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• 19 States Sue to Block White House Plan to End Gender-Related Care for Minors

  24-12-2025 05:34 via nytimes.com
  The coalition of states seeks to stop a Trump administration effort to cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide such care.
  
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• Judge Blocks Conditions Imposed on States Seeking FEMA Grants

  24-12-2025 03:16 via nytimes.com
  The Trump administration had sought to require states to account for population losses tied to deportations in order to receive emergency preparedness grants.
  
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• Rural Fire Departments Squeezed By Software Prices As Investors Profit

  14-12-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Rural departments have long relied on cheap software solutions to keep their operations running. But fire chiefs report sharp price increases as investors have entered the market.
  
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• Artisans Weigh Whether U.S. Fairs Are Worth the Trouble

  14-12-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Tariffs and visa problems are among the reasons cited for a 15 percent decline in applications from international vendors at one New Mexico market.
  
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• Vistas Painted by Georgia O’Keeffe Protected by Conservation Plan

  10-12-2025 00:06 via nytimes.com
  The plan will protect 6,000 acres of land in northern New Mexico, and the state is giving more than $900,000 toward the effort.
  
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• Enabling precise predictions with proton radiography

  08-12-2025 02:15
  
  The polar regions hold some of this country’s most valuable assets. The U.S. has operational bases in both the Arctic and Antarctica that do important work for our national security.
  
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• A Data Center Wrapped in a Mystery Comes to the New Mexican Desert

  07-12-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  As wealthier areas are pushing back against huge A.I. data centers, speculators are pitching places like Doña Ana County, N.M., on their vision. Local officials are eager for a deal — even if they don’t quite know the terms.
  
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• A Native American Jeweler Who Honors Her Materials

  04-12-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Keri Ataumbi, a member of the Kiowa Tribe, uses shells and horn as well as gold and diamonds.
  
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• What Kind of House Does $975,000 Buy in Missouri, Florida and New Mexico?

  03-12-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  A Tudor Revival in Clayton, a bungalow in West Palm Beach and an adobe farmhouse in Arroyo Hondo
  
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• ¿Qué tan saludable es la calabaza?

  25-11-2025 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Tenemos buenas noticias sobre este ingrediente clásico del otoño.
  
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• Avian macabre: Flesh-eating songbirds and the necrobiome

  23-11-2025 22:01
  
  Take a drive across New Mexico’s sweeping plains and you are likely to encounter a songbird whose name suits a slasher film. The butcherbird — or more formally, loggerhead shrike — is rather unassuming in appearance, small-bodied with a handsome…
  
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• Told to Avoid D.E.I., Arts Groups Are Declining Grants Instead

  20-11-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Even with arts funding at risk, some organizations are rejecting federal money because of censorship concerns.
  
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• Northern Lights Bring Dazzling Views to Northeast With More Possible Tonight

  12-11-2025 17:31 via nytimes.com
  After a colorful display overnight, the northern U.S., parts of Canada and Britain could see the aurora Wednesday night.
  
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• Northern Lights Bring Dazzling Views to Northeast U.S. and Across Canada, With More Possible Tonight

  12-11-2025 17:31 via nytimes.com
  After a colorful display overnight, the northern U.S., parts of Canada and Britain could see the aurora Wednesday night.
  
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• Northern Lights Dazzle in U.S. Skies as Far South as Alabama

  12-11-2025 11:54 via nytimes.com
  The night skies across the United States lit up as fast-moving charged particles from the sun slammed into the Earth’s atmosphere.
  
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• Northern Lights Dazzle U.S. Skies as Far South as Alabama

  12-11-2025 07:40 via nytimes.com
  The night skies across the United States lit up as fast-moving charged particles from the sun slammed into the Earth’s atmosphere.
  
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• States That Rely on the Colorado River Miss Deadline to Agree on Cuts

  12-11-2025 03:27 via nytimes.com
  A plan to sustainably manage the shrinking waterway could soon be up to the Trump administration — or eventually the Supreme Court.
  
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• Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100

  02-11-2025 19:04 via nytimes.com
  She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.
  
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• Coal Jobs or Climate? Trump’s Push Revives a Debate on the Navajo Nation.

  31-10-2025 10:00 via nytimes.com
  As the economic engine for the region, coal offered solid work. But it has also used up water, polluted the air and raised health concerns.
  
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• Coal Jobs Are Disappearing on the Navajo Nation. Can Trump Bring Them Back?

  31-10-2025 10:00 via nytimes.com
  As the economic engine for the region, coal offered solid work. But it has also used up water, polluted the air and raised health concerns.
  
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• In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test

  28-10-2025 11:46 via nytimes.com
  The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.
  
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• La carrera armamentística nuclear pone a prueba el laboratorio de Los Álamos

  28-10-2025 10:10 via nytimes.com
  El laboratorio donde Oppenheimer desarrolló la bomba atómica es el eje del esfuerzo de EE. UU. por modernizar sus armas nucleares. Pero el centro ha enfrentado incidentes de contaminación, interrupciones de obras e infraestructuras obsoletas.
  
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• 6 Items From the Gene Hackman Auction: His Art, Scripts and Galaga

  24-10-2025 21:33 via nytimes.com
  The actor, who died this year at 95, led a quiet life in New Mexico. An auction of his belongings offers insights into his life and work.
  
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• ‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Returns to TV With ‘Pluribus’

  24-10-2025 18:26 via nytimes.com
  Created by Vince Gilligan (“Breaking Bad”), this new Apple TV drama is about the mysterious arrival of peace on Earth and the one woman who can’t stand it.
  
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• Fossils of Some of the Last Dinosaurs in North America Have a Story to Tell

  23-10-2025 22:09 via nytimes.com
  A trove of specimens from New Mexico may help settle a long-running argument about the diversity of dinosaurs before their extinction.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

  23-10-2025 06:30
  
  Now the research team is preparing a more rigorous study of the potential connection, to see if mRNA vaccines should be deliberately paired with cancer drugs called checkpoint inhibitors.
  
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• 5 Great Road Trips to Take in the Western U.S. This Fall

  22-10-2025 18:25 via nytimes.com
  Whether they’re on the Pacific Coast or in the Rockies, these short drives offer plenty to see and do — so much, in fact, that you might want to take it slow.
  
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• Not All National Parks Remain Open in the Shutdown. Here’s What to Know.

  05-10-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Some underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services.
  
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• How polar science supports national security

  29-09-2025 02:15
  
  The polar regions hold some of this country’s most valuable assets. The U.S. has operational bases in both the Arctic and Antarctica that do important work for our national security.
  
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• Many Cities Say Yes to Federal Police Help, but No to ‘Occupation’

  06-09-2025 20:16 via nytimes.com
  Some mayors and police chiefs said they would welcome more traditional law enforcement cooperation with federal agents, but see the National Guard as a step too far.
  
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• Shot in the dark: COVID-19 vaccines hard to find in New Mexico amid inconsistent federal recommendations

  04-09-2025 07:35
  
  State officials are looking to ease barriers to the vaccine, particularly for New Mexicans seeking the shot in pharmacies
  
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• Rose B. Simpson’s Story in Five Artworks

  02-09-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Wary of being reduced to an art world commodity, Rose B. Simpson tries to stay true to herself and her community. Here, her story in five works.
  
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• The Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace Still Inspires Jewelry Designers

  27-08-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Many jewelry designers and makers are inspired by the Native American squash blossom design.
  
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• Last-Minute Labor Day Getaways That Are a Short Trip Away From Major Cities

  19-08-2025 21:32 via nytimes.com
  From theaters and museums to kayaking and hiking, here are some of our favorite spots within a two-hour radius, by plane or train, from six major U.S. cities.
  
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• Solomon Peña, Republican Ex-Candidate, Sentenced in Politically Motivated Shooting Plot

  14-08-2025 01:32 via nytimes.com
  Solomon Peña, who lost a bid for a seat in the New Mexico Legislature in 2022, was found guilty in March of orchestrating the attacks against state Democrats.
  
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• Trump Spending Bill Means Big Cuts for New Mexico

  06-08-2025 17:45 via nytimes.com
  Health care. Food. Outdoor recreation. Wildfire protection. The arts. President Trump’s new domestic policy law will have wide-ranging effects in New Mexico, which depends heavily on federal funding.
  
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• States Sue Trump Administration Over Efforts to Get Food Stamp Data

  29-07-2025 04:58 via nytimes.com
  The lawsuit argues that the federal government’s demand was an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information for use outside the food stamp program.
  
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• The Southwest City That Turned Itself Into an Essential Art Outpost

  28-07-2025 19:13 via nytimes.com
  At Site Santa Fe, 71 artists were inspired by Southwestern figures, from healers and novelists to Navajo code talkers. Here’s a guide to the highlights.
  
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• Storms in New Mexico Cause Flash Flooding and Water Rescues

  25-07-2025 00:14 via nytimes.com
  The heavy rain came after severe flooding in the area killed three people and damaged dozens of homes on July 8.
  
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• How Native Homes in New Mexico Are Tapping the Sun

  23-07-2025 15:45 via nytimes.com
  An Indigenous-led nonprofit group is bringing solar power to Navajo Nation and the Hopi tribe, where about 15,000 households lack access to electricity.
  
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• UNM med school seeks to double enrollment as need for doctors statewide soars

  23-07-2025 03:25
  
  UNM's medical programs have been growing; student populations have expanded substantially in the university's nursing, pharmacy and population health programs.
  
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• Here's Why There's So Much Flash Flooding in the U.S. Right Now

  21-07-2025 22:16 via nytimes.com
  July’s hot temperatures and moist air are the perfect ingredients for rain.
  
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• The Familiar Fingerprints of a Forgotten Art Heist

  18-07-2025 15:41 via nytimes.com
  After a valuable de Kooning was discovered behind a bedroom door, a true crime fan wondered: Is that all the thieves stole?
  
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• More Storms Are Expected in New Mexico, After Flooding Killed 3

  09-07-2025 21:29 via nytimes.com
  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency for the village of Ruidoso, in an area that was scarred by wildfires last year.
  
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• New Mexico House Swept Away in Floodwaters

  09-07-2025 09:25 via nytimes.com
  Heavy rain and severe flooding hit Ruidoso, N.M., on Tuesday, prompting rescues.
  
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• Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

  06-07-2025 20:24
  
  In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America.
  
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• In Taos, N.M., They Searched for Adobe Style and High-Desert Views

  05-07-2025 03:32 via nytimes.com
  After fixing up several homes over the years, a couple was ready to build ‘sweat equity’ in a Southwest-style house in New Mexico’s famed art haven.
  
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• You probably don't need foods with added protein, nutritionists say

  22-06-2025 15:03
  
  Protein can be found in a wide variety of foods, including meat, dairy and plant-based foods.
  
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• Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine

  15-06-2025 02:48 via nytimes.com
  Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.
  
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• Understanding what triggers lightning — and why we need to know

  08-06-2025 17:38
  
  Lightning has fascinated its observers since the beginning of human history. Those who painted the Lascaux cave walls in France approximately 20,000 years ago are believed to have represented it in their art, and the ancient Greeks made it the…
  
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