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As the Nuggets finished warming up, not all of them knew yet. In their minds, they were minutes away from their rematch with the defending MVP. “I was trying to grab guys individually,” coach Michael Malone said, his goal being to encourage them one at a time: “Hey man, no letdowns.” He was afraid that Joel Embiid’s last-second scratch could soften his team’s mental edge. “And Aaron Gordon was like, ‘What are you talking about?’” Malone recalled after his fears came true but the Nuggets escaped with a 111-105 win anyway. “I said, Embiid’s not playing. So like, our players…

Colorado reversed a decade-long surge in traffic fatalities with 716 deaths recorded in 2023, a decrease of 6% compared with the record-setting 764 fatalities in 2022. But Colorado Department of Transportation data reflects a continued shift toward what authorities describe as high-speed reckless driving and increased roadway fatalities involving pedestrians and bicyclists. Nearly a third of 2023’s traffic fatalities — 31.2% — involved drivers who were impaired due to alcohol or cannabis, CDOT data shows. The latest estimates for “distracted driving” deaths hadn’t been completed but drivers gazing at smartphones and vehicle touchscreen systems have played a role in about…

A student at Brighton High School was arrested Friday after a stabbing that sent another student to the hospital. About 10:30 a.m. Friday, Brighton’s school resource officer requested emergency medical assistance for a student with a serious leg injury, according to a news release from the Brighton Police Department. The student who was stabbed was taken to a hospital for treatment, but the injuries were not life-threatening, according to the release. During the initial investigation, the suspected student was taken into custody at the school. The student was processed and released later that day, pending official charges, the release stated.…

By ABBY SEWELL (Associated Press) BEIRUT (AP) — The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement that he had sponsored “the commencement of the first round of bilateral dialogue between Iraq and the United States of America to end the mission of the Coalition in Iraq.” A statement released by the coalition said that working groups made up of Iraqi and coalition military…

Sal Khan, the CEO of Khan Academy, gave a rousing TED Talk last spring in which he predicted that AI chatbots would soon revolutionize education. “We’re at the cusp of using AI for probably the biggest positive transformation that education has ever seen,” Khan, whose nonprofit education group has provided online lessons for millions of students, declared. “And the way we’re going to do that is by giving every student on the planet an artificially intelligent but amazing personal tutor.” Videos of Khan’s tutoring bot talk amassed millions of views. Soon, prominent tech executives, including Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, began…

Two days after Christmas, I received a panicked message from a Venezuelan mother I recently met. She sent a picture of a flyer taped to her tent — the tent where she, her husband, and their two young children had been sleeping for weeks — warning that on Jan. 3, the encampment where they were staying would be dismantled. As warned, city workers arrived at the encampment, broke down tents, piled belongings for trash pickup, and dispersed those sleeping there. Families with income were placed in permanent housing with financial support for the deposit and first month’s rent, but those…

The Denver Zoo’s latest feline resident has been waiting in the wings for more than a year — first smuggled through the Denver International Airport on a commercial flight, then held as evidence in a federal investigation. In April of 2022, a video went viral when a cat escaped its carrier on a United flight to Denver, reportedly scratching and biting other passengers as it attempted to flee the flight. What passengers didn’t know is that this wasn’t a regular, domestic cat — it was a wild Geoffroy’s cat and the person transporting it had no idea what they’d gotten…

Five weeks ago the Colorado Avalanche lost a game to the lowly Chicago Blackhawks and Devon Toews teed off on some of his teammates after it was over. The Avs have put together their best extended run of play since. Two nights ago, the Los Angeles Kings lost a game to the lowly Buffalo Sabres and Drew Doughty went on a Toews-esque rant. If there was ever a game where the Avs might get caught peeking ahead to their forthcoming extended break, a contest against an extremely motivated, desperate team was it. The result was further proof of Colorado’s championship…

The Colorado Avalanche bolstered its forward depth Friday by signing free-agent forward Zach Parise to a one-year contract. Parise has played the past two seasons for the New York Islanders. The 39-year-old wing had 21 goals and 34 points last season but did not sign with anyone during the offseason. The deal is worth $825,000, The Denver Post confirmed. It includes no performance bonuses, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. “We are excited to add Zach to our group,” Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said in a statement released by the team. “Over his impressive NHL career, Zach has…

A former Adams County undersheriff pleaded guilty to forgery and official misconduct in Denver District Court on Friday, according to the state attorney general’s office. Thomas McLallen was one of three former executive leaders at the Adams County Sheriff’s Office charged in connection with a scheme to falsify records for state-mandated training they did not complete in 2021. McLallen pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to two years of supervised probation. He must write an apology letter to the men and women of the sheriff’s office, according to a news release. He also will give up his…