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Powdery conditions aren’t ideal for high-flying ski and snowboard tricks, but X Games athletes are still making history at this year’s competition.
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On today's newscast: a skier died Thursday after an accident at the Makaha terrain park at Snowmass, the suspect in the recent school threat had his first court appearance in Summit County, PitkinAlerts are now available in over a hundred languages via an app, Pitkin County has agreed to continue funding a network of cameras that monitor for wildfires, X Games kicks off Friday with the Special Olympics "Unified" races, and more.
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Austin RobertOld videos of Nichols on his skateboard have taken on new meaning in recent days — offering friends a way to remember what he loved and how he lived, as opposed to the harrowing way he died. -
Peter Zelei Images/Getty ImagesThinking about the next pandemic is job number one for many researchers around the world. Here's a look at the World Health Organization's current list of pathogens with pandemic potential.
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Seth Wenig/APThe creator of the KonMari method says there are other things that spark joy besides a totally tidy home.
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Alastair Grant/APBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the chairman of his ruling Conservative Party Sunday over a "serious breach" of the ministerial code.
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped the uncanny photo in December. Eyes are formed by craters. A hill with a "V-shaped collapse structure" resembles a snout.
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Not well-known in many parts of the United States, candlepin bowling is mostly found in New England and nearby parts of Canada. The aging alleys are held together with "duct tape and bubble gum."
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The group preserves and pays homage to one of Cuba's most important musical forms, with a vitality demonstrating that the septeto tradition is still fresh and alive in Santiago de Cuba today.
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The city's police department has disbanded the so-called SCORPION unit whose officers beat Nichols. Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they'll introduce new criminal justice legislation.
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The founding father of American punk and a fixture in the 1970s New York rock scene died Saturday as the result of a brief illness.
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Experts in policing say there was shocking officer misconduct revealed in police videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest. They say officers in Memphis had an obligation to intervene and render aid.
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