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• What buyers want in a new home

  30-10-2016 23:09
  
  Updated kitchens and baths help sell houses. Buyers are more likely to pay top dollar for a tastefully updated property than tackle the jobs themselves. Sellers can expect to leave big money on the table if they burden buyers with the updating tasks. While improving the kitchen, make room for a space to dine, since […]
  
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• Updated: Series scoop: Indians’ Francona wolfs ice cream

  30-10-2016 21:38
  
  CHICAGO — The Latest on The World Series (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Terry Francona may skip dessert for a day or two. Unable to sleep before Game 5 of the World Series, Cleveland’s manager said he ordered $44 worth of ice cream from hotel room service. “I had two orders of chocolate and two […]
  
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• Updated: Indians strike first on Ramirez solo homer

  30-10-2016 21:38
  
  CHICAGO — The Latest on The World Series (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Jose Ramirez homered off Jon Lester with two outs in the second inning to give the Indians a 1-0 lead in Game 5. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo had just caught a foul pop by Carlos Santana that had deflected off catcher […]
  
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• Updated: Fans leaving encouraging messages for Cubs

  30-10-2016 21:38
  
  CHICAGO — The Latest on The World Series (all times local): 3:54 p.m. Fans milling around Wrigley Field are writing chalk messages of encouragement for the Cubs on the walls outside the ballpark’s famed bleachers. Chicago trails Cleveland 3-1 heading into Game 5 on Sunday night. “WE NEVER QUIT,” BELIEVE,” and “WIN FOR GRANDMA NORRIS,” […]
  
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• Body found in trunk of burning car near Austin

  30-10-2016 21:35
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas — Authorities say a body has been discovered in the trunk of a burning car in the Austin suburb of Del Valle. Travis County sheriff’s office spokesperson Kristen Dark tells the Austin American-Statesman (http://atxne.ws/2f326we ) that fire crews discovered the body early Sunday. The sheriff’s office was then called to the scene […]
  
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• Updated: Falcons tight end Tamme out with shoulder injury

  30-10-2016 21:19
  
  The Latest on Sunday’s NFL action (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. Atlanta Falcons starting tight end Jacob Tamme has a right shoulder injury and will not return to the game. Tamme caught a 13-yard pass from Matt Ryan and was ruled down before the ball came out in the first quarter, but he landed hard […]
  
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• Updated: Broncos RB Booker returns from shoulder injury

  30-10-2016 21:19
  
  The Latest on Sunday’s NFL action (all times Eastern): ___ 4:45 p.m. Denver has dodged trouble at running back with the return of rookie Devontae Booker. Booker left the game against San Diego because of a shoulder injury and was announced by the Broncos as questionable to come back, but the fourth-round draft pick from […]
  
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• Updated: AP Top 25: Alabama, Michigan, Clemson, Washington at top

  30-10-2016 21:19
  
  Alabama, Michigan, Clemson and Washington are at the top of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll and the Big 12 was left without a top-10 team after a weekend during which four unbeaten teams lost. Two days before the College Football Playoff selection committee unveils its first rankings of the season, the AP […]
  
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• Updated: Moon Lake? Mohn Lake? Geographer probes mystery of lake name

  30-10-2016 21:12
  
  A Montana lake that residents want to name may already have a title. John and Sharon Ramsey's quest to label…
  
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• Updated: Money pours in for anti-pipeline protest, but will it last?

  30-10-2016 20:06
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. — The crowdsourcing goal was modest: $5,000, enough to help a few dozen people camping in North Dakota to protest the nearby construction of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline. The fund has since topped a staggering $1 million. The fund is among several cash streams that have provided at least $3 […]
  
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• Taos man accused of shooting at neighbor driving car

  30-10-2016 20:06
  
  TAOS, N.M. — A Taos man is accused of shooting at his neighbor’s vehicle while her family, including a child, was inside. Taos County sheriff’s deputies say a woman reported shots being fired at her car Saturday afternoon. According to the caller, she along with her husband and child were heading toward their home when […]
  
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• Ex-investigator for Optum files new federal lawsuit

  30-10-2016 18:36
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A former investigator for Optum Health New Mexico is refiling a lawsuit, alleging she was fired for exposing several behavioral health providers’ defrauding of state Medicaid to law enforcement. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported (http://bit.ly/2eRLJ4Z) Saturday that Karen Clark filed the lawsuit earlier this month after a federal judge dismissed […]
  
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• Updated: Small-time Airbnb hosts say NY law unfairly targets them

  30-10-2016 16:45
  
  NEW YORK — Jordan Reeves works for a nonprofit and his partner is a puppeteer. They say there’s not a lot of spare income floating around their Brooklyn apartment. That’s why they sometimes rent the place through Airbnb for extra cash when they’re not there. But a new law that carries fines of up to […]
  
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• Trapped: Deaths inside freezers can be prevented, but how?

  30-10-2016 15:36
  
  ATLANTA — Federal records show that a hotel worker in Atlanta who was found dead inside a walk-in freezer is among a handful of workers who became trapped in cold storage rooms and froze to death or were killed by lethal fumes in the past 15 years. Carolyn Robinson Mangham’s husband says in a lawsuit […]
  
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• Updated: Powerful quake shakes Italy, topples Benedictine cathedral

  30-10-2016 15:34
  
  NORCIA, Italy — Another powerful earthquake shook Central Italy on Sunday, sending panicked residents running into piazzas, raining boulders onto highways and toppling a Benedictine cathedral and other historic edifices that had withstood several recent quakes. There were no immediate reports of deaths. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 was the strongest to […]
  
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• Black light can enhance halloween decor

  30-10-2016 13:52
  
  Creating a spooky atmosphere when decorating for Halloween is the ultimate goal. People will go to great lengths to establish filmworthy special effects and ghoulish details. Using black lights when decorating can cast an ominous glow and establish the desired atmosphere. Black lights are a common fixture at amusement parks, museums and also Halloween displays. […]
  
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• Updated: UNM football: Lobos beat Hawaii

  30-10-2016 08:27
  
  A 73-yard run by Tyrone Owens, a 46-yard fumble return by Lee Crosby and a fourth-and-1 tackle by Nik D’Avanzo added up to a 28-21 New Mexico Mountain West Conference victory over Hawaii in Honolulu Saturday night. The Lobos improved their season record to 5-3 and need just one more victory in their final four […]
  
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• Will a ‘frozen zoo’ save the Mexican wolf?

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  Cryogenic vaults preserve genes for future use
  
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• Public safety memorial to be built in Tijeras

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  A Tijeras memorial to honor those who lost their lives while protecting public safety should begin c ...
  
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• NM’s biggest problem needs a bigger response

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  Poverty is a complex issue for our state, but someone needs to take responsibility
  
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• NM to stop refund holds on foreigners

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  Associated PressSANTA FE–The New Mexico tax department has agreed to stop au ...
  
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• Another NM credit downgrade on horizon?

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  Moody's sees school cuts as a negative for bond ratings
  
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• Easing cross-border dental care

  30-10-2016 06:30 via santafenewmexican.com
  
  New Mexicans have long gone to Mexico for lower-cost health care, but Beyond Borders might be the first company to make it simple.
  
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• 2016 State Soccer Championships: Updated brackets

  30-10-2016 05:00
  
  2016 Fuddruckers Boys State Soccer Championships Class 6A 2016 Fuddruckers Boys State Soccer Championships Class 5A 2016 Fuddruckers Boys State Soccer Championships Class A-4A 2016 Fuddruckers Girls State Soccer Championships Class 6A 2016 Fuddruckers Girls State Soccer Championships Class 5A 2016 Fuddruckers Girls State Soccer Championships Class A-4A
  
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• Lobos new big man feels ‘lucky’ to learn from seniors; Brown injury lingers

  30-10-2016 04:20
  
  Connor MacDougall didn’t always look the part of a gracious pupil Saturday afternoon. But the newest Lobos power forward insists he feels blessed every day to be able to practice with and learn from the UNM Lobos pair of senior starting big men, power forward Tim Williams and center Obij Aget. “It’s a learning experience […]
  
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• Updated: A look at FBI chief Comey’s decisions in Clinton email case

  30-10-2016 04:06
  
  WASHINGTON — The FBI’s announcement that it recently came upon new emails possibly pertinent to the Hillary Clinton email investigation raised more questions than answers. FBI Director James Comey said in a letter to Congress on Friday that the bureau had discovered the emails while pursuing an unrelated case and would review whether they were […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton pushes back against ‘unprecedented’ new FBI review

  30-10-2016 04:05
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hillary Clinton lashed out Saturday at the FBI’s handling of a new email review, leading a chorus of Democratic leaders who declared the bureau’s actions just days before the election “unprecedented” and “deeply troubling.” Emboldened Republican rival Donald Trump seized on the reignited email controversy, hoping to raise new doubts about […]
  
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• James Yodice’s prep football games to watch for Nov. 3-4

  30-10-2016 03:32
  
  (7 p.m. Friday unless noted.) 1. Las Cruces (8-1, 5-0 in 3-6A) vs. Mayfield (5-4, 3-2), Aggie Memorial Stadium: This is a rarity: a Mayfield-Cruces showdown that WON’T determine a district championship. The Bulldawgs clinched 3-6A this weekend and probably earned a first-round bye in the process. Trojans, shockingly, appear headed toward a double-digit seed […]
  
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• Aggies take third, fifth at WAC cross country meet

  30-10-2016 02:27
  
  SEATTLE – New Mexico State women’s cross country finished third and men’s cross country finished fifth at the Western Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday. Utah Valley claimed the women’s title and UMKC won the men’s title.   In total the Aggies had four student-athletes named to All-WAC teams. For the women, junior Crissey Amberg was […]
  
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• Martial arts instructor stops robbery

  30-10-2016 02:26
  
  A martial arts instructor witnessing a robbery in progress on Thursday night sprung into action and put his talent to use, corralling one of the two suspects for police. The suspect admitted to police that he’d committed a series of robberies throughout Albuquerque in the last two months. Beau Velasquez was in the parking lot […]
  
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• Child injured in crash on Eubank

  30-10-2016 02:12
  
  Southbound Eubank is shut down near the Spain intersection for the moment as police investigate a possible DWI-related car crash. Officer Simon Drobik, a police spokesman, said a small child was taken to a local hospital with injuries. This is a developing story, check back later for additional updates.
  
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• Arizona utility eyes burning thinning debris to protect water supply

  30-10-2016 02:00 via santafenewmexican.com
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona water and power utility is conducting an experiment to add forest-thinning debris to coal burned by an electricity-generating plant, hoping to make thinning more economical to hel
  
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• Aggies lose potential WAC-clinching volleyball match

  30-10-2016 01:40
  
  LAS CRUCES — Sydney Haynes had 11 kills and hit .478 for Cal State Bakersfield (10-13, 7-3), which won 14-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-19 over New Mexico State on a Saturday the Aggies could have clinched the Western Athletic Conference volleyball title.  NMSU (20-6, 10-1) hit only .069 as a team. Tatyana Battle had 11 kills […]
  
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• Lobos show improvement in swim/dive win vs. Northern Arizona

  30-10-2016 00:59
  
  The University of New Mexico women’s swimming and diving team picked up its first victory under their new coach as the Lobos defeated Northern Arizona 156.5-140.5 Saturday afternoon at Seidler Natatorium. However, more importantly to UNM coach Dorsey Tierney-Walker – she saw improvement from her team from their last time out against Wyoming. “Our goals are pretty […]
  
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• College hoops: Lots of buzz surrounding MWC’s Nevada

  30-10-2016 00:52
  
    EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the ninth in an 11-part series previewing UNM basketball opponents for the coming season. The series is running in reverse order of the preseason Mountain West Conference media poll and concludes with a nonconference schedule preview. • • • • • The award for most offseason hype in the Mountain […]
  
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• Pilot unhurt in emergency landing of plane near Bloomfield

  30-10-2016 00:03
  
  BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — A pilot escaped serious injury after he had to parachute out of a single-engine plane near Bloomfield. The Daily Times in Farmington reports (http://bit.ly/2e9fTT7) the incident happened Saturday morning as 53-year-old Robert Hart III, of Pagosa Springs, Colo., was flying from Albuquerque back to Colorado. According to New Mexico State Police, the […]
  
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