Harris Jewelers in Rio Rancho recently traveled to Antwerp, Belgium, known as the world’s diamond capital, to hand-select diamonds for its customers. The store, a member of the Independent Jewelers Organization, is one of the few retailers granted access to Antwerp’s diamond district, where 80% of the world’s diamonds are cut and traded. According to […]
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11-year-old in custody for role in the murder of Corrales cyclist
By Kevin Hendricks Police arrested another minor who is accused of intentionally crashing a stolen car into and killing a 63-year-old Corrales man who was riding his bike last summer in Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Police Department announced Tuesday that an 11-year-old is in custody for his role in the murder of Scott Habermehl, a longtime […]
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Strong winds knock out power in East Mountains
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Strong winds knock out power in East Mountains
By Kevin Hendricks PNM crews responded to multiple weather-related power outages throughout its service areas Tuesday as strong winds wreaked havoc across the state. By 3 p.m. Tuesday, PNM’s outage map showed dozens of power outages affecting over 6,500 customers, including over 1,000 near Edgewood, 500 in Cedar Crest and over 2,000 in Sandoval County. […]
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Who is the judge Trump wants impeached over Venezuelan deportations?
by Spencer S. Hsu (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the impeachment of federal judges who oppose his policies, including one who has temporarily blocked his administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants without due process under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a law previously invoked only during wartime. […]
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Who is the judge Trump wants impeached over Venezuelan deportations?
by Spencer S. Hsu (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the impeachment of federal judges who oppose his policies, including one who has temporarily blocked his administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants without due process under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a law previously invoked only during wartime. […]
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Trump administration moves to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
by Katie Mettler (c) 2025 , The Washington Post The Trump administration has moved to reinstate at least 24,000 federal probationary employees fired in the president’s push to shrink the government, according to filings in one of two cases in which a federal judge ruled the terminations illegal. The records filed in federal court in […]
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Trump administration moves to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
by Katie Mettler (c) 2025 , The Washington Post The Trump administration has moved to reinstate at least 24,000 federal probationary employees fired in the president’s push to shrink the government, according to filings in one of two cases in which a federal judge ruled the terminations illegal. The records filed in federal court in […]
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Maryland judge orders DOGE to stop efforts to dismantle USAID
by Steve Thompson(c) 2025 , The Washington Post A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking billionaire Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service from taking any further actions to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, and ordered that steps be taken to allow the agency to reoccupy its headquarters […]
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Maryland judge orders DOGE to stop efforts to dismantle USAID
by Steve Thompson(c) 2025 , The Washington Post A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking billionaire Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service from taking any further actions to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, and ordered that steps be taken to allow the agency to reoccupy its headquarters […]