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Wildfire anxiety mounts amid fast-moving blazes and repeat evacuations in Colorado, the West

Late last month, Anitra Cornish could see smoke coming from over the hill by her home in Eureka, Utah. Once she started seeing flames from the raging Iron Fire, she told her 86-year-old aunt that it was time to pack up and leave. They returned home after five days, only to be evacuated again about […]

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Polis says he fired clemency board members over Tina Peters case disclosure, not their rebuke

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Controversy continues after Gov. Jared Polis fired two members of his clemency advisory board who spoke publicly about the board’s recommendation against releasing Tina Peters.  Peters, the former Mesa County clerk and election denier who was convicted and sentenced for her role in a breach of her […]

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Colorado law change alters futures of three public schools

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | A recent law change aimed at what some Colorado lawmakers saw as a rogue school authorizing group quickly changed the trajectory of three public schools this spring. One closed, one will stay open, and the fate of the third is a mystery. The new law put […]

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The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families

The satirical news site The Onion isn’t waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones ‘ conspiracy platform. More than a year after first trying to buy Infowars, The Onion on Thursday will debut a send-up under its own website with plans to give some of the revenue to families […]

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What’s the perfect American hot dog? Depends where you grew up

Few foods feel more American than the hot dog, a mainstay at ballparks, street carts and Fourth of July barbecues. But to simply call hot dogs “American” is to miss a whole lot of nuance, and potentially offend local connoisseurs across the country. How to prepare and eat a hot dog is a matter of […]

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Movie Review: Millie Bobby Brown returns as Sherlock’s sister in ‘Enola Holmes 3’

The “Enola Holmes” movies have done nothing so much as chart Millie Bobby Brown’s evolution from child actor to movie star. She was 16 when the first “Enola Holmes” debuted in 2020. As “Enola Holmes 3” arrives on Netflix, she’s 22. And all three movies have been driven by Brown’s natural charisma. The first two […]

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Soccer fans are into this year’s World Cup, but the US still isn’t a soccer nation, new poll finds

WASHINGTON | This World Cup has given U.S. soccer fans plenty to cheer about — even if a new survey shows most Americans are still on the sidelines. New polling from Ipsos Sports, provided exclusively to The Associated Press, shows that the World Cup has excited soccer fans and piqued many Americans’ interest, even as […]

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Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year

NEW YORK | The real estate mogul has become the billion-dollar crypto man. President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about $1.2 billion last year from various crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that brought him fame and helped propel him to the nation’s top office. Whereas it took decades […]

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Gaza faces uncertain future as Palestinians and Israelis mark 1,000 days of war

It’s the 1,000th day since a Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, largely displaced and living amid ruins, remains […]