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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was giving President Trump "maximum options" and that the war will not be "endless," a day after the president gave mixed signals about progress.
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El Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers top stories each week. -
The New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence asked the New Mexico Legislature for an additional $5 million in funding this year but saw no increase. -
The High Desert Play Festival, presented by the American Southwest Theatre Company at New Mexico State University, opens Friday and runs through Sunday. It features full-length readings of two plays by playwrights in residence Alexis Elisa Macedo and Jesus I. Valles. Scott Brocato spoke with the two playwrights about their works. -
A federal inmate has tested positive for measles – bringing the total number of 2026 measles cases in New Mexico to six. -
Nick Seibel, publisher and editor of the Silver City Daily Press covers top stories each week on the Silver City Report.
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The governor's office has said the average family should save at least $12,000 per year in child care costs and make 25,000 more children eligible. -
The 2025 legislative report found current orphaned wells will cost the state more than $200 million, with a future liability that likely exceeds $700 million. -
New Mexico’s attorney general alleges that Meta violated state consumer protection laws in failing to disclose what it knew about the dangers of addiction to social media as well as child sexual exploitation on the company's platforms. -
The Springerville closure is the latest in a series of coal plants to close. Four others in the Mountain West were shut down last year.
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Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access. -
More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region. -
In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater. -
The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking. -
From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies.
March 9, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
As Iran war deepens, Khamenei’s son named new supreme leader
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Oil expert warns of ‘nightmare scenario’ Iran war could spark
