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New shows and festivities on tap across the weekend at 120th annual Arapahoe County Fair

AURORA |  The 120th annual Arapahoe County Fair is on today and through the weekend, highlighting the county’s agricultural heritage while marking a trio of milestone anniversaries and offering a fairground full of fun family activites. The four-day event at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds and Park celebrates the fair’s 120th anniversary alongside Colorado’s 150th anniversary […]

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Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss

MINNEAPOLIS | Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her legacy but caused enduring fear and fury as he changed their lives forever. Fellow lawmakers and survivors of the shooting spoke Thursday […]

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Dems call GOP stock-trading measure ‘sham,’ citing loopholes for Congress, Trump and unrelated voter regs

WASHINGTON | The House approved legislation Wednesday that would restrict how members of Congress purchase individual stocks, drawing sharp rebukes from some Democrats. Some Democrats, including Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow, called the move a sham, hitched to unassociated language in the bill that addresses voting regulation, similar to president Donald Trump’s SAVE ACT. “This […]

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Trump pays respects to 4 US service members killed in the Middle East

WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East and returned to their families at an air force base in Delaware. The president saluted as four transfer cases carrying the service members’ remains were escorted off an airplane during the dignified transfer […]

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Supreme Court justices tell Congress their safety is at risk and more must be spent on security

WASHINGTON | Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told lawmakers Tuesday that a sharp increase in threats targeting her and other justices is increasingly encroaching on their personal and family lives. During a rare appearance by justices before Congress, Barrett said she had to take a bulletproof vest home a few years ago, something she […]

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Warsh says Fed has ‘no tolerance’ for high inflation but provides no hints on next move

WASHINGTON | Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Tuesday that the Fed will make high inflation “a thing of the past,” yet he provided no signal about the central bank’s next steps. Fed policymakers “have no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation,” Warsh said in his first appearance before Congress since becoming chair May 22, replacing […]

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Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of term

CHARLESTON, S.C. | Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced at a news conference at the Statehouse on Monday that Nordone would serve the remaining months on Graham’s current term, […]

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When Furniture Won’t Come Apart: Handling Large Pieces Without Forcing the Move

Some furniture is designed to be dismantled. Other pieces clearly are not. A solid dining table, antique cabinet, built-in-style bookcase, carved wardrobe, oversized desk, or substantial sectional may have been assembled in a way that makes taking it apart impractical—or even risky. When these pieces need to move, the solution is not to force disassembly. […]