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• Speak Up! On the Cubs, the Pats … and Crab Nebula

  04-11-2016 23:46
  
  ■ CHARLES DIGNEO writes that as a result of the Chicago Cubs’ World Series victory “if Harry Caray were alive today … he would be dancing in his grave.” Now, THAT is a scenario I would pay good money to see! — Jack Bowers, Albuquerque ■ HEY CHARLES, if Harry were still alive why would […]
  
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• Ex-nurse accused of taking fentanyl from Colorado hospital

  04-11-2016 23:34
  
  DENVER — Prosecutors say a former University of Colorado Hospital nurse is accused of stealing vials of a potent painkiller and replacing them with other substances to cover it up. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver said 30-year-old Kacye Unruh was arrested Thursday after being indicted on charges including tampering with a consumer product, deceitfully […]
  
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• New: ‘Horse Soldiers’ casting call slated for ABQ, Socorro, El Paso

  04-11-2016 23:27
  
    A major casting call is going to be held in Albuquerque, Socorro and El Paso later this month. According to Sande Alessi Casting, there is a casting call for extras for the film, “Horse Soldiers.” “Horse Soldiers” is the true story of U.S. Special Forces assigned to fight a Northern Alliance warlord and drive […]
  
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• Updated: Diamondbacks hire Lovullo as manager

  04-11-2016 23:05
  
  PHOENIX — Boston Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo was hired Friday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. “I appreciate the opportunity to join the D-backs family,” Lovullo said in a statement. “I’m excited to get to work with the staff and players to help lead this organization back to title contention.” Lovullo will be […]
  
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• Cosmic Carnival, Star Party set for Saturday

  04-11-2016 22:03
  
  Many of the sciences can be intimidating, but Dee Friesen said astronomy is not like that. “Most people sometime in the past have had a pleasant experience with the night sky,” said Friesen, past president of The Albuquerque Astronomical Society. “They don’t equate the night sky with physics or elemental particles. They equate it with […]
  
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• Updated: Americans go to polls against backdrop of an uneven economy

  04-11-2016 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is lifting job growth and wages but not voters’ spirits. Americans are choosing a president against a backdrop of slow but steady growth that has managed to restore the economy from the crushing setback of the Great Recession. The government’s October jobs report , released Friday, showed that hiring remains […]
  
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• Updated: Pacquiao fights Jessie Vargas in bout that’s a tough sell

  04-11-2016 21:50
  
  LAS VEGAS — The hook for Manny Pacquiao’s latest fight is that he’s the fighting politician, as eager to take on problems in the Philippines as he is to take on other welterweights in the ring. Unfortunately for Pacquiao, at this stage of his career he needs a hook to sell his fights. Pacquiao meets […]
  
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• Updated: Mobster pleads guilty to lying during probe of 1993 killing

  04-11-2016 21:49
  
  BOSTON — A member of the New England Mafia has pleaded guilty to charges he lied to authorities investigating the 1993 slaying of a Boston nightclub owner. Robert DeLuca entered guilty pleas on Friday to one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 1. Steven […]
  
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• Updated: Jurors watch video of officer shooting fleeing unarmed man

  04-11-2016 21:48
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — A fired police officer’s defense team couldn’t keep jurors from seeing a cellphone video Friday that shows him killing an unarmed man who was running away, so they spent much of the day trying to discredit the man who recorded it. Jurors wore headphones at Slager’s murder trial while they watched the […]
  
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• New Mexico Highlands University hopes to avoid layoffs

  04-11-2016 20:43
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University officials say they believe they can avoid layoffs in upcoming budget cuts. The Las Vegas Optic reports (http://bit.ly/2eHHmsP ) that Vice President for Finance & Administration Max Baca said last Friday that solvency measures enacted by state lawmakers and the governor will mean a cut of about […]
  
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• Surprise police: 23-month-old boy thrown to the floor dies

  04-11-2016 20:42
  
  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Surprise police say a 23-month-old boy has died after allegedly being thrown to the floor by a caregiver for crying and refusing to eat. Doctors said Adam Aguilar III had a serious brain injury and police said the boy died early Friday morning. He was hospitalized after being found not breathing, and […]
  
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• Colorado city uses toilet paper to help repair cracked roads

  04-11-2016 20:42
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. — It’s not pranksters or vandals who placed toilet paper all over the streets of Littleton, Colorado, it was city workers. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/2e9pIlw ) that Littleton crews have used bathroom tissue to help seal up cracks along more than 120 streets. Officials say toilet paper was applied with a paint […]
  
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• Arizona man gets 8 years in prison on terrorism convictions

  04-11-2016 20:42
  
  PHOENIX — A Tucson man was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for terrorism convictions that stemmed from what authorities said was a plot to attack a motor vehicle office in metro Phoenix. Mahin Khan previously pleaded guilty to terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism and conspiracy to commit misconduct involving weapons. Prosecutors say the […]
  
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• DA says he’ll prosecute officer in drug-for-sex probe

  04-11-2016 20:41
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A New Mexico district attorney says his office will move forward with prosecuting the case of a Las Cruces police officer who was fired in June amid allegations he provided drugs to a woman in return for sexual favors. A spokesman for District Attorney Mark D’Antonio said Friday that local law […]
  
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• Early voting ending in Texas after setting turnout record

  04-11-2016 19:04
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Early voting in Texas ends in a matter of hours, but a record number of people statewide have already cast early ballots for the Nov. 8 election. Early voting began Oct. 24 and ends at 7 p.m. Friday. Through Wednesday, though, more than 3.6 million Texans had voted in the state’s 15 […]
  
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• Sheriff cut jail team as attacks on guards rose

  04-11-2016 19:02
  
  PHOENIX — Records show Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio disbanded a SWAT team that focused on handling dangerous jail inmates at a time when the elite unit was in high demand due to a spike in assaults by inmates on guards. Arpaio folded the Special Response Team in September as part of $8 million in budget […]
  
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• 2 Phoenix officers accused of falsifying report on pepper-spraying

  04-11-2016 19:02
  
  PHOENIX — Two Phoenix police officers are accused of falsifying a police report on a 2015 incident during which one of them pepper-sprayed a homeless woman. A grand jury indictment issued Oct. 25 and released Friday charges Officers Christopher Tiona and Logan J. Egnor with felony tampering with a public record. A Police Department investigator […]
  
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• Former police chief to avoid jail time for stalking, battery

  04-11-2016 19:00
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — A small southeastern New Mexico town’s former police chief has accepted a plea agreement that will keep him out of jail but bars him from ever working in law enforcement in New Mexico again. The Roswell Daily Record reports (http://bit.ly/2e9ciGm ) that after appealing his conviction to district court, former Dexter Police […]
  
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• Updated: Arrogate looks for spring upset in Breeders’ Cup Classic

  04-11-2016 18:59
  
  ARCADIA, Calif. — California Chrome is undefeated in six starts this year. Arrogate is 4 of 5 and won the Travers with the fastest time in the race’s 147-year history. The 2014 Horse of the Year and the young challenger are set to face off in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The 1 ¼-mile Classic worth […]
  
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• Updated: EU Commission holds up DuPont-Dow merger review

  04-11-2016 17:06
  
  WASHINGTON — The EU Commission reviewing the proposed merger of agriculture and chemicals companies DuPont Co. and Dow Chemical has put its work on hold as it waits for more information from the companies. The commission in August had expressed concern it could harm competition in the crop protection, seeds and petrochemicals sectors. DuPont and […]
  
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• Updated: After loss, Nebraska looks for ‘signature win’ at Ohio State

  04-11-2016 17:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — For a pair of one-loss teams, there couldn’t be much more at stake when No. 9 Nebraska clashes with No. 6 Ohio State on Saturday night. Wisconsin beat the Cornhuskers (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) in overtime last week, spoiling their perfect record, dropping them in the AP Top 25 poll and making […]
  
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• Officials: Wave of immigrants taxing South Texas services

  04-11-2016 16:59
  
  McALLEN, Texas — Officials in South Texas say they’re struggling to continue providing services to a fresh wave of undocumented immigrants crossing the border. City leaders in McAllen say a support center at Sacred Heart Catholic Church saw its busiest month in October since opening two years ago, with more than 5,600 immigrants recorded. McAllen […]
  
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• Hula Bowl coming back, to be played in NC in 2018

  04-11-2016 16:57
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The Hula Bowl is coming back and will be played in North Carolina in January 2018. Officials with the postseason All-Star game and state announced Friday the game will resume following the 2017 season and will be played at Carter-Finley Stadium, North Carolina State’s home field in Raleigh. The game was played […]
  
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• Updated: Lawmakers held in Turkey as attack kills 9

  04-11-2016 16:56
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities on Friday detained 12 pro-Kurdish members of Parliament for questioning in terror-related probes, drawing expressions of concern from Europe and the U.S., while a car bomb attack in the largest Kurdish city, reportedly claimed by Kurdish militants, killed nine people. Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, the co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish […]
  
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• Icahn takes an even larger stake in Herbalife

  04-11-2016 15:34
  
  NEW YORK — Billionaire Carl Icahn is extending a years-long proxy fight with co-billionaire Bill Ackman, upping his stake in Herbalife yet again. The two have been battling over the legitimacy of the supplements and weight loss company since 2012, when Ackman called Herbalife a pyramid scheme and revealed a massive bet against it. A […]
  
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• Sport fishing guide pleads guilty, fined for violations

  04-11-2016 15:18
  
  HOMER, Alaska — A Soldotna sportfish guide has been ordered to pay $5,000 and has had his guiding privileges suspended after being charged with illegally taking halibut for himself while on two fishing trips. Mel Erickson pleaded guilty to two fishing violations Oct. 20. A judge dismissed 41 other charges against him as part of […]
  
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• Updated: Dad who got video of lifeless son charged with endangerment

  04-11-2016 15:17
  
  PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on child endangerment charges because he didn’t call 911 after the mother of his two children threatened to kill them and sent him videos of his son’s lifeless body during two hours’ worth of angry text messages, police said. Andre Price Jr., 23, of McKeesport, was jailed without […]
  
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• No. 11 Auburn, Vanderbilt streaking into meeting

  04-11-2016 15:17
  
  AUBURN, Ala. — Cornerback Josh Holsey remembers well the last time Auburn played Vanderbilt. It was 2012, and the Tigers were on their way to a winless Southeastern Conference season that culminated with the firing of coach Gene Chizik. No. 11 Auburn, now ranked ninth in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, appears headed in […]
  
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• Bayern to play in shirts made from recycled ocean waste

  04-11-2016 15:17
  
  MUNICH — Bayern Munich will play in shirts made of recycled plastic waste collected off the shores of the Maldives when it hosts Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The shirts were developed by Adidas. Adidas is a co-founder of Parley for the Oceans, an organization whose aim is to raise awareness of the condition […]
  
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• Updated: Philadelphia commuters hit clogged roads on strike’s Day 4

  04-11-2016 12:57
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Commuters are hitting clogged roads, jumping on bikes and organizing carpools as the Philadelphia’s transit strike enters Day 4. Transit workers hit the picket lines again Friday morning as no contract agreement was reached overnight. On Thursday, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority asked for assurances from the city’s striking transit union that it […]
  
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• Updated: China’s Wanda buys Dick Clark Productions for $1 billion

  04-11-2016 12:57
  
  BEIJING — China’s Dalian Wanda Group has added another entertainment trophy to its stable of overseas acquisitions, paying $1 billion for Dick Clark Productions, the TV company that produces the Golden Globes and the “Miss America” pageant. Wanda is one of China’s most important conglomerates and China’s largest property developer. Its chairman, Wang Jianlin, is […]
  
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• Updated: UK’s May seeks to keep Brexit plan going despite setback

  04-11-2016 12:56
  
  LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May sought Friday to reassure European Union leaders that her timetable for Britain to leave the EU remains intact despite a court ruling requiring lawmakers to have more of a say in the next step towards Brexit. She telephoned Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU’s top official, and German Chancellor Angela […]
  
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• Updated: Thousands evacuated as power outage hits Las Vegas resort

  04-11-2016 12:56
  
  LAS VEGAS — A massive power outage at a major Las Vegas resort prompted an evacuation, forcing out thousands of guests and gamblers and causing authorities to check the 33-story tower carefully to make sure everyone was out. The entire Paris Las Vegas, including the casino, restaurants and shops, lost power about 9:45 a.m. Thursday […]
  
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• Updated: Egypt prime minister defends painful economic measures

  04-11-2016 12:56
  
  CAIRO — Egypt’s prime minister on Friday tried to reassure anxious Egyptians after the Central Bank’s unprecedented decision the previous day to devalue the national currency by 48 percent before allowing it to float. Sherif Ismail pledged that steps would also be taken toward “improving the citizens’ living conditions” and insisted that while past measures […]
  
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• CIA chief to announce partnership with UNM

  04-11-2016 07:18
  
  The University of New Mexico is getting a visit from the CIA Direc ...
  
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• Word choices in debate: A ‘race to the center’

  04-11-2016 07:05
  
  Information theory specialist analyzes transcript
  
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• St. Michaels’ dominance continues

  04-11-2016 07:05
  
  for Journal northSANTA ANA PUEBLO–For a brief moment Thursday in the quarter ...
  
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• Hilltoppers edge Chaparral, face Academy

  04-11-2016 07:05
  
  for Journal northSANTA ANA PUEBLO–The fifth-seeded Los Alamos boys soccer te ...
  
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• For this Cubs fan, the world has changed

  04-11-2016 07:05
  
  The Cubs have won the World Series.I never thought I would be able to truthfully say t ...
  
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• Updated: Iraqi troops begin assault deeper into Mosul neighborhoods

  04-11-2016 05:50
  
  MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi special forces began their assault into more urban neighborhoods of Mosul from its easternmost district on Friday, the military’s latest push to drive Islamic State fighters from the city. The advance began with artillery and mortar strikes on the Aden, Tahrir, and Quds districts, just west of special forces footholds in […]
  
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• Class 1A/4A girls: Top two seeds advance with ease

  04-11-2016 04:20
  
  SANTA ANA PUEBLO — The top two seeds in the girls Class 1A-4A bracket cruised to victories in the quarterfinal round at the soccer complex near Bernalillo on Thursday morning. No. 1 Sandia Prep overwhelmed Robertson 8-0, while second-seeded Hope Christian topped Taos 2-0 in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score […]
  
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• Class 5A girls soccer: Stopping PKs helps St. Pius dodge a bullet

  04-11-2016 04:17
  
  SANTA ANA PUEBLO — The top-seeded St. Pius girls soccer team thoroughly dominated Los Lunas in two regular season meetings. It took a shootout, however, to propel the Sartans past the Tigers in the quarterfinals of the girls 5A state tournament on Thursday afternoon at the soccer complex. St. Pius meets Los Alamos in the […]
  
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• Class 1A/4A boys: Bosque rallies, earns rematch with Hope

  04-11-2016 04:15
  
  SANTA ANA PUEBLO — Things followed according to form in the Class 1A-4A boys bracket of the state high school soccer tournament Thursday — but not without some very anxious moments. Each of the top four seeds advanced to today’s semifinal round, but only No. 1 Hope Christian won with any degree of comfort. The […]
  
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• Class 6A boys soccer: Hawks, Bulldogs to clash on Friday

  04-11-2016 04:05
  
  SANTA ANA PUEBLO–The top four seeds remain in the Class 6A boys state soccer tournament& ...
  
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• Updated: Class 6A girls: Rio Rancho, Eldorado to join high seeds La Cueva, Cibola in semis

  04-11-2016 03:39
  
  SANTA ANA PUEBLO–There was partial upheaval Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Class 6A...
  
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• Speak Up! Fans react to the Cubs’ World Series triumph

  04-11-2016 03:35
  
  THE FAT LADY is singing at the site of Billy Goat’s Tavern on lower Wacker Drive in Chicago.  Somewhere in Heaven Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray are singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Ernie is shouting “Let’s play two” and Ronnie is clicking his heels in the outfield; no more Yogi saying,” It ain’t […]
  
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• Lobo football: Davie likes Crosby’s zest, to a degree

  04-11-2016 03:23
  
  Lee Crosby says he'll never change his on-field personality, couldn't if he wanted to. And no one's...
  
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• Lobos like their potential at point guard

  04-11-2016 03:16
  
  While Craig Neal was wrapping up an interview in the Pit’s media room on Wednesday night after his team’s blowout exhibition win, two of the quietest Lobos were standing in the hallway having a talk of their own. Senior forward Tim Williams, fresh off another efficient scoring night in the post with 13 points on […]
  
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• For departed Cubs fans, cheers from ‘the best seat’

  04-11-2016 00:37
  
  CHICAGO – At the impossible height of a voluminous fandom and a nerve-mauling Wednesday night, a daughter in a family room with her brother, her four children and her nephew rubbed her father’s urn. A woman at home with her husband had the thoughts come to her in a tangle. A son in a small […]
  
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• Updated: US judge in Nevada sees no voter intimidation

  04-11-2016 00:34
  
  PHOENIX — The Latest on U.S. District Court hearings in Phoenix and Las Vegas on Democratic party lawsuits claiming voter intimidation by Republicans and the Donald Trump campaign (all times local): 4:20 p.m. A federal judge in Las Vegas says he hasn’t seen evidence that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is training people to intimidate voters […]
  
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