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California opens online system to license new pot industry
California opens online system to license new pot industry
By: MICHAEL R. BLOOD , Associated Press - 0 15 hr ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Friday began accepting applications from businesses that want to operate in the state's legal marijuana industry next...

House passes stopgap spending bill to avert weekend shutdown 
House passes stopgap spending bill to avert weekend shutdown 
By: ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM, Associated Press - 0 Fri, Dec 8, 2017

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a...

At least 14 U.N. workers killed over 50 wounded in Congo in one of the deadliest attacks on peacekeepers in years
At least 14 U.N. workers killed over 50 wounded in Congo in one of the deadliest attacks on peacekeepers in years
By: Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post - 0 Fri, Dec 8, 2017

NAIROBI — Fourteen United Nations peacekeepers were killed and many more were wounded in an attack late Thursday in eastern Congo, according to the...

Combative Franken quits, points to GOP tolerance of Trump
Combative Franken quits, points to GOP tolerance of Trump
By: ALAN FRAM, Associated Press - 0 Thu, Dec 7, 2017

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct...

Announcement coming from Sen. Franken amid fresh accusations
Announcement coming from Sen. Franken amid fresh accusations
By: ANDREW TAYLOR , Associated Press - 0 Thu, Dec 7, 2017

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Democrat Al Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, appears to be on...

Trump declares Jerusalem Israeli capital, smashing US policy
Trump declares Jerusalem Israeli capital, smashing US policy
By: MATTHEW LEE and BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press - 0 Wed, Dec 6, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering U.S. neutrality on Jerusalem Wednesday, declaring the sorely divided holy city as...

As Franken's support collapses, Democrats expect resignation
As Franken's support collapses, Democrats expect resignation
By: ANDREW TAYLOR , Associated Press - 0 Wed, Dec 6, 2017

WASHINGTON — His once-promising political career in shambles, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken appeared on the verge of resigning after fellow Democrats led...

Colorado's Gardner remains opposed to Alabama's Moore
Colorado's Gardner remains opposed to Alabama's Moore
By: Joey Bunch - 0 Wed, Dec 6, 2017

Jimmy Sengenberger asked Colorado's Sen. Cory Gardner questions about Roy Moore and tax reform on his "Business for Breakfast" show on Denver's Money...

House votes overwhelmingly to kill Democrat's resolution to impeach Trump
House votes overwhelmingly to kill Democrat's resolution to impeach Trump
By: KEVIN FREKING , Associated Press - 0 Wed, Dec 6, 2017

WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to kill a resolution from a liberal Democratic lawmaker to impeach President Donald Trump as a...

Franken denies new allegation he forcibly tried to kiss woman 
Franken denies new allegation he forcibly tried to kiss woman 
By: The Associated Press and news services - 0 Wed, Dec 6, 2017

WASHINGTON — Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday denied a new sexual misconduct accusation that came from a former Democratic congressional aide...

Colorado Springs Utilities board gets an earful over Drake: Close the power plant early
Colorado Springs Utilities board gets an earful over Drake: Close the power plant early
By: Conrad Swanson - 0 Wed, Dec 6, 2017

Approximately five times more people urged Colorado Springs Utilities Board members to close down the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant early than...

I-25 widening, crackdown on illegal pot grows could benefit from El Paso County budget tweaks
I-25 widening, crackdown on illegal pot grows could benefit from El Paso County budget tweaks
By: Rachel Riley - 0 Wed, Dec 6, 2017

El Paso County could greenlight financial boosts for a variety of projects and programs, including the widening of Interstate 25 from Monument to...

Colorado lawmaker detained in firearms stop at DIA
Colorado lawmaker detained in firearms stop at DIA
By: Joey Bunch - 0 Wed, Dec 6, 2017

State Rep. Lori Saine, R-Dacono, was detained at Denver International Airport Tuesday. Denver police characterized it as an "investigation of...

New FEMA boss with Colorado Springs ties worries about fires, floods
New FEMA boss with Colorado Springs ties worries about fires, floods
By: Tom Roeder - 0 Tue, Dec 5, 2017

Biblical plagues, fires, earthquakes, terror attacks, industrial disasters of epic scale - they all have a spot in the back of the mind of Lee dePalo,...

El Paso County commissioners eye $25K boost for health department
El Paso County commissioners eye $25K boost for health department
By: Jakob Rodgers - 0 Tue, Dec 5, 2017

El Paso County commissioners offered local public health leaders a small budget boost Tuesday to combat pathogens such as hepatitis C. The...

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