Ben & Jerry’s Unveils Late Night Snack Flavor
New York AP notes Jimmy Fallon marks two years hosting Late Night with a brand new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor named Late Night Snack. The product launches to tie into Fallon’s milestone and features a dessert nod to his show on the celebrated air.
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Top 5 News Briefs Across The Region
Senate votes to change rule restricting cameras in chamber during sessions. Xcel Energy seeks a 6.9 percent overall rate increase. Pot at Pecos report notes no busts in recent day. Roswell opens season with two losses after a slow start. Berrendo 8th graders win city title in basketball.
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Jayhawks Rally To Beat Aggies For Big 12 Title Handoff
Marcus and Markieff Morris scored 13 each as Kansas, ranked No. 2, defeated No. 24 Texas A&M 64 51 to clinch at least a share of its seventh straight Big 12 regular season championship. The Jayhawks’ only miss came in Self’s first season.
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Bill to curb EIB greenhouse gas rule changes
Clovis Senator proposes SB489 to amend the Air Quality Control Act to bar the Environmental Improvement Board from adopting rules stricter than federal law on reporting and limiting greenhouse gases. The measure targets emissions rules for coal plants refineries and other large polluters and is set for Senate Conservation Committee action.
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State House Approves 5.4 Billion Budget Plan
The New Mexico House narrowly passed a 5.4 billion dollar budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The plan cuts spending by about 2.8 percent and uses pension and film subsidies savings to balance funding for public education and government programs. The state taps nearly 380 million in federal stimulus money used previously for health.
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Read Across America Celebrates Seuss Day in Schools
Children celebrate Dr. Seuss as schools mark Read Across America. Lunch staff serve a Seuss inspired egg dish while a guest speaker reads If I Ran the Zoo at another campus. Roswell Independent School District participates along with thousands nationwide.
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Elder abuse case delayed as defendant seeks mental health review
The preliminary hearing for Darrell Lawrence, 29, charged with neglect of a resident, was postponed in Magistrate Court. His mother Mary Ford, 58, remains on life support as she fights an elder abuse case. Public defender James S. Lowry requested a forensic psychiatric examination, suggesting Lawrence may be unable to stand trial due to potential undisclosed mental illness, potentially delaying proceedings two to three months.
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Teens jailed after fire extinguisher attack at Roswell campus
Roswell police arrested two teenagers after they sprayed a teacher and 11 students with fire extinguishers at Valley Christian Academy on West Fourth Street. Extinguishers stolen from Roadway Inn were recovered near Fourth Street and Canoncito Drive. each valued at about 175 dollars. Witnesses saw the youths flee into a nearby apartment at 2800 West Fourth Street.
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SCOTUS Upholds Funeral Picketing Free Speech Rights
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Westboro Baptist Church’s protest at a Marine son’s funeral is protected by the First Amendment. Justice Roberts noted the decision safeguards even hurtful speech on public issues to sustain public debate. The ruling ends Albert Snyder’s emotional-pain lawsuit over protest signs at Matthew Snyder’s funeral.
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Rebels corner fleeing Gadhafi forces after battle
Rebels halted a pro Gadhafi assault on the Brega oil port and airstrip as fighting left at least 10 anti Gaddafi fighters dead and 18 wounded. Militias and Benghazi reinforcements helped steady the defense and repel the attackers as Muammar Gaddafi warned against Western intervention from Tripoli.
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