Colorado Times: 02/11/15

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

NYC officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter in shooting

A New York City rookie officer has been charged with manslaughter, official misconduct and other charges in the accidental shooting death of a man in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex.

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Medal of Valor: Officers saved lives in Boston, Wisconsin

Police officers and firefighters who helped save lives in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin were honored with the Medal of Valor in a White House ceremony Wednesday.

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Suit seeks to exempt physicians from assisted suicide law

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group of cancer patients and doctors filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to exempt physicians who help terminally ill patients end their lives from a California ban on assisted suicide. Physicians who provide such assistance are not helping the patient commit suicide, but instead giving them the option of bringing about a peaceful death, the lawsuit filed in San Francisco ...

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian dies in Vegas

He couldn't stop fighting the NCAA any more than he could give up chewing towels courtside. Jerry Tarkanian built a basketball dynasty in the desert, but it was his decades-long battle with the NCAA that defined him...

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Stocks drift lower as European ministers meet on Greek debt

U.S. stocks edged mostly lower in afternoon trading Wednesday. Investors have their focus turned to Europe, where an emergency meeting of finance ministers was addressing Greece's appeal for more generous bailout...

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Obama says US has 'risen to the challenge' of fighting Ebola

President Barack Obama says the United States has "risen to the challenge" of combating the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

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Arkansas panel rejects bill removing Lee from King holiday

An effort to end Arkansas' practice of commemorating Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the same day failed again before a legislative panel Wednesday, despite...

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Kane, other state AGs criticize Anthem over data breach

Attorneys general from 10 states, including Pennsylvania, are criticizing health insurer Anthem Inc. for its lack of communication with customers who may have had personal ...

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Archbishop: 'Fifty Shades' is 'direct assault' on marriage

The Roman Catholic archbishop of Cincinnati is criticizing the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie as "a direct assault on Christian marriage."

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian dies in Vegas

Washington has more pot than it can smoke

Supply is outstripping demand in the unlikeliest place—legal recreational marijuana in the state of Washington . Growers who jumped into the new legal market hoping to make a killing in cannabis are now getting killed by a glut of product.

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Wolf killed in Utah in December confirmed as animal from Grand Canyon

The wandering ways of a gray wolf with two names ended Dec. 28 when she was shot by a coyote hunter near Beaver, Utah. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials confirmed Wednesday that the animal a hunter claimed he mistook for a coyote late last ye...

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Questioning of jurors begins in theater shooting case

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Prospective jurors in the Colorado theater shooting case were being questioned Wednesday about their views on the death penalty and mental illness as the second phase of jury selection began.

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Estes Park throws its backing behind RTA app

Estes Park officials are hoping their participation in the RTA will have more guests seeing this welcome sign along Big Thompson Avenue as they come to town for a visit.

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Sporting KC Weekly Update

Sporting Kansas City defeated FC Tucson 4-2 on Monday in the club's final match of the Desert Friendlies preseason tournament at Kino North Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

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Colorado ACLU files suit against Fort Collins panhandling ordinance

Colorado's branch of the ACLU on Tuesday filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Fort Collins, claiming the city's anti-panhandling ordinance is a violation of free speech.

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Colorado's bear population presents challenges

A mother black bear and her two cubs rest in a tree in the Wonderland Lake neighborhood, May 21, 2014. ( RJ Sangosti, Denver Post file )

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Ken Burger: A year filled with projects, improvements for Cañon City Area Metropolitan Recreation and Park District

All in all, 2014 was a successful and productive year for the Cañon City Area Metropolitan Recreation and Park District. Despite the sluggish economy, and the fourth straight year of reduced property tax revenues, much was accomplished by the district.

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Cañon City senior Andrew Berger nails long 3s as Tigers down Woodland Park

Luke Nethercot guards a Woodland Park player on Tuesday in the Tiger Dome. ( Brandon Hopper / Daily Record )

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Training Day: Local wildland fire team takes part in training exercise to keep skills sharp

The Cañon City Area Fire Protection District conducts a wildland fire training exercise Monday on the grounds of the city's stormwater detention facility northwest of the Holy Cross Abbey.

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Artist creates lithographs for World Championships in Vail, Beaver Creek

Artist Dawn Beacon, right, and Rich Staats stand next to lithographs at the Art of the Valley Gallery. The lithographs were created by Beacon to celebrate the upcoming 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships in BeaverCreek.

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Oak Tree will be third downtown business to close

The Oak Tree will close sometime in April before the lease is up on the property in May. The gift and home decor store has been on the bricks in North Platte for 4½½ years. The two other stores, in Fort Morgan and Holyoke, Colorado, will remain open.

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2014, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy prepares to take the field for a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh.

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Key issues for jurors in Colo. theater shooting trial

CENTENNIAL — Jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case is going faster than expected, and attorneys will start questioning individual jurors Wednesday, about a week sooner than first thought.

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian dies in Vegas

Poll says Pennsylvanians want to see Paterno statue restored

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Doctors are reporting a major advance in stroke care. They say that stents similar to ones that are used to open clogged heart arteries also can be...

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Medal of Valor: Officers saved lives in Boston, Wisconsin

Denver Hosts World Premiere Of ‘Appoggiatura’

Denver is hosting the world premiere of "Appoggiatura" a play that was finally realized last year.

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Questioning of jurors begins in theater shooting case

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case has entered its second phase with the judge and lawyers on both sides asking prospective jurors how they feel abou…

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Florida lawyer sparks debate about rights at DUI checkpoints

Drivers at drunken-driving checkpoints don't have to speak to police or even roll down their windows. They just have to place their license and registration on the glass, along with a note saying they have no comment,...

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Edward R. Bradach

Edward R. Bradach, 95, of Minneapolis, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at Ebenezer Care Center in Minneapolis.

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The states that don't play Powerball

Places in US where you can't win the Powerball jackpot

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Optics: Leading lights

Shape it, squeeze it, energize it or tie it into knots. Scientists are taking light to new extremes.

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Melissa Rivers writes memoir about Joan Rivers

Melissa Rivers has found a way to work through her grief for her mother, sparring partner and closest friend, Joan Rivers.

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'SNL' celebrates 4 decades of being 'Live, from New York!'

"Saturday Night Live," which has never shied from self-congratulation with countless best-of, holiday and anniversary shindigs, is doing it again, big-time.

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Jon Stewart's exit as a phony newsman is a loss to real news

Jon Stewart's fans were gobsmacked by the sad news he delivered on Tuesday's edition of "The Daily Show": He's leaving his phony anchor desk and ending his reign as phony newsman, and the loss is to real news.

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Questioning of jurors begins in theater shooting case

Jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case has entered its second phase with the judge and lawyers on both sides asking prospective jurors how they feel about the death penalty and mental illness.

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CSU breeding, planning for the future

MONTE VISTA — Colorado State University (CSU) Research Center scientists are constructing potatoes for the future.

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Isn't he lovely: Beyonce, Gaga, Pharrell honor Stevie Wonder

The official after-party for the Grammy Awards was a tribute concert for Stevie Wonder.

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Republicans press to fix Social Security disability program

Senate Republicans are giving a White House plan to shift money from Social Security's retirement funds to cover a looming shortfall in its disability account a chilly reception.

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Eurozone and Greece face off as key bailout talks start

Greece and its partners in the 19-country eurozone dug in for tough talks Wednesday as the country's finance minister unveiled the new Greek government's first concrete proposals on how to lighten its bailout program.

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Iraq: Clashes, attacks kill at least 31 people

Clashes between Iraqi government forces and militants along with attacks in the capital Baghdad killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday, officials said.

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Questioning of jurors begins in theater shooting case

Survival for some endangered species hinges on 'Frozen Zoo'

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — Whenever an endangered animal dies at the San Diego Zoo, researchers race out, regardless of the hour, to remove its sperm or eggs, maybe a bit of ear or eyeball, and carefully freeze the cells in liquid nitrogen. Today, the survival of the northern white rhinoceros and dozens of other species could hinge on the collection amassed over nearly 40 years that has become the ...

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