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Amazon notes 'significant recovery' after outage disrupted sites across the internet

Updated December 7, 2021 at 5:44 PM ET Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing unit of Amazon, reports "significant recovery" after suffering a major outage on Tuesday, leaving thousands of users unable to access huge portions of the internet, including a broad range of apps. The outage, which caused slow loading or access failures, began at around 11 a.m. ET and appears to have been largely concentrated along the East Coast, according to the company. "We have executed a mitigation which is...

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New Mexico COVID-19 update: 969 new cases and 11 more deaths

By KRWG News and Partners • 8 seconds ago

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 969 additional COVID-19 cases and 11 more COVID-19 related deaths.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

341 new cases in Bernalillo County

Work zone crash claims the life of NMDOT employee

By KRWG News and Partners • 3 hours ago

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation is grieving the death of a beloved employee. Mittie Runyan was killed in a work zone crash on US 285 on Monday, Dec. 6. She and her maintenance crew based in Artesia were placing reflectors on a newly resurfaced stretch of road when the crash occurred. Runyan was 58 years old. She was hired April 3, 2000.

CCD Now Accepting Applications for All Available Cannabis License Types

By KRWG News and Partners • 3 hours ago

SANTA FE—The Cannabis Control Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department on Tuesday announced that to further streamline the licensing process the division is now accepting license applications for additional cannabis-business types, including manufacturing, and retail.

The Science Digest - James Webb Telescope

By Vince Gutschick • 9 hours ago

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A view into the early universe doesn’t come cheap, OR without controversy. Vince Gutschick explains in this week’s Science Digest.

Alamogordo NOW

By Anthony Moreno • 9 hours ago

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Nicole Maxwell, reporter with the Alamogordo Daily News has the latest.

Research Underway in El Paso To Find Effective COVID-19 Treatment

By Anthony Moreno • 11 hours ago

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Dr. Edward Michelson with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso shares an update on COVID-19.

Las Cruces City Council Reviews Nonprofit Funding Priorities

By Madison Staten • 14 hours ago

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The Las Cruces City Council voted to postpone the adoption of nonprofit funding priorities Monday.

The city of Las Cruces has dedicated $10.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to community and economic development initiatives. For nonprofits, this means additional resources to help those in the community recover from the pandemic.

But funding allocations for these local organizations are still up in the air, with the Las Cruces City Council electing to postpone a vote to adopt non-profit funding priorities. This will allow time for an audit on the application process to be presented to the council, as Councilor Gabe Vasquez described.

Navajo Nation: 26 new COVID cases, no deaths 2nd day in row

By AP • Dec 6, 2021

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 26 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the second consecutive day.

The latest daily virus figures brought the tribe’s totals to 40,123 cases since the pandemic began. The known death toll remains at 1,551. Tribal health officials reported 61 cases and no deaths Sunday after having 100 cases and four deaths the day before. Based on cases from Nov. 12-25, the Navajo Department of Health last Monday issued an advisory for 65 communities due to uncontrolled spread of COVID-19.

Exxon Mobil rolls out plan to cut emissions in Permian Basin

By AP • Dec 6, 2021

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Exxon Mobil says it has a plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in one of the most prolific oilfields in the U.S.

The company made the announcement Monday, saying it will be focusing on emissions from its own operations as well as indirect emissions associated with the electricity it buys to power its well sites and other infrastructure. Exxon's plan centers on the Permian Basin, which spans parts of New Mexico and Texas.

Energy companies seek to make case in proposed merger

By AP • Dec 6, 2021

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Global energy giant Iberdrola, New Mexico’s largest electric utility and other groups are asking state regulators to present oral arguments before voting on a proposed multibillion-dollar merger.

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Biden's pick to become a key banking regulator withdraws after ugly nomination fight

By David Gura • 1 hour ago

Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a little known agency that has a major role in overseeing banks in the country.

Omarova, a Cornell University law professor, had faced strong opposition from Senate Republicans over her academic research, which had proposed some major changes to the banking system.

Some of the attacks were unusually personal, including outright suggestions that the Kazakhstan-born nominee held "communist" views. Omarova, who's a U.S. citizen, has strongly denied that.

More than a foot of rain has fallen and power is out across Hawaii due to storm

By Bill Dorman • 2 hours ago

Greg Tate, a powerful chronicler and critic of Black life and culture, has died at 64

By Andrew Limbong • 2 hours ago

Greg Tate, the essential music writer, cultural critic and journalist, has died. He was 64. The news was confirmed by a spokesperson at Duke University Press, his publisher. No further details were provided.

Riots haven broken out after soldiers in India killed members of an indigenous tribe

By Lauren Frayer • 2 hours ago

The killings of more than a dozen tribal people by Indian forces threaten a shaky ceasefire in one of the world's longest-running struggles for self-determination by indigenous people.

Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far

By Cory Turner • 3 hours ago

When President-elect Joe Biden was asked whether student loan cancellation figured into his economic recovery plan, he declared, "It should be done immediately."

"[Student debt is] holding people up," Biden said on Nov. 16, 2020. "They're in real trouble. They're having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent."

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Time is critical for New Mexico to diversify its economy

By Walt Rubel • 2 hours ago

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Commentator Walt Rubel shares his thoughts on the possibilities with additional state revenue in New Mexico.

Examining the use of citizen-led grand juries in New Mexico

By Peter Goodman • 3 hours ago

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Commentator Peter Goodman shares his thoughts on the use of citizen-led grand juries in New Mexico.

New NMSU Football Coach Will Face Same Challenges

By Walt Rubel • Dec 1, 2021

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Commentator Walt Rubel shares his thoughts on recent changes with NMSU Football.

Thoughts On Peng Shuai And The Attack On Democracy

By Peter Goodman • Nov 30, 2021

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Commentator Peter Goodman shares his thoughts on the disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai after accusing a top official in China of sexual assault.

The Stressed Logistics Chain

By jerry pachecho • Nov 30, 2021

Commentary: When it rains, it pours. As North America struggles with disruptions in supply chains and clogged seaports of entry, heavy rains earlier this month has caused Canada to suspend rail service to the Port of Vancouver, the country’s major port of this type on its west coast. This rail suspension occurred while there were more than 60 container vessels lined up offshore to be unloaded. Major disruptions are being felt in the agricultural, coal, and mineral sectors, which are adding to the misery of delayed shipments and stretched supply chains.