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“60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl says she fought coronavirus

CBS News “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl said Sunday that she's finally feeling well after a battle with COVID-19 that left her hospitalized for a week.




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Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series

The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous by the “Tiger King” docuseries.




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Denver Public Schools likely to mix in-person classes with remote learning beginning in August

Denver Public Schools leadership announced Thursday that the next academic year is expected to begin on time in August, but likely will consist of a mix of in-person and remote learning in an effort to maintain social distancing and prioritize health and safety.




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Three-minute siren test planned for Wednesday in Denver

Denver will conduct a three-minute test of the Outdoor Warning Siren System on Wednesday.




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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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McMillin: Colorado’s schools have got to get students re-engaged

Colorado’s more than 900,000 public school students learned March 12 that schools would close for at least an extended spring break. It was an abrupt change and not everyone adapted quickly or easily.




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Douglas Langworthy, curator of DCPA’s New Play Summit, dead at 61

Douglas Langworthy, director of new play development at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, died Monday at the age of 61, the DCPA said.




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Denver Center for the Performing Arts cancels or postpones all shows through April 12

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, one of the country's largest nonprofit theater organizations, is shuttering many of its 2019-2020 shows in light of new public health guidelines provided by the state and city during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Denver Center for the Performing Arts cuts staff, cancels shows amid coronavirus shutdown

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is reducing staffing costs by more than 50% and announcing a new round of show cancellations in an effort to stem millions of dollars in losses due to the coronavirus shutdown.




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“Book of Mormon” cancels Denver summer dates amid national tour’s demise

The Tony-winning, nationally touring Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" on Tuesday canceled its Denver dates amid a cross-country shutdown related to the coronavirus pandemic.





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DCPA postpones “Hamilton” ticket sale two days after announcing it

Two days after announcing it, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is postponing public sales of tickets for the touring Broadway musical “Hamilton.”




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Denver premiere of David Byrne’s “Theater of Mind” postponed, DCPA theater season delayed

Talking Heads leader David Byrne’s new project, “Theater of Mind,” will miss its scheduled world premiere in Denver later this year, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts said today.








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Keeler: Brian Mullan, ex-Rapids midfielder, now battling coronavirus on the front lines

A toast to Brian Mullan. To Grandma Betty. To the nurses who selflessly, thanklessly, not only keep pulling their weight over the line. But ours, too.




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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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Kiszla: Shaken by coronavirus scare in his family, Olympic great Edwin Moses uncertain Tokyo will be safe to host Summer Games in 2021

Hunkered down in Georgia, certain his tomato plants will reach for the sun as the invisible fog of coronavirus begins to recede, Edwin Moses feels blessed. Tilling the red clay of a vegetable garden, Moses is safe at home, a 64-year-old legend filled with gratitude for health as solid as Olympic gold. The greatest hurdler […]




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Zoom weddings and drive-by birthdays: Life’s big moments still find a way in the midst of a pandemic

Coronavirus has turned life upside-down, but Coloradans found alternative ways to celebrate in the here-and-now.




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When in Rome … stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic, or else

There are 350 different varieties of pasta. If my coronavirus lockdown in Italy lasts much longer, I may try them all.




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You might need reservations to drive to Maroon Bells this summer with shuttle service “not an option”

With concerns about COVID-19 in mind, the U.S. Forest Service is thinking about swapping public transportation for limited vehicle entry.




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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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Colorado new oil and gas permits plunge by 96% in April from a year earlier

Colorado will delay hearings on a major revamp of its oil and gas regulations by about six weeks, even as concerns mount about how much of the state's petroleum industry will be left to regulate.




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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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CHSAA brainstorming contingency plans for fall sports: “Nothing is off the table”

First, the coronavirus pandemic claimed the state basketball championships. Then, it forced CHSAA to cancel the spring season altogether on April 21.




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A Lost Spring: Youth sports hit hard by pandemic too

Coronavirus shuttered sports on a global scale with millions of fans patiently awaiting the return of their favorite leagues.




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Jesse Eisenberg is coming to this year’s Boulder International Film Fest

Actor Jesse Eisenberg will appear at the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) on March 7 for a screening of his new film, "Resistance."




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Now you can support a local art house, a film festival as they move to streaming amid coronavirus outbreak

Make your popcorn, grab a blanket and stream the latest indie films from your home.




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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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Jefferson County wildfire 80% contained, cause not determined

A wildfire that broke out near Forest Road 560 on Saturday is 80% contained and still smoking as the dead trees burn away, according to the US Forest Service.




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33 million have sought U.S. unemployment aid nationwide since coronavirus hit, nearly 420,000 in Colorado

Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades.





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Two JBS Greeley employees say they were fired after staying home sick during coronavirus pandemic

Married couple Tammy and Ann Day said they got sick with symptoms of the novel coronavirus on March 27.




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Denver businesses caught between economic realities and health concerns as they weigh reopening

On Saturday, a host of Denver businesses — from clothing stores to hair salons — will open their doors for the first time in nearly two months as Mayor Michael Hancock’s stay-at-home order expires.







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STEM School Highlands Ranch community remembers a school shooting amid a pandemic

For the second year in a row, the STEM School Highlands Ranch community is ending its school year amid disruption and uncertainty. Plans for community service and vigils to remember the first anniversary of the campus shooting have been traded for Zoom therapy sessions and a digital collection of acts of kindness.





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Demand rising for delivery robots amid coronavirus

BEIJING -- While other industries struggle, Liu Zhiyong says China’s virus outbreak is boosting demand for his knee-high, bright yellow robots to deliver groceries and patrol malls looking for shoppers who fail to wear masks.




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Conspiracy theorists set fire to 5G towers claiming link to coronavirus

LONDON -- The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man jogs back to his Toyota to flee into the evening.




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Tech Pals provides free support to older adults so they can stay connected during pandemic

Tech Pals is pairing volunteers with seniors who want to learn more about technology, giving them someone to talk to and a chance to learn something new.




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Denver Public Schools likely to mix in-person classes with remote learning beginning in August

Denver Public Schools leadership announced Thursday that the next academic year is expected to begin on time in August, but likely will consist of a mix of in-person and remote learning in an effort to maintain social distancing and prioritize health and safety.




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Denver businesses caught between economic realities and health concerns as they weigh reopening

On Saturday, a host of Denver businesses — from clothing stores to hair salons — will open their doors for the first time in nearly two months as Mayor Michael Hancock’s stay-at-home order expires.




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Ahmaud Arbery death investigation: Georgia promises thorough probe in killing of jogger

Outrage is spreading over a shooting of a black man that led to murder charges more than two months later against a white father and son, but "all that matters is what the facts tell us,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said Friday.





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Gov. Polis takes a cautious look forward to a pandemic-free Colorado during a televised town hall

Gov. Jared Polis took a hopeful, if cautious, look forward Tuesday night at a world in which COVID-19 is no longer a raging force that is occupying the minds and psyches of almost everyone in Colorado.




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Nuggets and Avalanche charging 2020-21 season-ticket payments during pandemic

Avalanche and Nuggets season-ticket holders have continued to be charged for future seats — despite widespread economic uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic — with a lack of clear guidance provided by the Kroenke-owned sports teams.