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Aurora lawmakers lean toward public rebuke of tough-on-crime fentanyl Proposition 132
AURORA | Aurora lawmakers agree the city has a job to do in trying to mitigate the crisis surrounding fentanyl use and addiction, but council members are split along ideological lines as to what would have the greatest impact. The split council has tentatively agreed to make a public statement against a pending state ballot […]
Trump decries Democrats as ‘communists,’ even as he looks to impress China’s communist leader
WASHINGTON | Communism, President Donald Trump says, is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced. This summer, citing similarly grave concerns, he took the rare step of delivering a primetime address to the nation, accusing China of “sinister election meddling” in 2020 and reviving his yearslong push to dispute his loss in that year’s […]
Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe presses on with subpoenas after the lead prosecutor’s exit
WASHINGTON | Before taking over the sprawling Justice Department investigation into foes of President Donald Trump, Joe diGenova decried the lack of progress in bringing indictments. Five months later, diGenova has left his position without charging a single case, clouding the future of an investigation that has animated right-wing commentators eager to prove an ill-defined […]
War, runaway AI and climate shocks to take center stage as world leaders meet at UN
UNITED NATIONS | Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing new fears that runaway artificial intelligence could threaten humanity even as climate shocks and escalating prices are already making life much tougher for hundreds of millions of people. The annual high-level gathering at […]
Polo, a tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean, is expected to become a major hurricane this week
MIAMI | Tropical Storm Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday. Polo could bring heavy rain, rough surf and tropical-storm-force wind to parts of Mexico late Tuesday into early Wednesday, according to an advisory from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Meteorologists predicted Monday […]
German leader faces tough time ahead after election defeats, but no sign of leadership challenge
BERLIN | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stood by his vow to stay in office Monday after his party suffered two more regional election defeats and was voted out of a state legislature in a humiliating first. But he faces a struggle to keep his reform agenda intact. Minutes after polls closed on Sunday, the unpopular […]
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. Moscow’s mayor described the wave of drones as the “largest ever” drone attack on the Russian capital and said there […]
America’s long history of falling for hucksters and their outlandish promises
NEW YORK | America: land of possibility. And also: land of suckers. Our enduring belief that anything is possible — whether based in reality or not — has helped the nation become the world’s largest economy. It has also led us to fall head over heels for hucksters and charlatans, again and again. If so […]
Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. Critics lashed out online, saying that a white triangular […]
Colorado faces $1.6 billion budget deficit as Medicaid costs mushroom, state officials say
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The Colorado Legislature will face a third straight year of intense budget woes when it convenes in January. State economists told lawmakers on Friday that there could be a nearly $1.6 billion budget deficit. “Medicaid alone is causing the vast majority of the issue,” Mark […]