Hacker News with Generative AI: New Mexico

New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120k people out of poverty (theguardian.com)
The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families

Childcare, Poverty, New Mexico, Social Policy, Government Initiatives

47 points by hanson108 14 days ago | 15 comments

What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out (nytimes.com)
Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects.

Microplastics, Health, Science, Research, New Mexico

10 points by chiffre01 18 days ago | 0 comments

Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico now 208 cases, 2 deaths (arstechnica.com)
The measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico has reached 208 cases.

Health, Disease Outbreaks, Texas, New Mexico

41 points by pmags 49 days ago | 20 comments

State of New Mexico et al. v. Elon Musk et al. [pdf] (courthousenews.com)

Lawsuits, Elon Musk, New Mexico

13 points by nickburns 71 days ago | 2 comments

Expert Wizard Amendment (wikipedia.org)
The expert wizard amendment was a proposed amendment by New Mexico state senator Duncan Scott, which would require psychologists and psychiatrists to dress up as wizards when they were in court proceedings providing expert testimony regarding a defendant's competency.

Law, Politics, Humor, New Mexico

19 points by Anthony-G 79 days ago | 0 comments

The Albuquerque "Broken Arrow" Nuclear Accident (wordpress.com)
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM.

Nuclear Accidents, History, Military, New Mexico

106 points by dxs 136 days ago | 56 comments

Starliner Lands in New Mexico (nasa.gov)

Space Exploration, NASA, New Mexico

9 points by tosh 231 days ago | 4 comments

Boeing Starliner, leaving its crew behind, lands in New Mexico (cbsnews.com)

Space Travel, Boeing, New Mexico

80 points by clessg 231 days ago | 75 comments

Plutonium levels near US atomic site in Los Alamos similar to Chornobyl (theguardian.com)

Nuclear Safety, Environment, New Mexico, Ukraine

19 points by aguaviva 243 days ago | 5 comments

Shoe prints lead FBI to suspect couple involved in multiple New Mexico wildfires (nbcnews.com)