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A former hotel owner in LoDo has been charged with defrauding the federal government by lying on loan applications and then using the public money for personal purchases. Amin Suliaman, 47, was arrested in Miami on Tuesday, one week after a federal grand jury indicted him on four counts of wire fraud.

Northbound U. S. 85 was shut down near East 104th Avenue on Thursday afternoon due to what Commerce City police called a “massive crash” involving a semitrailer and a dump truck. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Diesel leaks into canal after semi truck rollover on U. S. 85 near Commerce City Crashes and Disasters | C-470 and U.

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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U. S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.

U. S. Rep. Lauren Boebert put her support for former President Trump on full display Thursday morning, taking a front-row seat at his criminal hush money trial in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. “They may have gagged President Trump. They didn’t gag me,” the Colorado congresswoman posted to the social platform X, where she shared a photo showing her with several other Republican legislators in the courtroom.

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s wealthiest person, is less than thrilled about a recent painting of her being exhibited at one of Australia’s largest art museums. But her reported attempts to get the unflattering portrait taken down is backfiring: the piece, part of a collection of portraits by an acclaimed indigenous artist, has been defended by the museum, the arts industry, and—perhaps worst for her—social media users, who have given it more attention than ever. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The portrait features Rinehart, who is 70 years old, with a misshapen head, downturned lips, and a double chin.