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Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of Tennessee's prisons, Strada oversaw three botched executions in Arizona.
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Bob Moore, El Paso Matters President and CEO, covers top stories each week. -
KC Counts talks with Jan Archey, Potters Guild of Las Cruces Empty Bowls event chair, and Steven A. Chavira, executive director of El Caldito Soup Kitchen, about Friday's fundraiser. -
Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press, covers top stories each week in the Silver City Report. This week, he updates us on the horse that was infected with New World Screwworm, talks about a recent candidate forum, and more. -
The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources is accepting public comment on Copper Flat, a proposed mining operation that has a new mine waste plan that the company says will significantly reduce its use of fresh water in Sierra County. -
KRWG Public Media is covering the New Mexico Public Education Commission race for district 7. Election day is November 3rd. Republican candidate John Foreman spoke with Serena Johnson.
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Attorneys representing the state of New Mexico told jurors that targeted political ads, attempting to lower Democratic turnout during the 2016 election, used Facebook data sold to a political consulting firm, during opening statements in a trial over the platform's data protections. -
Marian Cabanillas, Medicaid and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan executive for UnitedHealthcare, said such plans can also offer benefits like hearing, dental, vision and help with transportation. -
Under the plea agreement, all but four of the charges were dropped, and the agreement calls for a 10 1/2-year prison sentence and more than $1.8 million in restitution. -
At a news conference Friday, Stephanie Garcia Richard announced the order, which also calls on entities including the federal government to address issues associated with uranium mining.
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The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s. -
The Trump administration's effort to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. come after an Arizona judge said his deportation violated due process. -
A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come. -
Cristian Mungiu's latest film takes place in a small Norwegian town, where a recently arrived couple stands accused of abusing their children — but in Fjord, the truth is never quite clear. -
Hurricane Isaias is this season's first Atlantic hurricane, and is on a path to hit the northern Gulf Coast. How is the oil industry preparing?
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