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Some landowners had put up concertina wire and other barriers to keep people from floating or wading in the river. The counts listed in the complaint include depriving the public of access to the Pecos River and public nuisance. In that case, the court said the constitution and pre-statehood law established a right for the public to fish, boat and engage in other forms of recreation in public water. In its 2022 opinion, the court addressed whether the right to recreational access and fishing in public water also allowed the public the right to touch privately owned land below those waters. While finding that walking and wading on the privately owned beds beneath public water was reasonably necessary for fishing or recreational activities, the court also stressed that the public "may neither trespass on privately owned land to access public water, nor trespass on privately owned land from public water.”

Persons: Raúl Torrez, ” Torrez, Erik Briones, John, ”, Briones, Torrez Organizations: New, Adobe, of New, New Mexico, Coalition, Colorado Supreme Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, Pecos, New Mexico, Santa Fe, of New Mexico, Chama, Colorado

☆ Zombie firms are filing for bankruptcy as the Fed commits to higher rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"The share of zombie firms has been increasing over time," said Bruno Albuquerque, an economist at the International Monetary Fund. "This has detrimental effects on healthy firms who compete in the same sector." Zombie firms are unprofitable businesses that stay afloat by taking on new debt. Economists say that zombie firms may become more prevalent when banks or governments bail out unviable firms. Watch the video above to learn more about the Fed's battle with unviable zombie firms in the U.S.

Persons: Bruno Albuquerque, Banks, Kathryn Judge, Lotfi Karoui, Goldman Sachs, Jerome Powell Organizations: International Monetary Fund, Columbia University, Economists, Reserve, Economic, of New Locations: U.S, of New York

☆ Fight over Texas anti-abortion transport bans reaches biggest battlegrounds yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Julia Harte | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A few hours north, the Amarillo City Council on Tuesday will weigh its own such law, which could lead to a future council or city-wide vote. He took that approach in Odessa's city elections in 2022 after the council initially blocked one of his "sanctuary city for the unborn" proposals. Not all backers of abortion restrictions support Dickson's transport bans, however. The debates over the transport bans are spurring new shows of support for abortion access. Abortion rights supporters, including four abortion funds in Texas, said they expected the transport bans to backfire on the anti-abortion movement by galvanizing political participation from abortion rights advocates in the lead-up to next year's presidential election.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Roe, Mark Lee Dickson, Dickson, Jason Corley, Corley, Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley, Kimberleigh Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Julia Harte, Colleen Jenkins, Leslie Adler Organizations: Alamo Women's Clinic, REUTERS, Supreme, Amarillo City, federal, Constitutionalist, Amarillo, Thomson Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Texas, Wade, Lubbock County, Amarillo, Lubbock, New Mexico, Odessa's, Odessa

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Special prosecutors are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in 2021, describing Tuesday their preparations to present new information to a grand jury. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesAttorneys for Baldwin said the latest move by prosecutors is misguided. Special prosecutors initially dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin in April, saying they were informed the gun might have been modified before the shooting and malfunctioned. The weapons supervisor on the movie set, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering in the case. In the revived case against Baldwin, a grand jury would “determine whether probable cause exists to bind Baldwin over on criminal charges,” special prosecutors said.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Kari Morrissey, Jason Lewis, they’ll, Halyna Hutchins, Baldwin, Joel Souza, “, ” Morrissey, Lewis, ” Baldwin, ”, Luke Nikas, Alex Spiro, Baldwin —, Lucien Haag, Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, “ Rust, David Halls, Hutchins, “ Rust ”, Matthew Hutchins, Andrew Dalton, Susan Montoya Bryan Organizations: SANTA FE, —, FBI, Forensic Science Services, Authorities, Associated Press Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Mexico, Arizona, Italian, Montana, Los Angeles, Albuquerque , New Mexico

☆ Crowds cheer as 'ring of fire' eclipse moves across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Moon crosses in front of the Sun over Albuquerque, New Mexico, during an annular eclipse on October 14, 2023. Cheers erupted among crowds in Oregon and New Mexico on Saturday as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse of the sun that had millions across the Americas waiting with anticipation began putting on a spectacular show. Clouds and fog threatened to obscure the view of the eclipse in some western states, including California and Oregon. Unlike a total solar eclipse, the moon doesn't completely cover the sun during a ring of fire eclipse. Saturday's path: Oregon, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas in the U.S., with a sliver of California, Arizona and Colorado.

Persons: they'd, Allan Hahn Organizations: Sun, NASA, oohs, Western Hemisphere Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, Oregon, New Mexico, Eugene , Oregon, California, Aurora , Colorado, Oregon , Nevada , Utah, Texas, U.S, California , Arizona, Colorado, Yucatan, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil

☆ Solar eclipse: ‘Ring of fire’ appears over the Americas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Millions were within the path of the annular solar eclipse as it created a “ring of fire” in the sky over North, Central and South America. The moon completely crosses in front of the sun during the annular solar eclipse on Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sam Wasson/Getty ImagesDuring an annular solar eclipse, the moon is at the farthest point in its orbit from Earth, so it can’t completely block the sun. And if you missed out on seeing this year’s annular eclipse, sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat on April 8, 2024 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada. So hold onto your certified eclipse glasses, solar viewers and solar filters for your camera — you can use them again in April to safely view another scintillating event.

Persons: Sam Wasson, Patrick T, Fallon Organizations: CNN, 51st, Getty Locations: Central, South America, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Oregon, Brazil, 51st Albuquerque, AFP, North America, Mexico, United States, Canada

☆ How to watch the ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —On Saturday, a celestial spectacle will occur over North, Central and South America as an annular solar eclipse creates a “ring of fire” in the sky. The annular solar eclipse will begin in the United States at 9:13 a.m. PT (12:13 p.m. To view the annular eclipse safely, wear certified ISO 12312-2 compliant solar eclipse glasses or use a handheld solar viewer. Eclipse glasses allow for the safe viewing of all phases of an annular or partial solar eclipse. The small holes will reflect the sun’s crescent during a partial eclipse or a ring during the annular eclipse.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Mitzi Adams, Alberto Buzzola, you’ll, Kelly Korreck, David Gray, Bill Ingalls Organizations: CNN, NASA, Science, Marshall Space, American Eclipse, American Astronomical Society Locations: North, Central, South America, United States, Oregon, Gulf Coast, Texas, Nevada , Utah, New Mexico, California , Idaho , Colorado, Arizona, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Natal, Brazil, Taiwan, Alaska, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Kerrville , Texas, White Sands , New Mexico

Hawaiian Electric, the state’s primary electric utility company, has acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui that morning. One caller said cars were being routed into a gated parking lot and were forced to turn around. A third caller told dispatchers they needed to open a road on the south side of town, warning that the blocked exit would result in people dying. One dispatcher told a caller stuck in traffic that emergency workers were busy “because Lahaina has a couple of house fires going on right now.”“If you’re safe, you need to stay there,” she said. Associated Press writers Lisa Baumann in Seattle; Chris Keller in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon, contributed.

Persons: ”, “, “ It’s, Alana Pico, Hale, cinders, we’ve, ‘, We’re, Mahina Martin, ” Martin, ” ____ Lauer, Johnson, Lisa Baumann, Chris Keller, Claire Rush Organizations: Associated Press, Electric, Hawaiian Electric, Flames, Maui Police Department, AP, Lahaina Civic Locations: LAHAINA, Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, Philadelphia, Seattle, Boone, Boise , Idaho, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Portland , Oregon

☆ New Mexico man claims self-defense for protest shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The statue, located just north of Espanola, New Mexico, was removed in 2020 during nationwide anti-racism protests. Prior to the shooting Martinez told a police officer and protesters to “fuck off” when they approached him, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Dennis testified. Protest organizer Mateo Peixinho said he asked Martinez prior to the shooting why he had come to the event. Some descendants of Spanish colonial settlers, known as Hispanos, say Onate should be celebrated as part of New Mexico's Hispanic heritage. Reporting by Andrew Hay in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico Editing by Donna Bryson and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ryan Martinez, Jacob Johns, Martinez, Juan de Onate, Nicole Moss, Donald Trump, MAGA, Johns, Moss, Steve Dennis, Mateo Peixinho, Onate, Andrew Hay, Donna Bryson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Sandia Park, Police, Mr, University of New, University of New Mexico Hospital, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Rio Arriba, Tierra Amarilla , New Mexico, U.S, , New Mexico, Mexico, Spokane , Washington, Espanola , New Mexico, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New

☆ Exclusive: Drone startup Aerodome flies out of stealth with $6.5 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

After seven months in stealth, Aerodome recently closed a $6.5 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and 2048 VC. Sidhu is currently a reserve officer for the Redondo Beach Police Department and was a full-time officer for two years. Competitors to Aerodome include Motorola, Dronesense, and Skydio, but those companies are more focused on software than the all-in-one package Aerodome is offering. Aside from responding to crime, Sidhu also says Aerodome will also eventually be able to detect wildfires and alert authorities moments after smoke appears. Aerodome has a contract to roll out a trial with Redondo Beach Police Department next month and Albuquerque Police Department in December.

Persons: Rahul Sidhu, Andreessen Horowitz, Jake Paul's, Jamie Siminoff, Nikita Bier, Bier, Sidhu, Kenaniah Cerny, COVID, Aerodome Organizations: Aerodome's, SPIDR Tech, Versaterm, Redondo Beach Police Department, Motorola, Albuquerque Police Department Locations: York

☆ A rare solar eclipse is happening in the US this weekend and 68 million Americans have the chance to see it. Here's when, where, and how to see this spectacular 'ring of fire' safely.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Here's what causes a solar eclipse, how often they happen, and how to watch without burning your eyes. What an annular solar eclipse is, and what causes itThe entire sequence of an annular solar eclipse, from the beginning to the ring of fire. After that, the contiguous US won't see another total solar eclipse until 2044, or an annular eclipse until 2046. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe paths of the October 2023 annular solar eclipse (left) and the 2024 total solar eclipse (right). How to view a solar eclipse without burning your eyesIf you look at a solar eclipse with no protection, you could damage your eyes.

Persons: —, annularity, MDT, you'll, goh keng cheong, Guhathakurta, Sertac Kayar, Alex Lockwood, Donald Trump, Melania, Barron, Kevin Lamarque, Connie Moore Organizations: Service, NASA, NASA's, US, White, National Park Service, NPS Locations: Oregon, Texas, annularity Eugene, , California, , Nevada, Richfield , Utah, MDT Albuquerque, New Mexico, MDT San Antonio , Texas, Colorado, New York, Diyarbakir, Turkey, Maine, Corpus Christi , Texas

Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a Democratic Party of New Mexico campaign rally featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 3, 2022. Amid fury from gun advocates and a ruling from Judge Urias, her original order was frozen, and a new, tailored-down version was made to restrict guns at just public parks and playgrounds in the area. Gun rights groups and some gunowners still filed lawsuits seeking to overturn that scaled-back version which they said would deprive Albuquerque-area residents of 2nd Amendment rights to carry guns in public. Last month, Albuquerque's mayor Tim Keller urged Lujan Grisham to call a special session of the state legislature on gun violence. But Lujan Grisham said she had no plan to call a special session as she believed her public health order, which includes measures on drugs and juvenile offenders, would at this time achieve more than new legislation.

Persons: New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Michelle Lujan Grisham, David Herrera Urias, Lujan Grisham, Judge Urias, Tim Keller, Rich McKay, Miral Organizations: Democratic Party of New, U.S, Gallegos Community Center, REUTERS, Companies United, Democratic, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Companies United States, America, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Atlanta

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) —A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico's largest metro area. The order from U.S. District Judge David Urias rejects a request from gun rights advocates to block temporary firearms restrictions as legal challenges move forward. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her advocacy for temporary gun restrictions in response to recent shootings around the state that left children dead. Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, continued to argue this week that some sensitive public spaces should be off limits for open or concealed carry of firearms. He rejected arguments that gun restrictions for “sensitive” places should apply only to locations for core government functions, such as polling places, and not playgrounds.

Persons: David Urias, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lujan Grisham, ” Urias, Urias, ” Zachary Fort, ” Fort Organizations: SANTA FE, —, District, Gov, Supreme, Republican, Democratic, Democrat Locations: SANTA, U.S, New Mexico, Albuquerque, ”

☆ Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jonathan Corum | Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar EclipseOn Saturday, Oct. 14, an annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse will sweep across much of the Western Hemisphere. Viewers outside the path of annularity will see the crescent sun of a partial solar eclipse. The map below shows the path of the eclipse, and the approximate local time when the ring of fire will be visible. NEV. CALIF. Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City San Diego WYO. Corpus Christi MEXICO 12:00 p.m. MISS.

Persons: Eugene MINN, Louis KAN, Butte Eugene, Ely San Francisco Columbus, Charlotte N.C, Casper, KAN, Torreón, Torreón San Antonio Austin, Eugene Medford, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San Antonio Austin Organizations: Central, Central America, Viewers, Edmonton BRITISH COLUMBIA SASKATCHEWAN ALBERTA Vancouver, Regina, Seattle Winnipeg Shadow, Ottawa VT, Toronto Medford Boston, Minneapolis S.D ., New York Chicago Des Moines Philadelphia, Reno Salt Lake City NEB . Sacramento OHIO Omaha N.J, Ely, Ely UTAH Columbus San, Indianapolis NEV, Ocean, Fresno COLO, Richmond Louisville St, Las Vegas, Alamos, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN ., Memphis Albuquerque Columbia, OKLA, San Diego Little Rock, Atlanta Birmingham N.M, Lubbock MISS, Tucson Las, Dallas Jackson ALA, El, El Paso Midland, Odessa, Central Time, Houston New, Tampa Beeville, Corpus Christi, Tampico, Mérida, Mérida Guadalajara JAMAICA, Mexico City Toluca, Puebla Chetumal, Tegucigalpa Guatemala, SALVADOR, NICARAGUA PANAMA, Time, Time Panama City, Edmonton, Edmonton BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA Vancouver SASKATCHEWAN, Calgary MANITOBA Regina QUEBEC ONTARIO Seattle Winnipeg Shadow, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE Montreal, Boise Toronto, S.D . Minneapolis, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y . IDAHO Buffalo, New York Chicago Philadelphia Des Moines Reno, Ely San, Ely San Francisco Columbus UTAH, Time Fresno Richmond Louisville St, Vegas CALIF, Los Alamos Nashville, Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN ., Phoenix San Diego Little Rock, Lubbock Tucson Birmingham, MISS, Dallas Midland Jackson ALA, Time Austin, Time Austin Hermosillo New, Antonio, Tampa, Corpus Christi Miami, Mexico City, Managua Pacific, Pacific Time, Pacific Time BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver Seattle Portland, Spokane Medford, Calgary San, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento Missoula, Ely Los Angeles Las, Flagstaff, S.D, Denver, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos Albuquerque NEB, Wichita Kansas City Midland Oklahoma City Odessa, Central Time TEXAS, ARK, Torreón San Antonio Austin Little, Laredo Monterrey, Houston, Christi, Jackson León, New, New Orleans Tampico Mexico City, Tampa Campeche Mérida, Miami Cancún, Havana, SALVADOR Tegucigalpa, Eugene Medford Spokane, San Francisco Sacramento Reno, MONT . IDAHO Fresno, Flagstaff Durango Phoenix Denver, Tucson Pueblo, Midland Oklahoma City Odessa, Central Time TEXAS Dallas, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San, Laredo Monterrey Beeville Houston, Tampico Mexico City, Campeche Mérida, COSTA RICA, Pacific, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF ., San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF . IDAHO Fresno, Portland Toronto, Chicago Denver New, Francisco UNITED STATES, Los Angeles Dallas Atlanta, Austin Houston San, Gulf of Mexico Miami, MEXICO Havana, COLOMBIA Bogotá, Natal Cali, Manaus, Salvador, Portland, Denver New, Angeles Phoenix Atlanta Dallas, Time San, Gulf of Mexico Miami MEXICO Havana, Bogotá Natal, Cali Recife, Manaus Quito, ECUADOR Salvador Pacific Ocean BRAZIL PERU Brasília, Pacific Time Chicago Denver, New York, CANADA, STATES, NASA, Goddard, University of Arizona, NOAA Locations: Oregon, Texas, of Mexico, Central, Calgary, Regina MANITOBA ONTARIO QUEBEC, Seattle, Pacific Time Spokane Missoula N.D . MAINE Portland MONT, Bismarck Butte, Eugene, Ottawa, Boise, Minneapolis S.D, Minneapolis S.D . IDAHO Rapid City N.Y, Buffalo CONN . Milwaukee WYO, Casper Detroit IOWA, New York Chicago, Reno Salt Lake City NEB . Sacramento OHIO, Ely UTAH, Ely UTAH Columbus San Francisco, Denver, Ocean Kansas, Richmond, Louis KAN . VA, CALIF . KY, Las, Las Vegas Durango Wichita, N.C, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN . Oklahoma, Memphis, San, Lubbock, Tucson Las Cruces, El Paso, El Paso Midland LA, Odessa San Angelo, Houston New Orleans San Antonio Chihuahua, Tampa Beeville FLA, Corpus, Corpus Christi Laredo, Miami Gulf, Mexico Monterrey, Havana MEXICO CUBA, Mérida Guadalajara, Campeche, Mexico, Puebla, BELIZE HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, Ocean Managua, NICARAGUA, NICARAGUA PANAMA COSTA RICA, Time Panama, Time Panama City San, Edmonton BRITISH, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE Montreal MONT, N.D, Bismarck, Butte, Butte Eugene MINN, Boise Toronto Boston Medford, S.D, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y . IDAHO Buffalo CONN . Milwaukee WYO, Salt Lake City NEB . OHIO, Omaha, Ely San Francisco, W.VA . Kansas, Time, Vegas, Durango KY, Wichita, Los, Santa Fe Los Angeles, Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN . Oklahoma, Flagstaff ARK, Phoenix, Atlanta, TEXAS, El Paso LA, Time Austin Hermosillo, Time Austin Hermosillo New Orleans Houston Chihuahua, Tampa FLA, Gulf of Mexico Monterrey, JAMAICA Guadalajara, Mexico City Campeche, BELIZE, HONDURAS, Tegucigalpa, Managua, NICARAGUA PANAMA, COSTA RICA, Pacific Time BRITISH, Pacific Time BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver Seattle Portland Eugene, Spokane, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento Missoula Reno Boise IDAHO Butte Fresno, NEV . CALIF, Ely Los Angeles, Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City San Diego WYO . UTAH, Rapid, Flagstaff Durango, COLO, Colorado Springs Tucson, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos, Santa Fe N.M, Hermosillo Las Cruces Omaha, El Paso Chihuahua Lubbock, Wichita Kansas City Midland Oklahoma City Odessa San Angelo, Torreón San, Houston MEXICO, New Orleans Tampico Mexico, New Orleans Tampico Mexico City Puebla, FLA, Miami, Havana GUATEMALA, CUBA, HONDURAS Managua, JAMAICA COSTA RICA, Panama, PANAMA, COLOMBIA, Pacific, Pacific Time Seattle Portland, San Francisco, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise, MONT . IDAHO, Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt, WYO . UTAH, Flagstaff Durango Phoenix, Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos Albuquerque Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Midland Oklahoma City Odessa OKLA, Angelo, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San Antonio, Laredo Monterrey Beeville, Corpus Christi MEXICO, Tampico Mexico, GUATEMALA BELIZE, COSTA, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF . 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☆ ‘Ring of fire’ annular eclipse: Here’s where to see it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Path of the ‘ring of fire’ eclipseBehold the beauty of an annular solar eclipse. For many, the event is being seen as a sort of warm-up for the 2024 total solar eclipse, which professor Mark Littmann calls “the gold standard” of eclipse viewing. It gives you a kind of an omen of what a total eclipse would look like.”Viewing an annular eclipse is far from routine: The next one won’t happen over the contiguous United States until 2046. Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi residents and visitors will among the last to witness the annular eclipse on the US mainland. Santa Fe National Park, PanamaSanta Fe National Park in Panama will also enjoy the spectacular event.

Persons: Mark Littmann, ”, ” Littman, Debra Ross, ” Ross, Richard Tresch Fienberg, Bryce, ” Clark, Dave Clark, Del, Campspot, Yogi Bear’s, Clark, Christi, Chichén, Matthias Kestel Organizations: CNN, University of Tennessee, North, Eclipse, Task Force, “, CNN Travel, Utah, Capitol, Navajo Tribal, Boulder Mail, NASA, NOAA, Roswell Public Library, Grande Recreation, Alamo Beer Company, Omni, Corpus Christi, Christi, UNESCO, Santa Fe, Panama Santa Fe Locations: United States, Oregon , New Mexico, Texas, Antonio , Texas, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Oregon, Central, South America, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Arizona, New Mexico , Utah, Colorado, Boulder, Bryce, annularity, Albuquerque, Roswell , New Mexico, New Mexico, Roswell, Grande, Antonio, San Antonio, Jose, Del Rio, Kerrville, Guadalupe, Bandera, Garner, Corpus Christi , Texas, Christi, Corpus Christi, Mexico, Corpus, North Padre, Uzmal, Mérida, Edzná, Campeche, of Mexico, Santa, Panama Santa, Santa Fe

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is ready to bring colorful displays to the New Mexico sky. The event is scheduled to start at sunrise on Saturday with a drone light show and mass ascension of hot air balloons. Over nine days, local residents and visitors are expected to be treated to a cavalcade of colorful and special-shaped balloons. The fiesta has morphed into one of the most photographed events in the world, now based at Balloon Fiesta Park. Scheduled nighttime events include fireworks and balloon glows, in which hot air balloons are inflated and lit up from the ground.

Persons: they’re, ”, Sam Parks, Sid Cutter, Gordon Bennett, ” Parks, ” ___ Stern, Stern Organizations: Wars, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, The Rio Grande, Sandia, Santa Fe, “

☆ Retailers appear to be facing a self-checkout reckoning
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Retailers hoped to save big on labor costs by introducing self-checkout lanes. Now retailers including Costco, Walmart, and Kroger are rethinking some self-checkout strategies. Costco, for example, has started asking staff to check membership cards in the self-checkout lanes, as well as assist with scanning items. This is not exactly the labor-minimizing tech retailers were promised. AdvertisementAdvertisementWalmart and Kroger use sophisticated video-monitoring and sensor tech to track merchandise through stores and self-checkout lanes.

Persons: —, Dominick Reuter, Kroger, Matt Kelley, Kelley, Christopher Andrews Organizations: Service, Costco, Walmart, Kroger, Depot, LiveView Technologies, Drew University, CNN Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico

The hope is to answer many pivotal questions about whether the nation's aging nuclear weapons still work as designed. Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesDuring the Cold War, those questions were answered by actually setting off nuclear explosions. The experimental machine the length of a football field eventually will sit 1,000 feet (304 meters) below the ground at the Nevada National Security Site. Custer said above-ground facilities have tested explosive behaviors of other materials but the Scorpius experiments will use real plutonium, which is unique. Assembly testing is planned through most of 2025 before the Nevada site will move the injector underground.

Persons: haven't, Jon Custer, Custer, ” Custer, ”, “, Lawrence, Josh Leckbee, Dave Funk Organizations: —, Energy Department, Sandia, Sandia National Laboratories, , Energy Department, Nevada National Security, Los Alamos National Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Lab Locations: RENO, Nev, Albuquerque , New Mexico, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Las Vegas

The estimated age of the footprints was first reported in Science in 2021, but some researchers raised concerns about the dates. It uses two entirely different materials found at the site, ancient conifer pollen and quartz grains. The new study isolated about 75,000 grains of pure pollen from the same sedimentary layer that contained the footprints. “Dating pollen is arduous and nail-biting,” said Kathleen Springer, a research geologist at the United States Geological Survey and a co-author of the new paper. Ancient footprints of any kind — left by humans or megafauna like big cats and dire wolves — can provide archaeologists with a snapshot of a moment in time, recording how people or animals walked or limped along and whether they crossed paths.

Persons: ”, Thomas Urban, Thomas Stafford, “, Kathleen Springer, Jennifer Raff Organizations: White Sands National, Cornell University, United States Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: New Mexico, Americas, White Sands, Science, Russia, Alaska, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Brazil

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been 15 years since the world’s elite gas balloon pilots have gathered in the United States for a race with roots that stretch back more than a century. Their ballooning résumé includes four wins in the America's Challenge long-distance gas balloon race, and third- and fourth-place finishes in previous Gordon Bennett competitions. Unlike the colorful hot air balloons that ascend en masse during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta by using heated ambient air, gas balloons have an envelope filled with a gas lighter than air — usually hydrogen. He recalled the Gordon Bennett competition that occurred after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The gas balloons were the only things in the sky as planes were still grounded.

Persons: — It’s, Gordon Bennett, They're, Willi Eimers, Benjamin, Albuquerque balloonists Barbara Fricke, Peter Cuneo, Fricke, Cuneo, “ You've, ” Fricke, Mark Sullivan, Cheri White, Sullivan, White, Jacques Soukup, ” Sullivan, “, We’re, let’s, ” Organizations: U.S, FAI, Pilots Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, United States, New Mexico, Albuquerque, U.S, Canada, Belgium, West Texas, Belarus

☆ A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse is coming soon. Here’s what you should know
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The annular solar eclipse will begin in the United States at 9:13 a.m. PT (12:13 p.m. When the moon crosses between Earth and the sun during an annular solar eclipse, a signature "ring of fire" of sunlight is still visible. To view the annular eclipse, wear certified eclipse glasses or use a handheld solar viewer. Eclipse glasses are necessary to safely view the entirety of an annular solar eclipse. The next eclipseA total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Mexico, Canada and more than 10 US states on April 8, 2024.

Persons: ”, Peg Luce, Kelly Korreck, “, ” Korreck, “ It’s, Alex Lockwood, you’re, Prince Edward Island, Aroh Barjatya, ” Barjatya Organizations: CNN, Division, NASA, Science, Embry, Riddle Aeronautical University, Amateur Locations: North, Central, South America, United States, Oregon, Texas, Gulf, Oregon , Nevada , Utah, New Mexico, California , Idaho , Colorado, Arizona, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Natal, Brazil, Alaska, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Kirbyville , Texas, White Sands , New Mexico, Canada, Ocean, North America, Texas , Oklahoma , Arkansas , Missouri , Illinois , Kentucky , Indiana , Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York , Vermont , New Hampshire, Maine, Ontario, Quebec , New Brunswick, Prince, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Florida

☆ New Mexico man charged with attempted murder for protest shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

New Mexico resident Ryan Martinez, 23, who was taken into custody as the suspected shooter, is seen in this undated handout. New Mexico State Police/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSept 29 (Reuters) - A New Mexico man was charged with attempted murder for shooting a demonstrator at a protest over plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador outside a civic complex in northern New Mexico, police said. Twenty-three-year-old Ryan Martinez of Sandia Park was arrested on Thursday after he shot a 42-year-old man while attempting to disrupt the peaceful protest outside county offices in Espanola, state police said in a statement. The bronze was taken down in 2020 during nationwide anti-racism protests to topple monuments to European colonizers and Confederate officials. The wounded man, a Hopi Native man from Seattle, Washington, was in critical condition at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque awaiting surgery, said Mateo Peixinho, an organizer for the protest rally.

Persons: Ryan Martinez, Juan de Onate, Mateo Peixinho, Martinez, MAGA, Peixinho, Onate, Andrew Hay, Chris Reese Organizations: New Mexico State Police, Handout, REUTERS Acquire, Sandia Park, Rio, University of New, University of New Mexico Hospital, Police, Thomson Locations: Mexico, New, Spanish, New Mexico, Espanola, Rio Arriba, Seattle , Washington, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Onate

☆ Only 0.2% of Ukraine's landmass has changed hands in 2023, report says, despite thousands dead and billions of dollars spent
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Less than 500 square miles of Ukrainian land has changed hands this year, per a New York Times analysis. AdvertisementAdvertisementOnly 0.2% of Ukraine's landmass has changed hands this year, according to an analysis by The New York Times, based on data from the Institute for the Study of War. 188 square miles is about the size of Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest city, which has a total area of 189.5 square miles, according to the US Census Bureau. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn contrast, Ukraine has a total landmass of about 233,030 square miles. The report shows Russia capturing about 100 square miles per month earlier this year, coinciding with its winter offensive campaign to capture the eastern Donbas region.

Persons: —, Marina Miron Organizations: New York Times, Russia, Service, The New York Times, Institute for, Census, US, Kiel Institute, King's College London, Times Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Albuquerque , New

☆ Walmart is stripping some stores of self-checkout lanes and bringing back cashiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Walmart is pulling self-checkout lanes from at least three stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico. AdvertisementAdvertisementWalmart is pulling self-checkout lanes from at least three stores, requiring shoppers to have an employee ring up their orders. The three stores losing self-checkout are at 400 Eubank NE, 2701 Carlisle NE, and 2266 Wyoming NE, the Albuquerque Journal reported. Walmart shoppers can opt for full-service or they can scan and pay by themselves in the company's new front-end layout. When a separate Albuquerque Walmart closed in March, the company cited "underperformance," but several shoppers told Insider the location was routinely targeted by criminals.

Persons: —, Josh Havens, Matt Kelley, Kelly Organizations: Walmart, Service, Eubank, Albuquerque Journal, CTV, Albuquerque Walmart, Police, Costco, Tractor Supply, LiveView Technologies Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, Carlisle, Wyoming, Ottawa , Ontario, Albuquerque

☆ Man shot at protest over New Mexico conquistador statue
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

New Mexico resident Ryan Martinez, 23, was taken into custody as the suspected shooter after leaving the event in a car, said Rio Arriba County sheriff's office Major Lorenzo Aguilar. A Hopi Native American man from Seattle, Washington, was shot, according to Peixinho. The county halted the reinstallation of 16th-century Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate's statue planned for Thursday after protests over the return of the bronze figure, removed three years ago during nationwide anti-racism demonstrations. The Santa Fe New Mexican showed a picture of a man at the protest it identified as Martinez wearing a red MAGA hat. Onate is known for the 1599 massacre of a pueblo tribe, leading a group of Spanish settlers into what is now New Mexico.

Persons: Juan de Onate, Mateo Peixinho, Ryan Martinez, Major Lorenzo Aguilar, Christina Castro, Juan de Onate's, Peixinho, Martinez, Onate, Andrew Hay, Josie Kao, Lincoln Organizations: University of New, Santa Fe, Red Nation, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Rio Arriba County, Espanola , New Mexico, U.S, New Mexico, Espanola, Seattle , Washington, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Santa, Mexican

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