New Mexico news

• Lone GOP congressman in New Mexico backs health overhaul

  04-05-2017 23:40
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s lone Republican congressional representative joined the GOP majority Thursday in voting for an overhaul of President Barack Obama’s health care law. Rep. Steve Pearce said he supported the bill to overhaul the Affordable Care Act because it will restore power to the states on health care issues. The House-approved […]
  
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• Zuni shut down after reports of shots fired nearby

  04-05-2017 23:27
  
  Officers are investigating after neighbors say a young woman was shot near Zuni and Pennsylvania SE Thursday afternoon. Her condition is unknown. Simon Drobik, a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department, said officers were called to the scene for reports of gunfire. He did not have any other information about the call. Liesa Martinez-Reece lives […]
  
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• Just the right touch

  04-05-2017 23:03
  
  Rio Rancho massage therapist Sarah Komala's Eureka! moment may be about to change her industry
  
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• New: ‘Bless Me, Ultima’ opera sets dates in Feb. 2018

  04-05-2017 23:00
  
  It’s seen success on the stage, on the silver screen and on paper. Now the dates are set for the opera, “Bless Me, Ultima.” And fans will have to wait until February 2018 to see it. The 1972 critically acclaimed novel — and one at the forefront of Chicano literature — is being brought to […]
  
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• Updated: NM issues wolf release permit to Fish and Wildlife

  04-05-2017 22:56
  
  After a nearly two-year impasse, New Mexico’s Department of Game and Fish has permitted the release of two Mexican gray wolves into the wild — under the condition that the federal government remove two wild-born wolves to captivity. The permit signed this week grants the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the right to import two wolf pups […]
  
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• Political spending on Santa Fe soda tax exceeds other cities – $163 per vote

  04-05-2017 20:19
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Political groups spent at least $163 per vote to sway the outcome of a soda tax proposal that New Mexico’s capital city resoundingly rejected, eclipsing the costs of recent campaigns in other cities and raising the financial stakes in efforts to tax sweetened beverages nationwide. Soda tax advocates shifted their attention […]
  
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• Updated: Calorie counts still come to some menus, despite rule delay

  04-05-2017 20:17
  
  NEW YORK — Calorie counts are popping up on some restaurant menus and for prepared foods at supermarkets, whether you want to see them or not. A federal regulation requiring food sellers to post the nutrition numbers by Friday was postponed again this week until next year, after years of delays amid opposition from pizza […]
  
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• Updated: Trump to celebrate health vote win with jubilant Republicans

  04-05-2017 20:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday delayed his first trip home to New York as president to celebrate House passage of legislation undoing much of former President Barack Obama’s health law, a long-sought GOP goal and top Trump campaign promise. He awaited jubilant Republicans at the White House for “a big press conference at the […]
  
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• Updated: Nuke waste debate: Turn it into glass or encase in cement?

  04-05-2017 20:06
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. — Congress should consider authorizing the U.S. Department of Energy to study encasing much of the nuclear waste at the nation’s largest waste repository in a cement-like mixture instead of turning it into glass logs, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Doing so before burying the waste would […]
  
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• US customs busts mini-van cocaine load at NM port

  04-05-2017 20:00
  
  SANTA TERESA — U.S. customs officers seized 11 pounds of cocaine stashed in the bumper of a mini-van this week during a stop at New Mexico’s busiest port of entry. On Tuesday evening, officers staffing the Santa Teresa port stopped a 2005 Chrysler mini-van coming in from Mexico, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. […]
  
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• US to seek social media details from certain visa applicants

  04-05-2017 18:27
  
  WASHINGTON — The State Department wants to review social media, email addresses and phone numbers from some foreigners seeking U.S. visas. It’s part of the Trump administration’s enhanced screening of potential immigrants and visitors. The department is seeking public comment on the requirement. But it’s also requesting White House budget office approval so the plan […]
  
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• Updated: Prosecutors probe ‘fake news’ in French presidential vote

  04-05-2017 18:27
  
  PARIS — Paris prosecutors launched a preliminary investigation Thursday into whether fake news is being used to influence voting three days ahead of France’s presidential election. Centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron sued hours after his far-right adversary Marine Le Pen suggested Wednesday night during their only one-on-one debate that the former banker could have an […]
  
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• Updated: Trump to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia, Vatican, meet with pope

  04-05-2017 18:20
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican, where he will meet with Pope Francis. Then he’ll move on for visits to NATO and a summit in Italy. Trump said Thursday in a White House ceremony with faith leaders that his […]
  
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• Updated: EU eying rules that could move thousands of jobs from London

  04-05-2017 18:20
  
  LONDON — The European Union said Thursday it is preparing new regulations that could force a key financial market — and potentially thousands of jobs — to move away from London once Britain leaves the bloc. The EU’s executive Commission said it will present next month new rules on the oversight of this market, the […]
  
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• New Mexico MVD’s computer system in operation again

  04-05-2017 18:14
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division’s computer system is back up and running. The computer system went down statewide Wednesday due to unspecified technical problems that the agency says meant it couldn’t process any computer-based transactions. An update Thursday morning from MVD says all of its field offices are open for […]
  
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• Updated: Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS

  04-05-2017 15:53
  
  BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is in talks with the Trump administration to keep American troops in Iraq after the fight against the Islamic State group in the country is concluded, according to a U.S. official and an official from the Iraqi government. Both officials underlined that the discussions are ongoing and that nothing […]
  
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• Dangerous opioid combo ‘gray death’ is latest mixing trend

  04-05-2017 15:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s being called “gray death” — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addiction crisis. Investigators who nicknamed the mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. The drug looks like concrete mix and varies in consistency from […]
  
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• Updated: US productivity posts sharpest fall in a year

  04-05-2017 15:51
  
  WASHINGTON — The productivity of American workers fell in the first quarter by the sharpest amount in a year, while labor costs increased. Productivity declined at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the January-March quarter after rising at a 1.8 percent rate in the fourth quarter, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was the […]
  
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• Updated: Red Sox permanently ban fan for racial slur to another fan

  04-05-2017 15:50
  
  BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday permanently banned from Fenway Park a man they said used a racial slur, a separate confrontation from the insults directed at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones a night earlier but one the team says it is taking just as seriously. “I’m here to send a message, loud […]
  
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• Family of boy killed on Kansas waterslide to receive $20M

  04-05-2017 15:50
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The family of a 10-year-old boy who died on a giant waterslide at a Kanas water park will receive nearly $20 million in settlement payments, according to court documents. The largest payment to Caleb Schwab’s family, $14 million, will come from SVV 1 and KC Water Park, two companies associated with […]
  
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• Updated: Eurozone economy growing at ‘fastest rate in 6 years’

  04-05-2017 10:38
  
  LONDON — European stocks got a sizeable lift Thursday after centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was widely perceived to have gotten the better of the far-right’s Marine Le Pen in a televised debate and a survey showed economic growth in the 19-country eurozone striking a six-year high. Financial information company IHS Markit said its […]
  
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• Updated: GOP revives struggling health care bill and plans House vote

  04-05-2017 09:32
  
  WASHINGTON — In a startling turnabout, Republicans say they are ready to push their prized health care bill through the House and claim a victory for President Donald Trump, six weeks after nearly leaving it for dead and days after support from GOP moderates seemed to crumble anew. House leaders planned a vote Thursday on […]
  
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• Updated: Asia stocks slip on Fed’s latest; Europe shares open higher

  04-05-2017 08:14
  
  HONG KONG — Asian stock markets slipped and the dollar held its ground Thursday after the Fed’s latest assessment of the U.S. economy reinforced expectations for more interest rate increases later this year. European shares rose after an index of economic activity rose to a six-year high. KEEPING SCORE: European benchmarks opened higher, with Germany’s […]
  
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• Updated: Asia stocks slip after Fed signals more rate hikes in store

  04-05-2017 08:14
  
  HONG KONG — Most Asian stock markets slipped Thursday after a lackluster day on Wall Street as the Fed used its latest assessment of the U.S. economy to signal that more interest rate increases are coming. KEEPING SCORE: South Korea’s Kospi added 0.8 percent to 2,236.29 while other major benchmarks across Asia fell, with Hong […]
  
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• Trump’s foreign flip-flops could work – with caveats

  04-05-2017 08:02
  
  WASHINGTON–Here's a shocking statement: President Trump is basically right that the world...
  
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• Editorial: Lobos’ Scotland trip an expensive double bogey

  04-05-2017 08:02
  
  When you run a department that hemorrhages red ink almost every year, there's nothing like a high-pr ...
  
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• Cinco de Mayo a chance to end Hispandering

  04-05-2017 08:02
  
  For the umpteenth time: Mexican Independence Day is in September, not in May.
  
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• Summertime in Old Town music series to start

  04-05-2017 07:45
  
  Str8 SHOT will New Mexico music on Cinco de Mayo
  
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• Updated: Le Pen and Macron clash in no holds-barred debate in France

  04-05-2017 03:07
  
  PARIS — The only face-to-face televised debate between France’s presidential candidates turned into an uncivil, no-holds-barred head-on clash of styles, politics and personalities Wednesday. Emmanuel Macron called his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen a “parasite” who would lead the country into civil war. She painted the former banker as a lackey of big business who […]
  
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• NCAA recognizes Lobo, Aggie APR star programs

  04-05-2017 03:04
  
  One week ahead of NCAA announcements of Academic Progress Rates (APR), the University of New Mexico’s women’s and men’s golf teams and the men’s tennis teams earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards. New Mexico State’s women’s golf and women’s tennis teams also earned the same honor, which goes to programs in the top 10 percent of […]
  
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• Lobo hoops: Weir retains Berryman, hires Meyer

  04-05-2017 01:56
  
  University of New Mexico men’s basketball coach Paul Weir has announced two staff updates. Weir will retain Director of Operations Ryan Berryman and has named Guy Meyer as the Lobos’ video coordinator. “Keeping Ryan and adding Guy are not only critical logistical pieces to our program but they are also native New Mexicans,” said Weir. “We want the people […]
  
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• Santa Fe school closures off the table, for now

  04-05-2017 01:52
  
  SANTA FE — Closing two Santa Fe elementary schools as a cost-saving measure because of a projected shortfall in next fiscal year’s budget is off the table, bringing relief to parents, students and staff at E.J. Martinez and Nava elementary schools. The Santa Fe school board on Wednesday voted 4-1 to eliminate the closures as […]
  
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• Updated: Grand Canyon’s North Rim faces limited services at reopening

  04-05-2017 01:31
  
  Heavy damage to a pipeline supplying water to lodges, campgrounds and employee housing on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon will limit some services to the landmark’s less popular side when it opens later this month, officials said Wednesday. A natural spring below the North Rim brings water to both sides of the Arizona […]
  
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