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Cutting Edge Art (That Disappears)

"We got Banksy-ed," said Sotheby's auction house in Europe. At an auction in London on Friday, a painting by the England-based street artist known as Banksy sold for $1.3 million and then immediately self-destructed

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Coca-Cola goes CANNABIS

Coke's taking a hard look at bringing cannabis-infused drinks to the market. It was leaked this week that Coca-Cola is in talks with a Canadian cannabis company to infuse drinks with CBD, cannabidiol

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Re-Establish This!

We always tell our clients the best PR is to run a good company, an ethical operation, and then your story is a lot easier to tell. Well, Wells Fargo didn’t take our advice and opened millions (yes, millions) of fake accounts for unsuspecting customers

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ABQ, City of Murals

For those of us who drive around Albuquerque every day, there is a vague recognition that we are a city of murals, but no one, until now, has made it official.

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Baby Draft for NHL

Every year, there are a lot of drafts, the NFL draft, the NBA draft, the baseball draft, but there's never been a draft like this one. In Pittsburgh, they had a baby draft.

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PANCAKES BECOME BURGERS

For pancake lovers, the world turned upside down this week. IHOP, formerly International House of Pancakes, changed its name to IHOB, with the “B” standing for burgers.

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Sit and Don’t Buy at Starbucks

One incident can spark a revolution. Last month, two black men hanging out at a Philadelphia Starbucks were denied use of the restrooms and asked to leave when they didn't buy anything. An employee called the cops and the men were arrested

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New Carroll Poll shows economy, safety, top concerns

As Albuquerque goes into the 2017 mayoral race, it’s clear from the latest Carroll Poll by Carroll Strategies Polling, that crime and the economy are front and center

In fact, many are so pessimistic about the economy, they fear their children or grandchildren will have to leave the city to find a job.

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New Football League

Ever since the NFL was formed many years ago, people have tried to create other football leagues to rival the NFL, but without a real challenge. Well, now comes the Pacifica Pro Football League.

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What a Laptop!

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, where announcements are commonplace, Acer has grabbed the headlines with the announcement of a new $9,000 laptop.

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Table for One, Please

In order to set itself apart from a crowded city restaurant scene, Ichiran restaurant has created an eatery where everyone eats alone.

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