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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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Ramos was released from custody during a news conference outside the county jail Saturday, with the crowd erupting in cheers. -
The jury found over 43 million violations of state consumer protection law and it is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation. -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data show New Mexico’s summer temperature increase was the second-biggest jump of the 48 contiguous states as America went through its hottest summer on record. -
Even with the Immigrant Safety Act passed earlier this year, New Mexico is one of five states with the highest local jail arrest rate.
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A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide. -
Plus: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia! -
If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes. -
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, is in a tight race for re-election in a toss-up district that could help determine control of Congress in November. -
Sorkin's latest film follows Mark Zuckerberg as his company fights lawsuits and whistleblowers after modifying its algorithm to promote reshares, which overwhelmingly tend to be divisive.
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