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Prediction market trader 'Magamyman' made $553,000 on death of Iran's supreme leader
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (779+ words) An account trading under the username "Magamyman" made more than $553,000 placing bets on the prediction market Polymarket that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be out of power just before an Israeli strike killed him on Saturday. The trades…...
Four new measles cases found in detention centers in southern New Mexico
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (342+ words) The New Mexico Department of Health announced Friday four new cases of measles have been identified in detention facilities in southern New Mexico. Officials said the cases were brought into the facilities by inmates who transferred in from another state....
Composer Raven Chacon relives his epic Albuquerque composition
1+ week, 6+ day ago (187+ words) Composer Raven Chacon relives his epic Albuquerque composition'KUNM Composer Raven Chacon relives his epic Albuquerque composition University Showcase, 2/17, 8:30a: On September 27, 2025, a large-scale musical composition unfurled over the course of a day across Albuquerque. It featured over 200 musicians playing 20 overlapping movements…...
In blunt warning, the U.S. says Peru could lose its sovereignty to China
2+ week, 3+ day ago (425+ words) Updated February 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM MST The $1.3 billion deepwater port in Chancay, north of Peru's capital of Lima, has become a symbol of China's foothold in Latin America and a lightning rod for tensions with Washington. The U.S. State Department's Bureau of…...
New Mexico again debates greenhouse gas reductions as snow melts
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1257+ words) In its initial form, the Water Quality Commission Produced Water Rules bill would have kicked the state Water Quality Control Commission into gear to create rules to allow treated wastewater water to be used for all sorts of things: cement,…...
Moments of joy push through for Latinx community during fraught times
2+ week, 5+ day ago (479+ words) The United States is in very uncertain times for immigrants and people of color regardless of immigration status. But in New Mexico, these communities have had a couple big moments of joy over the past week. On February 5, House Bill…...
Immigration courts fast-track hearings for Somali asylum claims
2+ week, 6+ day ago (672+ words) Dozens of asylum cases filed by Somali migrants in immigration courts were suddenly rescheduled and recategorized over the weekend, according to four lawyers interviewed by NPR. NPR has learned that lawyers across at least three states, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska,…...
A data privacy bill just advanced in the legislature, what could it mean for New Mexicans?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (283+ words) On Wednesday night, the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee passed the Community Health Information Safety and Privacy Act (CHISPA). The bill would give New Mexicans more control over their data and prevent automatic tracking. On Let's Talk New Mexico,…...
Retrospective exhibit on Delilah Montoya highlights Chicana resistance
3+ week, 3+ day ago (385+ words) Delilah Montoya has been creating art infused with activism since the early 1980s. A major retrospective of her work opens Saturday at the Albuquerque Museum. "When I was 16 years old, I wanted to be a Chicana artist. And I remember my…...
ICE could get New Mexicans' Medicaid data
3+ week, 6+ day ago (451+ words) New Mexican's personal data may be getting into the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a judge's ruling in December. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed they're sharing some information with the Department of Homeland Security…...