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Los Alamos Middle School Science Bowl Team Wins First Place In 2024 Regional National Science Bowl Competition

LAMS Science Bowl team 1 members, from left, Rafa Rocha, Aven Heavner, Kevin Zou, Julia Zou and Amelia Dolejsi took first place in the New Mexico Regional Science Bowl and will be advancing to the National Finals. Courtesy/LAPS

LAMS sent 15 students to the 2024 Regional Science Bowl. All three teams advanced to the afternoon ‘Double Elimination’ rounds. Competitors, from left, Michelle Lo, Maia Warren, Rafa Rocha, Julia Neale, Leah Herrera, Sean Lo, Amy Bartlett-Gaunt (coach), Kevin Zou, Eric Brown, Aven Heavner, Julia Zou, Amelia Dolejsi, Cameron Davis, Haley Bishofberger, Lucia Rudin Read More

Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $9 Million For Upgrades At ABQ Sunport, Clovis Regional Airport

Congressional News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), are welcoming over $9 million in funding from the Infrastructure Law for upgrades at the Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) and Clovis Regional Airport (CVN).

The Sunport will receive $5.8 million in federal funds for upgrades to in-line baggage systems, hold rooms, and terminal interior and exterior spaces. Clovis will receive $3.5 million in federal funds to help with design Read More

Rep. Leger Fernández Honors Los Alamos Public Schools

U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, front row, third from left, presents a Congressional Record to Los Alamos High School Principal Renee Dunwoody, front row, center, and Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Guy, front row, fifth from left, Tuesday afternoon in Teacher John Frost’s AP U.S. Government and Politics class. The Congressional Record recognizes LAPS for its achievement of being the College Board Advanced Placement® District of the Year. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández speaks to Los Alamos High School Teacher John Frost’s Read More

Posts From The Road: Yuma Territorial Prison State Historical Park

Prison Cells: Rows of prison cells within the cell block at Yuma Territorial Prison reveal crossed steel bands on every cell door and the entrance to the cell block. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Cell Block: An exterior view of prison cells within the cell block reveal the massive walls of the cells at the Yuma Territorial Prison. Over 3,000 criminals were locked up during the 33 years that the prison was in operation. The prison was closed in 1909 because of overcrowding and lack of space to expand on the bluff where the facility was located. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

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Heinrich Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging HHS To Renew Efforts To Increase Cervical Cancer Screening Rates

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and 9 colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging the administration to renew its efforts to increase cervical cancer screening rates.

Data from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) shows that cervical cancer incidence in women under the age of 50 has been increasing in recent years, in particular for Hispanic and Tribal communities. In light of these increases in cancer rates, the letter reiterates Read More

FBI: U.S. Government Disrupts Botnet People’s Republic Of China Used To Conceal Hacking Of Critical Infrastructure

FBI News:

A December 2023 court-authorized operation has disrupted a botnet of hundreds of U.S.-based small office/home office (SOHO) routers hijacked by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored hackers.

The hackers, known to the private sector as “Volt Typhoon”, used privately-owned SOHO routers infected with the “KV Botnet” malware to conceal the PRC origin of further hacking activities directed against U.S. and other foreign victims.

These further hacking activities included a campaign targeting critical infrastructure organizations in the United States and elsewhere Read More

Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Children Online And Hold Big Tech Accountable

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, announced that he is cosponsoring the Kids Online Safety Act, bipartisan legislation to provide kids and parents with better tools to protect themselves online, hold Big Tech accountable, and provide transparency into black box algorithms.

The legislation is led by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and cosponsored by a total of 62 senators.

“As parents, it’s impossible to not worry about the safety of our Read More

Shadow Of The Bomb: Newlyweds Unknowingly Helped Create First Atomic Weapon In ‘Honeymoon In Oak Ridge’

‘Honeymoon in Oak Ridge’ by filmmaker Joe Tripician. Courtesy/Tripician

IUFF News:

Emmy-winning filmmaker Joe Tripician delves into the complex legacy of the Manhattan Project in his poignant documentary, “Honeymoon in Oak Ridge”.

The film follows Tripician’s parents, two of the 1,200 Army personnel unknowingly tasked with creating the first atomic bomb during World War II.

In 1998, 53 years after the Hiroshima bombing, Tripician took his parents back to Oak Ridge, Tenn., where their honeymoon coincided with their secret wartime work. Through their recollections and rarely seen historical Read More

JEC Chairman Heinrich On January CPI Data

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

JEC News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that prices measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.3% in January. Data also show that annual prices grew 3.1% over the last year. 

“While prices rose slightly last month, overall inflation is nearly a third of where it was two years ago. Our economy is still rebalancing, but it remains the strongest in the world, with wages and jobs both Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Leads Effort To Reject Anti-Public Lands Policies In Appropriations Bills

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, led a letter alongside 19 of his Senate colleagues urging Senate leadership to reject all anti-public lands “poison pill” provisions in the final agreement on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. 

The 20 senators addressed their letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Chairman of the Appropriations Read More