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Moscow pours cold water on U.S.-Russia talks, says no territorial concessions in pre-negotiation positioning
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Moscow pours cold water on U.S.-Russia talks, says no territorial concessions in pre-negotiation positioning

By Oliver JJ Lane | Breitbart Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have met for talks on the future of the Ukraine war, but even before sitting down, Russia made clear it was approaching things with a hard bargaining mindset. Images of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by America’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and sitting opposite Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Putin’s advisor Yuri Ushakov have been published as talks begin on Tuesday morning. It is the first high-level talks between the U.S. and Russia since Moscow launched a second invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago. The talks are taking place at the Al Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and are being mediated by Saudi Fo...
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Acting head of Social Security quits after clash with DOGE over data
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Acting head of Social Security quits after clash with DOGE over data

By Greg Wehner  | Fox News The acting head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) quit her job over the weekend after butting heads with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), over efforts to access certain sensitive government records, according to reports. The Washington Post reported that three people familiar with Michelle King’s departure said on Monday that she stepped down from her position after the disagreement. In response to King’s departure, President Donald Trump reportedly appointed Leland Dudek to lead the agency as the president’s nominee to serve as commissioner of the SSA, Frank Bisignano, is vetted by federal lawmakers. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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Striking Colorado grocery workers can’t block store entrances but may continue speech, judge rules
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Striking Colorado grocery workers can’t block store entrances but may continue speech, judge rules

By Amanda Pampuro  | Courthouse News A Denver judge on Friday declined Colorado grocery chain King Sooper’s request for a restraining order limiting the number of picketers and their speech outside grocery stores, but granted a plea to prohibit striking union members from blocking entrances to stores or setting up tents. "The balance of equities favors the granting of a limited injunction given the allegations regarding access to ingress and egress,” wrote Second Judicial District Judge Sarah Wallace in an 11-page order. “By narrowly tailoring the temporary restraining order, defendants will still be permitted a broad ability to picket consistent with their First Amendment rights, with only minimum restrictions to protect public and employee safety,” Wallace, an appointee of ...
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Final hearings today for Senate’s labor, semiauto firearms ban bills as state legislature returns to business
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Final hearings today for Senate’s labor, semiauto firearms ban bills as state legislature returns to business

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice A three-day weekend in the Colorado General Assembly may have been needed for the ambitious schedule lawmakers may keep today, Tuesday, Feb. 18. Another marathon session of the Colorado Senate could be on tap, as Senate Bill 25-003, the semiauto firearms ban, returns to the floor for third reading. At issue, bill sponsor Democrat Sen. Tom Sullivan said, is whether, in the interest of stemming mass shootings in the state, Coloradans should sacrifice constitutionally-provided gun ownership rights. “We’re concerned about the next firearm, not the one you have,” said Sullivan, which identified the bill’s approach to prohibit purchase, sale and transfer of common-use firearms that many on the political right find unconstitutional. “If we allow ...
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Federal military spouse workers exempt from return-to-office rule
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Federal military spouse workers exempt from return-to-office rule

By Karen Jowers | Military Times Federally employed military spouses who work remotely are now “categorically exempt” from the return-to-office directive issued by President Donald Trump, according to new guidance clarifying the policy. Federal agencies “shall” allow military spouses to continue working remotely, and agencies may continue appointing spouses to remote work positions, according to a memo issued Wednesday by Charles Ezell, acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, or OPM. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE MILITARY TIMES
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King Soopers calls for union, representing 10,000 striking workers, to return to bargaining table
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King Soopers calls for union, representing 10,000 striking workers, to return to bargaining table

By Elyse Apel | The Center Square The workers strike at King Soopers continues as the company calls for the union to negotiate a deal. The Colorado-based grocery store is one of the largest employers in the state. Since the strike began on Feb. 6, union members at more than 70 stores, many of them in the Denver area, have joined. More workers from Colorado Springs could also be poised to join the strike in the coming days, following a contract expiration. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local Union No. 7 initiated the two-week strike of more than 10,000 unionized workers, alleging unfair labor practices. According to the union, 96% of its members voted to strike. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Hunter: I’ve got the ‘bug’ only the Denver Fly Fishing Show can cure
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Hunter: I’ve got the ‘bug’ only the Denver Fly Fishing Show can cure

By Drake Hunter | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice The screaming and whirling of the drag as I set the hook into what I hoped would be a whopper rainbow was unforgettable. The trout surfaced and then nearly pulled me in the river, waders and all, and that was enough. I was "hooked", you could say. OK, maybe it wasn't a "whopper" and maybe it didn't exactly go down like that. Maybe the trout was the size of the fish Deion Sanders catches in that commercial with Nick Saban. It felt like a whopper to this novice, and I had "the bug" you could say for fly fishing. That's why I'm like a kid in a candy store this week. The 23rd annual Denver Fly Fishing Show is making its return to the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center from Friday-Sunday, Feb. 21-23. The Fly Fishing ...
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In response to demand for eggs, grocers putting limits on egg sales
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In response to demand for eggs, grocers putting limits on egg sales

By Amanda Alvarado | CBS 11 News Grocery stores have started rationing eggs amid an ongoing shortage that has caused the price of eggs to skyrocket. The egg shortage is due to increased bird flu among chickens. More than 13 million hens have died or have been slaughtered since December as a result of the bird flu outbreak, according to the Department of Agriculture. Because of the shortage, grocery stores are now limiting the amount of eggs customers can buy. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS 11 NEWS
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Effort to reduce food waste in schools clears Colorado committee
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Effort to reduce food waste in schools clears Colorado committee

By Gabrielle Franklin | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News Students in Colorado get free breakfast and lunch thanks to voters, but the program has had some complaints, especially about what to do with food that students do not eat. A measure at the capitol encourages schools to end food waste by creating a program to repurpose that food. On Student Day at the Colorado Capitol, sponsors presented a bill to make sure the food students get for lunch isn’t being wasted. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife acquires 120 acres for new wildlife management area
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife acquires 120 acres for new wildlife management area

By Christa Swanson | CBS Colorado In an effort to conserve wildlife and increase opportunities for hunters and anglers, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is creating a new wildlife area along Michigan Creek. The acquisition of 120 acres in Park County, including a quarter-mile stretch along Michigan Creek, was finalized Friday. The property is located about six miles southeast of Jefferson and will become the Michigan Creek State Wildlife Area. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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