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SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Saedol was the finest Go player of his generation when he suffered a decisive loss, defeated not by a human opponent but by artificial intelligence. Lee was beaten by AlphaGo, an AI computer program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit. The stunning upset, in 2016, made headlines around the world and looked like a clear sign that artificial intelligence was entering a new, profoundly unsettling era. By besting Lee, an 18-time world champion revered for his intuitive and creative style of play, AlphaGo had solved one of computer science’s greatest challenges: teaching itself the abstract strategy…

Colorado’s housing market stagnated in July, with sold listings remaining nearly flat despite active listings climbing 24% statewide.At the same time, the median sale price crept up 1%, while days on market increased 22%, and months supply of inventory climbed 36% from July 2023, according to this month’s Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado Association of Realtors.Statewide statistics for July: Active listings 26,373, up 24% from 21,348 in July 2023 New listings 11,625, up 8% from 10,728 in July 2023 Pending/under contract listings 8,267, up 4% from 7,983 in July 2023 Sold listings nearly flat at 7,891 compared to…

The clock was running out Wednesday as two parents tried to rush back to Littleton in heavy traffic for their third child’s birth.Caitlin Kingsbury holds her newborn baby son in the back of an ambulance after giving birth to him on the side of E-470 in Parker. (Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue).Third-time mother Caitlin Kingsbury wanted her own bed at her own hospital with her own doctor — a roadside delivery was not in her birth plan.Just 12 minutes away from the hospital, it was too late: the baby was coming, whether they were ready or not.“My wife’s…

Combative Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert revealed a ’90s-era body tattoo in a photo posted to Instagram by the wife of Florida congressman Matt Gaetz.“We love confident, healthy, patriotic women like Lauren,” Ginger Gaetz captioned a photo of Boebert in a leopard-print bikini, showing off thorn-patterned ink along the entire right side of her torso.The apparent tattoo is reminiscent of the barbed wire pattern seen on celebrities like “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson a few decades back.It’s unclear when the bikini photo of Boebert was taken. It’s one of several revealing images of conservative women Gaetz has posted online since a 2016…

Attendance Did not practice: Physically Unable to Perform list — S Delarrin Turner-Yell (knee) and LB Drew Sanders (Achilles). Injured reserve — OL Quinn Bailey (ankle/leg), OLB Ronnie Perkins. Out — CB Art Green (concussion), CB Levi Wallace (hamstring), WR Devaughn Vele. Vele was held out as a precaution, head coach Sean Payton said. Vele dropped out of practice Thursday, but Payton said he could return and play Sunday in the preseason game. QB Race Today The trio of Broncos quarterbacks had solid moments against Green Bay in a spirited, 2-hour, 10-minute joint practice. Bo Nix took the first reps…

Colorado Department of Transportation highway construction engineers will review whether further speed limit reductions are necessary for safety in a work zone on Interstate 70 in west metro Denver — a day after a fatal pipe truck crash killed three people and left three others hospitalized.Wheat Ridge Police Department investigators on Friday were working with images from a drone deployed over the I-70 crash site, near Ward Road, where the rollover crash scattered pipes over half a mile along a stretch of I-70 . Honeymoon-bound newlyweds Ruben Rodriguez and Juliana Rodriguez Plata, and her mother Luz Melba Martinez were killed…

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By The Associated PressThe running mates of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up. Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance winds down several unsuccessful charities that he started after the successful publication of “Hillbilly Elegy,” while the DUI arrest of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, from nearly 30 years ago has attracted attention, particularly from his detractors. Meanwhile, members of Congress are pressing Pentagon leaders to ensure the military is not swept up in politics during the presidential election and that active-duty troops are not used illegally…

A newlywed couple and the mother of the bride were killed Thursday morning after a four-vehicle rollover crash involving a semitrailer spilled large pipes across the highway, family members said.The couple’s 1-year-old baby and the father of the bride were injured in the crash and hospitalized. Police said the driver of the semi-truck was also injured.“They were very loving, caring people who were barely starting their love story together,” the groom’s sister-in-law, Janell Rodriguez, said. The newlyweds had just tied the knot on Saturday.The five car passengers — identified by family members as newlyweds Ruben Rodriguez and Juliana Rodriguez Plata,…

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