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☆ This 95-year-old is competing in a 10k bike race: How he's physically and mentally prepping for the challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

18 years ago, Jack Eckenrode entered in his first National Senior Games at age 77; now, at 95, he's taking yet another spin at the biennial event. The National Senior Games is the "largest multi-sport event in the world for seniors," according to the National Senior Games Association. This year's Senior Games will begin on July 7. In 2005, he and his first wife, Margaret, entered in the bike races when the Senior Games came to their city of Pittsburgh. The couple went on to participate in many Senior Games and traveled to cities like Louisville, Houston and Albuquerque.

Persons: Jack Eckenrode, It's, Margaret, Eckenrode Organizations: National Senior Games, Senior Games, National Senior Games Association, Games, CNBC Locations: Pittsburgh, Louisville, Houston, Albuquerque, Florida

☆ Opinion | Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Radley Balko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a staggering report last month, the Department of Justice documented pervasive abuse, illegal use of force, racial bias and systemic dysfunction in the Minneapolis Police Department. City police officers engaged in brutality or made racist comments, even as a department investigator rode along in a patrol car. And after George Floyd’s death, instead of ending the policy of racial profiling, the police just buried the evidence. The Minneapolis report was shocking, but it wasn’t surprising. It doesn’t read much differently from recent Justice Department reports about the police departments in Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland, Albuquerque, New Orleans, Ferguson, Mo., or any of three recent reports from various sources about Minneapolis, from 2003, 2015 and 2016.

Persons: George Floyd’s, Ferguson, “ Organizations: Department of Justice, Minneapolis Police Department . City, Department Locations: Minneapolis, Chicago , Baltimore, Cleveland, Albuquerque , New Orleans, Mo

☆ Religious Freedom Arguments Underpin Wave of Challenges to Abortion Bans
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Via Zoom, a minister prompted Mikayla to look in a mirror to reflect on self-empowerment and recite: “One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.” After swallowing the first pill in the two-drug regimen, Mikayla recited a tenet about prioritizing science. The minister advised that after the pregnancy tissue was eventually expelled, Mikayla could recite: “By my body, my blood. Arguments for exemptions might also be persuasive because most abortion bans have some exceptions, like rape, experts said. “These should be very strong, compelling cases, but I also acknowledge that this is a highly political issue,” Ms. Platt said. “We’re in a completely new landscape,” Ms. Platt said.

Persons: Mikayla, “, ”, Elizabeth Reiner Platt, ” Ms, Platt, Josh Blackman, Ms, Adria Malcolm Organizations: Law, Columbia University, South Texas College of Law Houston Locations: Albuquerque

Compounding the dangerous effects of the heat wave will be abnormally warm overnight temperatures that will provide little to no relief from the heat, the prediction center said. The heat wave is expected to get worse before it gets better, with no relief in sight before early next week. In the meantime, more than 90 record high temperatures could be broken this week from Texas to Missouri to Florida. The state has been experiencing the heat wave for more than two weeks. Eric Gay/APTemperature records already brokenThe intensifying heat wave has already brought record-breaking temperatures to Texas.

Persons: Wesley Hopkins, ”, Eric Gay, Del, Rodrigo Pineda, Jose Balino, Dorsey, Kaylee Greenlee Beal Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Austin EMS, The Texas Department of State Health Services, Dallas, ” New, Del Rio, Central Locations: Arizona, Florida, Dallas , New Orleans, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Plains, Missouri, Shreveport, Austin , Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, ” New Orleans, Albuquerque, San Antonio, San Angelo, Del Rio, Angelo, Eagle Pass , Texas, Southern Plains

Prescribed burns aren’t always welcomed by communities, however. They generate smoke and sometimes spread out of control. In New Mexico last year, a prescribed fire by the Forest Service blew into a 340,000-acre inferno that destroyed hundreds of homes and became the largest in state history. It prompted Forest Service Chief Randy Moore to suspend all the agency’s planned burns for 90 days. Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal/Zuma

Persons: aren’t, Randy Moore, Eddie Moore, Zuma Organizations: Forest Service Locations: New Mexico, Albuquerque

Against this violent backdrop, Marcelo Modesto, a City of God native, is using golf to try to transform the lives of the children who live there. However, amidst this bleak environment, Modesto’s golf academy stands as a sanctuary, offering hope and protection to the children within its confines. Maybe we could have a golf Pele … from one of our poor communities.”Tiago Albuquerque teaches English to children from Modesto’s golf academy. In addition to us having to teach golf, we have to be a psychologist, a social worker,” Modesto explains. “It’s changed my life”For the children enrolled there, the golf academy can be transformative, providing opportunities on and off the course.

Persons: favela, Marcelo Modesto, Modesto, “, ”, Carlos Favoreto, biggie, Pele …, Tiago Albuquerque, Cameron Bauer, ” Albuquerque, ” Modesto, “ It’s, “ Marcelo, David Loreno Marcelo Moreno, Alexandre Gomes Goncalves Organizations: CNN, God, Brazil’s Public Security Institute, “, Deus, UNICEF Locations: “ City, Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Modesto, Rio, “, Brazil, Europe

☆ The distance hurdle to abortion without Roe v. Wade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

One year without Roe v. Wade How access to abortion has changed The nearest abortion clinic became a lengthy journey for millions of peopleOne year ago on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide in the United States. When Roe v. Wade was overturned and states banned abortions, that number jumped almost 900 times to 16 million. The first map shows what the distance was when Roe v. Wade was in place and the second map shows what the distance is now, after Roe was overturned. The map on the left shows what the distance was in Guttmacher Institute’s “certain scenario” before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Two bar charts show that poverty and lack of healthcare both increase the farther one is from an abortion clinic with Roe v. Wade overturned.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Alan Braid, Andrea Gallegos, Braid, Gallegos, Evelyn Hockstein, Gretchen Whitmer Organizations: Guttmacher Institute, Reuters, Women’s Clinic, REUTERS, Alamo Women's Clinic, Guttmacher, Democratic Locations: United States, Alabama, Arkansas , Idaho , Kentucky, Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri, North Dakota , Oklahoma, South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Texas, Louisiana, San Antonio , Texas, Tulsa , Oklahoma, New Mexico, Illinois, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Oklahoma, Idaho , Nevada, Utah, California, In Michigan, Guttmacher

☆ A Texas real-estate investor created a tiny home village where sites rent for $700. Its residents get a slice of the American dream, and have formed a tight-knit community. See inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The village has 13 lots that cost renters, who bring their own tiny homes, around $700 each month. He encountered an array of tiny homes, non-mortgaged houses or cabins that are typically under 600 square feet. The waitlist for a spot in Lake Dallas Tiny Home Village is nearly a dozen long. While each resident's home is uniquely built, several were constructed by either Indigo River Tiny Homes or Decathlon Tiny Homes. The community garden at Lake Dallas Tiny Home Village.

Persons: Terry Lantrip, —, Terry Lantrip's, Lantrip, Alcynna Lloyd, Alcynna Lloyd Tiny, Alcynna Lloyd Lantrip, There's Organizations: Service, Urban, Dallas, Lake Dallas Tiny Home, The, Fort, North Texas Tiny House, Residents, National Organization of Alternative, Dallas Tiny Home Locations: Texas, Lake Dallas, Lewisville Lake, Lantrip, Dallas, The Dallas, Fort Worth, North, Lake, Chicago, Bridgeton , New Jersey, Albuquerque , New Mexico

☆ Why Egusi Is More Than Just a Great Soup
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Yewande Komolafe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Elsewhere in southwest Houston, Ms. Lakshmi tastes suya, bole, fufu, asun and jollof, tries her hand at pounding yam and practices the art of scooping soup with swallows. She moves from the kitchen at Margaret Chibuzo’s Safari restaurant to the dining room, where she shares egusi soup with the gospel singer Stacy Egbo. I encountered not just the Nigerian, but the Liberian, Ghanaian and broader West African communities in Newark and Charlotte, Atlanta and Albuquerque. By ensuring access to ingredients, they’d helped steward our shared culture a world away. Versions of egusi soup dotted menus in every city we stopped, and I relished each one.

Persons: jollof, Margaret Chibuzo’s, Stacy Egbo, they’d Organizations: Liberian Locations: Houston, bole, fufu, United States, Newark, Charlotte, Atlanta, Albuquerque

☆ Failed Republican candidate charged in shooting spree aimed at New Mexico Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 31 (Reuters) - A failed Republican state candidate in New Mexico was charged by federal authorities on Wednesday for a shooting spree targeting the homes of four elected Democratic officials, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. Solomon Pena, 40, lost a state House of Representatives race last November. After his defeat, Pena organized the shootings on the homes of two Bernalillo County commissioners and two New Mexico state legislators, prosecutors said. If convicted, Pena faces a mandatory minimum of 60 years in prison, according to the Justice Department. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Solomon Pena, Pena, Kenneth, Tim Keller, Linda Lopez, David Clements, Clements, Kanishka Singh, Leslie Adler Organizations: Republican, Democratic, U.S . Justice Department, Justice Department, Albuquerque, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, Bernalillo, Washington

☆ At least 3 people killed and 5 people wounded in shooting at motorcycle rally in Red River, New Mexico, mayor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Liz Enochs | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Multiple people were shot and at least three people were killed at a motorcycle rally in Red River, New Mexico, on Saturday, Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun told CNN. One of those injured was airlifted to a hospital in Denver, New Mexico State Police said. New Mexico State Police had earlier tweeted that two people were killed and six people were injured. The fatal shooting occurred during the Red River Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally, said NMPD. “Please be safe, and send your prayers to Red River,” said Maestas in a Facebook post.

☆ Man charged with murder after 3 dead in New Mexico biker shootout
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Reto Mesmer/Handout via REUTERSTAOS, New Mexico, May 28 (Reuters) - A biker was charged with murder after a shootout between rival motorbike gangs at a motorcycle rally in Red River, northern New Mexico, on Saturday in which three gang members were killed and five wounded, police said. "It was just gangbanger on gangbanger," Johnson told a press conference in Red River, adding that no bystanders were injured. The confrontation began in Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest city, over a photo involving another gang, then spilled over to Red River's annual Memorial Day motorcycle rally, Johnson said. Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun advised local businesses to close. Reporting by Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A Whataburger in Texas fired a nursing mother for leaving the restaurant to express breast milk, the Labor Department says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Texas Whataburger didn't provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk, the DOL said. When the nursing mother left the premises to express milk, the company fired her, the DOL said. Employers have to give staff reasonable break time to express milk for a year after the child's birth. The corporate-owned restaurant in Lubbock, northwest Texas, failed to provide reasonable break time for the employee to express breast milk, the DOL said. And when she did leave the premises to express milk, the company terminated her, the DOL said.

☆ I rent out my car on Turo and now it pays for itself. Here's how I got started and stay booked.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nate Matos is a Turo host based in Miami. He started by renting his own car on the platform, then bought a second vehicle just for renting. I decided to become a Turo host after listening to Earn Your Leisure, a financial education podcast, about two years ago. The podcast brings on a lot of guests to speak about different aspects of business, finance, and entrepreneurship, and I saw an episode with someone who was sharing his experience with Turo car rentals. I did make some mistakes on Turo initiallyFor example, at first, I had both of my cars on Turo.

☆ Farmington, New Mexico, shooting: At least 3 people killed and 2 officers wounded, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Multiple people were shot and at least three killed in a shooting in Farmington, New Mexico, police said in a Facebook post. Officers were involved in a shooting with a suspect, who was killed on scene, police said. A Farmington police officer and a New Mexico State Police officer were shot and are being treated for their injuries in the hospital. CNN has reached out to the city’s mayor and the New Mexico governor for comment. About 46,400 people live in Farmington, which is in northwestern New Mexico, just south of the Colorado state line.

☆ At least four killed, including suspect, in New Mexico shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 15 (Reuters) - At least four people, including a suspect, were killed in a shooting on Monday, police said, in a New Mexico town that has experienced at least two other high-profile incidents of deadly gun violence in recent years. Law enforcement closed off seven blocks around the shooting scene, an area that encompasses the grounds of two churches, police said. The gun violence also prompted security lockdowns at several public schools in Farmington, a city of about 46,000 residents. Police said after the suspect was killed that there was no longer a threat to the public, and the lockdowns were lifted. Farmington also was the scene of a deadly high school shooting in December 2017 in which a gunman killed two students before taking his own life.

☆ AI 'digital workers' are cutting tasks that used to take a month down to 10 minutes in New Mexico. Employees love it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A number of birthing centers, Indian Health Service clinics, and Indian Health Service hospitals also use the "baby bot" process. Together, the bots and automation are expected to save more than 100,000 human worker hours each year, the New Mexico Human Services Department told Insider. The New Mexico Human Services Department has also been expanding its use of automation into other areas. In New Mexico, "digital workers" are programmed to execute a range of tasks and are assigned times in which to complete them. The "brainy bot" process also uses IBM AI technology, and it's run on a Salesforce platform, she said.

☆ Here's the No. 1 skill for raising highly resilient kids, says parenting expert and neuropsychologist
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Taryn Marie Stejskal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

While traveling the world and sharing my research, parents would often come up to me and ask, "How can I use your findings to raise resilient kids?" But I've found that there's one skill in particular that has boosted my kids' confidence and resilience: how to "worry well." Instead of telling children not to worry, invite them to set aside time for "worry sessions." Set a timer for five minutes and ask your child to worry about every aspect of their concern. Children tend to only imagine the worst possible outcomes, so encourage them to focus on positive outcomes instead.

Summary Among 2022 law graduates, 10% landed government jobs while 8% went into public interestSome schools had much higher percentage of grads go into those jobs(Reuters) - When it comes to sending graduates into government and public interest jobs, no law school comes close to the City University of New York School of Law. The Albuquerque school saw just shy of 40% of its most recent class go into government and public interest jobs. Public interest jobs include public defenders, labor unions, and positions at organizations funded by the Legal Services Corp. Some law schools send significantly higher percentages of their alumni into government and public interest jobs than the national average. Read more:These law schools sent the most grads to federal clerkshipsLarge U.S. law firms love hiring from these schoolsThese law schools aced the job market in 2022Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Alzheimer’s patients may wait years to get treated with new drugs, putting them at risk of more severe disease
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

But time spent waiting robs early patients of their memory and ability to live independently. This condition is often, though not always, a sign of early Alzheimer's disease. PET scans cumbersomeTwo types of tests can diagnosis Alzheimer's disease: PET scans and spinal taps. Early Alzheimer's disease can also be diagnosed with a spinal tap, in which fluid around the spinal cord is extracted with a catheter and tested. He believes big players like CVS will provide infusions for Alzheimer's disease on a major scale if they see there's a large and stable market.

☆ The Hottest U.S. Rental Markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Michael Kolomatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A new study by RentCafe ranked the popularity of the 150 largest U.S. markets by tracking four metrics in each: the availability of apartments, listing views, listings saved as favorites, and saved personalized searches. Kansas City, Mo., landed in second place, followed by Albuquerque. Though scattered around the country, these markets share important traits — they’re relatively inexpensive and have healthy economies, according to the report. Next up was Detroit, which trailed only Kansas City among Midwest markets. Listings saved as favorites in the Motor City grew by more than 400 percent over a year, and saved searches grew by 150 percent — signs of its revival.

☆ Is this solar panel American? Companies eyeing US subsidy await rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Nichola Groom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Solar panels are set up in the solar farm at the University of California, Merced, in Merced, California, U.S. August 17, 2022. Their main question: will solar panels qualify if they are assembled in the United States using components made overseas? In February, top U.S. solar manufacturer First Solar Inc (FSLR.O) said it would delay further expansion decisions until Treasury releases its guidelines. A manufacturing group, Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA), said both manufacturers and developers want clear rules that will fuel growth. A potential approach could be to allow the bonus credit to apply to domestically available goods, with that standard changing over a set timeline.

☆ Jan. 6 rioter who pinned DC Metropolitan Police officer calls his actions 'monumentally stupid' as he's sentenced to over 7 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A man who pinned a DC Police officer to a Capitol door on January 6 was sentenced to over 7 years in prison. "Your actions are some of the most egregious crimes that were committed on that dark day," said the judge. "Your actions are some of the most egregious crimes that were committed on that dark day," the judge told McCaughey. Federal prosecutors had sought a sentence of 15 years and eight months, which would have been the longest sentence given to any Capitol riot defendant. "I do not foresee that changing anytime soon," he told the judge, calling McCaughey a "foot solider" in the push to overturn the election.

☆ Blocking FDA approval of abortion pill could stifle innovation in the biopharma industry, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A messy legal fight over the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone poses risks to the biopharma industry that go beyond the single drug. If a subsequent decision tosses out the pill's approval, it could potentially stifle innovation in the sector and deter investments in the development of life-changing drugs, biopharma companies and experts in law and economics say. More than 200 biopharma companies made a similar claim Monday in an open letter calling for the reversal of Kacsmaryk's decision. But Hastings said biopharma companies still respect the FDA when the agency turns down their drugs. Suliman offered a more hopeful take on how the legal fight could affect biopharma innovation.

But even if those legal efforts fail and last Friday's order by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas goes into effect, essentially rendering the drug unapproved, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could nonetheless continue to allow access to the drug, legal experts say. The FDA, which has said it stands behind it determination that mifepristone is safe and effective, declined to comment. CONTRADICTORY RULINGSThe FDA approved mifepristone, which is the first of a two-drug regimen to terminate a pregnancy within the first 10 weeks, in 2000. Kacsmaryk put his ruling on hold until Friday to give the Biden administration, which supports access to abortion, time to pursue its appeal. 1985 PRECEDENTBut, even if the abortion pill's approval remains suspended, the FDA has precedent on its side to do nothing, legal experts said.

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