Rural Colorado counties vote to secede and form 51st state
In an Election Day symbolic move five Eastern Plains counties vote to create a new 51st state spanning about 9,500 square miles with roughly 29,200 residents. Supporters say the vote highlights rural frustration with urban centers and Democratic leadership. Perk Odell of Akron, aged 80, notes rural voices feel ignored.
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Vatican envoy urges US bishops to avoid ideology
The observer from the Vatican tells American bishops in Baltimore to welcome Catholics and avoid preaching a fixed ideology. He warns that living simply strengthens witness while societal pressures test Christian teaching amid Pope Francis eight months in office.
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Two Yellow Dogs members killed in Brooklyn shooting
Police say two brothers, members of the Iranian indie rock group Yellow Dogs, were killed in a Brooklyn apartment attack along with another musician. A fourth person was wounded before the gunman, from the Free Keys band, killed himself on the roof amid a petty conflict, per band manager Ali Salehezadeh.
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More oil and gas drillers turn to water recycling
Midland Texas report notes a drought-driven shift as hydraulic fracturing pressures drillers to reuse water. Paul Schlosberg of Water Rescue Services explains widespread adoption replacing long-standing practice with recycling systems aiding companies like Falken Oil and Ranch in West Texas toward near zero freshwater use.
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