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Calls for leniency grow for trucker sentenced to 110 years in deadly Colorado highway crash

Four people died in fiery crash on I-70 in Colorado on April 25, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) GOLDEN, Colo. - An online petition has gathered millions of signatures calling for leniency for a 26-year-old truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for vehicular homicide in an explosive accident at the base of a Colorado mountain highway that killed four people in 2019.More than 4.5 million people had signed the change.org petition urging Gov.

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Colorado: Some hospitals anticipate ICU bed shortage amid COVID-19 surge

health department’s data dashboard.Democratic Gov. Jared Polis issued two executive orders on Sunday in response to the hospitalization increase — one calling for additional National Guard resources and another ordering hospitals and emergency departments to transfer or stop admitting new patients due to the lack of hospital beds."This is an extraordinary step taken by the state’s hospitals and health systems," said Dr.

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Colorado joins Ohio in offering $1M COVID-19 vaccine lottery

DENVER - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday announced that the state will be offering five $1 million lottery prizes, totaling $5 million, to residents who have been vaccinated. All Coloradans over 18 who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are eligible for a $1 million prize; residents who have been inoculated are automatically entered into the "Colorado Comeback Cash" lottery system.RELATED: Ohio Vax-a-Million lottery: Nearly 2.8 million vaccinated residents sign up for a chance to win $1M"Isn’t it wonderful to be giving out $1 million dollar prizes along with protection against the [c]oronavirus?" the Democratic governor said in a Tuesday statement.

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Documentary on development of COVID-19 vaccines coming to Discovery Plus

Mumbai: "The Vaccine: Conquering COVID", a documentary providing insight into vaccines created to conquer the coronavirus pandemic, is slated to arrive on the streaming platform Discovery Plus.The special goes behind the scenes of the race for a COVID-19 vaccine and features interviews with the world's leading doctors involved including Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Dr Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health; and Dr John Mascola of the National Institutes of Health.According to a press release from the makers, the documentary will include firsthand accounts from those at the forefront of the pandemic as well as from leaders such Colorado Governor Jared Polis

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Massive Colorado snowstorm slams drought-stricken region, canceling 2,000 flights

CBS 4 Denver reported.AdvertisementDENVER, CO - MARCH 14: Snow falls next to the Colorado State Capitol on March 14, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. More than 1800 flights into and out of Denver have been canceled this weekend and highways around the state have been closed down as a winter Gov.

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New Covid-19 variant hits US as Joe Biden vows all-out effort

Also Read | Ten books from 2020 you must not missThe EU health agency warned that the strain carried a high risk for more hospitalizations and deaths -- not because the infections are more severe but because it spreads more easily.The Rocky Mountain state of Colorado recorded what is believed to be the first case in the United States -- which has suffered the highest death toll of the year-old pandemic that has claimed more than 1.78 million lives globally.Governor Jared Polis said a man in his 20s in Elbert County near Denver was infected with the variant known as B.1.1.7 and is isolating.Biden, after receiving a briefing from experts on the pandemic, warned that the dire Covid situation may not ease up until "well into March.""The next

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1st known U.S. case of U.K. coronavirus variant detected in Colorado

Colorado has discovered a case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis said on Tuesday, the first known case in the United States.“Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK,” Polis said on Twitter.Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK. The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely.

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BREAKING US records first case of mutant Covid variant running rampant in UK

Washington Post reports.According to a tweet from the office of Gov. Jared Polis, the patient has no history of travel leading to an investigation as to where he may have contracted the virus.He wrote: “The individual has no close contacts identified so far but public health officials are working to identify other potential cases and contacts through thorough contact tracing interviews.”The United States becomes the latest country to detect the more contagious version of the disease with 17 countries including Australia and South Korea, also identifying it.

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First known US case of UK COVID-19 variant confirmed in Colorado

Colorado Governor Jared Polis, left, points to the Covid-19 vaccine in a small vial as he watches as Gina Harper, clinical coordinator with pharmacy, right, reconstitutes a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine before it is administered to the first patients (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)DENVER - The U.S.

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Colorado health officials confirm new COVID-19 variant in the state

Public health officials in Colorado confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant in the United States that was first discovered in Britain weeks ago, prompting a new set of lockdowns. The state informed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the case. "The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will closely monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely," Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement.

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Justices order review of Colorado virus rules for churches

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a lower federal court to reexamine Colorado restrictions on indoor religious services to combat the coronavirus in light of the justices’ recent ruling in favor of churches and synagogues in New York. Three dissenting justices noted that the state already had lifted the challenged restrictions.The high court’s unsigned decision did not rule that limits imposed by Gov.

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Colorado governor's husband taken to the hospital over worsening COVID-19 symptoms

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' husband, Marlon Reis, has been taken to the hospital for treatment following worsening COVID-19 symptoms, according to a press release from the governor's office Sunday. "Over the last 24 hours, First Gentleman Marlon Reis started to experience a slightly worsening cough and shortness of breath on day eight after being diagnosed with COVID," the governor's office said in the statement.

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Colorado's Gov. Polis tests positive for COVID-19

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, have tested positive for COVID-19. "Marlon and I are feeling well so far, and are in good spirits," Polis wrote in a Saturday evening Facebook post.

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Colorado Gov. Polis is in quarantine after coronavirus exposure

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has entered quarantine after learning Wednesday he was exposed to someone who tested positive for coronavirus.

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States impose new rules, plead with public to stop COVID-19 spread

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North Dakota nurses worry about working with colleagues diagnosed with COVID-19

FILE - A mask sits on the table as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Colorado Governor Jared Polis in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday May 13, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Colorado reports spikes in coronavirus cases not seen since April

Colorado saw 967 new cases of coronavirus Monday, the highest number of new cases reported in a day since mid-April, according to the state’s Department of Public Health and Environment. “We need to get this under control now,” Gov.

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US daily COVID-19 cases near 50,000 as 19 states pause reopening

The United States saw another record-setting day yesterday, with more than 48,000 new cases of COVID-19 reported, according to the New York Times.

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Colorado reexamines Elijah McClain's death in police custody

FILE - Sheneen McClain, center, mother of Elijah McClain, speaks during a press conference in front of the Aurora Municipal Center on Oct. 1, 2019.

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Colorado To Work With 800 AmeriCorps And Senior Corps Members To Aid Health Officials With Contact Tracing.

Denver Post (6/3, Seaman) reports, “More than 800 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps members will help state health officials with contact tracing, a process considered essential to containing the spread of the novel coronavirus, Gov.

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Report Suggests Older Coloradans Must Practice “More Stringent” Social Distancing Measures Than Young Coloradans To Prevent Overloading Hospitals.

The Denver Post (5/26, Tabachnik) reports older Coloradans “need to practice more stringent social distancing than younger residents in the coming months if the state is to avoid exceeding its critical care hospital capacity later this summer, according to a new modeling report released Tuesday.” The modeling “predicts that if Colorado moves to lower levels of social distancing this summer, older adults will need to remain at stay-at-home levels of movement in order to avoid exceeding hospital capacity.” The report states, “If only half of older adults adopt high levels of social distancing under a 55% social distancing scenario, the state is at risk of exceeding hospital capacity this summer.” Gov.

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Colorado Gov. Polis pushes back against CDC's coronavirus death counts

A sign is seen by the entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia on April 23, 2020. - The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 186,462 on April 23, according to a tally from official sou

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0