NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Thursday opposed a Colorado man’s request to move his trial out of New York, a legal maneuver that would separate him from a high-profile co-defendant: Steve Bannon. Prosecutors matched every one of Timothy Shea’s arguments to move the trial with a reason why it should remain in New York. […]
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Posted inCOVID, Health, News
Colorado health care workers felt called to help coronavirus patients in cities where thousands were dying
Ruby Choate sat in her tiny Manhattan hotel room and felt a pain in her chest, a shallowness in her breathing, and considered for the first time that the temporary job she had signed up for could actually kill her. Choate, 27, left her nursing job in Delta at the end of March, walking away […]
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NYC mayor says Colorado EMT who died from coronavirus after heeding call for help will be honored forever
By Colleen Slevin and Larry Neumeist, The Associated Press NEW YORK — A Colorado paramedic who came to New York City to save lives before losing his own to the coronavirus will be forever honored in a memorial to medical workers who answered the city’s 911 call to the rest of America, Mayor Bill de […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
The coronavirus detoured my childhood dream of moving to New York
I was supposed to be in New York City by now. A sunny Brooklyn apartment with that in-building gym I’d been dreaming of for years. That dollar-slice pizza just down the street. That proximity to the East River for panoramic morning runs. Instead, here I am: 30 years old and living back with my parents […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Bernie Sanders sees Bloomberg as a threat in Colorado’s presidential primary — and a perfect foil
At Bernie Sanders’ rally Sunday in downtown Denver, the Democratic presidential candidate and his biggest Colorado supporters shared a consistent message as they spoke to a massive, fired-up crowd. Medicare for All. Protecting the environment. Promoting workers’ rights. And beating Michael Bloomberg. “We are going to end a corrupt political system in which billionaires buy […]
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Colorado’s attorney general will investigate whether Juul marketed to kids, misled on smoking cessation
Colorado’s attorney general says he will investigate whether Juul marketed e-cigarettes to children and positioned its products as smoking cessation devices without any basis for the claim. Democrat Phil Weiser announced in August, as first reported by Colorado Public Radio, that he was launching a probe of Juul. He said the investigation falls under his […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News, Politics and Government
Here are all the lawsuits against the Trump administration Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined
Democrat Phil Weiser became Colorado’s attorney general on Jan. 8, elected on a promise to serve as a check on President Donald Trump’s administration. He has wasted little time in filing legal challenges against White House policies and initiatives. So far, he has either filed or signed onto at least 14 lawsuits against the Trump […]
Posted inBusiness, Growth
Denver is still in the running for Amazon’s HQ2, according to Colorado officials
Hold the phone, Colorado! Denver has not been ruled out as a possibility for Amazon’s second headquarters after all. Despite reports from East Coast newspapers naming New York and Virginia as the next Amazon HQ2, Colorado officials said they just heard from Amazon that no decisions have been made. “Our source is Amazon themselves,” said […]