Trump: U.S. 'Will Withdraw' From Iran Nuclear Deal
President Trump announced Tuesday that he has decided to exit a 2015 six-nation agreement in which Iran agreed to limit its production of nuclear weapons material. "I am announcing today that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal," Trump said. He said the U.S. will re-impose economic sanctions that were lifted as part of the U.S. commitments made in the deal. The U.S. has been repeatedly waiving sanctions that curtail Iran's oil sales but those sanctions waivers face a...
Black Families In N.M. Face Health Risks From Racism
When pregnant women experience discrimination and stress, their babies do, too. This could help explain disturbing racial inequities in maternal and infant health here.
Let’s Keep Talking Food Assistance And Hunger
Let’s Talk New Mexico 5/10 8a: About one in four New Mexicans has an EBT card in their wallet that they use to buy food. We’re continuing the conversation this week about food assistance and new work requirements that Congress is considering in the 2018 Farm Bill. Some say the changes could be devastating to tribal communities, especially. Should we make cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other food programs when economies struggle? Does shrinking SNAP benefits save taxpayers money? How can the system be improved? Email letstalk@KUNM.org , tweet #letstalkNM or call in live during the show.
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Court Weighs Funding Textbooks For Private Schools, CYFD Puts Four Employees On Leave
New Mexico Reconsiders Funding Textbooks At Private Schools - By Morgan Lee, Associated Press The New Mexico Supreme Court is reconsidering its ban on the use of public funds for textbooks in private schools at the request of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Meet The New Mexico Towns Where Less Connectivity Is More
Hillsboro and Kingston, tiny mountain towns on the edge of the Gila National Forest in Southern New Mexico, have a rare quality. It comes from the night skies. The stars shine bright at this elevation. The nearest city lights are 31 miles from Hillsboro in Truth or Consequences and 41 miles away in Hatch.
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State Buries Official's School Gun Violence Findings
The head of the state department that oversees behavioral health services is at odds with Governor Susana Martinez’s administration over how to handle gun violence in local schools.
