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Israel’s long-term credit rating is downgraded by S&P, 2nd major US agency to do so, citing conflict

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Israel’s long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S. credit ratings agency to do so. There was an apparent drone attack at a major air base and a…

The Latest | Jury selection in Trump’s hush money trial shifts to picking alternates

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Lawyers in former President Donald Trump's hush money case have shifted their attention to picking alternates. Jury selection in Trump's hush money trial resumed Friday after 12 jurors and one alternate were sworn in Thursday afternoon.…

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Secret command center in Aurora is key to keeping Colorado wireless customers connected

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If Verizon, the nation's second-largest wireless provider has its way, customers won't ever experience a widespread network outage.

Colorado “assault” weapons ban faces likely key vote in Senate from father of mass shooting victim

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The proposed ban on the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic guns in Colorado will face an uphill fight in the state Senate after clearing the state House for the first time.

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Daily horoscope for April 19, 2024

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Get your daily horoscope for April 19, 2024 from astrologer Georgia Nicols.

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Ibotta mints more than 150 milllionaires on its first day of trading

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Ibotta, the Denver-based digital marketing and consumer rebate platform, raised $577 million after demand for its shares outstripped expectations in its initial public offering.

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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill sending $24 million to Colorado schools seeing influx of immigrant students

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Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed the bipartisan bill, HB24-1389, authorizing that money to be distributed this fiscal year from the State Education Fund.

Thursday, Apr 18

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Former Tesla executive considering Commerce City for new sodium-ion battery foundary

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The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved $1,053,000 in state Strategic Fund incentives on Thursday to Project Eleven, the code name for a startup developing sodium-ion battery technologies.

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Build Affordable: Colorado’s housing crisis plan will work best with an emphasis on actual affordability

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The details of how Polis' land use legislation is deployed and what else we do will determine whether, together, Colorado eases the affordability challenge and for how many families.

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A bill hiking taxes for many short-term rentals in Colorado dies in first committee hearing

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A bill that would have significantly grown taxes for thousands of short-term rentals in the state was killed in its first committee hearing late Tuesday.

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Colorado lawmakers will drop plans to remake RTD’s board — for now — after facing blowback

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Colorado lawmakers are abandoning plans to overhaul the Regional Transportation District's governing board and change how its members are selected after transit officials blasted the plan.

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Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with Justice Department, AP source says

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By ED WHITE (Associated Press) The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct…

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What’s inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel

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KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to…

Wednesday, Apr 17

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Longmont’s first food hall opens in May with BBQ, Thai-Indian fusion and birria tacos

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More than 100 local food vendors applied to be part of Longmont's new Parkway Food Hall.

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Daily horoscope for April 17, 2024

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Get your daily horoscope for April 17, 2024 from astrologer Georgia Nicols.

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Meow Wolf lays off 165, including employees at Denver’s Convergence Station

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The art and entertainment company's cuts come four years after 200 employees were laid off.

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Justice Department preparing Ticketmaster antitrust lawsuit

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The Justice Department may file an antitrust complaint as soon as next month aimed at forcing Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to spin off its Ticketmaster ticketing business.

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Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation

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President Joe Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election. The…

Western Slope psychiatric hospital at risk of closing as it faces cash crunch, CEO says

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John Sheehan, CEO of West Springs’ parent organization Mind Springs Health, said shutting the hospital down isn’t inevitable at this point, but without help, it soon could be.

Map: Which Colorado housing markets rose, and which were sidelined, since start of pandemic?

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The pandemic, rather than crashing housing markets as initially feared, triggered a home price surge unlike any the country has seen, creating an unprecedented amount of wealth.

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Daily horoscope for April 16, 2024

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Get your daily horoscope for April 16, 2024 from astrologer Georgia Nicols.

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Donald Trump brings his campaign to the courthouse as his criminal hush money trial begins

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Former President Donald Trump spent his first day on trial as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media. After arriving at the court in New York with a…

Monday, Apr 15

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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill eliminating most occupancy limits in housing — here’s what is still allowed

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Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday that officially eliminates most restrictions on how many unrelated roommates can live together in Colorado. Still moving through the legislature are bills allowing accessory dwelling units and…

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The Latest | Ahead of jury selection, prosecutors ask judge to fine Trump over social media posts

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Prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump's historic hush money trial to fine the former president $3,000 over social media posts they say violate a gag order barring him from commenting on witnesses. The trial's start marks…

Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was absent from the court Monday with no explanation. Thomas, 75, also was not participating remotely in arguments, as justices sometimes do when they are ill or otherwise can’t be…

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Daily horoscope for April 15, 2024

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Get your daily horoscope for April 15, 2024 from astrologer Georgia Nicols.

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Colorado House passes bill to ban sale, purchase of “assault weapons,” sending measure to Senate

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For the first time in Colorado history, House Democrats passed a bill Sunday to ban the sale, purchase and transfer of so-called "assault weapons" in the state, setting the measure on a collision course with the state Senate.

Saturday, Apr 13

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Will artificial intelligence boost productivity? Companies sure hope so.

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Wendy’s menu boards. Ben & Jerry’s grocery store freezers. Abercrombie & Fitch’s marketing. Many mainstays of the American customer experience are increasingly powered by artificial intelligence.

Colorado lawmakers prepare to relaunch criminal justice commissions amid skepticism from reformers

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Colorado legislators are working to launch two commissions that will help shape criminal justice policy statewide into the near future, an effort that's drawn the praise of policymakers while reigniting the same simmering tensions that…

RTD board members skeptical of proposed overhaul: “This is a hostile takeover”

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"This is a hostile takeover by the Colorado Department of Transportation and the State of Colorado. They're doing this so they can control our agency, our assets, our buses and trains, and our revenue sources.”