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LOS ANGELES — For hours, motion capture sensors tacked onto Noshir Dalal’s body tracked his movements as he unleashed aerial strikes, overhead blows and single-handed attacks that would later show up in a video game. He eventually swung the sledgehammer gripped in his hand so many times that he tore a tendon in his forearm. By the end of the day, he couldn’t pull the handle of his car door open.The physical strain this type of motion work entails, and the hours put into it, are part of the reason why he believes all video-game performers should be protected equally…

Brands love when social media stars take to Instagram or TikTok to advertise their soap, probiotic sodas, makeup and more. But many of those same brands are eager to avoid influencers who discuss politics.Making sure the two don’t mix has become a fraught exercise in the growing, and often unpredictable, influencer industry.With the presidential election looming, some marketing agencies have started to pitch advertisers on new tools that grade the so-called brand safety of social media personalities. Some of the tools even use artificial intelligence to predict the likelihood that a particular influencer will discuss politics in the future.A tool…

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Colorado State football is showing Pride for Colorado.The CSU Rams released new State Pride uniforms that will once again pay homage to the state flag. STATE is displayed across the chest and on the side of the helmet. The back bumper on the helmet shows a mountain silhouette, while the front bumper shows area code 970.You can see them in person when the Rams play host to UTEP on Sept. 21.Full Colorado State football schedule: Our pride, our legacy, our 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 🏔️ pic.twitter.com/aUgDCilYgC — Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) August 23, 2024Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette…

At least five Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.They include the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office and three other agents assigned to that office, which was responsible for the security planning ahead of the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to the law enforcement official who had direct knowledge of the matter. One of the five agents was assigned to Trump’s protective detail, the official said.The official was not authorized to publicly disclose…

The biggest decision of Broncos camp is in the can. Rookie Bo Nix is the starting quarterback.There are many more calls, however, to be made between now and Tuesday’s roster cutdown deadline.Sunday provides the final real batch of data points when Denver hosts Arizona in the preseason finale. Less than 48 hours after kickoff, the Broncos and the other 31 NFL teams must go from 90 players down to 53.Head coach Sean Payton indicated he’s likely to hold Nix and a sizable set of starters out of the game. Still, some of the players who see snaps Sunday are probably…

Those with a ticket to the Broncos preseason finale Sunday against Arizona are in for a matinee rendition of the Zach Wilson Show.Denver head coach Sean Payton on Friday confirmed that Jarrett Stidham will start the third and final preseason game but will play only 8-12 snaps. After that, the team plans to get a good, long look at Wilson.Rookie quarterback Bo Nix, who on Wednesday was named the team’s starter, is not expected to play. Nor, Payton said, will most of the Broncos’ offensive starters.“We’re trying to pay close attention to the snaps,” Payton said. “… This will be…

Dear Eric: I am a 33-year-old male on the autism spectrum. I have a friend, “Katie,” who has been a big part of my life for the last few years. I have been a mentor and friend for her three little boys, and she, in return, has been a good friend to me.Katie deals with a lot of anxiety (she considers herself neurodiverse, possibly on the High Functioning Autism spectrum as well). Recently, she was facing eviction from her apartment, and my father arranged to help Katie stay in her apartment.Katie received more than $10,000 to help with the back…

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Denver police on Thursday issued a Medina alert for a gray 2011 Dodge Avenger involved in a fatal hit-and-run in the Barnum neighborhood on Aug. 3.The Dodge was last seen around noon Wednesday near First Avenue and Newton Street with a temporary Colorado license plate 6338564, Denver police said in an alert.The vehicle was involved in a crash that killed 31-year-old Walter Salcido-Luna near Federal Boulevard and First Avenue, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.Salcido-Luna was on a motorcycle when he was involved in a crash with another vehicle and was ejected. He was then struck by…