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Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark

SØFTEN, Denmark | Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society. Experts from the Moesgaard Museum said this week that the sprawling 100,000-square-meter (more than 1 million-square-foot) site features an area for processing flax as well as […]

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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump formally kicked off celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary on Wednesday night by working to get the country excited again — about himself. The president hosted a rally on Washington’s National Mall, including a series of booming flyovers by stealth bombers, music from military bands, and Lee Greenwood singing “God Bless […]

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PERRY: State legislators run the home-school gravy train off the taxpayer tracks, finally

As if there’s a shortage of jaw-clenching news about government spending, programs and weirdness, check this out. Colorado’s dalliance with publicly funded homeschool enrichment programs has hit a wall of “really?” that channels Donald Trump’s entitled obsession with gilt and galore. State-taxpayer-funded fun clubs and activities for homeschool kiddos have even reached Trumpian Ballroom proportions, […]

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Aurora moves ahead with push to enforce rental standards with new registration program

AURORA | In an effort to address poor living conditions and better enforce code violations, the city is moving forward with developing a rental registration and licensing program. On Monday, city council unanimously approved a resolution to direct the city manager to develop a potential registration program, which would need approval from council before it […]

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Pikes Peak State College exit threatens controversial ERBOCES co-op

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | A controversial public education co-op that spearheaded a “public Christian school” in southern Colorado last year will lose a member in August, putting its existence in jeopardy for the second time this summer. Pikes Peak State College will withdraw from the co-op — Education reEnvisioned Board […]

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Oil tankers navigate the Strait of Hormuz despite threats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | A series of tankers made their way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, using a new route close to Oman’s shore that has been promoted by a U.N. maritime agency. The development comes as Iran and the United States […]

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Senate Republicans hold new vote on war powers after Trump berated them at Capitol meeting

WASHINGTON | Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump on Wednesday over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote to try to appease him, voting down a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed. Trump harangued GOP senators face to face earlier in the day for allowing […]

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A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania

A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians has been charged with murder in the shooting of her parents at their Pennsylvania home on her 30th birthday, and a prosecutor said Wednesday she wasn’t acting alone. Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said evidence from a neighbor’s doorbell camera, ballistics and analysis of cellphone […]