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SENTINEL MUSE: Aurora wine tasting Thursday sets off Juneteenth holiday weekend events

AURORA | Start your Juneteenth holiday weekend early with a glass of wine and a stroll along the shops. The Aurora Chamber Foundation Wine Walk at Southlands Mall is Thursday evening, giving you a taste of the grape and what’s to come over the next few days and weeks to come. Scroll down for details […]

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Tom Holland appears to confirm he and Zendaya are married

NEW YORK | Tom Holland has apparently confirmed that he and his longtime love Zendaya have already tied the knot. The actor may have ended months of speculation triggered by Zendaya’s stylist Law Roach’s claim in March that the couple had already held a wedding. In a very 2026 twist, artificial intelligence played a role […]

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Why eat junk on a camping trip? Tips and recipes for nutritious food on the trail

Few things feel better than a long hike in the woods, exhausting yourself as you soak in the fresh air and tranquility. Then, back to camp, where you chip away at those health benefits with packaged hot dogs slapped into a white-bread bun with a slice of plasticky processed cheese food. It doesn’t have to […]

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Movie Review: In ‘Toy Story 5,’ it’s (digital) apocalypse now for toys

The “Toy Story” movies, like “Star Wars” and those games Michael Jordan played with the Washington Wizards, pose a problem of canon. The first three movies are a near-perfect trilogy: a series that spanned a childhood: from bedroom playtime to college, from enchantment to loss. The scope didn’t seem epic. The movies rarely strayed much […]

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Hickenlooper skips debates with Democratic challenger, maintains lead in Senate primary

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | When he took the stage at DemFest, the Colorado Democratic Party’s June 6 gathering at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, state party chair Shad Murib was full of praise for “one of our fantastic candidates for United States Senate, Julie Gonzales.” Murib called […]

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Colorado’s child well-being ranking slips to 14th nationwide, Kids Count report finds

DENVER | Colorado is now ranked 14th nationwide for child well-being, down from 12th place. That’s according to composite scores from the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book, released last week. The Data Book is “a 50-state report of recent data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation* analyzing how kids are faring nationwide.” The report […]

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PERRY: The need for better rental inspections and accountability is clear. So is the solution

So little comes easy these days, especially inside Aurora City Hall. A proposal to create a registry of landlords for not just apartments, but condos, townhomes and houses is a total exception to the city’s often exasperating political process. This is easy. Yes, by all means create a landlord registry to hold property owners accountable […]

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Education Department overhaul sparks concerns for students with disabilities

For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination. Now that the department is offloading civil rights enforcement and special education, some parents and advocates warn a process that has largely been stalled since President […]

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Trump signs deal with Iran to end war, delay nuclear issue and sell oil freely

WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington, according to details released by both countries. The initial deal […]