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US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say
WASHINGTON | The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence around the world, after it had put a halt to many of those initiatives last year during a flurry of budget and personnel cuts. The administration notified Congress late last […]
Lindsey Graham’s funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington
WASHINGTON | Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, will be eulogized Tuesday during memorial services across Washington. Graham’s remains will arrive at the U.S. Capitol, where the Republican served for more than 30 years as an […]
Philip Morris launches $1.2 billion Aurora Zyn nicotine factory as critics warn of teen health risks
AURORA | A $1.2 billion factory for Zyn nicotine products opened Monday in Aurora to loud cheers by government officials from both the city and the state. The news drew jeers, however, from local health and teen advocates. The flavored nicotine pouches are a product of Philip Morris International, an international powerhouse in the tobacco […]
Aurora City Council demands GEO Group cooperation over tuberculosis case
AURORA | The Aurora City Council on Monday approved a statement calling on the immigration detention facility run by The GEO Group to cooperate or face consequences with county and state health investigators after a case of tuberculosis was confirmed at the site. During a Monday study session, the council agreed to publish a statement […]
Proposal would ask voters to align Aurora city elections with federal cycles to boost voter turnout
AURORA | Voters may decide this November whether to move Aurora municipal elections to even-numbered years to align with federal elections, which has been shown to increase voter turnout. A proposed ordinance sponsored by Councilmember Alli Jackson would put a question on the November ballot to move city council elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered […]
Two metro nonprofits partner to fight food insecurity — for people and their pets
This story was first published at Front Porch. DENVER | Two metro nonprofits are partnering to help communities and pets in need. On the first Tuesday of each month, We Don’t Waste, based in northeast Park Hill, and the Denver- wide Colorado Pet Pantry set up a market at Bruce Randolph School at 3955 Steele […]
Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and nasty gastrointestinal symptoms. But you can minimize the effects of jet lag — and not just by […]
In a German forest, 2 brothers keep the ancient tradition of charcoal burning alive
HASSELFELDE, Germany | Immo Feldmer carefully tipped smoldering charcoal into a tall mound of earth to kick off the ancient tradition of coal burning. The inside of the mound was tightly stacked with beech wood which smolders for weeks until it’s been turned into charcoal — a craft that’s been practiced in the Harz mountain […]
Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at ‘Spaceballs’ sequel Comic-Con panel
SAN DIEGO | Rick Moranis says he finally has an answer for all of the times that “Spaceballs” fans have stopped him to ask, “When are you guys going to finally make a sequel to that thing?” Fans at Comic-Con International were ecstatic with his response Friday. A crowd at the expo’s massive Hall H […]
Cantore scores in the Spirit’s 1-0 victory over the expansion Summit
Trinity Rodman got the better of U.S. women’s national team teammate Lindsey Heaps on Sunday night, assisting on Sofia Cantore’s goal in the Washington Spirit’s 1-0 victory over the visiting Denver Summit. In the day’s other National Women’s Soccer League matches, Racing Louisville defeated Angel City 2-1; and the Seattle Reign shut out the San […]