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The town is hoping to fundraise $500,000 before the end of the year. When the pool opens next summer, it will be powered entirely by electric heat pumps running on renewable energy.
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In today's newscast: Aspen City Council is considering entering into agreements with some local employers, to give their workers priority in the Lumberyard Affordable housing project lottery; Colorado cattle ranchers are frustrated by the Trump administration’s decision to quadruple the amount of beef imported from Argentina; and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will no longer work on a recovery plan for gray wolves. Tune in for these updates and more.
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Charley Gallay/Getty Images North AmericaDisney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+. -
Jose Luis Magana/APA new deal to end the government shutdown may briefly restore staff to U.S. Education Department offices that had been gutted by layoffs. -
Ross D. Franklin/APThe Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers will be paid promptly as the government reopens. But after the last shutdown, in 2019, some controllers sued to get paid in full for overtime. -
Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty ImagesIn the 2015 attacks, 130 people were killed, including at the Bataclan concert hall. France is still wrestling with how to remember the deadliest attack on its soil in modern history and how to live with it.
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The Smithsonians, National Gallery of Art and other sites that receive federal funding are announcing their reopening plans now that the government shutdown is over. Past closures have been costly. -
The House of Representatives was sent home for the duration of the government shutdown. Members returned to the Capitol Wednesday with a lot on their minds. -
"Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability," Hawke says of playing lyricist Lorenz Hart. Hawke is also starring in the film Black Phone 2. -
Because of a Halloween boost, "Thriller" helps Jackson hit some major chart milestones. -
President Trump signed a bill reopening the government Wednesday night, but it will take more than a day for some things to return to business as usual. We're tracking those here. -
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After more than fifty years of bipartisan Congressional support, October 1 marks the first day nationwide without any federal funding for public media. In response, Aspen Public Radio is announcing the launch of a Resiliency Fund to raise $500,000.
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