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Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Santa Fe has long referred to itself as “The City Different” for its distinct atmosphere and a blending of cultures that stretches back centuries. Now, it's trying something different — something officials hope will prevent a cultural erosion as residents are priced out of their homes.

It's the first city in the United States to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents by tying minimum wage increases to consumer prices as well as fair market rental prices.

Many see the new ordinance as a big step forward... Read More

Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly.

The National Science Foundation’s NoirLab released the picture Wednesday.

Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. A single light-year is 6 trillion miles.

At the heart of this bipolar nebula is a white dwarf star that cast aside its outer layers of gas long ago. The discarded gas forms the butterflylike wings billowing from... Read More

Trump criticizes the program that brought Afghan refugees to the US who fought the Taliban

The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington is one of about 76,000 Afghans brought to the United States after the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. from their country as the Taliban took over, authorities said.

The program, called Operation Allies Welcome, was created after the 2021 decision to leave Afghanistan following 20 years of American intervention and billions of dollars of aid.

Democratic President Joe Biden, who oversaw the withdrawal started by his predecessor — Republican President Donald Trump — said the U.S. owed it to the... Read More

Less than 3 weeks after cancer surgery, Broncos' Alex Singleton is back in the game

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Alex Singleton is playing football again less than three weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous testicular tumor that he feared would spell the end of his NFL career.

Denver's leading tackler aims to play at Washington (3-8) this weekend when the Broncos (9-2) try to extend their eight-game winning streak.

“We're tracking that way,” the 31-year-old linebacker said about 24 hours after going on "Good Morning America” to talk about his diagnosis and the need for early detection for a disease that affects about one in 250... Read More

At least 83 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day

HONG KONG (AP) — Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 83 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city's modern history.

Rescuers holding flashlights were going from apartment to apartment at the charred towers as thick smoke continued to pour out from some windows at the Wang Fuk Court complex, a dense cluster of buildings housing thousands of people in Tai Po district, a northern suburb near Hong Kong’s border with the mainland.

It was unclear how many people remained Hong... Read More

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Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach

Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly

Trump criticizes the program that brought Afghan refugees to the US who fought the Taliban

Less than 3 weeks after cancer surgery, Broncos' Alex Singleton is back in the game

At least 83 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day

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