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Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Livestock evacuated from Oak Ridge Fire return home
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The livestock evacuated during a wildfire on the Navajo Nation have returned home. The Window Rock Fairgrounds took in more than 300 animals, like horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs, after the Oak Ridge Fire broke out near the New Mexico-Arizona state line. That fire burned more than 11,000 acres. As of Tuesday morning, it is 96% contained. Curbside debris pickup available in Lincoln County Navajo President Buu Nygren called the reunions a healing moment, saying the animals are part of many families, as well as the Navajo way of life. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
The Citizen
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Citizen
King Pelles rules over the Gold Cup market
Search is on for a longshot in SA's premier marathon For decades the Gold Cup at Greyville was famous for its longshot winners. But in recent years the formbook has proven to be a more reliable guide for punters. When declarations for South Africa's premier marathon horse race were announced this week, bookmakers quickly pegged obvious favourite King Pelles at a prohibitive R1.65 for the Win (and R0.31 the Place!). That would have been unheard of in the days when the punters' game was finding the traditional end-of-season 'roughie'. Racing being the funny old game it is, though, there'll still be a search for value among the 13 runners before the start at the 3200m pole at Greyville on Sunday 27 July. Holding Thumbs is well regarded by his trainer Glen Kotzen and has been developing into a decent stayer, so his R4.55 looks fair value – until one scrutinises his most recent run, in the Gold Vase on July day, when he was made to look pedestrian by King Pelles. Madison Valley ran a commendable fifth in the July and leading jockey Gavin Lerena was encouraged enough by what he felt that day to stick with the four-year-old. That makes his R6.25 Win worth considering. Shoot The Rapids, a close runner-up in this race last year, has all the stamina needed to outlast his rivals, but hasn't been in the best of form recently. It might pay to keep a close eye on the Gold Cup betting market over the next week, especially for moves for runners with no proven record the marathon trip. What happens on the gallops seldom stays on the gallops. Gold Cup betting: King Pelles – R1.65 Holding Thumbs – R4.55 Madison Valley – R6.25 Future Swing – R8.33 Navajo Nation – R10.00 Shoot The Rapids – R12.50 Nebraas – R12.50 Bournemouth – R14.30 Cape Eagle – R16.67 Blackberry Malt – R16.67 Field Marshall – R33.33 Taxhaven – R40.00 Positive Attitude – R75.00
RTÉ News
6 days ago
- General
- RTÉ News
Native American nations gift handwoven rug for 'kindness' during pandemic
Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic. They presented Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy with the rug at Leinster House earlier "as a symbol of gratitude and friendship". In 2020, the death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic was particularly acute in the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Nation which include parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. People living in Ireland donated at least $3 million to an online fundraiser launched by the nations. The relief fund was established at the height of the pandemic to help community members access food, PPE and safely shelter at home. It became one of the top GoFundMe fundraisers of 2020 and raised US$18m, with the list of donors dominated by Irish surnames. Many Irish people said they were donating in remembrance of Native American aid to Ireland during the Great Famine, where the Choctaw tribe raised $170 in famine relief for Ireland. The rug depicts the Kindred Spirits sculpture that was commissioned by Cork County Council to commemorate the Choctaw donation. Deputy Murphy said it was a "great honour to accept this wonderful piece of art on behalf of the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Irish people". "It's a tangible reminder that empathy with another's plight can cross a vast ocean and that even small acts of kindness can make a lasting impact," she said. A member of the Navajo Nation, Ethel Branch said: "The solidarity and compassion extended to the Navajo and Hopi nations, inspired by the historic gift of the Choctaw Nation to Ireland during the Great Famine, has left an indelible mark on our communities."
France 24
14-07-2025
- Business
- France 24
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Malay Mail
13-07-2025
- General
- Malay Mail
Faced with US heat waves, the Navajo push for power — and AC
TONALEA (United States), July 13 —Workmen plant electricity poles in the rust-orange earth of the Navajo Nation and run cables to Christine Shorty's house—finally giving her power against the searing Arizona desert heat. It will be a luxury in the vast Native American reservation, the largest in the United States, where more than 10,000 families are still without electricity and therefore air conditioning. 'It's climate change. It's getting hotter,' Shorty tells AFP. 'This would be easier for us with the fan and maybe air conditioning. And we look forward to that.' In her 70 years, Shorty has seen her isolated, tiny hamlet of Tonalea, a dot in the enormous area of the reservation, change dramatically. Summer monsoon rains are rarer, and temperatures can touch 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in July and August—previously unthinkable in the hamlet, located on a plateau at an altitude of 5,700 feet (1,730 meters). The area's seasonal lakes are drying up, and in some years the livestock are dying of thirst. Like many others, Shorty has a generator and small solar panels that allow her to power a gas fridge, cook and watch television. But their power is limited, and she often has to choose which appliance to plug in. Being hooked up to the electrical grid is 'a big change. It's going to make my life a lot easier,' she tells AFP. 'Survival mode' Most of the United States was electrified in the 1930s under president Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal initiatives. But in the Navajo Nation, which stretches across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the first efforts only began in the 1960s, and there are still not enough power lines. 'This area was looked over,' says Deenise Becenti of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA), the agency that manages the reservation's infrastructure. 'That surprises many people. They're saying, you know, why are there third world conditions that exist here in the United States, the greatest country in the world?' To catch up, the semi-autonomous government of the reservation launched the 'Light Up Navajo' project in 2019. The humanitarian initiative sees electricity companies from all over the country send their employees to work in the reservation for around a dozen weeks a year. Since 2019, electricity has been supplied to 5,000 families in the reservation, including 1,000 thanks to 'Light Up Navajo,' Becenti said. But as climate change drives temperatures higher, families still without power in the reservation—where many live below the poverty rate and unemployment is high—are in 'survival mode,' she said. 'Angry' Elbert Yazzie's mobile home turns into a furnace in the summer, and he has already lost one member of his extended family to heat stroke. 'I used to like the heat,' the 54-year-old, who lives in nearby Tuba City, tells AFP. 'But when you get older I guess your body can't take it no more.' His home was finally connected to electricity just weeks ago. Since then, he has rigged up an evaporative air cooler, also known as a 'swamp cooler,' by salvaging three broken appliances from a garbage dump. 'Now we can turn on the A/C anytime we want, so we don't have to worry about the heat, and the generator and the gas, and all that stuff,' he says. 'Now we don't have to go to (other) people's houses to cool down, we can just stay home, relax, watch TV, things like that.' He and Shorty are the fortunate ones. Without more funding, connecting the remaining 10,000 Navajo families without electricity could take another two decades, Becenti says. That is far too long for Gilberta Cortes, who no longer dares let her children play outside in the summer, for fear of getting heat-exacerbated nosebleeds. An electricity pole has just been erected in front of the 42-year-old's house and a line is due to be extended to her in a few months' time. But she has endured too much false hope to be serene. 'My mom and dad were in their 20s, they were promised power,' but it never materialised, she says. 'I'm still angry.' — AFP
