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Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race

By ZEKE MILLER, SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Insisting […]

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Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle Oregon and Idaho fires stoked by lightning

By REBECCA BOONE BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Rapidly growing wildfires prompted evacuations in Northern California on Thursday, a day after powerful winds and lightning strikes in Oregon and Idaho cut power and stoked fires, including one in Oregon that was the largest active blaze in the United States. Another fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to abandon […]

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Who’s on New Mexico’s MMIP Advisory Council? It’s unclear.

By Bella Davis It is unclear who is on a state advisory council on missing and murdered Indigenous people announced nearly eight months ago by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham amid upset over her decision to disband a task force focused on the crisis. A story New Mexico In Depth published Friday about the council meeting behind closed […]

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Federal court won’t block New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases amid litigation

By MORGAN LEE SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico can continue to enforce a new, seven-day waiting period on gun sales while a court challenge backed by the National Rifle Association moves forward. In a ruling Monday, Albuquerque-based U.S. District Court Judge James Browning denied the NRA’s request […]

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Preventable heat injuries and deaths rising in New Mexico

BY DANIELLE PROKOP Heat and degraded air quality harming New Mexicans is projected to worsen in the coming years, as climate change fueled by burning and extracting fossil fuels cranks up the planet’s temperature. State lawmakers heard that message from panels of experts from government and outside groups in an interim Water and Natural Resources […]

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NM Democratic delegates rally behind Harris

BY AUSTIN FISHER President Joe Biden handily won New Mexico’s primary election earlier this year, and most of the state’s delegates who were pledged to him are starting to coalesce around Vice President Kamala Harris to take the top of the ticket. New Mexico’s presidential delegates will represent the state at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago […]

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New Mexico village battered by wildfires in June now digging out from another round of flooding

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — A southern New Mexico village that was ravaged by wildfires in June and then battered off-and-on by flooding across burn scars was cleaning up Monday from another round of flash flooding in which a dozen people had to be rescued and many more were displaced from their homes. “Hopefully by Thursday […]

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Sundance Film Festival narrows down host cities — from Louisville to Santa Fe — for future years

By KAITLYN HUAMANI LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sundance Institute on Friday announced six finalists in its search for a new host location for the influential film festival. After 40 years in Park City, Utah, the festival is eyeing locations across the country for festivals starting in 2027 when its existing contract will be up […]

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Global tech outage caused by software update disrupts air travel, health care and shipping

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, ELAINE KURTENBACH, DAVID McHUGH and HALELUYA HADERO NEW YORK (AP) — A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, knocked media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, small businesses and government offices on Friday, highlighting the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a handful of providers. The […]