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After school administrators said she could not wear a custom stole to graduation, Naomi Peña Villasano filed a lawsuit against the Garfield County School District No. 16. The court denied issuing a restraining order against the district, but wore the stole anyway.
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On today's newscast: a senior at Parachute’s Grand Valley High School is suing the Garfield-16 school district, Holy Cross Energy is pausing its planned rate restructuring until at least 2024, most rivers and streams across the Roaring Fork watershed are flowing well above average, and more.
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Murad Sezer/APTurkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan overcame the strongest opposition he's faced in years. The win cements his power and signifies the endurance of his one-man executive rule. -
George Michael Todd — a generous, "gentle giant" — died of sudden cardiac death. He served in Afghanistan and returned home with PTSD. In 2017 he released an album called Combat Medicine.
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Lauren Sommer/NPRTo prevent flooding, communities often raise levees next to rivers higher and higher. Now, a new approach is about backing off, moving levees away from rivers to create floodplains.
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There was something revelatory about the way the HBO show Somebody Somewhere gently hold the spiritual identity of one of its characters. It wasn't a punchline.
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The leaders' breakthrough comes after weeks of negotiations and a series of on-and-off talks. The U.S. is set to run out of money to pay its loans on June 5 if a deal is not approved by Congress.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached by fellow Republicans in a historic vote in the Texas House. He will immediately and temporarily be suspended from his duties.
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A federal judge sentenced Army veterans Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to more than eight years in prison and Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Fla., to four years in the 2021 riot.
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U.S. consumers are showing an increased interest in prolonging the life of the things they own, rather than throwing them out. But some products are easier to fix than others.
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NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the emotional power of the song "What's Love Got To Do With It" following singer Tina Turner's death.
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In springtime, Vermont's Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests.
When you sign up to become an Aspen Public Radio Evergreen member at $15 a month this May, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a staycation at the luxurious Distillery Inn in Carbondale.
Join us at the historic Wheeler Opera House for this day-long event that dives deep into the tradition, science, and advocacy behind integrating psychedelic medicines into modern culture.
On Thursday, June 15, join celebrated restaurateur Rose Previte and husband David Greene, former national host of NPR’s Morning Edition, to explore seven incredible wines from around the world, with a remarkable wine tasting followed by an exclusive dinner.
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