Centennial lifts outdoor pickleball court ban after adopting new rules

Pour the concrete, paint the lines and stand up the nets. Centennial lifted its six-month ban on the construction of outdoor pickleball courts shortly before midnight Tuesday after the City Council passed new rules and regulations for a sport that has exploded in popularity across the country in recent years. It also has generated a spate of noise complaints nationwide […]

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Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh accept ceasefire after Azerbaijan offensive

Armenian forces have accepted Russian-brokered ceasefire terms a day hours after Azerbaijan’s military launched an invasion of the contested enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. The ceasefire terms call for the complete disarmament of Nagorno-Karabakh troops. Notably, Nagorno-Karabakh is home to approximately 120,000 ethnic Armenians and is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan recovered control of territories in and surrounding Karabakh three […]

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Ukraines Zelensky thrust into icy face-off with Russia at UN meeting

The two countries faced off at a special UN Security Council meeting on the war – but there was no prospect of any peace talks. It had been unclear if Mr Zelensky would stay seated at the 15-member body’s horseshoe-shaped table if Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, decided to speak. It had been rumoured that Russian Foreign Minister […]

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Elijah McClain: Opening statements due in first Aurora police trial

AURORA — Attorneys are expected to give opening statements Wednesday in the jury trial for the first two Aurora police officers criminally charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Aurora officer Randy Roedema, 41, and former officer Jason Rosenblatt, 34, each are charged with reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault in connection with McClain’s death. They are the […]

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Fury over busty Oktoberfest revellers in excessively low-cut, Chinese outfits

A Bavarian Prince has hit out at Oktoberfest revellers who are wearing "excessively low cut, Chinese plastic" outfits. Cheap attire and a "cultural appropriation" of the country has left a 72-year-old Royal Family member foaming at the mouth. Prince of Bavaria, Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich says the cheap costumes are dressing down the historic event. He blasted the "carnival" atmosphere Oktoberfest […]

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