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Good morning and happy Friday, folks! I’m technically on staycation, so if today’s Roundup sounds more laid back or as if I wrote it while wearing sunglasses, you’ll know why.
Quick note: Thanks to everyone for your great feedback after taking . I’m still looking over your responses and I’ll have a bit of analysis next week!
But right now, you have an important question to answer: What are you going ? We’ve got , plus , reviews of , “,” “” and . Or for music, theater, food, drink and other fun recommendations.
OK, let’s get to it!
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: We did it! The first snow of the season is behind us, and until the sunny weekend gets around to melting it!
+ Today’s Editorial: “”
Snow claims first victims of the season
In what is becoming a yearly tradition, the first major snowstorm of the season caused huge wrecks all over the state, with some deadly consequences. , one on I-70 near Silverthorne and the other on I-25 near I-76.
+ Reminder: , even if you think you’ve got it down pat. It never hurts to brush up.
Homeless already back on Lawrence Street after sweeps
“We’re still going to be here, because we have nowhere to go.”
Roy Browne, 48
After in downtown Denver earlier in the week, many of . Homeless Out Loud maintains that the sweeps are inhumane and unconstitutional, but the city insists that shelter and counseling are available and that the camps pose health and safety concerns. .
By The Numbers
1,000
That’s the number of years humanity has , according to Stephen Hawking. That is, if we can survive . Use this as an excuse to have a really good time this weekend.
Quick Hits
+ During the 2014 Broncos playoffs, crews working on the nearby Overlook at Mile High apartment complex . Now, the ownership of the complex is facing charges.
+ Interior Secretary Sally Jewell , including Thompson Divide and the Roan Plateau.
+ because there’s no freakin’ snow up there, which last I checked is an important component in skiing.
+ This is crazy: Two bull moose got in a nasty fight in an Alaskan town, but in the process .
+ Soon, , because 2016 will not be satisfied until every single preconception you had about the world is turned upside down.
+ There are self-driving cars zipping all over the country, but .
+ If you ever read a Harry Potter book in the winter, you wanted to taste butterbeer. Behold: .
+ One sure sign that the Colorado Buffaloes are beginning to be a major player in college football again: Colorado’s top high school recruit — who was heading to Ohio State — .
+ After reporting zero such events in November last year, the University of Colorado .
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Trump Watch
+ A major plank of Donald Trump’s campaign was a promise to preserve and restore American manufacturing jobs. Late last night, after days of bad press over his transition, Trump sent a series of tweets that implied that because of him, a Ford factory in Kentucky had been saved from moving to Mexico. This is very important: . This is not about liberals vs. conservatives or really any political ideology. This is about truth: Trump isn’t even president yet and he’s lying to the public by claiming responsibility for fixing a problem that didn’t exist. I can hear you thinking “don’t all politicians use spin?” That is absolutely true, but this kind of action is wholly different from spin, and unlike anything an American president has done before.
+ Conveniently, .
+ A source close to the campaign says that is Trump’s choice for Attorney General. Fun fact: Sessions and said the only
+ Another instance of Trump’s dodgy relationship with the truth: He that The New York Times was “failing” because of its coverage of him, but in fact, since Election Day, .
+ Well, Kanye West just said he didn’t vote, and .
+ Editorial boards, (paywall), are and invest the proceeds in a blind trust to avoid conflicts of interest with foreign governments that could lord approval of his business deals over decisions on policy.
+ Quartz has .
What We’re Reading
+ A new audit of the Denver Fire Department .
+ We’ve talked a lot lately about the scourge of fake news, and might be the perfect thing to share with friends and family members on Facebook that keep flooding your feed with those links.
+ “,” aka “which black rectangle do you want to keep in your pocket.”
+ Though, if you want to make your phone look a little more stunning,
+ We reported on , but new documents show that the 23-year-old and his sister were specifically looking for a place to soak in a Yellowstone Park thermal spring (despite the warning signs) .
+ Who will save the clutch? .
+ And because we all need something happy to transition into the weekend, the Denver Dumb Friends League is having a Senior Pet Prom and .
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist: The Clean
Sounds like: A trio of New Zealand rockers channeling Mick Jagger and expressing the limitless potential of the future that any Friday should inspire. (This is yet another song brought to me by my girlfriend Sarah. Basically, if you’ve ever liked a song I’ve chosen here, there’s a 90 percent chance she introduced me to it. She’s if you want to benefit from her brain like I do.)
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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