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Governor Gavin Newsom reacts to Trump win by calling special session

By www.capradio.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:04:00 GMT

By Megan Myscofski

Governor Gavin Newsom called a special legislative session Thursday with the goal of protecting California’s progressive policies on climate change and reproductive rights from President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.  

He’s preemptively asking state lawmakers for funds to support future litigation against President-elect Trump’s next administration. 

The Governor’s Office said in a press release that the new resources will likely go towards defending civil and reproductive rights, climate action and the state’s immigrant population, depending on what actions the administration takes. 

The state sued the first Trump administration over 120 times after it threatened similar policies. The state won many of those lawsuits. 

Democratic Assembly member Jesse Gabriel represents the San Fernando Valley. Before taking office, he was a constitutional attorney and assisted with two of the lawsuits. 

“In these situations, speed matters,” he said. “Being prepared matters.”

He said that justifies lawmakers working on this ahead of January, when the regular legislative session starts. 

“We don't know for sure what's going to happen. I think it's important to recognize that,” Gabriel added . “But reading Project 2025, listening to some of the things that the president-elect has talked about on the campaign trail, understanding his record from his first term, we know that we might be engaged in some very significant and very serious litigation.”

Gabriel said, in particular, he’s concerned about threats from Trump on federal support, including funds for natural disaster relief.  

“To the extent that there's going to be any effort to unlawfully withhold federal funding from California, to walk back agreements that the federal government has with California, this effort will be essential to protecting California taxpayers,” he said. 

He stressed that California is one of a handful of states that pays more in taxes to the federal government than it receives in funds and services. 

Many Republican legislators say the move is a stunt by the Governor – including Senator Brian Dahle, who represents rural communities in far Northern California. 

“He's the happiest guy around that Kamala lost because this gives him an opportunity to run for president in four years,” he said. 

Dahle added that he wants the money Newsom is proposing for litigation to be directed toward other things. 

“We don't have these kinds of resources to be thrown out. We have crime, we have cost of living we need to deal with in California,” he said. 

The special session begins December 2nd. 


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Here’s what we know about California 2024 General Election results so far

By www.capradio.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 23:30:00 GMT

By Laura Fitzgerald

Updated Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m.

Polls are closed in California. Elections officials are beginning to process and count millions of mail-in ballots from California’s General Election.

The Secretary of State’s Office website shows an estimated 10,728,985 ballots had been counted by Friday at 4:30 p.m.

Every registered California voter was sent a mail-in ballot. The process offers greater convenience for voters, but also delays results because election staff must spend more time verifying signatures and handling late-arriving ballots.

Leading up to the election, statewide ballot returns were slightly lower compared to the 2020 General Election. On Monday, roughly 42% of ballots had been returned; in 2020, that number was closer to 49%, according to election firm Political Data, Inc.

County election officials have until Dec. 5 to process and count ballots. The Secretary of State will certify the results of the election on Dec. 13.

This page will be updated as results come in. See full California election results here. 

Presidential race

Vice President Kamala Harris won California’s 54 electoral college votes, according to a call by the Associated Press. (California’s electoral college lost one member after the 2020 census.) Harris’s projected win was called immediately after polls closed, far from a surprise in California. 

The presidential race was called for Donald Trump by the Associated Press early Wednesday morning.

U.S. Senate

Democratic Representative Adam Schiff has won the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat held for decades by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, according to a call made by the Associated Press shortly after polls closed. He had 57.6% of the preliminary results on Friday afternoon. 

Republican challenger (and former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star) Steve Garvey had 42.4% of early results Friday afternoon.

U.S. Senate (special election)

A special election to fill the remainder of Feinstein’s senate term also appeared on the ballot this election. The seat is currently held by Sen. Laphonza Butler, who was appointed as a caretaker by Governor Gavin Newsom shortly after Feinstein’s death. 

Schiff was also announced as the winner of this race, per the Associated Press.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in California, fields questions after voting in the state's primary election, March 5, 2024, in Burbank, Calif.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File

U.S. House of Representatives

District 3: 

Republican incumbent Rep. Kevin Kiley won the race Congressional District 3, according to a race call by the Associated Press. He led with 57.2% of the vote on Friday afternoon.

Democratic challenger Jessica Morse followed with 42.8% of early results Friday afternoon. Morse previously ran against Rep. Tom McClintock in 2018.

Morse conceded in a message to supporters posted on social media on Friday.

"Although we didn't have the outcome we wanted in this race, I am proud to have stood at a critical juncture in history with you," she said. "We sounded the alarm, mobilized neighbors and awoke civic engagement in our community. I know it feels like a red tsunami has come to wipe out our freedoms. But our work together over the previous year, knocking doors, making calls, writing postcards, has communicated directly to our community and helped reinforce the foundations of our democracy." 

District 6:

Democratic incumbent Ami Bera won the race for Congressional District 6, according to a race call from the Associated Press. He had 57.3% of early results on Friday. Bera, who was first elected in 2012, has served on the Science, Space and Technology and Foreign Affairs committees, among others, during his time in Congress.

Republican realtor and financial investigator Chris Bish followed with 42.7% of early results Friday.

District 7: 

Democratic incumbent Doris Matsui won her 11th two-year term in the House, according to a call by the Associated Press. Matusi, who was elected in 2005, had 65.4% of early results Friday afternoon.

Republican challenger Tom Silva followed with 34.6%. Silva served as a member of the armed forces for 33 years and on the school board in his hometown of Galt.

California’s 7th Congressional District includes central and south Sacramento neighborhoods including Downtown, Midtown, Arden-Arcade, Lemon Hill and Florin along with the cities of West Sacramento and Elk Grove.

Congresswoman Doris Matsui talks with attendees of the ground breaking for the Hanami Line, a cherry blossom park being built along the Sacramento River, Thursday, June 29, 2023.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

California state Assembly

District 6:

Early results show Democrat Maggie Krell leading with 65.6% in the race to replace Assembly member Kevin McCarty, who is running for Sacramento mayor. Krell currently serves as a Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice, and has also been a lawyer for Planned Parenthood.

Republican trade advocate Nikki Ellis follows with 34.4% of early results Friday afternoon.

The 6th Assembly District spans from Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood to Natomas, including downtown and Midtown, East Sacramento, and parts of Arden-Arcade. 

District 7:

Early results show Republican incumbent Josh Hoover is leading with 53.6% in the race for the 7th Assembly District, a region that includes much of northeastern Sacramento County, including Fair Oaks, Rancho Cordova, Folsom, Citrus Heights and North Highlands. It also includes portions of Rosemont and Carmichael.

Democratic challenger Porsche Middleton follows with 46.4% of early results Friday afternoon.

District 10:

Democratic incumbent Stephanie Nguyen has 66.1% of the early results in the race to represent California’s 10th Assembly District. Nguyen was first elected to the role in 2022 and previously served on Elk Grove City Council. 

Retired engineer Vinaya Singh follows with 33.9% of early results Friday afternoon.

The 10th Assembly District spans much of southern Sacramento County.


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Here’s what we know about how California voted on 2024 state propositions so far

By www.capradio.org
Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:50:00 GMT

By Claire Morgan

Updated Nov. 8, 4:55 p.m.

Polls have closed in California and initial results are starting to come in. It may take days — or even weeks — for many races to be called, with results coming in waves as mail-in ballots are received and counted. 

We've noted where the Associated Press has called whether a measure will succeed or fail. CapRadio and NPR rely on the Associated Press for race calls. Here is information on when to expect results and how the process works.

?Proposition 2

California voters approved Proposition 2, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Early results show out of 10,386,227 ballots counted, 57.1% were for and 42.9% were against issuing $10 billion in bonds to improve facilities at public schools and community colleges. Funds raised through these bonds will go toward new construction, including land purchases and classroom upgrades.

?Proposition 3

California voters approved Proposition 3, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Early results show out of the 10,437,201 ballots counted, 61.4% were for and 38.6% were against amending California’s Constitution to remove language which states marriage is permitted only between man and woman. 

The language was added to the state’s Constitution in 2008 after voters passed Proposition 8, but is unenforceable due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Obergefell v. Hodges case which requires all states to license same-sex marriages.

?Proposition 4

California voters approved Proposition 4, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Early results show out of the 10,455,468 ballots counted, 58.2% were for and 41.8% were against issuing $10 billion in bonds to fund climate-related projects. 

Funds raised by the measure will go towards improving access to drinkable water, land conservation, wildfire prevention and reducing the impacts of extreme weather on California communities. California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates it will take $400 million annually over 40 years for the state to repay the bond.

?Proposition 5 

California voters rejected Proposition 5, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Early results show out of the 10,351,394 ballots counted, 56.2% were against and 43.8% were for lowering the statewide threshold to approve housing and infrastructure-related bonds to 55%. 

Currently, bonds require the support of two-thirds of those voting to be approved. 

Proposition 6

Early results show out of the 10,196,270 ballots counted, 54.7% were against and 45.3% were for banning involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime in California. 

According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, about one-third of people in California prisons work jobs like cooking, cleaning, or other tasks needed to run prisons and jails. California’s Reparations Task Force recommended the measure in its 2023 report.

Proposition 32

Early results show out of the 10,458,925 ballots counted, 51.9% were against and 48.1% were for raising the statewide minimum wage to $18 in 2026. If passed, Proposition 32 would also require minimum wage to be adjusted for inflation in the years after it went into effect. 

Past state legislation has also increased wages for workers in the fast food industry and certain healthcare workers. These local and industry-specific wages would be unaffected by Proposition 32.

?Proposition 33

Californians rejected Proposition 33, according to a race call from the Associated Press. Early results show out of the 10,339,438 ballots counted, 61.5% were against and 38.5% were for allowing local governments to set their own rent control laws with fewer restrictions.

If Proposition 33 were to have passed, it would have repealed a 1995 state law called the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which prevented cities from implementing rent control on single-family homes or housing built on or after February 1, 1996. 

Proposition 34

Early results show out of the 10,037,466 ballots counted, 51.3% were for and 48.7% were against requiring health care providers to spend 98% of the revenue they gather on direct patient care. 

The language of the measure establishes a high bar for which health care entities would be required to abide by these restrictions, if passed. These entities must be participants of the discount prescription drug program and spend over $100 million on “purposes that do not qualify as direct patient care” over 10 years. Currently, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the only organization in California that would meet the standards outlined in the measure.

?Proposition 35

California voters approved Proposition 35, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Of the the 10,306,197 ballots counted, 66.9% were for and 33.1% were against bolstering California medicaid reimbursements by ensuring funds the Managed Care Organizations tax go toward Medi-Cal services.

?Proposition 36

California voters have approved Proposition 36, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Of the 10,400,928 ballots counted, 70.1% were for and 29.9% were against raising penalties for some crimes by repealing aspects of a 10-year old proposition that decreased them to address prison overcrowding.

The previous measure, Proposition 47, lowered some theft and drug-related crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor when it was passed in 2014. The new measure would generally turn these misdemeanors back into felonies. It would also lengthen some prison sentences and require more felonies be served in prison. Courts would also be able to mandate drug treatment for people charged with possessing illegal drugs.


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The Bach Sons Connection

By www.capradio.org
Published On :: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 23:00:00 GMT

Music of Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christoph Friedrich, and Johann Christian Bach.


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Opinion: The day the Animas River ran orange with pollution may have been the start of something beautiful

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:45:43 +0000

It was the summer of 2015 when the Animas River in southern Colorado turned such a garish orange-gold that it made national news.


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Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: How to watch the fight, time, odds

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:30:15 +0000

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul had to wait an extra four months for his high-profile match with 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.


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Colorado’s first major winter storm of the season drops nearly 3 feet of snow, closes most major highways

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:25:34 +0000

Snow is expected to taper off by noon Saturday, though Coloradans may see continued travel impacts through the weekend, state officials said.


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Landlords pile “junk fees” on Colorado renters, sometimes adding hundreds to advertised prices

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:00:21 +0000

Junk fees “are in line with deceptive and unfair trade practices because landlords are advertising a fake price to get consumers interested, but it’s not what they’re actually going to pay at the end of the day,” said state Rep. Javier Mabrey.


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Dolce & Gabbana launches a new perfume for dogs, but some vets and pet-owners are skeptical

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:02:36 +0000

Fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has launched a new alcohol-free perfume for dogs called "Fefé" in honor of Domenico Dolce’s poodle, but not all vets and pet owners agree it’s safe or appropriate.


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JERRY CANTRELL Is Also Pissed That Nobody Gets Paid Decent Streaming Royalties

By metalinjection.net
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:37:59 +0000

It's no secret that Spotify pays total garbage when it comes to royalties. Apple Music certainly does better by artists, but still – both combined aren't putting a roof over […]


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SOILWORK's New Material "Has More Sort Of Like A Metallic Vibe Over It"

By metalinjection.net
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:12:48 +0000

Give us the Heavywork, please.


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FREDRIK ÅKESSON Explains How WALTTERI VÄYRYNEN Became OPETH's New Drummer

By metalinjection.net
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:11:08 +0000

“We saw him play the track 'The Devil's Orchard', and he just nailed everything”


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Southbound I-25 through Pueblo opens following pedestrian death

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:21:43 +0000

Southbound Interstate 25 is once again open in Pueblo after a vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian Saturday morning, shutting down the roadway.


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Rockies’ Bud Black on returning for ninth season: “I want to be part of the solution”

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:45:49 +0000

Bud Black sees big improvement in pitching next season for the Rockies.


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Feldman: It’s too soon to call the Derek Chauvin verdict a turning point

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:26:22 +0000

Perhaps, years from now, if existing trends are reversed and more police officers start to be held accountable for using excessive force against Black people, we will be able to look back at this verdict as a turning point. But that would have to be a retrospective judgment based on change.


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Keeler: If Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev turns into Alexandar Four-giev vs. Minnesota Wild, it might be time to pull the plug

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 02:24:17 +0000

Q: What time is it at Ball Arena right now? A: Four past Georgiev.


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Wind and solar would replace most of Xcel’s troubled Comanche 3 coal plant power — but not all

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:40 +0000

Xcel Energy's proposal to replace the last of its coal-fired power includes some natural gas, which has meet resistance from critics.


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Editorial: A weak policy at CU allows coaches or professors to pursue sex with students

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:01:34 +0000

"Professors, coaches, and other University of Colorado employees are technically allowed to use their positions of authority to develop intimate relationships with students and athletes."


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State cross country: Aiden Le Roux, Addison Ritzenhein are fastest boy and girl in Colorado after setting course records

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:08:08 +0000

Aiden Le Roux and Addison Ritzenhein both set all-classification course records at the Norris Penrose Event Center.


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Top-ranked Windsor holds off No. 2 Mead for thrilling victory in Class 3A showdown

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:22:04 +0000

The Wizards emerged from the rugged affair with an 8-1 record and a perfect 4-0 league mark. Mead tumbled to 8-1 and 3-1.


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Arvada West’s dynamic duo — Saylor Swanson and Sara Walker — set torrid pace in flag football’s first official season

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 01:52:51 +0000

Years from now, when records have been broken and re-broken, and high school dynasties are set in stone, Saylor Swanson and Sara Walker will be remembered.


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Is your next outdoor misadventure fit for a podcast episode?

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:24:03 +0000

"One of the common themes in our survival stories is that it's almost never just one thing that goes wrong,” shared Peter Frick-Wright, host of the Outside Podcast.


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Colorado solidifies regulations for psychedelic mushroom growers, manufacturers and therapy centers

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:00:24 +0000

Anyone seeking to become part of Colorado’s psychedelics industry by growing mushrooms, operating a healing center, or manufacturing psilocybin edibles now has guidance on how to do so legally.


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Brandon T. Jackson Talks New Movies

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Published On :: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 14:04:00 EDT



Brandon T. Jackson talks new movies and finding wifey.


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10 Reasons We Love Taylour Paige

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Published On :: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:22:00 EDT



Ten reasons why Taylour Paige is a good role model.


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Tony Rock Says Social Media Is a Necessary Evil

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Published On :: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:12:00 EDT



Tony Rock shares his personal social media highs and lows.


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Recording Artists Phillip and Emmanuel Hudson

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Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:10:00 EDT



Keke reminds the The Hudson Brothers of a millennial Oprah.


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Voters let RTD, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties keep tax revenue in TABOR measures

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:00:09 +0000

Metro Denver voters in Tuesday's election decided to let the Regional Transportation District and Arapahoe and Jefferson counties keep tax money that otherwise, under Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, must be returned to taxpayers. 


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William Byron launches Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season with win in Daytona 500

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:55:04 +0000

William Byron launched Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season by snapping the team’s nine-year Daytona 500 losing streak with a win Monday in the rain-delayed “Great American Race.”


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Some Colorado business owners fear economic fallout if tariffs are increased after election

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:00:44 +0000

Donald Trump has said he would increase tariffs even more if he wins the election. It's not clear what approach Kamala Harris would take.


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Trump’s deportation threats bring “so much uncertainty” to immigrant-friendly Colorado, advocates say

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:00:32 +0000

Trump, who has referred to immigrants “poisoning the blood” of the United States, promised to carry out mass deportations of people who are here illegally.


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Dentro de los apartamentos de Aurora que se hicieron famosos por las afirmaciones de ocupación de pandillas, los residentes se preguntan qué sigue

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:00:29 +0000

Los representantes de CBZ Management han creado una campaña pública para culpar los problemas del complejos de apartamentos de Aurora a las actividades recientes de las pandillas.


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Keeping POTUS alive isn’t as easy as it sounds in Curious Theatre’s season 27 opener | Theater review

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:00:29 +0000

The All-Female “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive ” is timely and a surprising respite.


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Two compelling plays — perfect for election season — to see this month in Denver and Boulder

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:00:55 +0000

Set in earlier eras, these powerful dramas engage our political moment.


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Songs his mother taught him: In “Avaaz,” it’s the joy that endures | Theater review

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:00:06 +0000

Playwright Micheal Shayan as his mother Roya welcomes you to Tehran-geles, CA in the one-mother show “Avaaz” at the Denver Center.


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Yadira Caraveo, seeking reelection to Congress, navigates politics of abortion, immigration as some positions shift

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:00:53 +0000

As U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo emphasizes abortion rights in her reelection race in Colorado's battleground 8th Congressional District, she's moved the right on immigration -- angering some allies -- while facing fierce attacks from supporters of Republican challenger Gabe Evans.


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Colorado’s oil and gas industry says it’s reducing emissions at drilling sites by 95%. Environmentalists aren’t so sure.

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:00:44 +0000

Center for Biological Diversity is suing sued the state health department over two Crestone Peak sites.


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Kiszla: Just lose, baby. If Broncos want best shot to make playoffs next season, winning in Las Vegas is bad idea

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:34:20 +0000

In their NFL season finale against duh hated Rai-duhs, the team that Dirty Al Davis built, your beloved Broncos should be of one mind and a single mantra: Just lose, baby.


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How it happened: Broncos lose to Raiders, finish with seventh straight losing season

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:25:24 +0000

Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 18 game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on January 7, 2024.


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