New Mexico news

• In Boston, squirrels are gnawing around the Christmas trees

  12-12-2016 21:06
  
  Voracious squirrels are going nuts for Christmas lights in Boston. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2hlW25q ) the furry rodents have…
  
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• Aggie Baker recognized by WAC

  12-12-2016 20:40
  
  DENVER – New Mexico State men’s basketball senior Ian Baker was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Monday. Baker willed the Aggies to an 84-71 win over in-state rival New Mexico on Saturday with a game-high 26 points. This is the first weekly honor for both Baker and NMSU this season […]
  
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• MWC honors Lobo van der Keijl

  12-12-2016 20:36
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico senior center Richelle van der Keijl has garnered MWC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week accolades for games played through Sunday, December 11, 2016. It is the first Conference weekly award for van der Keijl.   WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK RICHELLE van der KEIJL, NEW MEXICO Senior, […]
  
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• Updated: LeBron James producing Muhammad Ali documentary for HBO

  12-12-2016 19:38
  
  LOS ANGELES — King James is set to tell the story of The Greatest. HBO says Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James will be the executive producer of a documentary on Muhammad Ali for the network. The film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also helmed the boxing drama, “Southpaw,” and “Training Day.” Fuqua will […]
  
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• Boulder looks to establish ‘sanctuary city’ policies

  12-12-2016 19:38
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — Officials are looking to create an ordinance establishing Boulder as a so-called “sanctuary city” before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/2gE3vvv ) that the City Council last week directed the city attorney’s office to return either Jan. 3 of Jan. 17 with an ordinance. Many of Boulder’s policies […]
  
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• Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam had ‘all’ the symptoms of CTE, his brother says

  12-12-2016 18:50
  
  When news broke last week that former Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam had committed suicide at age 42, some wondered if brain injuries were to blame. Salaam was not given an autopsy, so we won’t know if he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), but his brother said that the 1994 Heisman Trophy winner displayed […]
  
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• The Russian story is not about Hillary Clinton

  12-12-2016 18:49
  
  “Soul crushing are the only words I have,” Jennifer Palmieri, Hillary Clinton’s campaign communications director, tweeted about the revelations concerning Russia’s effort to make certain Donald Trump was elected. One can understand the Clinton team’s ongoing grief in internalizing an election result they never anticipated. Still, the Russia story is not about Clinton; and Democrats […]
  
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• Supreme Court passes on death penalty cases in Ohio and Florida

  12-12-2016 18:49
  
  WASHINGTON – Justice Stephen Breyer renewed his call Monday for the Supreme Court to examine whether the death penalty is being unconstitutionally applied across the country, but the court rejected several opportunities to do just that. The court said it would not review the plea of an Ohio death row inmate who was being prepared […]
  
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• Lawsuit challenges new Texas rules over fetal remains

  12-12-2016 18:49
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A coalition of national advocacy groups has sued to block Texas’ soon-to-be-implemented rules mandating the burial or cremation of fetal remains. The lawsuit filed Monday by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights is the latest legal battle in a state whose tough anti-abortion laws were already largely voided this summer by […]
  
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• Report: English-language learners cut from special education

  12-12-2016 18:48
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A newspaper report says Texas school districts facing pressure from the state are reducing the number of special education students by shutting out thousands of English-language learners. In one school district alone, in the South Texas city of Victoria, just 39 of nearly 1,000 English-language learners receive services like tutoring and speech […]
  
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• Source: Google deal will make YouTube, others usable in Cuba

  12-12-2016 16:40
  
  HAVANA — A source familiar with a deal being announced between Cuba and Google says it will make Google websites like YouTube run up to 10 times faster on the island. Google is installing multiple servers in Cuba that will host much of the company’s most popular content, the person said on condition of anonymity […]
  
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• Justices ask lower court to reconsider class action case

  12-12-2016 16:40
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is asking a lower court to take another look at a class action lawsuit brought by nearly 300 cable technicians that alleges their company encouraged workers to underreport overtime hours. The justices said Monday that a federal appeals court should reconsider its decision allowing the lawsuit to proceed against cable […]
  
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• US indexes hold near record highs as energy stocks jump

  12-12-2016 16:39
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. indexes held near record highs early Monday after big gains for energy stocks offset losses in other areas of the market. Oil prices soared after more nations agreed to production cuts in an attempt to mitigate a global oversupply of crude. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was little […]
  
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• Updated: US indexes hold near record highs as energy stocks jump

  12-12-2016 16:39
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. indexes held near record highs early Monday after big gains for energy stocks offset losses in other areas of the market. Oil prices soared after more nations agreed to production cuts in an attempt to mitigate a global oversupply of crude. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was little […]
  
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• Supreme Court upholds broad reach of bank fraud law

  12-12-2016 16:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is upholding the broad reach of a federal law prohibiting bank fraud. The unanimous ruling on Monday came in the case of a California man who illegally siphoned about $307,000 out of a Taiwanese businessman’s Bank of America bank account. Justice Stephen Breyer rejected Lawrence Shaw’s claim that the law […]
  
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• Coronado getting more shoes, lingerie 

  12-12-2016 14:00
  
  The boarded-up space surrounding Sears at Coronado Center has for months teased “exciting new retailers coming soon,” and we now know a few more names. In addition to The Container Store, which mall management confirmed in September was opening a store, a spokeswoman for Coronado’s ownership has revealed other new-to-market future tenants that include Aerie, […]
  
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• Updated: Japan denies Chinese claim of dangerous fighter-jet conduct

  12-12-2016 08:27
  
  TOKYO — Japan protested to China on Monday about what it says are groundless accusations that Japanese fighter jets had fired “jamming shells” as six Chinese military planes flew over waters between Japan’s southern Okinawa and Miyako islands. “It is extremely regrettable that the Chinese military is making announcements that are clearly factually wrong,” Chief […]
  
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• APS grads still hoping for apology after drug check

  12-12-2016 08:05
  
  School board members offered to listen to them after delays from district
  
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• Advocates say system is failing victims of domestic violence

  12-12-2016 08:05
  
  NM doesn't coordinate efforts to de-escalate trouble like other states do
  
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• LANL months away from renewing nuclear waste shipments

  12-12-2016 08:02
  
  As WIPP gets set to reopen, Los Alamos still has 60 volatile drums to deal with
  
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• Independence High educator is teacher of the year

  12-12-2016 08:02
  
  GRADS program helps teen moms
  
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• New: Odenkirk picks up Critics Choice for ‘Saul’

  12-12-2016 07:39
  
    Better Call Saul — a winner again. Bob Odenkirk, who plays Jimmy McGill in Albuquerque-based and filmed “Better Call Saul,” picked up a Critics Choice Award for best actor in a drama series. The event was held in Los Angeles on Sunday. This is the second straight year he has picked up the prize. […]
  
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• Science on the Hill: Bringing the power of genetic research to an office near you

  12-12-2016 07:30
  
  Genomics is emerging as one of the transformative sciences of the 21st century.
  
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• Updated: Mosul doctors struggle to save civilians on Iraq front line

  12-12-2016 07:22
  
  MOSUL, Iraq — A crowd of men rushed through the narrow hallway of Mosul’s al-Zahra clinic carrying a slight 10-year-old boy. Yousef Oday’s face was covered in blood. A team of doctors quickly gathered around his cot. “What happened to you?” one of the men asked. “I have no idea. I was bleeding on one […]
  
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• Updated: Snow, freezing rain, rain make for messy morning commute

  12-12-2016 06:41
  
  CHICAGO — Snow, freezing rain and rain could make for a messy Monday morning commute as a winter storm pushes further east. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories for parts of the Great Lakes and the Northeast. As of Sunday night, the storm had dumped more than a […]
  
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• Man stabs worshiper near California mosque in hate crime, police allege

  12-12-2016 06:33
  
  LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old California man has been arrested and booked on suspicion of committing a hate crime after he stabbed an apparent worshiper near a mosque, authorities say. About 11:15 p.m. Saturday, police in Simi Valley, northwest of Los Angeles, received reports of people fighting in a shopping center parking lot, said Sgt. […]
  
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• Updated: ‘La La Land’ poised to sing out in Golden Globe nominations

  12-12-2016 06:31
  
  Nominations for the 74th annual Golden Globes will be announced Monday morning from Beverly Hills, California. The nominations will be streamed live at GoldenGlobes.com, beginning at 8:20 a.m. EST. Among the films expected to take in a number of nods are Damien Chazelle’s nostalgic Los Angeles musical “La La Land,” Barry Jenkins’ lyrical coming-of-age tale […]
  
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• Updated: Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed rates decision; oil soars

  12-12-2016 04:57
  
  BEIJING — Asian markets were mixed Monday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that is widely expected to raise U.S. interest rates and oil prices soared after producers agreed to reduce output. South Korean stocks were little changed following the impeachment of the country’s president. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index lost 2 percent to […]
  
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• Lobos put up gaudy football numbers

  12-12-2016 04:16
  
  August 2016 was a month of uncertainty for the University of New Mexico offense. Now, in December, it’s the most productive offense in UNM football history. As the Lobos (8-4) prepare for Saturday’s Gildan New Mexico Bowl against UTSA (6-6), they do so as the nation’s No. 1 rushing team with an average of 360.9 […]
  
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• Updated: Have travel plans? Prepare for cold rain and snow

  12-12-2016 04:13
  
  CHICAGO — A blanket of snow will cover the Great Lakes and the Northeast ahead of an expected dip into Arctic-cold temperatures. The wintry weather mostly moved out of the Plains overnight, leaving parts of Minnesota with up to a foot of snow as it pushed into Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. It’s a “slap of […]
  
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• Aggies believe their roster is deeper than UNM’s

  12-12-2016 04:11
  
  The New Mexico State Aggies took a simple approach on Saturday night. They knew they might not be the team with the best player on the floor at any given moment. They’d concede they might not be the team with the best or second best player on the court at any given moment. But they […]
  
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• Strong start benefits UNM women

  12-12-2016 04:07
  
  The first half was a thing of beauty, the second half a bit of a dog, but they added up to a win for the UNM women’s basketball team. Cherise Beynon poured in 24 points to lead four players in double figures as New Mexico earned a wire-to-wire 79-66 win over UTEP at the Pit […]
  
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• Updated: Trump rejects intel, lawmakers vow probe of Russia hacking

  12-12-2016 03:01
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Sunday called a recent CIA assessment of Russian hacking “ridiculous” and says he’s not interested in getting daily intelligence briefings — an unprecedented public dismissal by a president-elect of the nation’s massive and sophisticated intelligence apparatus. Trump’s remarks come as key congressional Republicans joined Democrats in demanding a bipartisan investigation […]
  
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• Atmospheric levels of methane are spiking, scientists say

  12-12-2016 03:00
  
  The best news about climate change that we’ve heard lately is that for three years straight, the world’s energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide, the most important greenhouse gas, have been flat.
  
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• Updated: APD: Man invokes recent child killings as he batters girlfriend

  12-12-2016 02:57
  
  A man who referenced a high-profile triple murder-suicide as he threatened to kill his girlfriend and her daughter was arrested Sunday morning after barricading himself in a Foothills apartment, prompting a SWAT call, police said. According to a criminal complaint, Fernando Garcia, 35, told his girlfriend that he was going to “take (her) out like […]
  
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