By Philip Bump, The Washington Post, (c) 2024 Just about every part of Sen. JD Vance’s efforts on Sunday to defend his relentless fearmongering about Haitian immigrants was dishonest. To hear Vance (R-Ohio) tell it – as he told CNN’s Dana Bash and NBC’s Kristen Welker in separate news show appearances – the senator and […]
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Trump posts ‘I hate Taylor Swift,’ days after the star’s Harris endorsement
Lisa Rein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Former president Donald Trump took his bitterness over mega-pop star Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to his social network, declaring in an all-caps tweet on Truth Social on Sunday, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT.” The post did not mention Swift’s endorsement following Tuesday’s presidential debate, […]
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Trump seeks to rally support after possible second assassination attempt
By Hannah Knowles (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Donald Trump sought to rally his supporters Sunday with news of a possible second attempt on his life, blasting out a campaign fundraising appeal that said “there are people in this world who will do whatever it takes to stop us,” as his advisers urged campaign […]
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Softening the workforce shortage squeeze
Construction projects across the state are booming, but contractors say finding enough skilled laborers to fill positions is a chronic challenge. The workforce shortages often cause project delays and increased costs — issues that have motivated officials to propose a fix in Albuquerque. The Apprenticeship Empowerment ordinance would require contractors to dedicate 15% of a […]
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Suspected gunman at Trump golf course has quixotic past
by David Nakamura, Aaron Schaffer, Cat Zakrzewski, Devlin Barrett (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The man arrested on suspicion of possibly trying to assassinate former president Donald Trump spent his recent years in search of a mission – trying to muster a ragtag army to defend Ukraine and writing a book about his failed […]
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Trump golf course incident investigated as potential assassination attempt
by Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Mariana Alfaro (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Federal authorities are investigating a potential assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump on Sunday after a man with a weapon appeared near his golf course in Florida as Trump was golfing. “The FBI has responded to West Palm […]
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We asked ABQ newspaper readers if we need a different option. Here’s what they said.
When we launched City Desk ABQ in January we set out to create an alternative to the city’s traditional news outlets that no longer provided in-depth daily insight into how the city’s decisions and decision makers really work. To build a newsroom that makes an impact we promised to tell stories our readers could use […]
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Jemez Ranger District has tentative plans for prescribed fire this month
A prescribed fire project is planned to begin soon near Jemez Springs. Fire managers from the Jemez Ranger District plan to begin ignitions on the 1,701-acre North Joaquin prescribed fire project this month. The project area is located approximately six miles west of Jemez Springs and three miles south of Rancho de Chaparral Girl Scout […]
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City Council to tackle downtown vacant buildings, sleeping on sidewalks
A proposal to tackle the vacant building issue and ban people from laying or sitting on sidewalks in Downtown Albuquerque is on the agenda for the City Council’s Monday meeting. The Downtown Vacant Buildings and Properties Ordinance — sponsored by Councilor Joaquín Baca — states that vacant buildings and properties are a health and safety […]
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Contention brewing over zoning change in University area
Albuquerque property owner Augustine Grace wants to convert two of his adjacent residential properties near the University area into a new coffee shop but after pushback from a neighborhood association, the future of the project is in the hands of City Council. At their meeting Monday, city councilors will hear from Grace about his proposal […]