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New Mexico Pledge

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New Mexico Pledge

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  1. New Mexico Pledge

  2. New Mexico is the latest state to join a compact pledging to devote its electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote in future presidential elections if enough states sign on. The bill was signed by Gov. Michelle Grisham on Wednesday. According to supporters, “it is crucial that the election for president is predicated on popular vote rather than the traditional and historical way of doing that.” Their hope is that the elimination of the Electoral College will give New Mexico more influence in national elections. New Mexico is the 14th state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, bringing it to 189 electoral votes. The states will not shift their vote allocations until their combined electoral votes equal 270 (the number required to decide a presidential election). CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, RI, VT, WA, and the District of Columbia have also joined the compact. Five times a candidate has won the popular vote and lost the election. Andrew Jackson in 1824 (to John Quincy Adams); Samuel Tilden in 1876 (to Rutherford B. Hayes); Grover Cleveland in 1888 (to Benjamin Harrison); Al Gore in 2000 (to George W. Bush); and most recently Hillary Clinton in 2016 (to Donald Trump).

  3. In Other News • DNA tests revealed that an Ohio man who claimed he broke free from kidnappers after nearly eight years in captivity is not Timmothy Pitzen. Brian Michael Rini, 23, of Medina, Ohio, said Wednesday he was the missing child from Aurora, Illinois, and described how he fled from his alleged kidnappers and ran across a bridge into Kentucky. The news dashed hopes that the person found wandering a Newport neighborhood was the missing boy, who would now be 14. • A 67-year-old man died after falling over the edge of the Grand Canyon, bringing the number to three deaths at the popular tourist destination in the past eight days. The visitor fell Wednesday near the Yavapai Geology Museum, which is on the South Rim in Grand Canyon Village, according to the National Park Service. Grand Canyon National Park rangers responded and found the man's body about 400 feet below the rim. Helicopter and technical rescue teams recovered the body and park service officials are investigating. On average, there about 12 fatalities in the park per year, but only a small percentage of those are from fatal falls. The causes of those deaths range from heat, to drowning, to medical issues and more. • Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announced Thursday that they have agreed to divorce terms. MacKenzie Bezos said she would keep 25% of the couple's Amazon stock, which should give her a 4% stake in the company. Jeff Bezos will retain voting control over all her shares and will also maintain all his interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, a private space company. Based on Amazon's current market value, MacKenzie Bezos’ stock would be worth roughly $35 billion.

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