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High Winds in Denver Prompt Warnings About Dangerous Fire Risk

Thousands of people were without power in Colorado early Friday, and forecasters said some of the most extreme conditions were expected later in the day.

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Power poles along U.S. Highway 93 near Golden, Colo., were snapped in half during a wind storm this week.
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Justice Dept. Won’t Meet Friday Deadline to Release All Epstein Files

Several members of Congress criticized the department’s No. 2, Todd Blanche, after he said more documents would be coming weeks late.

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Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said the Justice Department would not release all of its files relating to Jeffrey Epstein by Friday, the congressionally mandated deadline.
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Europe Funnels Billions to Ukraine but Wobbles Geopolitically

The European Union came up with an 11th-hour compromise to help Ukraine, but the solution raised questions about the bloc’s decisiveness.

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A Ukrainian soldier with a mortar, hidden from the sight of drones, near Kupiansk, in May. The European Union will funnel 90 billion euros’ worth of loans to Ukraine.
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Zohran Mamdani picks failed progressive Biden nominee Julie Su as top ‘economic justice’ aide

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday named two new top aides — including a controversial Biden cabinet official who failed to address widespread fraud in California’s unemployment system. Mamdani tapped Julie Su to serve in his incoming administration in the newly-created post of deputy mayor for economic justice, and also brought on Mayor Eric Adams’ housing...

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‘A black hole’: families and police say tech giants delay investigations in child abuse and drug cases

US law enforcement officers say Meta and Snapchat routinely delay or reject warrants. The companies disagree

Max Osterman was 18 when he connected with a drug dealer on Snapchat who used the handle skyhigh.303. Max would message him whenever he wanted to buy Percocet, and they would meet. After about a year, and just days after their last exchange, Max collapsed. The pills he ordered had been laced with fentanyl. He died from the overdose in February 2021 at his home in Broomfield, Colorado.

The dealer continued selling prescription painkillers until 2023, when he was jailed on two drug distribution convictions. When handing down the sentence, the judge said he was responsible for four deaths, yet he never faced charges for supplying the pills that killed Max.

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© Composite: Family handout

© Composite: Family handout

© Composite: Family handout

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Independent businesses: have your online sales been affected by the rise of AI?

We’d like to hear from independent retailers about how changes to online searches has affected them. We’d also like to find out from customers about how easy it is to track down independent retailers

We’d like to find out more about how your business has been affected by changes to online searches amid the rise of AI.

Independent businesses have traditionally relied on online advertising for increased visibility and sales, even if they are based on the high street. However, with the introduction of AI mode and AI Overview summaries on Google, and the proliferation of LLMs such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini, people are altering their search habits, which may affect the online visibility of small businesses.

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© Photograph: Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images

© Photograph: Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images

© Photograph: Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images

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