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FBI Launches Nationwide Awareness Campaign On Economic Espionage

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Based on an actual case, The Company Man: Protecting America’s Secrets is part of a nationwide FBI campaign to raise awareness of the economic espionage threat. Transcript | Download Courtesy/FBI
 

FBI News:

Industries in the United States spend more on research and development than any other country in the world.

The amount of effort and resources put into developing a unique product or process that can provide an edge in the business world is not unsubstantial. But what happens if someone comes in and steals that edge—a company’s trade secrets—for the benefit of a foreign country? Read More

Heinrich Statement On 2015 KIDS COUNT Report

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. issued the following statement Tuesday after the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, ranked New Mexico as 49th in the nation for child well-being.

The report ranked all 50 states on 16 indicators that fall into the categories of economic well-being, education, health, family and community.

“It’s unacceptable that nearly a third of New Mexico children are living in poverty. Despite 64 straight months of private sector job growth at the national level, Read More

Los Alamos Peace Vigils Scheduled At Ashley Pond

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National peace and justice activist and former Jesuit priest John Dear

NATIONAL PEACE GROUP News:

Thursday Aug. 6 and Sunday Aug. 9, hundreds of protesters are scheduled to converge on Los Alamos for the 70th Anniversary Peace and Disarmament Vigils commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

National peace and justice activists expected to attend include John Dear, Rev. James Lawson, Medea Benjamin, Kathy Kelly, Roshi Joan Halifax, Ken Butigan and Rev. Lennox Yearwood and individuals from the 250 Campaign Nonviolence National Conference Participants, Upaya Read More

NM Lawmakers Call For Curb On Natural Gas Waste Causing Methane Hot Spot Over San Juan Basin

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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:

WASHINGTON – In a letter this week to Office of Management and Budget (OPM) Director Shaun Donovan, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham called for prompt action on upcoming federal standards to curb natural gas waste.

New Mexico is the nation’s leading producer of oil from onshore federal land, and second for natural gas production. Yet too much of the state’s natural gas goes to waste through venting, flaring and leaks  — causing dangerous methane pollution over the San Juan Basin and more than Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center CEO Feliciano Jiron Appointed To American Hospital Association Governing Council

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LAMC CEO Feliciano Jiron

LAMC News:

Los Alamos Medical Center is pleased to announce that CEO Feliciano Jiron has been appointed to represent rural hospitals on the American Hospital Association Section for Small or Rural Hospitals Governing Council.

This is a national advisory committee that represents AHA constituents and counsels AHA on advocacy, policy and strategic planning issues.

The Governing Council includes 18 elected and four appointed members who are chief executives and physician leaders of some of the country’s prominent small or rural hospitals. It also has ex-officio Read More

Udall Welcomes Formal Restoration Of Diplomatic Relations Between United States And Cuba

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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 U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement as the United States and Cuba formally re-established diplomatic relations after 54 years:

“The re-opening of the embassies in Havana and Washington marks a turning point in a relationship fraught with mistrust and Cold War antagonism. While both our countries have many differences to resolve, the best diplomats of American values are Americans themselves, and I believe that by re-establishing formal relations and further Read More

Column: Our Flag, My Flag

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By VERNON N. KERR
Los Alamos

Our Flag, My Flag

Here is hardly anything more beautiful than to be on a troopship coming into harbor with all those American flags flying. I’m home, I’m home, I’m home.

From the time I was a 12-year-old old Boy Scout I remember being respectful to the flag that represents so many good things about the United States of America.

I am a first generation American as were so many of my classmates. We were Scots, Italian, Yugoslavian, Mexican, Polish, Japanese, Irish and more. It was a great time and a great place to grow up and every morning we recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Some Read More

Lujan On 21st Century Cures Act

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District voted today in support of the 21st Century Cures Act, bipartisan legislation that encourages biomedical innovation and the development of new treatment and cures. 
 
The bill increases funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supporting awards to academic researchers at institutions across the country.
 
“This legislation is a victory for both patients and scientists. By providing a dedicated
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Bandelier Invites Amateur Photographers To Enter National ‘Share The Experience’ Contest

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Olympic National Park: The ever present force of erosion along the Olympic Coast has sculpted a vast array of interesting ‘sea stacks’ that take all sorts of shapes and forms. This particular set is located at Point of the Arches, and make this area a wonderful backcountry camping destination. By Joey Priola

Yellowstone National Park: Grand Fountain Geyser at Sunset. Photo by Linda Hartzog

Glacier National Park: Sunrise at Swiftcurrent Lake. Photo by Bibek Ghosh

Bandelier National Monument: Alcove House. Photo by Apurva Kulkarni

BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument is sharing the Read More

NCLR Applauds EEOC Ruling Protecting Workers Against Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation

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NCLR News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 15, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—the agency charged with enforcement of federal employment nondiscrimination laws—ruled that existing federal protections against discrimination on the basis of sex also protect gay, lesbian, and bisexual workers against employment discrimination based on their sexual orientation.
 
The Commission ruled that “allegations of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation necessarily state a claim of discrimination on the basis of sex.”
 
The ruling constitutes
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