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• 2 Women Found Dead In Home With ‘Traumatic Injuries’

  29-11-2016 23:55
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Colorado Springs say they found the bodies of two women inside a home Tuesday morning.
  The bodies were found in a home on Mosswood Lane. Investigators say the bodies had traumatic injuries but haven’t said how they died.
  (credit: KKTV)
  “Officers from the Sand Creek division received a call of an individual who was potentially deceased in the 3500 block of Mosswood Lane. Upon arrival to the residence, officers were able to determine tha
  
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• 4 Questions Heading Into Week 13 For CBS4’s Fantasy Football Pro

  29-11-2016 23:28
  
  By Mark Ackerman, CBS4 Fantasy Football Pro
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a heartbreaking loss to the Chiefs on Sunday night, the Broncos look to bounce back against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13. This is likely your last game before the playoffs – so make it count!
  Which Broncos should you start against the Jaguars?
  The Jaguars defense gives up 26.6 points per game, which ranks 6th worst in the NFL. That means expectations should be higher for a Broncos offense that performed well, i
  
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• Get Ready Colorado, Blast Of Arctic Cold & Snow Possible Next Week

  29-11-2016 23:17
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It looks like the first arctic blast of the season could be on the way to Colorado as we turn the calendar to December.
  Computer forecast models show a strong storm system moving into the northern Rockies by Monday.As the storm gains strength and moves east it will have the potential to pull a pocket of bitter cold air straight out of northern Canada and down the east side of the Rockies.There are some indications that by the middle of next week highs could s
  
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• Driver Who Killed State Patrol Cadet Given Life Sentence: ‘If I Could Take It Back I Would’

  29-11-2016 22:57
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A driver was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a Colorado state trooper last year.
  Christopher Gebers was given the mandatory life sentence Tuesday morning following his conviction of first-degree murder in September. He was also sentenced to an additional 342 years for 13 other counts related to the crash that killed Colorado State Patrol Cadet Taylor Thyfault.
  Christopher Gebers in court on Tuesday. (credit: CBS)
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• Trump Taps Obamacare Foe, Meets With Former VP Quayle

  29-11-2016 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Reaching deep into conservative territory, President-elect Donald Trump chose Georgia Rep. Tom Price to oversee the nation’s health care system on Tuesday, picking a fierce “Obamacare” critic who also has championed efforts to privatize Medicare. Trump selected another veteran Republican, Elaine Chao, to lead the Department of Transportation.
  Both have long ties to Washington.
  Price, picked to lead the Department of Health and Human Services after more t
  
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• Boys & Girls Clubs Become 2nd Home For Some Members

  29-11-2016 22:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The CBS4 Care 4 Colorado Toy Drive collects toys for children at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. The clubs serve all school age children. Many members are facing tough situations at home and often the club becomes like a second home.
  LINK: Care 4 Colorado Toy Drive
  Mary, 15, met her best friend at the club.
  “We came at the same time,” Mary said at the same time as her best friend Leo.
  Mary and Leo met 9 years ago when they first started going to t
  
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• Yoenis Cespedes, New York Mets agree to $110M, 4-year contract

  29-11-2016 22:06
  
  NEW YORK — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and the New York Mets have agreed to a $110 million, four-year contract.
  The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the agreement is subject to Cespedes successfully completing a physical.
  The 31-year-old Cespedes gets a full no-trade provision as part of the agreement. The deal’s $27.5 million average annual value ties former Yankees third baseman
  
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• Broncos notes: Bennie and Kapri

  29-11-2016 21:57
  
  Those who suggest Bennie Fowler III should have stopped his 76-yard touchdown reception by downing the ball at the 1-yard line, "have never played.''       
  
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• Colorado must “act now” to address aging population, rising costs, study says

  29-11-2016 21:50
  
  Karen Brown thought her mother was set financially. She was 92, and had $750,000 saved up to live out her days comfortably.
  Then her mother had a stroke. And a lifetime of savings evaporated in a few short years. First it was $150,000 a year for 24/7 care. Then $85,000 annually as she transitioned to assisted living.
  By last May, Brown’s mother had spent all she had, and was forced to rely on Medicaid — and her daughter — to make ends meet.
  Imagine, said Brown, who serves on a
  
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• The Airbnb Of Cars Is Here, Allowing Owners To Rent Out Their Vehicles

  29-11-2016 21:49
  
  (CBS Chicago) – Car payments can be a necessary evil for some, but hundreds of owners in Chicago and Evanston are now helping pay for their cars by renting them out.
  Is it worth the risk? CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports.
  Lakeview resident Mike Conti doesn’t drive his truck much. Others do.
  “My car, I would say, four out of seven days a week, sits idle. So, if there’s a way to monetize that, then why not?” he says.
  His car is one of 200 available to rent in Chicago
  
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• Avalanche coach Jared Bednar discusses acquiring Cody Goloubef

  29-11-2016 21:47
  
  The Columbus carousel stopped in Colorado again Monday night, with the Avalanche acquiring defenseman Cody Goloubef from the Blue Jackets’ American Hockey League affiliate. Colorado sent minor-league defenseman Ryan Stanton to Columbus in the straight-up swap featuring two potential unrestricted free agents next summer.
  The 26-year-old Goloubef, who has played in 96 career NHL games for Columbus, was assigned to the Avs’ AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. But first-year Avalanch
  
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• Driver Who Killed State Patrol Cadet Given Life Sentence

  29-11-2016 21:42
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The man found guilty of killing a Colorado State Patrol cadet near Longmont will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
  A Boulder County judge sentenced Christopher Gebers to life in prison without parole (plus 342 years) in a court hearing Tuesday.
  Christopher Gebers in court on Tuesday. (credit: CBS)
  Christopher Gebers was driving high and recklessly as he took off from a traffic stop in May 2015. He hit and killed Cadet Taylor Thyfault and also struck Cadet Clin
  
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• Shoeboxes Filled With Gifts On Way To Children In Need

  29-11-2016 21:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A total of 45,000 shoe boxes filled with gifts are on the way to children in need in Mexico.
  Hundreds of volunteers packed the boxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items at the processing center of Operation Christmas Child in Denver on Monday.
  (credit: CBS)
  Eleven years ago Yves Dushime received one of the boxes after he and his family escaped the genocide in Rwanda.
  LINK: Operation Christmas Child
  He says the box gave him hope when he needed it most.
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• Shoe Boxes Filled With Gifts On Way To Children In Need

  29-11-2016 21:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A total of 45,000 shoe boxes filled with gifts are on the way to children in need in Mexico.
  Hundreds of volunteers packed the boxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items at the processing center of Operation Christmas Child in Denver on Monday.
  (credit: CBS)
  Eleven years ago Yves Dushime received one of the boxes after he and his family escaped the genocide in Rwanda.
  LINK: Operation Christmas Child
  He says the box gave him hope when he needed it most.
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• Christopher Gebers sentenced to life plus 342 years in death of CSP cadet

  29-11-2016 21:29
  
  Cliff Grassmick, Times CallChristopher Gebers, center, speaks to his attorneys during a January hearing at the Boulder County Justice Center.The 28-year-old man convicted earlier this year of killing a Colorado State Patrol cadet and injuring a trooper in a crash near Longmont was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison plus an additional 342 years.
  Christopher Gebers, of Federal Heights, received his sentence from Boulder District Judge Ingrid Bakke after more than two hours of testimony from the v
  
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• West Jeffco Crime Blotter: Man allegedly shoves feces into other man’s mouth

  29-11-2016 21:26
  
  Stinky situation. On Nov. 13, a man reported that his brother-in-law was angry when he broke into his room at his residence in the 200 block of Mesa Drive, Golden, and tried to shove dog feces into his mouth. Police went to the residence and found dog feces there, but the brother-in-law denied any wrongdoing. Police closed the case for lack of evidence.
  Trump signs traded for Tsingtao. A resident of the 6000 block of Starlight Drive, Morrison, called the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Off
  
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• Restoration work underway at on iconic Capitol Hill basilica

  29-11-2016 21:26
  
  It was a sign from above that told Father Ron Cattany that Denver’s iconic Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception was in need of some serious restoration work.
  Cattany — the pastor and rector of the basilica for the last year — was already planning to do some interior work, but in April, a stone grape cluster fell from about 20 feet, landing just in front of the entrance to the basilica.
  Fortunately, no one was standing beneath, but Cattany took it as a message that th
  
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• Centennial Airport’s draft noise map shows shrinking impact, staff says

  29-11-2016 21:20
  
  It’s no secret to nearby residents and businesses that Centennial Airport is a busy place.
  Despite ranking as the 23rd busiest airport in the country in 2015 by number of operations — hosting an estimated 317,000 takeoffs and landings — recent noise mapping efforts undertaken by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority show that its major noise influence area, as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration, has shrunk in recent years.
  The airport, with the
  
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• Wickstrom: Barr Lake offers some form of outdoor recreation for everyone

  29-11-2016 21:03
  
  If joyful enthusiasm about your place of work is an indicator, then Michelle Suebert loves her job as the Manager of Barr Lake State Park.  Suebert joined me on the radio and you could virtually “hear” her smile over the phone.
  Her enthusiasm is well founded. Located just 20 minutes northeast of Denver, Barr Lake offers some form of outdoor recreation for everyone.  Bicyclists of all ages and abilities, nature hikers and horseback riders enjoy the level 8.8-mile multi-use t
  
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• Jeffco schools enrollment drops by nearly 400 compared to last year

  29-11-2016 20:57
  
  There are 370 fewer enrolled students in Jefferson County Public Schools this year as compared to the 2015-2016 academic year, keeping the sprawling district on the west side of the metro area as the second largest in the state.
  The district, which released its enrollment numbers Tuesday, said it has 86,361 students in the system. Denver Public Schools has the largest student body in Colorado, with 91,429 students as of October 2015.
  Denver stole the highest-enrollment crown from Jefferson
  
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• Greeley-based Pilgrim’s Pride snaps up Minnesota chicken company for $350M

  29-11-2016 20:49
  
  Greeley-based Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation is expanding its reach — along with its organic and antibiotic-free chicken production capabilities — with the acquisition of a Minnesota chicken company.
  The second-largest poultry processor in the U.S. announced Tuesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire GNP Company in an all-cash $350 million deal. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017.
  “The Pilgrim’s team is excited to
  
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• Clinton Moves To Join Wisconsin Recount Lawsuit

  29-11-2016 20:49
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hillary Clinton filed motions with a Wisconsin judge on Tuesday looking to join Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s lawsuit demanding the state recount its ballots by hand.
  Donald Trump beat Clinton by about 22,000 votes in Wisconsin, but Stein has alleged — without evidence — that the results may have been hacked in a cyberattack. Stein formally requested a recount last week. The state Elections Commission has ordered the recount to begin
  
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• Opportunistic Defense Shines For Buffaloes

  29-11-2016 20:40
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Linebacker Kenneth Olugbode and several of his Colorado teammates spend quite a bit of time on their headsets, barking out commands and watching each other’s back.
  They’re always in perfect step, too. And that’s from separate rooms while jointly playing the video game “Call of Duty.”
  Their on-the-field chemistry is even more cohesive as the ninth-ranked Buffaloes (10-2, No. 9 CFP) boast an opportunistic defense that’s forced 26 turn
  
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• College Football Conference Championship Games Preview

  29-11-2016 20:38
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Following a thrilling thirteen weeks of college football action, the playoff picture still hasn’t fully taken shape. Seemingly the only sure-fire playoff team is No. 1 Alabama who rolled (no pun intended) through the regular season to a perfect 12-0 record.
  Aside from playoff spots on the line, there’s also New Year’s Six bowl spots up for grabs and an undefeated season on the line in the MAC. Not sure when each conference title game is being played? Want to pla
  
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• NFL Players To Lace Up Custom Cleats For Charity

  29-11-2016 20:08
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Week 13 of the 2016 NFL season will have a new look.
  At least for players who want to show their support for a charity as part of the NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats campaign.
  Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. is one of more than 500 players who are planning on sporting a new look.Harris Jr. posted photos of his cleats to his Instagram account, and will wear them in support of the Chris Harris Jr. Foundation.
  That’s why “Underdogs” is writ
  
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• Broncos special-teams concerns, Derek Wolfe’s take, A.J. Derby’s development and more

  29-11-2016 20:00
  
  Broncos coach Gary Kubiak has a list of concerns about his team that seems to grow by the week.
  After Sunday’s overtime loss to the Chiefs, special teams became a glaring concern after an array of mistakes that included multiple holdings calls on punts, two muffed punts by Jordan Norwood, an illegal formation penalty on a Chiefs field goal attempt, and a Broncos free kick that Tyreek Hill returned 86 yards for a touchdown.
  “That’s really disappointing because that had been a co
  
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• Guilty Verdict Handed Down In Felony DUI Trial

  29-11-2016 19:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the first time in a Denver court, a repeat drunk driver has been convicted on a felony DUI charge.
  A jury found Matthew Allen, 40, guilty of driving under the influence on Tuesday morning. It’s the fourth time Allen has been found guilty of DUI.
  Matthew Allen (credit: Denver DA)
  In 2015 Colorado lawmakers enacted tougher penalties for repeat drunk drivers. An offender’s fourth DUI is now a felony, and that person faces more prison time and a fine as high as
  
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• Authorities ID 21-year-old man slain in Colorado Springs shooting; 2 suspects sought

  29-11-2016 19:43
  
  Authorities in Colorado Springs have identified a 21-year-old man slain in a Saturday shooting that also left another man critically wounded.
  Marcus Williams was found dead Saturday night inside a home on the 2000 block of Carmel Drive. He died of a gunshot wound in what has been ruled a homicide, according to police.
  Investigators say they also found a wounded man in his 40s inside the home who was taken to a hospital in critical condition. An update on his condition was not provided Tuesd
  
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• Woman Accused Of Stabbing Boyfriend Who Drank Her Blood

  29-11-2016 19:34
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police say a 19-year-old Missouri woman allowed her intoxicated boyfriend to drink her blood then stabbed the wannabe vampire during a subsequent argument.
  Victoria Vanatter of Springfield pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action in the Nov. 23 incident.
  Police say Vanatter told them she agreed her boyfriend could slice her arm with a box cutter and drink her blood. But then the two argued and Vanatter stabbed h
  
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• Tiger Woods counts it a success that he’s playing golf again

  29-11-2016 19:28
  
  By Doug Ferguson, The Associated PressNASSAU, Bahamas — A year after Tiger Woods struggled just to get on his feet, he can’t wait to get started in his return to golf.
  Woods was a mixture of optimism and reality Tuesday when he spoke about coming back after a 15-month hiatus, the longest break of his career. He says his goals haven’t changed, but that it would be a tall order for him to post low scores after being gone for so long.
  Woods says one year has made a massive differe
  
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• Sentencing Underway For Driver Who Killed State Patrol Cadet

  29-11-2016 19:22
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The man found guilty of killing a Colorado State Patrol cadet near Longmont is being sentenced in a Boulder County court hearing Tuesday.
  Christopher Gebers in court on Tuesday (credit: CBS)
  Christopher Gebers was driving high and recklessly as he took off from a traffic stop in May 2015. He hit and killed Cadet Taylor Thyfault and also struck Cadet Clinton Rushing.
  Taylor Thyfault, left, Clinton Rushing, right (credit: CBS)
  A jury found Gebers guilty of the crash i
  
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• Los Angeles Rams say Eric Dickerson is always welcome on their sideline

  29-11-2016 19:15
  
  By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams want Eric Dickerson to know he’s welcome anytime on their sideline or just about anywhere else he wants to go.
  Rams COO Kevin Demoff tweeted reassurance at the Hall of Fame running back on Monday, shortly after Dickerson claimed he was no longer allowed on the sideline due to his criticism of the team.
  Coach Jeff Fisher doubled down during his weekly news conference, saying Dickerson is welcome to atte
  
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• Colorado Democratic chair Rick Palacio won’t seek re-election; suggests Morgan Carroll as replacement

  29-11-2016 19:13
  
  Rick Palacio, the chair of Colorado’s Democratic party, announced in an email Tuesday that he won’t seek re-election to the position he’s held for six years.
  With a “new year also comes new beginnings, so I’m reaching out to you to let you know that when our party reorganizes this spring, I will begin a new adventure and I won’t be seeking re-election as your party chair,” he wrote.
  Palacio did not specify in the email what he plans to do next, and in a
  
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• Why AT&T’s $35 TV plan could be trouble for net neutrality and more quick news

  29-11-2016 19:05
  
  If someone forwarded this to you and you’d like to sign up yourself, just click here: http://dpo.st/roundup.
  Good morning, folks! Even though the snow has long melted, I wanted to take this (very tardy) opportunity to congratulate Rebecca (no last name given), who was one of a dozen people who correctly guessed that Denver would see its first measurable snow of the season on Nov. 17th. She had the foresight to know that everyone who picked a day in October was living in a winter wonderland
  
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• Gold Bud Light Cans Offer Chance At Lifetime Super Bowl Tix

  29-11-2016 18:51
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bud Light is offering beer drinkers who find special gold cans a chance to win tickets to the Super Bowl for the rest of their lives.
  Anheuser-Busch says the 37,000 gold cans are being randomly placed in 18-, 24- and 30-packs of 12-ounce Bud Light cans nationwide, except in California. Those who find a can are instructed to enter the sweepstakes by posting a selfie with it on social media or on Bud Light’s website.Find a Gold Can, upload a photo with #SBTIX4LIFE #SWE
  
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• Fire Guts Business In Popular Denver Shopping Area

  29-11-2016 18:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Firefighters worked quickly to put out a fire at a small business in a popular area for shopping in Denver on Tuesday morning.
  (credit: Rudy Archulata)
  The building is located on Tennyson Street near West 41st Avenue in the Berkeley neighborhood.
  The fire didn’t spread to Pearl Street Fitness in the building next door, but owners said in a Facebook post they will be closed for the day due to some smoke that got inside.
  A neighboring business owner said the business, G
  
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• Michigan offers support for rival Ohio State after attack

  29-11-2016 18:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s dramatic victory over Michigan last weekend was the latest edition of one of the fiercest rivalries in college sports, but the Wolverines put aside any bitter feelings to show support amid an attack that left 11 hurt on the Buckeyes’ campus.
  Michigan’s official athletics account on Twitter posted the message , “Stay safe, Buckeyes” Monday morning. After Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith tweeted his thanks to the school, Mich
  
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• Driver Shot, Killed After Giving Other Driver Middle Finger

  29-11-2016 18:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are releasing new details about two deadly shooting.
  One was a deadly case of road rage.
  (credit: CBS)
  On Saturday afternoon a driver was shot and killed near West Kentucky Avenue and Federal Boulevard. Police say Miguel Baray was taking too long at at stop sign and the car behind him honked.
  When Baray gave that driver the middle finger, the other driver shot and killed him.
  It turns out that driver is also a suspect in a deadly shooting Thursday at East 4
  
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• Raging Wildfires In South Force Evacuations In Tennessee

  29-11-2016 18:24
  
  PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Raging wildfires fueled by high winds forced the evacuation of thousands of people and were believed to have wiped out an entire resort of more than 100 buildings in the Great Smoky Mountains as National Guard troops arrived early Tuesday to help overwhelmed firefighters.
  Rain had begun to fall in some areas, but experts predicted it would not be enough to end the relentless drought that has spread across several Southern states and provided fuel for fires now bu
  
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• Tale Of The Tape: Broncos At Jaguars

  29-11-2016 17:41
  
  The Broncos find themselves on the outside of the playoff picture looking in at the moment and need a win in Jacksonville to get back on track.
  
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• Trump picks fierce Obamacare critic as health and human services secretary

  29-11-2016 17:39
  
  By Amy Goldstein, Philip Rucker, The Washington Post
  President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., a fierce critic of the Affordable Care Act and a proponent of overhauling the nation’s entitlement programs, to lead the department of Health and Human Services, a person briefed on the decision confirmed Monday night.
  An announcement of Trump’s selection of Price, a third-generation doctor who chairs the House Budget Committee and became a fervent champion of Trump&rsq
  
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• Cause Of Fire On Green Mountain Remains Under Investigation

  29-11-2016 17:03
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire that burned 300 acres on Green Mountain in Lakewood is 90 percent contained.
  (credit: CBS)
  Investigators so far haven’t determined the cause of the wildfire, which threatened homes for a short time Monday evening and could be seen for miles around.
  Evacuations that were put into place were lifted on Monday night. One resident whose home is near the burn area told CBS4 she saw flames “all over.”
  (credit: CBS)
  Strong winds caused the fir
  
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• Patagonia donating its $10M in Black Friday sales to charity

  29-11-2016 17:01
  
  VENTURA, Calif. — Patagonia says its Black Friday “fundraiser for the Earth” has shattered expectations by bringing in $10 million in sales that will be donated to nonprofits focused on helping the environment.
  The outdoor clothing maker previously announced it would donate 100 percent of its global retail and online sales on Black Friday. It says it expected to reach $2 million in sales, but instead generated five times more. Patagonia says the fundraiser “attracted thou
  
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