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GOP gubernatorial candidates clash on budget, election security in debate

This story was first published at CPR News. DENVER | Republican gubernatorial candidates state Rep. Scott Bottoms and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer faced off Thursday in their first televised debate ahead of the June 30 primary election.  During the hour-long live broadcast sponsored by CPR News, Denver7 and The Denver Post, the candidates made their […]

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Colorado education bills pass, addressing school safety and civil rights issues

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Colorado lawmakers avoided cuts to the core of public education funding this legislative session despite facing a significant budget shortfall. But with more financial challenges likely in the years ahead, it’s now on voters to decide whether public schools deserve more dollars than the status quo. […]

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Trump and Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing US-China relations as differences persist

BEIJING | U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up critical talks on Friday, claiming important progress in stabilizing U.S.-China relations even as deep differences persist between the world’s two biggest powers on Iran, Taiwan and more. Following the trip, Trump said he had not yet made a determination on whether a […]

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Access […]

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A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

PORT ISABEL, Texas | Until recently, young children ran in and out of their public housing homes in this Gulf Coast town, playing on sun-dappled lawns as mothers looked over their shoulders for the school bus to drop off their older kids. Suddenly, couches, dressers and refrigerators started appearing curbside for movers or garbage collectors. […]

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Deep, star-studded Avs reach the conference finals for 8th time since arriving in Denver

DENVER | Jared Bednar may have put it best after the Colorado Avalanche erased a three-goal deficit to win their series on an overtime tally by a defenseman who hadn’t scored since January and with a different team, no less. “That one was,” the coach said, “something.” Something, indeed. The Avalanche advanced to the Western […]

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Stolen car recovered, juveniles detained after East Colfax motel stand-off

AURORA | Following a stand-off at an East Colfax motel, Aurora police detained four juveniles Thursday in connection with an armed carjacking. According to Aurora Police Deputy Chief Michael Gaskill, a man reported Wednesday afternoon that four people assaulted him and stole his car, firing a gun at him as he ran away. The man […]

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A Vienna cafe offers a welcome for Israel supporters as tensions brew at the Eurovision Song Contest

VIENNA | Vienna’s famed coffeehouses have embraced the Eurovision Song Contest. They have also been touched by tensions over Israel’s inclusion in the sequin-drenched pop music competition. When officials announced a list of “Eurofan Cafes” — Vienna coffee shops offering food and music from competing countries — Israel was initially left out. MQ Kantine, a […]