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DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors in Colorado started a crackdown against nearly two dozen medical marijuana dispensaries located within 1,000 feet of schools, giving the proprietors 45 days to cease operations or face civil and criminal penalties.

DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors in Colorado started a crackdown against nearly two dozen medical marijuana dispensaries located within 1,000 feet of schools, giving the proprietors 45 days to cease operations or face civil and criminal penalties.

Bishop James Conley has called a bill that would recognize the relationships of gay couples with civil unions 'dangerous and unjust'. Bishop James Conley, the apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Denver, has called a proposed bill that would recognize the relationships of gay and lesbian couples with civil unions ?dangerous and unjust.? ?We do not know the long-term consequences of creating a parallel for marriage, distinct from its ancient and natural meaning. But we do know they will be severe,? Conley said in a January op-ed titled Make No Mistake: Civil Unions Are An Effort To Redefine Marriage published in the Denver Catholic Register. Gay couples can currently enter a civil union in Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Delaware and Hawaii. ?The Catholic Church doesn't teach that persons who experience homosexual inclinations are evil ? quite the contrary, in fact,? Conley wrote. ?But our church does believe that homosexual attraction is a tragic distortion of the great gi

DENVER (Reuters) - Snowfall in the Rockies and soaking rain in the South brought delays for holiday travelers on the first official day of winter, forecasters said on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology shares slumped on Wednesday and pushed the Nasdaq down 1 percent after Oracle reported results that cast doubts on the sector's health, even as broader markets closed mostly flat in a thinly traded day.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks declined modestly on Wednesday as equities retreated from recent gains, while weak earnings from Oracle raised concerns about the health of the tech sector, pressuring the group and pushing the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent.

DENVER (Reuters) - A holdout group of anti-Wall Street protesters set fire to their tent camp in downtown Denver during an overnight raid by police that dismantled the site, authorities said on Tuesday.

DENVER (Reuters) - The company that employed five workers killed in a 2007 fire at a Colorado hydroelectric plant was ordered on Monday by a federal judge to pay more than $1.5 million to the victims' surviving family members.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Acetazolamide, a drug commonly used to prevent acute mountain sickness, may reduce symptoms for some people who use it, a review of studies indicates.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with milder heartburn problems might find some relief from deep breathing exercises, a small clinical trial suggests.

(Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets moved to firm up their frontline by signing free agent forward Shelden Williams, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Tuesday.

DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado judge ruled on Friday that the state's education law is unconstitutional because it underfunds public schools and fails to provide a "thorough and uniform" education to all students.

DENVER (Reuters) - Though demographic trends lean in his favor, President Barack Obama has work to do in Colorado to woo Hispanics, the voting bloc that holds the key to victory in this battleground state and, potentially, nationwide.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police arrested 62 economic protesters in Washington on Wednesday as they blocked streets and disrupted traffic in an area famous as a center for the offices of lobbyists.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police arrested 62 economic protesters in Washington on Wednesday as they blocked streets and disrupted traffic in an area famous as a center for the offices of lobbyists.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police arrested economic protesters in Washington on Wednesday as they blocked streets and disrupted traffic in an area famous as a center for the offices of lobbyists.

We have long suspected that Metro Police officers shoot their guns more often than police in other cities, and that our process for investigating those shootings is faulty.

ORCHARD PARK, New York (Reuters) - The crushing heartbreak of losing four consecutive Super Bowls is starting to feel like the glory days for long-suffering Buffalo Bills fans, who once again are watching a season full of promise slip away into an uncertain future.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Police conducted a peaceful, pre-dawn eviction of the Occupy New Orleans site on Tuesday, the latest in a string of cities around the country to clear out protesters.

(Reuters) - Police extended moves aimed at keeping anti-Wall street protesters from camping on Monday, arresting 11 people in Orlando and San Diego after a weekend clampdown in cities on both the East and West coasts netted scores of arrests.