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These Wisconsin swing voters say Trump's war in Iran wasn't worth it
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (766+ words) The war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to swing voters in the battleground state of Wisconsin. NPR observed two online focus groups on Tuesday featuring voters who supported Joe Biden in 2020 and then Donald Trump in 2024. President Trump…...
Favored in Colorado Senate primary, Hickenlooper declines to debate challenger Gonzales
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (812+ words) When he took the stage at Dem Fest, the Colorado Democratic Party's June 6 gathering at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, state party chair Shad Murib was full of praise for "one of our fantastic candidates for United States…...
Meet the law students working to bring workplace protections to federal courts
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (796+ words) Law schools often push students to work for the federal courts, in prestigious jobs as interns or clerks. But those students can get a harsh surprise when they learn judges exercise near total control over their hours, holidays and work…...
Children's Hospital doctors refuse to provide gender-affirming care to trans youth, fearing criminal charges
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (294+ words) KUNC Children's Hospital doctors refuse to provide gender-affirming care to trans youth, fearing criminal charges Children's Hospital Colorado said Monday that it was resuming gender-affirming care for transgender youth after it was forced to do so by a court order…...
Boulder homeowners could be charged up to $90, 000 each for a street project. Many are fighting back
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1161+ words) The residents of Sumac Avenue agree with the City of Boulder on one thing: Their street needs work. It hasn't been paved in decades and is riddled with potholes. When the city proposed repairs in 2019, many welcomed the prospect of…...
A Colorado rancher disclosed to wildlife officials that her employee killed a wolf. What happens now?
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (176+ words) Federal wildlife officials asked the public earlier this year for feedback on how Colorado's wolf reintroduction program was going. It's been two and a half years since Colorado wildlife managers began releasing wolves into the wild. And one of the…...
Boulder bet $34 million to land Sundance. High lodging prices are raising concerns
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (1055+ words) When Boulder was selected to host the Sundance Film Festival, one expectation was that accommodations would be less expensive than in Park City, Utah, where festival attendees competed for rooms with ski tourists. But dozens of homes in Boulder have…...
As the U. S. turns 250, this historian has blunt advice: 'America has to grow up"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (237+ words) As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, historian and Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. says he's feeling rageful. He opens his new book, America, U. S. A. : How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries, bluntly, with the declaration: "I do not love…...
The U. S. and Iran have reached a tentative peace deal. What happens next?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (84+ words) KUNC The U. S. and Iran have reached a tentative peace deal. What happens next? The U. S. and Iran say they have reached a diplomatic breakthrough that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with former Defense Secretary Leon…...
U. S. and Iran announce agreement to end hostilities and reopen Strait of Hormuz
1+ week, 1+ day ago (126+ words) KUNC U. S. and Iran announce agreement to end hostilities and reopen Strait of Hormuz President Trump and Iran separately announced an agreement to end more than three months of war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement also calls for…...