Santa Fe New Mexican

On the international front, a deal was reached to end the Iran war and halt a U.S. naval blockade [10], while the UK's defense secretary resigned over insufficient military spending [15] and the UK moved to ban under-16s from social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube [7]. Closer to home, New Mexico saw local political shifts with Roundhouse leadership changes [1] and a legal clash between the state attorney general and federal regulators over prediction market platform Kalshi [13]. Santa Fe residents gathered at the Railyard to cheer Team USA's World Cup opener [11], and a stabbing incident at a Mesa Vista High School gathering led to an arrest [9]. On the economy and technology front, inflation surpassed 4% driven by higher energy prices [17] and Visa announced it would plug its payment network into ChatGPT to let AI agents shop on users' behalf [18].