Author: Wire Services
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99 troops killed in border clashes of longtime foes YEREVAN, Armenia • Fighting on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan killed about 100 troops Tuesday as attacks on both sides fed fears of broader hostilities breaking out between the longtime adversaries. Armenia said at least 49 of its soldiers were killed; Azerbaijan said it lost…
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Denver joins big city trend with pandemic population slip
The pandemic intensified population trends, with Americans leaving many of the nation’s most densely populated and costly cities, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The same one year period showed a stark increase in deaths outpacing births across the country. In Denver, the population dipped by nearly 1% in the first…
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Biden, Trump locked in tight races in battleground states
WASHINGTON — As the fiercely contested 2020 campaign came to an close, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were still locked in tight races in battleground states late Tuesday night as the nation braced for an outcome that might not be known for days. Races were too early to call in the most fiercely…
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Report: U.S. preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in initial deal with Taliban
WASHINGTON • The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban, including a cease-fire and a renunciation of al-Qaida, as part of an initial deal to end the nearly 18-year-old war, U.S. officials say. The agreement, which would require the Taliban to begin negotiating a…
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Potential ICE raids denounced by Gov. Polis, other Colorado politicians
A potential immigration enforcement operation targeting people who are in the United States illegally was denounced by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. Polis, a Democrat, issued a statement Thursday afternoon calling the raids, which could include Denver, “another failure of leadership by the (President Donald) Trump administration.” “If true, these reports are of great concern,” he said…
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Air Force hockey team falls to Sacred Heart in game rescheduled because of government shutdown
HAMDEN, Conn. – Matt Tugnutt’s goal at 2:54 of overtime lifted Sacred Heart to a 2-1 win over Air Force in an Atlantic Hockey Conference game Tuesday in Hamden, Conn. This game was rescheduled from Jan. 20 due to the government shutdown and was played on the campus of Quinnipiac University. “This was very, very…
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Ten delicious ways to doctor a mug of basic hot chocolate
Let us pause in our busy lives and pay homage to a great man, a man of science, a man of ideas: Sir Hans Sloane. Sloane, who lived from 1660 to 1753, was a man of many accomplishments: He developed an early method of classifying plants; he collected objects that initially made up the bulk…
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WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Creede now threatened by West Fork fire; blaze grows to 60,000 acres
DEL NORTE – A massive wildfire threatening a tourist region in southwestern Colorado has grown to nearly 60,000 acres, but officials said Saturday that the erratic blaze had slowed and they were optimistic they could protect the town of South Fork. The West Fork Complex fire’s rapid advance prompted more than 400 evacuations Friday, and…
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WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Shift in wind could save South Fork, blaze grows to 40,000 acres
SOUTH FORK – A shift in the wind Friday night might have saved South Fork. The massive West Fork Complex wildfire came within two to three miles of the town, where 32 fire engines and a number of hand crews were prepared to do battle, according to the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office. The town of…