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SANTA FE, N.M | Libertarian Party courts Gary Johnson for Senate run

SANTA FE, N.M. — Former New Mexico governor and unsuccessful presidential candidate Gary Johnson received a formal invitation Saturday to run for the U.S. Senate under the Libertarian Party banner. The central committee of New Mexico’s Libertarian Party offered Johnson the party’s nomination as a replacement to State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn, who abandoned his … Continue reading SANTA FE, N.M | Libertarian Party courts Gary Johnson for Senate run →

Politics

SANTA FE, N.M | Native American woman advances in New Mexico primary

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Democrats rallied around progressive female candidates in Tuesday’s primary – including the party’s nominee for the Albuquerque area’s U.S. House seat who will try to become the first Native American congresswoman. The primary also set up a November race that will mean the most Hispanic congressional district in … Continue reading SANTA FE, N.M | Native American woman advances in New Mexico primary →

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SANTA FE, Texas | Students graduate from Texas school where shooting killed 10

SANTA FE, Texas  — In the sweltering twilight on their school’s football field, 328 seniors at a Southeast Texas high school received their diplomas Friday with memories of a deadly mass shooting fresh in their minds. The Santa Fe High School seniors gathered in the 83-degree heat and 76 percent humidity on the artificial-turf field … Continue reading SANTA FE, Texas | Students graduate from Texas school where shooting killed 10 →

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SANTA FE, Texas | Justin Timberlake visits Texas shooting survivor in hospital

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Pop star Justin Timberlake made a surprise visit to a Texas school shooting survivor as she recovers from her wounds in a hospital. Sarah Salazar was among the more than two dozen injured in the May 18 attack at Santa Fe High School. Her mother, Sonia Lopez-Puentes, shared on Facebook … Continue reading SANTA FE, Texas | Justin Timberlake visits Texas shooting survivor in hospital →

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SANTA FE, Texas | Texas shooting survivors seek purpose in shadow of Parkland

SANTA FE, Texas — The survivors of last week’s school shooting in Texas say that deciding what to do next has not come as easily for them as it did for students who lived through the Parkland, Florida, attack three months ago. Those teens launched an impassioned campaign to tighten the nation’s gun laws. But … Continue reading SANTA FE, Texas | Texas shooting survivors seek purpose in shadow of Parkland →

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SANTA FE, Texas | School shooting victims remembered as artistic, n

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A history buff who wanted to join the Army leaned against a closet door to keep the gunman from entering and an artistic student who liked red hair dye were among the 10 people killed at a Texas high school. Family members and friends of the eight students and two … Continue reading SANTA FE, Texas | School shooting victims remembered as artistic, n →

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SANTA FE, Texas  | School shooting victims remembered as sweet, hardworking

SANTA FE, Texas  — An outgoing and “really funny” student who blocked the door to try to prevent the gunman from entering the classroom, an exchange student who aspired to work in civil service and a substitute teacher who frequently hosted gatherings were among the 10 people killed at a Texas high school. Family members … Continue reading SANTA FE, Texas  | School shooting victims remembered as sweet, hardworking →

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SANTA FE, Texas  | Texas mom marched after Parkland, then her town was next

SANTA FE, Texas — She stood at her bedroom door for five minutes Saturday morning trying to work up the courage to turn the knob and re-enter a world she worried would never feel safe or whole again. Then she crept down the hallway, toward the front porch where she stood the morning before to … Continue reading SANTA FE, Texas  | Texas mom marched after Parkland, then her town was next →