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Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Gemini. Happy Birthday for Friday, March 15, 2024: You are charming and charismatic. You are also determined and competitive; however, you’re happy to share your success. This year your success will be obvious. You will reap the rewards of your past efforts. Expect a promotion, an award, kudos — some kind of recognition or acknowledgement. Bravo! ARIES (March 21-April 19)★★★★This is a pleasant, fast-paced day where you will enjoy seeing new places, meeting new faces and doing things. You’re curious! Keep an open mind,…

Grandview junior Sienna Betts was named Colorado’s Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, it was announced Thursday morning. The 6-foot-4 forward won the award after averaging 22.5 points, 15.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 3.3 blocks and 2.2 steals for the Wolves, who reached the Class 6A Sweet 16 after winning back-to-back titles her freshman and sophomore years. Betts carries a 4.33 grade-point average, volunteers for the Special Olympics and Ronald McDonald House, and assists at youth basketball camps. She is verbally committed to play for UCLA on scholarship as the Class of 2025’s No. 3…

Guardians 13, Rockies 7Thursday at Goodyear Ballpark On the mound: Right-hander Peter Lambert, in the running as the Rockies’ fifth starter or primary long reliever, had a rough day. Lambert, making his fifth Cactus League appearance (second start), allowed five runs on seven hits with one walk and five strikeouts across 3 1/3 innings. … Two of the five runs charged to Lambert came around to score on lefty Evan Justice, who was charged with four runs in two-thirds of an inning. Justice had not allowed a run over his first six games. … Right-handed reliever Anthony Molina, the Rule…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors said Thursday they are open to delaying the start of Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial by a month “in an abundance of caution” to give the former president’s lawyers time to review evidence they received only recently from a previous federal investigation into the matter. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a court filing that it’s not opposed to adjourning the start of the trial for up to 30 days, but said it would fight the defense’s demand for a longer delay. The evidence Trump’s lawyers…

Nearly 82,000 people throughout metro Denver and the Front Range lost power Thursday after a winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow across Colorado, causing hundreds of outages, Xcel Energy said. As of 7:45 p.m., Xcel reported 575 outages were still impacting 13,688 customers, ranging from Boulder to Castle Rock and Aurora to Idaho Springs. Outages impacted close to 82,000 customers on Thursday, Xcel officials said in a news release. Crews had restored power to nearly 43,000 customers by Thursday afternoon. Nearly 345 crew members are working to restore power to impacted customers, according to the company. As of 7:45 p.m.,…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza. Mohammad Mustafa, a U.S.-educated economist and political independent, will head a technocratic government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that could potentially administer Gaza ahead of eventual statehood. But those plans face major obstacles, including strong opposition from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Israel-Hamas war that is still grinding on with no end in sight. It’s unclear whether the…

A man is dead and another man is in custody after a shooting Wednesday at an Aurora storage unit complex. Aurora officers about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday were responding to an unrelated investigation at a storage unit in the 14700 block of East 40th Avenue when a manager called 911 to report a man had said he just shot someone, according to an Aurora Police Department news release. The officers searched the complex and found a 26-year-old Aurora man with an apparent gunshot wound who died at the scene. Officers detained the suspected shooter, identified as Joaquin Enrique Cabral-Favela, 24, of…

By DOUG FERGUSON (AP Golf Writer) PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy began The Players Championship with a 65 on his scorecard, two tee shots that went into the water and one lengthy dispute about where to take a penalty drop on Thursday. McIlroy ended the day with 10 birdies for his lowest start ever at the TPC Sawgrass, leaving him tied with Xander Schauffele and U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark. He would love to have back the tee shots on the 18th and the seventh holes, both of which found water and slowed his momentum on an…

As a major snowstorm buries the Front Range, several school districts have already announced closures or delays for Friday, March 15 due to extreme snow. School closures and government office closures will be updated throughout the day. A status of “Other” means there is an early closing or some cancellations — check the website by clicking the name in the list. To submit closure or delay information to The Denver Post, email dpo@denverpost.com. source

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for President Joe Biden to obtain Congress’ approval to keep waging his military campaign against Yemen’s Houthis, in line with its sole authority under the U.S. Constitution to declare war and otherwise authorize military force. Came, and went, in public silence — even from Senate Democrats frustrated by the Biden administration’s blowing past some of the checkpoints that would give Congress more of a say in the United States’ deepening military engagement in the Middle East conflicts. The Biden administration…