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Coronavirus-induced RTD service reductions start Sunday

Every bus and rail line except for train service to Denver International Airport will see drastically reduced service starting Sunday, as the Regional Transportation District adjusts to a coronavirus pandemic that has gutted its ridership.




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Construction speeds up on I-70 and I-25, but other Colorado projects may be doomed by coronavirus

Big highway projects along the Front Range have taken advantage of the unprecedented weeks-long lull in traffic set off by the coronavirus pandemic by speeding up some work.




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Angry Mob Music Group Hires Paula Savastano As Senior Director Of Copyright & Royalties

Savastano Will Oversee Audits, Royalty Collection And Processing, Licensing, Copyright Issues, And All Other Copyright And Royalty Duties.




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Angry Mob Music Group Signs Exclusive Worldwide Co-Publishing Deal With LA-Based Songwriting/Production Team Schmarx & Savvy

The Deal Covers All New Works From The Versatile Power Duo, Whose Successes Include The #1 ITunes Electronic Hit “Touch” By 3LAU Featuring Carly Paige.




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Watching South Korean baseball on TV? Let us help.

American sports fans starved for live games may find a measure of salvation from an unlikely source: South Korean baseball. The Korea Baseball Organization season begins Tuesday, and ESPN has announced plans for live broadcasts of its games.




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Sam Hilliard blast two homers as Rockies crush Tigers in MLB The Show 20

Sam Hilliard snapped out of his slump in a big way. The Rockies outfielder hit two home runs and drove in five to lead Colorado to a 10-3 win over the Tigers at Comerica Park.





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Progressive Metal Prodigies SIFTING Announce New Album The Infinite Loop Out September 27, New Music Video & Single

Album Produced By Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Poison The Well), And Mixed By Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist)




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MTS Records Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal With MVD Distribution

Pittsburgh-based MTS Records Has Signed An Exclusive Physical And Digital Distribution Deal With The Music And Video Distributor Based In Pottstown, PA.




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SIFTING Shred Downtown Los Angeles Rooftops With Smoke Grenades And Progressive Metal In New 'Stop Calling Me Liberty' Music Video

New Album The Infinite Loop Out September 27th, Guest Performance By Derek Sherinian (Sons Of Apollo, Dream Theater)




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MarilynMusic News September 2019

MarilynMusic Has Just Released 18 New Songs!




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Cinq Music Names Diana Schweinbeck Director Of Marketing

Cinq Music Group, The Technology Driven Record Label, Distribution And Rights Management Company, Has Tapped Diana Schweinbeck As Director Of Marketing For Their US Operation. The Announcement Was Mad




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THE KRUEGGERS Sign Exclusive Worldwide Deal With Eclipse Records

The Krueggers Sign Exclusive Worldwide Deal With Eclipse Records




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SIFTING Reveal Emotional Music Video For Metal-ballad 'Enough'

SIFTING Reveal Emotional Music Video For Metal-ballad 'Enough', New Album Out September 27





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On Earth Day, coronavirus gives us glimpse at what it takes to reduce pollution

As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also noticing animals in places and at times they don’t usually. When people stay home, Earth becomes cleaner and wilder.




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Editorial: Debate how to respond to COVID-19, of course, but stick to the grim facts of the virus we are facing

Our leaders are making difficult, life-and-death decisions without a complete picture of the severity of this threat or a timeline for how long it could last. It’s easy to second-guess the new rules, suggestions and regulations coming.




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Editorial: Jails, prisons, courts must act to stop coronavirus spread

Some activities must continue even as cities, counties and states effectively shut down to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Obviously our hospitals, doctors’ offices and emergency responder systems must remain open. Grocery stores are essential and so are pharmacies.





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Editorial: Ethics in the time of coronavirus

The world has been thrust into an unprecedented time. The White House has estimated that 100,000 to 240,000 Americans could die in the coming months as a new virus sweeps through the nation and that’s if we implement and execute the recommendations from our doctors and scientists. About 700,000 jobs were lost in the U.S. in March as mayors and governors across the nation responded responsibly by forcing all but the most essential businesses to close.




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Editorial: Trump is playing a disgusting political game with our lives

President Donald Trump is treating life-saving medical equipment as emoluments he can dole out as favors to loyalists. It’s the worst imaginable form of corruption -- playing political games with lives. For the good of this nation during what should be a time of unity he must stop.




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Editorial: Those inciting unrest in Colorado don’t realize the true threat of the new coronavirus

We understand why unrest is bubbling among those who are unemployed and entrepreneurs who could lose their businesses. But the alternative to stay-at-home orders is allowing the highly contagious new coronavirus to rip through our communities.




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Nnbe v. Daus

(United States Second Circuit) - Partially affirmed, partially reversed. New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission's procedures to suspend taxi driver licenses failed to provide meaningful hearings to those whose licenses were suspended following criminal proceedings.




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US v. Lebedev

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. The admission of evidence, judgment of guilt, and sentencing were affirmed in a case arising out of the operation of an illegal Bitcoin exchange.




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US v. DiTomasso

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Defendant appealed his conviction of producing child pornography, arguing the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain electronic communications at trial. Finding no merit in these claims, the court affirmed.



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US v. Sierra

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Defendant-appellants argued their mandatory minimum life sentences for murder in aid of racketeering constituted cruel and unusual punishment because they were between the ages of 18-22 at the time of the crime. Finding their argument was foreclosed by Supreme Court precedent, the court affirmed.



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US v. Boustani

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Defendant appealed the District Court’s order denying bail. The court of appeals affirmed Defendant is a flight risk, and Defendant is not permitted to avoid detention by using his own wealth to pay for private security guards.



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US v. Prado

(United States Second Circuit) - Vacated and dismissed. Defendants were convicted of criminal offenses relating to activities on a stateless marine vessel. Because the government failed to demonstrate that the vessel was subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the judgement is vacated and the indictment dismissed.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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US v. Thiam

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Defendant appeals his bribery conviction, arguing improper jury instructions and insufficient evidence. The court finds the “official act” standard from McDonnell does not apply to Guinea’s Penal Code, and any potential evidentiary errors were harmless. Judgement is affirmed.




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US v. Eldred

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Defendant appealed the district court’s decision to deny suppression of evidence collected using the Network Investigative Technique (NIT). The court found that even if the warrant authorizing the use of NIT was invalid, suppression is not warranted.



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Jeffrey Siegel, et al. v. HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. The district court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Plaintiffs failed to plausibly allege that the defendants knowingly aided or abetted November, 2005 attacks in Jordan.




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US v. Ng Lap Seng

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. On appeal from his conviction of paying bribes to United Nations officials, Defendant argues the U.N. is not an “organization” within the meaning of the law and that the jury was not correctly instructed. Defendant's arguments fail on the merits.



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US v. Brown

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed in part, remanded in part. Encountering uncertainty whether sentencing judge was aware of the discretion authorized by Dean v. United States, court remands for resentencing.




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Van Buskirk v. The United Group of Companies

(United States Second Circuit) - Vacated and remanded. Because courts may freely permit jurisdictional amendments even at the appellate level, vacated the judgment of the district court and remanded for further proceedings.




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US v. Parkins

(United States Second Circuit) - Remanded. Defendant appeals a sentence imposing supervised release conditioned on performing 300 hours of community service per year over his term of supervision. Finding the condition is not reasonably related to any relevant sentencing factors, the panel vacates and remands for resentencing.




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Ennio Morricone Music v. Bixio Music Group

(United States Second Circuit) - Reversed. Concluding the musical works at issue were not works made for hire, the panel reverses the district court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of the defendant.




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US v. Pugh

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed, remanded for resentencing. Because defendant’s letter describing his allegiance to the Islamic State was never translated or otherwise communicated to his wife, the marital communication privilege does not apply.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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US v. Barrett

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed in part, vacated in part. Defendant challenged his conviction for using firearms in the commission of violent crimes. Because categorizing crimes of violence cannot be done on a case-by-case basis, the defendant’s charge for using firearms in the commission of a robbery is vacated.



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UK Music Proposes Law To Protect Music Venues

New Legislation Would Protect Music Venues Threatened With Closure




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Indie Labels Represent Over A Third Of Global Recorded Music Market

Independent Record Labels Now Represent 38.4% Of Global Recorded Music Market Share In 2016 With Global Revenues In Excess Of $6bn




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Music Industry Betting On VR & AR For New Revenue

The Music Industry Is Making An Early Bet On VR & AR To Create New Revenue Streams Across All Their Lines Of Business




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How lobbyists and panicked Denverites kept liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries open during coronavirus

A large lobbying effort mobilized almost immediately. Conducted outside the public’s view, its goal was to keep hundreds of stores open, thousands of Denverites employed, and entire industries functioning across the city.





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Federal judge in Denver rules funding cannot be withheld from law enforcement by using immigration-related terms in grants

The U.S. Justice Department can not withhold millions of dollars in federal funding to Colorado law enforcement agencies by attaching immigration-related terms and conditions to securing the grants according to a federal judge's ruling.




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Trammell Crow settles bid-rigging accusations in Denver convention center expansion

The development manager accused of showing favoritism toward a construction bidder on the Colorado Convention Center expansion project has signed a $250,000 settlement with state investigators.




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$558 million in federal coronavirus help arrives on Colorado’s Front Range

In some cases, cities and counties have been hesitant to spend the emergency appropriations, because the federal government hasn't told them exactly how to.