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Check out some festivals in Denver this weekend — from the Denver Fringe Festival and PrideFest to the Colorado Tiny House Festival and the Denver Cherry Blossom Festival. buff.ly/3HOLju4

Things to do in Denver this weekend, June 24-26

PrideFest, Denver Fringe Festival, and Game 5 in the Stanley Cup Final!

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The Stanley Cup was all shined up and in the building, too. buff.ly/3QP5BrJ

Lightning win Game 5, deny Avs chance to take Stanley Cup

The Cup was all shined up and in the building, too.

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Very large demonstration in Grand Junction tonight in support of abortion access.
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Servicios de la Raza's Denver Pride float takes a cue from Día de los Muertos and features over 400 paper flowers and skulls. “It inspired me, how our culture pays so much tribute and so much dedication to people who have departed,” said Roberto Esquivel. buff.ly/39Q6yzl

Denver Pride float honors Chicanos and Latinos lost to HIV, AIDS

For Denver's Pride, Servicios de la Raza's float takes cues from Día de los Muertos and honors people who have departed.

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#InTheseStreetz #StanleyCup @CPRNews
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My manz holdin’ it down. Ain’t letting no one in!! #inthesestreetz #StanleyCup @CPRNews
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It’s poppin’ in downtown Denver. #StanleyCup @CPRNews
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America is facing problems on multiple fronts, according to Ron Hanks. Energy independence, national security and inflation are issues he says he’s ready to help fix by being elected to the United States Senate. buff.ly/3Op6S7g

Republican state Rep. Ron Hanks is focused on immigration, voting security and abortion in U.S....

Ron Hanks also spoke about his view on the Jan. 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Here's downtown #Denver
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Here's how the people on your ballot for Tuesday's primary elections are responding to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. buff.ly/3A3GITg

What Colorado’s candidates for governor and Congress are saying about the Supreme Court abortion...

Republican hopefuls generally celebrated the ruling, while Democrats called for voters to elect politicians who would blunt its impact.

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Downtown Denver is packed tonight, as crowds rally against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the federal right to an abortion and come together to watch the Avs play in Game 5. buff.ly/3yh8Y3o

Between a potential Avs win and abortion protests planned at the

Police are expecting 25,000 people downtown for the Avs alone.

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Dozens of people demonstrated in Pueblo on Friday evening to show their support for abortion rights after the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v. Wade @krcc @CPRNews
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Denver’s history of Stanley Cup madness could be a preview of things to come if the Avs win the final, tonight or in the days to come. See more photos of what followed the 1996 and 2001 wins: buff.ly/3ykPHhC
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Utah is another “trigger” state. The state law bans abortion except in the case of incest or sexual assault, to prevent death or serious injury to the pregnant woman, or if the fetus has severe or deadly birth defects.
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Abortion is legal in Nebraska with some exceptions when the patient is a minor and for telemedicine. State lawmakers there failed to pass a trigger ban this year. Some are trying to call for a special session for the Nebraska legislature to enact a trigger ban again.
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The legal right to an abortion is codified in Kansas's Constitution, so the court's decision doesn't override access there. But, the state's GOP majority has asked voters to add an amendment in August that would allow lawmakers to ban the procedures if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
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Oklahoma's governor recently signed a bill that makes abortions after six weeks of pregnancy illegal — a near copy of the Texas measure that passed in 2021. The bill allows for the exception of medical emergencies, but does not make exceptions for incest or sexual assault.
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Abortion is legal and will remain legal in New Mexico. There was an abortion ban on the state’s books that would have been activated by the Supreme Court’s decision, but last year New Mexico's governor struck that law from the books.
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Read more about the patchwork of abortion laws in Colorado and the neighboring states: buff.ly/3xVcDCz

Colorado abortion law is virtually alone in the West. Will it attract residents of nearby states?

What abortion care looks like in Colorado versus Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska and Oklahoma by the laws and by the numbers.

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Read more about the Supreme Court's decision today and what it means for Colorado: buff.ly/3u1RUf1

Roe v. Wade reversal means Colorado will now be one of few places in the region where abortion...

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court’s landmark abortion cases....

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