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• As hazing allegations sweep Virginia, accused football players return to practice

  20-10-2016 23:52
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – As news of hazing allegations and a recently filed federal lawsuit swept over campus and a University of Virginia community that is becoming increasingly familiar with accusations of impropriety and abuse, the two football players at the center of the case returned to practice Thursday. A former teammate has accused Virginia wide […]
  
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• Innovate ABQ church building to become startup incubator

  20-10-2016 23:50
  
  The old 71,000-square-foot Baptist Church building at Central and Broadway Downtown could soon become a bustling home for new startup companies. The church complex is part of the seven-acre property the University of New Mexico purchased in 2014 to build the Innovate ABQ innovation hub. Working to create the hub in the heart of Albuquerque […]
  
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• Acoma Pueblo battles state over property tax

  20-10-2016 23:39
  
  The federal government has never specifically stated whether New Mexico has the right to collect property tax on lands owned by Acoma Pueblo outside of its original reservation border, but that could change with a lawsuit the pueblo has filed in federal court in Las Cruces. The pueblo last week sued three state and county […]
  
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• US service member killed in bomb blast in Iraq

  20-10-2016 23:18
  
  A U.S. service member was killed by a bomb blast in northern Iraq on Thursday, as U.S. troops expanded their support to local forces battling the Islamic State. In a statement, the U.S. military said the death resulted from an improvised explosive device, but provided no further details. It is the fourth U.S. combat casualty […]
  
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• Presbyterian holds ceremony for new Santa Fe medical center

  20-10-2016 23:17
  
  SANTA FE — Presbyterian Healthcare Services on Thursday held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $135 million, 305,000-square-foot medical center to be built near Cerrillos Road and Interstate 25. “This is just the next step in the evolution of Presbyterian providing quality medical care in the Santa Fe community,” said Helen Brooks, Santa Fe area administrator […]
  
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• Updated: Ohio mom’s confession details how she smothered 3 young sons

  20-10-2016 21:31
  
  BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio — An Ohio woman accused of suffocating her three young sons over a 13-month period says in a recorded police interview that she smothered each boy with a blanket because she didn’t want to see them suffering. Brittany Pilkington also said she was depressed and worried her sons would eventually become abusive toward […]
  
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• Updated: Lynching memorial rises near revered Confederate sites

  20-10-2016 21:31
  
  ABBEVILLE, S.C. — In this small South Carolina town near the Georgia line, where some say the Confederacy was born and died, descendants of a man lynched 100 years ago are erecting a downtown memorial to him and other black men killed by white mobs after the Civil War. Abbeville City Council authorized the marker […]
  
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• Louisiana attorney general challenges LGBT-rights order

  20-10-2016 21:31
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s Republican attorney general asked a judge Thursday to block the Democratic governor’s order banning discrimination in state government against LGBT people, in an escalating dispute over the protection language. In his court challenge, Attorney General Jeff Landry says Gov. John Bel Edwards’ anti-discrimination order violates state law and exceeds the […]
  
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• Florida officer shoots man wielding shotgun, bottle of booze

  20-10-2016 21:31
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Authorities say a veteran police officer in Florida fatally shot a man carrying a shotgun and a bottle of liquor following an apparent home invasion. Undersheriff Pat Ivey tells news outlets officers were called to a mobile home in Jacksonsville early Thursday regarding a drunken disturbance. Before they arrived, the call was […]
  
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• Updated: 50 years on, a Welsh village remembers a disaster

  20-10-2016 21:30
  
  LONDON — It was 9:15 on a Friday morning when a towering mound of mine waste collapsed at the Merthyr Vale Colliery in the Welsh town of Aberfan, sending millions of tons of sludge crashing down onto Pantglas Junior School in the valley below as classes were beginning for the day. The wave of rubble […]
  
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• Breaking: UNM to fire professor tied to sexual misconduct allegations

  20-10-2016 19:30
  
  The University of New Mexico will fire an anthropology professor who made sexual comments toward students and inappropriately touched students. The decision to terminate Cristobal Valencia’s contract follows an earlier decision that Valencia only be censured, which would have allowed him back into the classroom. Provost Chaouki Abdallah told the Journal on Thursday he had […]
  
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• Government alleges massive theft by NSA contractor

  20-10-2016 19:17
  
  Federal prosecutors in Baltimore on Thursday said they will charge with violating the Espionage Act a former National Security Agency contractor accused of carrying out perhaps the largest theft of classified government material ever. In a 12-page memo, U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein and two other prosecutors laid out a much more far-reaching case against Harold […]
  
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• New: Snoopy, Peanuts gang, cut loose by MetLife as it retools biz

  20-10-2016 19:14
  
  Snoopy has been handed the pink slip. After 31 years (217 dog years) as the face of insurance giant MetLife Inc., the company said Thursday that it is launching a new global branding effort, marking the end of a long relationship with Charlie Brown’s beagle and the Peanuts crew. “We brought in Snoopy over 30 […]
  
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• Updated: Cher talks Donald Trump, emojis and ‘American Horror Story’

  20-10-2016 19:05
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Cher is not finished. The iconic singer-actress is returning to the stage next year for a series of performances on both sides of the country because, well, she can’t imagine not working, not even at 70. Despite bidding fans farewell in past tours, Cher is not prepared to say her final […]
  
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• STD rates hit record high in U.S. as screening clinics close

  20-10-2016 19:04
  
  Infections from three sexually transmitted diseases have hit another record high, federal health officials reported. More than 1.5 million cases of chlamydia were reported last year, up 6 percent from the year before. About 400,000 cases of gonorrhea were reported, a nearly 13 percent increase from 2014. The biggest increase, 19 percent, occurred in syphilis […]
  
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• Updated: Iraq, Syria among topics in presidential debate

  20-10-2016 17:41
  
  The world outside the U.S. figured prominently in the third and final presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Here’s a brief look at the countries there were up for discussion: ___ IRAQ/SYRIA Hillary Clinton says she’s “encouraged” by the Iraqi-led offensive to retake the city of Mosul. Donald Trump says it’s only an […]
  
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• Guinness declares massive Michigan ice cream sundae a record

  20-10-2016 17:39
  
  Guinness World Records says a roughly half-mile-long ice cream sundae that was gobbled up in Michigan this June was the…
  
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• When Trump warns about ‘bad hombres,’ it’s our job to explain what he means

  20-10-2016 17:18
  
  On Wednesday night, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told millions of debate watchers that “some bad hombres” have immigrated to our country illegally. Soon after, we found ourselves explaining the difference between hombre and ombré to thousands of people, tweeeting, “hombre: a man. ombré: having colors or tones that shade into each other” I’m a […]
  
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• Updated: Homicide detective’s book describes ‘How the Police Generate False Confessions’

  20-10-2016 17:18
  
  “If you plan on being arrested for a felony, you must read this book.” — Tom Jackman, The Washington Post — Also, if you have an interest in fairness, justice and preventing wrongful convictions, then the new book “How the Police Generate False Confessions,” by former Washington, D.C., homicide detective James Trainum is an important […]
  
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• Updated: China wields might to coax Duterte into bilateral sea talks

  20-10-2016 17:18
  
  BEIJING — China scored a major diplomatic victory Thursday, wielding its economic might and political clout to coax the Philippines into resuming a bilateral dialogue on their South China Sea territorial dispute following months of acrimony. The move could widen a political rift between the Philippines’ treaty ally the United States and the new administration […]
  
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• Bank places 100 'lucky pennies' across US worth $1,000 each

  20-10-2016 14:52
  
  Stopping to pick up a stray penny off the ground may not seem worth the effort, yet one bank is…
  
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• Updated: Typhoon Haima leaves at least 7 dead in northern Philippines

  20-10-2016 08:22
  
  VIGAN, Philippines — Super Typhoon Haima weakened and blew out to sea Thursday after smashing the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rain overnight. Flooding, landslides and power outages were evident, but large casualties appeared to have been averted after nearly 100,000 people fled to safer ground. Haima’s blinding winds and rain had rekindled fears […]
  
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• Updated: Typhoon Haima leaves at least 5 dead in northern Philippines

  20-10-2016 08:22
  
  VIGAN, Philippines — At least five people were killed after Super Typhoon Haima smashed into the northern Philippines with ferocious winds and rains overnight, flooding towns and forcing thousands to flee before weakening Thursday and blowing into the South China Sea, officials said. Haima’s blinding winds and rain had rekindled fears and memories from the […]
  
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• Updated: Mom links teen sons to shooting death

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  16-year-old twins charged in the drive-by killing of Aliyah Garcia
  
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• Local debate viewers unimpressed by show

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  ABQ theater shows presidential showdown on big screen
  
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• Judge to decide fate of Odin and Pandora

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  Albuquerque says the dogs are dangerous; seeks custody
  
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• Judge accepts 2nd plea deal in violent killing

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  No-contest plea entered after prior convictions, life sentence tossed out
  
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• Clinton and Trump battle over borders, guns, judges

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  Journal pollster says candidates gave their best debate performances of the campaign
  
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• Updated: Gloom reigns: $35,000 in Zozobra merchandise stolen in Santa Fe

  20-10-2016 03:11
  
  SANTA FE — Be on the lookout for purloined bobble-head dolls, T-shirts and other goods depicting a strange, big-eared man wearing a bow tie and what looks like a long, white dress. A horse trailer containing about $35,000 of Zozobra merchandise was stolen in Santa Fe sometime within the past few weeks, a crime that […]
  
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• Gloom reigns: $35,000 in Zozobra merchandise stolen in Santa Fe

  20-10-2016 03:11
  
  SANTA FE — Children of Santa Fe may be especially gloomy this year since a trailer containing about $35,000 of Zozobra merchandise was stolen sometime within the past few weeks. “Whoever did this is really stealing from the kids,” said Ray Sandoval, who organizes the annual burning of Zozobra — or “Old Man Gloom,” as […]
  
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• Modest gain seen for Obama’s last health care sign-up season

  20-10-2016 03:00
  
  WASHINGTON — Facing new challenges to a legacy law, the Obama administration on Wednesday set modest expectations for the president’s final health care sign-up season. The biggest worry: rising premiu
  
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• Updated: Merritt is improbable hero as Indians beat Blue Jays to reach World Series

  20-10-2016 01:41
  
  TORONTO – Surely there has been something in baseball history more improbable than Ryan Merritt appearing out of some instructional league in the desert, on a Wednesday in deep October, to smother the Toronto Blue Jays’ fearsome lineup for half a game and help pitch the Cleveland Indians into the World Series. Wasn’t there a […]
  
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• Merritt is improbable hero as Indians beat Blue Jays to reach World Series

  20-10-2016 01:41
  
  TORONTO – Surely there has been something in baseball history more improbable than Ryan Merritt appearing out of some instructional league in the desert, on a Wednesday in deep October, to smother the Toronto Blue Jays’ fearsome lineup for half a game and help pitch the Cleveland Indians into the World Series. Wasn’t there a […]
  
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• ACA enrollment to rise by 1 million next year, Obama administration projects

  20-10-2016 01:41
  
  WASHINGTON – Obama administration officials are predicting that the number of Americans with private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will increase by about 1 million in 2017, an upbeat final forecast for the president’s signature domestic achievement before he leaves office. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said Wednesday that an […]
  
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• Updated: Auction of Trump’s boyhood home postponed

  20-10-2016 01:31
  
  NEW YORK — Will Donald Trump’s first boyhood home in New York City be worth more, or less, after the election? The people trying to sell the charming, Tudor-style home in a leafy section of Queens cancelled their plan Wednesday to auction it off on the same night Trump was to face Hillary Clinton in […]
  
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• Updated: Preteens need only 2 HPV shots not 3, CDC says

  20-10-2016 01:30
  
  NEW YORK — It’s now easier for preteens to get the cervical cancer vaccine. The government on Wednesday quickly adopted a recommendation that preteens get two shots instead of three and space them further apart. Health officials hope that will boost the number of girls and boys who get vaccinated. “It will be simpler now […]
  
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• California calls for more water for fish in key river hub

  20-10-2016 01:30
  
  California should leave more water in the state’s most vital river delta to save crashing populations of native fish, state regulators said Wednesday in findings that could cut the amounts that cities and farms can take from the Sacramento and San Joaquin waterways. The draft findings from the state Water Resources Control Board also could […]
  
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• Updated: 62-year-old woman in Spain gives birth to third child

  20-10-2016 00:44
  
  MADRID — A 62-year-old Spanish woman has given birth to a healthy girl and encourages women in their later years to imitate her if they want to. Lina Alvarez left the Lucus Augusti Hospital in the northwestern city of Lugo on Tuesday with her third child in her arms, saying she felt wonderful. She said […]
  
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• Officials celebrate Elephant Butte centennial

  20-10-2016 00:39
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Standing at the foot of one of New Mexico’s most important pieces of water infrastructure, Gov. Susana Martinez and a crowd of state and federal officials marked the 100th birthday of Elephant Butte Dam. The construction of the dam and the ability to store water in the reservoir has allowed […]
  
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• New: Gov. Martinez signs two special session budget bills

  20-10-2016 00:31
  
  SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez has signed into law two budget-balancing bills that were approved by state lawmakers during a recent special session. The two pieces of legislation signed today by the Republican governor are among a package of solvency bills approved by the Legislature during the seven-day special session that ended Oct. 6. […]
  
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• Updated: Indiana election official clarifies registration fraud probe

  20-10-2016 00:17
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — A day after warning of potential widespread voting fraud, Indiana’s secretary of state acknowledged Wednesday that many of the thousands of altered registration forms she flagged might just be residents rushing to correct their names or birth dates ahead of the election. Republican Secretary of State Connie Lawson told The Associated Press she […]
  
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• Updated: Attorney general leads criminal probe of Wells Fargo bank

  20-10-2016 00:08
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s attorney general is conducting a criminal investigation into whether employees at San Francisco-based Wells Fargo bank committed false impersonation and identity theft in the sales practices scandal that rocked the bank and cost its CEO his job, documents released Wednesday show. A search warrant and supporting affidavit released by the state […]
  
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