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Good morning and happy Tryptophan Hangover/Black Friday, everyone! We’ve got a skeleton crew today (and you’ve either got shopping, work or sleeping to catch up on) so let’s get to it.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: , perfect for that jog you told yourself you were going to take as you grabbed a second slice of pumpkin pie.
+ Today’s Editorial: “”
Quick Hits
+ A man yesterday near 43rd and Fillmore in north Denver.
+ .
+ Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman in the Charleston church shooting that killed 9 people last year, .
+ A California “super mom” was and now police are looking for two women in connection with the kidnapping.
+ PUT DOWN THAT GLOCKENSPIEL: COPIRG has for everything from faulty handlebars to lead paint to dangerous magnets, including a glockenspiel shaped like a monkey — you know, every child’s favorite toy.
+ .
+ Walmart and Target are desperately chasing Amazon and .
+ A site targeting professors with “leftist propaganda and anti-American values” in college classrooms — unsurprisingly — .
+ Tiffanee “Love” Garnier was arrested in Colorado as the latest person allegedly involved in .
+ .
+ Fender would politely like young people to .
+ (and they’re one round into the NCAA Tournament!).
So much dog news
+ .
+ that will be available for adoption at the Denver Dumb Friends League.
+ Once you adopt that dog, be careful what you do around them. .
By The Numbers
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That’s (so far) due to a pilot’s strike at Lufthansa, Germany’s largest airline.
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Eric’s Personal Black Friday Picks
I’m what you might call an “experimental shopper,” as in, I will research/buy/test/return just about everything to make sure that whatever I buy earns its place inside my tiny apartment. In that spirit, I’ve got a couple of cheap, solid recommendations if you’re looking for gifts (or just something to make your life easier). Benefit from my lifetime of scrutinous consumerism.
+ I own the slightly bigger version of and it’s an absolute miracle. All the power of Roku (Netflix, Amazon, Spotify, etc.) built right into the TV with one tiny, useful remote. (that deal is definitely not going to last, so hurry).
+ I also and it has completely changed my cooking forever. From I whipped up to the best rice, quinoa and stews you can make at home, and would be a steal at 4x the price.
+ This isn’t a crazy Black Friday deal, it’s just something that is always great and incredibly affordable. If you need a simple showerhead or have bad water pressure, you . I don’t know how, but it somehow manages to take 1.85 gallons per minute and turn it into an incredibly thorough and satisfying shower. .
+ Over at The Know, Dylan Owens .
Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.
What We’re Reading
+ Diet Coke, for real this time, is probably bad for you and .
+ Oh man, .
+ Journalists and professors are under a , according to Google.
+ . It’s also somehow an ad for salt?
Holiday Trump Digest
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+ Donald Trump owns a couple hundred thousand dollars’ worth of stock in , and opponents are worried that it will affect any decisions about it.
+ Retired generals are .
+ A billionaire known as the “king of bankruptcy” for his investment practices .
+ A lot of people thought that the fact that Donald Trump didn’t spend money on TV ads was a sign of weakness. Turns out, he was just using money on . We are officially through the looking glass, people.
+ The man who ran on a platform of economic populism is .
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist: Ram Jam
Sounds like: Keep this playing in your head while you elbow your way through the mall today (and don’t miss the fantastic slice of Americana ).
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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