes to tie it before leading a drive in overtime that ended in a field goal and gave the […]
  
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• Updated: ICYMI in NFL’s Week 6: Can’t celebrate in ‘No Fun League’

  17-10-2016 16:00
  
  LANDOVER, Md. — The unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis drew after a TD for shooting the football at the goalpost like a basketball at a rim is precisely why people joke that “NFL” stands for “No Fun League.” Turned out to be a truly consequential flag, too: The 15 yards were […]
  
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• Updated: Cowboys keep rolling behind rookies Prescott, Elliott

  17-10-2016 16:00
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dallas Cowboys’ dynamic rookie duo is showing no signs of slowing down. Quarterback Dak Prescott beat the Green Bay Packers’ depleted secondary through the air. Running back Ezekiel Elliott wore the defense down on the ground. Prescott threw three touchdown passes and Elliott pounded away at the Packers for 157 […]
  
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• Updated: Prescott throws 3 TD passes, Cowboys beat Packers 30-16

  17-10-2016 15:59
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. — Rookie Dak Prescott is stating an impressive case to remain the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. He’s off to quite the start in his NFL career after taking over following veteran Tony Romo’s preseason back injury. Prescott threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and the Cowboys forced four turnovers […]
  
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• Updated: Brock Osweiler rallies Texans to 26-23 OT victory over Colts

  17-10-2016 15:59
  
  HOUSTON — After three lackluster quarters by the Houston Texans on Sunday night, a good chunk of the home crowd headed out early. Tough luck for them. Nick Novak made a 33-yard field goal in overtime to give Houston a 26-23 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Houston became the first NFL team to rally from […]
  
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• Make homes safe for pets

  17-10-2016 13:23
  
  Pets require certain comforts to live long and healthy lives. In addition to adequate nutrition, exercise, medical care, and mental stimulation, pets need a safe place to live. The average home is filled with various items that can be harmful to pets. Just as parents baby-proof their homes when welcoming new children into their families, […]
  
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• Updated: North Carolina GOP office burned, graffiti sprayed nearby

  17-10-2016 08:33
  
  HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A local Republican Party office in North Carolina was torched by a flammable device and someone spray-painted an anti-GOP slogan referring to “Nazi Republicans” on a nearby wall, authorities said Sunday. A bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown through the window of the Orange County Republican Party headquarters overnight, according to […]
  
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• UNM Hospital awaits voter input on $95M mill levy tax

  17-10-2016 08:05
  
  Hospital wants help covering costs from county property taxes
  
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• Retiring aviation police chief to get $130,000 in paid leave, unused time off

  17-10-2016 08:05
  
  After suspension and inquiry, Sunport officer makes use of city's generous cash-out policy
  
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• Race for Senate Dist. 10 seat in ABQ could be close

  17-10-2016 08:05
  
  Child advocate, former state park leader both have concerns about economy
  
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• NM culture an economic hurdle

  17-10-2016 08:05
  
  Insular, suspicious of outsiders and new ideas, New Mexicans are their own worst enemies
  
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• Updated: ‘We hope it will be over’: Retrial to open in 1979 Patz case

  17-10-2016 07:54
  
  NEW YORK — It took nearly four decades to find and try a suspect in the haunting disappearance of first-grader Etan Patz. The trial itself spanned three months of testimony and 18 days of deliberations before a jury finally deadlocked. Now it’s about to unfold all over again. Opening statements are expected this week in […]
  
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• Updated: Crews try to keep massive northern Nevada wildfire at bay

  17-10-2016 07:29
  
  RENO, Nev. — Firefighters in Nevada were hoping to stop a wind-driven wildfire, which has already destroyed 22 homes north of Carson City, from jumping any major roads. The blaze between Reno and Carson City was only 5 percent contained Saturday, fire officials said. The fire, which grew overnight to more than 5 square miles, […]
  
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• Updated: Minute hand plunges from Hamburg church tower; no one hurt

  17-10-2016 07:26
  
  BERLIN — A 20-kilogram (44-pound) minute hand has fallen off a clock on a Hamburg church tower, plunging 40 meters (130 feet) onto the sidewalk below. Hamburg’s fire service said Sunday that the hand fell off the city’s St. Katharinen church overnight from Friday to Saturday, news agency dpa reported. No one was hurt. Fire […]
  
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• Air passengers with Samsung Note 7 phones face fines in U.S.

  17-10-2016 07:25
  
  Passengers who try to carry Samsung Electronics Note 7 smartphones on flights will have them confiscated and may face fines under an emergency U.S. order that significantly expands restrictions on the devices linked to almost 100 incidents of overheating and fires. The devices won’t be allowed aboard passenger or cargo aircraft even if they’ve been […]
  
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• Updated: Emails show Clinton treading lightly with Wall Street talks

  17-10-2016 07:22
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton generally avoided direct criticism of Wall Street as she examined the causes and responses to the financial meltdown during a series of paid speeches to Goldman Sachs, according to transcripts disclosed by WikiLeaks. Three transcripts released Saturday as part of the hack of her campaign chairman’s emails did not contain any […]
  
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• Updated: Navy man faces charges in truck crash that killed 4

  17-10-2016 06:35
  
  SAN DIEGO — A member of the U.S. Navy is facing DUI and vehicular manslaughter charges after the pickup truck he was driving plunged off a San Diego bridge, killing four people and injuring nine at a festival below. Richard Anthony Sepolio, 25, who was stationed at the naval base on Coronado Island across the […]
  
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• Updated: Iraqi PM signals start of operations to drive IS from Mosul

  17-10-2016 06:35
  
  IRBIL, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants on Monday, launching the country on its toughest battle since American troops left nearly five years ago. State TV aired a brief statement in the early hours Monday announcing the […]
  
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• Austin police fatally shoot woman who pointed gun at them

  17-10-2016 05:03
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police officers fatally shot a 26-year-old woman early Sunday after they say she pointed a gun at them, refused their commands to drop it and advanced toward them. Assistant Police Chief Troy Gay said officers responded to an apartment complex after the woman’s husband called 911 to say his wife was […]
  
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• Updated: Affleck’s ‘The Accountant’ tops charts with $24.7 million

  17-10-2016 05:02
  
  LOS ANGELES — Ben Affleck is still a box office draw outside of the bat suit. His new thriller “The Accountant” opened to a chart-topping $24.7 million this weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Gavin O’Connor directed the R-rated thriller, starring Affleck as an autistic mathematician. The film didn’t play especially well with critics, but […]
  
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• Volleyball: Lobos take emotional win from Aggies

  17-10-2016 04:58
  
  The University of New Mexico volleyball team finally found an occasion worth rising to Sunday night. Mired in a seven-match losing streak and facing their red-hot Rio Grande rivals, the Lobos put some frustrations to bed with a 3-1 victory over New Mexico State at raucous Johnson Center. UNM (11-11, 1-7 Mountain West) won by […]
  
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• Updated: US, UK say support is weak for military action against Syria

  17-10-2016 04:58
  
  LONDON — The United States and Britain on Sunday acknowledged the Western world’s weak support for any military action against Syria’s government as they sought ways to pressure President Bashar Assad and his chief backer, Russia, to halt a deadly offensive in Aleppo. They tried to present it as a possibility, nevertheless. After a meeting […]
  
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• Zion National Park may start limiting number of visitors

  17-10-2016 04:55
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Zion National Park’s continuing popularity has sparked discussions of limiting the number of visitors. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2eck26A) that park officials are planning several public meetings to discuss how to combat overwhelmed facilities and increased land erosion. Zion is expecting a record 4 million visitors this year. Among officials’ […]
  
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• Food safety inspections

  17-10-2016 03:00
  
  For the period ending Oct. 12. To file a complaint call the state Environment Department at 505-827-1840.
  
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• Updated: GOP strategists: Clinton is in good shape with 3 weeks left

  17-10-2016 02:15
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — With roughly three weeks to Election Day, Republican strategists nationwide publicly concede Hillary Clinton has a firm grip on the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House — and may be on her way to an even more decisive victory over Donald Trump. “He is on track to […]
  
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• Updated: Thousands await power as less severe Northwest storm fizzles

  17-10-2016 02:00
  
  SEATTLE — Thousands of residents in the Pacific Northwest remained without power Sunday as the remnants of what was billed as a potentially apocalyptic typhoon began to fizzle. Emergency crews in Oregon and Washington worked through the night to restore power lines and remove dozens of downed trees to clear roads that the storm had […]
  
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• Nebraska big man commits to Lobo hoops, second in 2017 class

  17-10-2016 01:49
  
  Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler has helped ensure the Lobos’ frontcourt cupboard won’t be bare next season. The 6-foot-9, 270 pound senior power forward/center from Omaha (Neb.) Central High School announced via Twitter on Sunday morning he is verbally committing to play basketball for the University of New Mexico next season. “I’m very thankful and honored by […]
  
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• Updated: Pence says GOP ticket will ‘absolutely’ accept vote outcome

  17-10-2016 01:18
  
  WASHINGTON — Mike Pence said Sunday he and Donald Trump will abide by “the will of the American people” on Election Day, and suggested that Trump’s claim of a ‘rigged” election stems from his belief the media is ganging up on him. “We will absolutely accept the results of the election,” Pence said in television […]
  
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• Tie concludes successful weekend for Lobo women’s soccer

  17-10-2016 00:39
  
  The University of New Mexico women’s soccer team wrapped up an unbeaten weekend against two of the top three teams in the conference with a 0-0 draw against Boise State on a sunny Sunday afternoon at UNM Soccer Complex. The Lobos (7-6-3, 3-4-1) didn’t allow a goal against first-place Utah State or third-place Boise State […]
  
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