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By CHRIS MEGERIANWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.Trump’s joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance, which stopped the bill in its tracks, punctuated a daylong torrent of social media posts by Musk attacking the legislation for what he described as excessive spending. “Stop the steal of your tax dollars!” Musk wrote on his social media platform X as he…

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems)Awakened in the middle of the night recently in a backcountry hut on Shrine Pass, I glanced out a window and saw stars, so I threw on a jacket and went out on the deck of Jay’s Cabin, three miles northwest of Vail Pass at 11,223 feet.The moon had set, so the stars stood out in the deep black of…

A former Aurora-based United Airlines pilot was sentenced to prison Monday for posting photographs of his girlfriend on revenge porn websites, Utah court officials said.Andrew Hill, 36, pleaded guilty in October to 10 felonies, including eight counts of distribution of pornography, one count of stalking and one count of sexual extortion, according to court records.The plea agreement dropped additional charges of unlawful distribution of an intimate image and electronic communication harassment from Hill’s case, according to court documents. It also stipulated that his sentences for each felony would run concurrently.Judge Matthew Bell sentenced Hill on Monday to up to 5…

Having never played a match or even practiced with the Colorado Rapids, left back Miguel Navarro is moving on from Major League Soccer.The club announced on Wednesday that Club Atlético Talleres exercised the purchase option on Navarro’s loan, which was set to conclude at the end of the calendar year.Sources told The Denver Post the transfer fee was upwards of seven figures. Not a bad piece of business for a player who never logged a minute in Colorado.The 25-year-old was traded to Colorado last December in a deal with the Chicago Fire which sent former Rapids fullback Andrew Gutman back…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABERWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday will likely signal a slower pace of interest rate cuts next year compared with the past few months, which would mean that Americans might enjoy only slight relief from still-high borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans and credit cards.The Fed is set to announce a quarter-point cut to its benchmark rate, from about 4.6% to roughly 4.3%. The latest move would follow a larger-than-usual half-point rate cut in September and a quarter-point reduction in November.Wednesday’s meeting, though, could mark a shift to a new phase in the Fed’s policies: Instead…

Vance Joseph knew change was needed.His 2023 return to Denver as defensive coordinator had some high moments but too many low ones, too.The Broncos went on a turnover binge for the ages, racking up 16 over a five-game winning streak that put the team in the postseason conversation for the first time in years.But they also got off to a horrific start that contributed to being behind the 8-ball in the first place. They struggled to find any consistency against the run. To put teams away in December. To get stops when the turnovers stopped flowing.So Joseph set about making…

The Denver Zoo’s African penguin flock is just a little fluffier this week after a recently born chick was released from the intensive care unit, zoo officials said.The chick was born Oct. 15 to breeding pair Guja and Keni but had a serious respiratory disease that required around-the-clock care, according to a statement from the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance.For the first two months of its life, the still-unnamed chick was hand-reared by animal care and animal health experts in the zoo’s Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Animal Hospital’s Small Animal Intensive Care Unit, zoo officials said.Zoo officials said the chick’s…

A Denver judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by Douglas County — and supported by five other Colorado counties — that challenged state laws limiting local law enforcement cooperation with federal authorities on immigration matters.Denver District Judge David Goldberg concluded in a ruling issued Monday that Douglas County didn’t have standing to bring the action against the state.The ruling comes after the issue of illegal immigration played a key role in shaping last month’s presidential election, which will result in former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January. Reducing illegal crossings and deporting people who are…

Sean Payton wants the biggest spotlight there is.When the league asked Denver’s head coach if he wanted his team’s upcoming road matchup against the Chargers to be flexed into Thursday night, three days earlier than originally scheduled, he didn’t hesitate.When it was announced Tuesday that the Broncos will play Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 28, in their third nationally televised game in four weeks, Payton told his players to get used to it.“That’s what we’re looking for,” he said.Payton is not afraid of the entire world watching him and his team. And that confidence has flowed through the locker room, creating…

Denver is on the cusp of getting its first professional women’s sports team since the late 1990s.The National Women’s Soccer League is in the closing stages of adding Denver as the league’s 16th franchise, a source close to the negotiations confirmed to The Denver Post on Tuesday. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because negotiations are not yet complete.The winning bid group, publicly known as “For Denver FC,” beat out fellow finalists cities Cincinnati and Cleveland to secure the expansion franchise. The team will begin play in the 2026 season along with the new team in Boston. The news…