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While President Donald Trump has been in office less than a month, the costs of some consumer goods and services are trending up.At nearly $5 a dozen, the price of eggs just surpassed record highs, and while quite moderate in comparison, bread, electricity, gasoline and natural gas also saw meager month-over-month increases, according to the latest data from the Consumer Price Index.But before you start reworking your budget to afford a dozen Grade A, note that not all grocery prices are surging. In January, milk, oranges, tomatoes and ground beef all saw a minimal decrease in cost, while the price…

By Emma Burrows, The Associated PressMUNICH, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests.The proposal, which was a key part of Zelenskyy’s talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday, did not offer any specific security guarantees in return, according to one current and one former senior Ukrainian official familiar with the talks.Zelenskyy’s decision not to accept the proposal, at…

MONTREAL — The best hockey players in the world of a certain age have been waiting for this week for their entire lives.Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and many more of the NHL’s stars in their 20s had never represented their country in a best-on-best men’s tournament before the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.For more than a year, they’ve answered questions in anticipation of the event, and the experience they’ve dreamed of is finally here. Every one of them answered the same questions at media day Tuesday, and the answers were filled with excitement and jubilation.Except for Mikko Rantanen.The recently…

A horse from Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch found itself in need of rescue Sunday afternoon after falling through the ice on a frozen pond west of Loveland.Units from Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and Berthoud Fire Protection District were responded to the scene on Larimer County Road 31D at 1:22 p.m. There, they found a horse submerged in icy water, unable to climb out on its own.According to Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Battalion Chief Jayson Starck, ranch staff realized something was wrong when another horse on the property showed signs of distress.“They’re herd animals and they watch out for each other…

OAKLAND, Calif. — Nikola Jokic scrunched his face and squinted. He scanned the crowd, slowly spinning in a circle as he tried to spot his family at Oakland Arena. Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns wandered over and tapped his shoulder, pointing toward a corner of the stands where a fan was trying to catch Jokic’s attention.Jokic waved back, then he stopped himself. It was not a relative.“My bad,” Towns told him, laughing.Less than a week from turning 30, Jokic was without his usual companion at All-Star weekend this year. Luka Doncic didn’t make the cut because of injuries, leaving Jokic in…

Two blocks from the Regional Transportation District‘s 30th and Downing Street Station, Taco Uprising cooks are counting on new customers from 62 condos under construction on a former RTD lot, sold off in the agency’s push to convert surplus public transit parking for housing.“If RTD can make it so there’s more affordable housing near public transit stations, it would help businesses. It would probably reduce traffic congestion. It would probably make people nicer and more trusting,” Taco Uprising manager Ben Hans said.Last year, RTD directors accepted a discount price of $1.5 million, less than half the market value of $4.1…

Low-income child care assistance in every Colorado county could soon face a near-complete freeze in new enrollment or, at best, a waitlist as state and local funding fails to keep up with new mandates, state budget documents show.The Colorado Child Care Assistance Program, or CCCAP, helps low-income families afford child care so that parents can work or go to school. But recent state and federal changes, coupled with stimulus money drying up and tight budgets all around, has put it in dire straits.State officials project that roughly 22% fewer families will be able to access the program without a sudden…

A man who pulled over on the side of U.S. 36 and got out of his car Sunday morning died after being hit by two other cars, according to Colorado State Patrol officials.State patrol troopers responded to the crash on U.S. 36, near where it intersects with southbound Interstate 25, around 7:50 a.m. Sunday, officials said in a news release. The two highways intersect in Twin Lakes, east of Westminster and north of Denver.Officials said a man driving a 2022 Toyota Corolla pulled over onto the right shoulder of U.S. 36 and got out of his car.It’s not clear if…

After spending $1 million to transform and modernize their 8,500-square-foot mansion on Whistling Elk Drive, owners Barb and Tim Pleune listed it for $4.5 million.The Pleunes, who bought the Littleton home for $2.7 million in 2016, were initially unsure they wanted to see it when their realtor suggested a tour while house hunting.Barb Pleune turned up her nose at the thought. She’d seen photos and wasn’t impressed. It was bigger than they needed.But since it was near another house they wanted to see, the couple agreed to check it out.“I barely got to the front door before I realized it…

In 1962, an experiment on the television show Candid Camera showed several participants in an elevator, facing backward toward its rear (“Face the Rear” episode). When the door opened on another floor, a new passenger then faced a choice: Turn to face the doors like normal or face the back of the elevator along with everyone else.At first, the confused subjects looked around to decipher any reason for everyone else’s strange behavior. Then, after a few moments, most people slowly chose to face the back. The social pressure was so strong that even though it made no logical sense, people…