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Good morning … er … afternoon, folks! I’m sure you’ve been outside by now and felt the icy hand of Actual Winter tightening its grip. Which I’m excited for. If I wanted perfect weather all the time, I’d live in California. Bring on winter (he says confidently from his warm office, not realizing how bad it’s going to be walking the dog at midnight).
Speaking of walking dogs, reader Jenny pointed out an even better deal on dog waste bags: , and they’re biodegradable. If you ordered my deal yesterday, you might be able to cancel it and order this one if you want to be a little more green.
OK, let’s get to it!
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: No beating around the bush: It’s going to get . Like, “dipping below freezing for the first time in 22 months” cold.
+ Today’s Editorial: “”
Encyclopedia Brown and The Case of the Missing $125 Billion
Firstly, $125 billion is a number that breaks my brain. It’s enough to . It’s almost . But that’s how much , according to a study commissioned by a Deputy Defense Secretary and because the brass was worried that identifying so much waste would make Congress want to cut back funding. This story goes deep, .
Mislabeled DNA test leads to two months in jail for innocent man
Shawnnon Hale has sued two Denver crime lab analysts, claiming that their and being charged with rape and potentially facing a life sentence. Ace crime reporter
By The Numbers
$50
That’s , three times higher than their 2010 list prices. And those soaring prices , according to doctors.
Quick Hits
+ Marek Svatos, a Slovakian former Avalanche player who died at his home in Lone Tree last month, , according to the Douglas County Coroner’s report.
+ At last night’s City Council meeting, Denver homeless advocates before winter kicks in.
+ The superintendent of a tiny school district on the Eastern Plains was .
+ The massive rains that flooded Houston and Louisiana earlier in the year , according to a new model.
+ The jury in the case of a Charleston police officer who was caught on video shooting unarmed motorist Walter Scott in the back had one holdout, .
+ Related: This opinion piece posits that the American cornerstone of “presumed innocence” .
+ Ask a kid where his food comes from and she’ll probably say “the store.” That’s where a and show kids exactly how their food is produced.
+ Google says it will , signaling a possible path for other energy-hungry internet services.
+ It’s going to be a while .
+ , charging hapless victims $6,000 for phony visas.
+ Police departments across the Front Range say , despite having a huge influx of population to cater to.
+ (before it heads to Broadway).
Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.
What We’re Reading
“This is the equivalent of going into a library and asking a librarian about Judaism and being handed 10 books of hate.”
Danny Sullivan, founding editor of SearchEngineLand.com
+ Fake news isn’t just a Facebook problem. Google, whose founding motto was “Don’t be evil,” has a problem that has been building for years but is rearing its ugly head. By remaining “hands off” of the information Google scrapes, where Hitler was a good guy and Jews, Muslims and women are “evil” that is just a simple search away. , but the concepts in it are vital to the preservation of history.
+ As the deep freeze sets in around Denver, watch . It’s remarkable. Be better than the Canadians tomorrow.
+ The Atlantic knows a thing or two about news photos, so when they say , they mean it. I’ll forgive them for not including any from The Denver Post’s crack photography squad. (, but probably my favorite.)
+ Buzzfeed is and it’s breaking my heart with every update.
+ Related: Fusion has a bold, but necessary, angle on the warehouse fire that is unfortunately relevant to Denver: “.”
+ Pop quiz: Difficulty: It’s 2016 and people are weird.
Trump Digest
+ The Army Corps of Engineers has said that it will not permit the Dakota Access Pipeline to proceed on its current route, but so far, . The oil industry, as expected, .
+ Google, as shocked as any institution by the election of Donald Trump, .
+ A Libertarian think tank has an idea for a way that Democrats could theoretically prevent Donald Trump from taking office, .
+ Get to know Tomi Lahren, .
+ This doesn’t have anything to do with Donald Trump (yet) but it will down the line. The battle between parties over health care feels mostly intellectual, but the human cost of the patchwork of services offered around the country as a result of that squabble is horrifying, as because of state-level decisions to not expand Medicaid illustrates.
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist: Camille Yarbrough
Sounds like: Well, it literally sounds like Fatboy Slim’s 1998 hit “” because it is the direct inspiration, but on its own it is a sensual, soaring funk song that will make your day a lot better.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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