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Hantavirus Expert on How Disease Differs in NM

May 22, 2026
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5.22.26 – A hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship made international headlines beginning last month. While New Mexico has the most hantavirus cases of any state in the U.S., it’s a different strain than what infected the ship’s passengers and crew. A leading expert on the virus at the UNM Health Sciences Center, Dr.…

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Former NM Congressman Steve Pearce Joins Trump Administration

May 22, 2026
An older man raises his right hand while being sworn in by a woman holding papers, with American and state flags in the background.

5.22.26 – The U.S. Senate has confirmed former New Mexico Republican Congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management. The Senate approved Pearce’s nomination as part of a package with 48 others in a 46-43 party-line vote. Both New Mexico senators, Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan, voted against the confirmations. Host Nash…

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