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• Sen. Bennet, Other Senators Show Support For Public Lands

  11-07-2017 23:55
  
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS4)– A group of senators gathered to show their support for public lands on Tuesday, specifically those targeted in an executive order signed by Pres. Donald Trump.
  In May, the Trump administration placed Canyons of the Ancients and 26 other national monuments under a federal review — one that could reduce the monument in size or revoke its monument protection outright.Canyon of the Ancients (credit: CBS)
  President Bill Clinton declared Canyons of the Ancients a nat
  
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• IRS lien shows Floyd Mayweather owes $22.2M on 2015 taxes

  11-07-2017 23:52
  
  LAS VEGAS — The IRS says boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. still owes $22.2 million in taxes from 2015, the year he earned his biggest payday with a blockbuster fight against Manny Pacquiao.
  A notice of a federal tax lien filed against the undefeated fighter nicknamed “Money” shows the balance as unpaid as of March 6. The document was filed with county officials in Las Vegas in April.
  Mayweather’s tax troubles come as he gets ready to come out of retirement to fight against Iris
  
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• Boulder considers restoring money to crack down on speeders in residential areas

  11-07-2017 23:30
  
  Jeremy Papasso, Daily CameraAmanda Rivera walks across the crosswalk in front of a roundabout at the intersection of 17th and Pine Streets on Monday while walking to work in Boulder. The City Council will consider giving money to projects, such as roundabouts, designed to decrease speeding in neighborhoods.Boulder transportation planners have presented a plan to change the process by which citizens can seek city-funded road treatments aimed at decreasing speeding in their neighborhoods.
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• Wickstrom: How to catch fish when the summer feeding frenzy fades

  11-07-2017 23:29
  
  If you have been following my radio show the last few weeks, you know we have been talking a lot about summer peak fishing. This is the time of year when the warm water stimulates the fish’s metabolism but the young of the year baitfish are either not available or not yet large enough to provide a good forage base. This period provides some of the easiest fishing for warm water species throughout the year. You may have also heard us say this period will be ending soon as large schools of b
  
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• Next up for Vegas marijuana dispensaries: Competing for market share

  11-07-2017 23:27
  
  Most marijuana dispensaries in Las Vegas reported similar results during the first week of legal recreation sales: Long lines of eager customers and strong revenue.
  That was just the beginning.
  Those big lines only represent a fraction of the market for Nevada’s new industry when considering a vast number of buyers stayed home during the initial push.
  Basic economics suggest dispensaries will now need to focus on gaining market share with early adopters in this growing market of consumable
  
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• Loveland business salvages cabinets from million-dollar homes

  11-07-2017 23:25
  
  Craig Young, Loveland Reporter-HeraldBen Laning, owner of Ben’s Repurposed Cabinetry, stands Monday amid the cabinets removed from a Fort Collins home and now available for sale in his Loveland warehouse. More than just kitchen cabinets, the walnut pieces came from the entire house and include library shelves, bathroom vanities and more.LOVELAND — A Loveland schoolteacher says he is making average homeowners’ dreams come true by selling them kitchen cabinetry fit for million-do
  
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• Fire Starts In Garage, Spreads To Home

  11-07-2017 23:22
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– A fire in Parker started in the garage and spread to the home early Tuesday morning.The fire destroyed two cars in the garage and then flames spread to the home, damaging the first and second floors. Copter4 flew over the house fire in Parker (credit: CBS)
  Firefighters rushed to the home on Lamar Court just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.Investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. Copter4 flew over the house fire in Parker (credit: CBS)
  
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• Kellyn Acosta relishes chance to shine for U.S. in Gold Cup

  11-07-2017 23:05
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kellyn Acosta is young, talented and eager to make the most of another opportunity to shine on the international soccer stage.
  The U.S. faces Martinique in its second match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, with Acosta and teammates hoping to make amends Wednesday night for a subpar performance in last weekend’s 1-1 tie against Panama.
  The 21-year-old midfielder who played all 90 minutes of the opener in Nashville, Tennessee, was especially critical of his own play on Twit
  
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• NASCAR rookie Erik Jones leaving Furniture Row Racing

  11-07-2017 22:55
  
  Furniture Row Racing is losing its star rookie driver at the end of the 2017 season.
  Erik Jones, driver of the No. 77 car for Denver-based Furniture Row Racing, will drive the No. 20 car for competitor Joe Gibbs Racing in 2018, JGR announced Tuesday. He will replace Matt Kenseth, who has driven for JGR since 2013.
  Jones, 21, is in his first season with FRR, joining the team as its second driver after it decided to expand beyond its one-car stable in August 2016. He leads NASCAR’s rookie of
  
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• Fired-up Michael Bennet says virtually no Coloradans support “terrible” GOP health care bill in Senate floor speech

  11-07-2017 22:55
  
  A fired-up U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on Tuesday took to the Senate floor, where he called the GOP’s health care bill a “terrible” piece of legislation that virtually nobody in Colorado supports.
  The Democrat’s speech came just after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, announced he will delay the Senate’s August recess by two weeks to complete work on health care and other issues.
  Other Democrats also took to the floor Tuesday to lambaste the Republica
  
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• Colorado, federal prosecutors urge people in U.S. unlawfully to report immigration-related fraud

  11-07-2017 22:53
  
  State and federal prosecutors are urging Colorado residents who are living in the U.S. unlawfully to report immigration-related cases of fraud, saying they are worried stigma and fear of deportation are keeping people from coming forward.
  “We have good laws in place,” Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, a Republican, said at a news conference Tuesday launching a program to ensure immigrants know their rights. “Unfortunately, we have very few complaints to investigate. T
  
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• Peak 2 Fire Caused By Humans, Investigators Search For 2 Hikers

  11-07-2017 21:57
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– The Peak 2 Fire that evacuated a neighborhood near Breckenridge for three days was caused by humans. Now investigators are looking for two people who were seen near the origin of that fire.The Peak 2 fire burned about 84 acres two miles north of Breckenridge. More than 400 firefighters fought the fire. Peak 2 Fire (credit: CBS)
  Investigators hope someone can help them track down two individuals seen hiking on the Colorado Trail above the Miners Creek Road juncti
  
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• Lawsuit Filed To Stop I-70 Expansion Project

  11-07-2017 21:46
  DENVER (CBS4)– A group has filed a lawsuit to stop the Interstate 70 expansion project. They claim the environmental impact was not studied in depth.They also argue the project should have included changes to the Park Hill storm water project.The Platte to Park Hill storm water project will create a detention pond at the City Park Golf Course.Those behind the lawsuit say the pond is only being built because it will benefit the Central 70 Project. That includes expanding a section of I-70 b
  
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• Authorities Warn Immigrants About Fraud Involving ‘Notarios’

  11-07-2017 21:37
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado and federal authorities are asking immigrant communities to report fraudulent immigration consultants who often advertise themselves as “notaries” and offer legal services. “Notarios” are legal experts in Latin America, but not in the United States.
  The education push announced Tuesday comes as immigration advocates report a rise in people seeking legal status amid an illegal immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.
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• Livan Hernandez, who made $53 million over 17 seasons, files for bankruptcy

  11-07-2017 21:25
  
  Livan Hernandez, who spent five of his 17 big league seasons with the Nationals and threw the first pitch in team history after the Expos franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005, filed for bankruptcy in federal court in South Florida last month. The news was first reported by the Miami Herald, which notes that the 42-year-old Hernandez’s paperwork indicates he owes up to $1 million to as many as 50 creditors.
  Hernandez, who last pitched for the Brewers in 2012 and made $53,100,000 during
  
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• Secretary Of State Reacts To Restraining Order On Voter Data

  11-07-2017 21:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A restraining order has put a hold on the White House’s request for voter data from the states.
  Earlier this month, the State of Colorado agreed to turn over voter information to Pres. Donald Trump’s “Advisory Commission on Election Integrity,” but only what is publicly available.
  In addition to names and addresses, the Trump Administration wants Social Security numbers and voting history for the last 10 years.
  The commission was established after Mr.
  
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• What happened and when: The timeline leading up to Donald Trump Jr.’s fateful meeting

  11-07-2017 21:22
  
  A report from The New York Times on Monday evening indicated that Donald Trump Jr. had been informed in an email before a June 9 meeting of last year that the person with whom he was meeting could offer negative information about Hillary Clinton that came from the Russian government. That, alone, is significant.
  It has also been used as the jumping-off point for a number of broader theories of how the Trump campaign might have colluded with the Russian government. For example: Did that meeting p
  
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• Manfred: Marlins to soon choose winning bid for new owner

  11-07-2017 21:09
  
  MIAMI — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Miami Marlins are soon expected to choose a winning bid from among three investment groups seeking to buy the team, and all have offered about the same amount of money.
  Manfred said Tuesday that the three groups are working on financial structuring, legal issues and due diligence in preparation for a purchase. His comments came in Miami as the Marlins prepared to host the first All-Star Game in Florida.
  One investment group includes former
  
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• Peak 2 Fire was human-caused, investigators seeking two hikers seen in area

  11-07-2017 21:07
  
  The Peak 2 Fire near Breckenridge was human-caused, according to U.S. Forest Service investigators who now are trying to identify two people seen hiking on the Colorado Trail above Miners Creek Road junction at around 11 a.m. on July 5.
  “After fire conditions moderated and it was safe to enter the area, fire investigators examined the point of origin and determined the Peak 2 Fire was human-caused,” acting Dillon District Ranger Kevin Warner said in a news release Tuesday. “Thi
  
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• Ed Perlmutter cites shooting of Steve Scalise, lack of “fire in belly” as reasons to exit politics

  11-07-2017 20:59
  
  GOLDEN — U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, shaken by the shooting of colleague Steve Scalise, announced Tuesday he is exiting the governor’s race and relinquishing his seat in Congress at the end of his term.
  The six-term Arvada Democrat launched his 2018 gubernatorial bid three months ago only to see his momentum blunted by the entry of his friend, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat with deep pockets to fuel a campaign.
  Perlmutter, renowned for his relentless door-to-door retail
  
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• Cynthia Coffman is exploring if there is a path to victory for her in Colorado’s governor’s race

  11-07-2017 20:59
  
  In some of her most detailed comments about a possible run for governor, Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said Tuesday that she is exploring whether there is a path to victory as she continues weighing whether to join the crowded 2018 race.
  “I’m a data- and research-driven person, so I have folks who are looking at those things for me,” the Republican told The Denver Post. “There are so many unknowns in this election, with unaffiliated voters being able to vote i
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 6 p.m.: Rocky Flats Insiders

  11-07-2017 20:42
  Watch a report by Rick Sallinger at 6 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
  
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• Rep. Perlmutter Not Running For Governor, Re-Election

  11-07-2017 20:34
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat, announced Tuesday morning that not only will he not run for Governor of Colorado, he also won’t run for re-election for the 7th Congressional District.
  Perlmutter is currently serving his fifth term in Congress.
  Rep. Ed Perlmutter (credit: CBS)
  He says this was an emotional decision and that it wasn’t easy. He said the entrance of Rep. Jared Polis in the race was going to make it tough and he said he realized that he couldn&
  
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• Colorado signs on to U.S. Climate Alliance, joining states committed to exceeding Trump’s rejected Paris climate targets

  11-07-2017 20:25
  
  MORRISON – Colorado on Tuesday joined the growing number of states and cities committed to meeting or exceeding the greenhouse gas reduction targets set in the international Paris climate treaty that President Donald Trump rejects.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper issued an executive order declaring goals of reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. Hickenlooper also announced Colorado will join the U.S. Climate Alliance of businesses and states ai
  
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• Mitch McConnell delays August recess to complete work on health-care bill, other issues

  11-07-2017 20:24
  
  WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced Tuesday that he will delay the August recess by two weeks to complete work on health-care and other issues.
  “In order to provide more time to complete action on important legislative items and process nominees that have been stalled by a lack of cooperation from our friends across the aisle, the Senate will delay the start of the August recess until the third week of August,” McConnell said.
  In addition to he
  
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• Mark Schlereth leaves ESPN to be NFL analyst for rival FS1

  11-07-2017 20:22
  
  Former Broncos offensive lineman and current analyst Mark Schlereth announced Tuesday that he is leaving ESPN to join FS1 as an NFL studio analyst. He will remain a radio host alongside Mike Evans on 104.3 The Fan.
  According to The Sporting News, the jump to FS1 was in the works for months as Schlereth is close to Jamie Horowitz, the recently ousted Fox Sports boss who worked with Schlereth at ESPN.
  Schlereth was an NFL analyst at ESPN for 16 years and made regular appearances on NFL Live, Sport
  
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• NYC mayor at officer’s funeral: “We must help our police”

  11-07-2017 20:19
  
  NEW YORK — The public needs to step up to protect police at a time when they’re under attack, New York’s mayor and police commissioner said Tuesday as they eulogized an officer ambushed and killed in a parked police vehicle.
  “We’ve watched with horror these attacks on our police here in New York City and all around our country. It sickens us, and we know they cannot be tolerated, and we know they must end,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at Officer Miosotis Familia
  
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• Best Bars For Frozen Margaritas In Denver

  11-07-2017 20:00
  
  By Deborah Flomberg
  A classic margarita is made with tequila, triple sec and lime juice, served with salt on the rim and either frozen or on the rocks. And when summer temperatures begin to soar, there is nothing that will cool you down faster than an ice-cold frozen margarita. Thankfully, there is no shortage of amazing local restaurants serving up their own gourmet versions of the popular drink, so you can spend one of those classic Colorado summer evenings on a great patio, munching on chips
  
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• Fire Near Dinosaur National Monument 68 Percent Contained

  11-07-2017 19:57
  
  DENVER (AP) — Containment lines have been built around over two-thirds of a wildfire burning near Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado.
  The 20 square mile Peekaboo Fire didn’t grow significantly Monday despite strong winds. It was 68 percent contained on Tuesday, up from 40 percent the day before.(credit: CBS)
  Meanwhile, fire managers say a wildfire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people near Breckenridge will remain at 85 percent containment. The Peak Two Fire has burned
  
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• Colorado Joins Paris Climate Agreement

  11-07-2017 19:03
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order that states Colorado will join the Paris Climate Agreement.
  Hickenlooper signed the order with Red Rocks as a backdrop. It creates a position to help the state and local governments reduce greenhouse emissions.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper (credit: CBS)
  Hickenlooper says the state will cut those gases 26 percent by 2025 compared to those levels set in 2005.
  This comes after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agr
  
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• 5 Best Home Run Derby Performances

  11-07-2017 18:39
  
  By Rich Arleo
  The Home Run Derby, a staple of MLB All-Star Weekend since its inception in 1985, is one of the more widely anticipated All-Star events in major sports. It’s a simple concept: fans love home runs, so fans love watching the best home run hitters hit a ton of them in a competition-style event. While the Derby has undergone a number of changes since its inception, its latest move to the current bracket format with a timer instead of outs has been very well received and created a
  
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• Job Training For People Who Live Near Central 70 Project

  11-07-2017 18:25
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Colorado Department of Transportation is making good on a promise to hire hundreds of locals for the upcoming Interstate 70 expansion project.
  Monday was the first night of a training boot camp CDOT are offering for those potential hires.
  (credit: CBS)
  For the next four weeks, nearly 50 people will attend the first training session in an old warehouse that has been turned into a classroom.
  Monique Gilmore is enrolled in the training. She hopes the move w
  
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• Ankle Injury Catapults Watson From Soccer To The NFL

  11-07-2017 17:57
  
  By Michael Spencer
  DENVER (CBS4)– Broncos offensive tackle Menelik Watson joined CBS4 Sports Anchor Michael Spencer at the ViewHouse Centennial on Monday for Xfinity Monday live.
  Watson, who is entering his fourth season in the NFL, joined the Broncos in free agency after spending three seasons with the Oakland Raiders.
  One of the primary reasons the Broncos acquired Watson, and right guard Ronald Leary, was to help improve the offense line. The Broncos were 27th out of 32 teams in the NFL
  
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• Beloved Coors Field Vendor Capt. Earthman Dies At 61

  11-07-2017 17:50
  
  DENVER (AP) — A beloved beer vendor who worked at Coors Field since the Colorado Rockies’ first season has died.
  Brent Doeden, better known as Captain Earthman, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer last August. He died Monday at his home in Arvada at the age of 61. His wife, Becky Scharfenberg, toldThe Denver Post that he was surrounded by four of his six daughters and four grandchildrenDoeden was known for his friendliness, booming voice and wearing handcrafted hats and peanut e
  
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• Voter Data On Hold After Restraining Order Requested Against Trump Administration

  11-07-2017 15:51
  
  By Stan BushDENVER (CBS4)– A series of lawsuits are forcing the Trump White House to slam the breaks on a controversial request for voter data across the country.
  The Electronic Privacy Information Center has requested a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration. In response, the White House sent emails to election officials across the country asking for no data to be sent, including data that is publicly available. (credit: CBS)
  Colorado Secretary of State Wayne William
  
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• Latest Forecast: Better Chances For Rain From Summer Storms

  11-07-2017 15:36
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – On the satellite and radar we have a good batch of moisture flowing across the western half of the state. This will be moisture available for scattered thunderstorms to develop across the state. This includes Denver and the Front Range where chances for storms on Tuesday are up around 30%. This trend will be with us for the remainder of the week. So in addition to the lightning and gusty winds that we have been experiencing, more of us may start to see some
  
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• Jason Derulo Ticket Giveaway!

  11-07-2017 12:00
  
  Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Jason Derulo with Flo Rida at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 28th!
  
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• Read this before sharing that Ross post

  11-07-2017 06:46
  
  The post was rapidly shared online, garnering more than 50,000 shares on Facebook between Saturday and Monday night when it appears to have been removed.       
  
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• Lean Emmanuel now has leaner diet

  11-07-2017 06:38
  
  When Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders lines up, he is often the skinniest guy playing in an NFL game.       
  
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• Family of inmate who died want charges

  11-07-2017 06:33
  
  Dozens of people gathered outside the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center in Downtown Denver Monday to chant "where is the taser?" among other things.       
  
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• Building A Community In Colorado’s Nuclear Shadow

  11-07-2017 06:00
  By Mark Ackerman and Rick Sallinger
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)– Although Rocky Flats was dismantled and cleaned up more than a decade ago, the controversy surrounding the former nuclear weapons facility has not gone away.
  From 1952 to 1989 radioactive plutonium was used at Rocky Flats to create triggers for hydrogen bombs.
  1952-1989: Rocky Flats Workers Produce Plutonium Triggers for Hydrogen Bombs (credit: CBS)
  Now houses, a school and a whole community called Candelas, is under construction al
  
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• You can't attend this convention, but...

  11-07-2017 05:43
  
  Perhaps you heard the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show is coming to Colorado and figured you'd go. You can't. It's not open to the public. But the show's decision to escape from Utah, because of the stance of some politicians there on public lands, is expected to bring a broader benefit to Colorado.        
  
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• The face of addiction

  11-07-2017 05:36
  
  Picture, if you would, the face of addiction in Colorado. It's not likely the face of a strong, healthy, young veteran, like Venus Vasquez's husband.       
  
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• NASA gets closest ever to Jupiter

  11-07-2017 05:26
  
  NASA's space probe, Juno, will get the closest we've ever been to Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot on Monday.        
  
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• Gov: Senate bill wold push Colo. back

  11-07-2017 05:19
  
  Gov. John Hickenlooper says a proposal in the Senate to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act threatens to reverse progress to improve health care in Colorado.       
  
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