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U.S., allies begin strikes in Syria — and captured large swaths of Syria and northern and western Iraq. U.S. officials said the airstrikes began around 6:30 p.m. MDT, and were conducted by the U.S., Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The first wave of strikes finished about 90 minutes later, but the operation was expected to continue for several more hours, according to one U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to
ISIS targeted as nations expand military campaign By Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press
White House mulls security changes The Secret Service is examining what additional steps are needed to avoid breaches. PAGE A-2
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and five Arab countries launched airstrikes Monday night on Islamic State group targets in Syria, expanding a military campaign into a country whose three-year civil war has given the brutal militant group a safe haven.
Using a mix of manned aircraft — fighter jets and bombers — plus Tomahawk cruise missiles, the strikes were part of the expanded military campaign that President Barack Obama authorized nearly two weeks ago in order to disrupt and destroy the Islamic State militants, who have slaughtered thousands of people, beheaded Westerners — including two American journalists
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speak publicly by name about an ongoing mission. Syria’s Foreign Ministry said the U.S. informed Syria’s envoy to the U.N. that “strikes will be launched against the terrorist Daesh group in Raqqa.” The statement used an
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Sheriff’s lawyers say he was enforcing law during traffic stop By Uriel J. Garcia The New Mexican
Ex-member says panel’s actions regarding Gila projects are not valid
fact that candidates were able to see the questions in advance. Wearing glasses throughout the forum, she appeared to be reading all of her answers from cards. King, on the other hand, spoke more extemporaneously and seemed to ramble during some of his answers. Also, King, who later told The New Mexican he’d been suffering from a cold, sometimes was barely audible to those in the back of the
ALBUQUERQUE — Federal prosecutors told jurors Monday that their case against Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella is about how his “inability to control his ego and his anger” resulted in Rodella violating the civil rights of a 26-year-old Española man. During opening arguments in Rodella’s trial on charges that he violated the rights of Michael Tommy Tafoya while branRodella dishing a handgun during a “road rage” incident, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara Neda said Rodella injured the victim because the sheriff lost his temper. But Lauren Oliveros, one of Rodella’s lawyers, said the sheriff was enforcing the law when he tried to pull over Tafoya’s vehicle after Rodella saw him drive recklessly March 11 near La Mesilla. She denied the sheriff injured Tafoya. Oliveros argued that Tafoya was the aggressor during the incident. She said Tafoya, who works as a care provider for adults with mental disabilities, participated in dangerous activity, such as brake-checking in front of Rodella’s green SUV, which was being driven by the sheriff’s son. Tafoya is “angry for some reason,” Oliveros said as she described the incident for the jurors. “He’s so angry, he flips the bird.”
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By Staci Matlock The New Mexican
ALBUQUERQUE — A former Interstate Stream Commission member on Monday charged that the commission and its subcommittee studying possible Gila River projects committed more than a dozen violations of the state Open Meetings Act. Norman Gaume, a retired Santa Fe engineer, handed the commission a letter saying every action taken by the Gila River subcommittee is void due to the “egregious violations,” including what he called “secret” meetings without public notice and the commission’s failure to approve contracts worth more than $100,000. Interstate Stream Commission Director Estevan Lopez, who has been nominated as commissioner of the federal Bureau of Reclamation, declined to comment on the allegations. The commission did not discuss the allegations with Gaume. Gaume said he will decide in the next 15 days whether to take the commission to court over the allegations. He has hired the Santa Fe law firm of Egolf, Ferlic and Day. Gaume is among a number of
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Prosecutors: Temper is the issue in Rodella trial
Incumbent Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and her Democratic challenger, Attorney General Gary King, shake hands at the conclusion of Monday’s candidate forum at the Albuquerque Marriott. Albuquerque Journal Editor Kent Walz, center, moderated the forum. DEAN HANSON/THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
Martinez, King make first joint appearance at Albuquerque event By Steve Terrell The New Mexican
ALBUQUERQUE hile Republican Gov. Susana Martinez said Monday that her Democratic challenger, Attorney General Gary King, is “hostile” to the oil and gas industry and has aligned himself with “extreme environmentalists,” King said Martinez has taken education out of the hands of professional educators in order to help “corporations that sell standardized tests.” The allegations were among the more heated rhetoric during the first joint appearance by the two
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gubernatorial candidates, which took place at a forum at the Albuquerque Marriott sponsored by various organizations from the real estate and construction industries. But, because of the structure of the forum, there was little actual interaction between the two candidates. All questions were submitted to the two campaigns weeks in advance. Candidates were instructed not to refute any statements by their opponents until the closing remarks. About 500 people attended the forum, which was broadcast live on KOB TV Channel 4. The 55-minute event will be rebroadcast by the station at 9 p.m. Saturday. Martinez took advantage of the
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Climate change brings menu change for polar bears Animals find unexpected new staple, but impact on environment unclear
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covered a new menu option. They eat snow geese. Because the ice is melting earlier, the bears come on shore earlier, and the timing turns out to be fortunate for them. As a strange side-effect of climate change, polar bears here now often arrive in the midst of a large snow goose summer breeding ground before the geese have hatched and fledged. And with 75,000 pairs of snow geese on the Cape Churchill peninsula — the result of a continuing goose population explosion — there is an abundant new supply of food for the bears.
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LA PEROUSE BAY, Manitoba — The sea ice here on the western shore of Hudson Bay breaks up each summer and leaves the polar bears swimming for shore. The image of forlorn bears on small rafts of ice has become a symbol of the dangers of climate change. And for good reason. A warming planet means less ice coverage of the Arctic Sea, leaving the bears with less time and less ice for hunting seals. They depend on seals for their survival. But the polar bears here have dis-
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Snow goose eggs sit June 16 in a nest in Manitoba, Canada. A warming planet means less ice coverage of the Arctic Sea, which leaves polar bears with less time and less ice for hunting seals. But the bears have found a new menu option. MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH/THE NEW YORK TIMES
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