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• Chelsea Clinton responds to criticism of her ‘spinach pancakes’

  09-03-2017 21:15
  
  Political scion, college professor, mother of two. Chelsea Clinton is many things. But food photographer she is not. On Tuesday, Clinton, 36, the only child of former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, took to Twitter to celebrate the venerable National Pancake Day with a unflattering photo of “spinach pancakes.” The […]
  
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• Washington state will ask judge to continue freeze on travel ban

  09-03-2017 21:14
  
  Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who had sued successfully to block President Donald Trump’s first travel ban, said Thursday that he will ask a federal judge to affirm that the suspension of the initial ban applies to the new one. Ferguson said Trump’s new executive order imposes many of the same harms as the first […]
  
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• US surgeons remove 6-pound tumor from Gambia girl’s mouth

  09-03-2017 21:14
  
  NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — A 12-year-old girl from the West African nation of Gambia is expected to leave the U.S. next week after surgeons successfully removed a 6-pound tumor from her mouth. Surgeons in New York say the benign tumor in Janet Sylva’s mouth was about the size of a cantaloupe and was one […]
  
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• Updated: Purged from Turkey’s army, officers seek asylum in Belgium

  09-03-2017 21:14
  
  BRUSSELS — In the days after rogue soldiers tried to take over Turkey last year, the fax machine in the Turkish delegation’s offices at NATO headquarters started spitting out lists of names. The lists from armed forces headquarters in Ankara often arrived on Friday evenings as personnel were packing up for the weekend. At first, […]
  
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• Updated: After ‘Logan’ and ‘Arrival,’ can we stop pretending ‘genre’ movies are unserious?

  09-03-2017 21:14
  
  Defending so-called “genre” fiction against the people who shallowly assume that it’s nothing but stories of ray guns printed on cheap paper stock is a long and noble argumentative tradition. It helps, of course, when science fiction and comic book stories do more than provide stock images of cities collapsing and gussied-up jargon that’s meant […]
  
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• Girls Class 4A: Hope rolls

  09-03-2017 18:31
  
  Top-seeded Hope Christian cruised to a 55-40 victory over No. 4 Portales in a girls Class 4A semifinal at the Pit on Thursday morning. Senior Hannah Valencia scored 18 points to lead the Huskies (28-2). Junior Zamorye Cox led the Rams (18-11) with 10 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
  
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• Southwest Airlines to expand presence at Phoenix airport

  09-03-2017 18:29
  
  PHOENIX — Southwest Airlines is expanding its presence at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The airline announced Wednesday that a new eight-gate concourse will be added to the airport’s Terminal 4. Southwest already operates 24 gates at the Phoenix airport. Sky Harbor officials say the concourse will be Terminal 4’s eighth and final concourse. The […]
  
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• Updated: IOC cuts off funding to Kenya, suspension possible next week

  09-03-2017 18:28
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya — The IOC has cut funding to Kenya and said Thursday it will make a decision over the country’s Olympic future at an executive board meeting next week, when the troublesome track and field power faces the prospect of being banned. The IOC statement came after National Olympic Committee of Kenya executives, led […]
  
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• More People Have Netflix Than a DVR

  09-03-2017 18:27
  
  In news that’s not likely to sit well with pay TV companies, the number of households with Netflix now surpasses those with a DVR for the first time ever, a new study finds. The survey of 1,211 households throughout the United States, conducted by Leichtman Research Group (LRG), revealed that more than half of adults […]
  
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• Her son called her liberal politics ‘intolerant’ so she started listening to the other side

  09-03-2017 18:27
  
  The wake-up call she needed came from her 17-year-old son. It was the middle of the Obama administration, and Julie Winokur, a self-described liberal, was so frustrated with what she saw as Republican obstructionism that she would immediately dismiss any argument from the right. Then one day, her own child flipped her narrative. He told […]
  
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• Updated: US claims for unemployment aid rise by 20,000 to 243,000

  09-03-2017 14:35
  
  WASHINGTON — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but claims remained low enough to suggest that most workers enjoy job security. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for jobless aid rose by 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 243,000, up from a 44-year-low 223,000 the week before. The four-week average, which […]
  
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• Mom who mocked pregnant giraffe livestream gives birth

  09-03-2017 13:54
  
  A South Carolina mom whose impression of a livestreamed pregnant giraffe at an upstate New York zoo was viewed more…
  
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• Updated: European Central Bank says core inflation still too low

  09-03-2017 13:51
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has opted against any change to its stimulus programs unchanged even though economic growth across the 19-country eurozone appears to be picking up steam and inflation has risen to bank’s targets. In a press briefing Thursday after the bank kept policy unchanged, President Mario Draghi argued that the […]
  
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• Updated: Not-so-sweet escape: Gelato leads police to burglary suspect

  09-03-2017 13:38
  
  Police in South Carolina were able to nab a burglary suspect when they linked gelato in his possession to the…
  
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• Updated: China says it followed law in approving 38 Trump trademarks

  09-03-2017 12:21
  
  SHANGHAI — China on Thursday defended its handling of 38 trademarks it recently approved provisionally for President Donald Trump, saying it followed the law in processing the applications at a pace that some experts view as unusually quick. Democrats in Congress were critical of Trump after The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the potentially valuable […]
  
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• Updated: A look at S. Korea looming presidential impeachment verdict

  09-03-2017 10:50
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Park Geun-hye finds out Friday whether a court will remove her from office over a corruption scandal or allow her to complete her term. A look at the consequences of both possible decisions ahead of the Constitutional Court’s ruling: ___ IF PARK IS BOOTED Following weeks of protests […]
  
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• Updated: House panel OKs health bill, industry groups say ‘no’

  09-03-2017 10:09
  
  WASHINGTON — House Republicans scored a pre-dawn triumph Thursday in their effort to scuttle former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, but it masked deeper problems as hospitals, doctors and consumer groups mounted intensifying opposition to the GOP health care drive. After nearly 18 hours of debate and over two dozen party-line votes, Republicans pushed […]
  
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• Updated: CIA won’t discuss breach; Will WikiLeaks help tech firms?

  09-03-2017 09:37
  
  WASHINGTON — For now, the CIA has pretty much gone dark about the nearly 9,000 pages of intelligence documents dumped by WikiLeaks. The agency won’t acknowledge any breach, even as the anti-secrecy group is raising the prospect of providing technology companies additional sensitive details it says it has about the agency’s hacking tools. The CIA […]
  
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• New: They said what? Mountain West Tournament Day 1

  09-03-2017 08:29
  
  Wednesday’s first day of the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament, much like the regular season, wasn’t always pretty and certainly wasn’t what most expected. No 10 Air Force opened up with a 25-0 lead over No. 7 Wyoming at one point, No. 8 Utah State scored 59 points in the second half to blow out […]
  
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• Man faces up to 17 years for heroin trafficking

  09-03-2017 08:05
  
  'Mid-level' drug dealer from Mexico may also be deported after serving his sentence
  
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• CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: ‘Sanctuary state’ proposal heading to full House vote

  09-03-2017 08:05
  
  Lottery bill advances on close committee vote
  
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• Bishops to lawmakers: Don’t speak for church

  09-03-2017 08:05
  
  Legislator's abortion stand leads to public rebuke from dioceses
  
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• APS radio show gets good response

  09-03-2017 08:05
  
  Dozens of questions about budget were fielded by team of administrators
  
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• Child porn case dropped as US refuses to show software code

  09-03-2017 06:18
  
  SEATTLE — Federal prosecutors have dropped child pornography charges against a Washington teacher after the U.S. Justice Department refused to disclose information about a software weakness it exploited during an investigation last year. Charges against Vancouver, Washington, teacher Jay Michaud in U.S. District Court in Seattle were dismissed Monday. In 2015, Michaud was arrested and […]
  
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• Early childhood amendment narrowly wins House passage

  09-03-2017 06:03
  
  SANTA FE — Rep. Jim Trujillo — a Santa Fe Democrat who’s missed much of the session with heart problems — returned to the House floor late Wednesday to help ensure passage of a proposed constitutional amendment that would tap into New Mexico’s permanent fund, mostly to pay for early childhood services. His vote gave […]
  
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• Class 1A boys quarters: No. 1 Quemado dodges upset

  09-03-2017 05:49
  
  BERNALILLO — Top-seed Quemado survived a scare from No. 9 San Jon, beating the Coyotes 63-62 in the quarterfinals of the boys Class 1A basketball tournament on Wednesday. Senior Wade Cauzza scored 20 points and was 10-for-16 from the floor for the Eagles. San Jon was led in scoring by senior Daniel Lee with 20 […]
  
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• Class 1A girls quarters: Hondo Valley wins in OT; Elida cruises

  09-03-2017 04:58
  
  BERNALILLO — The Hondo Valley Eagles needed overtime to eliminate Animas on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Class 1A girls basketball tournament. No. 4 Hondo Valley (24-4) got 18 points from freshman Fallon Velasquez to advance to today’s 4:45 p.m. semifinal against No. 1 Elida. Fifth-seeded Animas (20-8) was led in scoring by sophomore […]
  
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• Pro Day is here: Lobo D’Avanzo not yet done with football

  09-03-2017 04:45
  
  The photo said it all. But, Nik D'Avanzo hopes, there's another chapter to be illustra ...
  
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• Health groups voice opposition to GOP’s plan

  09-03-2017 03:00
  
  WASHINGTON — Influential groups representing hospitals and nurses came out on Wednesday against a Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, joining doctors and the retirees’ lobby
  
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• Caveman menu: Woolly rhino in Belgium, mushrooms in Spain

  09-03-2017 03:00
  
  Scientists got a sneak peek into the kitchen of three Neanderthals by scraping off the plaque stuck on their teeth and examining the DNA.
  
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• Sports Speak Up! Reader disappointed in how Lobo women finished

  09-03-2017 01:37
  
  FED UP IN Rio Rancho: Against my doctor’s wishes, I’m already one who stuffs my face with chips. The more the Lobos lose, the more I eat. It’s too bad that the Lobo women wasted Jayda Bovero’s dramatic 3 pointer to tie the game against Boise State with 3.2 seconds to go. Coach Mike Bradbury […]
  
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• Updated: Michigan team plane slides off runway, players safe

  09-03-2017 01:31
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A plane carrying the Michigan men’s basketball team slid off a runway during an aborted takeoff Wednesday, causing extensive damage to the aircraft and forcing passengers to exit through emergency doors onto wings and slides at Willow Run Airport. The 109 passengers and seven crew members didn’t suffer injuries, according to […]
  
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• Trump activates team for $1 trillion infrastructure plan, but challenges mount

  09-03-2017 01:30
  
  WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s pledge to create a program that funds $1 trillion in new infrastructure programs has kicked off with numerous meetings but few firm decisions, beset by understaffing, bureaucratic challenges and major questions about how to pay for everything. Trump promised in a February speech to Congress that a $1 trillion infrastructure […]
  
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• Updated: GOP health care bill is critical first test for Trump

  09-03-2017 01:13
  
  WASHINGTON — As conservatives revolt over Republican health care legislation, Donald Trump faces a crucial first test of his presidency: Can he translate his bully pulpit and popularity with conservative voters into a legislative win? For Trump, it is a new arena five rocky weeks into his presidency. Thus far the accomplishments he has notched […]
  
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• Trump’s foreign policy is already undercutting human rights around the world

  09-03-2017 01:12
  
  On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department held its first daily press briefing in two months. Spokesman Mark Toner gamely tried to field reporters’ questions, but as my Post colleague Josh Rogin has noted, he didn’t have much to say. “The scarcity of substance . . . was not Toner’s fault,” Rogin writes. “The problem was […]
  
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