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By Meryl Kornfield · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (New York) and four other Senate Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office to investigate the impacts of the U.S. DOGE Service’s dramatic restructuring and sweeping cuts to the government agency. The letter sent to the inspector general’s office […]
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By Meryl Kornfield, Lisa Rein, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 When Richard VanMetter tried to buy a sandwich, he didn’t realize he was dead. The 76-year-old retired physicist, on vacation in Boca Raton, Florida, in February, assumed there might have been a fraudulent charge that caused his credit card to be declined for a $6 Italian sub […]
Staff report Mandy’s Farm is set to host its annual Derby Watch Party on May 3 from 2-6 p.m. at its original residential location in Albuquerque’s South Valley. This year’s event will be even more special as the organization celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Derby Day event, a beloved community tradition, draws hundreds of guests […]
By Hannah Grover As Earth Day arrives and the legislative session just behind New Mexico, we took a look at new laws areto protect the state’s environment. Each year, legislators bring hundreds of proposals to address climate change, water, wildfires, energy resources and other environmental topics. While not all of the efforts were successful, some […]
Staff report Buttercrust Pizza, a local staple in Moriarty, is holding a “Love Donation Day” on April 23 to support the Brewer family, who recently experienced the loss of their husband and father, Rodney Brewer. Fifty percent of the day’s profits will be donated to the family. Rodney Brewer passed away on April 12, leaving […]
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By María Luisa Paúl · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Yes, the headlines are bleak. Yes, scientists are sounding the alarm. Yes, a growing pile of studies warn that the world is “on the brink of irreversible climate disaster,” as a recent “state of the climate” report put it. It’s easy to feel like the planet is on […]
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By Gaya Gupta · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday, including many world leaders, Catholic officials and mourners from around the world. Here’s a look at who is expected to attend. President Donald Trump Trump, who had clashed with Pope Francis during his first and second […]
By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilors Monday approved one of two contracts for services at the Gateway Center. Councilors voted to defer a proposed professional services agreement with Chicanos Por La Causa, which would pay the organization up to $1.8 million after some councilors had questions about work it is already doing for the city. […]
By Andrea Vasquez The Bernalillo County Commission, East Mountain High School (EMHS), and the grassroots non-profit organization East Mountains Protection Action Coalition (EMPAC) have joined forces for a design project to create a welcome sign for Sandia Park. The “Here’s Your Sign” project is a collaboration to give the East Mountain community the chance to […]
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By Adam Taylor · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a plan Tuesday to significantly reorganize the State Department, saying the redesign would reverse “decades of bloat and bureaucracy” within the agency. The proposed shake-up of America’s primary foreign policy institution comes as the Trump administration continues to reorientate the United States on […]
