1. FEDERAL JUDGE UPHOLDS GUN MAGAZINE LAW
A federal judge on Thursday , rejecting an effort by sheriffs and others to overturn the 2013 law.
2. BEST LOSS EVER: U.S. ADVANCES OUT OF GROUP OF DEATH
A 1-0 loss has never looked so good for the USMNT. , but escaping the so-called “Group of Death” . Denver workers , a phenomena that will likely be repeated for the USA’s first knockout match vs. Belgium.
3. OBAMA SEEKS $500M TO TRAIN, EQUIP SYRIAN REBELS
President Barack Obama asked Congress Thursday for $500 million to , as the U.S. struggles for a way to stem a civil war that has also fueled the al-Qaida inspired insurgency in neighboring Iraq.
4. BOULDER COUNTY ISSUES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LICENSES DESPITE AG’S PROTESTS
Boulder County , just hours after the 10th U.S. Circuit Court struck down Utah’s ban on gay marriage. Colorado AG John Suthers said that the licenses are invalid, but that hasn’t stopped couples from lining up at the county’s offices.
5. NUGGETS NAB AFFLALO IN DRAFT DAY MOVE
The NBA Draft begins tonight, and the Nuggets decided to fill a key part of their roster before a single name could be called. Denver , who will contend for the starting shooting guard slot. With Afflalo on board, (MORE: , )
6. SUPREME COURT SPIKES ABORTION PROTEST BUFFER
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Massachusetts law that prohibits protesters from coming within 35 feet of an abortion clinic, , which imposes an eight-foot “bubble” around medical workers and patients who step within 100 feet of entries into a health care clinic.
7. ARE YOU ONE IN 34.8 MILLION?
More Americans (^that many, to be exact) will be hitting the road for the Fourth of July weekend than any time in the last seven years, according to the AAA forecast.
8. COLORADO IKEA WORKERS GET A RAISE
A new corporate policy to base minimum wage on local cost of living .
9. HICK’S CHIEF OF STAFF LEAVING POST
Roxane White, Gov. John Hickenlooper’s chief of staff, . “Roxane is in a league of her own, practically superhuman, when it comes to her energy, her compassion, and her commitment for serving others,” Hickenlooper said in a lengthy statement praising White.
10. POT SHOPS PASS SELLING TO MINORS TEST; POT SPEAKEASY HAS WILD FOURTH OF JULY PARTY PLANNED
The already strong ID requirements to sell recreational marijuana are seemingly keeping legal pot from being sold to minors. In 20 undercover stings,. On the lighter side, what’s a Fourth of July party ?
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