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Good morning, folks! We’re in that stage of a snowstorm where the formerly crisp, pure, clean white snow has transformed into piles of oily brown sludge, and I’m not happy about it. But the fact that we means that even that oily sludge will not be long for this world.
We’re going to get right into the news, but fans of watching me double back on a bold statement about the Broncos will definitely want to check out the corrections section at the bottom of today’s Roundup. Because I’ve got a doozy.
OK, let’s thump this melon already.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: Balmy. Balmy. Balmy. Ballllmmmmmmy. Man, that word loses its meaning .
+ Today’s Editorial: “ ”
Attacks around the world
Michael Sohn, AP Photo
+ BERLIN: Germany’s Christmas markets are one of the most revered and visible parts of the country’s holiday tradition, and yesterday and wounding nearly 50. Initially, German police said that they apprehended the driver and a passenger died on the scene, but shockingly, this morning they announced that and that the real attacker was on the loose.
+ TURKEY: Andrei Karlov was addressing a small crowd at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, when a Turkish police officer pulled his gun and and threatening Turkey’s overlapping and complex alliances and relationships. Shouting “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!” the gunman was eventually killed in a shootout, all while .
+ ZURICH: A in Switzerland’s largest city, injuring several before fleeing. As of this morning, this gunman is also still on the loose.
The election of 2016 is finally, officially over
+ Donald Trump has , after an effort to create a coalition of “faithless electors” failed.
+ All told, , including votes for Colin Powell, Ron Paul and one who switched their vote from Clinton to Faith Spotted Eagle, .
+ Micheal Baca — one of Colorado’s Electoral College electors who has been — tried to make that number an even eight, but after he cast his vote for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, . Our statehouse reporter Brian Eason and we’ve got .
+ In non-Electoral College Trump news, the president-elect , and this one owns a hockey team.
By The Numbers
$116,163
That’s the before the restaurant chain was evicted over the weekend.
Quick Hits
+ The mom who left her toddler in a freezing parked car told police — essentially — . Jesse Paul’s story has some fascinating details, including .
+ Small public bathrooms now , which the council says will help small businesses save money as well as provide choice for transgender patrons.
+ All that , Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said, unconvincingly.
+ Wow. The Nuggets , especially the Super Serb Nikola Jokic, who that is almost enough to get me to start watching again.
+ There’s close to a 100% chance that you’re reading this email on a device powered in some way by a lithium battery. The silvery-white metal is essential for modern technology, but .
+ The city of Denver will pay $65,000 to an inmate .
+ has opened its first store in Colorado (no, it’s ) and .
+ The winding saga of former El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa is finally starting a new chapter: .
+ Hey, don’t ski out of bounds. Even if you don’t die, you .
+ As usual, Italians have a pretty good idea on how to eat. The Christmas Eve tradition of the Feast of Seven Fishes sounds absolutely delicious, and .
+ This is not a bad comic book plot: A New York industrial mechanic .
+ Sorry, Brock. .
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What We’re Reading
+ When Robert Dear attacked the Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs last Black Friday, it was not his first clash with what he perceived as a shadowy conspiracy of powerful people who were out to get him. Take some time to . It’s a really stunning work of journalism.
+ The Colorado Independent and the deep hurt that led him to suicide just after Thanksgiving.
+ Get out your oven mitts, because this is an Extremely Hot Take: ““
+ Neo-Nazis .
+ The Nuggets have five retired jersey numbers and, to no one’s surprise, they don’t rank very well on .
+ After yesterday’s story about the now-global effort to sell OxyContin, here’s a smaller — but more devastating — story. Out-of-state drug companies , including 9 million to a single pharmacy in a town of 392. It’s no mystery that the shipments are why the small state has 6 of the top 10 counties for fatal overdoses, including all of the top 4.
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist: Beirut
Sounds like: A spontaneous, perfectly choreographed dance number on a cobblestone street somewhere in Europe. , trust me. That will make sense.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
Hoo boy, folks. Your old pal Eric had a rough transition back into the Roundup game yesterday. I about how Sunday’s loss to the Patriots was the “second-worst” Broncos game in history.
I couldn’t have been more wrong. Thanks to misreading a table on , I completely and utterly missed , from a to (reader Harry Puncec told me he watched that game called it a “stinker for all time”).
The good news is that the Broncos haven’t been shut out since 1992, . So now that 3-point game doesn’t seem so bad, right? Hashtag silver lining.
Remember, if you see something that doesn’t look right or just have a comment, thought or suggestion, email me at elubbers@denverpost.com or .