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Friednash: Lessons of the Greatest Generation will help us and defeat our silent, deadly enemy

Each of us is morally and ethically called upon to do the right thing, make sacrifices, and take the necessary steps to keep our family, friends, co-workers and community safe.




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Friednash: Deploy federal funds to feed seniors and rescue Colorado’s restaurants

The restaurant industry predicts that as many as 30% of all Denver restaurants and 22% statewide may permanently go out of business if they can’t open before the end of May.




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For Your Consideration R&B Performance “Permission To Love” Feat. Spencer Battiest By Singer/songwriter Melissa B.

#62ndGrammyAwards #GrammyAwards #GrammyNominations #MelissaB




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Katie Knipp “Take It With You” For Your Consideration For Traditional Blues Album

#62ndGrammyAwards #Blues #GrammyAwards #GrammyNominations




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Friednash: Deploy federal funds to feed seniors and rescue Colorado’s restaurants

The restaurant industry predicts that as many as 30% of all Denver restaurants and 22% statewide may permanently go out of business if they can’t open before the end of May.





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Fan v. Attorney General of the U.S.

(United States Third Circuit) - Vacated an administrative decision ordering a lawful permanent resident removed from the United States for having committed an aggravated felony. The man, a trader at a financial services firm who pleaded guilty to a securities law violation, argued that his crime was not truly an aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act and therefore he should not be removed. Finding merit in his argument, the Third Circuit granted his petition for review and remanded the case to the Board of Immigration Appeals for further proceedings.




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Berardelli v. Allied Services Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

(United States Third Circuit) - Held that the federal Rehabilitation Act generally requires that individuals with disabilities be permitted to be accompanied by their service animals. The plaintiffs in this case were the parents of an elementary school student with epilepsy who wanted to be accompanied at school by her service dog. On a question of first impression in the federal courts of appeals, the Third Circuit concluded that such requests for reasonable accommodation are per se reasonable in the ordinary course. The panel held that the district court's contrary jury instructions constituted reversible error.




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Tima v. Attorney General of the US

(United States Third Circuit) - Denied an alien's petition for review of a decision ordering him removed from the United States. The Board of Immigration Appeals had ruled that the citizen of Cameroon, who entered the U.S. on a student visa in 1989, was ineligible for waiver of removal because his felony conviction of making false statements about a sham marriage constituted a crime involving moral turpitude. On appeal, the Third Circuit agreed that the man was not eligible for a fraud waiver, and thus denied his petition for review.





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At The Opera, Puccini's Manon Lescaut, March 7, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear Puccini's first operatic success Manon Lescaut staring Renata Tebaldi and Mario del Monaco recorded in 1960.




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At The Opera, Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur, March 14, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur staring Renata Tebaldi and Mario del Monaco recorded in 1962.




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At The Opera, Opera Potpourri, March 21, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear the always popular "All Opera Potpourri". The best of the best of your favorite singers singing the greatest music in the opera world.




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At The Opera, Bizet's Carmen, March 28, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear Bizet's Carmen staring Jessye Norman and Mirella Freni.




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At The Opera, Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame - The Queen of Spades, April 4, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to her Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades) staring Mirella Freni and Vladimir Atlantov.




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At The Opera, Donizetti's L' Elisir d'amore, April 11, 2020

Tune in tonight at 8pm to hear a live performance from the MET in 1966 of Donizetti's L' Elisir d' Amore staring Carlo Bergonzi and Roberta Peters.




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At The Opera, Martha, April 18, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear the romantic and light hearted opera Martha by Friedrich von Flotow. This 1969 recording stars Anneliese Rothenberger, Brigitte Fassbaender, Nicolai Gedda and Hermann Prey.




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At The Opera, G.F. Handel's Ariodante, April 25, 2020

Tune in 8pm to hear George Frideric Handel's Ariodante staring Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role.




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At The Opera, Verdi's Ernani (Live MET 1962) May 2, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear a live broadcast from the MET in 1963 of Verdi's Ernani staring Carlo Bergonzi and Leontyne Price.




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At The Opera, Opera Potpourri Fund Drive, May 9, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear our all Opera Potpourri Fund Drive show. You will hear the best of the best of opera and a few surprises as well!




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US Tobacco Cooperative Inc. v. Big South Wholesale of Virginia, LLC

(United States Fourth Circuit) - Held that the United States should be substituted as a party defendant in a lawsuit in which two defendants were tobacco industry businesspeople who had agreed to perform undercover work for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The question before the Fourth Circuit was whether the United States should be substituted as a party defendant. The panel held that the answer was yes, and thus reversed the district court's ruling on the matter.




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Screen Music Connect To Explore The Music Of Film, Television And Interactive Media

Created By James Hannigan, Award-winning Composer And Game Music Connect Co-founder, Screen Music Connect Builds On The Success Of The Sold-out Game Music Conferences





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MLB average salary at around $4.4M for 5th year in row, AP study says

Major League Baseball’s average salary ahead of a postponed opening day remained at around $4.4 million for the fifth straight season, according to a study of contracts by The Associated Press.




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Federal judge in Denver rules funding cannot be withheld from law enforcement by using immigration-related terms in grants

The U.S. Justice Department can not withhold millions of dollars in federal funding to Colorado law enforcement agencies by attaching immigration-related terms and conditions to securing the grants according to a federal judge's ruling.




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$558 million in federal coronavirus help arrives on Colorado’s Front Range

In some cases, cities and counties have been hesitant to spend the emergency appropriations, because the federal government hasn't told them exactly how to.




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North American Soccer League, LLC v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc.

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirming the denial of the North American Soccer League's motion for preliminary injunction seeking Division II designation pending the resolution of its antitrust case against the United States Soccer Federation because they had failed to demonstrate a clear likelihood of success on the merits of their claim.




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Federal Trade Commission v. AMG Capital Management, LLC

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Held that the Federal Trade Commission Act could support an order compelling an online payday lender to pay more than $1 billion in monetary relief for unfair business practices. Two of the judges on the Ninth Circuit panel filed a concurring opinion to suggest that the court should rehear the case en banc to reconsider relevant circuit precedent.



  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Banking Law
  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation

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Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board v. Federal Trade Commission

(United States Fifth Circuit) - Held that the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board's petition for review was premature in a case where the Federal Trade Commission had charged it with adopting an unlawful policy that restrained trade. Dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.




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The Next New Normals – in General

Virtually all of us are radically changing our lives to adjust to the new realities caused by the coronavirus crisis. This is a major shock to our entire global society, and it certainly will cause major changes in the way that people and organizations think and act in the future. As governments, institutions, and individuals … Continue reading The Next New Normals – in General




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Rivera-Rivera v. Medina and Medina, Inc.

(United States First Circuit) - Reinstated an employee's claims that she was harassed based on her age and retaliated against in violation of both federal and Puerto Rico law, claims which had been dismissed on summary judgment. The employee argued that there were genuine disputes of material fact. In reversing summary judgment, the First Circuit agreed with the employee's argument that genuine disputes of material fact existed as to certain claims.



  • Labor & Employment Law

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US v. Madera-Rivera

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the denial of a medically ill defendant's request for a downward departure under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. The defendant, who had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess five kilograms or more of cocaine with intent to distribute, sought a shorter sentence due to his chronic liver ailments. However, the First Circuit found no abuse of discretion in the sentence of 180 months.




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US v. Gierbolini-Rivera

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the sentence of a defendant who pleaded guilty to one count of theft in connection with health care and to one count of wire fraud. An accountant who embezzled nearly $1 million from a radiology medical firm challenged the procedural and substantive reasonableness of his upwardly variant sentence. Finding no error, the First Circuit affirmed.




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US v. Rivera-Berrios

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed a district court’s decision regarding sentencing in a case where the defendant plead guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and was sentenced to probation. In 2016, defendant’s home was searched and a massive cache of weapons was found. Defendant pleaded guilty to the 2016 charges, but before he could be sentenced his probation from the 2013 charges was revoked and he was sentenced to prison for those charges. This action slotted defendant into a criminal history category that generated increased prison time under the sentencing guidelines. Defendant argued that the 2013 sentence should not be considered for the 2016 sentence. The court held that the district court properly considered the factors for sentencing.




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Rivera v. Sessions

(United States First Circuit) - Dismissed an alien's petition for review of a decision denying his request for cancellation of removal. The Board of Immigration Appeals had found that the citizen of Guatemala was ineligible for cancellation of removal, due in part to criminal charges pending against him of child molestation of his ex-wife's then-twelve-year-old granddaughter. On appeal, the First Circuit dismissed his petition for review.




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National Federation of the Blind v. Container Store, Inc.

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the denial of a retail chain's motion to compel arbitration of a proposed class action brought by blind customers. The retailer moved to compel arbitration of the discrimination lawsuit, citing an arbitration provision in the terms and conditions of a loyalty program of which the individual plaintiffs were members. However, the district court concluded that the arbitration provision was not enforceable here, and the First Circuit found no error in that ruling.




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US v. Cruz-Rivera

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed convictions on federal carjacking and weapons counts. The defendant argued that his carjacking offense did not qualify as a crime of violence and thus could not serve as a predicate for the weapons counts. Finding no error, the First Circuit affirmed.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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Friednash: Deploy federal funds to feed seniors and rescue Colorado’s restaurants

The restaurant industry predicts that as many as 30% of all Denver restaurants and 22% statewide may permanently go out of business if they can’t open before the end of May.





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Denver man sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for two smash-and-grab burglaries of gun stores

A 21-year-old Denver man was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in federal prison for a carjacking and burglarizing two gun stores.




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Tri-State, Delta-Montrose cooperative agree to end contract in $62.5 million deal

The divorce between the Delta-Montrose Electric Association and its wholesale power provide, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, is nearly final. All that's left is getting the OK from federal regulators. And a $62.5 million exit fee.




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Chatfield alum Dalton Keene selected by Patriots in third round of NFL draft at No. 101 overall

The former Colorado prep standout who led the Chargers to the 2016 Class 4A semifinals was selected in the third round at No. 101 overall by the Patriots on Friday.




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Safer at work? Colorado is drafting rules to allow COVID vulnerable to stay on unemployment

"The big questions of the day for the workers is, 'I don’t feel safe. Do I have to go back to work?'" a Colorado Department of Labor and Employment official said Monday. "And, as with everything with unemployment, it depends."




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U.S. unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7% in April

The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.





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Colorado AG vows to fight new federal campus sexual-assault rules in court

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Wednesday forcefully pushed back on new federal campus sexual assault rules which would bolster the rights of the accused, promising to fight the U.S. Department of Education in court.




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Tri-State’s largest member electric cooperative sues, claiming contract holds it captive

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association's largest member is suing the wholesale power provider over what it claims is a scheme to hold it hostage to "an expensive and restrictive contract" that could result in millions of dollars of damages. The Colorado-based utility serves 43 members in four states.




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In memo, Broncos reiterate refund-or-credit option should games be canceled or played without fans

In a letter sent to their season ticket holders Friday, the Broncos reiterated that fans can choose a full refund or an account credit if games are canceled or are played without fans in attendance. On Tuesday, the NFL announced a league-wide refund-or-credit policy, but the Broncos informed account holders on April 2 that would […]




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Stephan James Takes On Cops By Cell Phone in #FREERAYSHAWN



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