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• Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges in US Pacific territory

  24-05-2023 22:51
  
  HAGATNA, Guam (AP) -- Powerful Typhoon Mawar churned slowly over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Thursday, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, walls and power lines, flipping cars, and pushing dangerous storm surge ashore as first-responders waited for daylight to see the full extent of the damage.
  The typhoon, the strongest to hit the U.S. territory of roughly 150,000 people since 2002, briefly made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 4 storm at Andersen Air For
  
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• Lujan Grisham brings back commission to target organized crime in New Mexico

  24-05-2023 21:08
  
  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, introduces 8th Judicial District Attorney Marcus Montoya, left, former New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Judith Nakamura, 2nd Judicial District Attorney Sam Bregman, right, and other members of the organized crime commission Wednesday at the Capitol. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined prosecutors Wednesday to revive a 1970s commission targeting organized crime in New Mexico — a move she said would
  
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• Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83

  24-05-2023 20:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and '70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83.
  Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She became a Swiss citizen a decade ago.Few stars traveled so fa
  
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• Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83

  24-05-2023 20:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and '70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83.
  Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She became a Swiss citizen a decade ago.Few stars traveled so fa
  
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• A woman is accused of firing a gun Downtown to scare her “baby daddy.” The bullet struck a nearby taco truck vendor.

  24-05-2023 20:39
  
  A woman who shot at her "baby daddy" to scare him during an argument Downtown over the weekend instead hit a vendor inside a taco truck, seriously injuring her, according to police. Ambrosia Mirabal, 27 (MDC)Ambrosia Mirabal, 27, is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, shooting at or from a motor vehicle and negligent use of a deadly weapon. She was booked into jail early Wednesday morning.It's unclear who her attorney will be.Albuquerque Police Department officers were called t
  
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• Yellowstone baby bison put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it

  24-05-2023 18:49
  
  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) -- Yellowstone National Park officials killed a newborn bison because its herd wouldn't take the animal back after a man picked it up.The calf became separated from its mother when the herd crossed the Lamar River in northeastern Yellowstone on Saturday. The unidentified man pushed the struggling calf up from the river and onto a roadway, park officials said in a statement Tuesday.
  Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd but were unsu
  
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• Taking a daily multivitamin appears to boost brains of adults over 60, but more study is needed

  24-05-2023 18:23
  
  Millions of American adults take daily multivitamins, even though the pills have not been shown to prevent ailments like heart disease or cancer and experts say it's better to get nutrients from food.
  The latest research looks at whether taking a daily vitamin can have an effect on memory. The study found multivitamins may boost memory function in some people, by the equivalent of three years of normal, age-related memory loss.While the study isn't comprehensive enough to warrant broad recommen
  
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• A daily multivitamin to boost memory? Here’s what to know

  24-05-2023 18:23
  
  Millions of American adults take daily multivitamins, even though the pills have not been shown to prevent ailments like heart disease or cancer and experts say it's better to get nutrients from food.
  The latest research looks at whether taking a daily vitamin can have an effect on memory. The study found multivitamins may boost memory function in some people, by the equivalent of three years of normal, age-related memory loss.While the study isn't comprehensive enough to warrant broad recommen
  
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• One dead following deadly crash on I-25

  24-05-2023 17:29
  
  One person riding a motorcycle died in an early morning crash Wednesday on Interstate 25 near Los Lunas.New Mexico State Police report Robert Shepherd, 58, of Palisade, Colorado, was traveling southbound on I-25 when his 2019 Harley Davidson was struck from behind by a 2006 Lexus about 5:30 p.m. Shepherd died at the scene. The driver of the Lexus was not injured.The crash happened near Mile Marker 202, according to state police.Alcohol does not appear to be a factor, state police reported. The c
  
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• One dead following crash on I-25

  24-05-2023 17:29
  
  One person riding a motorcycle died in an early morning crash Wednesday on Interstate 25 near Los Lunas.New Mexico State Police report Robert Shepherd, 58, of Palisade, Colorado, was traveling southbound on I-25 when his 2019 Harley Davidson was struck from behind by a 2006 Lexus about 5:30 p.m. Shepherd died at the scene. The driver of the Lexus was not injured.The crash happened near Mile Marker 202, according to state police.Alcohol does not appear to be a factor, state police reported. The c
  
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• Interstate 25 still closed at Isleta for following crash

  24-05-2023 17:29
  
  Interstate 25 remains closed at the Isleta Pueblo exit at mile marker 209 after an accident that occurred around 6 a.m. this morning.According to the New Mexico Department of Traffic's website, all 1-25 southbound lanes are closed due to a crash.NMDOT does not yet have an estimate of when the crash will be cleared, drivers are advised to follow detours and expect heavy driving delays.Subscribe to ABQjournal. Call 505-823-4400
  
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• Interstate 25 still closed at Isleta following crash

  24-05-2023 17:29
  
  Interstate 25 remains closed at the Isleta Pueblo exit at mile marker 209 after an accident that occurred around 6 a.m. this morning.According to the New Mexico Department of Traffic's website, all 1-25 southbound lanes are closed due to a crash.NMDOT does not yet have an estimate of when the crash will be cleared, drivers are advised to follow detours and expect heavy driving delays.Subscribe to ABQjournal. Call 505-823-4400
  
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• 1 dead in early morning homicide in NW ABQ

  24-05-2023 16:26
  
  Police are investigating after one person was discovered dead shot to death early Wednesday morning in Old Town.Officers arrived around 5 a.m. to the area of Mountain and Rio Grande NW to reports of a shooting where they discovered an individual with gunshot wounds, said Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Chase Jewell in a statement.Jewell said the person was taken to the hospital in critical condition but died as a result of their injuries.APD's Homicide Unit has been taken over the invest
  
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• US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire

  24-05-2023 16:13
  
  PHOENIX (AP) -- U.S. Border Patrol agents answering reports of gunfire fatally shot a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he abruptly threw something and raised his arm, the agency said in its first detailed accounting of last week's shooting near the U.S.-Mexico boundary.The FBI and Tohono O'odham Nation are also investigating the fatal shooting of Raymond Mattia on Thursday but had not released details about the shooting by Tuesday.The statement released Monday night by U.S.
  
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• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 presidential campaign to challenge Trump

  24-05-2023 15:55
  
  MIAMI (AP) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as a cultural conservative stalwart and the GOP's willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump.
  The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk.It marks a new chapter in his extraordinary rise from little-kno
  
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• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump

  24-05-2023 15:55
  
  MIAMI (AP) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as an outspoken cultural conservative and the GOP's willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump.
  The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk.It marks a new chapter in his extraordinary rise from little-k
  
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• DeSantis set to make much-anticipated presidential campaign announcement, formalizing Trump rivalry

  24-05-2023 15:55
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an outspoken cultural conservative long seen as Donald Trump's leading rival for the Republican nomination, is set to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday.The 44-year-old Republican governor plans to announce his decision in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the announcement publi
  
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• DeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches

  24-05-2023 15:55
  
  MIAMI (AP) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday with a Twitter announcement plagued by technical glitches, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test his strength against former President Donald Trump and criticism that he's not ready for the national stage.
  The 44-year-old Republican, an outspoken cultural conservative, initially announced his decision in a video posted on social media, but planned to discuss it further in a f
  
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• South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote

  24-05-2023 15:54
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Abortion will soon be severely restricted in one of the last bastions for legal access in the U.S. South.
  The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy -- before most people know they are pregnant -- and sent it to the Republican governor who has promised to sign the bill into law as soon as possible.
  The proposal restores a 2021 ban that took effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade la
  
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• Stock market today: Worries about a possible U.S. default and inflation weigh on Wall Street

  24-05-2023 15:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks kept falling on Wall Street Wednesday under the weight of concerns about the U.S. creeping closer to a default on its debt while inflation keeps squeezing the economy.
  The S&P 500 was 0.8% lower in afternoon trading. The White House and Congress are continuing negotiations on avoiding a disastrous default on U.S. debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 252 points, or 0.8%, at 32,8033, as of 2:17 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% lower.
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• Stock market today: Wall Street slips, part of worldwide swoon for stocks

  24-05-2023 15:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street is slipping Wednesday, part of a worldwide swoon for stocks as worries about the economy pile higher.
  The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower in late trading after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Republicans and Democrats remain "far apart" in their efforts to prevent a potentially disastrous default on the U.S. government's debt. The main U.S. stock index is on track for its worst week in more than two months as the once-unthinkable creeps closer to possibility.The Dow Jo
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street sinks as stocks tumble worldwide

  24-05-2023 15:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street fell again Wednesday as stocks tumbled worldwide on worries about the economy.
  The S&P 500 dropped 0.7% after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Republicans and Democrats remain "far apart" in their efforts to prevent a potentially disastrous default on the U.S. government's debt. The main U.S. stock index is on track for its worst week in more than two months as the once-unthinkable creeps closer to possibility.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 255 points
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street falls, part of worldwide swoon for stocks

  24-05-2023 15:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street fell again, part of a worldwide swoon for stocks as worries about the economy pile higher. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Wednesday after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in efforts to prevent a default on the U.S. government's debt. The main U.S. stock index is on track for its worst week in more than two months as the once-unthinkable creeps closer to possibility. Other markets around the world fell even more on discouraging
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street drops as markets tumble worldwide

  24-05-2023 15:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- A worldwide swoon for financial markets is carrying over to Wall Street, and stocks are falling further on Wednesday.
  The S&P 500 was 0.8% lower in early trading, a day after dropping 1.1% as the U.S. government creeps closer to a possibly disastrous default on its debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 222 points, or 0.7%, at 32,832, as of 10:10 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.0% lower.
  Other markets around the world were hit even harder as dis
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street dips as markets drop worldwide

  24-05-2023 15:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- A worldwide swoon for financial markets is carrying over to Wall Street, and stocks are slipping further on Wednesday.
  The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading, a day after dropping 1.1% as the U.S. government creeps closer to a possibly disastrous default on its debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 152 points, or 0.5%, at 32,902, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% lower.
  Other markets around the world were hit even harder as dis
  
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• Stock market today: Asian shares extend losses, while Japan’s Nikkei pushes higher

  24-05-2023 15:53
  
  Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday as worries about the U.S. economy and a possible default on U.S. government debt pulled Wall Street lower.
  Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.5% to 30,848.07, extending recent gains as investors bet on higher returns from Japanese companies.Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 2% to 17,739.83 as investors fretted over the trajectory for China's economic recovery after the government relaxed pandemic restrictions late last year. The Shanghai Composit
  
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• Job Talk: A mistake presents an opportunity for a skillful recovery

  24-05-2023 15:07
  
    Jeanine "J.T." Tanner O'Donnell and Dale DautenDear J.T. & Dale: I recently was put in charge of a project where I had to build out a timeline of deliverables. I mistakenly got a couple dates wrong. As a result, some on my team submitted things at the wrong time. My boss ended up calling them out on it. None of them said anything to him about the fact that I messed up the dates. Now they are all giving me the cold shoulder. What can I do to make things right? — EmilyJ.T.: I thin
  
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• Jonesing for something new? How about green chile-flavored soda?

  24-05-2023 14:53
  
  Jones recently released a a Hatch Chile and Lime flavored soda. (Elizabeth Tucker/Journal)Jones Soda calls itself "the people's craft soda" because it sources everything from flavor ideas to label pictures and under the cap fortunes from its drinkers."We do things that are a little bit wild, and we do things ... that are tasty, and we do everything in between," said Curt Thompson director of brand marketing with Jones Soda.This newest flavor, Hatch Green Chile and Lime, certainly falls into the
  
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• McCarthy sends Republican debt limit negotiators to White House, but sides are ‘far apart’

  24-05-2023 14:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he was sending Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out debt limit talks, but warned that the two sides are "still far apart" as they try to reach a budget deal with President Joe Biden.
  McCarthy said he remained optimistic they could make progress in hopes of an agreement before a deadline as soon as next week, when the Treasury Department could run out of cash to pay its bills. "We're not going to default," said McC
  
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• McCarthy sending negotiators to White House to finish debt limit talks, but sides ‘far apart’

  24-05-2023 14:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he was sending Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out debt limit talks, but warned that the two sides are "still far apart" as they try to reach a budget deal with President Joe Biden.
  McCarthy said he remained optimistic they could make progress in hopes of an agreement before a deadline as soon as next week, when the Treasury Department could run out of cash to pay its bills. "We're not going to default," said McC
  
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• McCarthy says debt ceiling standoff ‘not my fault,’ as White House warns of economic risks

  24-05-2023 14:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- A defiant House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday the debt ceiling standoff was "not my fault" as he sent Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out talks, but warned the two sides need more time as they try to reach a budget deal with President Joe Biden.
  McCarthy said he remained optimistic they could reach an agreement before a deadline as soon as next week, when the Treasury Department could run out of cash to pay its bills. Financial markets are teeterin
  
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• Debt ceiling talks stuck on classic problem: Republicans demand spending cuts and Democrats resist

  24-05-2023 14:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Debt ceiling negotiations are locked on a classic problem that has vexed, divided and disrupted Washington before: Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy want to roll back federal government spending, while President Joe Biden and other Democrats do not.
  Time is short to strike a deal before a deadline as soon as June 1, when the Treasury says the government risks running out of cash to pay its bills. Negotiators are expected to convene Wednesday for another round of
  
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• Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers

  24-05-2023 14:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.
  "Since introducing this year's collection, we've experienced threats impacting our team members' sense of safety and well-being while at work," Target said in a statement Tuesday. "Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our pl
  
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• Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing

  24-05-2023 14:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Target is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.
  "Since introducing this year's collection, we've experienced threats impacting our team members' sense of safety and well-being while at work," Target said in a statement Tuesday. "Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans
  
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• Ready for a digital euro? At 25, European Central Bank preps for future of money

  24-05-2023 14:43
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- As it marks its 25th anniversary Wednesday, the European Central Bank is readying a proposed design for a digital version of the euro, responding to pressure from developing technology that could change how money is used over the bank's next decades.ECB President Christine Lagarde says a digital euro could offer a way for people to buy things without depending on payment service providers controlled by non-European companies. Those could include Mastercard, Visa, Appl
  
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• Half of US public approves of Washington’s arms deliveries to Ukraine in 2nd year of Russia’s war

  24-05-2023 14:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Like the blue and yellow flags that popped up around the U.S. when Russia invaded Ukraine 15 months ago, U.S. popular support for Washington's backing of Ukraine has faded a little but remains widespread, a survey by the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy and NORC shows.
  It found that half of the people in the U.S. support the Pentagon's ongoing supply of weapons to Ukraine for its defense against Russian forces. That level is nearly unchanged in the past
  
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• After AP report, Iran’s nuclear chief says Tehran to cooperate with inspectors on ‘new activities’

  24-05-2023 14:43
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The head of Iran's nuclear program insisted Wednesday that his government would cooperate with international inspectors on any "new activities." His statement followed an exclusive Associated Press report about Tehran's new underground tunnel system near a nuclear enrichment facility.
  The AP outlined this week how deep inside a mountain, the new tunnels near the Natanz facility are likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed to destroy such s
  
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• Russia’s Wagner boss says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut battle

  24-05-2023 10:24
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 fighters in the drawn-out battle for Bakhmut, with about 20% of the 50,000 Russian convicts he recruited to fight in the 15-month war dying in the eastern Ukrainian city.
  The figure was in stark contrast with claims from Moscow that it lost just over 6,000 troops in the war, and is higher than the official estimate of the Soviet losses in the Afghanistan war of 15,000 troops between 1979-89. U
  
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• Russia’s Wagner boss says more than 20,000 of his fighters died in Bakhmut battle

  24-05-2023 10:24
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 men in the drawn-out battle for Bakhmut. He said about half of those who died in the eastern Ukrainian city were Russian convicts recruited to fight in the 15-month-old war.The figure stood in stark contrast to the widely disputed claims from Moscow that just over 6,000 of its troops were killed in the war as of January. That compares with official Soviet losses in the Afghanistan war of 15,00
  
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• Russia says it shot down drones in border region after raid from Ukraine territory

  24-05-2023 10:24
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian forces shot down "a large number" of drones in Russia's southern Belgorod region, a local official said Wednesday, a day after Moscow announced that its forces crushed a cross-border raid in the area from Ukraine.
  The drones were intercepted overnight over the province, Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a Telegram post. He said that no one had been hurt, but unspecified administrative buildings, residential buildings and cars were damaged.
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• Head of Russian private army Wagner says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut battle

  24-05-2023 10:24
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 men in the drawn-out battle for Bakhmut, with about half of those who died in the eastern Ukrainian city being Russian convicts recruited to fight in the 15-month-old war.The figure stood in stark contrast to the widely disputed claims from Moscow that just over 6,000 of its troops were killed throughout the war as of January. By comparison, official Soviet troop losses in the 1979-89 Afghanis
  
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• Athletes in NIL deals need to review tax issues

  24-05-2023 10:09
  
  I have had a surprising number of requests to write more about name-image-likeness (NIL) payments for college athletes. This is a developing area, so the topic may be one that keeps on giving.Let's start with background. In 2021 the Supreme Court upheld a District Court and Ninth Circuit holding that the NCAA had violated the Sherman Act in restricting education-related benefits received by athletes.The lower court decisions upheld NCAA limits on payments (e.g., scholarships) related to athletic
  
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• Albuquerque’s Garver enjoys comforts of home as he begins MLB rehab assignment

  24-05-2023 06:13
  
  Mitch Garver gets ready to bat against the Isotopes at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque on Tuesday\. (Jon Austria/ Albuquerque Journal)Let's just say nobody looks forward to rehab assignments. Whether you're a second-year player or a 10-year vet, a trip back to the minors isn't really what anybody envisions as part of a successful season.Mitch Garver will tell you much of the same. It's unfortunate. It's not exactly where he was looking to go, particularly after a r
  
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• Some companies unhappy with RFP process for New Mexico’s community solar program

  24-05-2023 06:10
  
  New Mexico's community solar program attracted hundreds of bids from local and out-of-state companies, but some firms say bidding irregularities may have stacked the process against them.Under the request for proposals, or RFP, that program manager InClime Inc. released in November, companies seeking to win approval for proposed community solar projects were evaluated using a point system that awarded scores on different development categories connected to each bid.That included things like expe
  
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• Thousands of New Mexicans one step closer to having access to community solar installations

  24-05-2023 05:50
  
  Gridworks’ new Encino North solar farm on April 26. (Jon Austria/ Albuquerque Journal)State regulators greenlighted the first 200 megawatts of community solar generation this week, kicking off development of 45 projects that could include tens of thousands of customers around New Mexico.It's the first tranche of what may eventually become scores of statewide projects that could allow hundreds of thousands of local consumers who can't install their own rooftop solar systems to instead part
  
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• Photos: Albuquerque Isotopes take on the Round Rock Express

  24-05-2023 05:11
  
  Isotopes’ Trevor Boone celebrates after hitting a home run against the Round Rock Express during their game at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.(Jon Austria/ Albuquerque Journal) Yonathan Daza shakes hands with Bench Coach Bobby Meacham after reaching first base during a game against the Round Rock Express at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.(Jon Austria/ Albuquerque Journal) Isotop
  
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• Track and field: Lobos hope to be at their best out West

  24-05-2023 05:00
  
  Lobos Amelia Mazza-Downie, left, and Gracelyn Larkin, center, stars at last fall's NCAA cross country regional here, turn their focus on the track this week at the NCAA West Regional track and field meet in Sacramento, Calif. (Mike Sandoval/For the Journal)SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The penultimate meet of the 2022-23 season for the University of New Mexico track and field team begins Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA West Region Preliminary Championships hosted by Sacramento State.A group o
  
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• Editorial: Supreme Court adds some common sense into pretrial releases

  24-05-2023 04:00
  Finally, some "common sense" when it comes to pretrial release. Here's to the Joe Anderson case instilling more of it in Albuquerque courtrooms.Anderson, 41, was arrested Dec. 4, 2022, on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the Aug. 6, 2022, killing of Raymond Aviles. Police say Anderson sought out Aviles and fatally shot him while Aviles rode a motorcycle in Southeast Albuquerque. Aviles died in the middle of Eastern Avenue, allegedly gunned down by Anderson, who was already a co
  
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• Cleveland alum and softball ace Alarcon transferring from UTEP to UNM

  24-05-2023 03:11
  
  Rio Rancho native and Cleveland High graduate Aalijah Alarcon is transferring from UTEP to play softball at the University of New Mexico."It's time to come home and represent my hometown," Alarcon said in a statement from UNM.The right-handed pitcher had 60 appearances, 40 of them starts, and 16 complete games over two seasons with the Miners. She went 5-11 with a 6.03 earned run average this past season, when the Miners went 11-34. The previous season, as a freshman, she was 10-15 with a 4.67 E
  
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• State creates council to address lack of affordable housing amid surge in homeless population

  24-05-2023 03:09
  
  Orlando Santillanes, 42, holds his dog, Coqueta, as he sits inside the broken-down vehicle he has been living in for the past six months parked underneath Interstate 40 near Downtown Albuquerque on May 23. (Chancey Bush/Journal)SANTA FE - New Mexico's homeless population has surged by 48% over the last year, a trend complicated by a steep decline in affordable rental housing statewide since 2020.While state lawmakers appropriated $84 million this year for housing and homeless programs, a report
  
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