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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversees such projects. Dramatic photos of the demolition work showed a backhoe tearing into the East Wing façade and windows and other building parts in tatters on the ground. Some reporters watched from a park near the Treasury Department, which is next door to the East Wing. Trump announced the start of construction in a social…

Colorado hasn’t faced Utah’s top quarterback in nearly three years. There’s a chance the Buffaloes won’t see the Utes’ starter this week, either. During a press conference on Monday in Salt Lake City, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham said it’s a “distinct possibility” that starting quarterback Devon Dampier won’t  be healthy enough to play when the Utes host CU on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium (8:15 p.m., ESPN). Dampier threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 64 yards in Utah’s 24-21 loss to rival BYU on Saturday, but Whittingham said the junior “got beat up in this game…

By IAN HARRISON TORONTO (AP) — George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night. It was the first go-ahead homer in Game 7 history when a team trailed by multiple runs in the seventh inning or later. The Blue Jays will host Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 on Friday night when the World Series comes to…

Hasn’t Broncos Country seen enough of this sheet show? Sean Payton’s offense had 10 plays inside the Giants’ 10-yard line this past Sunday. Eight were passes. Six of those plays inside the 10 took place before the Broncos eventually scored. The first five of those particular six were throws. Three of them fell incomplete, including one to Garett Bolles. “I would say the one thing more concerning is us playing better in the earlier quarters, including (quarterback Bo Nix),” Payton told reporters during his weekly Monday morning conference call. Broncos podcast: What just happened? Breaking down one of the wildest…

The chef, baker and Harley lover behind Biker Jim’s Gourmet Hot Dogs will reintroduce himself to the Denver masses early next month as the newest vendor at Avanti Food & Beverage. Bikers & Bakers is taking over a stall on the first floor of the food hall, 3200 N. Pecos St.. It’s the name “Biker” Jim Pittenger has used since last year, after a business deal gone bad tanked his original location by Coors Field and ended the company’s ties to local sports stadiums and grocery stores. “I don’t really want to open up another brick and mortar right away,”…

In her “Last Words” interview that was broadcast after her death, Jane Goodall talked about her calm in the face of “the dark times we are living in now.” She devoted her life to battling for conservation but attributed this serenity to the time she spent in the forest with the chimps. All those weeks and months and years of quiet observation. Such quiet is a rare gift. I haven’t been in Goodall’s Tanzanian rain forest, but recently shared Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park with a 25-year-old cousin visiting from urban America. Once in the canyons he kept pausing to…

Airlines at Denver International Airport had delayed or canceled at least 429 flights Monday as wind blew at speeds around 48 mph amid dry, warm conditions that elevated fire risks. DIA airlines had delayed 438 flights and canceled one as of 2:20 p.m., according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. Travelers on Southwest Airlines faced 205 delays and a cancelation, United reported 105 delays, Skywest had 62, and Frontier had 24. National Weather Service forecasters at DIA measured the temperature at 58 degrees. An NWS red flag alert for fire risk warned conditions were favaorable for the rapid spread of fire.…

Renck: Euphoria clouds memories. Recency bias tilts scales. But let’s be honest, never has there been a Broncos game like this one. What happened Sunday is a reminder of where adjectives fail, numbers succeed. Denver’s 33 fourth-quarter points were the most ever by a team held scoreless through three quarters, per ESPN, and the second most in any circumstance. A cooling-off period helps in debates like this, but we cannot help ourselves. Where does this comeback rank in Denver sports history? Keeler: Broncos-Giants was so drunk, it couldn’t even get up to stagger home. You’ll tell your grandkids. You’ll call…

A United Airlines flight headed from Denver to Los Angeles was diverted last week after its windshield cracked midair, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. United flight 1093 took off from Denver International Airport at 5:51 a.m. MDT Thursday, according to flight tracking software FlightAware. The plane was cruising above Utah when the windshield cracked, federal investigators said. The Boeing 737-8 was safely diverted to Salt Lake City International Airport, where it landed shortly after 7:30 a.m. MDT, according to FlightAware. NTSB officials are investigating what caused the crack. It’s not yet clear how extensive the damage was, but passengers…

In the Denver area, shopping centers are frequently changing hands, new construction or redevelopment projects are emerging and restaurant owners continue to grapple with rising costs. However, within the broader commercial real estate landscape, Denver’s industrial market has picked up speed. After a brief slowdown last quarter, recent third-quarter reports from national real estate companies CBRE and JLL stated more than 2 million square feet of warehouse and industrial space was leased in the third quarter, driven by major tenant deals and a growing demand for custom-built industrial facilities. However, the amount of industrial space under construction is the lowest…