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Colorado jumps up five spots to 12th nationally for child wellness
Public News Service
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Colorado has moved up five spots to 12th among the states in the 2025 Kids Count Data Book released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which ranks states for child well-being. Colorado has solid scores for education, health care and for...
Scientists make stunning discovery hidden along 2,000-mile stretch of ancient Antarctic mountains: 'More dynamic … history than previously recognized'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 8, 2025
"Early exploration of the Antarctic continent revealed a surprising result." by Kim LaCapriaJune 8, 2025 Novel findings from University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, geologist Timothy Paulsen and University of Colorado, Boulder, thermochronologist Jeff...
Demand the dropping of charges against Chinese University of Michigan graduate researchers!
World Socialist Web Site
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June 9, 2025
The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) calls on workers, students and youth across the United States and internationally to oppose the warmongering witch-hunting of Chinese researchers Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu....
How many Colorado potato beetles are too many?
The Lewistown Sentinel - Pennsylvania
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STATE COLLEGE — If left unchecked, leaf-feeding Colorado potato beetles can completely defoliate potato vines in a matter of days. Potato plants can tolerate up to 20-30% defoliation prior to flowering, 5-10% defoliation after flowering, and 30%...
Shilo Sanders Turns Heads With Apple Watch Drop for Colorado Players
Yahoo Sports
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Shilo Sanders Turns Heads With Apple Watch Drop for Colorado Players originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Shilo Sanders may be in the NFL now, but the former Colorado safety is still finding ways to influence the Buffaloes program he helped...
The Nasa science missions that would be axed in Trump’s budget plan
The New Zealand Herald
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June 9, 2025
Also spiked: a mission that would take a close look at Apophis, a jumbo asteroid that will pass just 32,000km from Earth – closer than geosynchronous satellites – on April 13, 2029. The White House Office of Management and Budget said in its...
The NASA science missions that would be axed in Trump’s 2026 budget
The Detroit News - Michigan
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President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request, if approved by Congress, would killmany of NASA’s plans for robotic exploration of the solar system. Gone, too, would be multiple space-based missions to study Earth, the sun and the rest of the...
Colorado Freedom Memorial raising funds for new building, expansion
Colorado Public Radio
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June 8, 2025
During Memorial Day weekend last month, hundreds of people gathered at the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora to honor the 80th anniversary of World War II. At the annual celebration that’s been happening for more than a decade, six WWII vets...
Texas Tech football staff lands Spring Westfield DE Demarcus Marks
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas
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The Texas Tech football team's 2026 recruiting class reached an even dozen on Sunday, June 8, with a commitment from Demarcus Marks, a defensive end from Spring Westfield. Marks, listed by Westfield last season as 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, was...
Spring Westfield DE Demarcus Marks joins Texas Tech football pledge class
Yahoo Sports
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The Texas Tech football team's 2026 recruiting class reached an even dozen on Sunday, June 8, with a commitment from Demarcus Marks, a defensive end from Spring Westfield. Marks, listed by Westfield last season as 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, was...
A born-and-raised Coloradan died after falling from a chairlift. His mom wants a state law requiring restraint bar use.
Post Independent - Colorado
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June 8, 2025
A mother whose adult son died after a fall from a chairlift at Keystone Resort this past ski season is calling for a change in the culture — and the law — surrounding the use of the restraint bar in Colorado. Donovan Romero, 32, died May 2 from...
Best Internet Providers in Aurora, Colorado
CNET
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June 8, 2025
What is the best internet provider in Aurora? Aurora residents have plenty of options for internet service. If you're in the market for a solid broadband connection, CNET's pick is Xfinity as the top internet service provider in Aurora, Colorado....
Polaris Educator Sarah Bayer Named Semifinalist for 2026 Colorado Teacher of the Year
North Forty News - Colorado
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June 8, 2025
Sarah Bayer, a secondary science teacher at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School, has been named one of 22 semifinalists for the 2026 Colorado Teacher of the Year. (Photo provided by Poudre School District) by North Forty News Staff |...
Amateur Scientist Measures Snowfall Every Day for 50 Years
WMTW 8 - Maine
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June 8, 2025
Amateur Scientist Measures Snowfall Every Day for 50 Years Our producer Tara Cleary travels to Gothic, Colorado to meet the lone scientist who’s making a big impact. Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 10:26 AM EDT Jun 8, 2025 MEET...
Straight from the experts, Southwest Colorado’s most important projects and pressing issues
The Durango Herald - Colorado
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June 8, 2025
Now that the legislative session is over, my weeks have filled up with visits around the district and meetings with constituents. × First, I want to give a huge thanks to the League of Women Voters chapters in Montezuma and La Plata counties for...
Taking a page from Denver, Chula Vista wants to create a sprawling campus with 3 universities
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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June 8, 2025
Chula Vista’s long and often humbling effort to get a top university to establish a major presence in South County might become a reality on a scale far larger than many people imagined. Local politicians and educators are proposing to build a...
Tech CEO Aims to Bring Back Supersonic Flight
KUGN - Oregon
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June 7, 2025
A former Amazon software engineer is looking to bring supersonic flight back to everyday passengers, but getting the public and investors to buy in might be more challenging than the technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. In 2003, the...
Denver Residents Discuss Report on Gentrification Over Fifty Years
Westword - Colorado
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June 7, 2025
Denver is gentrifying — and this isn't a recent trend, according to a new report. The metro area ranks in the top seven U.S. cities for gentrification over the past half-century. "Displaced by Design" was published under the auspices of the...
Colorado’s supersonic jetliner gets a tailwind from Trump order
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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President Trump signed an executive order Friday that could clear the skies for Boom Supersonic’s Overture, the sleek craft being designed and tested at Centennial Airport that could become the world’s first faster-than-sound jetliner since the...
Colorado River talks are moving again, officials say
AZ Central - Arizona
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After months of little progress and public battles, negotiators from the seven Colorado River states may have regained their footing toward a shortage-sharing agreement. Officials say the Trump administration has engaged in the work to complete an...