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Traditional cooking means something different to Long Nguyen than it does to many other people, which is why he named his business, Pho King Rapidos, after a Mexican food restaurant and created menu items like a banh mi with pho ingredients, and carne asada poutine. It’s also why it took him a long time to begin cooking “traditional” pho, the brothy noodle soup synonymous with Vietnamese food in the United States. Saigon Noodle Club, from Pho King Rapidos, will serve pho at Edgewater Public Market. (Pho King Rapidos) But once he did, he served it with pride. “We figured out…

NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify appeared to be experiencing widespread technical issues Wednesday morning — with tens of thousands of users reporting problems with the popular music and audio streamer. Many of those users said they were having difficulty loading both the app and website, playing or hearing songs and using its search function. But disruptions seemed to be on the decline as the day progressed. As of around 10:45 a.m. ET Wednesday, Downdetector showed more than 20,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide, down from a peak of over 48,000 earlier. “We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them…

A 64-year-old Oregon man died on the notoriously difficult Manitou Incline trail west of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning. Bystanders called 911 about 10:23 a.m. after finding the man “in medical distress,” Manitou Springs officials said in a news release. He was approximately 150-200 steps up the Incline, spokesperson Cassandra Hessel said. People on scene started CPR, but the man was unresponsive when emergency crews arrived. He was later pronounced dead. The man’s cause of death is under investigation, city officials said. The Incline is a famously challenging hike with more than 2,000 feet of elevation gain in less than…

BOULDER — 2 Soon. You want to talk records? Fine. Darian Hagan put up a 28-5-2 mark as CU’s starting quarterback. Kordell Stewart went 27-5-1 as the Buffs’ QB1. If Shedeur Sanders’ No. 2 jersey is retired for eternity at Folsom Field, then Hagan’s No. 3 and Stewart’s No. 10 better be next. “It’s just so disrespectful,” former CU great J.J. Flannigan told me by phone Tuesday, “in so many ways.” For Hunter, CU’s second Heisman Trophy winner, Folsom immortality was fait accompli. Sanders, son of CU coach Deion Sanders and the best pure passer in Buffs QB history, probably…

By MATT SEDENSKY NEW YORK (AP) — The latest government waste touted by billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency is hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims it purportedly uncovered. One problem: Federal investigators already found what appears to be the same fraud, years earlier and on a far greater scale. In a post last week on X, the social media site Musk owns, DOGE announced “an initial survey of unemployment insurance claims since 2020” found 24,500 people over the age of 115 had claimed $59 million in benefits; 28,000 people between the ages of 1…

A backcountry skier was caught and injured in an avalanche near Breckenridge Ski Resort on Saturday, the sixth slide reported by Colorado recreationists this month. The man was in a group of four skiers who left the resort at the Peak 6 backcountry access point just before noon, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The group was planning to ski the K Chute of the Sky Chutes, which are steep avalanche paths on the west side of the Tenmile Range. After the man triggered the avalanche, he was swept down the path for about 1,100 feet and lost his…

By TARA COPP WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Trump administration expected to reverse a controversial 2023 decision on the permanent location of U.S. Space Command, a review by the Defense Department inspector general could not determine why Colorado was chosen over Alabama. The inspector general’s report, issued Friday, said this was in part due to a lack of access to senior defense officials during the Biden administration, when the review began. The location of U.S. Space Command has significant implications for the local economy, given the fast growth in national defense spending in space-based communications and defenses. In 2021, the…

In an unfortunate stroke of irony, the Broncos’ climb to the summit in Denver has them sitting in a chasm in Green Bay. For months, NFL evaluators have lamented the lack of top-end talent in this 2025 draft class. The pro: There’s an overwhelming amount of depth at tight end and running back, the playmaking spots head coach Sean Payton has targeted since taking a podium back at February’s NFL combine. The con: There’s a clear top tier at both positions that could be gone by the time Denver’s No. 20 first-round pick rolls around April 24. Boise State RB…

State Sen. Jeff Bridges, the chair of the powerful Joint Budget Committee, will run for Colorado treasurer in 2026, he said ahead of a Tuesday campaign launch. The state treasurer’s office manages the state’s finances. Bridges, a Greenwood Village Democrat, said he also sees the position as an opportunity to invest directly in Colorado instead of parking state money in things like federal treasury bills. “There is a way to run the office that creates a direct and meaningful impact in the state of Colorado,” Bridges said in an interview. “It is a new and exciting toolbox to do a…

The San Juan Co., the managing agent for a 1,300-acre commercial development called Porteos near Denver International Airport, is under contract to acquire another 528 acres of undeveloped land in the area to build the next major industrial park — King Ranch. “Our experience at Porteos and the deals that we were not able to compete for because we didn’t have enough land led me to pursue other alternatives in the area,” said Bill Wichterman, president of the San Juan Co. “This one was right across the street, so it made all kinds of sense in the world.” King Ranch…