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Jumping In Jubilation: Excitement Over Mexico’s World Cup Goal Triggers Artificial Earthquake

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Jumping in jubilation, hundreds of thousands of soccer fans in Mexico shook the ground hard enough Sunday to set off earthquake detectors. Courtesy image

HSNW News:

Hundreds of thousands of Mexican soccer fans, jumping in jubilation on Sunday as the Mexican national soccer team defeated the reigning world champion Germany, shook the ground hard enough to set off earthquake detectors.

The Mexican seismological agency reported that highly sensitive earthquake sensors registered tremors at two sites in Mexico City, within seven seconds after Hirving (Chucky) Lozano, the speedy left-winger,

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Balderas Leads 21 Attorneys General Demanding End To Illegal, Cruel Immigration Tactics Harming Children

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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas

From the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General:

The deliberate separation of children and their parents as a scheme to deter victims of violence from seeking lawful asylum in America is wrong

LAS CRUCES – Today, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas called on United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to end the cruel and illegal attacks on children and families lawfully seeking asylum in the United States as they seek protection from domestic, sexual and gang violence.

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AGU: Explosive Volcanoes Likely Spawned Mysterious Martian Rock Formation

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An isolated hill in the Medusae Fossae Formation. The effect of wind erosion on this hill is evident by its streamlined shape. Courtesy/High Resolution Stereo Camera-European Space Agency
 
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock and gas skyward are the likely source of a mysterious Martian rock formation, a new study finds.
 
The new finding could add to scientists’ understanding of Mars’s interior and its past potential for habitability, according to the study’s authors.
 
The Medusae Fossae Formation is a massive,
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League Of Women Voters Of New Mexico Decries Practice Of Wrenching Children From Parents … Admonishes Politicians Who Remain Silent

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By JUDY WILLIAMS
President
LWVNM

The League of Women Voters of New Mexico decries the practice of wrenching children from their parents, cutting off contact, and holding the parents in inhumane conditions or deporting them without their children.  

Is this what America stands for today – ripping kids from parents who are guilty only of fleeing violence in their homeland? Is it not traumatic enough just to make the perilous journey? Shame on the politicians who remain silent. Aside from being condemned internationally, our collective conscience is repulsed by these actions.

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DOE/NNSA: Radiological Assistance Program Marks 60 Years At Forefront Of Nuclear Response Effort

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NNSA Associate Administrator Jay Tilden
Deputy Undersecretary for Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation
 
DOE/NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) marks 60 years of the Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) this month.

The Atomic Energy Commission established RAP June 10, 1958, as the Nation’s primary radiation safety specialists in the event of a radiological incident.  

“Since its inception 60 years ago, RAP has been a unique national asset that provides experts in support of public Read More

CIR: ‘Future Of The Koreas’ Panel Discussion June 28

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Jandi Kim
CIR News:
 
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations is thrilled to partner with the World Affairs Councils of America to host a panel discussion on the Future of the Koreas, sponsored by the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 28 at the Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta. Alongside incisive conversation about the summit the panelists will address political, security, economic, and trade issues pertaining to U.S. – Korea relations and the future of the Korean peninsula.
 
What will happen after the June 12th summit between President Trump
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Rotary Speaker Honors Smith’s Pharmacist Katie Fry

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Nathan Ruby, executive director for Friends of the Children of Haiti (FOTCOH), recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. He described the nonprofit’s work to provide life-saving medical support and education to the Haitian community at large at their clinic in Jacmel, Haiti. Ruby traveled from Illinois headquarters to acknowledge the exceptional volunteer work of Smith’s Los Alamos Marketplace pharmacist Katie Fry, who travels regularly to Haiti to dispense medications with FOTCOH. Fry was recently nominated at the national level for the Smith’s Community Read More

AGU: South Napa Earthquake Linked To Summer Groundwater Dip

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Surface ruptures from the August 2014 South Napa earthquake run through a vineyard near Buhman Road, Napa Valley, California. Courtesy/Dan Ponti, US Geological Survey
 
Plate Boundary Observatory GPS station P199 overlooks the Sonoma Valley, California. Data from the station demonstrated contraction in the valley during the summer, which contributes to seasonal stress on the fault that ruptured in the magnitude 6.0 South Napa Earthquake in 2014. Courtesy/UNAVCO
 
AGU News:
 
A summertime expansion in the Earth’s crust caused by changes in groundwater may have triggered
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Luján Statement On North Korea Summit

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) released the following statement today after President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Singapore:

“I firmly believe that it is the responsibility of the United States to pursue peace and stability through diplomacy whenever possible. As we face the challenges posed by North Korea, we must also keep in mind the threat the government in Pyongyang poses to its own citizens. Kim Jong-Un and his regime’s human rights record is disgraceful and President Trump has now Read More

Heinrich, Wyden, Durbin, Feinstein Request Threat Assessment On President’s Cell Phone Usage

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) are requesting a threat assessment to determine whether sensitive government information has been exposed and whether plans, strategies, operations, or classified information have been or could be compromised by foreign adversaries due to President Trump’s cell phone usage.
 
A recent report indicates that President Trump has eschewed the advice of counterintelligence experts and opted to use unsecured commercial
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