By Philip Bump, The Washington Post (c) 2024 When Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait raised the question of Donald Trump’s age during their conversation at the Economic Club of Chicago earlier this week, the former president got suddenly defensive. It was not the case, he said, that he had attacked President Joe Biden’s […]
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Trump’s age finally catches up with him
By Philip Bump, The Washington Post (c) 2024 When Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait raised the question of Donald Trump’s age during their conversation at the Economic Club of Chicago earlier this week, the former president got suddenly defensive. It was not the case, he said, that he had attacked President Joe Biden’s […]
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Another officer under investigation in DWI probe
The ongoing DWI scandal within the Albuquerque Police Department has led to the suspension of a 10th officer. Gustavo Gomez, the deputy commander of the Internal Affairs Force Division, has been placed on paid administrative leave as part of the department’s ongoing investigation. Gomez, who has been with the APD since 2008, was promoted to […]
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Another officer under investigation in DWI probe
The ongoing DWI scandal within the Albuquerque Police Department has led to the suspension of a 10th officer. Gustavo Gomez, the deputy commander of the Internal Affairs Force Division, has been placed on paid administrative leave as part of the department’s ongoing investigation. Gomez, who has been with the APD since 2008, was promoted to […]
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This campaign sign graveyard is bringing election losers back from the dead
By Jiselle Lee, The Washington Post (c) 2024 A presidential election season lawn pocked with Thomas Dewey, Barry Goldwater and Aaron Burr signs might seem like some sort of prank. Barbara VanDenburgh had never seen anything quite like the display in her Central Phoenix neighborhood, so she took some photos and posted the exhibit on […]
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This campaign sign graveyard is bringing election losers back from the dead
By Jiselle Lee, The Washington Post (c) 2024 A presidential election season lawn pocked with Thomas Dewey, Barry Goldwater and Aaron Burr signs might seem like some sort of prank. Barbara VanDenburgh had never seen anything quite like the display in her Central Phoenix neighborhood, so she took some photos and posted the exhibit on […]
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Massive influx of shadowy get-out-the-vote spending floods swing states
By Michael Scherer, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has offered Americans $47 for each swing state voter they recruit to his effort to elect Donald Trump. Democratic groups have started paying at least $160 to more than 75,000 voters who agree to contact dozens of their friends and relatives […]
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Massive influx of shadowy get-out-the-vote spending floods swing states
By Michael Scherer, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has offered Americans $47 for each swing state voter they recruit to his effort to elect Donald Trump. Democratic groups have started paying at least $160 to more than 75,000 voters who agree to contact dozens of their friends and relatives […]
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Young adults share fentanyl stories at Albuquerque forum
The scourge of fentanyl addiction and its devastating impacts was the focus of a daylong forum in Albuquerque on Thursday as part of Bernalillo County’s “Keep New Mexico Alive” campaign. In addition to workshops and panel discussions, six forum participants who first used fentanyl in their teen years, and now in their 20s, talked about […]
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Young adults share fentanyl stories at Albuquerque forum
The scourge of fentanyl addiction and its devastating impacts was the focus of a daylong forum in Albuquerque on Thursday as part of Bernalillo County’s “Keep New Mexico Alive” campaign. In addition to workshops and panel discussions, six forum participants who first used fentanyl in their teen years, and now in their 20s, talked about […]