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New Mexico’s Name Is Older Than the U.S. Trump Still Wants to Change It.

9 septembre 2026 à 16:22
President Trump has no authority to change the state’s name, but his suggestion has constituted fighting words to proud New Mexicans.

© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

Santa Fe, America’s oldest capital city, was established more than 150 years before the United States.

A Town Council Turns to a Deck of Cards to Break a Tie

28 août 2026 à 09:26
Two candidates for Town Council in Gila Bend, Ariz., finished with the same number of votes. A century-old state law mandated breaking the tie with a game of chance.

© Anna Watts for The New York Times

Patricia Riggs, the interim town clerk of Gila Bend, Ariz., declared Jesus Rubalcava the winner of the Town Council seat after a game of high-card draw with the opposing candidate, Athena Guerrero.

Reno Has Long Known of Wildfire Risk. The Hawk Fire Proved It’s Real.

26 août 2026 à 11:39
The Sierra Nevada region is a hot spot for wildfires and some see the Hawk fire as providing an impetus for hardening communities against catastrophe.

© Ian C. Bates for The New York Times

The Hawk fire, burning in Reno, Nev., has destroyed structures and kept people out of their homes.
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