How 4/20 became ‘Weed Day’
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There is something in the air today. Maybe you’ve noticed. April 20, or 4/20, is known as “Weed Day” in…
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Elephant seals enter ‘sleep spiral’ during deep ocean dives
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Northern elephant seals might be masters of multitasking in the animal kingdom because they’ve learned how to sleep…
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New Mexico’s marijuana industry struggles with banking and insurance hurdles despite legalization
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – As the marijuana industry continues to expand across New Mexico and worldwide, businesses and entrepreneurs are…
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight, but explodes midair
(CNN) — SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas on Thursday at 9:28 a.m. ET,…
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BuzzFeed News will shut down
(CNN) — BuzzFeed News, the Pulitzer Prize-winning digital news website that that took the internet by storm roughly a decade ago and…
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El Paso Central Appraisal District presenting preliminary property valuations ahead of May deadline
El Pasoans are working to file protests to their property valuations as the county continues to release mass appraisals. The El Paso Central…
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YISD grant supporting military-connected students
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you grew up in a military family, you know that many of the challenges you faced were different than those of your…
Continue Reading When you give a worm weed, it gets the munchies, researchers find
By Katie Hunt, CNN One Friday afternoon, not long after Oregon made cannabis legal in 2015, some lab researchers in the state embarked on a quirky…
Continue Reading Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting rapidly and driving sea level rise, new satellite data finds
By Jack Guy, CNN The Earth’s ice sheets lost enough ice over the last 30 years to create an ice cube 12 miles high, according to new research.…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight but explodes midair
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launchpad in South Texas…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Starship rocket, built for the moon and Mars, lifts off in inaugural test flight
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas…
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An El Paso Man was killed in Arizona
TUCSON, Arizona— An El Paso man was lured and killed in Tucson, Arizona earlier this month. According to Pima County Sheriff’s Office, Malik…
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2 cheerleaders were shot in a Texas supermarket parking lot
AUSTIN, Texas— The man accused of shooting two teenage cheerleaders in Texas is facing deadly conduct charges. Authorities arrested Pedro Tello…
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StormTrack Weather: A few degrees cooler, breezy, and dry
Good Morning! The dry, sunny, and quiet weather will continue on Thursday with afternoon breezes between 25 to 30 mph. It will be slightly cooler…
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One person killed after motorcycle crash in west El Paso
UPDATE: (5:42 a.m.) El Paso Police said one person was killed after a motorcycle crash early Thursday night. Special traffic Investigators are on the…
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Most adults value reproductive rights when deciding where to go to college, poll shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Class sizes, available majors and extracurriculars aren’t the only things going into college decisions this year. A…
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‘We know what’s at stake’: Matt Fitzpatrick playing to win his brother a PGA Tour spot at Zurich Classic
2022 U.S. Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick claimed victory at the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina on Sunday, which was particularly…
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Fastest-growing jobs for college grads
SmartAsset identified and ranked the fastest-growing jobs for college…
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Naloxone is now approved for over-the-counter use. What are the hurdles to accessing it?
Stacker investigated the hurdles to accessing naloxone over the counter using a variety of news and medical…
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A short history of cybersecurity and the data breaches that forced the world to pay attention to data privacy
Drata reviewed the most impactful cybercrimes and their consequences to evaluate how public perception toward cybersecurity has changed over…
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Which states penalize drivers with poor credit the most?
MoneyGeek analyzed 2023 national premium data from Quadrant Information Services to explore how having poor credit impacts auto insurance premiums in…
Continue Reading Children’s cat-killing contest axed following backlash in New Zealand
By Heather Chen, CNN A contest planned for children in New Zealand to hunt and kill feral cats as part of a drive to protect native species has been…
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Anti-Semitic reports rise in Texas, but El Paso sees no reported incidents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Anti-Defamation League’s recent audit found anti-Semitic incidents are up nationwide by 36 percent from 2021 to 2022.…
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Federal lawmakers debating over number of migrant children unaccounted for in the United States
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Committee on Oversight and Accountability questioned the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading SpaceX readies for another attempt to launch Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built
By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is once again gearing up for the inaugural test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever created and the…
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Lawsuit filed against City of Anthony, NM over city manager hire
ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Just two days after an Anthony, New Mexico Board of Trustees meeting didn’t go as expected, ABC-7 has learned that…
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One-on-one with UTEP women’s basketball coach Keitha Adams
EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 spoke one-on-one with the new head coach of the UTEP women’s basketball team, Keitha Adams. Adams returns to UTEP after…
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Caller threatened shooting at Amazon fulfillment center in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An unknown person called a suicide hotline Tuesday, threatening to open fire on employees at the Amazon fulfillment center…
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Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion drug, sets Friday night deadline
(CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday temporarily extended a hold on a lower court ruling that would have imposed restrictions…
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Winds up the next couple of days but not too extreme
Winds will continue to blow from the W/NW Thursday. Gusts are expected to hit around 30 mph. Temps will stay in the lower 80’s with lots of sunshine.…
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