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New Mexicans rush to help after tornado - ABQ Journal
New Mexicans rush to help after tornado
ABQ Journal
New Mexico residents Jerry and Ida Aguirre had never volunteered during a disaster like the one that left Moore shattered. But there they were Wednesday, in a large white SUV with the signature turquoise license plate and writing on the rearview window ...
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Around New Mexico - ABQ Journal
Santa Fe Reporter
Around New Mexico
ABQ Journal
New Mexicans qualifying for extended unemployment benefits starting next month will have their payments reduced by 25 percent because of federal spending cutbacks, state officials announced Wednesday. The reductions won't apply to people currently in ...
Poll: Majority of New Mexicans oppose same-sex marriageNew Mexico Telegram
NM gov joins health care task forceAlbuquerque Journal (subscription)
Federal assistance deal made for NM disastersRuidoso News
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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years.
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Teen birth rates decline in most US states
The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.
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Free NM Museum Admission For Military Members This Summer - KRWG
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Free NM Museum Admission For Military Members This Summer
KRWG
Santa Fe, NM - As part of the national Blue Star Museums Program, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs' 15 state-run museums and historic sites will once again offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial ...
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum to Participate in Blue Star Museums, Offers ...PR Web (press release)
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NM drone testing center could soon face competition - Albuquerque Business First
NM drone testing center could soon face competition
Albuquerque Business First
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center, an airfield run by New Mexico State University and the FAA, is the only FAA-approved UAS, or drone, flight test center in the nation. The center logs data from about two flights daily of commercial ...
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Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits - San Antonio Express
Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits
San Antonio Express
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexicans qualifying for extended unemployment benefits starting next month will have their payments reduced by 25 percent because of federal spending cutbacks, state officials announced Wednesday. The Department of ...
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'Pete's Deceit' changed course of New Mexico political history - Alamogordo Daily News
'Pete's Deceit' changed course of New Mexico political history
Alamogordo Daily News
SANTA FE -- Every modern book about state politics should have a chapter entitled "Fallout from Pete's Deceit." The duplicitous, tabloid life led by former U.S. senator Pete Domenici changed New Mexico politics in ways that only this month have come ...
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Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits - Carlsbad Current Argus
Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits
Carlsbad Current Argus
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—New Mexicans qualifying for extended unemployment benefits starting next month will have their payments reduced by 25 percent because of federal spending cutbacks, state officials announced Wednesday. The Department of ...
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Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits - Ruidoso News
Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits
Ruidoso News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—New Mexicans qualifying for extended unemployment benefits next month will have their payments reduced by 25 percent because of federal spending cutbacks. The Department of Workforce Solutions estimated Wednesday the cuts ...
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Larry the Cable Guy's visit to New Mexico Museum of Space in Alamogordo on ... - KVIA El Paso
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Larry the Cable Guy's visit to New Mexico Museum of Space in Alamogordo on ...
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The producers of "Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy" shot several segments featuring the the New Mexico Museum of Space History and staff members last December. The segment, entitled Larry Gets Lost In Space, will air on the History Channel ...
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New Mexico man indicted for allegedly selling elephant tusks - Pensacola News Journal
New Mexico man indicted for allegedly selling elephant tusks
Pensacola News Journal
A Santa Fe, N.M., man was indicted in Pensacola's federal court today for selling two African elephant tusks to a Florida buyer, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Charles Kokesh, 65, allegedly sold the tusks for $8,100, to be paid in a combination of ...
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Urlacher retires after 13 NFL seasons
Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher has announced his retirement from the NFL.
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Obama administration acknowledges drone strikes killed 4 Americans since 2009
Four American citizens have been killed in counter-terrorism drone strikes since 2009, the Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday.
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Governor Martinez: New Mexico Stands Ready to Help the People of Oklahoma - MyHighPlains
Governor Martinez: New Mexico Stands Ready to Help the People of Oklahoma
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"New Mexico emergency responders are some of the best-trained in the nation and have responded in the wake of the 9-11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and Superstorm Sandy. We are ready to help our neighbors in Oklahoma with any resources they need, ...
Around New MexicoABQ Journal
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Hunting is devastating NM bears - Albuquerque Journal (subscription)
Hunting is devastating NM bears
Albuquerque Journal (subscription)
Decimation falls short of describing what is happening to bears in New Mexico because that word means the loss of one in 10. New Mexico's present bear hunt situation is much worse. In the decades prior to 2001, the average number of bears that New ...
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Full-Court Press: The next generation of coaches
Only those with access to a time machine can accurately predict whether a new head coach will achieve the level of success imagined by the athletic director who hired him.Shaka Smart of Virginia Commonwealth and Brad Stevens of Butler both elected to remain at their current posts despite being shown a healthy amount of interest from schools with much deeper pockets
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New Mexico setting new records with drought - Carlsbad Current Argus
New Mexico setting new records with drought
Carlsbad Current Argus
National weather forecasters and water managers shared the latest statistics on New Mexico's devastatingly dry conditions during a meeting Tuesday. They say the last 12- and 24-month periods have eclipsed even those dry times of the early 20th century ...
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Grand Prairie Man Suspected In Double Murder Arrested In New Mexico - CBS 11
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Grand Prairie Man Suspected In Double Murder Arrested In New Mexico
CBS 11
GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) – A 45-year-old man suspected of murdering his girlfriend and her teenage daughter was arrested in New Mexico on Monday. Authorities have begun the extradition process to bring the suspect, Kirkland Reed, back to ...
Suspect in Grand Prairie Slayings Found in New MexicoNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Suspect in double homicide in Grand Prairie arrested in New MexicoFort Worth Star Telegram
Man suspected in Grand Prairie double murder to be extradited from New MexicoDallas Morning News (blog)
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