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Senate hopeful Haley Stevens knows how to win in Michigan. Democrats must decide if that’s enough

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. | U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is spending the closing weeks of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary making a simple case: she’s the candidate who wins. Stevens flipped a Republican-held House seat in suburban Detroit in 2018 and hasn’t lost since, including surviving a bruising primary against a fellow Democratic incumbent after redistricting in […]

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Bare skin, fantasy and the machine: 3 takeaways from Paris’ starry couture week

PARIS | Demi Moore and Cynthia Erivo were among celebrities who took their seats in a sweltering university courtyard for the most anticipated show of Paris couture week: Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli’s debut for Balenciaga. In his first Balenciaga couture show — and the fashion house’s biggest statement since it revived its haute couture line in […]

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Movie Review: The live-action ‘Moana’ is a lifeless carbon copy of an animated classic

Say what you will about them, but the Disney live-action remakes have at least given us a choice. Which would you rather see? A spirited, soaring, animated “Moana,” or a purposeless remake featuring Dwayne Johnson with Fabio hair? The sea is wide, my friends. Yet Moana, the Polynesian wayfaring princess, has seemingly been stuck swimming […]

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Giants beat the Rockies 8-2 to start a 4-game series

SAN FRANCISCO | Casey Schmitt, Bryce Eldridge and Willy Adames homered to back rookie Carson Whisenhunt and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Thursday night to start a four-game series. Whisenhunt (2-0) allowed two runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings in his second start this season and the seventh […]

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Toon in Friday

Read more FRIDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more Lawmakers seek solutions for Colorado’s Medicaid budget, red tape Read more SENTINEL MUSE: Crashing out of the English Colonies was music to these patriots’ ears

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Lawmakers seek solutions for Colorado’s Medicaid budget, red tape

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. DENVER | The future of Colorado’s Medicaid program is getting an in-depth look and that could lead to reforms. That’s the job of the Colorado Commission on Medicaid, which met this week. Its arduous task? Come up with strategies to […]

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SENTINEL MUSE: Crashing out of the English Colonies was music to these patriots’ ears

AURORA | Now here’s a 250th view of history you weren’t expecting: “The British are off key! The British are off key!” Aurora’s Vintage Theatre brings you the story of the end of the American colonies like you’ve never seen, or heard, it. Too sharp for your post-July 4 tastes? Check out the long list […]

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DOJ’s immigrant voting letter to Colorado election officials labeled as intimidation tactic

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado’s secretary of state and voter advocates say they stand by Colorado’s election system and workers following the Trump administration’s latest attempt to target election officials. The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter earlier this week that threatens criminal prosecution of election officials who […]

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Who will replace Platner on the Maine ballot? These Democrats are raising their hands

PORTLAND, Maine | Democrats in Maine began jockeying Thursday to become the new candidate for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat after progressive nominee Graham Platner announced he will withdraw from the race after a sexual assault allegation. Democrats need to pick a candidate to replace Platner on the ballot by July 27, according to state […]