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• Australian police use Taser on 95-year-old with dementia who held steak knife

  19-05-2023 23:54
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Police shocked a 95-year-old woman with a stun gun as she approached them using a walker and carrying a steak knife in an Australian nursing home, sending her to the hospital in critical condition after her head hit the floor.
  The extraordinary police takedown of Clare Nowland, who has dementia, on Wednesday prompted a high-level police internal investigation.
  It also has sparked debate about how New South Wales state police use stun guns, which are widely known as T
  
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• Albuquerque dog makes WeRateDogs Top 5 list

  19-05-2023 23:36
  
  Cassie, a recently retired court dog and member of the National Courthouse Dog Association ranked third place on WeRateDogs' weekly list of the top five dogs this week.She worked in the Bernalillo County courthouse for 70 years. Well, 70 dog years.After a decade of service, the black Labrador retired from her role helping children and parents deal with the anxiety of going through the judicial process.She retired mid-May at the court's Spring Adoption Day and will now spend her days napping
  
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• Flamenco, puppets, civic engagement: Albuquerque’s State of the City event set for Saturday

  19-05-2023 23:32
  
  Gina Shorten, a performer with Any Given Child Summer Circus Arts, greets people at they enter the boiler shop at the Albuquerque Rail Yards for Mayor Tim Keller’s State of the City address. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)Civic engagement is on tap this weekend at the Albuquerque Rail Yards — garnished with a healthy twist of family-friendly hoopla.Albuquerque's city government will host its annual State of the City event and "community expo" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
  
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• Man accused of buying dozens of guns that ended up in the hands of a homicide suspect, high school student and others

  19-05-2023 23:22
  
  An Albuquerque man is accused of buying 35 guns in the past several months — selling some to undercover federal agents while others ended up in the hands of a homicide suspect and a teenager at West Mesa High.Marquez Martinez, 24, is charged with dealing firearms without a license and unlawful transfer and possession of a machine gun.Martinez also reportedly sold several switches, which make guns fully automatic, to undercover agents, according to court records. Martinez told agents he bou
  
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• Family of Farmington shooter releases statement

  19-05-2023 23:16
  
  The family of the 18-year-old accused of shooting three elderly women during a rampage in a Farmington neighborhood on Monday released a statement Friday saying he "was fighting a battle of mental illness that he lost." Beau Wilson and his puppy. Wilson shot and killed three people and injured six others in Farmington on May 15, 2023. (Courtesy of Wilson's family)"We would like to start by sending our condolences to all of the victims and their loved ones," said Artie Martinez, on behalf of the
  
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• Albuquerque police investigate fatal shooting as justified

  19-05-2023 23:16
  
  Police are looking into whether a man shot and killed his neighbor in self-defense Thursday night in Northeast Albuquerque.Rebecca Atkins, an Albuquerque police spokeswoman, said officers responded around 10 p.m. to the shooting at the Union 505 apartments just southwest of the Big I. She said police found one man dead near an apartment and detained the shooter.Atkins said the shooter told police his neighbor charged at him and he "shot him as a result." She said the man said he had issues with
  
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• Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87

  19-05-2023 21:46
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) -- Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.
  A spokeswoman for Brown's family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.
  "To the world, he was an activist, actor, and football star," Monique Brown wrote in an Instagram post. "To our family,
  
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• All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87

  19-05-2023 21:46
  
  Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.
  A spokeswoman for Brown's family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.
  One of the greatest players in football history and one of the game's first superstars, Brown was chosen the NFL's Most Valuable Player in
  
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• Border: Migrant rush thinned out before Title 42’s end

  19-05-2023 21:17
  
   Title 42, the health decree allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials to quickly expel asylum seekers on the southern U.S. border, expired on May 11. Under this policy, a person crossing illegally into the U.S. could be expelled multiple times without a fine or long-term banishment.Title 42 was replaced by Title 8, which is the longstanding U.S. border policy that deports, not expels people who cross illegally. Unlike Title 42, crossing illegally under Title 8 has consequ
  
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• Off the grid in New Mexico: 10 eclectic houses that are way out of town

  19-05-2023 20:42
  
  If you're sick and tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, maybe its time to move to the countryside and start a farm with crops, animals and honey bees.These 10 houses around New Mexico are varying degrees "off the grid" — some still have internet, but all have the potential to be your next adventure.498 Starfire, QuemadoPrice: $99,000This tiny home is 24 feet by 16 feet. It has high ceilings, a well-lit main room with a living room and kitchen area. The bathroom has a shower, si
  
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• What to expect for weekend weather: More rain and cool temperatures to continue

  19-05-2023 20:29
  
  The weather for this weekend is expected to stay cooler with scattered showers and chances of high winds and hail in parts of New Mexico.KOAT's meteorologist Eric Green said there is a "high likelihood of the showers and storms hanging around ... (and) temperatures stay cool through the weekend."Green said the southern part of the state has the lowest rain chance. Meanwhile, along the Texas border, storms may bring damaging wind gusts and hail.The Jemez, Sangre de Cristo and Sacramento Mountains
  
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• Former state archaeologist claims in suit his firing was retaliatory and based on being ‘an older white guy’

  19-05-2023 20:05
  
  New Mexico's former state archaeologist has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleging he was fired this year in retaliation for reporting to human resources rumors of an "illicit sexual affair" between his boss and a subordinate.Eric Blinman, who was fired in Feb. 13 as longtime director of the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies, also alleges his termination was motivated by age, race and sex discrimination.Blinman, a 59-year-old white male, had served 17 years as the state's archa
  
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• Talk of the Town: Memorial Day meaning, geothermal energy

  19-05-2023 20:00
  
  On Memorial Day, honor our veteransTHE COMPASSUS program serving the Albuquerque Metro area and the surrounding areas reminds community members to pause this Memorial Day to acknowledge the true meaning of the national holiday. All Americans are encouraged to observe one minute of silence at 3 p.m. local time to remember and honor those who have died in military service to the United States.Compassus–Albuquerque is a Level III partner of We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Hospice
  
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• Boba more than a ‘Star Wars’ character: 12 fun tea spots around town

  19-05-2023 19:13
  
  Boba tea is a popular Asian drink made by adding tapioca pearls mixed with brown sugar or honey — making a sweet, gooey delicious treat — in with black or green tea and adding milk.There are also fruity boba drinks — made with fruit teas and fruit-flavored popping bobas — which make excellent refreshers for hot days.Here's a list of 12 boba spots around Albuquerque (none inspired by Boba Fett of the "Star Wars" universe; instead, inspiration comes from pirates and Japanes
  
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• Ending Title 42 has not resulted in chaos

  19-05-2023 19:00
  
  "Where are all the migrants?" we asked as we toured Juárez, Anapra, El Paso and Sunland Park on May 10 and 11.Our first stop was the Sacred Heart church on Oregon Street where there were far fewer people on the streets than when I had last visited on April 28.Then we crossed into Juárez to the site of the deadly fire that killed 40 migrants on March 27 where we spoke to a 16-year-old girl named Ana who had made the arduous journey from Venezuela with her father and her younger sist
  
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• Asylum-seekers are being treated worse than animals

  19-05-2023 19:00
  
  Our organization, VIDA: Volunteers for Immigrants in Detention-Albuquerque, visits immigrants in detention at Cibola County Correctional Center and Torrance County Detention Facility on either side of Albuquerque every month.These visits are full of tears as they lament the deplorable conditions under which they live. We work hard to engage them in laughter and hope during our visits, and we see their humanity as they express themselves about the horrors that they are leaving behind and their ho
  
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• Median sales price reaches all-time high in ABQ metro area in April

  19-05-2023 18:54
  
  The price for a single-family detached home jumped by more than $28,000 since January. (Cathryn Cunningham/Journal)The lack of supply in the Albuquerque metro area continues to seep its way into increased home prices.After a drop-off in January, the median sales price for a single-family detached home has reached an all-time high — $344,040 in April for the Albuquerque metro area, according to the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors. It's an increase of more than $28,000 since the
  
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• Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, says AI dispute is ‘a human obscenity’ at Cannes Film Festival

  19-05-2023 17:06
  
  CANNES, France (AP) -- Sean Penn strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over artificial intelligence is "a human obscenity."Penn addressed the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in a press conference for his new film, "Black Flies," director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire's harrowing, gritty drama about New York paramedics. Asked about the strike, Penn said "the industry has been upending the writer
  
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• Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus as fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues

  19-05-2023 16:07
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development.
  The decision follows a year of attacks from Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature because the company opposed a state law that bans classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades. Disney filed a First Amendment la
  
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• In Cannes, Harrison Ford bids adieu to Indiana Jones

  19-05-2023 15:51
  
  CANNES, France (AP) -- As the Cannes Film Festival crowd stood in rapturous applause, a visibly moved Harrison Ford stood on the stage, trying to keep his emotions in check.The warmth of the audience and a clip reel that had just played had left Ford shaken."They say that when you're about to die, you see your life flash before your eyes," he said. "And I just saw my life flash before my eyes -- a great part of my life, but not all of my life."
  If last year's Cannes was partially defined by its
  
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• Rusty the wolf developed a taste for livestock. So the government had him killed.

  19-05-2023 15:00
  
  In this 2002 photo, a 7-year-old Mexican gray wolf, who isn't Rusty, walks in an enclosure at the Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that Rusty, the alpha male of a pack of Mexican gray wolves, was killed for preying on livestock. (Randy Siner/Albuquerque Journal)A leader of the pack of critically endangered Mexican gray wolves in New Mexico was killed last month by federal officials because of his recent penchant for hunting livestock,
  
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• Bass guitarist Andy Rourke of The Smiths, one of Britain’s most influential bands, dies at 59

  19-05-2023 14:12
  
  LONDON (AP) -- Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr said Friday. He was 59.
  In a lengthy post on Instagram, guitarist and songwriter Marr paid tribute to Rourke, who he first met when both were schoolboys in 1975.
  "Throughout our teens we played in various bands around south Manchester before making our reputations with The Smiths from 1982 to 19
  
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• Zelenskyy to attend G7 summit Sunday as world leaders tighten sanctions against Russia over Ukraine

  19-05-2023 14:11
  
  HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies vowed Friday to tighten punishments on Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine, days before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins the Group of Seven summit in person on Sunday.
  "Our support for Ukraine will not waver," the G7 leaders said in a statement released after closed-door meetings, vowing "to stand together against Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine."
  "Russia starte
  
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• World leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy travels to G7 summit

  19-05-2023 14:11
  
  HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  The focus on Asia at the Group of Seven summit comes as leaders tighten sanctions meant to punish Moscow and change the course of its 15-month invasion of Ukraine. Japan confirmed that Zelenskyy's decision to attend the G7 in perso
  
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• Tkachuk ends 6th-longest game in NHL history, Panthers outlast Hurricanes 3-2 in 4th OT

  19-05-2023 14:11
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Back and forth they went, the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes playing a game that seemed destined to have no end while leaving legs growing wobbly with each passing minute.
  Then, just as the teams appeared headed for yet another extra period, Matthew Tkachuk pounced on his chance to finish off yet another overtime and road victory for the Panthers in these playoffs.
  Tkachuk beat Frederik Andersen in the final seconds of the fourth overtime to give the Panthers a 3
  
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• Biden endorses F-16 training for Ukrainians as Zelenskyy set to take part in G7 summit

  19-05-2023 14:11
  
  HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- President Joe Biden told allies Friday he was approving plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, according to two people familiar with the matter, as leaders of the world's most powerful democracies worked to toughen punishments on Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine.
  The Group of Seven leaders are meeting in Hiroshima, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy set to take part in their summit on Sunday.
  The green light on F-16s is the
  
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• Biden endorses F-16 training for Ukrainians as Zelenskyy is set to attend G7 summit

  19-05-2023 14:11
  
  HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he huddled with allies at the Group of Seven summit on how to bolster support for Kyiv against Russia's invasion.
  The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Biden's private conversations with allies, said he announced he had approved the training, which is likely to be conducted in Europe over the
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street’s best week since March stalls amid debt worries

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street's best week since March ran out of steam Friday as worries rose about the U.S. government's efforts to avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt.
  The S&P 500 slipped 6.07 points, or 0.1%, to 4,191.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 109.28, or 0.3%, to 33,426.63, while the Nasdaq composite gave up 30.94, or 0.2%, to 12,657.90.
  Despite its weak Friday, the S&P 500 still managed to break out of a long, listless stretch where it failed to move by
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street turns lower after talks on raising debt limit stall

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street turned lower after talks on raising the nation's debt limit came to a sudden halt, raising worries that the country could edge closer to risking a highly damaging default on U.S. government debt.The S&P 500 went from a gain of 0.3% to a loss of 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average went from a gain of 117 points to a loss of 90 points as of noon Eastern time.Markets had been rising this week on hopes that the U.S. government can avoid a disastrous default on
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher as it heads for best week since March

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street is ticking higher Friday as it heads toward its best week since March, despite a long list of worries hanging over it.
  The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in midday trading and on pace for a 2% gain for the week. That would break a long, listless stretch where it failed to rise or fall by 1% for six straight weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 72 points, or 0.2%, at 33,608, as of 11:05 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was virtually falt.
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• Stock market today: Wall Street points higher on hopes for US debt ceiling breakthrough

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  Wall Street pointed toward gains before the bell Friday, potentially setting up markets for their best week since March as optimism about a U.S. debt ceiling deal grew heading into the weekend.
  Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 each rose 0.2% in premarket trading.
  Hopes are high that the United States Congress would reach a deal to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt.
  President Joe Biden, in Hiroshima for the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations, has said
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher, on track for best weekly gain since March

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street is ticking higher as it heads towards its best week since March, despite a long list of worries hanging over it. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading Friday and on pace for a 2% gain for the week. That would break a long, listless stretch where it failed to rise or fall by 1% for six straight weeks. The Dow was just barely higher while the Nasdaq composite was up 0.2%. Rising hopes that the U.S. government can avoid a disastrous default on its debt have
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher as it heads for best week since March

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street is ticking higher Friday as it heads toward its best week since March, despite a long list of worries hanging over it.
  The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading and on pace for a 2.1% gain for the week. That would break a long, listless stretch where it failed to rise or fall by 1% for six straight weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 15 points, or less than 0.1%, at 33,551, as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher.
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• Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower, still headed for best week since March

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street is drifting lower Friday, but it's still heading for its best week since March.The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in late trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 82 points, or 0.2%, at 33,454, as of 3 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower.
  Despite its weak Friday, the S&P 500 is still on track to break out of a long, listless stretch where it failed to move by 1%, up or down, for six straight weeks. It's up 1.6% so far this week. Mu
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower, still has best week since March

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street drifted to a lower close but still marked its best week since March. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% Friday. The Dow lost 109 points, or 0.3%, and Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%. Worries about talks in Washington to avert a debt default by the U.S. government helped cause stocks to slip. The S&P 500 broke out of a listless stretch where it failed to move by 1%, up or down, for six straight weeks. Traders took comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to mean the
  
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• Stock market today: Global shares mostly rise on hopes for US debt deal, but China declines

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  TOKYO (AP) -- Global shares were mostly higher Friday as hopes grew that the United States Congress would reach a deal to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt.
  France's CAC 40 added 0.7% in early trading to 7,495.92, while Germany's DAX jumped 0.7% to 16,284.35. Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.5% to 7,779.82. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up 0.1% at 33,659.00. S&P 500 futures rose nearly 0.2% to 4,219.00. Oil prices rose.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.8% to finis
  
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• Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise on hopes for US debt deal, but China declines

  19-05-2023 09:17
  
  TOKYO (AP) -- Asian shares were mostly higher Friday as hopes grow that the U.S. Congress will reach a deal to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt.
  Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.8% to finish at 30,808.35. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6% to 7,279.50. South Korea's Kospi added 0.9% to 2,537.79.
  Chinese shares fell on renewed worries set off by signs an extended lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic was hurting sales. Also weighing on Chinese shares were inflationary pressures and
  
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• New Mexico-filmed coming-of-age comedy ‘Primo’ to stream on Freevee

  19-05-2023 09:02
  
  From left, Johnny Rey Diaz as Rollie and Efraín Villa as Mondo in a scene from “Primo.” (Courtesy of Amazon Studios)Efraín Villa makes the best of every situation.When it came to being on the set of the TV series, "Primo," he thrived on set."It's really cool to be a part of this project," Villa says. "The show is a piece of art that resonates with the functional dysfunction."Villa, an Albuquerque resident, was cast as one of the main characters on the Freevee series, w
  
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• Nacha Mendez continues to grow Music Scholarship for New Mexican Girls of Color

  19-05-2023 09:02
  
  Nacha Mendez, kneeling, along with the 2022 recipients of the Nacha Mendez Music Scholarship. The 2023 awards will be announced on May 31. (Courtesy of Nacha Mendez)Like many others, Nacha Mendez grew up with a love for music.While her love for the craft grew while living in La Union, her parents worked hard to help her afford instruments and lessons.This is the reason Mendez, born Margarita Cordero, started the Nacha Mendez Music Scholarship for New Mexican Girls of Color."This is our second y
  
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• ABQ native Jay Roach directs an assemble cast in Apple TV+’s ‘High Desert’

  19-05-2023 08:02
  
  From left, Patricia Arquette and Bernadette Peters in a scene from “High Desert.” (Courtesy of Apple TV+)When Bernadette Peters steps onto a set, she's ready for action.In the case of the Apple TV+ series, "High Desert," Peters found herself with an ensemble cast many productions would be jealous of.That's part of what piqued her interest with the series."It's so well-written and so original," Peters says. "I haven't read anything that was so well-written in such a very long time. I
  
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• Isotopes even home series with Tacoma

  19-05-2023 05:51
  
  'TOPES FRIDAY: Vs. TacomaIsotopes Park6:35 p.m., 610 AM/95.9 FMPROMOTION: Baseball card giveaway (first 1,000 fans)PROBABLES: Rainiers RHP Konner Wade (0-0, 6.08) vs. Isotopes LHP Josh Rogers (1-2, 7.76)THURSDAY: Isotopes starter Ty Blach fired 5.0 shutout innings while the offense collected 11 hits and stole a season-high five bases to win game three, 5-2, over the Rainiers. Blach is the first Isotopes pitcher this year to toss 5.0+ innings and not allow a run. On the night, he allowed six hits
  
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• Albuquerque man sentenced to 25 years in fatal shooting; sexual attack

  19-05-2023 05:43
  
  Jamol Pete (MDC)Police were investigating Jamol Pete in connection with a 2019 shooting death when they learned he had also sexually abused a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint and recorded the attack on video, attorneys said at his sentencing hearing Thursday.Second Judicial District Judge David Murphy sentenced Pete, 22, to 25 years in prison after hearing from the young victim of the sexual attack.The girl said she has experienced emotional breakdowns and was hospitalized for psychiatric treatment
  
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• UNM golfing women get one more chance to dig deep at NCAAs

  19-05-2023 04:21
  
  UNM's Napat 'Jenny' Lertsadwattana, shown at last fall's Branch Law Firm / Dick McGuire Invitational at the UNM Championship Golf Course, leads the Lobos in their drive to win a national title beginning Friday at the NCAA Championship tournament. (Mike Sandoval/For the Journal)Copyright © 2023 Albuquerque JournalOn Friday, New Mexico women's golf tees off in the NCAA championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. It's the Lobos' first NCAA championship appearance since 2010, a
  
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• Sports Speak Up! Kudos to Lobo golf; mixed reactions to Pitino, Bradbury contracts

  19-05-2023 04:05
  
  YEARS AGO Tim Herron played NCAA golf at UNM. For many years now he has played on the PGA Tour. ... Loyally, he sent his son, Carson Herron, to UNM to be educated and to play golf. Wednesday Carson shot 1-under 71 at the NCAA Salem (S.C.) Regional Tourney, helping the UNM team advance to the 2023 NCAA Championship May 26-31, at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, which will feature 30 NCAA college teams. UNM coach Glen Millican also needs to be congratulated for this great team perfor
  
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• Editorial: It’s time for DOJ monitor to wrap up oversight of APD

  19-05-2023 04:00
  
  "There remains work to be done," court-appointed independent monitor James Ginger says of reforms at the Albuquerque Police Department.That will always be the case — with any police agency. The question is when will APD finally come out from under federal oversight and when will the city finally stop paying Ginger and his team $1.6 million a year?After nine years, the answers look encouraging.Ginger's 17th Independent Monitor's Report says APD has reached near full compliance with the Cour
  
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• Attorney general believes DD waiver program needs more resources, oversight

  19-05-2023 03:17
  
  New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Thursday said he has "very serious concerns" that Mary Melero isn't the only developmentally disabled person on the state's waiver program that fell victim to abuse.He called the 38-year-old woman's death, allegedly at the hands of her caretakers, "a wake up call."Torrez suggested several reforms to the DD waiver program, which he said is "very well intentioned," but could benefit from more resources and oversight.He said additional staffing and
  
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• Court records detail ‘horrific’ abuses in developmentally disabled woman’s death

  19-05-2023 03:10
  
  New Mexico Attorney General Rual Torrez talks about an abuse case that left a 38-year-old developmentally disabled woman dead earlier this year. (Jon Austria/ Albuquerque Journal) Angelita Chacon, left, Luz Scott, top right, and Patricia Hurtado. (Office of the Attorney General)Two caregivers and another person have been charged in the April death of a 38-year-old developmentally disabled woman who was found to have suffered "horrific" injuries related to abuse while in the state's care.The abu
  
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• ‘The ultimate sacrifice’: Albuquerque park renamed in honor of slain 13-year-old

  19-05-2023 02:17
  
  Zenaya Alzubidi, 8, rests her hand on a bench dedicated to her brother, Bennie Hargrove, on Thursday. In 2021, Bennie was shot and killed while standing up for his friend against a bully during the lunch break at Washington Middle School. On Thursday, his family gathered with city officials to rename the park neighboring the school after him. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)Even at just 13 years old, Bennie Hargrove was a hero, his family and Albuquerque leaders say.So on Thursday — what
  
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• Police ID teen shot by officers

  19-05-2023 01:15
  
  Albuquerque police on Thursday identified an 18-year-old who was shot and injured by police earlier this week, as officers were trying to arrest another teen in connection with the murder of a high school student last year.Isaac Reyes, 18, is recovering at a local hospital after being shot by police on Tuesday night.Police said Reyes was shot while they were trying to arrest Isaiah Espinosa, 16, in connection with the shooting death of Albuquerque Academy student Jada Gonzales, 18, who was kille
  
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• US greenlights major transmission line for renewable energy in Western states

  19-05-2023 00:52
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West.The Interior Department announced its record of decision for the SunZia project Thursday. It comes about a year after an environmental review was completed as part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to clear the way for major transmission projects as it looks
  
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