How growing cities and Latino clout turned New Mexico blue

[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE —  For five long weeks, the White House hung in the balance as one of the closest, most wrenching presidential campaigns in history went deep into overtime. It all came down to Florida, where Republican George W. Bush was finally declared the winner, by Supreme Court decree. The official margin was 537 votes. But in 2000, one state was even closer. Lost amid Florida’s tumult and all the legal gladiating was Al Gore’s victory…

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China Destroyed Muslim Culture In This Ancient City — Then Turned It Into Disneyland

[ad_1] Abduweli Ayup has not been back to Kashgar since 2015, and his chances of doing so anytime soon seem slim. The Chinese government has canceled his passport, he said. Sometimes he watches videos on YouTube of his hometown. They do not make him feel better. It feels compulsive, he said, “like eating bad food.” “You know, you want to keep eating it, but afterward your stomach feels upset,” he added. As he watched one…

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The SwitchBot Blind Tilt turned my dumb blinds smart

[ad_1] C. Scott Brown / Android Authority I recently retrofitted my rented house with a few smart home products from SwitchBot. It’s been revolutionary using SwitchBot’s various tools, including its mechanized button-pushing SwitchBot Bot, infrared blasts from the Hub Mini, temperature control through the Meter Plus, and saving floor space with the LED Strip Light. However, at the time, I could not test out the newest product in the company’s smart home portfolio: the SwitchBot…

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