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Los Alamos Police Collect 312 Pounds Of Old Prescriptions During Saturday’s Drug Take Back Day

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The Los Alamos Police Department collection site set up Saturday near the patio at Smith’s Maketplace. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD Evidence Technician Anthony Lucero assists a citizen with a drop off. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department collected 312 pounds of unwanted and unused prescriptions during Saturday’s drug take back day.

The total collection amount was from drop offs made to the LAPD drug box located in the police station lobby at the Judicial Complex and the two collection sites in Los Alamos and White Rock. 

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Heinrich Statement On Final Passage Of Clean Continuing Funding Resolution

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. released the following statement today after voting to pass a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through December 11, 2015:

“It’s my hope that this marks the end of governing by manufactured crises and a return to focusing on growing the economy and making sure all Americans get a fair shake at getting ahead. Without wasting anymore time, Democrats and Republicans must now work together toward a reasonable, long-term budget agreement that

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Naturalization Ceremony At Fuller Lodge Saturday

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Courtesy photo
 
By James Nesmith, Chair
Naturalization Ceremony

Los Alamos is incredibly diverse and culturally rich. We have people from more than 90 countries in our midst and their contributions are incalculable, not just their professional contributions but their cultural contributions.

They are a part of the story and the complex tapestry that is Los Alamos. and at 11 a.m. this Saturday, some of these individuals will take the last step in becoming full-fledged members of our society. They will become citizens of the United States in a naturalization ceremony at Fuller Lodge sponsored

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Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson Assumes Command Of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center At Kirtland AFB

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Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson

AFNWC News:

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE – Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson will assume command of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) in a ceremony this morning at Hardin Field.

Before coming to the AFNWC, Jansson was the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons and director of the Armament Directorate at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Jansson replaces Maj. Gen. Sandra Finan, who is going to the Pentagon to be the deputy chief information officer for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Read More

Udall Welcomes OK Of Short-Term Budget Agreement, Urges Responsible Long-Term Budget For NM

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Appropriations Committee, joined the full Senate in voting today for a short-term agreement to keep the federal government running until Dec. 11.

The measure, which passed the Senate 78-20 and passed the U.S. House of Representatives 277-151, is now headed to the president to be signed into law. While Udall welcomed the short-term agreement called a “continuing resolution,” he urged Congress to agree to a long-term budget that also ends the devastating across-the-board budget cuts known Read More

TSA Agents Find Record Number Of Guns In Carry-on Luggage At Airports

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Loaded gun discovered at airport screening center. Courtesy/TSA

HSNW News:

TSA agents in airports across the United States discovered 67 guns in carry-on luggage during the week ending Sept. 17, which broke an earlier record of 65 firearms found during one week in May 2013.

TSA officers found nearly 1,900 firearms in carry-on luggage between Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2015. This year is thus on track to see a 28 percent spike in the number of firearms found compared to the 2,212 guns — an average of about 40 a week — discovered by TSA agents in 2014.

TSA notes that of those 67 guns discovered last week, Read More

NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows On Present Day Mars

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Courtesy/NASA
 
NASA News:
 
New findings from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present day Mars.

Using an imaging spectrometer on MRO, researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where mysterious streaks are seen on the Red Planet. These darkish streaks appear to ebb and flow over time. They darken and appear to flow down steep slopes during warm seasons, and then fade in cooler seasons. They appear in several locations on Mars when temperatures are above minus 10 degrees

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Moniz On Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

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Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
 
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Secretary Of Energy Ernest Moniz released the following statement on the occasion of the 2015 conference on facilitating entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty:
 
“In 1992, the United States government voluntarily implemented a moratorium on nuclear explosive testing—a policy that has been observed ever since, by four presidential administrations, both Democrat and Republican. 
 
“Four years later, the United States was the first country to sign the
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Talks Target Redrock Canyon Country Issue

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Monument Arch. Photo by James Kay
 
PEEC News:
 
The redrock canyon country of southern Utah is one of most stunningly beautiful landscapes on this planet, containing spectacular geologic formations, amazing cliff dwellings and rock art of ancient peoples, and world class hiking, climbing, rafting and biking. Yet most of this magnificent region lies unprotected. And this year, the future of Utah’s redrock hangs in the balance.

The Utah delegation is poised to introduce public lands legislation for the entire eastern half of Utah, which may diminish, rather than

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NNSA Partnership Successfully Removes All Remaining HEU From Uzbekistan

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NNSA News:
 
WASHINGTON, DC ― Today, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced the successful return of the final 5 kilograms (approximately 11 pounds) of highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel from the IIN-3M “Foton” research reactor in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Russia.
 
This is the eighth shipment of HEU from Uzbekistan since 2004 and marks the removal of all HEU from the country.
 
Since the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return program began in 2002, DOE/NNSA has collaborated with the Rosatom State Atomic Energy
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