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Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows

The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter. An administration official convened a group to discuss “immediate actions.”

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Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk and recorder, in court in Grand Junction, Colo., in 2024.
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Ward Churchill, Professor Who Challenged His Dismissal Over 9/11 Essay, Dies at 78

His inflammatory essay about the attacks prompted his dismissal by the University of Colorado for unrelated research misconduct. A jury later found that he had been wrongfully terminated.

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Ward Churchill in 1987.
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Lake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever

Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.

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A boat in Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam on Friday. The bathtub ring of light minerals marks the water level at its peak.
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