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Pro-Israel group denied permit to march, but Pro-Palestinian group got to march in Chicago
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Pro-Israel group denied permit to march, but Pro-Palestinian group got to march in Chicago

By Joel B. Pollak | Breitbart A pro-Israel group that was denied a permit to march during the Democratic National Convention gathered in a makeshift “Hostage Square” in the West Loop on Tuesday to make their voices heard. The original “Hostage Square” is front of an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel, and was given that name after it became a gathering place for the families of kidnapped and missing Israelis in the wake of the Hamas terror attack of October 7. Like its namesake in Israel, the “Hostage Square” in Chicago features art installations that draw attention to the victims of Hamas — in particular, to U.S. citizens who were murdered or taken hostage. Five American hostages remain: Keith Siegel, 65, Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, Omer Neutra, 22, Edan Alexander, 20, and Hersh Goldb...
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UAW president accuses Republicans of ‘manufacturing’ border crisis, says ‘it’s a joke’
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UAW president accuses Republicans of ‘manufacturing’ border crisis, says ‘it’s a joke’

By Fox News United Automobile Workers President Shawn Fain on Tuesday called the ongoing crisis at the southern border a "manufactured crisis" as he accused Republicans of not having read their Bibles in their approach to illegal immigration. "It's a joke. I think it's a manufactured crisis," he said at a roundtable in Chicago, the day after he spoke at the Democratic National Convention. He talked about how people who have had a roof fitted will have had workers who are in the country illegally, and said they are not taking people's jobs. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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Obamas, Bernie Sanders, grandsons of JFK, Carter to speak in tonight’s DNC
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Obamas, Bernie Sanders, grandsons of JFK, Carter to speak in tonight’s DNC

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice As the Democratic National Convention moves into its second evening, Democrats are pulling out all the stops with attention-grabbing headliners. In another sure-to-miss Primetime speech, former President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at 10 p.m. On the first day of the convention, President Joe Biden did not begin speaking until 11:15 p.m. on the East Coast. Speeches to the DNC membership can be viewed on most major news networks. Setting up Obama's speech will be the assembly address by Douglas Emhoff, the husband to presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and by Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States, who some Republicans expected to become the Democrats' nominee for President, not Harris. Earlier in the evening, Sen....
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Cuccinelli: Maine shows just what’s wrong with ranked-choice voting
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Cuccinelli: Maine shows just what’s wrong with ranked-choice voting

By Ken Cuccinelli  | Commentary, Townhall.com Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has qualified for the Maine Presidential ballot in November and in doing so shows just how fraudulent claims in favor of Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) really are. Supporters of RCV falsely promise it will reduce toxic partisanship, increase compromise, and eliminate extremism from our elections, but in reality the costly, confusing, and complex voting practice has been an unmitigated disaster wherever implemented.  RCV requires a voter to rank each candidate on the basis of ‘least bad’ by assigning a numerical designation to the candidate the voter favors most to the candidate the voter favors least. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of first-choice votes in the first round of voting, the l...
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Westminster could shift toward hybrid ward system to elect City Council
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Westminster could shift toward hybrid ward system to elect City Council

By Gabriela Vidal | CBS Colorado Despite a growing and diverse community, Westminster remains one of the few big Colorado cities to have a council comprised of only at-large members.   "Westminster is a very unique city and we're very proud of who we are in the city, and I think the at-large system has worked for us for a very long time," said Claire Carmelia, City Councilor for Westminster. That is until a 2023 ballot question posed to voters in the community suggested it was time for a change in the city's governing body. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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America is at ‘critical crossroad’ U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says from DNC
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America is at ‘critical crossroad’ U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says from DNC

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice As his party convenes in Chicago to officially select the presidential ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Rep. Jason Crow told Fox 31 News he sees the country at a "critical crossroad". "This is a conversation about where we want to go," the Colorado congressman said of the Democratic National Convention in the interview with Fox 31 News. He also discussed his role as the Democratic ranking member on the U.S. House task force related to the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump. "There is no place for political violence in the United States," he said. "We can disagree, but you do not get to attempt to assassinate a President in the United States of America." Crow is being opposed in the general election by former ...
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New state law automatically seals more than 100,000 criminal records from background checks
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New state law automatically seals more than 100,000 criminal records from background checks

By Jennifer Brown | The Colorado Sun Colorado is sealing more than 100,000 court records, the result of a new law that applies to nonviolent offenses and is intended to help people with criminal pasts pass background checks for jobs and housing. Most of the crimes are misdemeanors and petty offenses, and many involved drugs or theft.  Colorado for years has allowed people to petition to seal their arrests and convictions, a process that requires legal guidance and possibly a hearing before a judge. But the new Clean the Slate Act directs the state judicial system to automatically seal records that are eligible. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Huge trash pile plagues Aurora apartment complex, where shootings like ‘warfare’
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Huge trash pile plagues Aurora apartment complex, where shootings like ‘warfare’

By Vicente Arenas | Fox 31 News A huge pile of trash was only one of the serious problems at The Edge at Lowry apartment complex in Aurora over the weekend. A wild shootout at the complex focused attention on myriad problems residents say have been plaguing the property for months. FOX31 visited the complex Monday and saw broken windows covered with doors. Someone had even set up what appeared to be a makeshift snack store out of a basement window. More than 12 hours after the shooting, investigators were still at the complex. Police tape surrounded two buildings. Several cars were pierced by bullets, some with broken glass. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Caldara: Even out-of-favor political minorities need protecting
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Caldara: Even out-of-favor political minorities need protecting

By John Caldara | Commentary, Complete Colorado Hunters are deviant perverts. Men convinced they’re women are to be celebrated. The left works hard to make the bizarre mainstream. The transgender movement is a shining example of just how good they are at it. Ya know, if only you’d learn about all 64 genders and the associated newspeak, you’d understand. You’d learn transsexuals, cross-dressers and transgendered re-creating “The Last Supper” is loving artistic interpretation. Men punching the hell out of women, once called domestic abuse, is now an Olympic boxing event. Celebrate it or be canceled. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT COMPLETE COLORADO Editor's note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of t...
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Colorado’s oil & gas industry faces more regulation with emissions-cutting rules
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Colorado’s oil & gas industry faces more regulation with emissions-cutting rules

By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance Colorado officials are advancing rules to cut carbon emissions in yet another sector — this time in the midstream sector of the oil and gas industry, a battleground area in which both industry and environmental leaders worry already about the proposed regulations. The midstream sector is comprised of the pipelines and facilities that transport natural gas from wells to the transmission companies that distribute it to power plants and homes. A key part of the sector — which is made up in Colorado of three major players and a couple dozen smaller companies — is the compression plants that keep the gas moving down long pipelines to its destinations. As part of efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030, state officials have put rules i...
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