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Micheo-Acevedo v. Stericycle of Puerto Rico, Inc.

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed summary judgment which had denied an employee's Title VII gender discrimination and retaliation claims. A field sales representative for a company in the medical field alleged she was denied a promotion based on her sex and that she was fired in retaliation for asserting her Title VII rights. However, the First Circuit concluded that she failed to present sufficient evidence of unlawful conduct to create a genuine factual dispute.




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Del Grosso v. Surface Transportation Board

(United States First Circuit) - Rejected a petition for review of a decision of the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB). The basic issue here was whether a local government could regulate certain activities at a rail-to-truck transloading facility. The petitioners, who lived near the facility, argued that the STB did not have exclusive jurisdiction and thus local regulation was permitted. Finding no basis to reverse the STB's ruling regarding the scope of its exclusive jurisdiction, the First Circuit rejected the petition for review.




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US v. Acevedo-Hernandez

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the conviction and sentence of a former Puerto Rico superior court judge for receiving bribes and participating in a conspiracy to bribe an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. On appeal, the former judge cited a number of alleged trial and sentencing errors, including the upholding of a witness's invocation of his Fifth Amendment privilege. However, the First Circuit found no reversible error and affirmed.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure
  • Judges & Judiciary
  • White Collar Crime

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United Food and Commercial Workers Unions v. Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of two putative antitrust class actions alleging that a pharmaceutical company took steps to block the entry of generic versions of its leukemia-treatment drug into the U.S. market. The plaintiffs, including several labor union benefit funds, claimed that the drugmaker engaged in anticompetitive conduct by bringing sham infringement lawsuits against manufacturers trying to enter the market with generic versions of that drug. Dismissing the complaints, the district court held that the plaintiffs had not plausibly alleged their claims, and the First Circuit affirmed.



  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Health Law
  • Drugs & Biotech

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Campbell v. Ackerman

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed a take-nothing judgment in an action alleging mainly that a law enforcement officer unconstitutionally used excessive force while executing a search warrant. The plaintiff challenged the exclusion of certain evidence. The First Circuit rejected her arguments because her grounds for attacking the challenged evidentiary rulings were not advanced below.




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D.O.A. Headline 1st Annual Fight Back Festival In Vancouver, B.C.

Sudden Death Records Is Proud To Present The First Annual Fight Back Festival, Friday July 6th At The Rickshaw Theater. Vancouver’s Punk Pioneers D.O.A. Who Are Celebrating Their 40th Anniversary Will




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Canadian Rock Band Across The Board Set To Release Second Full Length Album “Sonic Boom”

Toronto-based Rock Band, Across The Board Will Release Their Second Full-length Album, "Sonic Boom" On May 4, 2018. Produced And Recorded In Toronto By MC2 Music Media, The Album Pays Homage To A Band




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Canadian Producer CJ Stain Tackles Social Injustice With Hit Single 'One'

Award Winning Canadian ProduceCJ Stain Tackles Social Injustice With Hit Single 'One' With Gender Culture




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15-Year-Old Maya Farrell To Attempt Being World’s First To Swim 88km Route Across Lake Ontario

Selected Route From Rochester To Brighton Scheduled For July, In Support Of Music Heals




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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81

Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller, has died. He was 81.





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Home-building academy’s goal: Provide a foundation for people seeking stable careers, new starts

Billy Liptrot is making the transition from prison to life on the outside just as one of the nation's hottest economic streaks has imploded in the face of a global pandemic. But the 38-year-old husband and father is optimistic as he undertakes training for what he hopes will lead to a career as a carpenter in the home building industry. And the industry says years of "under building" could help the industry bounce back as the economy improves.




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Guest Commentary: We need a new measure of success — economic and political — that accounts for sustainability

How strong is our economy if it can’t absorb shocks? If growth comes at a great expense to future generations? And where is the scorecard that tells us how we are actually doing?




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Denver Actors Fund readies $35,000 in immediate funding for shut-out theater pros

The Denver Actors Fund on Tuesday announced a $35,000 emergency relief fund for Colorado theater artists who have been hurt by the coronavirus shutdown.




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Businesses that rent Denver-owned space can delay their payments

Dazbog, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Pizza Republica and others that rent city-owned space have the option to defer rent payments for three months this year.




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Metro district board candidates face election challenges because of coronavirus restrictions

The novel coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge for dozens of metropolitan district board candidates across Colorado as they grapple with stay-at-home orders and social distancing impacting their campaigns.




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Tenants at Acacia Apartments in Denver strike on rent

Members of the Acacia Tenants Union in Denver have posted banners saying "Don't Pay May" and "Rent Relief Now" after failing to reach terms for rent relief with their landlord, Olive Bark LLC.




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Kiszla: John Elway’s riskiest draft choice in 2020 is Drew Lock as right answer at quarterback

Unless quarterback Drew Lock is all that and a bag of chips, John Elway is going to look stupid, no matter how wisely the Broncos choose in the NFL draft.




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Kiszla: In most crucial NFL draft for John Elway, here’s what Broncos need to get back in playoffs

After 10 years, has John Elway finally figured out the NFL draft? Broncos Country better hope so.




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Kickin’ It with Kiz: What good are Broncos’ shiny new toys if Garett Bolles gets quarterback Drew Lock hurt?

The Broncos had five picks among the top 95 selections in the NFL draft, and director of football operations John Elway couldn’t find a single prospect at offensive tackle worth taking? If Garett Bolles or Elijah Wilkinson is the answer at left tackle, the real question is: Can quarterback Drew Lock stay healthy for 16 regular-season games?






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Their wrestling tournament canceled by COVID-19, Broomfield family starts “helping” by producing face masks

Xtreme Pro Apparel, a sports attire company based in Broomfield, specializes in producing anti-microbial fabric necessary for wrestling singlets to combat skin disease. Now it will make face masks to assist in combating the coronavirus.




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Coronavirus forces some Colorado cities to try virtual democracy

As state officials close countless public gathering places to slow the spread of the coronavirus, cities and towns across Colorado are leveraging the latest technology to continue doing the people's business -- though the efforts at virtual democracy haven't come without fits and starts. Municipalities across Colorado have long broadcast or live-streamed public meetings on the web or on a local cable channel, but recent unprecedented crowd control measures prompted by the pandemic have forced local officials to scramble to keep city and county agendas intact while not violating the requirements of the state's open meetings laws.




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Human-triggered avalanches rise as more people go into backcountry to exercise

More people, many inexperienced, have been in the backcountry since the coronavirus outbreak shut down downhill skiing.




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Forest Service closes campgrounds, picnic sites and many trailheads across Colorado

Plus, Colorado Parks and Wildlife closed all of its campgrounds.






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Tri-State, Delta-Montrose cooperative agree to end contract in $62.5 million deal

The divorce between the Delta-Montrose Electric Association and its wholesale power provide, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, is nearly final. All that's left is getting the OK from federal regulators. And a $62.5 million exit fee.




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CHSAA cancels all spring sports, activities due to coronavirus pandemic

What had long been expected became reality Tuesday when the Colorado High School Activities Association announced it was cancelling the remainder of the spring sports season.




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Jim Danley, Colorado’s winningest prep baseball coach, built Eaton dynasty off the knuckle-curve and a farm system

In 44 seasons as Eaton's head coach from 1972 to 2015, Danley was 807-163-2, a Colorado-best for wins and tied for the nation's top prep winning percentage (83.1%).




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Newman: Marc Johnson’s coaching genesis and eight other Colorado baseball icons the state won’t forget

Drafted into the Army in 1969 during the Vietnam War, Johnson's first baseball coaching job was managing the 2nd Armored Division for two years on base in Fort Hood, Texas.




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Keeler: Meet the Grandview girls basketball coach who rallied to beat coronavirus

Meet Robert Dennis, the Grandview girls basktball coach who proved that with enough love, enough caring hands, it’s amazing how far a man can fly.





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“Exorcist” actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90

Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 90.







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Simon Pagenaud wins IndyCar’s 1st virtual race on an oval

IndyCar's virtual return to Michigan International Speedway mimicked the U.S. 500 at the start, when the current open-wheel racing stars mismanaged the green flag and triggered a spectacular crash.




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NASCAR star Kyle Larson suspended for racial slur in virtual race

NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a virtual race.




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Kyle Larson fired after sponsors drop NASCAR driver over racial slur

Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday by Chip Ganassi Racing, completing a stunning downfall for the budding NASCAR star who uttered a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual race and then watched nearly every one of his sponsors drop him.





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Former race car driver Bob Lazier dies from COVID-19

Bob Lazier, the 1981 CART rookie of the year and father of 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier, died Saturday from COVID-19. He was 81.




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North Carolina governor OKs NASCAR to race at Charlotte

The governor of North Carolina said Tuesday that NASCAR can go forward with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway without fans in attendance at the end of May unless health conditions deteriorate in the state.




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NASCAR to resume season May 17 with seven races in 10 days

NASCAR announces season will resume May 17 with seven races in 10 days, including four in elite Cup Series.




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EPA officials defend their role amid rollbacks as agency hits 50: “Expect continued improvements” in Colorado

U.S. withdrawal from the international agreement to combat global warming, along with rule rollbacks, have slowed momentum that once inspired emulators abroad.




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Earth’s insect population shrinks by 27% in 30 years, according to study

The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers whose big picture study of global bug decline paints a disturbing but more nuanced problem than earlier research.




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Tracking the “murder hornet”: A deadly pest has reached North America

With queens that can grow to 2 inches long, Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young.




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Home-building academy’s goal: Provide a foundation for people seeking stable careers, new starts

Billy Liptrot is making the transition from prison to life on the outside just as one of the nation's hottest economic streaks has imploded in the face of a global pandemic. But the 38-year-old husband and father is optimistic as he undertakes training for what he hopes will lead to a career as a carpenter in the home building industry. And the industry says years of "under building" could help the industry bounce back as the economy improves.