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• Man arrested after car collides with gates of Downing Street, where UK prime minister lives

  25-05-2023 18:43 via abqjournal.com
  
  LONDON (AP) -- A car collided Thursday with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime minister's home and offices are located, setting off a rapid security response in one of London's most-fortified sites.
  The Metropolitan Police force said a man was arrested Thursday afternoon at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. There were no reports of injuries.
  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in his office at the time.
  Video footage posted on social
  
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• A dam collapses and thousands face the deluge — often with no help — in Russian-occupied Ukraine

  09-06-2023 09:38 via abqjournal.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- For days, the Ukrainian teenager has waited in the attic, just down the street from the cemetery of her flooded town, marking time with her 83-year-old grandfather and two other elderly people and hoping for help to escape the deluge of a catastrophic dam collapse.
  But help is slow in coming to Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town across the Dnieper River from the city of Kherson with a prewar population of 24,000, according to those stranded and their desperate Ukrainian resc
  
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• Vara bringing a taste of Spain with its Tinto Especial 2020

  09-06-2023 09:02 via abqjournal.com
  
  Vara Winery & Distillery’s Tinto Especial 2020 will be available for purchase next month. (Courtesy of Vara Winery & Distillery)Tinto Especial is becoming one of Vara Winery & Distillery's staple gems.The creative concept changes each year with the 2020 vintage focusing on Spanish influences from the Catalonia region."It's not going to be the same blend anytime," Djuna Benjamin, winemaker and production manager at Vara Winery & Distillery, said. "... Our 2019 was an Americ
  
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• Singer-songwriter Logan Ledger to open for Vincent Neil Emerson

  09-06-2023 09:02 via abqjournal.com
  
  Singer-songwriter Logan Ledger is touring in support of his album, “Golden State,” which is set for release on Sept. 8. (Courtesy of Concord)Logan Ledger is used to the waiting game.The singer-songwriter's upcoming album, "Golden State" is due out on Sept. 8, but he's hitting the road opening for Vincent Neil Emerson.The tour makes a stop at Sister in Downtown Albuquerque on Tuesday, June 13.Ledger says he recorded the album in a couple weeks, through the writing process was done ov
  
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• Documentary looks at the crucial role libraries play in rural NM

  09-06-2023 08:02 via abqjournal.com
  
  El Pueblo de Abiquiú Library & Cultural Center is featured in “Library Stories: Books on the Backroads.” (Courtesy of Ben Daitz and Mary Lance)Libraries.Each space is a repository for education and a treasure trove of information.This is why Dr. Ben Daitz and Mary Lance wanted to highlight libraries around New Mexico – specifically rural New Mexico.The two filmmakers traveled across the state with stops in Abiquiú, Dixon, El Rito, Jemez Pueblo, Datil, Glenwoo
  
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• Lobo Mazza-Downie runs to All-America status at NCAA Championship meet

  09-06-2023 06:52 via abqjournal.com
  
  Lobo Amelia Mazza-Downie, left, shown at last fall's NCAA cross country regional held at UNM North Golf Course, on Thursday ran to a fourth-place finish in the women's 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. (Mike Sandoval/For the Journal)AUSTIN, Texas — University of New Mexico runner Amelia Mazza-Downie finished fourth on Thursday night in the women's 10,000-meter final at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship.Mazza-Downie, a junior from
  
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• Do-it-all Montes reaching a new level as Isotope hitter

  09-06-2023 06:44 via abqjournal.com
  
  Isotopes shortstop Coco Montes (11) dives back into first base as Sugar Land first baseman J.J. Matijevic (23) defends during Thursday night's 6-3 win by the visiting Space Cowboys at Isotopes Park.Robert Patrick Montes was born with a full head of hair. That is, until his mother decided to shave him bald.And thus, the moniker "Coco" came to life."My grandfather gave me the nickname," Montes said. "He'd call me 'cocoliso.' So it'd be like a funny way to call someone bald, and it just stuck."Loo
  
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• Socorro businesses, locals brace for Bandidos funeral

  09-06-2023 05:30 via abqjournal.com
  
  El Matador Lounge in Socorro sits empty Thursday. At officials’ urging, many bars in the small town are closing this weekend ahead of a funeral for a member of the Bandidos motorcycle club. (Ryan Boetel/Journal)SOCORRO — A funeral for a member of the Bandidos motorcycle club killed in a shootout in Red River over Memorial Day weekend is expected to draw 400 people — many of them fellow club members — to Socorro this weekend, according to the sheriff.And like a scene out
  
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• Editorial: CYFD must learn from tragic failures, re-evaluate policies

  09-06-2023 04:00 via abqjournal.com
  
  We wish the latest case of mistreated children being returned to an abusive home was shocking.Unfortunately, it's not. It's just the latest example of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department's inability to protect vulnerable children and its overreliance on family reunification.CYFD placed two of 25-year-old Gabriel Desoto's children and two of his stepchildren in foster care with their grandparents after Desoto's 6-week-old boy was brought to an Albuquerque hospital on Nov. 9 wit
  
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• Dogs and mail carriers really can get along: Here’s how

  09-06-2023 03:28 via abqjournal.com
  
  U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier Dee Dee Molina demonstrates how to defend against a dog attack with a satchel. (Jon Austria/Journal)There are few feuds as infamous as the dog and the mailman — and stats show there's still work to be done on reaching a standing truce.In 2022, more than 5,300 mail carriers were attacked by dogs, 24 of which happened in New Mexico, according to the U.S. Postal Service.USPS city letter carrier Dee Dee Molina, who was bitten on the job, knows first hand how p
  
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• Security guard accused of stabbing resident at West Side homeless shelter, civil suit claims

  09-06-2023 02:20 via abqjournal.com
  
  A man who alleges he was stabbed and seriously injured by a security guard at a homeless shelter in 2021 has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by Albuquerque and a city contractor.Jason Cannon alleges he was staying at the city's Westside Emergency Housing Center when he was stabbed three times by a contractor employee, according to a lawsuit filed in 2nd Judicial District Court.The wounds punctured Cannon's lung, requiring emergency surgery at University of New Mexico Hospital and 57 staples
  
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• Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation; Justice Dept. yet to confirm

  09-06-2023 01:48 via abqjournal.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) -- Donald Trump said Tuesday he's been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
  The Justice Department did not immediately publicly confirm the indictment.
  Trump is currently in Bedminster, New Jersey. A person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to discuss it publicly said
  
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• Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president

  09-06-2023 01:48 via abqjournal.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) -- Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
  The Justice Department did not immediately publicly confirm the indictment. But two people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to discuss it publicly said that the indictment included s
  
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• State judge upholds NM secretary of state’s authority to block referendum petitions

  09-06-2023 01:31 via abqjournal.com
  
  A state judge on Thursday upheld Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver's authority to deny referendum petitions on constitutional grounds. (Eddie Moore/Journal)SANTA FE -- A state judge on Thursday rejected a challenge to Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver's authority to determine whether New Mexico laws targeted for repeal are exempt from referendum under the state Constitution.The ruling by 13th District Court Judge James Noel represents a setback for a coalition of groups who have
  
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• In the green: Restaurant inspections for May 27 – May 21

  09-06-2023 01:31 via abqjournal.com
  
  Environmental Health Department restaurant inspection decals. (Chancey Bush/Journal)GREENSmith's, 5850 Eubank NE (May 31)Hilton Garden Inn ABQ Uptown, 6510 Americas Parkway NE (May 31)Fork and Fig, 6904 Menaul NE (May 30)Kimo's Hawaiian BBQ, 3239 Girard NE (May 28)Gourmet Doner Kebab, 6320 Zuni SE (May 28)Tino's Catering, 1441 Eubank NE (May 28)The Eatery, 3500 Central SE (May 30)Blaxican Cocina, 1601 4th St. NW (May 28)Peace Pizza, 1601 4th St NW (May 28)Kona Ice of ABQ, 6320 Zuni SE (May 30)S
  
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• Northbound I-25 closed at Jefferson after person fatally struck

  09-06-2023 01:20 via abqjournal.com
  
  Northbound Interstate 25 was shut down at Jefferson Thursday afternoon after a driver fatally struck a person on the highway.Daren DeAguero, an Albuquerque police spokesman, said the person died at the scene and traffic is being diverted at Montaño. He gave no other details.Subscribe to ABQjournal. Call 505-823-4400
  
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• Crews work to extinguish fire in the Sandias

  08-06-2023 23:19 via abqjournal.com
  
  Albuquerque residents may see some smoke on the westside of the Sandias as crews work to extinguish a fire in the Upper Bear Canyon in the Sandia Wilderness.The Bear Canyon Fire, which was possibly sparked by a lightening strike, was started around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Cibola National Forest, according to Forest Service news release. An image provided by the U.S. Forest Service points to where the Bear Canyon Fire is burning in the Sandia Wilderness of the Cibola National Forest. (Source:
  
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• New Mexico rolls out education campaign for recreational marijuana use

  08-06-2023 22:42 via abqjournal.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- After more than a year of recreational marijuana sales, New Mexico is rolling out its first campaign to educate people about responsible use.
  The first batch of billboards is now going up around the state while TV, radio, print and digital advertisements will be running through the month of June. The media buy is worth $400,000.The state Cannabis Control Division confirmed Wednesday that it started working on the campaign last year, but the contract for the work was fi
  
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• Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance, CBRE highlight metro area’s diverse labor force in new talent and industry report

  08-06-2023 21:43 via abqjournal.com
  
  The Albuquerque metro area has quality-of-life amenities such as direct access to outdoor recreation and a relatively low cost of living. But the area also has a diverse workforce, tuition-free college that is upskilling New Mexicans and multiple growing industries.That's according to the latest talent and industry report released by the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance and CBRE on Tuesday, which lays out in 40-plus pages the benefits of the metro area.Danielle Casey, president and CEO of
  
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• Social Distortion postpones summer tour including Albuquerque date

  08-06-2023 21:09 via abqjournal.com
  
  Social Distortion postponed its upcoming summer tour, which had an Albuquerque date. (Courtesy of Epitaph Records)Legendary band Social Distortion is postponing its planned summer tour.This includes a date at Revel ABQ on Aug. 8.On Wednesday, the band announced the postponed due to the stage 1 tonsil cancer diagnosis of vocalist Mike Ness.As he recovers from a recent surgery, the band is also temporarily halting the recording process of their eighth studio album.The previously announced tour, s
  
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• Fort Selden to mark 50 years as New Mexico historic site

  08-06-2023 20:34 via abqjournal.com
  
  Fort Selden Historic Site in June 2014. The historic site will celebrate 50 years of being part of the state's historic site system. (Courtesy of Nika Sundaram)Fort Selden is chock-full of history.As early as 400 A.D. Native American farmers, the Mogollon, lived on the land in southern New Mexico.In 1598, the area was known as Paraje Robledo a welcome paraje (campsite) on El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, or the Royal Road to the Interior Lands.Fort Selden was established in April 1865 to bring
  
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• Officials: Devastating 2021 Colorado blaze caused by smoldering fire outside home and power lines

  08-06-2023 19:01 via abqjournal.com
  
  DENVER (AP) -- Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities said Thursday.
  The Dec. 30, 2021, blaze in heavily populated suburbs between Denver and Boulder caused $2 billion in damage, making it the most destructive in Colorado history. Two people were also found dead after what was known as the Marshall Fire.
  The inferno erupt
  
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• Colorado’s most destructive wildfire caused by embers from old fire, sparks from power line

  08-06-2023 19:01 via abqjournal.com
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire set days earlier outside a home used by a Christian religious communal group along with a sparking power line caused a 2021 Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities said Thursday.
  Authorities spent 18 months investigating and determined criminal charges were not warranted for either The Twelve Tribes that occupied the home or the utility in charge of the power li
  
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• Corrugated sheets, digital printing manufacturer to expand presence in Santa Teresa

  08-06-2023 18:31 via abqjournal.com
  
  Franklin Mountain Packaging announced this week it will expand its presence in Santa Teresa. (Courtesy of Franklin Mountain Packaging)A manufacturer that specializes in corrugated sheets and digital printing services for the box-making industry is expanding its presence in Southern New Mexico with the help of state and local incentives.Franklin Mountain Packaging, which already has operations in Santa Teresa, says it has signed a lease to construct a 150,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its
  
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• US agency says rare flowering plant found only in New Mexico should be listed as endangered

  08-06-2023 18:28 via abqjournal.com
  
  The swale paintbrush, a rare flowering plant that’s found only in one spot in southern New Mexico. (Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife)A rare flowering plant found only in one spot in southern New Mexico should be granted federal protection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday.The agency is proposing to list the swale paintbrush as endangered. Also known as the glowing Indian paintbrush, the plant's bright yellowish flowers produce nectar and support pollinators.Historically
  
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• Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case

  08-06-2023 16:39 via abqjournal.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.
  Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined with the court's liberals in affirming a lower-court ruling that found a likely violation of the Voting Rights Act in an Alabama congressional map with one majority Black seat out of seven congressional districts in a s
  
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• Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act

  08-06-2023 16:39 via abqjournal.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law.
  Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined with the court's liberals in affirming a lower-court ruling that found a likely violation of the Voting Rights Act in an Alabama congressional map with one
  
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• Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93

  08-06-2023 15:44 via abqjournal.com
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93.Robertson's death Thursday was confirmed in an email by his broadcasting network. No cause was given.Robertson's enterprises also included Regent University, an evangelical Christian school in Virg
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street listless early ahead of new labor market data

  08-06-2023 15:20 via abqjournal.com
  
  Wall Street stabilized before Thursday's opening bell after a heavy sell-off a day earlier in the tech sector dragged some benchmarks lower.
  Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell less than 0.1% in premarket. Global shares were mixed and oil prices rebounded after losing ground early.
  Government data on jobless claims comes later Thursday and could play into the Federal Reserve's decision next week on whether to raise its main lending rate for the 11th straight ti
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as waiting game drags; GameStop tumbles

  08-06-2023 15:20 via abqjournal.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are drifting Thursday, continuing this week's lull as Wall Street waits for several big events next week.
  The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading, and it hasn't moved by more than 0.4% in any day this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was basically flat at 33,665, as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% higher.
  GameStop was one of the bigger movers, falling 16.9% after ousting its CEO who was brought in to turn around the s
  
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