Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette
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OJ Simpson on Twitter: ‘I got a little gettin’ even to do.’
LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.” Simpson confirmed the new account to The Associated Press on Saturday, saying in a phone interview while on a Las Vegas golf course that it “will be…
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Costco shooting leaves 1 dead amid terror, chaos
CORONA, Calif. — Shoppers and employees have described terror and chaos as shots rang out inside a busy California warehouse store as a gunman in an argument near the freezer section opened fire — killing one man, wounding two and sparking a stampede. Terrified shoppers ran outside the store and tried to hide during the…
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Toronto Raptors win their first NBA championship
The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions for the first time. The Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. The Raptors won the series 4-2, denying the Warriors what would have been a third straight championship. Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam had 26 points apiece for…
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Cuba Gooding Jr. arrested and charged with groping woman at bar
NEW YORK — Cuba Gooding Jr. turned himself in to police Thursday and was charged with forcible touching after a woman accused the actor of groping her at a New York City night spot. The 51-year-old Oscar-winning star of “Jerry Maguire” denies the allegations, and his lawyer said he will plead not guilty to the…
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Sarah Sanders leaving White House job, Trump says
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, whose tenure was marked by a breakdown in regular press briefings and questions about the administration’s credibility, as well as her own, will leave her post at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. Sanders is one of Trump’s closest and most trusted White…
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Video shows sophisticated attack on ex-slugger David Ortiz
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Dominican prosecutors say witnesses and security camera footage show that the attempt to kill former Red Sox star David Ortiz was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and two other groups of people in cars, indicating a new level of sophistication in the attack. The details were contained…
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Donald Trump Jr., 2 former FBI leaders testify in congressional hearing
WASHINGTON — Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election bore some of the textbook tricks of the trade of Kremlin spycraft, including the volume and breadth of contacts with Trump associates, former FBI officials told lawmakers Wednesday in the latest congressional hearing dedicated to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report . The…
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Trump, Biden trade insults during dueling Iowa visits
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden assailed each other during overlapping visits to Iowa on Tuesday, previewing what the country might get in next year’s election if Biden becomes his party’s nominee. Even before he left the White House, Trump unleashed a series of schoolyard taunts, declaring that “Joe Biden…
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Jon Stewart slams Congress over 9/11 victims fund
WASHINGTON — Comedian Jon Stewart scolded Congress Tuesday for failing to ensure that a victims’ compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out of money. Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, angrily called out lawmakers for failing to attend a hearing on a bill to ensure the fund can pay benefits…