In November 1922, seven land-owning white men brokered a deal to allocate water from the Colorado River, which winds through the West and ends in Mexico.
Dari Alpi
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Peak TV bonanza complicates Emmy goal of honoring the best
Eager to root for viewer favorites during Monday night’s Emmy Awards? They and other rating successes failed to make a dent in nominations.
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Storm’s fierce winds complicate California wildfire fight
Two people died while fleeing the wildfire on Monday and at least 12 structures have been destroyed.
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Stocks end broadly higher, breaking a 3-week losing streak
Stocks spent July and part of August gaining ground on hopes that the Fed would ease up on its interest rate hikes.
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U.S., Trump team propose names for arbiter in Mar-a-Lago probe
The Justice Department proposed two retired judges for the role. Trump’s team proposed a retired judge and a lawyer.
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Elton John pays tribute to Queen at his final Toronto show
Elton John performed ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,’ in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at his concert in Toronto.
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South Carolina senators reject a near-total abortion ban
South Carolina senators have rejected a ban on almost all abortions in a special session.
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Former mayor, Mormon bishop accused of sex abuse of children
A spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said the allegations are ‘serious and deeply troubling.’
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U.S. changes names of places with racist term for Native women
New names for nearly 650 places bearing the offensive word ‘squaw’ include the mundane (Echo Peak, Texas) and peculiar (No Name Island, Maine).
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North Korea says it will never give up nukes, claims U.S. hostility
Leader Kim Jong Un says North Korea will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States.