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Even the excitement of a Little League grand slam couldn’t save the Rockies from an inevitable defeat on Friday at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals beat the Rockies on the second night of the four-game series, as St. Louis got to Colorado pitchers early and then late in the game. After Austin Gomber’s rough opening, the Cardinals’ decisive swings came by tagging Matt Carasiti for a three-run eighth. In the 8-5 defeat, the Rockies were subpar in clutch situations, finishing the game 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position while stranding nine runners. Gomber, owner of an unsightly 8.18 ERA in the first inning this year entering Friday, continued that trend. The Cardinals scored three in the opening inning off the southpaw via Paul Goldschmidt’s RBI infield single, Nolan Arenado’s sacrifice fly and Nolan Gorman’s RBI single to center.

What lovely news. Associated Press: Thailand kicked off its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month with a parade Saturday, as the country is on course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality. The annual Bangkok Pride Parade filled one side of a major thoroughfare with a colorful parade for several hours in one of the Thai capital’s busiest commercial districts.

More than 600 flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Friday as a severe thunderstorm brought wind gusts up to 60 mph across the region. Related Articles Transportation | As violence and drugs spill onto RTD’s buses and trains, agency works to make transit safer Transportation | RTD trains will not run to the airport Tuesday morning during A Line closure Transportation | DIA’s accessibility for people with disabilities draws scrutiny as lawmaker blasts city’s lobbying on bill Transportation | Cool down on Thursday and Friday ahead of higher temperatures in metro Denver Transportation | More than 900 flights delayed at Denver International Airport due to wind There were 609 flights delayed as of 8 p.m., according to the flight tracking website FlightAware, most of which were on Southwest and United Airlines. Arriving flights are delayed up to 30 minutes because of the wind, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm for the airport and parts of Adams and Arapahoe counties, with wind gusts up to 60 mph and pea-sized hail possible until 8:30 p.m. This is a developing story and may be updated. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Hierarchy In the opening episode of Hierarchy, Netflix’s new K-drama about students at an elite private school in Korea, a former “it” couple of high teen society climb into separate sports cars and take off around a track. This is what breaking up looks like for teens in the world of Hierarchy; one does not simply send a text, they challenge their childhood sweetheart to a high-stakes game of speeding vehicles. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Well, in theory the stakes are high.

Summer is right around the corner and so are some highly anticipated albums from superstars. We’ll hear debuts from Normani, Tems, and Ice Spice, and new music from Charli XCX and Megan Thee Stallion, who is currently on her Hot Girl Summer tour. Omar Apollo is gearing up to release his sophomore album, God Said No, which features a spoken word interlude from the actor Pedro Pascal.

Financial disclosures for eight of the nine Supreme Court Justices were made public on Friday, revealing information about a gifted trip to Bali, free concert tickets to see Beyoncé, and nearly $1.6 million in book deals. The annual disclosures come as the court faces mounting pressure over its transparency and accountability measures, particularly concerning potential conflicts of interest and ties to affluent donors.