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• An orangutan will have a chance to find her mate – through ‘Tinder’

  31-01-2017 23:37
  
  The first indication Samboja was being nudged to find a partner came last year, when her home zoo – the Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands – took to Facebook to casually point out that the female orangutan was approaching the age where she could start having kids. A year later, the Dutch zoo has […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Sept. 11 families speak out against travel ban

  31-01-2017 23:23
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump, his travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries and other immigration actions (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Some families of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks are speaking out against President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries. In announcing the temporary ban last week, […]
  
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• Updated: Senator who lost her legs in Iraq challenges Mattis over travel ban signing

  31-01-2017 23:23
  
  A U.S. senator who served in the Army and lost her legs in Iraq challenged Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday to explain why he stood next to President Donald Trump last week at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes, as Trump signed a controversial temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying it […]
  
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• Updated: Obama fights back: Former president’s orbit resists Trump

  31-01-2017 23:23
  
  WASHINGTON — Dismayed by the Trump administration’s first days, former President Barack Obama’s loyalists, former aides and even his spokesman are speaking out and even actively resisting the new American leader. It’s a warning to President Donald Trump that his actions won’t go unchallenged by those who occupied the White House before him. While it […]
  
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• A child’s tearful 911 call after his dad’s apparent overdose

  31-01-2017 23:23
  
  Three children, ages 8, 6, and 4, were sitting with Christopher Koeberl in his car when he lost consciousness, authorities say. As he was slumped over in the driver’s seat, his 8-year-old son picked up his cellphone and dialed 911. Sobbing, the boy told the dispatcher what he thought happened. “My dad’s dead. He’s not […]
  
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• Updated: Reported treason arrests fuel Russian hacking intrigue

  31-01-2017 21:17
  
  MOSCOW — In the days since it emerged that four men had been arrested on treason charges linked to cyber intelligence and Russia’s domestic security agency, conspiracy theories and speculation about the case have swept through Moscow. Was it some fallout from the alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential election? Were they part of […]
  
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• Tuesday night deadline for ‘Obamacare’ coverage

  31-01-2017 21:17
  
  WASHINGTON — Overnight Tuesday is the deadline to sign up for coverage under the federal health care law. Even if the ultimate fate of “Obamacare” is uncertain, there’s been no change for this year. About 11.5 million people had enrolled as of Dec. 24. The deadline is midnight Pacific time in the 39 states served […]
  
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• Updated: Shepard Smith stands out in Fox’s sea of opinion

  31-01-2017 21:16
  
  NEW YORK — The Twitter stream on a producer’s computer a few feet from where Fox News Channel’s Shepard Smith anchored his newscast several days ago steadily churned out invective. You’re a liberal, Shep. You belong on MSNBC. President Trump doesn’t watch your show. Those are the printable messages, and illustrate the island he often […]
  
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• Updated: For Israeli leader, Trump brings friendship and risks

  31-01-2017 21:16
  
  JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming White House visit aims to cement ties to a surprisingly supportive U.S. president — but it also presents a political minefield. While Netanyahu appears to have hit it off with President Donald Trump, he will have to tread carefully during their meeting or risk being seen as endorsing […]
  
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• FBI leaker may face charges as U.S. fights for insider case

  31-01-2017 21:15
  
  Federal prosecutors warned that an FBI agent may be prosecuted for leaking secrets about a U.S. probe into stock trading by Las Vegas gambler Billy Walters, as they urged a judge not to throw out insider-trading charges against him. Walters is accused of orchestrating an insider scheme that also entangled golfer Phil Mickelson and Dean […]
  
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• Updated: Breitbart speaker at Berkeley stirs debate over free speech

  31-01-2017 18:47
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. — Fans and foes agree that Milo Yiannopoulos specializes in controversy. The polarizing editor from Breitbart News is a self-proclaimed internet troll who has been criticized as racist, misogynist and white supremacist. His scheduled visit Wednesday to the University of California at Berkeley has raised an issue facing campuses across America at the […]
  
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• Moose rescued after fall into Idaho basement

  31-01-2017 18:47
  
  KETCHUM, Idaho — Authorities say a female moose is safe after she fell through an unlatched window into the basement of an Idaho home. The Idaho Mountain Express reports (http://bit.ly/2jzbGrm ) that the moose spent about three hours in the Hailey basement early Sunday morning. Law enforcement officers and those from the Idaho Department of […]
  
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• Updated: Moose rescued after fall into Idaho basement

  31-01-2017 18:41
  
  Authorities say a female moose is safe after she fell through an unlatched window into the basement of an Idaho…
  
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• Her global challenge: Developing the next generation of women leaders

  31-01-2017 18:30
  
  MIAMI — Teresa Valdes-Fauli Weintraub doesn’t shy away from a challenge, particularly when it’s helping to develop the next generation of female leaders. Early last year, at about the same time the wealth management executive moved to Merrill Lynch as managing director after nearly two decades running Fiduciary Trust International of the South, Weintraub became […]
  
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• Measuring Trump’s role in US jobs announcements

  31-01-2017 18:27
  
  Jobs growth is a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda, but there’s already debate over his role in creating and protecting thousands of U.S. jobs. Since election day, several U.S. and foreign companies — as varied as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. — have unveiled plans to add American jobs, shift […]
  
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• Hummingbird nest halts upgrades on Bay Area bridge

  31-01-2017 16:38
  
  RICHMOND, Calif. — The discovery of a hummingbird’s nest with an egg inside is stalling upgrades on a San Francisco Bay Area bridge. KCBS reports (http://cbsloc.al/2kLxRfF ) Tuesday that the backhoes are waiting and the safety barriers are ready. But work on a key part of the $70 million Richmond-San Rafael Bridge’s upgrade project has […]
  
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• Updated: Aetna tops 4Q forecasts, starts low with 2017 forecast

  31-01-2017 16:37
  
  Aetna trumped fourth-quarter earnings expectations despite pressure from coverage it sells on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, but the health insurer’s 2017 forecast started well below Wall Street projections. The nation’s third largest insurer said Tuesday that it expects adjusted earnings of at least $8.55 for the new year. Analysts forecast, on average, earnings of […]
  
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• How love and fear kept me from dating white men

  31-01-2017 16:37
  
  I’m a black woman. Two of my best friends are white men. One is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army. The other is a Southie from Boston. Both are men I would trust to raise and protect my son should the need arise. Men who have protected and supported […]
  
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• DHS chief Kelly to talk Trump’s immigration order with congressional leaders

  31-01-2017 16:37
  
  WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly will huddle with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon, following a bipartisan backlash to President Donald Trump’s executive order halting refugee entries and banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations. Republican and Democratic committee leaders have been invited to the closed-door meeting with Kelly, according to Democrats familiar […]
  
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• Updated: A rare swing and miss from Under Armour in 4Q; shares plunge

  31-01-2017 16:36
  
  BALTIMORE — Under Armour, typically a star on earnings day, suffered a rare miss in the fourth quarter, sending shares plunging 25 percent before the opening bell Tuesday. The company’s extended streak of soaring revenue growth going back years rose 12 percent, just over half what the Baltimore company has established as its norm. The […]
  
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• Updated: Boy Scouts allows transgender kids into boys-only programs

  31-01-2017 13:18
  
  DALLAS — A New Jersey woman whose son was asked to leave his Boy Scouts troop after leaders found out he is transgender said she has mixed emotions about the organization’s decision to allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys-only programs. The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that enrollment […]
  
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• Updated: Unemployment drops, inflation jumps as Europe recovers

  31-01-2017 11:05
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe’s economic recovery is gathering speed, with growth up, inflation spiking sharply higher and unemployment down at its lowest in nearly eight years, official figures showed Tuesday. In perhaps the most striking development, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said inflation across the 19 countries that share the euro currency rose sharply in […]
  
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• Updated: Europe’s recovery gains speed in turbulent year

  31-01-2017 11:05
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe’s economic recovery is on more solid ground ahead of what could be a turbulent political year. Official figures showed clear signs of improvement in the 19 countries that share the euro currency. Statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday that eurozone growth accelerated in the fourth quarter to 0.5 percent from 0.4 percent […]
  
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• Updated: Trump fires Justice Dep’t head over clash on refugee ban

  31-01-2017 09:36
  
  WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary public showdown, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court. The clash Monday night between Trump and Sally Yates, a career prosecutor and Democratic appointee, laid bare […]
  
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• Updated: New Indonesia tsunami network could add crucial minutes

  31-01-2017 09:36
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s tsunami detection system, made up of seafloor sensors that communicate with transmitting buoys on the surface, has been rendered useless by vandals and lack of funding. Now Indonesian and U.S. scientists say they’ve developed a way to dispense with the expensive buoys and possibly add crucial extra minutes of warning for […]
  
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• Updated: Clash over refugee ban brings firing of Justice Dept. head

  31-01-2017 09:36
  
  WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary public showdown, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court. The clash Monday night between Trump and Sally Yates, a career prosecutor and Democratic appointee, laid bare […]
  
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• Trial for man accused of shooting APD officer set for 2018

  31-01-2017 08:05
  
  Davon Lymon allegedly shot officer Daniel Webster in October 2015
  
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• Rain, snow ease drought in New Mexico

  31-01-2017 08:05
  
  Long-range forecast less encouraging, with precipitation over next 3 months likely below normal
  
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• Men’s basketball: Aggies extend winning streak

  31-01-2017 08:05
  
  RIO RANCHO–It wasn't like anyone expected a real basketball game to break out on Monday ni ...
  
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• Heinrich, Udall oppose 3 of 4 Cabinet picks

  31-01-2017 08:05
  
  When it comes to President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks — at least among those who have receiv ...
  
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• Counselor in teen sex case incompetent to stand trial

  31-01-2017 08:05
  
  Incident led to closing of juvenile facility near Ruidoso
  
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• Updated: Mosque shooting suspect in Canada known for far-right views

  31-01-2017 06:06
  
  QUEBEC CITY — The French Canadian university student charged with killing six Muslim men during evening prayers at a mosque was known for far-right, nationalist views and his support of the French rightist party led by Marine Le Pen. Alexandre Bissonnette was charged Monday with six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted […]
  
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• UNM’s Nunn out with torn ACL

  31-01-2017 05:28
  
  University of New Mexico women’s basketball sophomore Jaisa Nunn will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in her right knee Sunday against Northern New Mexico. Lobo coach Mike Bradbury said during his weekly radio show Monday night that Nunn underwent an MRI on Monday afternoon that confirmd she will need […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Trump is right, in a way’: These Christian Syrians in Pa. back the travel ban

  31-01-2017 04:36
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Hookah smoke drifted through the restaurant as Elias Shetayh and Aziz Wehbey spoke intently about their support for President Donald Trump, whose temporary halt on immigration from war-torn Syria – their homeland – had touched off a political firestorm. Nearby, a waitress carried out several platters of Mediterranean food to a large […]
  
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• Updated: Navy SEAL killed in al-Qaida raid identified

  31-01-2017 04:36
  
  The name of the first U.S. service member killed in combat under the Trump administration was announced by the Pentagon Monday. Chief Special Warfare Operator William “Ryan” Owens, 36, of Peoria, Illinois., died after he was wounded during a nighttime raid on an al-Qaida-held village in southwestern Yemen on Saturday. Three other members of Owens’ […]
  
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• Updated: Casino mogul Adelson pulls out of Raiders-Vegas stadium deal

  31-01-2017 04:03
  
  LAS VEGAS — Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson pulled out of a deal Monday to build a $1.9 billion domed stadium for the Oakland Raiders in Las Vegas. The move comes on the heels of a team proposal to pay $1 a year in rent and operate the stadium, and it deprives the project of […]
  
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• Around the Mountain: Team-by-team updates for MWC hoops (Jan. 30)

  31-01-2017 03:07
  
  Each week during the Mountain West men’s basketball season, beat writers covering the league’s 11 teams will contribute team-by-team updates, compiled by Robert Gagliardi, senior editor of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle/WyoSports.net. NOTE: Additional team files will updated here as they become available from writers around the league. COLORADO STATE Time is running out for the […]
  
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• Updated: Trump ban creates chaos for travelers in, out of the country

  31-01-2017 02:24
  
  LOS ANGELES — From Dubai to Los Angeles, President Donald Trump’s order barring travelers from seven Muslim countries from entering the U.S. has thrown the lives of thousands into limbo. Middle Eastern scholars who have been studying in the U.S., foreigners planning to visit loved ones living in this country, and others who were outside […]
  
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• After Gov’s veto, lawmakers quickly pass alternate “feed bill”

  31-01-2017 01:41
  
  SANTA FE — New Mexico legislators scrambled today to pass an alternative funding bill for legislative session expenses, after Gov. Susana Martinez on Friday vetoed a measure that would have also provided emergency funds for the state’s court system. At issue is pay for roughly 460 legislative session employees, who are slated to receive their […]
  
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• Updated: AP: Trump’s voter fraud expert registered in 3 states

  31-01-2017 01:33
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A man who President Donald Trump has promoted as an authority on voter fraud was registered to vote in multiple states during the 2016 presidential election, the Associated Press has learned. Gregg Phillips, whose unsubstantiated claim that the election was marred by 3 million illegal votes was tweeted by the president, was […]
  
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• Updated: Boy Scouts will allow transgender children into programs

  31-01-2017 01:24
  
  DALLAS — The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys only programs. The organization said it had made the decision to begin basing enrollment in its boys-only programs on the gender a child or parent lists on the application to become […]
  
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• US appeals court strikes down part of Indiana vaping law

  31-01-2017 00:21
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — A federal court on Monday struck down a major portion of Indiana’s restrictive vaping law, which created a monopoly for one security firm and sparked an FBI probe. A three judge-panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled that the law’s strict requirements guiding the production of the nicotine-laced […]
  
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• Updated: In new White House, a look at Trump’s inner circle

  31-01-2017 00:21
  
  WASHINGTON — Since taking office 10 days ago, President Donald Trump has moved to consolidate power within a small cadre of close aides at the White House. He’s added a senior political adviser to the National Security Council and appears to have cut out Cabinet secretaries from decision making on some of his top policies, […]
  
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• Updated: Family of US passengers on Germanwings plane file lawsuit

  31-01-2017 00:12
  
  WASHINGTON — The family of an American mother and daughter killed when a pilot deliberately flew an airliner into a mountainside on Monday sued the German airline, its parent company and the U.S. airline that sold them their tickets. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia on behalf of […]
  
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• Democrats win brief delay on treasury nominee

  31-01-2017 00:12
  
  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have succeeded in delaying for one day a scheduled committee vote on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be treasury secretary. The Senate Finance Committee said Monday that the meeting to vote on the nomination, which had been scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, will now take place at 10 […]
  
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• Updated: Legislators trash NYC mayor’s plastic bag fee plan

  31-01-2017 00:11
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lawmakers lashed out at Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday over New York City’s plan to impose a fee on plastic shopping bags, dismissing it as a burden on poor and middle-class residents already struggling to get by in an expensive city. De Blasio was in Albany for a legislative […]
  
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