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There was little sign of spring across a large swath of the U.S. Midwest on Sunday as a powerful storm dumped heavy snow across a widespread area.
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NEW YORK-- The NFL found no "specific violations" in questions teams asked college players at February's scouting combine. The NFL's investigation found no such improper questioning.
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GREELEY, Colo.-- JBS USA says it intends to complete its purchase of two XL Foods beef packing plants in the U.S., effective Monday. JBS USA is taking over a plant in Omaha, Neb., that can process 1,100 head of cattle per day and another plant in Nampa, Idaho, that is idle.
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DENVER-- Citing Colorado's slain prisons chief, the state House shifted money to the state parole system Thursday as it approved a $20.5 billion budget for next year. The House voted to add nearly $500,000 for more parole officers in the wake of the shooting death of Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements.
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*Justice Department alerts victims to possible resentencing. WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, April 4- Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron Corp chief executive serving a 24- year prison term over the energy company's spectacular collapse, may get a chance to leave prison early.
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ATHERTON, Calif., April 4- President Barack Obama acknowledged on Thursday that getting big changes to gun laws through the U.S. Congress would be challenging, telling donors at a California fundraiser gun control was a tougher issue than immigration reform.
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DENVER-- Colorado would join more than two dozen states with a local version of the federal earned income tax credit under a proposal approved Wednesday in a state Senate committee. The bill would make permanent the Colorado earned income tax credit, to be phased in starting next year, and also would create a Colorado child tax credit.
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DENVER-- Two gun rights groups worked on political attack mailers in Colorado that showed a gay couple from New Jersey kissing, according to claims in a federal lawsuit Wednesday.
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From Colorado to Connecticut, a handful of very different states have advanced new gun control laws over opposition that has made such legislation a struggle nationally and a non-starter in most legislatures. All three helped drive new gun control measures in New York, Colorado and in Connecticut, where Gov.
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HOUSTON-- After two Texas prosecutors were slain in two months, law enforcement agencies across the state are considering steps to better protect attorneys who go after violent criminals, including providing round-the-clock security details and withholding personal information from public records.
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NIWOT, Colo.-- Crocs Inc., known for its colorful plastic shoes, named Andy Sackmann its new chief marketing officer. Crocs CEO and President John McCarvel said that Sackmann played a key role in helping the company improve revenue and engage customers. Crocs, based in Niwot, Colo., had been struggling with softer sales of its shoes.
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NEW YORK-- A Raymond James analyst upgraded four restaurant chains Wednesday, citing falling prices for ingredients and a return to more normal consumer demand levels in recent weeks after a weak February. Analyst Bryan Elliott upgraded Brinker International, which owns Chili's, to "Outperform" from "Market Perform."
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DENVER-- Authorities are investigating after construction crews discovered a problem with a liquid gas pipeline that allowed a carcinogen to seep into the ground near a large creek that feeds into the Colorado River. "It's possible that we've narrowly dodged a bullet this time," said Michael Saul, with the National Wildlife Federation.
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DENVER-- A federal agency has fined Chesapeake Energy Corp. $765,000 over accusations that it knowingly misstated sales volumes on its oil and gas royalty reports. Chesapeake spokesman Jim Gipson said Tuesday the company plans to request a hearing on the penalty and doesn't believe it willfully submitted inaccurate reports.
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WASHINGTON-- The Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association- sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train selected staffers as armed security officers.
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*Corn seed and trait sales jump more than 16 pct. April 3- Monsanto Co, the world's largest seed company, raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday after reporting a better-than-expected second quarter driven by strength in its global corn and herbicide businesses.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of kidney dialysis provider DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. rose Tuesday after Medicare said it does not expect to cut payments for the popular Medicare Advantage program in 2014..
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BERLIN- Buoyed by solid finances, roaring exports and low unemployment, Germany increasingly sees itself as the only grown-up in Europe, responsible for bringing wayward children into line to hold the family together.
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WASHINGTON, March 28- U.S. corn inventories were larger than expected as of March 1, easing a near-term supply crunch ahead of a potentially record-setting crop that will be planted in coming weeks, the government said on Thursday.
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Plains and other parched areas of the United States, according to a report issued on Thursday. *Kansas, the top U.S. wheat-growing state, saw good improvement in drought conditions, as did neighboring Colorado. *Oklahoma and Texas both saw drought levels grow slightly worse in the prior week, but conditions are still vastly improved from the last several months.
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DENVER-- A Colorado proposal to hike oil and gas drilling fines for the first time in more than 50 years has advanced in the state Legislature. The House Finance Committee voted 7-5 to hike drilling fines from a maximum $1,000 a day to a maximum $15,000 a day. The Colorado Oil& Gas Association testified that fines are indeed due for an update.