By Dana Hedgpeth, Sari Horwitz, The Washington Post (c) 2024 GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY – President Joe Biden apologized to Native Americans on Friday for the U.S. government’s role in creating and operating Indian boarding schools that for 150 years aimed to assimilate Native children by taking them from their families and erasing their languages and […]
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‘I formally apologize’: Biden condemns U.S. Indian boarding schools
By Dana Hedgpeth, Sari Horwitz, The Washington Post (c) 2024 GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY – President Joe Biden apologized to Native Americans on Friday for the U.S. government’s role in creating and operating Indian boarding schools that for 150 years aimed to assimilate Native children by taking them from their families and erasing their languages and […]
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Trump says special counsel Jack Smith ‘should be thrown out’ of country
By Amy B Wang, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against special counsel Jack Smith, saying that Smith – who is leading two federal criminal cases against Trump – should be forced out of the United States. “We should throw Jack Smith out with them, the mentally deranged people. […]
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Trump says special counsel Jack Smith ‘should be thrown out’ of country
By Amy B Wang, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against special counsel Jack Smith, saying that Smith – who is leading two federal criminal cases against Trump – should be forced out of the United States. “We should throw Jack Smith out with them, the mentally deranged people. […]
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Mysterious group spends $20M for Trump in final election stretch
By Patrick Svitek, The Washington Post (c) 2024 A mysterious new super PAC has reported spending at least $20 million to help elect former president Donald Trump in the final days of the White House race, including by defending him on one of his most vulnerable issues: abortion. The group, RBG PAC, was formed recently […]
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Mysterious group spends $20M for Trump in final election stretch
By Patrick Svitek, The Washington Post (c) 2024 A mysterious new super PAC has reported spending at least $20 million to help elect former president Donald Trump in the final days of the White House race, including by defending him on one of his most vulnerable issues: abortion. The group, RBG PAC, was formed recently […]
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City hopes tourists, residents vibe with $14M Route 66 Visitor Center
It’s been six months since the city’s Arts & Culture Department absorbed the $14 million West Central Route 66 Visitor Center into its considerable portfolio of cultural amenities. Bernalillo County transferred ownership earlier this year, after initial funding came from the state, county and city. The center now joins popular and favored institutions like the […]
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City hopes tourists, residents vibe with $14M Route 66 Visitor Center
It’s been six months since the city’s Arts & Culture Department absorbed the $14 million West Central Route 66 Visitor Center into its considerable portfolio of cultural amenities. Bernalillo County transferred ownership earlier this year, after initial funding came from the state, county and city. The center now joins popular and favored institutions like the […]
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Transparency expert says ABQ City Council may have violated state law
During the Albuquerque City Council’s regular meeting this week councilors met behind closed doors with little explanation other than they were discussing potential litigation. The executive session was noted on the agenda as “subject to attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation.” Executive or closed sessions are allowed by state law as long as […]
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Transparency expert says ABQ City Council may have violated state law
During the Albuquerque City Council’s regular meeting this week councilors met behind closed doors with little explanation other than they were discussing potential litigation. The executive session was noted on the agenda as “subject to attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation.” Executive or closed sessions are allowed by state law as long as […]