New Mexico news

• Updated: NASA took on an unprecedented study of Greenland’s melting. Now, the data are coming in.

  10-02-2017 23:27
  
  Back in 2015, in a moment of science communication genius, NASA created a mission called “OMG.” The acronym basically ensured that a new scientific mission – measuring how quickly the Oceans are Melting Greenland – would get maximum press attention. The subject is actually extremely serious. OMG amounts to a comprehensive attempt, using ships, planes, […]
  
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• Updated: Dolan says MSG banning Oakley after arrest at Knicks game

  10-02-2017 23:27
  
  NEW YORK — Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan banned Charles Oakley from the arena Friday, though said he was open to reconciling with the former Knicks forward. In an interview with ESPN Radio’s Michael Kay, Dolan also confirmed a report that he had fired the Garden’s security chief, two nights after Oakley was forcefully […]
  
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• Updated: Common weed could help fight deadly superbug, study finds

  10-02-2017 23:26
  
  The red berries of a weed found in the southern United States contain an compound that can disarm a deadly superbug, according to research published Friday. Researchers from Emory University and the University of Iowa found that extracts from the Brazilian peppertree, which traditional healers in the Amazon have used for hundreds of years to […]
  
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• ABQ to get free, international exposure

  10-02-2017 23:22
  
  India may soon know a little more about Albuquerque. Scotland and Australia might, too. A national marketing group responsible for attracting international tourists to the U.S. has plans to highlight the Duke City with a new series of videos, offering the city free marketing exposure around the world. Brand USA — a “destination marketing organization” […]
  
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• Updated: Settlement in Schilling’s failed Rhode Island deal ends case

  10-02-2017 23:12
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A judge approved a $16 million settlement with the final defendant in the 38 Studios case Friday, ending the lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company. Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein approved the settlement after hearing from lawyers for both […]
  
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• Official: Flynn not ‘certain’ on sanctions talk with Russia

  10-02-2017 20:41
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in his conversations with the country’s ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, a new report said, contradicting previous claims that the issue was not discussed. A Trump administration official told The Associated Press that Michael Flynn “can’t be certain” […]
  
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• Grammys add 1st man, transgender woman as trophy presenters

  10-02-2017 20:01
  
  LOS ANGELES — At Sunday’s Grammys, a man and a transgender woman will join the so-called trophy girls who bring music’s top honors onstage. It’s a change that puts the Grammys in the front ranks of awards diversity. “To be honest, the idea of a ‘trophy girl’ has felt antiquated for some time now,” Neil […]
  
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• Updated: Trump promises action ‘very rapidly’ after travel ban halted

  10-02-2017 19:57
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised Friday to take action “very rapidly” to protect the U.S. and its citizens, a day after a federal appeals court firmly kept his travel ban on hold. He didn’t reveal his planned next step to control travel into the U.S. from countries that he considers potential terrorist threats. “We’ll […]
  
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• US rig count increases 12 this week to 741; Texas up 7

  10-02-2017 19:39
  
  HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 12 this week to 741. A year ago, 541 rigs were active. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 591 rigs sought oil and 149 explored for natural gas this week. One was listed as […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Trump says US committed to security of Japan

  10-02-2017 19:31
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington and meeting with President Donald Trump (all times local): 1:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is committed to the security of Japan and all areas under its administrative control. Trump’s comments imply that a U.S.-Japan defense treaty covers disputed East […]
  
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• Under Armour-sponsored ballet dancer fires off blistering take on CEO’s Trump support

  10-02-2017 19:08
  
  Ballet dancer Misty Copeland blurred the lines between athletics and artistry when she signed with Under Armour and was part of a powerful ad campaign for the company. But her feeling about founder Kevin Plank’s support for President Donald Trump is in sharp focus. Copeland, the first African-American principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, […]
  
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• How Microsoft avoided billions in taxes, and what the GOP says they’ll do about it

  10-02-2017 19:08
  
  On paper, Microsoft’s facility in Puerto Rico was wildly profitable. With just 177 workers, the plant recorded $4 billion in earnings in 2011, a Senate investigation found. The gimmick was entirely legal. According to the Senate’s report, the software company’s lawyers were channeling its profits from sales all over the country through the Puerto Rican […]
  
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• Political battle raging over the word ‘milk’

  10-02-2017 19:07
  
  Chances are you’ve never stopped at your grocery store’s dairy case, baffled by the difference between “soy” and “2%” milk. But the dairy industry says consumers are confused — and it’s launched a war to clarify the facts for them. Industry-backed bills in the House and Senate have recently sought to ban the makers of […]
  
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• An old drug gets a new price to fight a rare disease: $89,000 a year

  10-02-2017 19:07
  
  An old steroid treatment, long available outside the U.S., received approval this week for a rare disease that afflicts about 15,000 Americans. Though not previously approved in the U.S., the drug, deflazacort, has for years been available to patients suffering from the devastating and fatal disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; families can import it from abroad […]
  
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• The Latest: Wind closes I-70 to trucks in Colorado mountains

  10-02-2017 19:06
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. — The Latest on windy weather in Colorado (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Trucks are being kept off Interstate 70 in Colorado’s mountains after at least two of them were flipped by winds gusting over 75 mph. A 130-mile stretch of I-70 between Golden and Dotsero was closed to commercial vehicles on Friday […]
  
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• Updated: How Google Chromebooks conquered schools

  10-02-2017 16:51
  
  NEW YORK — The Google Chromebook, a type of stripped-down laptop, isn’t a practical mobile device for many people — mostly because it basically turns into an expensive paperweight whenever it can’t find a Wi-Fi connection. Yet Chromebooks have defied expectations and made major inroads in an unexpected environment — U.S. schools. In retrospect, that […]
  
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• Updated: US stock indexes extend climb into record heights

  10-02-2017 16:49
  
  U.S. stock indexes extended their climb into record heights early Friday, powered by rising energy prices. Oil and gas companies led the gainers as the price of crude oil headed higher. Utilities slid. Investors kept their focus on strong fourth quarter earnings and corporate deal news. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 51 […]
  
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• Updated: Follow that car! Toll-collecting bureaus step up enforcement

  10-02-2017 16:36
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — No one likes to pay tolls, some more so than others. And toll-collection agencies across the country are fed up. Some drivers blatantly zip through toll gates without paying. Others get more creative, like the truck driver accused of using fishing line to flip his license plate to avoid capture, or the […]
  
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• Philadelphia DA won’t seek re-election amid FBI probe

  10-02-2017 16:36
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has announced he won’t run for a third term amid an FBI probe into $160,000 worth of gifts he initially failed to report. Reports show the gifts included a new roof, a $2,700 couch and luxury vacations. He has agreed to pay $62,000 in related fines. The 50-year-old […]
  
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• Updated: Trump reaffirms ‘one China’ policy in call with Xi Jinping

  10-02-2017 10:11
  
  BEIJING — President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington’s long-standing “one China” policy in a call with Beijing’s leader, a move that could ease anger in China over his earlier suggestions that he might use Taiwan as leverage in negotiations over trade, security and other sensitive issues. More than two months after deviating from decades of American […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s health secretary pick confirmed narrowly for Cabinet

  10-02-2017 09:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Price, President Donald Trump’s choice to be health secretary, is the latest of a handful of Cabinet nominees to eke out a confirmation victory in a bitterly divided Senate. Following the pattern of strictly party-line votes on two previous nominees — Attorney General-designate Sen. Jeff Sessions and Betsy DeVos for Education […]
  
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• Storm holds off Cougars; Rams win on road at VV

  10-02-2017 08:05
  
  RIO RANCHO–Yes, the Cleveland High School boys basketball team was a big winner Thursday n ...
  
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• Gladiators set to open camp on Saturday

  10-02-2017 08:05
  
  The Duke City Gladiators, the third-year pro indoor football team that plays at Tingley Coliseum, ar ...
  
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• A win over Silva would mean plenty to Brunson

  10-02-2017 08:05
  
  By consensus, Anderson Silva has been the greatest MMA fighter of all time. He is that no longer....
  
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• DA, feds join forces against ‘violent crime epidemic’

  10-02-2017 08:02
  
  Four assistant district attorneys will take repeat offenders to federal court, where sentences are harsher
  
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• ‘Circling’ dog needs to see vet very soon

  10-02-2017 08:02
  
  Q:My dog is 4 years old, weighs 4 kilograms, no fever, his name is Dodo. Yesterday, he could not go...
  
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• Men’s basketball: Aggies’ 20-game streak ends

  10-02-2017 07:05
  
  New Mexico State’s 20-game winning streak, the second longest in the nation, came to a jarring halt Thursday night in a 72-53 loss to host Cal-Bakersfield in Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball action. The loss was the first for NMSU (22-3, 8-1 WAC) since Nov. 18, when they fell in the Pit to New Mexico, […]
  
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• UNM baseball getting ready for season opener

  10-02-2017 07:03
  
  It’s going to be a long week for Tyler Stevens. Seven days remain until the University of New Mexico baseball team opens its 2017 season, but Stevens and the rest of the Lobos would just as soon get started today. Anticipation has been palpable at Santa Ana Star Field over the past few weeks as […]
  
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• UNM indoor track meet features Olympians, top collegians

  10-02-2017 06:53
  
  The runners, jumpers and throwers of the UNM Lobos track and field team will have elite company today and Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. New Mexico has invited about 930 athletes to take part in the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, an indoor meet that includes Olympians and NCAA champions on its entry list. “The […]
  
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• Updated: Northeast starts to dig out from its biggest storm of season

  10-02-2017 06:47
  
  BOSTON — The Northeast is digging out from a winter storm that dumped a foot or more of snow along the New York-to-Boston corridor, forced the cancellation of schools in cities big and small and grounded thousands of flights. The storm Thursday came a day after temperatures soared into the 50s and 60s, giving millions […]
  
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• Logwood fits well with Lobo changes

  10-02-2017 06:46
  
  It may have taken three years and an injury to a Lobos star, but it seems Sam Logwood might have finally found a comfort zone with the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team. The high-flying, athletic 6-foot-7 forward from Indiana, who has struggled mightily with consistency throughout his time as a Lobo, has strung […]
  
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• With health law in jeopardy, more than 12M still sign up

  10-02-2017 03:00
  
  WASHINGTON — More than 12.2 million people have signed up for coverage nationwide this year under the Obama-era health care law even with the uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s vow to rep
  
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• MSU suspends 3 football players in sex assault probe

  10-02-2017 01:13
  
  DETROIT — Three Michigan State University football players have been suspended from team activities and removed from on-campus housing as part of a sexual assault investigation. A staff member associated with Michigan State’s football program also has been suspended, school spokesman Jason Cody said Thursday in a release. Police are expected to forward reports in […]
  
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• Updated: Official ruling: no result on disputed Harvard-Yale regatta

  10-02-2017 01:08
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. — A committee investigating a disputed Harvard-Yale regatta last year has determined that nobody won the race and responded by codifying the first official rules for the oldest active collegiate sporting event in the United States. The regatta committee has informed both schools that the trophy for the event will be engraved with […]
  
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• Details of Trump-Putin call raise new White House leak concerns

  10-02-2017 01:02
  
  The White House is probing ongoing leaks of President Donald Trump’s private conversations with foreign leaders, including a report Thursday that he criticized a 2011 U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty during last month’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We’re looking into the situation, and it’s very concerning,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said, deploring […]
  
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• Updated: Homeland Security head visiting sites along US-Mexico border

  10-02-2017 01:01
  
  NOGALES, Ariz. — A Southwest swing is taking Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to federal facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security said Kelly planned to discuss efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to improve security along the border while visiting Nogales, Arizona, on Thursday and San Ysidro, California, on Friday., Arizona […]
  
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• Central Avenue redevelopment project clears hurdle

  10-02-2017 00:48
  
  The Highlands, a mixed-use redevelopment on Central Avenue near I-25 and across from Presbyterian Hospital, has received its second set of approvals from the city’s Planning Commission for phase two of the development. Phase Two includes a mixed use, multifamily community with ground floor retail, and the Marriott Springhill Suites Highlands hotel. The Highlands is […]
  
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• ESPN’s Craven: Patrick is ‘getting long in the tooth’

  10-02-2017 00:05
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven said Thursday that Danica Patrick is “getting long in the tooth” and her window to win a Cup race is starting to close. The two-time Monster Energy Cup series race winner and ESPN analyst touched on several topics during a news conference for Kentucky Speedway, including Dale […]
  
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• Updated: Raiders say Las Vegas stadium financing on track

  10-02-2017 00:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — The Latest on plans for a NFL stadium Las Vegas (all times local): 2:30 p.m. The president of the Oakland Raiders says financing for the proposed Las Vegas stadium will not be an issue despite the withdrawal of an instrumental backer. The remarks from Marc Badain before the board that oversees the […]
  
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• Lobo softball opens 2017 season on Friday

  10-02-2017 00:00
  
  It’s time for Lobo softball. For the sixth straight season, the University of New Mexico softball team is opening up its year at the Kajikawa Classic. Last season the Lobos claimed big wins over San Diego and Stanford. This season the Lobos will take on Seattle U and UT Arlington on Friday at 3 p.m. […]
  
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