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• Updated: Williams reiterates program did nothing wrong

  02-04-2017 23:24
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Latest on the NCAA championship game (all times local): 3:13 p.m. North Carolina coach Roy Williams again says his program in particular did nothing wrong in the school’s multi-year academic scandal that has led to charges from the NCAA. “Were there some mistakes made? You’re darned right there were. Were there […]
  
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• Updated: Either S Carolina or Miss St to win a 1st NCAA women’s title

  02-04-2017 23:24
  
  DALLAS — A first-time champion is set to be crowned in women’s basketball with an all-Southeastern Conference NCAA title game between South Carolina and Mississippi State. The Bulldogs will try to knock off a third consecutive No. 1 seed Sunday night, two days after ending UConn’s record 111-game winning streak on Morgan William’s breathtaking, buzzer-beating […]
  
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• Phoenix officer saves bystander as car barreled toward them

  02-04-2017 22:52
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona police officer is being called a hero for pushing a tow truck driver out of the way as a car barreled toward them. Phoenix police said the officer was standing near a tow truck Saturday night as it was loading a vehicle when a car apparently lost control, jumped past a […]
  
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• Updated: Derrick Rose to have knee surgery again, miss rest of season

  02-04-2017 22:51
  
  NEW YORK — Derrick Rose’s season is over early because of knee surgery again. The New York Knicks guard has torn cartilage in his left knee and the team said he will miss the remaining five games. “It’s tough for Derrick. He’s played hard all year,” coach Jeff Hornacek said. “I didn’t hear the real […]
  
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• Kansas’ Frank Mason III wins another player of year trophy

  02-04-2017 22:50
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Kansas guard Frank Mason III has won the James A. Naismith Trophy as the top college basketball player. The award presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club was announced Sunday in Arizona near the site of the Final Four. Mason adds to his awards haul with the honor, having already won Associated Press […]
  
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• Updated: US ambassador says ‘no love’ in dealings with Russia

  02-04-2017 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says there’s no question Russia was involved in the U.S. presidential election and insists President Donald Trump would fully support strong action against the Kremlin once investigations are complete. Speaking in television interviews broadcast Sunday, Nikki Haley contended there is no contradiction between her tough stance […]
  
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• Updated: Washington’s high-court fights date to Washington himself

  02-04-2017 21:00
  
  WASHINGTON — Wondering when Supreme Court nominations became so politically contentious? Only about 222 years ago — when the Senate voted down George Washington’s choice for chief justice. This year’s brouhaha sees Senate Democrats and Republicans bracing for a showdown over President Donald Trump’s nominee, Neil Gorsuch. It’s the latest twist in the political wrangling […]
  
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• Updated: Mexican newspaper closes citing insecurity for journalists

  02-04-2017 20:07
  
  MEXICO CITY — A newspaper in the Mexican border city of Juarez announced Sunday that it is shutting down due to the climate of insecurity and impunity for killings of journalists in one of the world’s deadliest countries for media workers. Norte executive Oscar Cantu Murguia informed readers of his decision in a farewell letter […]
  
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• Updated: Chicago police seek 2nd teen in Facebook sexual assault case

  02-04-2017 18:57
  
  CHICAGO — An arrest warrant has been issued for a second teenage boy in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook, and further arrests are expected, police said Sunday. A day after announcing the arrest of a 14-year-old boy on sexual assault and child pornography charges, police said […]
  
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• I-40 westbound reopened after fatal crash

  02-04-2017 18:54
  
  Interstate 40 westbound has been reopened after an early Sunday morning fatal crash shut down the road for several hours, according to an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman. The interstate was shut down at Coors NW around 3 a.m. while officers investigated the rollover crash, officer Andrew Henry said. “It is unknown at this time whether […]
  
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• Updated: 14-year-old’s school project turns into spice blend business

  02-04-2017 17:34
  
  DENVER — Emily Rudnick remembers vividly the first time she and her dad mixed up a batch of the sneakily hot spice that bears her family name. She and her dad stopped by the Savory Spice Shop in Denver and picked up the 15 ingredients — including five different chilies — that make up Rudspice, […]
  
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• Updated: Goodbye, Gestalt Gardener? Cuts threaten more than NPR

  02-04-2017 17:01
  
  BELZONI, Miss. — In a Mississippi Delta hamlet that calls itself the “Catfish Capital of the World,” public radio is one of Gus Mohamed’s constant companions on his long commutes past cotton and soybean fields. One of his favorite shows, “Gestalt Gardener,” bears some hallmarks of public broadcasting stereotypes: quirky voices, cheesy music and zealous […]
  
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• What to Watch: Could North Carolina backtrack affect Texas?

  02-04-2017 16:54
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — As Texas grapples with whether to embrace a North Carolina-style “bathroom bill,” that state is working to water down its own. North Carolina state lawmakers last week approved legislation not fully repealing the law that caused national uproar and costly boycotts of concerts and NCAA sporting events — but taking a big […]
  
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• Texas, Louisiana brace for possible flooding and tornadoes

  02-04-2017 16:54
  
  DALLAS — A storm system rumbling eastward through Texas toward the lower Mississippi Valley could pelt the region with large hail and cause flash-flooding and spawn tornadoes. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center says the storms are likely to cause significant wind damage near and north of the Interstate 20 corridor in east Texas […]
  
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• Updated: Nearly 9 months later, Central Park blast remains a mystery

  02-04-2017 16:47
  
  NEW YORK — Detective Paul Arroyo and Special Agent Peter D’Antonio are frustrated. For nearly nine months, the investigators have tried to find out how exactly a small, clear plastic bag full of readily available, highly explosive chemicals found its way to Central Park on July Fourth weekend. The homemade concoction blew up when a […]
  
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• Updated: Highway salad: Crash covers German autobahn in vegetables

  02-04-2017 12:46
  
  A stretch of Germany's autobahn has been partially shut down after a truck carrying 15 tons of vegetables tipped over,…
  
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• Updated: Oxford-Cambridge boat race to go on after WWII bomb removed

  02-04-2017 12:10
  
  British police say the hotly contested annual Oxford-Cambridge boat race will proceed as planned after they removed an unexploded World…
  
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• Gladiators get another shot at unbeaten Venom

  02-04-2017 08:05
  
  The last time the Duke City Gladiators and Amarillo met, on March 11, the visiting Venom won 70-69 i ...
  
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• Can you hear me hanging up? A fraud averted!

  02-04-2017 08:05
  
  The "can you hear me" scam is undergoing some diabolical changes, with improved voice technology ens ...
  
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• State needs USDA funds for water development

  02-04-2017 08:02
  
  Olivier Uyttebrouck's story "Rural Water Woes" in Sunday's Journal reported on the elimination of th ...
  
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• Pearce unfazed by Trump’s Twitter threats

  02-04-2017 08:02
  
  Republican Rep. Steve Pearce was among those fiesty Freedom Caucus members who torpedoed the GOP's O ...
  
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• Editorial: Leading the nation in Medicaid births underscores once again NM’s need for education reform, economic development

  02-04-2017 08:02
  
  It's probably no surprise that the percentage of babies born into Medicaid families is higher in sta ...
  
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• Lobo baseball: 3-year-old fighting cancer gets to see his favorite team

  02-04-2017 06:01
  
  Rarely has a first pitch been more anticipated than the one Lio Ortega tossed Friday night. The right-hander from Colorado Springs won’t appear in an official game until next week, but Friday’s brief outing at Santa Ana Star Field marked the end of a long, difficult stint on the disabled list. Ortega was grinning ear […]
  
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• It’s just snow fun at prep track meet

  02-04-2017 05:43
  
  The morning started with cold and steady rain. By the time the heavy snow started, that’s when everyone decided to call it a day. One of the season’s top prep track and field meets was weathered out Saturday morning at Nusenda Community Stadium, with only about a third of the 38 scheduled events completed at […]
  
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• Ex-Lobos Greenwood, Bairstow, Kirk react to Neal’s dismissal

  02-04-2017 05:37
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The emotions were running high Friday night and Saturday in reaction to the firing of Craig Neal, the 10-year coach (six as assistant, four as head coach) of Lobo basketball. Former Mountain West Player of the Year Kendall Williams told the Journal the emotions were so high, it might be best he […]
  
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• AD Krebs prepares to hire next Lobos coach

  02-04-2017 05:04
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Within moments of news breaking late Friday night that Craig Neal had been fired by the University of New Mexico and there was a coveted head coaching opening in the world of college basketball, University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs’ phone began to get a workout. “The minute you tweeted […]
  
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• Santa Fe Institute game theory course takes on real-life scenarios

  02-04-2017 03:00
  
  The Santa Fe Institute’s online Complexity Explorer program has hosted courses and tutorials since 2013. As the institute adds to its offering of mostly free classes, students eventually will have the
  
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• Game theory course takes on real-life scenarios

  02-04-2017 03:00
  
  All the world’s a game, and all the men and women merely decision-makers interacting at varying degrees of rationality.
  
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• Brawny Man replaced by NMSU alum

  02-04-2017 03:00
  
  As the second youngest of seven siblings, Patty Lopez prided herself on keeping up academically with her four brothers and two sisters.
  
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• Brawny Man replaced by Española native in push for gender equality

  02-04-2017 03:00
  
  In March, Patty Lopez was one of four women who was highlighted by the Brawny paper towel brand as part of its #StrengthHasNoGender campaign for Women’s History Month.
  
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• Sports Speak Up! Readers sound off on Neal’s dismissal

  02-04-2017 02:10
  
  THERE ARE TWO types of coaches at UNM. First of all, the coach that will be here for a few years, then move on to a better job, a la Steve Alford. Or, the coach that will get run after a few years, a la Craig Neal. Hopefully, the new coach will be good enough […]
  
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• Isotopes detail plans for Thursday’s home opener

  02-04-2017 01:27
  
  The Albuquerque Isotopes will celebrate the 15th home opener in franchise history this Thursday, April 6, at 6:35 p.m. against the Salt Lake Bees. The first 3,000 fans to enter Isotopes Park will receive Isotopes fleece blankets. Isotopes usher Willie Miera will deliver the game’s ceremonial first pitch.  Miera suffered a heart attack during the […]
  
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• Beach volleyball: Reshuffled UNM lineup gets victory

  02-04-2017 01:21
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — When the Lobos are clicking, not even a last-minute lineup change can stop them. Despite being down a key player heading into Saturday‘s match, the University of New Mexico beach volleyball team turned away Santa Clara 4-1 as it closed out the Wildcat Spring Challenge with a victory. With team captain Marisa Doran sidelined […]
  
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• Updated: With Trump approval, Pentagon expands warfighting authority

  02-04-2017 00:49
  
  WASHINGTON — Week by week, country by country, the Pentagon is quietly seizing more control over warfighting decisions, sending hundreds more troops to war with little public debate and seeking greater authority to battle extremists across the Middle East and Africa. This week it was Somalia, where President Donald Trump gave the U.S. military more […]
  
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• Updated: Feathers fly as pillow war overtakes downtown Los Angeles

  02-04-2017 00:35
  
  The feathers were flying in downtown Los Angeles. Hundreds of people traded soft blows in LA's Pershing Square in a…
  
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