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By LISA MASCARO (AP Congressional Correspondent) WASHINGTON (AP) — In the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller “How Democracies Die,” authors Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky write about three rules that political parties must follow: accept the results of fair elections, reject the use of violence to gain power and break ties to extremists. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, they write, only one U.S. political party “violated all three.” Saturday marks the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and Donald Trump, the former president, is far-and-away the leading Republican candidate in 2024. He still…

By MATTHEW LEE (AP Diplomatic Writer) CHANIA, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday during the opening stops of his latest Mideast diplomatic mission as fears grow that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may expand into a broader conflict. Blinken’s fourth visit in three months comes as developments in Lebanon, northern Israel, the Red Sea and Iraq have put intense strains on what had been a modestly successful U.S. push to prevent a regional conflagration since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, and as international criticism of…

The Nuggets were ranked No. 8 in the NBA in team defensive rating heading into Friday night, allowing 112.6 points per 100 possessions at the 36-game mark of the season. At the same time last year, they were a couple of points worse — enough of a difference relative to the rest of the league that Denver ranked 25th. Here are five reasons the Nuggets have improved defensively after winning a championship. Swatson’s ascendance In terms of personnel, it certainly helps that the Nuggets have the same starting five as last season. From a communication and cohesiveness standpoint, any group…

The Rockies opened the new year by acquiring much-needed depth, signing starting pitcher Dakota Hudson and veteran catcher Jacob Stallings to one-year, major league deals. To make room for Hudson and Stallings on the 40-man roster, catcher Brian Serven was placed on waivers and subsequently claimed by the Cubs, while infielder Alan Trejo was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque. Hudson, a right-hander, was a first-round selection by St. Louis in the 2016 draft. He’s a groundball pitcher who performed well early in his career after making his debut with the Cardinals in 2018. For his first three seasons, he went 23-10…

TUCSON, Ariz. — It wasn’t the first loss of the season for the Colorado men’s basketball team on Thursday night. Yet, to paraphrase the description offered afterward by head coach Tad Boyle, it most certainly was the first true butt-kicking suffered by the Buffaloes so far this season. The shorthanded Buffs have zero time for self-pity. After getting absolutely buried in Tucson against the 10th-ranked Arizona Wildcats on Thursday, CU will attempt to salvage a split of the trip through Arizona when it visits Arizona State on Saturday night. “We went out there and it was pretty embarrassing,” CU guard…

Alex Singleton lined up the chance to take a crack at his buddy and, like the prolific tackler he is, didn’t miss. Have you allowed yourself to consider, a reporter asked, that Sunday could be the last game you play next to Josey Jewell? “Oh, thank god,” Singleton said. A joke, of course. Not only that, but perhaps a bit of a guard against too deep a ponder on the matter. After all, Singleton and Jewell have become close friends in their two seasons patrolling the middle of the Broncos defense together. They live close to each other, eat the…

By MARK SHERMAN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign. The justices acknowledged the need to reach a decision quickly, as voters will soon begin casting presidential primary ballots across the country. The court agreed to take up Trump’s appeal of a case from Colorado stemming from his role in the events that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on…

December’s top sale signaled a changing of the guard in Cherry Hills Village. Nicholas D. Miller — a musician, DJ, producer and songwriter known professionally as Illenium — spent $15 million last month to buy a 23,000-square-foot mansion from private equity executive Charlie Gallagher. The eight-bedroom, 14-bath mansion on Cherry Hills Drive sits adjacent to the 10th green at Cherry Hills Country Club. Chicago architect Gregory Maire designed the brick and stone mansion to resemble a 14th-century French country home. Constructed in 1993, the house, with a circular drive, features painted ceilings, plastered walls, eight fireplaces and 18 sets of…

The Colorado Rapids are continuing their restructure of the team as the January transfer window goes on. The Rapids announced the acquisition of goalkeeper Zack Steffen from Premier League champions Manchester City on Thursday, and now sources are confirming Colorado has added attacking midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from Netherlands side AZ Alkmaar. The transfer for Mihailovic, according to club sources with knowledge of the deal, will be the highest in club history. Mihailovic is expected to sign a four-year deal with an option for a fifth. He will occupy a Designated Player slot on the roster alongside forwards Kévin Cabral and…

TGI Fridays is no longer a Colorado resident. The Dallas-based casual-dining bar-and-grill chain said Wednesday that it is closing 36 “underperforming locations” as “part of the brand’s ongoing growth strategy,” including its two remaining Colorado restaurants. TGI Fridays also sold eight previously corporate-owned restaurants in the northeast to its former CEO Ray Blanchette. “By strengthening our franchise model and closing underperforming stores, we are creating an unprecedented opportunity for Fridays to drive forward its vision for the future,” said Ray Risley, the company’s U.S. president and COO, in a statement. As of this week, TGI Fridays’ Longmont location at 125…