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☆ Opinion | I’m a Young Conservative, and I Want My Party to Lead the Fight Against Climate Change
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Benji Backer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Not that long ago, Republican presidents were carrying out the Clean Air and Water Acts, creating the Environmental Protection Agency, expanding the National Park System and even initiating the country’s most authoritative report on climate change, the National Climate Assessment. Many of today’s Republican leaders stoke fear and anger by mocking the most divisive climate activists while claiming that every environmental solution is a radical one. If they’re not doing that, Republicans can often be found on the sidelines and disengaged from the issue completely. Instead of continuing the environmental legacy they were once known for, they have ceded the fight against climate change to Democrats, putting themselves on the wrong side of history. In other words, Donald Trump’s denial of climate change probably cost him the White House.

Persons: they’re, Biden, Donald Trump’s, Gavin Newsom Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, Park System, Republican, stoke, University of Colorado, Democratic Party, Green Locations: Boulder, California

☆ Lyrid meteor shower peaks this week right before the pink full moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The total solar eclipse has come and gone, but sky-gazers have reason to keep looking up — a meteor shower will peak this week right before a full moon rises. The Lyrid meteor shower will be most active Sunday night through the early morning hours of Monday, according to the American Meteor Society. And April’s full moon, also known as the pink moon, reaches the crest of its full phase at 7:49 p.m. The pink moon actually got its moniker due to its annual appearance not long after the start of spring, much like its namesake, a hot pink wildflower called Phlox subulata that blooms in early springtime, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Instead, an annular solar eclipse creates a “ring of fire” in the sky as the sun’s light surrounds the moon.

Persons: Ashley King, don’t, “, ” King, Paul Hayne, Hayne, It’s, ” Hayne, Lorenzo Di Cola, Alpha Capricornids, Perseids, Draconids, Orionids, Leonids, Geminids, Ursids Organizations: CNN, American Meteor Society, Northern, NASA, University of Colorado, Orvieto Cathedral, •, Alpha Locations: Southern, University of Colorado Boulder, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America

☆ Here’s what marijuana researchers have to say about 420 or ‘weed day’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —It’s 420 or “weed day,” and people around the world will be paying homage to their favorite guilty pleasure: marijuana. “I worry when people are in an enclosed space because new data is beginning to show that secondhand marijuana smoke may be just as dangerous as the primary smoke,” Page said. “Approximately 3 in 10 people who use marijuana have marijuana use disorder,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, some parents told doctors they believed vaping marijuana was safer than tobacco, Boyd told CNN earlier via email. A cloud of marijuana smoke rises as a clock hits 4:20 p.m. during the Mile High 420 Festival in Denver on "weed day" in 2022.

Persons: CNN —, Dr, Beth Cohen, Cohen, “, ”, Robert Page II, ” Page, Weed, It’s, ’ ” Carol Boyd, Ann Arbor, Peter Grinspoon, ” Young, Sam Wang, Boyd, Grinspoon, Patrick T, Fallon, Nixon, ” Boyd, ” Grinspoon, ’ ”, Page Organizations: CNN, District of Columbia, University of California, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center, Drugs, University of Michigan, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, Massachusetts General Hospital, Marijuana, Children’s Hospital, Yale Medicine, Drug, University of Colorado’s, Getty, University of Mississippi, US Drug, Administration Locations: United States, San Francisco, Colorado, Aurora, Ann, Boston, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver, AFP

☆ Extreme temperatures are tied to more than half a million stroke deaths a year. With climate change, expect more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Men had more strokes related to extreme temperatures than women, but it affected people across all age groups. While that may sound counterintuitive for global warming, cold temperatures also come along with climate change. Last year was the warmest since scientists started recording global temperatures in 1850 and temperatures are expected to break more records in the near future. The new study wasn’t designed to show why extreme temperatures that come with the climate crisis seem to be causing so many strokes. Extreme cold temperatures also can lead someone to have a stroke.

Persons: Mary Rice, ”, Rice, Beth, ” Rice, Ali Saad, who’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Saad, Saad, ” Saad Organizations: CNN, Neurology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Central Asia “, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Health, University of Colorado, CNN Health Locations: China, Africa, Central Asia, Boston

Nestled against the Rocky Mountains, Boulder, Colorado, has blossomed into a thriving hub for the natural products and wellness industry. The tea company was later acquired by Hain Food Group — now Hain Celestial Group — in 2000 for $390 million. Hain Celestial Group CEO Wendy Davidson (left) and CNBC's Andrea Day (right) trekking along the historic footrails where the founders of Celestial Seasonings gathered wild herbs in 1969. Turning peanut butter into goldThe Boulder County Farmers Market, a vibrant incubator since 1987, exemplifies the region's thriving ecosystem. A sign from the Boulder Farmers Market, operating from April to November, serving as an incubator for numerous small food businesses.

Persons: Wendy Davidson, CNBC's Andrea Day, Davidson, It's, Justin Gold, butters, —, Gold, Daniel Acker, Juan Stewart, Stewart, Kristine Carey, Kristy Lewis, Quinn Snacks Organizations: U.S . News, Rockies, Hain Food, Group, CNBC, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Farmers, Boulder Farmers, Foods, Hormel Foods, Bloomberg, Getty, Boulder County Farmers, Kroger, Companies Locations: U.S, CNBC's, Rocky, Boulder , Colorado, Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder, Tiskilwa , Illinois, Boulder County

☆ Record levels of funding propel Denver-Boulder to the top of the life sciences market
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Chris Dilella | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Denver-Boulder region is rapidly emerging as a major hub for the life sciences industry, attracting companies that develop cutting-edge medical treatments and technologies. Life sciences research aims to understand living things, from cells to our planet, to improve health, food and the environment. Founded in 2003, the Bioscience Association supports the growth of life sciences, with a focus on access to capital, education, networking and more. A recent CBRE report found Denver-Boulder to be the top U.S. life sciences real estate market, fueled by record investment from venture capitalists and the National Institutes of Health. Entrepreneurial successThe recent surge in venture capital flowing into Denver-Boulder builds on the area's proven track record of success over the past several decades.

Persons: Tim Schoen, BioMed, Schoen, Elyse Blazevich, Kevin Koch, Koch, Edgewise, We've, Dan LaBarbera, LaBarbera, Dr Organizations: BioMed, CNBC, Blackstone, Flatiron, Enveda Biosciences, Denver, Boulder, Colorado Bioscience Association, Bioscience Association, National Institutes of Health, U.S, Pfizer, Therapeutics, University of Colorado, Edgewise Therapeutics, Research, University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical, Center, Drug, Center for Drug, for Drug, Anschutz Medical Locations: CNBC's, Denver, Boulder, Diego, Boulder , Colorado, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aurora, Rocky, Colorado, Boulder ., Denver's

☆ Three booming businesses that make Denver stand out
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Chris Dilella | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Two cities in Colorado are experiencing tech-fueled economic booms, with Denver's skyline transforming and Boulder's gross domestic product surging. However, the influx of people and businesses has brought challenges like a growing homeless population, affordability issues and infrastructure strain. A recent report shows a 24% drop in Denver's cannabis revenue compared with 2021. Major league moneymakersCameron Fleming #73 of the Denver Broncos runs onto the field before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High on January 8, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. A stage for economic successA concert at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre outside Denver.

Persons: Amy Sparwasser, Matthew Staver, Jared Polis, Polis, Mike Johnston, moneymakers Cameron Fleming, Dustin Bradford, Deion Sanders, Prime's, John P Kelly Organizations: Denver &, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Denver Department of Excise, Licenses, trailblazer, Industry, State Planning, Denver, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies, Avalanche, Analysts, University of Colorado Boulder's, NFL, University of Colorado, Boulder, Rocks Locations: Denver, CNBC's, Colorado, Success, Denver & Boulder, Denver , Colorado, Chicago , New York, Los Angeles, University of Colorado Boulder

☆ The upcoming solar eclipse will cause shallow, cumulus clouds to disappear. Researchers explain why
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ayurella Horn-Muller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

That’s at least what scientists expect to take place in swaths of Mexico, Canada and the United States during April 8’s total solar eclipse. They discovered that cumulus clouds dissipate during eclipses because of the relationship between solar radiation and the formation processes of the clouds. Shallow cumulus clouds, in particular, serve a critical function. But what exactly shallow cumulus clouds’ role is when it comes to the rapidly warming climate remains a long-standing subject of uncertainty in the scientific community. De Roode hopes those across North America gearing up for the next solar eclipse remember to keep an eye out for any vanishing low-lying cumulus clouds.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Victor Trees, Jake Gristey, Gristey, “, Kevin Knupp, Knupp, Stephan de Roode, de Roode, ” de Roode, ’ Gristey, De Roode, Ayurella, Muller Organizations: CNN, Environment, geoscience, Delft University of Technology, cumulus, Cooperative Institute for Research, Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Alabama, Climate Locations: Mexico, Canada, United States, Netherlands, Africa, Huntsville, North America, Axios

☆ Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Laura Paddison | Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by humans, according to a new study, as melting polar ice alters the Earth’s rotation and changes time itself. The hours and minutes that dictate our days are determined by Earth’s rotation. But after a long trend of slowing, the Earth’s rotation is now speeding up. Melting polar ice is slowing the impact on Earth’s rotation and has delayed the date by three years, pushing it from 2026 to 2029, the report found. Changes in Earth’s rotation over the long term have been dominated by the friction of the tides on the ocean floor — which has slowed down its rotation.

Persons: Patrizia, ”, Duncan Agnew, Agnew, Ted Scambos, ” Agnew, “, Olivier Morin, Scambos Organizations: CNN, Time Department, International Bureau, University of California San, University of Colorado Boulder Locations: France, University of California San Diego, Scoresby Fjord, Greenland, AFP

Ten nonprofits serving young people in Detroit will get an unusual, lasting gift as part of a campaign started by Lisa Ford and her husband, Bill Ford, the executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. Endowments are funds a nonprofit can invest and the annual financial returns from those investments can go into the nonprofit’s budget. Detroit-area nonprofits may apply in June, when Michigan Central Station will reopen, and ten selected organizations will each receive $500,000 to launch an endowment. The Children's Foundation will manage the nonprofits’ endowments and offer them guidance and technical support over two years. Lisa Ford said the idea for creating endowments for youth nonprofits evolved out of their commitment to supporting a robust and vibrant future for the city and the automotive industry.

Persons: Lisa Ford, Bill Ford, ’ ”, Andrew Stein, ”, ” Ford, Todd Ely, Ely, ” Ely, Meadow Didier, Stein Organizations: Ford Motor Co, Children’s Foundation, Michigan Central, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Harvard, Foundation, Children’s, Endowments, Internal Revenue Service, University of Colorado, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Children's, Ford, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Detroit, Michigan, University of Colorado Denver

☆ What a Trump 2.0 Economy Would Look Like
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Tim Smart | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +10 min

Overall, the Biden economic plan draws less than favorable reviews from voters. So, too, are promises of more tax cuts and a sharp curtailment of immigration. Trump was upset in 2019 that Powell was not doing enough to lower interest rates and stimulate the economy. The Trump tax cuts are set to expire in 2025, giving a second Trump administration the opportunity to fight that battle again. “A Trump 2.0 presidency would inherit very large fiscal deficits from the Biden Administration, rising interest expenses and an economy probably more prone to bouts of inflation,” the report said.

Persons: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, There’s, ” Trump, it’s, ”, Patrick Horan, “, Tony Soprano, Patrick Kilbane, ” Kilbane, “ Trump, ” George Calhoun, Calhoun, ” Matt Gertken, Alex Nowrasteh, ” Michael Clemens, Clemens, Jerome Powell, Powell, Xi Jinping, Maria Bartiromo, reappoint Powell, Steve Mnuchin, ” Maxime Darmet, Darmet, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Manila ”, Trump, CNBC, Monday, White, George Mason University, Ullmann Wealth Partners, Republican Party, Senate, Affordable, Quantitative, Stevens Institute of Technology, TikTok, Democratic, BCA Research, Labor, CATO Institute, Peterson Institute for International, University of Colorado, Federal Reserve, Federal, Biden, Fox Business, Trump Cabinet, House, Allianz Research, Biden Administration, U.S, Allianz Trade, Congress, GOP Locations: Manila, COVID, China, U.S, America, France

☆ Britain shows off a laser weapon that could take out drones for as little as $13
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UK has showcased its new laser weapon, DragonFire. Lasers could prove an effective new form of air defense against military drones. AdvertisementThe UK's Ministry of Defence has released new footage of its laser weapon DragonFire being tested. The UK's new laser weapon, DragonFire, in a video released in March 2024. A DragonFire laser takes out a drone in an animation sequence released by the UK MOD on March 11, 2024.

Persons: —, Iain Boyd Organizations: Ministry of Defence, Service, Defence, MoD, MOD, Royal Navy, Center for National Security, University of Colorado Locations: Scotland, China, Israel, Ukraine

☆ Air defense for $13 a shot? How lasers could revolutionize the way militaries counter enemy missiles and drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And it is claimed it also take out its targets for a tiny fraction of what current air defense missiles cost. In contrast, the Standard Missile-2 used by the United States Navy for air defense costs more than $2 million per shot. The DragonFire laser weapon is tested in January on a British firing range. UK Defense Ministry“It has the potential to be a long-term low-cost alternative to certain tasks missiles currently carry out,” a January statement from the UK Defense Ministry said. Meanwhile expensive air defense systems from Western allies have been crucial to Ukraine’s ability to defend itself from attacks by Russian missiles and drones.

Persons: “, ”, Houthi, Leon Neal, ” James Black, DragonFire, Black, Grant Shapp, Iain Boyd, Boyd, Fred Pyle, ” Shimon Fhima Organizations: CNN, United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry, Defense Ministry, UK Defense Ministry, The Defense Ministry, United States Navy, ExCel, Getty, RAND, ”, Center for National Security, University of Colorado, Navy, Warfare, Breaking Defense, US Navy, Office, DOD Locations: Britain, Scotland, Ukraine, Gulf of Aden, Russian, London, England, RAND Europe, Ponce, Persian, USS Portland

☆ NASA may build giant telescopes on the moon in your lifetime. Check out the blueprints.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

One moonshot plan would build a giant radio dish spanning an entire crater on the far side of the moon. An illustration of a conceptual radio telescope within a crater on the moon. Silk argues that lunar telescopes would open the door to a new era of major space discoveries. A satellite trail streaks in front of galaxies in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. Any radio telescope on the moon's back end would pick up the pure emissions of the universe.

Persons: —, Vladimir Vustyansky, James Webb, Dallan Porter, Roger Angel, Joseph Silk, Jack Burns, Burns, That's, Stefica Nicol, Artemis, Ronald Polidan, FarView, Jack Burns Karan Jani, LILA, Fermilab LILA, Jani, NASA's James Webb, Temim, Webb, Angel, Chris Gunn, Nick Woolf, Angel Roger, Phil, Martin Elvis, Elvis Organizations: Service, NASA, Business, Vanderbilt Lunar Labs, Telescope, University of Arizona, American Astronomical Society, Payload, University of Colorado Boulder, Hubble Space, Hubble, ESA, Radio Telescope, REUTERS, NASA JPL, Caltech, Radio Science Investigations, Houston, Lunar Resources, Resources, Inc, Vanderbilt University, Fermilab, Telescopes, CSA, Princeton University, Engineers, James Webb Space, Industry, AP Locations: New Orleans, Australia

☆ Any use of marijuana linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Smoking, vaping or eating marijuana is linked to a significantly higher risk of heart attack and stroke, even if a person had no existing heart conditions and did not smoke or vape tobacco, a new study found. While both daily and non-daily users had an increased risk of heart attack and stroke compared to nonusers, stroke risk rose 42% and the risk of heart attack rose 25% if cannabis was used daily, the study found. Younger adults — defined as men under 55 and women under 65 years old — who used marijuana had a 36% higher risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke regardless of whether they also used traditional tobacco products. Heart disease and marijuana use a known linkPrevious research has already found a link between heart disease and marijuana use. Also called atherosclerosis, CAD is the most common type of heart disease, according to the CDC.

Persons: ”, Abra Jeffers, ” Jeffers, Robert Page II, ” Page, Page, — Organizations: CNN, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, American Lung Association, Getty, American Heart Association, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC Locations: Boston, Aurora , Colorado

☆ Caitlin Clark is breaking more records
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —It wouldn’t be a Caitlin Clark game without a record being broken. The average purchase price for her game, as of Tuesday morning, is 1,100% more expensive ($557) than the average price of a WNBA game ($49). Clark hasn’t said if she will forgo the 2024 WNBA draft — where she is projected to be selected first overall — or remain in college for a fifth season. That meant college athletes like Clark could start making money off their likeness. Clark has also signed deals with Gatorade, Nike and State Farm, among others.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, TickPick, ” TickPick, Brett Goldberg, “, Clark hasn’t, Shedeur Sanders, Deion Sanders, ’, CNN’s Clare Duffy, Allison Morrow Organizations: New, New York CNN, NCAA, University of Iowa, Ohio State, University of Michigan, Carver, FOX, WNBA, CNN, Iowa, Big, Clark, University of Colorado Buffaloes, NFL Hall of, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm Locations: New York, Iowa, Ohio, Minneapolis

☆ The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is rapidly melting. Scientists now have evidence for when it started and why
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

They have discovered it started retreating rapidly in the 1940s, according to a new study that provides an alarming insight into future melting. The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is the world’s widest and roughly the size of Florida. “Once an ice sheet retreat is set in motion it can continue for decades, even if what started it gets no worse,” he told CNN. While similar retreats have happened much further back in the past, the ice sheet recovered and regrew, Smith said. “Further events arising more from the warming climate trend took things further, and started the widespread retreat we’re seeing today,” he told CNN.

Persons: Antarctica’s, Thwaites, Joshua Stevens, Julia Wellner, that’s, ” Wellner, you’re, James Smith, “, ”, Smith, ” Thwaites, Jeremy Harbeck, NASA Ted Scambos, Martin Truffer, Truffer, — Organizations: CNN —, National Academy of Sciences, El, West, NASA, Observatory, University of Houston, CNN, British Antarctic Survey, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Alaska Locations: West Antarctica, Florida, Pine, Antarctica, University of Alaska Fairbanks, “

☆ Severe Frostbite Gets a Treatment That May Prevent Amputation
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Matt Richtel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The first time Dr. Peter Hackett saw a patient with frostbite, the man died from his wounds. Dr. Hackett later worked at Mount Everest Basecamp, on Denali, Alaska, and now in Colorado, becoming expert in treating cold-weather injury. His mentor in Anchorage used to say, “Frostbite January, Amputation July,” remembered Dr. Hackett, clinical professor at the Altitude Research Center at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. “For centuries, there was nothing else to do.”This month, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first therapy for treatment of severe frostbite in the country. The drug, iloprost, is given intravenously for several hours a day over a little more than week.

Persons: Peter Hackett, Hackett, Mount Everest Basecamp, ” Organizations: Mount Everest, Altitude, University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Chicago, Denali , Alaska, Colorado, Anchorage

☆ Caitlin Clark just broke another record
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa athlete who last week became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball, is breaking more records. That meant athletes, like Clark, could start making money off their likeness. Fanatics told CNN that that it sold more Clark-branded merchandise “than any other individual men’s or women’s NIL-era college athlete across all sports has sold since 2022,” in less than 24 hours after she broke the record last Friday night. And the growing profiles of top athletes like Clark are helping to bring more attention — and more revenue — to women’s college sports programs and professional leagues. He added that Clark herself has a following of “Clarkies.”CNN’s Clare Duffy and Allison Morrow contributed to this report.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Shedeur Sanders, Deion Sanders, ’, can’t, Clark’s, ”, Patrick Rishe, St . Louis, “, ” CNN’s Clare Duffy, Allison Morrow Organizations: New, New York CNN, University of Iowa, NCAA, CNN, Clark, University of Colorado Buffaloes, NFL Hall of, Nike, Topps, Gatorade, State Farm, WNBA, Brands, “, Washington University Locations: New York, Iowa, St .

☆ The US Navy wants rechargeable magazines for lasers to take out drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Laser weapons avoid these problems, or at least in theory. The Navy is aiming for a magazine that can power a small weapon of 20 kilowatts and operate on a 1-micron wavelength. However, it would be perfect for the real prize that the Navy seeks: a laser weapon compact enough to disable small drones. US NavyRechargeable magazines could enable laser weapons to fire more shots before needing to cool down. “Sometimes we have a tendency to over promise and under deliver,” the Navy admiral who oversees laser weapons research admitted at a recent conference.

Persons: —, ” Iain Boyd, Boyd, “ Organizations: Service, Business, Navy Small Business Innovation Research, Navy, Stryker, Amphibious, US, Center for National Security, University of Colorado Locations: HEL, Portland, Persian Gulf

☆ Suspect Arrested in University of Colorado Shooting That Killed Two
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Christine Hauser | More About Christine Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A Michigan man was arrested on Monday on murder charges related to the fatal shooting of two people in a dormitory at the University of Colorado campus in Colorado Springs, the police said. Nicholas Jordan, 25, of Detroit, who was enrolled at the university, was arrested in Colorado Springs on first degree murder charges in the shooting of another student, Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker, Colo., and Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, Colo., the Colorado Springs Police Department said on Monday in a series of statements on X.Mr. Jordan was being held on $1 million bond in El Paso County jail and was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, records show. The police said that the investigation was ongoing and that the people involved knew each other. They did not provide a motive or other details.

Persons: Nicholas Jordan, Samuel Knopp, Montgomery, Jordan Organizations: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Police Locations: Michigan, Colorado Springs, Detroit, Parker, Colo, Pueblo, El Paso County

☆ Scientists drilled an ice core from Antarctica and were alarmed by what they found
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and dramatically around 8,000 years ago, according to new research — providing an alarming insight into how quickly Antarctic ice could melt and send sea levels soaring. Map showing the location of the Skytrain Ice Rise, part of the Ronne Ice Shelf, from where the ice core was taken. The ice core analyzed in the study was drilled from Skytrain Ice Rise located at the edge of the ice sheet, near the point where the ice starts to float and become part of the Ronne Ice Shelf. Inside the drilling tent at Skytrain Ice Rise, scientists preparing the drill for its next drop into the borehole. University of Cambridge/British Antarctic SurveyInsulated boxes full of ice cores being loaded into the Twin Otter aircraft, Skytrain Ice Rise, Antarctica.

Persons: Eric Wolff, “ We’ve, we’ve, Wolff, Ted Scambos, “, that’s, ” Wolff, Isobel Rowell, ”, David Thornalley, Thwaites, Scambos Organizations: CNN, West, Empire, Nature, University of Cambridge, University of Colorado, Ronne Ice Shelf, University of Cambridge / British Antarctic Survey, Ronne, Shelf, Twin, British Antarctic Survey, University College London Locations: Antarctica, University of Colorado Boulder, West Antarctica

☆ Your next landlord may be a pro sports team
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But team owners in recent years have turned to real estate development to bring in extra cash and drive up the asset values of their franchises. “It makes perfect sense for a team owner to play real estate,” said Propheter. “That means that team owners do have a lot of leverage,” he said. “Stadium subsidies transfer wealth from the general tax base to billionaire team owners, millionaire players, and the wealthy cohort of fans” who regularly attend games. “Generally speaking, the people who come off well are the team owners and the developers,” Zimbalist said.

Persons: ”, Geoffrey Propheter, Daniel Slim, “, Andrew Zimbalist, Louis, Harry Cabluck, Bruce Ratner, Stan Kroenke, Matthew Grimes Jr, Steve Cohen, Mark Cuban’s, Adelson, “ I’m, ” Zimbalist Organizations: New, New York CNN, Professional, Billionaire, University of Colorado Denver, Sofi, Getty, Washington Wizards, Capitals, Sweet, Smith College, Riverfront, Busch, Baltimore Orioles, Camden, Barclays Center, Nets, Los Angeles Rams, “ Battery, Atlanta Braves, Golden State Warriors ’ Chase Center, Texas Rangers, Globe, Arlington, New York Mets, Hard, Citi Field . Dallas Mavericks, Vegas Sands Corp, Management Locations: New York, North America, Inglewood , California, AFP, Washington, Alexandria , Virginia, Cincinnati, St, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New Jersey, ”, “ Battery Atlanta ”, Truist, Atlanta, San Francisco, “, City, Arlington , Texas, ” Cuban

☆ Kansas City Stars, With Help From Taylor Swift, Are Advertising Champs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Santul Nerkar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Kansas City Chiefs enter Sunday’s Super Bowl having already won — when it comes to commercials. Over the past year, the star players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, along with Coach Andy Reid, have been inescapable to TV viewers. The estimated amount spent to air the ads on television was $178 million for Mr. Mahomes, $120 million for Mr. Kelce and $69 million for Mr. Reid, according to iSpot.tv, an ad measurement company. Because there were several commercials in which at least two of the three appeared, the dollar totals have some overlap. Basically, the more spend an ad has, the more viewers are seeing it.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid, Kelce baring, Mahomes, Reid, Kelce, ”, Cassandra Arora, Deion Sanders, Nick Saban, Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday’s, Pfizer, National Football League, “ Brands, Chiefs, University of Colorado’s, University of Alabama, 49ers, Toyota Locations: San Francisco

☆ In a New Cannabis Landscape, a Navy Veteran Battles for Racial Equity
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Joshua Needelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“Transforming Spaces” is a series about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places. For decades, college students have found ways to mask the pungent aroma of marijuana smoke on campuses. A 1986 graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, Ms. James would sit on the steps outside her dorm and roll joints with her friends. It would be decades before Colorado became one of the first two states in the country to legalize recreational cannabis, but on campus, James never worried. “The worst that would happen is they would tell us to put it away, or they might take it from us, and that was the end of it,” Ms. James recalled of the campus police.

Persons: Wanda James, James, “, Ms Organizations: University of Colorado Locations: University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado

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