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Dow rebounds from massive drop after US delays tariffs against Mexico
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Dow rebounds from massive drop after US delays tariffs against Mexico

By Ariel Zilber | New York Post Stocks rebounded just before noon on Monday after taking a sharp dive at the start of trading following President Trump’s decision to impose new tariffs on key US trading partners including China, Canada and Mexico — only for him to delay the levies following a conversation with the Mexican leader. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which dropped by as many as 560 points, recovered to around the break-even point as of 11:21 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday. The S&P 500, which had declined by as much as 1.6%, was only down 0.55%, or 33 points while the Nasdaq, which lost 1.95% to drop nearly 400 points after the opening bell, rebounded to 0.92%, which was down 172 points. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
Anti-Trump deportation protesters wave Mexican flags across U.S.
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Anti-Trump deportation protesters wave Mexican flags across U.S.

By Bob Price | Breitbart Hundreds of protesters marched in streets across the U.S. on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s deportation policies. Protesters in Dallas shouted “Mexico, Mexico, Mexico” while carrying Mexican flags. A video posted on X by Keep Dallas Safe shows dozens of protesters marching in the streets while carrying Mexican flags. One protester spoke to the crowd, saying, “We immigrants come here looking for opportunity because they took ours from us.” READ THE FULL STORY ON BREITBART
Moms for Liberty leader targeted after El Paso Democratic Party vice chair’s call to ‘choose violence’
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Moms for Liberty leader targeted after El Paso Democratic Party vice chair’s call to ‘choose violence’

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Kristy Davis woke up to an email that made her stomach drop. "Where you live, worthless c$#!? I have a sharp blade to stick in your worthless neck." Less than 24 hours earlier, El Paso County Democratic Party First Vice Chair Rob Rogers had posted online: "Being nice is overrated. Just find a good lawyer and choose violence." Davis, the El Paso County chapter president for Moms for Liberty (M4L), doesn’t believe it was a coincidence. "While I cannot definitely tie the death threat to the vice chair, the timing is just really suspect," Davis said. The Colorado Springs Police Department provided Davis with a case number. But beyond that, no action has been taken. "Law enforcement provided me with a case ...
Despite concern over specific provisions, legislators advance wage-theft bill without changes
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Despite concern over specific provisions, legislators advance wage-theft bill without changes

By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance Sponsors of a bill to ramp up penalties for businesses committing wage theft promised to make changes to it Thursday but weren’t yet ready to offer specific amendments, leading to a partisan split as the bill advanced out of its first legislative committee. House Bill 1001, authored by House Majority Leader Monica Duran of Wheat Ridge and fellow Democratic Rep. Meg Froelich of Greenwood Village, seeks to attack the crime in a different way than their 2024 legislation, which Democratic Gov. Jared Polis vetoed. Rather than focus solely on the construction industry and seek compensation from general contractors when subcontractors fail to pay workers, the new bill takes aim at employers in all sectors, seeking specifically to punis...
Natural gas export rule changes may increase domestic gas prices in Colorado
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Natural gas export rule changes may increase domestic gas prices in Colorado

By Scott Weiser | The Denver Gazette According to a December 2024 Department of Energy report, Coloradans could pay as much as 31% more for their natural gas by 2050 if the federal government allows liquified natural gas exports from the U.S. to places like Asia and Europe to increase. The report notes residential consumers nationwide could pay as much as $122.54 more per year for natural gas and electricity by 2050, and industrial sector costs could increase by $125 billion from 2020 to 2050. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
In California, secession question could be headed to ballot, but some wonder whether state can leave union
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In California, secession question could be headed to ballot, but some wonder whether state can leave union

By Alan Riquelmy  | Courthouse News Service It’s a long way to 546,651 signatures, but Marcus Ruiz Evans feels good that this time he can do it. Evans, with the Calexit movement, has until July 22 to get those signatures — a requirement for his proposed ballot question to reach voters in the November 2028 election. The question: “Should California leave the United States and become a free and independent country?” READ THE FULL STORY AT COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
CPW has kept wolf parasites causing Hydatid disease, which can be lethal to humans, secret from public
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CPW has kept wolf parasites causing Hydatid disease, which can be lethal to humans, secret from public

By Lindy Browning | Contributing Writer. Rocky Mountain Voice As if there aren’t enough controversies around the consequences of wolf reintroduction in Colorado — impacts to livestock growers, impacts to deer, elk and other ungulate herds — there is another danger that has gone mostly unspoken by wildlife officials. This danger is to humans, predominantly children, transferred to them by their beloved pets, after being exposed to the parasite. Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm that transfers to deer, domestic cattle, domestic sheep, elk and moose, along with domestic cattle, sheep, domestic pets and humans. Interestingly, infestations of the parasites are relatively benign to wolves, but for the ungulates wild and domestic, and pets, the risk of transfer to humans in...
Gun control activist David Hogg Elected vice chair of DNC
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Gun control activist David Hogg Elected vice chair of DNC

By Elizabeth Weibel | Breitbart Gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg was elected on Saturday to serve as the vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Hogg, who received 214.5 votes, was elected to serve as the vice chair of the DNC the same day that Minnesota state party chairman Ken Martin was selected to serve as the chairman of the DNC. Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D) received 298 votes to serve as the vice chairman of the DNC with Hogg. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
Minary: Conservatives could cause change if we would get involved, become informed, always vote and run for office
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Minary: Conservatives could cause change if we would get involved, become informed, always vote and run for office

By Russ Minary | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Americans, across the political spectrum, have become frustrated with the entire election process and feel that they are powerless. They feel their views and needs are ignored.  Consequently, they have unplugged from the very system which was designed as an effective way for them to manage their local governments, rather than vice versa.  It is a sad fact that the single largest voting bloc in Colorado and in many parts of the U.S. is unaffiliated.  That’s a clear indication that neither political party has engaged this group of voters. Republicans often use the word ‘conservative’, assuming the average person knows what it means.  They don’t.  Many Republicans don’t, either.  So, we on the polit...
Internet reacts to viral clip of alleged UFO sighting near Red Rocks
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Internet reacts to viral clip of alleged UFO sighting near Red Rocks

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado A video of an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) that was captured above Colorado has been going viral in recent days, amassing more than 175,000 views on the UAP Files Podcast Instagram page, alone. The clip captures a collection of glowing lights that appear to be floating in the night sky above Colorado. According to the video's source, who wished to remain anonymous, the lights were located above the foothills between Red Rocks Amphitheatre and a Lockheed Martin facility. While the specific Lockheed Martin facility wasn't specified, it appears as if the spot being referenced may be a facility in the Deer Creek area of Littleton based on the source's description, which is south of Red Rocks. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO...