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New Mexico Manufacturing Organization To Host Workshop On Building A Stronger Cybersecurity And Information Technology Workforce In New Mexico Nov. 14
NAIMI News: The North American Intelligent Manufacturing Initiative (NAIMI), in partnership with the University of New Mexico (UNM) Los Alamos branch and the Regional Development Corporation, will be hosting a workshop on building New Mexico’s...
Mushroom Clouds On the Horizon? What Trump’s Threat Means For Global Nuclear Testing
In June 2019, the director of the Pentagon’s main intelligence agency made an eyebrow-raising allegation about Russia and its nuclear programs: Moscow is testing its atomic weapons. "The U.S. government, including the Intelligence Community, has...
Freeport Announces Appointment of Cory Stevens as President and Chief Operating Officer - Americas
Freeport (NYSE: FCX) announced today that A. Cory Stevens has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Freeport Americas, effective December 1, 2025. Stevens joined Freeport in 1997 and has held multiple leadership roles at the...
Durango surfers hope to emulate – or upstage – Salida’s waves
Town’s river feature became ‘lifeblood’ of community Matthew Barrett warms up before competing in the stand-up surf competition on June 4, 2022, during Animas River Days at the Durango Whitewater Park on the Animas River. (Jerry McBride/Durango...
Shoplifting in the US: Problems, Progress, and the Path Forward
A Crisis in Plain Sight Shoplifting has moved from a manageable nuisance to an urgent threat across the U.S. In large metropolitan and suburban markets alike, retailers, communities, and law enforcement are grappling with increasingly...
How 'The X-Files' Influenced Apple's Most Mysterious New Sci-Fi Show
Vince Gilligan remembers the indescribable feeling he had when he first watched The X-Files. It was September 1993, and he was flipping through the TV channels looking for something new to watch. On came the pilot episode of The X-Files, which...
Arizona cannabis industry turns 5: What’s next?
The Arizona cannabis industry celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, marking half a decade since voters in 2020 overwhelmingly approved legalized retail sales of cannabis products here. Since then, the state’s cannabis industry has been a...
Left-Wing Activists Have Made Homelessness a Political Business
Moves by President Trump to crack down on cities drowning in crime and public disorder are long overdue. For years, liberal jurisdictions have let chaos run wild, with banners calling for defunding the police waving high, antisemitism parading...
Opinion: New Mexico Charts a Path for Universal Child Care
Join our zero2eight Substack community for more discussion about the latest news in early care and education. Sign up now. On Nov. 1, New Mexico will become the first state in the country to offer universal child care for every working family. The...
Hobbs rips Upper States' 'extreme negotiating position' on Colorado River
Gov. Katie Hobbs blasted officials of the four Upper Colorado River Basin states for what she called their "extreme negotiating position" in refusing to offer curbs on their water use to help save the depleted river. "This river is shared by seven...
Sadiq Khan’s message for Zohran Mamdani: ‘In our cities, hope and unity will always triumph’
While the soon-to-be first Muslim mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, was in the final throes of his mayoral campaign on a brisk day in New York, Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim of mayor of London, was wrapping up a two-day climate summit in a steamy...
Data center opponents file suit in New Mexico
Opposition Mounts Over Project Jupiter Data-Center in New Mexico Some New Mexico residents filed lawsuits over the massive Project Jupiter data-center proposal near the Texas border. They argue the plan will violate the Energy Transition Act, and...
Planned Interior layoffs could cripple limited New Mexico wildfire research
Earlier this month, the Department of the Interior submitted court documents outlining its plans to lay off just over 2,000 employees nation-wide amid the ongoing government shutdown. While these firings have been put on hold, for now, they could...
MPA Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Instagram Parent Meta Over “PG-13” Teen Accounts
The Motion Pictures Association has warned Instagram parent Meta to cease and desist the recently introduced Teen Accounts that are “guided by PG-13,” which the organization says exploits its ratings brand. “The MPA’s ratings program is a...
Year's brightest supermoon will peak early Wednesday
When the moon hits your eye Wednesday, that’s not amore — that’s the Beaver supermoon. The year’s brightest supermoon — and the closest to Earth the moon has been since 2019 — will be at its peak illumination early Wednesday morning, at 6:19 a.m....
Holm to challenge Han for lightweight belt Jan. 3
Holly Holm will challenge WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han in the co-main event of Amanda Serrano vs. Erika Cruz on Jan. 3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Most Valuable Promotions told ESPN on Wednesday. The fight will be contested under rules...
New Mexico Officials Report High Rate Of 'Forever Chemicals' In Residents Near Air Base
Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New Mexico state officials on Oct. 23 presented the results of a $1.2 million project to test the blood of people living near Cannon Air Force Base for forever chemicals during a...
Amarillo City Hall Wins Statewide Award For Best Restoration
Amarillo’s new City Hall in the historic Amarillo Hardware Building won the President’s Award for Best Restoration from the Texas Downtown organization. Texas Downtown sponsors the awards annually to recognize architectural achievement. Awards...
Sedona City Council picks 4 for vacancy
A Sedona City Council vacancy created by the resignation of former Mayor Scott Jablow and the elevation of council members Holli Ploog and Brian Fultz to interim mayor and vice mayor, respectively, is slated to be filled by one of four finalists:...
NMSU to celebrate first-generation students in November
Tiffany Acosta NMSU This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Higher Education Act, and New Mexico State University will honor the milestone with several events celebrating first-generation college students, faculty and staff across the system....