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Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in SAGITTARIUS. Happy Birthday for Monday, Aug. 4, 2025: You’re intelligent, dynamic and persuasive. You’re also strong-willed, independent and need freedom in your quest for knowledge. This is a year for socializing and enjoying life. Nurture the happiness and beauty that you have within yourself. Let your guard down and loosen up a bit. Have fun! ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★★Today has a pleasant, breezy vibe. Your sense of adventure is heightened, and many of you wish you were traveling somewhere, seeing exotic places and…

Zy Crisler says that he, along with the other big guys up front, are hungry. That might be bad news for Colorado’s nutrition department, and the folks who run the kitchen at the Champions Center. But for a Buffaloes program starved for consistency up front, the sort of hunger that stirs competition could be one of the biggest keys to CU’s 2025 season. Crisler, a 6-foot-7, 340-pound transfer from Illinois, is one of the most critical cogs along the Buffs’ retooled offensive line. Finding the pieces that will fuse cohesively alongside sophomore Jordan Seaton, who is entrenched at left tackle, is…

First things first: You can get an abortion in Colorado, whether procedural or medication abortion. If you are on Medicaid, you can still get an abortion in Colorado. Individual providers can still provide abortion care to people who need it, regardless of whether they have public or private insurance. And if you have a problem paying for your abortion, please reach out to the Cobalt Abortion Fund for help. What’s happening to Planned Parenthood is terrible, it’s very real, and it is hurting access to abortion care in Colorado. Planned Parenthood was targeted by President Donald Trump’s budget bill, just as…

Depleted and outsized, the Colorado Rapids’ chances at Leagues Cup knockouts now look slim to none. The Rapids were unable to match Thursday’s comeback effort against Santos Laguna, dropping their second Leagues Cup phase one match to Club Tijuana, 2-1. With a match left and only four MLS spots to fight for to get to the knockout stage, a loss is likely detrimental. Colorado took a major blow before the match even started, with star midfielder Djordje Mihailovic out due to undisclosed personal reasons — a decision made hours before the match. It was clear the Rapids missed the serial…

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email bellis@denverpost.com. – Barbara Ellis ‘Heartwood,’ by Amity Gaige (Simon & Schuster, 2025) A 42-year-old woman hiker goes missing from the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Was it a simple case of getting lost or foul play? The narrative in this literary thriller follows the woman warden leading the search-and-rescue…

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) into the sky, according to staff at the Kronotsky Reserve, where the volcano is located. Images released by state media showed dense clouds of ash rising above the volcano. “The plume is spreading eastward from the volcano toward the Pacific Ocean. There are no populated areas along its path, and no ashfall has been recorded in inhabited localities,” Kamchatka’s emergencies ministry…

Colorado lawmakers have passed a slew of new firearm laws in the dozen years since a major local mass shooting — with the bulk of them enacted in just the last five legislative sessions. Here’s a timeline of the major laws, along with several incidents that helped influence the drafting of them. July 20, 2012: A gunman opens fire in a movie theater in Aurora, killing a dozen people and injuring 70. Dec. 14, 2012: A mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, kills 20 first-grade students and six educators. More than two dozen gun laws in…

One person was killed and five others were injured in a series of overnight shootings across Denver and Aurora, police said. Shots were fired near an Aurora apartment complex in the 1000 block of Cimarron Circle shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the police department. When officers arrived, they found two women had been shot, Aurora police said in the release. A 26-year-old woman died from her injuries at the scene, police said. Paramedics took the second victim, a 30-year-old woman, to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office will identify the…

The Colorado Rapids have filled the hole Chidozie Awaziem left behind last month. The club has signed center back Rob Holding from Premier League club Crystal Palace, the team announced on Sunday. The deal is a free transfer and will last through the end of the 2026 season. Holding, 29, has spent the majority of his career at EPL giant Arsenal, which, like the Rapids, is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. His best season was the 2020-21 campaign, when he made 30 appearances for more than 2,500 minutes. Outside of that season, he has not surpassed 1,000 minutes in…

The Rockies’ roster shuffle on Sunday provided insights into the direction of the team. The moves included a wild card regarding the immediate future of closer Seth Halvorsen, as well as the demotion of struggling first baseman Michael Toglia. Halvorsen, the 25-year-old, hard-throwing right-hander, was placed on the 15-day injured list with an elbow strain. He was scheduled to undergo an MRI late Sunday morning. Halvorsen, 1-2 with a 4.99 ERA and 11 saves over 41 appearances, was abruptly pulled in the ninth inning of Colorado’s 8-5 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon. “We will know more after the MRI;…