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By ALEXA ST. JOHNDETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos not made in the U.S. and certain auto parts are sending more tremors through an industry already being pummeled by steel and aluminum import duties and on-again, off-again 25% levies on Canada and Mexico. The new tariffs, announced Wednesday, are likely to jack up new vehicle prices and will also impact the used car market.Trump has been itching to tax foreign autos for years. In his first term, he declared auto imports a threat to national security giving him the authority to impose tariffs on them.It’s the…

By Holden Lewis, NerdWalletWant to be a successful home buyer this spring and summer? Act decisively and swiftly, whether your market is hot or cool.That’s the advice from real estate agents in Boston (a hot, fast-selling market where buyers tussle over scarce houses) and in Dallas (a cooler, slower-selling market where competition isn’t so frenzied).We’re entering the time of year when the sales pace picks up even in sedate housing markets. Around 4 million existing homes will be sold in 2025, and roughly half of them will change hands from April through August.In the five years since the beginning of…

By SCOTT BAUERMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk says a Wisconsin voter has been awarded $1 million days before the conclusion of a fiercely contested state Supreme Court election that has broken spending records and become a referendum on Musk and the first months of President Donald Trump’s administration.The payment to a Green Bay man, which Musk announced Wednesday night on his social media platform X, is similar to a lottery that Musk’s political action committee ran last year in Wisconsin and other battleground states before the presidential election in November.The upcoming election on Tuesday, filling a seat held…

Travelers in Colorado trying to reach Utah from Denver International Airport will find a new option starting next week with the launch of Contour Airlines nonstop flights to Moab and Vernal, airport officials confirmed Thursday.The inaugural flights scheduled to depart Tuesday and Wednesday will make Contour the 27th airline providing flights from DIA.From Concourse C, Contour will fly 30-seat Embraer jets daily to Moab, departing at 5:40 p.m. (arriving at 7:15 p.m.). Flights to Vernal are scheduled five days a week, departing DIA at 4 p.m. (arriving at 5:25 p.m.)  Return flights will leave Moab at 2:50 p.m. and Vernal…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Weak population gains and increased government spending will result in slower overall economic growth over the next 30 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Thursday.The CBO’s latest long-term budget and economic outlook report — for a timeframe that spans 2025 to 2055 — projects publicly held debt to reach 156% of gross domestic product, or GDP, in 2055. That’s down from the agency’s March 2024 long-term budget projection, which said publicly held debt would be equal to a record 166% of American economic activity by 2054.However, that’s not necessarily a…

CENTENNIAL — When Centennial purchased an undeveloped 43-acre property at the intersection of South Potomac Street and East Fremont Avenue in 2011, the city’s vision was to transform the parcel into a community asset.In the 14 years since, that goal hit numerous speed bumps, including a 2014 master plan that would’ve created 18 multi-purpose fields but fell through due to a lack of funding.“It was a strategic move for the city to buy this property in this location in Dove Valley, near the Broncos training facility, because even back then we knew there was potential there that we hadn’t imagined…

The Porter quarter hasn’t been worth a buffalo nickel since the All-Star break.The Nuggets remain concerning, exhilarating and frustrating, one night playing like a parade is in their future, and the next dissolving into an unserious contender.They are in trouble – but not just for the reason we all know (their fickle interest in defense).Michael Porter Jr. is becoming a problem, his slump impossible to ignore as the playoffs near. The Nuggets’ path to the Western Conference Finals is to turn games into Pop-A-Shot, winning in transition, leading in scoring.There is no chance that happens with the way Porter is…

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Pisces.Happy Birthday for Thursday, March 27, 2025:You have a steely determination that is hidden behind a casual, offhand personality. You are idealistic with socially aware values. Lucky you! This is a playful, fun-loving year where you can cut yourself some slack. Let your hair down and enjoy life. (But remember your goals.)ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★This is a curious day. A lot will be going on behind the scenes (and maybe in your own subconscious). Meanwhile, you’re encountering old friends, ex-spouses and partners from the…

A Denver Police Department officer arrested on suspicion of assault and domestic violence allegedly pushed and shoved the victim after a drunken argument, according to an arrest affidavit.Troy Martin Smith, 50, was arrested in the 600 block of Box Elder Creek Drive in Brighton on Friday night.The victim called police at around 11:15 p.m. after an argument with Smith became physical, a Brighton police officer wrote in the affidavit.Smith and the woman had been drinking and were outside when they started arguing and Smith allegedly grabbed her arms and forcefully pushed her down. The woman began to fight back, and…

The search for Niko Medved’s replacement atop the CSU men’s basketball program took all of 48 hours to reach its conclusion.All the Rams had to do was look one seat over.Former assistant Ali Farokhmanesh was named the 21st head coach in Rams men’s basketball history by the university late Wednesday afternoon. He replaces Medved after he left to coach his alma mater, Minnesota, earlier this week.Farokhmanesh, 36, agreed to a five-year contract through June 2030 worth $4.5 million in base pay, according to terms provided by the university.“I am thrilled that Ali will continue leading our men’s basketball program, now…