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Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize
It was 5:30 a.m. Thursday in New York when Mario Vargas Llosa took a long-distance call...
Domain Registrar Confirms New Pirate Bay Investigation
Suspicions that the police have started a new criminal investigation...
Floods likely to worsen in next century
New research published in the journal, Nature, investigates the risks of flooding in the coming decades and the outlook is grim...
Obama chooses Elena Kagan for high court, stresses her ‘restraint’
WASHINGTON — Calling her a "trailblazing lady," President Obama announced his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court in a ceremony Monday morning in the White House...
South Carolina woman arrested for overdue VHS tape
Streaming video has provided massive access to content for the average person, but it is not without its issues. Hiccuping streams from dodgy internet connections are the bane of any good binge-watch marathon. But before pining too hard for the lost days of video ...
BW’s first editor reflects on past two decades
It was a little more than 20 years ago that I accepted the position as first editor of Boulder Weekly. Sometimes that feels like a long time ago. Other times, like yesterday...
Kinetics set for Aug. 28 at Union Reservoir
Organizers of the revamped Kinetics have announced that the event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 28, at Union Reservoir in Longmont...
University of Illinois chancellor resigns in wake of admissions scandal
CHICAGO — University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman...
Cold weather prompts expansion of homeless services
The frigid weather expected over the next couple of days has Boulder advocates preparing to open additional shelter space for the homeless...
Louis Farrakhan defends ‘brother’ Gadhafi
CHICAGO — Warning that destruction could be on America's doorstep because it oppresses "God's chosen people," Minister Louis Farrakhan, the controversial Nation of Islam leader, defended Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday, calling the U.S. action in Libya ...
ACLU appeals Boulder homeless man’s conviction, camping ordinance
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal challenge today against the city of Boulder camping ordinance that prohibits homeless people from sleeping outside under a blanket or sleeping bag...
