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Denver migrant arrivals rise drastically within 2 days

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Denver said it is dealing with a new surge of migrants from the U.S. southern border.The city has now served and sheltered more than 20,000 migrants since December, hundreds of them bused in from Texas just this past weekend. United Auto Workers strike includes 2 Colorado locations The city confirmed to FOX31 on Wednesday that an average of 200 migrants had​ been arriving in town per day. Just two days later, that daily average has shot up, and it's taking a toll on the city's ability to care for these folks."We're seeing a significant influx of migrant guests into Denver," Jon Ewing, with Denver Human Services, said.The average number of migrants arriving in Denver was 200 a day."Now we're getting closer to 240 people, per day, arriving in Denver," Ewing said.Migrant arrivals strain Denver resources, city saysThere is no plan from Washington to fund services for these folks when they arrive, Ewing said, putting that task on the cities where they land."...

Double homicide victims' vehicle seen on video leaving scene

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — The Aurora Police Department is asking for help in a double homicide that stretches from Lower Downtown Denver to Aurora.Detectives say Omar Williams, 25, and Kejuan Mays, 27, were shot multiple times in the early morning hours of Aug. 19. Their bodies were then dumped in an alley, near 22nd Avenue and Galena Street in Aurora.Authorities say the two men had gone out for the night in LoDo. They were last heard from at 2 a.m. About 4 hours later, a passerby found them deceased. Mass shooting suspect suggested to psychologist that he wanted police to kill him Williams' Dodge Journey was spotted on surveillance camera, both driving to and leaving from 22nd and Galena. Police believe the person or people inside the vehicle may be responsible for the crime and/or the transport of the victims.“The hardest part is my son is no longer with me,” said Williams’ mother, Femina Hawkins. “I feel robbed of a lifetime of success, that I know he was aiming for.”Williams' veh...

8,000-seat amphitheater hit with lawsuit to stop construction

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — A civil lawsuit filed Tuesday is calling for the construction of an outdoor amphitheater in Colorado Springs to stop. The suit seeks a permanent court order to halt the Sunset Amphitheater's construction and operation, unless or until it can demonstrate compliance with a Colorado noise law. United Auto Workers strike includes 2 Colorado locations A Colorado Springs neighbor, Michael Kuhn, and the Northside Neighbors Association claim the Sunset Amphitheater will create a "public nuisance" and "noisy monstrosity" that will harm the quality of life and property values of nearby homeowners and community members. 2023-09-26-Complaint-for-Dec-Inj-Relief-9.26.23DownloadOnce built, the Sunset Amphitheater will hold 8,000 people and plans to have around 50 concerts each year. As construction reaches 25% completion, the new lawsuit is pumping the brakes. "We've gone through the planning and development process over the last two years and we've been approved...

From ‘Donald Duck’ insults to who Pence is ‘sleeping with,’ here’s what happened at the Republican debate

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

The second Republican debate had contentious moments and attacks on Trump — but it seems destined to end up the same way the first did: with no tangible impact on the race.Donald Trump spent the night elsewhere. And the proceedings at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., produced little that would seem to knock him off his clear path to the nomination.But that didn’t mean it lacked for moments — combative, policy specific and occasionally weird.Unlike that first gathering, the candidates this time threw some early haymakers at Trump, who ditched the affair in favor of speech before auto workers in Michigan. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took his usual swipes, accusing the former president of spending liberally while in office. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a jab too, calling Trump “missing in action.”But, as is often the case, the field had trouble keeping its eye on the prohibitive favorite. And by the latter half of the evening, the af...

Foxed: Michael Wolff on politics and media after Rupert Murdoch

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast The exit of the most powerful player at News Corp has made headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. At 92, Rupert Murdoch has decided to step down as executive chairman, making way for his son Lachlan. But will much change, given Rupert Murdoch’s reputation for being close to the action?In this week’s episode of Power Play, host...

Action on critical minerals is needed now

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

Joris Teer is a strategic analyst at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. Chris Miller is an associate professor at the Fletcher Schhol, Tufts University and the author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.”As tensions between China and its major trading partners escalate, Beijing has a powerful card to play — its near monopoly on the mining and processing of a wide variety of critical minerals.Weaponizing trade in the materials that advanced industries require could have immense economic consequences. And to address this, Western countries need to do more to finance and build alternative supply chains for critical minerals.The recently announced EU investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles (EV) illustrates the country’s powerful role in critical mineral value chains. When it comes EVs, China controls much of the value chain — from mining to refining, to processing, to battery-making, to manufacturing vehicles. Even EVs manufactured ab...

Editorial: Where’s the compassion for crime victims & families?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

The extension of convicted murderer John “Zip” Connolly’s medical furlough by a Florida parole board this week has pushed the compassionate release program back into the spotlight.The overarching question it raises: compassionate for whom?As The Herald reported, disgraced former FBI-agent Connolly was convicted of second-degree murder in 2008 for wearing his FBI-issued sidearm when he met with Whitey Bulger in Boston. Connolly was Whitey’s FBI handler.While in prison, doctors diagnosed Connolly with cancer and diabetes and concluded he likely had less than a year to live. He was allowed to return to Massachusetts on a medical release on Feb. 17, 2021.Now he’s collecting his pension and going for strolls.Connolly isn’t the only convicted killer to receive a dire diagnosis and subsequent medical release. Earlier this year a 78-year-old former California attorney serving a 46-year-to-life sentence for killing three people was granted a compassionate releas...

Treat your shelf to great seasonal decor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

When we think of seasonal decorating, we often think of over-the-top florals and elaborate table settings. But what about our shelves?Whether you prefer the extravagant look for your room or a more subdued approach to seasonal decorating, shelves are a great way to tuck in elements of fall.The art of juxtaposition: a contemporary traditional shelfieIn the world of autumnal shelves, the first look we’re exploring is a delightful fusion of modernity and tradition, primarily centered around a captivating color palette of brown and white.What really steals the show in this setup are the vases that introduce a dash of contemporary flair. The vases are riding the wave of a checkerboard moment that’s been making waves in the design world.A clever touch is the inclusion of fabric covered books, echoing the color scheme and aiding in the seamless integration of textiles throughout the space. However, my true favorite piece in the larger composition is the pastoral vase adorned with a quail m...

Top-tier ‘Jeopardy’ winner shares her life ‘secrets’ in memoir

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

After becoming the most successful woman ever on “Jeopardy,” winning $1.6 million and making a statement as trans, Amy Schneider was asked to write a book.The result, a funny, adult, eye-opening memoir, “In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life” (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster) goes on sale Oct. 3.“It was pretty much up to me to figure out what that book might be,” Schneider, 44, said in a Zoom interview. “I’d been talking about ‘Jeopardy’ nonstop at that point. I didn’t really want to just write about that.“And I definitely wanted to talk about my experience as a trans person.  It’s something I knew I needed to do. A lot of people have been ‘introduced’ to me as the first trans person that they’ve kind of ‘gotten to know.’ Especially, Japanese and older audiences. A lot of people just haven’t really encountered a trans person before.“So I wanted to really talk about what that experience is, from the inside. Because it&#...

Henck: IRS must be called out for its abuses

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:18:17 GMT

Because of a lack of accountability dating back decades, the Internal Revenue Service has become a corrupt and dysfunctional shell of its former self. It has lost the ability and the moral authority to enforce the Internal Revenue Code.I know this because, unfortunately, I had a front-row seat.I was an IRS attorney for 30 years until I was forced out in 2017 for being a whistleblower. The theory used by the IRS and its Mr. Fix It, the IRS inspector general (TIGTA), was that I violated taxpayer privacy because my name appeared in a Washington Post article. It was a ludicrous argument, but that did not matter.Unfortunately, this is now par for the course for the IRS. In the last two years, numerous tax returns have illegally leaked out of the IRS to ProPublica (TIGTA has “investigated” the leak for two years even though it could have solved the case within a week because of a system called UNAX). The IRS flat-out lied about middle-class tax audits not increasing despite an $87 billion...