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abi s. ankeney
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journalist covering breaking news, crime, and such things for dailycamera.com. master road trip planner & girl born not much earlier than yesterday.

new york-ohioan in denver || she/her 🏳️‍⚧️
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Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health suspended gender-affirming hormonal treatments for minors again after the Trump administration threatened to cut Medicare and Medicaid payments — though transgender youth can still get care in Colorado from providers that don’t rely on federal funds
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver Health pause gender-affirming care for minors again
The Trump administration threatened to cut Medicare and Medicaid payments for all patients, for all types of care, which would be financially crippling to hospitals.
www.denverpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver Health pause gender-affirming care for minors again trib.al/52ifGJo
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver Health pause gender-affirming care for minors again
The Trump administration threatened to cut Medicare and Medicaid payments for all patients, for all types of care, which would be financially crippling to hospitals.
trib.al
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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If you Google the CU Independent, the student news outlet that covers the University of Colorado Boulder, the first result — cuindependent.com — is a copycat website churning out what appears to be AI slop with headlines like “Why does my itchy scalp itch a day after washing?”
How CU Boulder’s student news site got taken over by AI slop
The imposter site is confusing readers with articles that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence and is siphoning pageviews from real student reporting, the CUI’s journalists say.
trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Breaking News: Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan leader, said he had been “kidnapped” as he appeared before a judge and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other federal charges.
Venezuela Live Updates: Maduro Arraignment Begins at U.S. Courthouse as Trump Threatens Other Countries
Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan leader, and his wife pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other federal charges. Mr. Maduro’s son, who is also named in the indictment, delivered a defiant speech on Monday to the Venezuelan National Assembly.
nyti.ms
January 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
gender affirming care for minors at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health have also been suspended while HHS is investigating them.

with that and genital inspections on the dock in washington, it’s been a tough couple days in trans news

www.cpr.org/2026/01/02/y...
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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The Broncos had a kickoff temperature of 60° or above for every home game this regular season.

First time that’s ever happened in team history.

#COwx
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Reminder: Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair's Chris Whipple: "If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it's war, then [we'd need] Congress."
January 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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No Authorized Use of Military Force.

No declaration of war against Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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The Trump administration, in its push to boost fossil fuels, issued an emergency order Tuesday evening to keep an aging coal-fired power plant in Craig operating even though it was scheduled to be retired this week // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Trump administration orders coal-burning power plant in Craig to stay open
The emergency order, issued Tuesday by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, will keep Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s Unit 1 at the Craig Station in Moffat County open for another 90 …
www.denverpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Things to do: New Year’s Day hikes, Disney’s ‘Frozen’ in Arvada, and more trib.al/RZZtYZv
Things to do: New Year’s Day hikes, Disney’s ‘Frozen’ in Arvada, and more
This week’s picks also include comedy galore and a new exhibit about Thornton
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December 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
cool stufs from my thanksgiving dakota trip
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM