Colorado Times: 12/07/14

Sunday, December 7, 2014

4 Pearl Harbor survivors vow reunion won't be last

Four of the remaining nine USS Arizona survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack are vowing this year's anniversary won't be their last reunion.

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Obama, GOP-led Congress prepare for veto showdowns

Veto brinkmanship between congressional Republicans and President Barack Obama was virtually absent in his first six years in office, but it's about to unleash itself on Washington.

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Syrian planes target IS attack on eastern air base

Syrian activists say government warplanes have carried out at least eight strikes against Islamic State militants attacking a key military air base in eastern Syria.

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Group: 34 killed by rebels in latest Congo attack

Rebels in eastern Congo killed at least 34 civilians in overnight attacks, the latest in a series of deadly raids, a coalition of civil society groups said Sunday.

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Report: Retired pope wanted 'Father Benedict' name

A German newspaper is reporting that retired Pope Benedict XVI says he would have liked to be known after his resignation as "Father Benedict" - a title that would have distinguished him more clearly from the current pontiff.

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It's on to Sweet 16 for Colorado State volleyball

Match point: The Rams celebrate the win (Steve Stoner, Reporter-Herald)After beating Colorado in five sets Saturday to win the four-team NCAA sub-regional in Moby Arena, the Colorado State Rams

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Colorado State: Rams select five season captains

Aaron Davis making tackle against Alabama in 2013 (Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images)The Colorado State Rams, who had rotating game captains for their regular-season games, have selected five season

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4 Pearl Harbor survivors vow reunion won't be last

Four of the remaining nine USS Arizona survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack are vowing this year's anniversary won't be their last reunion.

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King's Singers of England to fill Macky with holiday harmonies

Famed group will take the stage Thursday to sing a program that will include Christmas folksongs from the Spanish region of Catalonia, along with holiday favorites sung in the group's signature close harmonies.

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Marilyn Monroe's lost love letters sold for $121K

Joe DiMaggio's love letter to Marilyn Monroe has sold for $78,125 at a Beverly Hills auction.

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Ex-husband horrified after American woman killed in the UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — The ex-husband of an American woman killed in the United Arab Emirates said he was horrified by her fatal stabbing, but said he still feels safe there. “I’m totally horrified by what happened,” Paul Ryan said. “One just needs to look at the video, the images of that […]

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Syrian planes target IS attack on eastern air base

Syrian activists say government warplanes have carried out at least eight strikes against Islamic State militants attacking a key military air base in eastern Syria.

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Group: 34 killed by rebels in latest Congo attack

Rebels in eastern Congo killed at least 34 civilians in overnight attacks, the latest in a series of deadly raids, a coalition of civil society groups said Sunday.

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UK closes its Cairo embassy over security fears

The British Embassy in Cairo has been closed because of security fears.

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Chokehold death protest gets violent in California

Mostly peaceful protests of a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man continued around the country, but authorities said a march in California turned...

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Monkey Cage: How to reduce partisan gridlock

Explicitly affirming shared core values reduces the power of the partisan magnet and promotes compromise, research indicates.

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Baby weighing nearly 14 pounds born in Colorado

ALAMOSA, Colo. (AP) -- A woman in southern Colorado was surprised when she gave birth to a baby girl who tipped the scales at almost 14 pounds.

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Lincoln Park adds more sparkle to its annual tree lighting ceremony

On Dec. 6, the city of Lincoln Park will officially kick off the season with a dazzling 1,000 lights illuminating the tree outside of City Hall for the third annual tree lighting ceremony.

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Chokehold death protest gets violent in California

Marilyn Monroe's lost love letters sold for $121K

Joe DiMaggio's love letter to Marilyn Monroe has sold for $78,125 at a Beverly Hills auction.

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US sends 6 prisoners from Guantanamo to Uruguay

Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the U.S. government announced Sunday - a deal that had been delayed for months by security concerns at the Pentagon...

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Report: Retired pope wanted 'Father Benedict' name

American Killed in Abu Dhabi Targeted for Being Teacher

The family of an American woman fatally stabbed at an Abu Dhabi shopping mall believes she was targeted because she was a teacher.

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Baby Weighing Nearly 14 Pounds Born in Colorado

Colorado woman who gave birth to baby tipping scales at 13 pounds, 13 ounces says 'I'm done!'

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Ex-husband horrified after American woman killed in the UAE

US sends 6 prisoners from Guantanamo to Uruguay

American Killed in Abu Dhabi Targeted for Being Teacher

The family of an American woman fatally stabbed at an Abu Dhabi shopping mall believes she was targeted because she was a teacher.

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Chokehold death protest gets violent in California

Baby weighing nearly 14 pounds born in Colorado

This image provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado shows Mia Yasmin Garcia shortly after birth Dec. 2, 2014 she was born by cesarean section in Alamosa, Colorado Monday, weighing 13 pounds, 13 ounces.

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Lincoln Park adds more sparkle to its annual tree lighting ceremony

Social Pain, Physical Pain: Different After All?

In a paper just published, a group of neuroscientists report that they've changed their minds about how the brain processes social pain. Here's the paper: Separate neural representations for physical pain and social rejection The authors are Choong-Wan Woo and colleagues of the University of Colorado, Boulder. Woo et al. say that, based on a new analysis of fMRI brain scanning data, they've ...

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Little boy saves his choking friend

A young Washington boy used the Heimlich maneuver to shave his choking friend.

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UAE stabbing: Ex-husband 'horrified'

The ex-husband of an American woman killed in the United Arab Emirates said he was horrified by her fatal stabbing, but said he still feels safe there.

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Slain teacher's ex-husband horrified

The ex-husband of an American woman killed in the United Arab Emirates said he was horrified by her fatal stabbing, but said he still feels safe there.

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Sanderson letter: Laramie residents go above and beyond

In early November, while headed to northern Colorado for an elk hunt, I went into the ditch off a muddy road 20-plus miles south of Laramie. It’s likely that my four-wheel-drive pickup could have made it out unassisted, had I not hit a culvert and rolled my pickup on its side.

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Celia Elizabeth ‘Bette’ Robinson

Celia Elizabeth “Bette” Robinson passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Greenhouse Living in Sheridan. She was 91. Bette is survived by her daughters, Sandy Pilch, of Sheridan, and Judi Barbee (husband John), of Kansas City, Kansas.

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CCPD: Suspect shot after altercation

Cañon City Police Department in the area of South Raynolds and Ute Avenue. This is where an alleged armed robbery suspect was shot in the torso by police after he stabbed an officer, according to the CCPD. (

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More municipal bans on fracking pose setback to domestic energy boom

The surge in domestic-energy production that has created millions of new jobs and abundant natural gas and oil is now facing a potential setback, cities across the country imposing bans on the widely-used deep-drilling process known as fracking.

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Nebraska man has dressed up as Santa for decades

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Larry Covey has heard Christmas wishes from area children since his beard was red — more than 40 years ago.

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Minnesota Swarm Steals the Show in Rochester with 14-8 Victory

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The National Lacrosse League's (NLL) Minnesota Swarm knocked off the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks in convincing fashion Saturday night by a score of 14-8 at The Blue Cross Arena in preseason action.

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Bears Reign Down in 5-3 Win over Eagles

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MVDS finds success in integration, collaboration

Nonprofit helps people with developmental disabilities establish roles in the community read more

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3 involved in fatal St. Charles wreck this morning

HAHNVILLE -- Three people were sent to the hospital, one dying, following a violent wreck in St. Charles Parish that involved two motorcycles and a truck.

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American Farm Bureau Federation works to advance industry in 2014

The mid-term elections are over. No doubt you’re as relieved as I am to see the campaign ads fade away.

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Two years of legal marijuana mean revenue, but unexpected hurdles - Sun, 07 Dec 2014 PST

Two years ago this weekend, pot became legal in Washington. Only for adults, only when consumed in private and only if it was grown, processed and sold by state-licensed stores. But while some two dozen states allow some use of marijuana for medical purposes under some conditions, Washington went into the vanguard, with Colorado, by saying it could be consumed legally just for the fun of it.

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