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• Updated: Police: Suspect in officer’s killing was wearing body armor

  12-01-2017 22:57
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — A fugitive who is the focus of a four-day manhunt was wearing a bulletproof vest when he fatally shot an Orlando police sergeant earlier this week, Orlando’s police chief said Thursday. Investigators found clothing belonging to 41-year-old Markeith Loyd that suggests Master Sgt. Debra Clayton returned fire after she was shot, but […]
  
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• Updated: Obama making changes to Cuban immigration policy

  12-01-2017 22:57
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. The repeal of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy is effective immediately, according the official. The decision follows months of negotiations […]
  
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• Updated: North Dakota’s experience with pipeline protests spurs bills

  12-01-2017 22:46
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s Republican-led and largely oil-friendly Legislature is quickly introducing a raft of bills spurred by the bitter dispute between Dakota Access protesters and law enforcement, from restricting face coverings at protests to requiring the state to sue the federal government as a means of recouping millions in policing costs. Sen. Kelly […]
  
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• Microsoft workers say reviewing graphic content caused PTSD

  12-01-2017 22:46
  
  SEATTLE — Two former Microsoft workers are claiming their work reviewing abuse, child pornography and other graphic material flagged for removal caused them post-traumatic stress disorder. The Seattle Times says (http://bit.ly/2j560GT ) Henry Soto and Greg Blauert have sued Microsoft Corp. claiming the technology company was negligent and violated prohibitions of discrimination based on disabilities. […]
  
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• It’s almost impossible to see how James Comey did the right thing with Hillary Clinton’s email server

  12-01-2017 22:45
  
  You can debate whether FBI Director James Comey’s late-October announcement that potentially relevant information had been uncovered regarding Hillary Clinton’s private email server cost her the presidential election. But with the wisdom of hindsight, it’s virtually impossible to defend his decision to make such a show of a discovery that, ultimately, amounted to nothing. Comey’s […]
  
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• Updated: Watchdog to investigate Justice, FBI actions before election

  12-01-2017 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s inspector general announced Thursday he will launch an investigation into the department and FBI’s actions in the months leading up to the 2016 election, including whether department policies were properly followed by FBI Director James Comey. Democrats have blamed Comey’s handling of an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a […]
  
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• Updated: Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI

  12-01-2017 19:28
  
  WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice Inspector General will review broad allegations of misconduct involving the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email practices and the bureau’s controversial decision shortly before the election to announce the probe had resumed, the Inspector General announced Thursday. The probe will be wide ranging – encompassing the FBI’s various public […]
  
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• Trump has brought us the American style in paranoid politics

  12-01-2017 19:27
  
  Political scientists long assumed that U.S. institutions were more open and sturdier than those in other countries. One manifestation of that robustness, the theory went, was that U.S. politics appeared largely free from troubling symptoms like conspiracy thinking. Foreigners — particularly in less-developed countries — might attribute the actions of their leaders to shadowy forces […]
  
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• Rural Americans are more likely to die from the top 5 causes of death

  12-01-2017 19:23
  
  Rural Americans are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer and the three other leading causes of death than their urban counterparts, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those five top causes of death – heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease and stroke – […]
  
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• Placing Russia first among threats, Defense nominee warns of Kremlin attempts to ‘break’ NATO

  12-01-2017 19:22
  
  WASHINGTON – Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. defense secretary, placed Russia first among principal threats facing the United States, arguing for greater U.S. support for European allies to counter what he said were Moscow’s attempts to “break” the North Atlantic alliance. Mattis, a revered combat leader who […]
  
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• 4 kids hit in Colorado Springs crosswalk expected to recover

  12-01-2017 18:21
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Four children were run over on their way to school in Colorado Springs but are expected to recover. The Gazette (http://bit.ly/2jnOqgZ) reports that witnesses say a crossing guard had stopped traffic at a crosswalk Thursday morning so the children could cross when a car made a right turn. It hit the […]
  
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• Colorado teen barred from driving for 1 year after crash

  12-01-2017 18:20
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado teenager has been barred from driving for one year after a crash that seriously injured a classmate riding with her. The Post Independent reports (http://bit.ly/2ih53Ox ) that the Glenwood Springs teen pleaded guilty in juvenile court in November to reckless endangerment and careless driving resulting in injury. In addition […]
  
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• Carson pushes increased private-sector role in HUD programs

  12-01-2017 18:20
  
  WASHINGTON – Ben Carson on Thursday detailed his vision for the Department of Housing and Urban Development: One that integrates government assistance programs with “holistic” solutions and greater involvement of businesses and faith groups. Carson, during his secretariat confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, suggested several times that the private sector should play a larger role […]
  
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• Updated: Ford adds 816,000 vehicles to Takata air bag recall

  12-01-2017 18:15
  
  DETROIT — Ford is adding more than 816,000 vehicles in North America to the growing Takata air bag inflator recall. The company says the latest callback covers the 2005-2009 and 2012 Mustang and the 2006-2009 and 2012 Ford Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr and Lincoln MKZ. Also included are the 2007-2009 Ford Ranger and Edge, the 2007-2009 […]
  
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• Updated: Unlike ‘House of Cards,’ ‘The Young Pope’ actually understands politics

  12-01-2017 18:14
  
  On Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, HBO is debuting a new series about a surprising candidate for high office who shatters the norms of his profession and radically shakes up the institution he was elected to lead. I am referring, of course, to Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Young Pope,” which stars British actor Jude Law as […]
  
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• Updated: Church members join relatives in grief, anger at gunman

  12-01-2017 16:31
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Family members of the nine people Dylann Roof killed in a Charleston, South Carolina, church weren’t the only ones who suffered. Their church family grieved, too. Along with the 32 family members of victims, three people connected to Emanuel AME Church spoke as Roof was formally sentenced to death Wednesday in federal […]
  
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• Updated: Le Pen’s world: French nationalism at heart of campaign

  12-01-2017 16:30
  
  PARIS — France is partnered with the United States and Russia in a global battle against Islamic militants. Francs, not euros, fill the pockets of French citizens. Borders are so secure that illegal immigration no longer fuels fears of terror attacks or drains public coffers. That is France as envisioned by far-right leader Marine Le […]
  
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• Updated: Hong Kong’s No. 2 official resigns, plans leadership bid

  12-01-2017 16:30
  
  HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s No. 2 government official said Thursday that she was resigning to prepare for a leadership bid for the southern Chinese city’s top job. Chief Secretary Carrie Lam said she tendered her resignation to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and asked him to submit it to Beijing for approval. Lam, 59, is […]
  
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• Updated: Abe pledges investments, speedboats to China-friendly Manila

  12-01-2017 16:30
  
  MANILA, Philippines — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged $8.7 billion worth of business opportunities and private investments along with speedboats and other counterterrorism equipment to the Philippines, whose president has boosted ties with China. Following talks with President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila, Abe welcomed the Philippine leader’s efforts to improve Manila’s ties […]
  
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• Updated: Applications for US jobless aid rise to still-low 247,000

  12-01-2017 14:34
  
  WASHINGTON — More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the increase was modest and overall applications remain low, a sign of a steady job market. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for unemployment aid rose 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 247,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, slipped 1,750 to […]
  
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• Breaking: SWAT officers on scene at San Mateo and Comanche

  12-01-2017 14:10
  
  Police are asking the public to avoid the area in the 3500 block of San Mateo NE because of a SWAT situation. Police were called to the scene near San Mateo and Comanche early this morning and found someone barricaded in a trailer. This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes […]
  
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• Updated: ECB extended stimulus as ‘steady hand’ in turbulent year

  12-01-2017 11:35
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — Top officials of the European Central Bank wanted to extend stimulus measures in December in part to protect the eurozone economy from what could be a turbulent political year at home and globally. The concerns were recorded in a written account published Thursday about the bank’s Dec. 8 meeting. That’s when it […]
  
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• Eurozone industrial output up strongly, lifting growth hopes

  12-01-2017 11:35
  
  LONDON — Industrial production across the 19-country eurozone spiked by 1.5 percent in November from the month before, the latest in a series of indicators showing that economic growth across the region picked up momentum toward the end of 2016. The November rise follows a tepid 0.1 percent increase in October. As a result, Eurostat, […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s CIA choice to be questioned amid Russia hacking fury

  12-01-2017 10:04
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s pick to run the CIA faces a Senate confirmation hearing amid a testy standoff between the president-elect and the spy community. Rep. Mike Pompeo, a four-term conservative Kansas Republican, is a member of the House intelligence committee and also served on the partisan committee to investigate the deadly attack on a […]
  
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• Updated: Don Draper and ‘Mad Men’ archive land at University of Texas

  12-01-2017 08:05
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The last America saw of Don Draper, he was meditating on a Pacific hillside, imagining one of the iconic ads in television history. What’s left of the flawed protagonist of “Mad Men” has now gone to Texas. Show creator Matthew Weiner and production company Lionsgate have donated the “Mad Men” archive — […]
  
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• School board candidates cool to idea of splitting up APS

  12-01-2017 08:05
  
  District 3 and District 5 hopefuls discuss proposal, as well as charter schools and teacher evals
  
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• NM congressmen seek to shield Medicaid, health plans

  12-01-2017 08:05
  
  Udall and Heinrich both introduce legislation as Republicans target Obamacare
  
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• Attorney general enlists district attorneys to fight opioid abuse

  12-01-2017 08:05
  
  Balderas says a statewide strategy is needed to reduce overdose deaths
  
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• Attorney’s complaint says police chief lied in Dear case

  12-01-2017 08:02
  
  Gorden Eden accused of perjury at hearing, in Jeremy Dear deposition
  
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• Updated: Scientists: Moon over the hill at 4.51 billion years old

  12-01-2017 07:33
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected: a ripe 4.51 billion years old. That’s the newest estimate, thanks to rocks and soil collected by the Apollo 14 moonwalkers in 1971. A research team reported Wednesday that the moon formed within 60 million years of the birth of […]
  
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• Asian shares mixed after Trump offers scant policy details

  12-01-2017 06:50
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Asian shares were mixed Thursday following President-elect Donald Trump’s press conference. Trump offered scant details on policies, disappointing investors hoping for a clearer sense of his plans for trade and economic stimulus. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 1.0 percent to 19,179.26, as the U.S. dollar fell back against the […]
  
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• Updated: In VW case, US takes aim at employees, not just corporation

  12-01-2017 06:04
  
  WASHINGTON — Six high-level Volkswagen employees from Germany have been indicted in the U.S. in the automaker’s emissions-cheating scandal as prosecutors made good on efforts to charge individuals in a corporate corruption case. But bringing them to trial in the U.S. is another matter. In announcing the federal charges and a corporate plea bargain by […]
  
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• Women’s basketball: UNLV hands UNM its first MWC loss

  12-01-2017 04:53
  
  Alyssa Anderson scored 18 points to lead UNLV to a 56-42 win over New Mexico Wednesday night in Las Vegas, Nev. Richelle van der Keijl scored 13 points and had 16 rebounds and Jaisa Nunn scored 14 to lead the Lobos (8-7, 4-1). UNLV (12-5, 3-2) took control early by outscoring UNM 23-8 in the […]
  
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• Updated: Women’s basketball: UNLV hands UNM its first MWC loss

  12-01-2017 04:53
  
  LAS VEGAS, Nev. — UNLV’s Cox Pavilion continues to be a building where Lobo women’s basketball hot streaks turn cold. The University of New Mexico shot an icy 22 percent and went 0 for 19 from 3-point range at Cox on Wednesday night, and the Lobos’ four-game winning streak ended with a 56-42 loss to […]
  
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• Prep notes: Valley High gym is nearly ready

  12-01-2017 04:40
  
  The Valley High School volleyball teams had to spend the entire 2016 season on the road. The boys an ...
  
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• Rockies caravan coming to Albuquerque this month

  12-01-2017 04:34
  
  The Colorado Rockies 2017 Winter Caravan rolls into Albuquerque on Friday, Jan. 27. The highlight will be a luncheon held at the Albuquerque Convention Center Scheduled to attend are new Rockies manager Bud Black, former Isotope and 2016 breakout shortstop Trevor Story, lefty reliever and Farmington native Mike Dunn, right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino and Rockies […]
  
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• Lobos neglecting to feed Williams late in games

  12-01-2017 04:32
  
  It's simple. Or, so it would seem.In an era when the Mountain West Conference hasn't h ...
  
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• Yodice: Midseason prep hoops report portends March madness

  12-01-2017 03:31
  
  With the metro tournament behind us, we’ve reached sort of the unofficial midway point of the prep basketball season. Here are some of my observations on the Class 6A division as we move into the second half: BOYS: Does this group of 24 schools have one that stands out clearly above the rest? No. And […]
  
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• Scientists: Moon over the hill at 4.51 billion years old

  12-01-2017 03:16
  
  The newest estimate was made using rocks and soil collected by the Apollo 14 moonwalkers in 1971.
  
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• Woman charged with embezzling from agency’s disabled clients

  12-01-2017 01:58
  
  SANTA FE — A woman who worked for an organization that helps people with mental and physical disabilities handle their personal finances and other needs is accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from clients. On Wednesday Santa Fe County deputies arrested 38-year-old Michelle Lucero for embezzlement, forgery and tampering with evidence for cashing checks from […]
  
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• Google Is No Longer Working on High-Altitude Drones

  12-01-2017 01:40
  
  Google has suspended research on its solar-powered drone, the company confirmed on Wednesday, less than three years after inheriting the project through its acquisition of Titan Aerospace. First reported by 9to5Google on Wednesday, the drone cancellation took place early in 2016, according to a representative from the X subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet. The […]
  
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• Brock Osweiler treats Texans linemen to special gift

  12-01-2017 01:40
  
  HOUSTON — Houston quarterback Brock Osweiler recently gifted his offensive line with custom suits to thank them for protecting him this season. Osweiler said he had them made by a woman in Colorado who he was introduced to by teammates when he was with the Broncos. “There’s been multiple games where there’s been no sacks; […]
  
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• Updated: Newly leaked dossier on Trump circulated in DC for months

  12-01-2017 01:38
  
  WASHINGTON — It was a bombshell story, emerging on the eve of Donald Trump’s first news conference as president-elect: U.S. intelligence officials had presented Trump with unsubstantiated claims that Russia had amassed compromising personal and financial allegations about him. The purported Russian efforts were described in a newly released and uncorroborated dossier produced in August. […]
  
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• Democrats to force tough votes in Obamacare ‘Vote-a-rama’

  12-01-2017 01:37
  
  WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats prepared Wednesday to make a late-night show of resistance against gutting the Affordable Care Act by forcing Republicans to take politically charged votes against protecting Medicare, Medicaid and other health-care programs. The mostly symbolic votes come amid growing concerns among congressional Republicans that the party is rushing to dismantle the ACA […]
  
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• Gay teacher sues over firing from North Carolina high school

  12-01-2017 00:46
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — A gay teacher sued a Roman Catholic school on Wednesday for firing him after he announced his wedding to a man, the latest in a series of legal fights over antidiscrimination protections for LGBT people. The lawsuit argues Charlotte Catholic High School violated federal employment law by firing Lonnie Billard from a […]
  
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• FBI confirms identities of 5 found dead on Santa Ana Pueblo

  12-01-2017 00:46
  
  The FBI confirmed Wednesday that the five bodies found on Santa Ana Pueblo this week were the two sisters and their three young daughters who had been reported missing from Albuquerque last week. Frank Fisher said relatives identified the bodies as Vanessa George, 25, her two daughters Zoe Becenti, 4, and Chloe Becenti, 1, her […]
  
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• Brief closure will allow new adventures at Meow Wolf

  12-01-2017 00:14
    The ever-inventive Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return will be shut down Jan. 17-Jan. 31, but a recent blog post gives an idea of what to expect when it reopens at the beginning of February. Look for new rooms and sculptures, a new portal from the house, and new clues about the absent family […]
  
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• Updated: Bruce Arena aims for quick start to save US’ World Cup hopes

  12-01-2017 00:03
  
  CARSON, Calif. — Bruce Arena realizes he has very little time to get back into his groove with the U.S. national team. After all, two vital World Cup qualifiers are looming just two months away. Luckily for Arena, he has done this job before. He’s also returning to work in extremely familiar surroundings. “I think […]
  
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• How an obscure policy effort could hurt American Muslims

  12-01-2017 00:03
  
  Lawmakers have introduced a measure calling for the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the oldest Islamist organizations in the Middle East, to be designated a foreign terrorist organization, and for the first time in recent years they are optimistic that the administration will sign on. The Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, introduced this week by Sen. […]
  
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