By Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead over former president Donald Trump in the presidential election, a notable improvement for Democrats in a contest that a little more than a month ago showed President Joe Biden and Trump in a dead […]
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Kamala Harris’s new economic plan draws Democrats’ praise, GOP’s scorn
By Dan Diamond and Fenit Nirappil (c) 2024 , The Washington Post As Vice President Kamala Harris’s new economic proposals dominated Sunday morning’s political shows, allies touted her ideas to address food and housing costs as beneficial to middle-class Americans, while critics – including Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the GOP vice-presidential nominee – slammed her plan […]
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House GOP accuses Biden of impeachable conduct with no direct evidence
By Jacqueline Alemany (c) 2024 , The Washington Post House Republicans on Monday released a long-awaited report from their impeachment probe into President Joe Biden’s activities as vice president, accusing him of obstructing federal and congressional investigations and improperly leveraging his power to benefit his family. Despite a trio of House committees finding Biden engaged […]
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‘Not Another Bomb’: Protesters call for Israeli arms embargo
About a hundred protesters gathered in Tiguex Park Sunday morning to urge leaders — specifically Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris — to stop sending weapons to Israel for its war against Hamas. The protest with the message “Not Another Bomb” was part of the Uncommitted National Movement’s Day of Action ahead of the […]
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Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended, authorities said Friday.
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The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness with Chloe Rachel Gallaway at Placitas Community Library
The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness with Chloe Rachel Gallaway By Anne Frost Placitas Community Library welcomes author Chloe Rachel Gallaway on September 14 at 2pm. Chloe describes herself as an author and ‘Story Medicine Guide’. This Book talk will offer an opportunity for engaged discussion about using Story as Medicine in our lives. […]
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BREAKING: Police investigating after two people shot Downtown
Albuquerque Police detectives are investigating after two people were shot — one fatally — Downtown early Sunday morning, according to a news release. Police say officers were responding to a crash in Barelas when they were alerted to another crash near Gold Avenue and Fifth Street SW. When they went to that scene they found […]
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AFR saves dog, people from fire
Albuquerque Fire Rescue rescued a dog and two people while responding to a multi-house fire Wednesday afternoon. While crews were responding to the fire, they found a small dog hiding under a bed and later treated the dog and administered oxygen, according to a Fire and Rescue social media post. The fire was put out […]
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One councilor proposed decreasing the tipped minimum wage. Now she’s urging her colleagues to slow down.
Albuquerque city councilors are expected to revisit the debate regarding lowering wages for tipped employees when they convene for their meeting on Aug. 19. However, councilors Brook Bassan and Renée Grout have already said they support withdrawing the measure and plan to vote to temporarily pull the proposal “to give the Council time to confer […]
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Harris and Walz fought health-care corporate power — to a point
By Dan Diamond and Lauren Weber (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Before he was Minnesota governor – and long before he was tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate – Tim Walz was a congressman willing to defy political wisdom: He got into a public spat with the largest employer in his district. The […]