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Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military

WASHINGTON | The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including the tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing them from getting U.S. defense contracts. The list, updated and published Monday by the Pentagon, now sanctions well-known, non-state-owned Chinese companies that are not […]

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Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed early Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, but President Donald Trump said the two crew members aboard were not injured in the incident near the strategic waterway that Iran has effectively closed during the war. What caused the crash remains unclear in a […]

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Trump administration alleges racial bias in Cherry Creek schools. District denies it

AURORA | The Trump administration’s Department of Education announced today it will investigate Cherry Creek schools district, alleging the district permits or sponsors a “wide range of racially discriminatory programming, according to a U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights announcement. School district officials rejected the claims. “We strongly disagree with the characterization of […]

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Girls Soccer: 2026 All-Continental League teams

Regis Jesuit selections as well as those from Castle View, Chaparral, Douglas County, Heritage, Highlands Ranch, Legend, Mountain Vista, Ponderosa, Rock Canyon and ThunderRidge on the All-Continental League teams for the 2026 girls soccer season.

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Girls Soccer: 2026 All-Centennial League teams

Cherokee Trail, Eaglecrest, Grandview, Overland and Smoky Hill selections as well as those from Arapahoe, Cherry Creek and Mullen on the All-Centennial League teams for the 2026 girls soccer season.

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Girls Soccer: 2026 All-Class 5A/4A City League teams

Hinkley, Rangeview and Vista PEAK Prep selections as well as those from Denver East, Denver North, Denver South, George Washington, Montbello and Thomas Jefferson on the All-Class 5A/4A City League teams for the 2026 girls soccer season.

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Girls Soccer: 2026 All-Colorado League teams

Aurora Central, Gateway and Overland selections, as well as those from Adams City, Skyview and Thornton on the All-Colorado League teams for the 2026 girls soccer season.

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Pearl Jam bassist Ament highlights skateboarding’s impact in Indigenous communities in Tribeca film

Raised in the rural Montana community of Big Sandy, Jeff Ament got hooked as a teenager on skateboarding at a time when not much more than only a handful of ramps were available in the state. Ament’s first love was a “terrible” clay wheel skateboard and his passion blossomed on a family trip to California, […]

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How to stay safe while traveling during extreme heat

As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait. Above-average temperatures could be on the books this summer, according to forecasters, and a developing El Nino event could spell out warmer weather later in the year or next summer. Sizzling temperatures are more than an inconvenience: They can cause heat […]

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A raucous Copenhagen crowd cheers Denmark’s 2026 Mullet Championship

COPENHAGEN | Business in the front, party in the back. A packed Danish crowd celebrated on Saturday the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle, defined by very short hair at the front and longer hair at the back. Denmark’s raucous 2026 Mullet Championship, presented on an outdoor stage in central Copenhagen, attracted 12 well-coiffed competitors and […]