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MORE SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 27, 2017
New Hall of Famer Paul Kariya reflects on journey
Paul Kariya defied the odds en route to a Hall of Fame hockey career.
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WORLD
Mar 12, 2017
Sleepy Colorado town comes alive for Frozen Dead Guy Days
Every March the cryogenically frozen corpse of a Norwegian man breathes fresh life into sleepy Nederland, Colorado, where throngs of fun-lovers fill the streets for Frozen Dead Guy Days, a festival in honor of the town's most famous resident.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 2, 2016
Akita star Roby saw brother Martin, a longtime NBA standout, as inspiration
Blessed with natural athletic talent, Richard Roby and Kenyon Martin capitalized on opportunities to play pro basketball. The sport also helped them develop a brotherly bond.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2015
Accused triple-killer at Planned Parenthood facility declares self guilty, 'warrior of the babies'
The man accused of shooting three people to death and wounding nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last month declared himself guilty and a "warrior for the babies" during an outburst in court on Wednesday.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2015
Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic shooting suspect faces first-degree murder charge
The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was told he faces charges including first-degree murder during his first court appearance on Monday.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2015
'Evil, mental illness not mutually exclusive': Gunman gets 3,318 years for cinema massacre
Condemning movie massacre gunman James Holmes to 12 life sentences and the maximum 3,318 years in prison for his rampage in a midnight screening of a Batman film, a Colorado judge said on Wednesday that evil and mental illness are not mutually exclusive.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2015
Colorado mine waste-fouled river reopens for recreation but not for livestock, irrigation
Authorities in southwestern Colorado said on Friday it was safe for people to once again kayak and raft along a stretch of river that was fouled by toxic waste from an abandoned mine more than a week ago.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2015
Jury finds Aurora cinema massacre gunman guilty of multiple counts of first-degree murder
Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes was found guilty on Thursday of multiple counts of first degree murder and attempted murder, a verdict that enables prosecutors to seek the death penalty for the former graduate student who killed a dozen people and wounded 70 at a midnight premiere of a Batman...
WORLD
Nov 8, 2014
Cloud of pot smoke puts Colorado high school on partial lockdown
A high school in Colorado, one of the first two U.S. states to legalize recreational marijuana use, was put on partial lockdown Friday after a student's weed pipe filled a classroom with pot smoke, the school said.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 19, 2014
Cannabis: the healing of the nation
Every summer in Hokkaido and northern Honshu, platoons of police and public servants scour the countryside for cannabis.

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