Colorado Times: 07/24/14

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Detrick’s world ranking expands waterskiing brand

Courtesy photo/Brian Detrick. Brian Detrick, an Elk Grove resident and 2007 graduate of Elk Grove High School, is ranked eighth in the slalom world rankings.

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Mayor Garcetti to talk with U.S. Olympic officials about 2024 bid

Mayor Eric Garcetti cheers as Dustin Brown of the Kings holds the Stanley Cup during a championship parade last month in downtown Los Angeles.

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Judge: James Holmes sanity exam can be filmed

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The judge in the Colorado theater shootings case says a psychiatrist can video-record the second sanity evaluation of defendant James Holmes.

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'Shocking' underground water loss in US drought

A major drought across the western United States has sapped underground water resources, posing a greater threat to the water supply than previously understood, scientists said Thursday. The study involves seven western states -- including Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, California, New Mexico and Nevada -- in an area known as the Colorado River Basin. The total amount of water loss is almost ...

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Softball Introduces Class of 2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown softball Head Coach Katie Flynn has announced the five incoming members of the Class of 2018 who will join the Bears roster this upcoming season: Annie McGregor (Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon), Grayson Metzger (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park), Katie Orona (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo East), Yeram Park (Arcadia, Calif./Arcadia) and Emily Springfield (Oceanside, Calif./La ...

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Plan to divide downed by Estes trustees

The Estes Park Town Board denied on Tuesday night a minor subdivision plan for the proposed Falcon Ridge affordable housing project.

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Locals shine at Games

Sarah Rittau’s name was at the bottom of the online list of starters and written in all small letters in one of her events—almost as if she was an afterthought.

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Crash east of Kersey injures two, causes closure of U.S. 34

A traffic crash Wednesday night near Kersey sent two to the hospital.

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Oregon GMO labeling measure certified for November ballot

By Courtney Sherwood PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - An Oregon citizens' initiative that would require labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients has garnered more than enough signatures to gain a spot on the state's November ballot, a state government spokesman said on Thursday. "It cleared easily," said Tony Green, a spokesman for the Oregon Secretary of State's Office. It would ...

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Montana Senate: A Real Race or Simply Manufactured Buzz?

Maybe you believe in coincidences. I usually do — but not four months from an election. Almost simultaneously, two different memos appeared from Democratic pollsters insisting the Montana Senate race has closed and the outcome of the contest is very much in doubt. One memo, by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling, meets existing standards of transparency and while I have issues with the ...

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Defenseman Sarich injured in cycling accident

Cory Sarich, a 15-year NHL defenseman who is an unrestricted free agent, was in stable condition Wednesday after being in a cycling accident Monday, the Colorado Avalanche confirmed Wednesday.

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Nationals-Reds Preview

A number of Washington Nationals are enjoying success at the plate, while the Cincinnati Reds are searching for answers with the club on the brink of its longest losing streak in five years. The Nationals look to stay hot Friday night despite Ryan Zimmerman's injury when they visit Cincinnati, where the Reds' Alfredo Simon looks for his major league-leading 13th victory. Washington (55-44) comes ...

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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Thursday, July 24

July 24 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Ravens' Rice suspended for two games Baltimore Ravens' three-time Pro Bowler Ray Rice is suspended by the NFL without pay for the first two games of the 2014 regular season following his offseason arrest on an assault charge stemming ...

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(RRW) Athletics: Efraimson Ready To Challenge For Medal at IAAF World Junior Championships

She still has a year left of high school, but Alexa Efraimson has already graduated to the top levels of American middle distance running.

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Colorado wildfire quadruples to 31 square miles

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OIL BOOM

The library and the post office. A dozen schools. Hundreds of homes. Parks. Every brewery (oh god). Ten gas stations. The wastewater treatment facility. It can all go up in flames at any minute — and that’s just in Longmont. All you’ll hear is a whistle and a boom.

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'Shocking' underground water loss in US drought: study

WATCH: Police officer seen shoving man multiple times at Coors Field

NOTE: There is language in the video that some viewers might find offensive. DENVER — A video posted to YouTube shows a man at a Rockies game at Coors Field being pushed multiple times by a police officer. In the posting by MostWatched01 on Wednesday, it says Patrick Benson says the man being detained is […]

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Air Algerie flight 'probably crashed' in Mali

An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria's capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali during a rainstorm, officials said. France deployed fighter jets to search for...

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Colorado gay marriage ban struck, appeal awaits

DENVER (AP) — For years, gay rights activists in Colorado repeatedly said it would only be a matter of time before they would be allowed to marry.

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I scream, you scream: Where to score sweet, frozen treats in Vail and beyond

Siblings from left, Sabrina, 5, David, 2, and Sophia Thompson, 6, of Cincinnati enjoy fresh gelato while admiring the other flavors available Wednesday at Rimini in Beaver Creek.

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Anthony Johnson, front, director of New Approach Oregon, and other supporters of legalizing marijuana carry boxes of petition signatures to state elections offices on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Salem, Ore. New Approach is seeking a statewide vote on marijuana legalization in the November election.

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Local cameraman’s unique view featured in TIME Magazine

In waters off the coast of New Zealand, a great white shark looks to devour a camera manufactured by 360Heros, an Olean company owned by Michael Kintner that specializes in 360-degree video footage, during filming last year for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. The shark later spat out the camera, and Mr. Kintner is offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who can retrieve the camera and its footage ...

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Pirates-Rockies Preview

Very little has been going wrong lately for the Pittsburgh Pirates, whose record hit a new high point in their latest game as last year's ace pitched like one for the second straight time. The same can't be said for the Colorado Rockies, though they did manage to snap a seven-game skid their last time out. Three of those losses came at Pittsburgh to close out last week, and the Pirates will try ...

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PUC to approves emergency ride-sharing permits

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The state Public Utility Commission approved emergency permits Thursday for two ride-sharing companies to operate in the Pittsburgh area.

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Two years ago this week, solar storms nearly caused a catastrophe here on Earth

Pat Cunningham offers an unabashedly liberal perspective on national politics. A note of caution: The language gets a little salty on some of the sites to which this blog links. So, don't say you weren't warned. By the way, this blog's name is ...

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UN school in Gaza caught in cross-fire; 15 killed

Israeli tank shells hit a compound housing a U.N. school in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens who were seeking shelter from fierce clashes on the streets outside, Palestinian...

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Ravens RB Rice receives 2-game suspension from NFL

(AP Photo). Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice runs a drill during a training camp practice, Thursday, July 24, 2014, at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md.

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Quarantine lifted after bubonic plague death in China

More than 150 people were under observation after coming in contact with a man who died from bubonic plague

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US airlines to resume flights to Israel

Linda Close was grateful to learn she qualified for a sizable subsidy to help pay for her health insurance under the new federal law. But in the process of signing up for a plan, Close said her HealthCare.gov...

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Obama In Slump, But Clinton Scores In Florida, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Rubio Narrows GOP Gap As Jeb Bush Sags

Even though President Barack Obama remains stuck in a swamp in Florida, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dominates the 2016 presidential landscape, sweeping the Democratic field and topping former Gov. Jeb Bush and other possible Republican contenders by margins of 7 to 21 percentage points, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

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