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Today is Thursday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2024. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween.Today in history:On Oct. 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi, India’s Prime Minister for more than 15 years, was assassinated by two of her own security guards.Also on this date:In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation making Nevada the 36th state, eight days before the presidential election.In 1913, the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the United States, was dedicated.In 1941, work was completed on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, begun in 1927.In 1950, Earl Lloyd of…

Remember Sunday to turn the clock back and cross your fingers the Broncos don’t set the season back years.The Broncos boast a 5-3 record and remain viewed with suspicion.They are the NFL’s CU Buffs: entertaining, improving, but not ready for prime time. That is the opinion of wise guys and multiple national media outlets.And, truth is, the Broncos have not earned our trust. Not yet anyway. That will come when they make the playoffs, a prediction I am doubling down on. Facing the Baltimore Ravens, however, offers a chance to immediately change the narrative, to prove they are more than…

Interstate 70 reopened in both directions at Eisenhower Tunnel after a crash and spun-out commercial vehicles, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Eastbound I-70 reopens at Eisenhower Tunnel after crash Crime and Public Safety | Pedestrian crashes on Colorado highways, interstates increasing, state patrol says Crime and Public Safety | Westbound I-70 reopens at Eisenhower Tunnel after multi-vehicle crash Crime and Public Safety | Father of Elijah McClain sentenced to 10 days jail or home detention in trooper assault Crime and Public Safety | Pedestrian seriously injured in crash on I-70, I-225…

A company planning to build a new data center in north Denver will no longer seek a $9 million tax break from the city after the proposed deal raised questions among City Council members about water and energy usage.CoreSite will still build the data center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood — but without striking the tax revenue return deal with the city, company spokeswoman Megan Ruszkowski confirmed in an email Wednesday. The statement left open the possibility that the company would ask for city support for future phases of the project.The Denver-based company had applied for the incentive with the Denver…

By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteDid you ever go on a trip and eat something so amazing that you became obsessed?That’s me with those utterly delicious maple leaf-shaped cookies stuffed with maple cream and sold in Canada.Known for their delicate shape and sweet maple flavor, these whimsical cookies can be found just about everywhere once you cross the Peace Bridge from New York. And believe me, one box is not enough if you’ve got a sweet tooth.What makes these sandwich cookies special is that they feature real maple syrup — not just in the creamy middle but also in the crispy cookie that holds it…

Late into the campaign season for Colorado’s November 2024 election, a second issue committee has emerged opposing Proposition 127, a measure that seeks to ban the hunting of mountain lions, bobcats and lynx. The committee filed with Colorado’s Secretary of State on Oct. 5 under the name Western Heritage Conservation Alliance. It joins two other issue committees fighting over the measure: Cats Aren’t Trophies, a citizen group that petitioned to get Proposition 127 on the ballot, and Colorado’s Wildlife Deserve Better, which also opposes it. As of Oct. 28, the Western Heritage Conservation Alliance has amassed $1.6 million in donations from two donors.…

U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo has built a slight edge over Republican opponent Gabe Evans in Colorado’s tightest congressional contest less than a week before the Nov. 5 election, according to a poll released Wednesday.But her lead — less than 2 percentage points — remained well within the survey’s margin of error.The latest data from Emerson College Polling’s survey of 485 voters in the 8th Congressional District north of Denver shows 47.5% of voters backing the freshman Democrat and pediatrician, versus 45.8% favoring Evans, a state representative who’s an Army veteran and a former Arvada police officer. The poll was conducted…

Tom Secrist is splitting off from Atomic Cowboy.Secrist, 64, sold the biscuits, beer and pizza spot for $3 million, along with the restaurant group’s headquarters around the corner in a house-turned-office-building at 1515 Adams St.“It feels great,” Secrist said of the closing. “It doesn’t mean that I’m out of the business … maybe I’ll go back to fix and flips on the houses … I just hope what I’ve done has helped to improve the selection of offerings on the street on the retail and restaurant end of it.”Justin Brockman, a broker at Required Properties, listed the spaces in August…

NEW YORK — The Dodgers’ lack of pitching hasn’t hurt them often this postseason.But in the third inning on Tuesday night, manager Dave Roberts stood in the dugout without many appealing options.Not only were the Dodgers running their fourth bullpen game of the postseason in Game 4 of the World Series, trying to complete a sweep of the New York Yankees to seal the franchise’s eighth championship, but they were doing it with more limitations than normal.Winning the first three games of this series forced Roberts to ride his bullpen heavily, especially his two highest-leverage relievers Michael Kopech and Blake…

Eastbound Interstate 70 reopened at Eisenhower Tunnel after a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Westbound I-70 reopens at Eisenhower Tunnel after multi-vehicle crash Crime and Public Safety | Colorado weather: Another 10 inches of snow possible for San Juan mountains, rain falls in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Truckers in the mountains must now carry chains in more parts of Colorado The highway was closed between exit 205 for U.S. 6/Silverthorne and exit 216 for Loveland Pass as of 6:26 p.m. and reopened at 7:40 p.m. Drivers should expect…