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• Phoenix police investigate discovery of a dead body in trash

  16-02-2017 23:59
  
  PHOENIX — Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in northeast Phoenix. Phoenix police say officers were called to the scene shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday after a cleaning crew found the body in a trash container behind a grocery store. Police say the man hasn’t been identified yet. They say there were […]
  
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• Updated: County including Houston won’t arrest for small pot amounts

  16-02-2017 23:54
  
  HOUSTON — The district attorney in the most populous Texas county has announced a new program in which law enforcement agencies will not arrest individuals caught with four ounces or less of marijuana. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced in Houston on Thursday that her office will offer those possessing misdemeanor amounts of marijuana […]
  
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• Navy commander charged in wide-ranging bribery case

  16-02-2017 23:54
  
  SAN DIEGO — A Navy commander is the 12th Navy official to be charged in a wide-ranging bribery case involving a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” and was part of a group of officers called the “Wolf Pack” who accepted the services of prostitutes and other perks in exchange for classified information. Cmdr. Mario […]
  
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• Willie Nelson to return to stage after fighting cold

  16-02-2017 23:46
  
  SAN ANTONIO — Willie Nelson is set to return to the stage after missing several shows because of a cold. Publicist Elaine Schock says the 83-year-old country star will perform Thursday night at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Nelson missed a three-night stint in California last week, as well as shows set for […]
  
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• San Antonio officer fatally shoots shotgun-wielding man

  16-02-2017 22:23
  
  SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police say an officer has shot and killed a shotgun-wielding suspect who aimed at officers trying to serve a narcotics warrant at a home. Police Chief William McManus says the armed man was shot once and died at the scene late Thursday morning. The officer who opened fire was not […]
  
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• San Antonio school trustee arrested in bribery investigation

  16-02-2017 22:05
  
  SAN ANTONIO — Prosecutors say a San Antonio school board member has been indicted in a public corruption probe involving alleged bribes from insurers seeking district contracts. FBI agents on Thursday arrested Olga Hernandez in San Antonio. The 66-year-old San Antonio Independent School District trustee faces one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and […]
  
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• NM economist: Trump brings optimism, risks

  16-02-2017 21:57
  
  Trump won. Consumer and small business confidence surged. Now what? The optimism sparked by the election of President Donald Trump could become a self-fulfilling prophesy that stokes economic growth, according to Wells Fargo senior economist Eugenio Alemán. On the flip side, he said: The government must now make economic policy that justifies that optimism. “When […]
  
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• Updated: Report: Ground, and aquifers, dropping in Southeast Texas

  16-02-2017 21:52
  
  HOUSTON — The U.S. Geological Survey says the extensive use of water pumped from underground in recent decades has caused the ground in Southeast Texas to drop in at least one location by nearly 4 feet. The agency says in a report released Thursday that water use by cities and other customers has caused aquifers […]
  
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• Colorado man charged in Oklahoma in death of daughter’s mom

  16-02-2017 21:52
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — A Colorado man was charged with murder Thursday in the death of his year-old daughter’s mother, a day after authorities in Oklahoma caught up to him and the girl, who had been reported missing and was recovered unharmed. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested Adam Densmore, 32, on Wednesday for violating a custody […]
  
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• Refuge to close for 2 weeks for aerial hunt of wild swine

  16-02-2017 19:54
  
  LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — A federal wildlife refuge along the Colorado River will be closed for two weeks starting Feb. 21 for an aerial hunt to eradicate hundreds of feral swine regarding as troublesome and dangerous. The Colorado River will remain open while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife has a marksman use a helicopter […]
  
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• Updated: Producers can’t keep politics from edging into Oscar show

  16-02-2017 19:53
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Meryl Streep ushered politics into Hollywood’s awards season when she used her Golden Globes acceptance speech to condemn President Donald Trump for what she called his “instinct to humiliate.” Stars were even more outspoken at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, held just days after Trump’s travel ban caused havoc at airports […]
  
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• Updated: Nap time: Rangers, Napoli finally reunited for 3rd stint

  16-02-2017 19:53
  
  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Mike Napoli’s return to Texas certainly didn’t come out of left field. The slugger’s long-anticipated reunion with the Rangers , and a third stint with his first World Series team, finally became a reality Thursday when he was re-introduced after finalizing an $8.5 million, one-year contract. “This is obviously a place I […]
  
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• Updated: FBI: White felon bought gun for Dylan Roof-style attack

  16-02-2017 19:35
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities say a 29-year-old white supremacist and convicted felon bought a gun from an undercover FBI agent in South Carolina that he said he wanted to use in “the spirit of Dylann Roof.” The FBI arrested Benjamin McDowell shortly after he bought the gun Wednesday for $109 in Myrtle Beach. McDowell is […]
  
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• Breaking: Driver in Chavez-Silver shooting given one-year sentence

  16-02-2017 19:30
  
  One of three people accused of involvement in a drive-by shooting that left Manzano High School athlete Jaydon Chavez-Silver dead was sentenced Thursday to one year in custody. Nicholas Gonzales pleaded guilty in July to shooting at an occupied dwelling, resulting in great bodily harm, and conspiracy to commit shooting at a dwelling. Police said […]
  
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• Updated: AP Interview: Dutch lawmaker insists on ‘de-Islamization’

  16-02-2017 17:44
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Geert Wilders, the Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker who is at the vanguard of a wave of European far-right populists aiming to take power at elections this year, is pushing ahead with his platform to “de-Islamisize” the Netherlands, despite lawyers saying it could breach the Dutch constitution. In an interview Thursday with The […]
  
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• Pirates’ Tony Watson loses in arbitration, gets $5.6 million

  16-02-2017 17:44
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Reliever Tony Watson has lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in salary arbitration and will make $5.6 million this year rather than $6 million. Arbitrators Gil Vernon, Jeanne Wood and Steven Wolf made their decision Thursday, a day after hearing arguments. Watson had a 3.06 ERA in 70 relief appearances for the […]
  
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• Keystone XL developer renews effort to build in Nebraska

  16-02-2017 17:44
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. — The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline is once again seeking approval for a route through Nebraska. TransCanada said Thursday that it has filed an application with the state commission that regulates oil pipelines. The company’s previous attempts to start construction in Nebraska have been thwarted by activists and some landowners who […]
  
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• Washington court rules against florist in gay wedding case

  16-02-2017 17:37
  
  OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding broke the state’s antidiscrimination law. Barronelle Stutzman, a florist in Richland, Washington, had been fined by a lower court for denying service to a gay couple in 2013. Stutzman said she was exercising […]
  
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• Updated: Italian taxi drivers stage wildcat strike over pro-Uber bill

  16-02-2017 17:35
  
  ROME — Taxi drivers in Rome, Milan and Turin are staging wildcat strikes to protest proposed Italian legislation they say will favor Uber and other car-sharing services. Commuters were stranded when the walkout began Wednesday. The ANSA news agency reported that with taxis still idled Thursday, Rome’s airports arranged for extra shuttle services to get […]
  
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• Changes planned to the sell-by dates on food

  16-02-2017 15:00 via santafenewmexican.com
  
  The majority of Americans have no clear idea what “sell by” labels are trying to tell them. But after 40 years of letting us guess, the grocery industry has made moves to clear up the confusion.
  
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• Updated: Applications for unemployment benefits edge up 5,000

  16-02-2017 14:36
  
  WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but still remained at a level indicating a healthy job market. THE NUMBERS: Claims for unemployment benefits rose by 5,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 239,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The increase came after claims had dropped to 234,000 […]
  
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• Updated: European Central Bank: ‘No room for complacency’ on recovery

  16-02-2017 13:40
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — Top European Central Bank officials saw “no room for complacency” when it came to supporting the economic recovery with continued stimulus at least through the end of the year. That was the view contained in the written account of the Jan. 19 meeting of the bank’s 25-member governing council. The officials decided […]
  
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• ECB discounted inflation jump as it pressed on with stimulus

  16-02-2017 13:40
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — Top European Central Bank officials viewed the current spike in inflation as “transient” as they decided last month to keep pumping newly printed money into the economy to support the strengthening economy. A written summary of the Jan. 19 meeting shows members of the bank’s governing council agreed they shouldn’t overreact to […]
  
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• Updated: House GOP batting around options for revamping health law

  16-02-2017 12:59
  
  WASHINGTON — With the Republican drive to craft a new health care plan sputtering, House GOP leaders are offering options to rank-and-file lawmakers for replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law with a conservative approach dominated by tax breaks and a transition away from today’s Medicaid program. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and other House […]
  
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• Updated: China carfentanil ban a ‘game-changer’ for opioid epidemic

  16-02-2017 11:49
  
  SHANGHAI — China is adding the deadly elephant tranquilizer carfentanil and three related synthetic opioids to its list of controlled substances effective March 1, China’s National Narcotics Control Commission said Thursday. The move closes a major loophole in the global regulation of a substance so lethal it has been used as a chemical weapon and […]
  
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• Updated: 2 women with foreign passports arrested in N. Korean’s death

  16-02-2017 09:03
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Two women holding foreign passports have been arrested in the killing of the North Korean leader’s estranged half brother who was reportedly poisoned by a pair of female assassins who assaulted him as he waited for a flight this week in Malaysia, police said Thursday. Investigators are trying to piece together […]
  
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• Updated: 2 women, 1 man arrested in North Korean’s death in Malaysia

  16-02-2017 09:03
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Two women and a man have been arrested in the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader’s half brother who was reportedly poisoned this week by a pair of female assassins as he waited for a flight in Malaysia, police said Thursday. Investigators are trying to piece together the […]
  
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• Updated: Global stocks mixed on upbeat US data, rate hike prospects

  16-02-2017 09:01
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — Global stocks were mixed Thursday as investors took profit amid expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates more aggressively than expected following upbeat U.S. economic data. KEEPING SCORE: European markets got off to a weak start with Britain’s FTSE 100 down 0.4 percent to 7,272.37. France’s CAC 40 fell […]
  
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• Updated: Global stock market rally runs out of steam

  16-02-2017 09:01
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — Global stocks turned lower on Thursday as investors became cautious after a days-long run pushed U.S. indexes to record highs. KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.5 percent at 7,268 while France’s CAC 40 fell 0.4 percent to 4,903. Germany’s DAX slipped 0.2 percent to 11,765. Futures augured a tepid […]
  
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• Updated: Asian stocks mixed on upbeat US data, rate hike expectations

  16-02-2017 09:01
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stocks were mixed Thursday as investors took profit amid expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates more aggressively than expected following upbeat U.S. economic data. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.5 percent to 19,347.53 while South Korea’s Kospi edged down 0.1 percent to 2,081.84. Hong Kong’s Hang […]
  
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• Santa Fe mayor says it’s time for cities to lead

  16-02-2017 08:05
  
  'State of the City' address touches on controversial local and national issues
  
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• Led by Herron, Bears stagger Eldorado

  16-02-2017 08:05
  
  It was kind of a strange night at La Cueva.An early dunk by the Bears kick-started the ...
  
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• APS Board urged to use reserve to cover funding cut

  16-02-2017 08:05
  
  Teachers union caucus appeals against use of furloughs, layoffs or pay cuts
  
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• NM House debates constitutional convention

  16-02-2017 04:50
  
  SANTA FE — A fierce debate broke out in the state House late Wednesday — over whether to rescind New Mexico’s decades-old applications for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. Democrats pushed to call back the applications, arguing that a constitutional convention could be used to roll back the First Amendment and other civil […]
  
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• Neal, MWC: Lobos’ Brown needs to cool it

  16-02-2017 04:23
  
  It isn’t as though Elijah Brown wasn’t trying to dunk the ball at Air Force last week. And it isn’t as though the UNM Lobos star junior guard didn’t violently swing his right elbow toward Boise State’s James Reid on Tuesday night in the Pit with any other intent than to hit him. As chance […]
  
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• Yodice: After 40 years, Romero concedes scoring record

  16-02-2017 04:19
  
  Meet the former record holder. Or is that the new record holder? No, wait, it’s former. Again. The serpentine West Las Vegas videotaping saga — which has taken on a crazy life of its own — has, quite obviously, caused mass confusion in different pockets of north-central New Mexico. This includes the number of career […]
  
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• Prep basketball rankings, stats from Feb. 15, 2017

  16-02-2017 04:06
  
  Prep basketball rankings New Mexico Overtime Sports Center coaches’ poll. Records through Monday. First-place votes in parentheses. BOYS Class 6A    Pts.    Rec. 1    Cleveland (6)    117    19-6 2    Oñate (5)    101    20-3 3    Eldorado    71    17-5 4    Las Cruces    68   &nbs
  
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• Speak Up! Journal doesn’t give enough love to Lobos’ Hunter

  16-02-2017 04:02
  
  JORDAN HUNTER’S point guard play keeps the Lobos in the Boise State game and makes it possible for Elijah Brown’s late game heroics and the Journal puts Jalen Harris on the front page and on page D3? It was not a PIT game, but was as close as we have come to one this season. […]
  
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• Report: U.S. nuke arsenal will cost $400 billion over next decade

  16-02-2017 02:58
  
  SANTA FE – The cost over the next decade of operating, maintaining and modernizing the U.S. nuclear arsenal  — including for work at national laboratories like Los Alamos and Sandia in New Mexico — is estimated to be $400 billion, according to a new report by the Congressional Budget Office. That’s up from the last […]
  
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• Challenge to Española City Council election result rejected

  16-02-2017 02:21
  
  SANTA FE — Robert Seeds will get to keep his Española City Council seat after a Santa Fe judge ruled that there’s no evidence that some voters who submitted absentee ballots for Seeds committed voter fraud, as his challenger had alleged in a civil suit. Incumbent Cory Lewis lost his District 4 seat to Seeds […]
  
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• Gas tax bills cruise through Senate committee

  16-02-2017 01:37
  
  SANTA FE — Three bills increasing New Mexico’s gas tax rate cleared their first Senate committee today, with Republicans and Democrats alike arguing the proposals would be more of a “user fee” than a tax hike. The state’s gas tax rate — currently set at 17 cents per gallon — has not been raised since […]
  
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• Updated: APD: Motorcyclist dies after being struck by vehicle in Northeast Heights

  16-02-2017 01:32
  
  A motorcyclist died after being struck by a vehicle in the Northeast Heights Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Daren DeAguero said shortly before 3:59 p.m. a motorcyclist was traveling north on Eubank while a vehicle was traveling south. “As the vehicle came to the intersection of Eubank and Snow […]
  
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• Updated: American Girl to sell its first-ever boy doll

  16-02-2017 01:13
  
  NEW YORK — For the first time in its more than 30-year history, American Girl will sell a boy version of its pricey dolls. The 18-inch “Logan Everett” doll will go on sale this week. American Girl, which is owned by Barbie maker Mattel Inc., says Logan is a drummer and will come with a […]
  
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• Updated: Texas splits with other states to defend Trump’s travel ban

  16-02-2017 00:41
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The state of Texas on Wednesday defended President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations as an assertion of presidential authority intended to protect the country from terrorists, splitting with states that have denounced the order as a religious attack. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed documents asking the […]
  
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• Updated: Immigrant takes refuge in Denver church to avoid deportation

  16-02-2017 00:29
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A Mexican woman trying to avoid deportation took refuge in a Denver church Wednesday after U.S. immigration authorities denied her request to remain in the country, the latest case to rattle the immigrant community as the White House promises to boost enforcement. Jeanette Vizguerra skipped her scheduled check-in with Immigration and Customs […]
  
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• 17-year-old skier dies after hitting tree at Winter Park

  16-02-2017 00:28
  
  WINTER PARK, Colo. — A 17-year-old girl died after hitting a tree on an intermediate run at Winter Park Resort. Resort officials say the girl, whose name and hometown have not been released, crashed on a run called Forget-Me-Not in the Parsenn Bowl on Wednesday afternoon. Ski patrollers took her to an emergency room at […]
  
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• Updated: Arizona House panel OKs sales tax cut for diapers, formula, tampons

  16-02-2017 00:27
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona House panel has signed off on a proposal exempting diapers, baby formula and feminine hygiene products like tampons from state sales taxes. Democratic Rep. Daniel Hernandez of Tucson is pushing the proposal as a way to give a tax break to poor and low income families. The tax cut is expected […]
  
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• Updated: A crush of crises all but buries the young Trump White House

  16-02-2017 00:09
  
  WASHINGTON — Less than a month into his tenure, Donald Trump’s White House is beset by a crush of crises. Divisions, dysfunction and high-profile exits have left the young administration nearly paralyzed and allies wondering how it will reboot. The bold policy moves that marked Trump’s first days in office have slowed to a crawl, […]
  
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