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Rep. Crow, local election and law officials pledge secure vote amid Prop 7A ballot gaffe

AURORA | Amid controversy over a train-district ballot question being mistakenly sent to hundreds of thousands of voters in the Aurora region, federal and local elected officials said Thursday they’re confident that the underway election will be safe, secure and accurate. “We have the safest and most secure election system in the world,” Aurora Democratic […]

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Sandwiches to socialism: How a DSA chapter in Austin is building political power

AUSTIN, Texas | When the socialists filed into the pews of a church sanctuary in Texas, there were far more than would have attended just two years ago. But that was before members of the Democratic Socialists of America were winning congressional primaries, and the acronym “DSA” became a fixture on television news chyrons. And […]

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Rockies show progress in latest 100-loss season, and raise ticket prices to catch up with MLB

DENVER | For the Colorado Rockies, progress meant raising their win total by 15 games — and their ticket prices by around 12%. They’re in catch-up mode all over the ballpark. “It’s never fun and there’s never a right time,” club president Walker Monfort said Tuesday, explaining the price hike aims to bridge the gap […]

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Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week

MIAMI | Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. The rapidly strengthening storm was on track to tie or break a 121-year-old record […]

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Russia keeps a tight lid on suspected case of pneumonic plague as global concerns mount

Russian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week’s suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague. While the case has raised global concerns, Russian state TV and other national state-controlled media have steered clear […]

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VOTE 2026: Aurora’s CD6, Denver and CD 7 in JeffCo choosing CU regents amid AI, oversight concerns

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | On Nov. 3, Colorado voters in three congressional districts will select a representative for the University of Colorado Board of Regents. The election features one open regent seat in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District after Democrat Callie Rennison announced last year she won’t run for reelection. Colorado’s […]

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UK police arrest a 7th man in connection with a security incident at a US-run air base

LONDON | British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, located 100 miles (160 kilometers) […]

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Protesting pupils blockade French high schools again, testing a weekslong movement

PARIS | Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. As pupils again blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities. The […]

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Prop 134 could end transgender participation in Colorado school, college athletics

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Should transgender students be barred from joining K-12 school or college sports teams that align with their gender identity? That’s the question Colorado voters will answer when they vote on Proposition 134 on Nov. 3. If passed, it would take effect Jan. 1, 2027. Currently, Colorado […]

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Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died

Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an “unknown” cause. Local state TV said the woman died last week. Russian authorities said they found no evidence that her illness was caused by any of the pathogens she worked […]