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New Mexico jobless rate drops slightly in April

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Department of Workforce Solutions reports that New Mexico’s unemployment rate dropped last month and that job growth has improved.

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Review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

This April 16, 2013 photo provided by Toshiba shows the Toshiba Kirabook, a newly-released laptop line with a Retina-level display. (AP Photo/Toshiba)

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These “Retina” displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen … until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display.

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Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan

In this April 15, 2008 file photo, the Excelsior arrives at the Freeport LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminal in Houston. The Energy Department has given conditional approval to a Texas company that wants to export liquefied natural gas, the second LNG export project the Obama administration has approved as it faces a wave of export requests. The permit would allow Freeport LNG Expansion L.P. to export up to 1.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from its terminal near Freeport, Texas, south of Houston. It is subject to environmental review and final regulatory approval. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Steve Campbell, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company’s proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas.

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CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress’ nonpartisan budget analyst said Friday.

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Correction: Nuclear Plant Shutdown-NC story

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a story May 16 about a shutdown at the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the reactor vessel contains superheated steam. The vessel covers the nuclear core, which produces heat. The heat is converted to steam later in the process to produce electricity.

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