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• 'Force Awakens' becomes fastest movie to $1 billion

  27-12-2015 23:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has reached $1 billion at the box office, achieving the milestone with record-setting hyper speed.
  
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• Ravens, Mallett shock Steelers 20-17

  27-12-2015 23:51
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens fully expected to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers — even if few others gave them a chance of pulling off the upset.
  
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• Sam I Am Bengals edition

  27-12-2015 23:49
  
  Sam Adams pays tribute to brother-in-law        
  
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• Kwanzaa Celebrations In Denver One Of Largest In U.S.

  27-12-2015 23:42
  
  By Mark TaylorDENVER (CBS4)– From Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, 2016, millions of people across the globe are celebrating Kwanzaa, a celebration of family, community and culture.“Kwanzaa is a Swahili word which means first fruit,” said Jeff Fard, better known as Brother Jeff.Fard is the owner of Brother Jeff Cultural Center in Denver. The center has events planned all week to celebrate the holiday. (credit: CBS)
  “We literally engage thousands of people in the Denver metro area,&rdqu
  
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• Wives Of Broncos Cornerbacks Talk Favorite Holiday Meals

  27-12-2015 23:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver Broncos cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Chris Harris, Jr. enjoy home cookin’ during the holidays as their wives discussed their favorite meals during the Get To Know segment.Leah Harris and Gypsy Talib talked with CBS4’s Kathy Lee while they made chocolate tarts and shared some of their husbands’ favorite dishes.“Chris isn’t a big dessert person unless he’s back in Tulsa he’ll eat it but otherwise he just eats candy,” said Le
  
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• Police fatally shoot man after attempted traffic stop

  27-12-2015 23:21
  
  LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say police shot and killed a man after a chase that began when south Mississippi deputies tried to pull over an antique pickup truck for failure to yield.
  
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• Broncos look to avenge 2014 Bengals Monday night loss

  27-12-2015 22:49
  
  What do you remember from last years Monday night Broncos Bengals game?        
  
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• Firefighters Investigate House Fire In Brighton

  27-12-2015 22:46
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters rushed to a burning home in Brighton the day after Christmas.When firefighters arrived at the home in the 500 block of South 2nd Avenue they found a lot of smoke and flames.One person escaped unharmed. What caused the fire is being investigated. Brighton firefighters battled a house fire on Saturday (credit: Brighton Fire)
  
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• San Francisco company solicits Christmas trees for goats

  27-12-2015 22:06
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco business is giving people an ecologically friendly way to get rid of their used Christmas trees.
  
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• Girls & Science

  27-12-2015 22:03
  
  Come and be inspired by women in science! The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and CBS4 are excited to host a Girls & Science event on Saturday, March 5.
  
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• Tornados, floods and whiplashed temperatures mark US weather

  27-12-2015 21:51
  
  Thanks to unusual weather, it's been a struggle for some people to be jolly this holiday season. With tornadoes, floods, fires and wild swings in temperatures, 2015 is going out like a lamb or a lion, depending on which section of the country you live in.
  
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• Bengals-Broncos Could Come Down To Defense

  27-12-2015 21:45
  
  DENVER (AP) — They’re not wearing throwback uniforms Monday night. The Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos could certainly turn back the clock on all these aerial fireworks that are lighting up scoreboards across the NFL these days.
  It’s not just that the game pits backup quarterbacks AJ McCarron, making his second NFL start, and Brock Osweiler, making his sixth, and not Andy Dalton and Peyton Manning. It matches two of the NFL’s stingiest defenses.
  The Broncos (10-4) a
  
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• Nuggets Highlights: Watch Faried’s Big Dunk, Block Against Spurs

  27-12-2015 21:43
  
  See highlights from the Nuggets 101-86 loss to the Spurs on Saturday night.
  
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• Crews Battle House Fire In Frigid Temperatures

  27-12-2015 21:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Crews battled a house fire late Saturday night in frigid temperatures.Firefighters rushed to the burning home at 3445 Gaylord Street just after 8 p.m. The person inside the home was able to escape unharmed but the family pet is still missing.Investigators worked to determine what caused the fire.
  
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• Sale Of Ski Resorts Won’t Happen By Year’s End, Trust Says

  27-12-2015 21:18
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A real estate investment trust that’s selling more than a dozen ski resorts from Maine to California, including Colorado, won’t meet its deadline of completing the transaction by year’s end.
  CNL Lifestyle Properties, which is based in Orlando, Florida, has sold its senior housing portfolio, a dozen marinas, four attractions, and the Mount Washington Hotel and Bretton Woods ski area in New Hampshire.
  But it continues to seek buyers for 15 additional
  
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• Murder Suspect Arrested After Christmas Night Shooting

  27-12-2015 21:11
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– The man police believe shot and killed another man on Christmas night has been arrested.Police in Aurora arrested Phi Pham for suspicion of first-degree murder.Investigators believe Pham, 33, responsible for shooting a man in the chest inside a home in the 20000 block of East Dartmouth Drive on Christmas night. Phi Pham (credit: Aurora Police)
  The victim has not been identified.Neighbors were shaken up after the shooting while police searched for the suspect.“We
  
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• Peyton Manning Angrily Denies Report He Used HGH In 2011

  27-12-2015 21:01
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning said a report by Al Jazeera set to air Sunday that suggests he obtained performance-enhancing drugs was “completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage.”
  Manning angrily denied allegations to ESPN on Sunday morning he used HGH in 2011.
  The report is based on secret recordings made by a former intern at an Indianapolis anti-aging institute who now says he fabricated the allegations.
  Al Jazeera sent British hurdler Liam Collins undercover to
  
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• At least 11 die in Texas tornadoes [Photos]

  27-12-2015 20:48
  
  GARLAND, Texas (AP) — At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend, while
  
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• Research finds graded ski runs lack recovery over time

  27-12-2015 20:26
  
  LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Abandoned ski areas with cleared runs are recovering faster than those that were graded.
  
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• Peyton Manning avoids setbacks, hopeful of practicing, playing in Broncos' final game

  27-12-2015 20:26
  
  Overshadowed by Peyton Manning's strong denial of human growth hormone (HGH) use, the quarterback worked out Sunday in the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse and remains hopeful he can play in the Broncos final game against San Diego.
  
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• Nuggets Fail To Break Losing Streak Against The Spurs

  27-12-2015 20:22
  
  Even when San Antonio gives two of its key players a break for rest it didn't give the Nuggets any advantage.
  
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• Boston Chipotle where 136 sickened with norovirus reopens

  27-12-2015 20:21
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A Chipotle restaurant near Boston College has reopened several weeks after 136 patrons fell ill with norovirus.
  
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• Colorado Pot Banking Case Tests Federal Drug Rules

  27-12-2015 20:03
  
  DENVER (AP) — A marijuana banking case set for arguments Monday is testing the federal government’s stated goal of addressing the cash-only nature of the quasi-legal pot industry.
  But should pot sellers be able to use the nation’s banking system as long as marijuana is an illegal drug? It’s a question before a federal judge trying to weigh a Colorado-chartered bank’s attempt to force the U.S. Federal Reserve to let those pot shops access the nation’s banking s
  
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• Triple crown, flubbed punt highlight best games of 2015

  27-12-2015 19:41
  The games people play. There are around 300 in pro football, 2,500 in baseball, 1,500 in basketball and thousands in soccer every year — and that's just at the very highest levels.
  
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• Denver in a cold snap, but nothing for the record books

  27-12-2015 19:04
  
  Bundle up, but not too tightly.While temperatures will struggle to break the freezing mark this week in Denver, no cold temperature extremes will likely be reached.
  
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• RTD offers free New Year's Eve rides

  27-12-2015 18:44
  
  RTD will offer free New Year's Eve rideson all regularly-scheduled bus and train service as well as Access-a-Ride and SkyRide services from 7 p.m. Thursday through 12 a.m. Jan. 2.
  
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• Multiple shots fired in Colorado Springs strip mall parking lot

  27-12-2015 18:20
  
  Police are on the lookout for a person who fired off numerous rounds ina strip mall parking lot in Colorado Springsearly Sunday morningduring what witnesses described as a "large disturbance."
  
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• Manning denies report that says he took HGH in 2011

  27-12-2015 18:19
  
  Peyton Manning denies report he took HGHin 2011        
  
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• Peyton Manning Strongly Denies Report He Used HGH In 2011

  27-12-2015 18:01
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning strongly denied a report set to air on Al Jazeera that contends the Denver Broncos quarterback received human growth hormone through his wife during his recovery from neck fusion surgeries in 2011 in Indianapolis.
  In a statement Saturday night, Manning said: “The allegation that I would do something like that is complete garbage and is totally made up. It never happened. Never.”
  He added, “I really can’t believe somebody would
  
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• Medical marijuana's big business lures ex-law enforcers

  27-12-2015 17:46
  
  COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — With fewer than 4,000 approved patients, the nascent medical marijuana business in Illinois is off to a slow start.
  
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• Jim O'Toole, Reds 1960s star pitcher, dies at 78

  27-12-2015 17:41
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds say 1960s star pitcher Jim O'Toole has died at his home after a long battle with cancer.
  
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• Broncos issue statement defending Peyton Manning

  27-12-2015 17:15
  
  Broncos issue statement defending Peyton Manning amid HGH allegations        
  
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• Living sober at CU-Boulder: New residential community serves students in recovery

  27-12-2015 17:04
  
  With more than three years of sobriety under his belt, Roman Dougherty was nervous about startingcollege at the University of Colorado.
  
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• Denver fire: United airplane's engine catches fire at airport gate

  27-12-2015 06:47
  
  A mechanical issue sparked a fire on aUnited Airlines jetSaturday morning at a Denver International Airport gate, fire and airline officials said.
  
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• Aurora police arrest man in Christmas fatal shooting

  27-12-2015 06:07
  
  Aurora police announced Saturday night that officers had arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting late on Christmas.
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 12/26/15

  27-12-2015 03:40
  
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• Denver temperatures will stay below freezing for rest of 2015

  27-12-2015 02:15
  
  2015 looks like it will go out with a chill. Temperatures in Denver are not expected to get above freezing for the rest ofthe year, forecasters for the National Weather Service in Boulder said.
  
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• Details emerge in case against Loveland detective

  27-12-2015 02:09
  
  FORT COLLINS — More details of the charge pressedagainst Loveland police detectiveBrian Koopman have emerged in court documents obtained Wednesday.
  
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• Week 16 Injury Report: Ward, Stewart, Davis Questionable Against Bengals

  27-12-2015 01:57
  
  By Mark Schiff
  Forget the whiskey and underwear that outside linebacker Von Miller got his teammates for Christmas; the best gift the Broncos can get this holiday season is health at the safety position.
  Safeties T.J. Ward (ankle) and Darian Stewart (hamstring) both practiced in a limited capacity on Saturday and are officially listed as questionable against the Cincinnati Bengals on the team’s Week 16 injury report. Despite the questionable designation, Denver coach Gary Kubiak sounded op
  
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• Snow, Freezing Temperatures Make For Tricky Holiday Travel

  27-12-2015 01:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Snowplows are deicers are out on the roadways around Colorado as temperatures dipped into the single digits. The below-freezing temperatures c combined with the snow on Christmas day made for some tricky holiday travel.
  “We’ve been heavily hit obviously in Southwest Colorado, Grand Junction and the high country,” said Colorado Department of Transportation Director of Communications Amy Ford.
  (credit: CBS)
  CDOT crews have been working around the clock to cle
  
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• Neighbors Watch Car Go Up In Flames

  27-12-2015 01:00
  
  By Melissa GarciaDENVER (CBS4) —A car went up in flames Saturday morning, sparking a dangerous situation for nearby residents in Green Valley Ranch.
  Gas from the tank ran down the street, resulting in a quick reaction from firefighters.
  Authorities believe the 2005 BMW may have ignited due to faulty wiring.The owner said he had just started the ignition to warm up his car when he smelled smoke.(credit: CBS)
  Neighbors Beth Gish and her daughter Natalie looked outside their home to see the m
  
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• Veterans Honored With New Holiday Traditions

  27-12-2015 00:02
  
  By Jeff ToddDENVER (CBS4)– A group of veteran’s organizations are starting to make a new holiday tradition in Denver International Airport.
  “I don’t think anybody in the whole United States is doing anything like this. And what we’re trying to do is help the veterans coming through,” said Wes Love with the group Boots 66. “What we’re actually doing today is trying to help veterans coming through that may need something to eat, may need a ride.&rdqu
  
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