A judge in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colorado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colorado</a> has rejected a challenge filed by a Left-leaning group to remove former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> from the state&#8217;s 2024 presidential primary ballot under the 14th Amendment. 
On Friday, Colorado Judge Sarah B. Wallace <a href="https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/02nd_Judicial_District/Denver_District_Court/11_17_2023%20Final%20Order.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> that Trump could not be kicked off the ballot in the state because the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment did not apply to the presidency. The challenge in Colorado was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-amendment-2024-ballot-colorado-5b6e40f069abc1b8604ec37c46621055" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on behalf of six Colorado voters. 
“Part of the court’s decision is its reluctance to embrace an interpretation which would disqualify a presidential candidate without a clear, unmistakable indication that such is the intent of Section 3,” Wallace wrote. The ruling comes after similar efforts to block Trump from appearing on state ballots <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-judge-dismisses-14th-amendment-challenge-against-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed in Michigan</a> and Minnesota. 
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/us/politics/colorado-trump-14th-amendment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the ruling was another nail in the coffin for the efforts to make Trump ineligible to run for office. 
“We applaud today’s ruling in Colorado, which is another nail in the coffin of the un-American ballot challenges,” Cheung said. “These cases represent the most cynical and blatant political attempts to interfere with the upcoming presidential election by desperate Democrats who know Crooked Joe Biden is a failed president on the fast track to defeat.”
Wallace did rule that the Capitol riot was an “insurrection” and claimed that Trump meant to “incite political violence.” 
“Trump acted with the specific intent to incite political violence and direct it at the Capitol with the purpose of disrupting the electoral certification,” Wallace wrote. “Trump cultivated a culture that embraced political violence through his consistent endorsement of the same.”
Mario Nicolais, a lawyer for the group who challenged Trump’s eligibility, said that the group planned on appealing. 
“The court found that Donald Trump engaged in insurrection after a careful and thorough review of the evidence,” Nicolais said. “We are very pleased with the opinion and look forward to addressing the sole legal issue on appeal, namely whether Section 3 of the 14th Amendment applies to insurrectionist presidents. We believe that it does.”
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Trump, currently the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination, has risen above President Joe Biden in polling from recent crucial swing states. 
The ruling from Wallace came the same day that House Speaker Mike Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-announces-public-release-of-january-6-footage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that he would be making footage from January 6 publicly available for everyone to view. 
Much of the footage that was previously made available focused on protester clashes with police while widely shared footage from Friday&#8217;s drop showed people walking down a hallway past law enforcement in an orderly fashion and even waving to officers.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colorado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colorado</a> Republican Rep. Ken Buck announced Wednesday he would not seek re-election next year, citing significant woes with his party related to the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 U.S. Capitol breach.
&#8220;Too many Republican leaders are lying to America claiming that the 2020 election was stolen, describing January 6 as an unguided tour of the Capitol and asserting that the ensuing prosecutions are a weaponization of our justice system,&#8221; Buck said in a video statement. &#8220;These insidious narratives breed widespread cynicism and erode Americans&#8217; confidence in the rule of law.&#8221;
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Earlier today I announced that I won&#39;t be seeking re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Buck, 64, is currently serving his fifth term for Colorado&#8217;s 4th Congressional District.
He was first elected to Congress in 2015 and has served on a number of committees, including the House Judiciary and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Buck also serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, and the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
He announced his decision to leave the lower chamber of Congress after facing backlash from GOP lawmakers and their constituents who support former President Donald Trump.
The Colorado lawmaker has been taking heat since certifying Joe Biden as the victor of the 2020 presidential election. Although he serves as a member of the pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus, Buck has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-member-ken-buck-on-trump-indictment-i-wont-support-his-campaign-if-hes-convicted" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opposed</a> members of the conference who said they would support Trump if he is convicted in his federal indictments or launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
In a September op-ed for The Washington Post, Buck <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/01/ken-buck-leaving-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the inquiry relied &#8220;on an imagined history&#8221; and that the &#8220;serious matter &#8230; should have a foundation of rock-solid facts.&#8221;
Buck also played a key role in ousting former Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), marking his name as one of the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats to take the gavel away from McCarthy.
Buck also opposed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan in his bid for speaker, which reportedly led to him receiving death threats and an eviction notice from his Colorado office landlord, who was upset over Buck&#8217;s vote against Jordan.
His fifth term officially ends on January 3, 2025.
During an <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/gop-rep-ken-buck-announces-he-will-not-run-for-re-election-196870725653" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with MSNBC on Wednesday, Buck signaled that other GOP lawmakers would also announce their retirement from office, including Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger, who also announced she would not seek reelection next year.
&#8220;I am joining Kay and probably some others in the near future, but I&#8217;ve decided that it is time for me to do some other things. I always have been disappointed with our inability in Congress to deal with major issues,&#8221; Buck said.
Granger, 80, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-reps-ken-buck-kay-granger-announce-wont-run-re-election-rcna123189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said in her statement Wednesday that she wants to vacate her seat to allow the younger generation to become leaders in Washington, D.C.
&#8220;As I announce my decision to not seek re-election, I am encouraged by the next generation of leaders in my district,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s time for the next generation to step up and take the mantle and be a strong and fierce representative for the people.&#8221;
&#8220;Although I am not running for re-election, I plan to serve out the remainder of my term and work with our new Speaker and my colleagues to advance our conservative agenda and finish the job I was elected to do,&#8221; Granger added.

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Law enforcement officials in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colorado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colorado</a> said this week that the 20-year-old Latino male who was found dead with a large number of weapons at an amusement park is believed to have committed suicide rather than carry out a potential attack.
The man was found with multiple firearms, a large quantity of ammunition, real and fake explosive devices, and was wearing body armor with a ballistic helmet. A bomb squad detonated the explosive devices at the park.
&#8220;Given the preparation, given the amount of weapons and the amount of ordnance he had it almost seemed highly likely that he intended to use those against the community,&#8221; Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario said at a press conference, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/diego-barajas-medina-fbi-checking-social-media-cellphone-colorado-man-dead-guns-explosives-glenwood-caverns-adventure-park/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to CBS News. &#8220;We took notice right away. This wasn&#8217;t an ordinary potential suicide. This gentleman was carrying a large amount of weapons. And then subsequently we also found some explosive devices. Some of those explosive devices were fake but some of those explosive devices were also real.&#8221;
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are now assisting Garfield County with investigating the man to determine what might have been going on. Officials are looking at phone records, social media accounts, and talking with people who went to school with him.
&#8220;Speaking with family and doing a search on his room at his home, we don&#8217;t see any history, we don&#8217;t see any reason. We don&#8217;t see any motive,&#8221; Vallario said. &#8220;He was just completely under the radar.&#8221;
Some friends interviewed by CBS News said that he was quiet and kept to himself. The man&#8217;s brother <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brother-says-heavily-armed-man-found-dead-colorado-amusement-park-woul-rcna123061" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NBC News that he &#8220;wouldn’t talk to any of us.&#8221;
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&#8220;I can tell you that when I first saw this, it was definitely a realization that this type of danger has come to quiet Glenwood Springs, Colorado and fortunately for whatever reason — we may never know — although he was very highly prepared, very highly weaponized, whatever his preparation was he chose instead, as we believe at this point, to commit suicide,&#8221; Vallario said.
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-with-multiple-guns-explosives-found-dead-at-colorado-amusement-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">located</a> between Aspen and Vail along Interstate 70 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on a mountaintop setting overlooking the city, according to its website. The amusement park offers several attractions, including roller coasters, zip lines, a gondola, and mountaintop dining.
Brandon Drey contributed to this report.
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Colorado Buffaloes head coach <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/deion-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deion Sanders</a> wants the NCAA or the Rose Bowl to repay his players&#8217; thousands of dollars after the college athletes were robbed of jewelry, cash, and other valuable items during their game against the UCLA Bruins last weekend.
&#8220;Our kids got robbed during the game last week,&#8221; Sanders <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38787831/deion-sanders-wants-colorado-players-reimbursed-robbery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s a travesty. I would expect the NCAA to do something about that.&#8221;
The Buffaloes lost 28-16 to the then-No. 23 Bruins on Saturday at the Rose Bowl stadium in Los Angeles — approximately 26 miles northeast of the UCLA campus. Upon returning to their locker room, at least five players <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/thousands-of-dollars-of-jewelry-stolen-from-colorado-football-players-during-ucla-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discovered they were victims</a> of the alleged robbery.
&#8220;This is the Rose Bowl,&#8221; Sanders continued. &#8220;They said the Granddaddy of &#8217;em all, right? I&#8217;m sure Granddaddy had some money. Grandpa should have some money to give these kids.&#8221;
UCLA officials filed a report with the Pasadena Police Department on Monday detailing the items stolen from the Buffaloes&#8217; locker room at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles.
&#8220;The UCLA athletic department confirmed that a report was filed to the Pasadena Police Department following the UCLA-Colorado football game regarding items that were reportedly missing from the Colorado locker room,&#8221; UCLA said in a statement. &#8220;UCLA is in communication with law enforcement, Rose Bowl Stadium officials, and the University of Colorado on the matter.&#8221;
UCLA head coach Chip Kelly called the incident &#8220;awful for anybody.&#8221;
&#8220;You would think that when you go anywhere that your valuables are safe,&#8221; Kelly said.
A video posted to social media following the game showed several players lamenting about their stolen items.
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&#8220;I just got mine, bro,&#8221; Colorado safety Cam&#8217;Ron Silmon-Craig said. &#8220;I had the jewelry box and everything, bro. They took it off my jewelry box.&#8221;
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Sanders reportedly said most of the players on his team never purchased insurance for the items that were stolen on Saturday.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to have a list made out from these young men, and I know they&#8217;re going to be truthful about what they lost, so we can try and get it back for them,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;They may not be able to get the items back, but they should be able to reimburse them. That was unbelievable.&#8221;
&#8220;It don&#8217;t make no sense when you&#8217;re out there ballin&#8217; and playing your heart out, and you get robbed at the same [time],&#8221; he added. &#8220;I hope we can do something about that, NCAA. You do something about everything else. Do something about that.&#8221;
Between the stolen items and losing the last four out of five games, the Buffaloes have faced a streak of bad luck.
Sheduer Sanders, the starting quarterback for the Buffaloes and Dieon&#8217;s youngest son, took several hits during the last game after the Bruins&#8217; defense team sacked him seven times and slammed and knocked him down dozens of other times. The battering left Sanders needing an injection at halftime to keep playing.
His father and head coach said he would give Sheduer &#8220;another day or so&#8221; to heal before returning to the field.
&#8220;We want his best,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;He&#8217;s doing well, though, mentally, physically, as well as psychologically.&#8221;
The Buffaloes host No. 16 Oregon State Beavers on November 4.

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Deion Sanders Says 'Granddaddy' Rose Bowl, NCAA Should Repay Players' Stolen Items

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A Colorado court heard opening arguments on Monday to determine whether the state can use the U.S. Constitution&#8217;s 14th Amendment &#8220;insurrection&#8221; clause to disqualify former President Donald Trump from appearing on its 2024 presidential election ballots.
&#8220;Trump incited a violent mob to attack our Capitol, to stop the peaceful transition of power,&#8221; Eric Olson, an attorney representing Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-ballot-disqualification-trial-begin-colorado-2023-10-30/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said in an opening statement before a Colorado District Court judge.
CREW filed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/removing-trump-from-2024-ballot-would-reinforce-voter-grievances-about-elections-ga-sec-of-state-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a> in September to remove Trump from the ballot in Colorado under the 14th Amendment, accusing the former president of violating Section 3, which bars anyone from running for office who had previously taken an oath of office, then &#8220;engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.&#8221;
U.S. officials ratified the Amendment in 1868 in the aftermath of the Civil War during the Reconstruction Era, which was designed to represent a new birth of freedom for previously disenfranchised citizens, according to Cornell University&#8217;s Legal Information Institute.
The group argues the clause constitutionally disqualifies the leading Republican contender from the next presidential election for allegedly engaging in &#8220;insurrection&#8221; against the United States because he &#8220;incited a violent mob&#8221; in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.
Before the crowd breached the nation&#8217;s capitol, Trump gave remarks on the Ellipse on January 6. At one point during his speech, the former president said, &#8220;I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.&#8221;
But despite Trump&#8217;s legal team arguing that those words were not a call to incite violence, Olson claimed the former president &#8220;summoned and organized the mob&#8221; to storm the U.S. Capitol.
&#8220;We are here because Trump claims, after all that, that he has the right to be president again,&#8221; Olson said. &#8220;But our Constitution, the shared charter of our nation, says he cannot do so.&#8221;
Scott Gessler, a lawyer representing Trump, dismissed the claim against the former president, saying that disqualifying Trump from the next election would set a dangerous precedent based on &#8220;legal theories that have never been embraced by a state or federal court.&#8221;
&#8220;People should be able to run for office and shouldn&#8217;t be punished for their speech,&#8221; Gessler reportedly told the court during his opening statement.
Gessler, a former secretary of state for Colorado, called the lawsuit &#8220;anti-democratic&#8221; and pointed to the &#8220;rule of democracy&#8221; election law that &#8220;errs on the side of letting people vote&#8221; in circumstances open for interpretation.
Before the trial, Trump&#8217;s legal team filed a motion to have Judge Sarah B. Wallace of the Colorado 2nd Judicial District recuse herself from the trial because she reportedly made a $100 donation to the Colorado Turnout Project in October 2022, which states on its website organizers formed it to &#8220;prevent violent insurrections.&#8221;
Wallace <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-ballot-14th-amendment-colorado-f5d6c6174476ec414208323785df6e15" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> denied the motion, claiming she didn&#8217;t recall donating to the group until the legal team filed the motion.
&#8220;I will not allow this legal proceeding to turn into a circus,&#8221; she said.
Other groups in Michigan and Minnesota have also brought similar lawsuits against Trump, but Colorado is the first to bring its challenge to trial using the measure — which has rarely been used over the last 150 years.
Colorado&#8217;s trial marks the first time it&#8217;s been used to disqualify a former president from holding public office again.
Trump faces four separate indictments along the East Coast, including charges related to hush money, classified documents, election interference, and racketeering. Trump has broadly denied any wrongdoing in the charges brought against him and has claimed politically motivated forces are targeting him in a &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; propagated by the Biden administration and Democrat prosecutors.

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Law enforcement in Colorado reportedly found a &#8220;heavily armed&#8221; man dead at an amusement park over the weekend. Authorities suggested the man had enough weaponry, ammunition, and explosives to potentially carry out a massive attack.
The Garfield County Sheriff&#8217;s Office announced that authorities had launched an investigation at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park after employees notified officials they located the body of a 22-year-old man on Saturday morning before the park opened to the public.
Walt Stowe, a spokesperson for the Garfield County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/30/man-found-dead-colorado-amusement-park-glenwood-caverns-adventure/71381294007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> USA TODAY that authorities are investigating the suspect death as a possible suicide.
&#8220;There is no danger to the community as of right now,&#8221; Stowe said.
According to a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GarcoSheriff/posts/732173818949114?ref=embed_post" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>, the two-day investigation discovered the deceased unidentified male had illegally entered the park after hours when no employees were on site. Upon finding him, authorities said the man was dressed in black-colored tactical clothing with patches and emblems resembling an association with law enforcement.
Authorities said the man was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a semi-automatic handgun with multiple loaded magazines for both firearms, and was wearing body armor with a ballistic helmet.
Police also found multiple improvised explosive devices in a vehicle that authorities believe may have been associated with the suspect — which prompted a bomb squad backed by the Garfield County All Hazard to sweep the park for additional danger.
&#8220;The initial two days of the investigation have been carried out in the slow, methodical manner in order to search the property, as well as the suspect&#8217;s residence to ensure the safety of the public and to begin to determine the extent of his criminal activity,&#8221; authorities said in the news release. &#8220;The safety of the public, bomb, disposal personnel, law enforcement, and other first responders were the priority, as well as making sure the cabins were safe to re-open.&#8221;
Police concluded that the suspect could have &#8220;implemented an attack of devastating proportions upon our community, and first responders&#8221; after discovering the amount of firearms, ammunition, and explosives located in association with the suspect.
Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario <a href="https://apnews.com/article/amusement-park-armed-man-dead-colorado-explosives-f8b34303fcfb6b5a4cad63934e74b59c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said a message written on a wall inside a women&#8217;s bathroom said, &#8220;I am not a killer, I just want to get into the caves.&#8221; The sheriff did not confirm if the message came from the suspect.
According to the press release, the Garfield County Coroner will disclose the suspect&#8217;s identity and official cause of death.
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is located between Aspen and Vail along Interstate 70 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on a mountaintop setting overlooking the city, according to its website. The amusement park offers several attractions, including roller coasters, zip lines, a gondola, and mountaintop dining.
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park General Manager Nancy Heard thanked the first responders for working together to ensure the park is safe to reopen in a statement to USA TODAY.
&#8220;This very sad and tragic incident reminds us how much our Glenwood Springs community means to us,&#8221; Heard said.

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Denver has spent nearly $2 billion on its homeless problem over the last three years, a new study shows.
Over the last three years, Colorado has spent nearly $2 billion on homelessness, mostly in the Denver metro area, according to the annual <a href="https://commonsenseinstituteco.org/metro-denver-homelessness-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> from the Common Sense Institute.
More than $1.9 billion was set aside for homelessness spending, which comes to about $30,000 to $60,000 per person, the study found.
Meanwhile, the homeless population in Denver is ballooning.
The number of homeless people in the Denver metro area has risen 58% from 5,728 in 2016 to 9,065 in 2023, a rise of about 58%, the study found.
Denver now ranks tenth in the nation for the highest number of homeless people, according to the study.
“It’s a public policy challenge that dominated the election season and generated conversations in neighborhoods across the state. And, rightfully so, this is an issue that pulls at our heartstrings and challenges our compassion,” Kelly Caufield, executive director at the Common Sense Institute <a href="https://denvergazette.com/homeless/denver-metro-homeless-spending-study/article_cd76f85a-7675-11ee-9415-fb8adaac70f6.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
In July when Denver Mayor Mike Johnston took office he declared a state of emergency on homelessness and promised to house 1,000 homeless people by the end of the year.
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Last month, Denver police investigated allegations of a “pop-up bar” selling alcohol at a homeless encampment in the city, along with complaints about tents being rented out for prostitution.
Photos of the “pop-up bar” <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/pop-up-bar-homeless-denver-police-investigating-streetside-tavern/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> dozens of liquor bottles displayed on shelves along with a cooler, cushioned chairs, a chaise lounge, couches, tents, and astroturf flooring. Large umbrellas provided shade, and dozens of empty liquor bottles were reportedly visible as well.
Police also investigated complaints about tents and couches being rented out for prostitution.
Other large cities have also been struggling with a persistent homeless problem and the drug use and crime that often go hand in hand.
San Francisco <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-francisco-mayor-joins-hundreds-of-protesters-urging-9th-circuit-to-scrap-ban-on-city-clearing-homeless-encampments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has been</a> in the throes of a homelessness crisis for years now, and it has only gotten worse since before the pandemic. About 38,000 people <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rising-crime-homelessness-leave-residents-of-san-francisco-and-oakland-on-edge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are homeless</a> in the Bay Area on a given night. That’s up 35% since 2019. More than 7,000 people are homeless in San Francisco itself. Businesses have fled San Francisco’s downtown, where foot traffic has thinned in part due to the homeless issue.
In Los Angeles, homelessness <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-homelessness-up-10-2023-count-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is up</a> 10% this year, <a href="https://www.lahsa.org/news?article=927-lahsa-releases-results-of-2023-greater-los-angeles-homeless-count#:~:text=LOS%20ANGELES%20%E2%80%93%20The%202023%20Greater,to%20an%20estimated%2046%2C260%20people." target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the 2023 greater Los Angeles homeless count results. In the city of Los Angeles itself, the number of homeless people jumped to about 46,260 people. In the broader area of Los Angeles County, the homeless population rose to about 75,518 people.

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University of Colorado football players allegedly had thousands of dollars of jewelry and other valuable items stolen during their game against UCLA over the weekend in Southern California.
Players discovered that their possessions were stolen at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles after they lost their game against the then-No. 23 Bruins, 28-16.
“The UCLA athletic department confirmed that a report was filed to the Pasadena Police Department following the UCLA-Colorado football game regarding items that were reportedly missing from the Colorado locker room,&#8221; UCLA <a href="https://www.outkick.com/colorado-jewlrey-stolen-during-ucla-game-deion-sanders/">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;UCLA is in communication with law enforcement, Rose Bowl Stadium officials and the University of Colorado on the matter.”
&#8220;That&#8217;s awful for anybody,&#8221; UCLA head coach Chip Kelly told reporters after hearing about the incident. &#8220;You would think that when you go anywhere that your valuables are safe.&#8221;
A video posted to social media following the game showed several players talking about the items that were stolen from them.
&#8220;I just got mine, bro,&#8221; said Colorado safety Cam&#8217;Ron Silmon-Craig. &#8220;I had the jewelry box and everything, bro. They took it off my jewelry box.&#8221;
The Denver Post <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2023/10/30/cu-buffs-football-players-robbed-rose-bowl-ucla/">reported</a> that at least five football players were victimized during the robbery.
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During the Colorado vs UCLA game, thieves stole Colorado’s players’ jewelry from the locker room. Crazy 😳 <a href="https://t.co/8mTeDab9zA">pic.twitter.com/8mTeDab9zA</a>
&mdash; College Transfer Portal (@CollegeFBPortal) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollegeFBPortal/status/1718814870131314960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Someone tried to rob Colorado Football coach Deion Sanders when he was at Jackson State during a game against Edward Waters, according to Outkick.
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&#8220;Naw it was stolen but they got it back,&#8221; Sanders wrote at the time. &#8220;It was stolen out my personal bag in my office and My assistant caught the gentleman in the process of stealing it but she was alone. No Miscommunication my man at all.&#8221;
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Naw it was stolen but they got it back. It was stolen out my personal bag in my office and My assistant caught the gentleman in the process of stealing it but she was alone. No Miscommunication my man at all <a href="https://t.co/foXTKwqsQC">https://t.co/foXTKwqsQC</a>
&mdash; COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeionSanders/status/1363647569403015170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2021</a></blockquote>
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After a white-hot 3-0 start to the season, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/deion-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Colorado</a> got knocked back down to reality on Saturday in a 42-6 blowout to the Oregon Ducks in Eugene.
Head coach Deion Sanders, referred to as &#8220;Coach Prime,&#8221; had turned the school into the epicenter of all of football throughout the first several weeks of the college football season and into arguably the top story in all of sports.
The amount of attention that the program was receiving — combined with some of their top players flashing their financial successes in the faces of their opponents — provided a lot of motivation for the Ducks to want to come out and humiliate the Buffs.
Oregon Head Coach Dan Lanning said before the game that his team was “rooted in substance, not flash” and predicted that Colorado&#8217;s &#8220;Cinderella story&#8221; was over.
&#8220;The Cinderella story is over, men. They’re fighting for clicks, we’re fighting for wins,&#8221; he said in the locker room prior to the game. &#8220;There’s a difference. This game ain’t going to be played in Hollywood. It’s going to be played on the grass.&#8221;
The game did not take long to turn ugly as Oregon manhandled Colorado in the trenches on both sides of the ball. Early in the 2nd quarter with a two-touchdown lead, Oregon ran a well-executed fake punt on 4th down that seemed to be a pivotal moment in the game. By halftime, the score was 35-0.
Lanning, who has shown disdain for Colorado in the past, made clear as he was headed back to the sidelines that he wanted to humiliate Colorado, telling a reporter that he was &#8220;not satisfied&#8221; with the 35-0 lead.
Late in the 3rd quarter, Lanning had his team — already up 42-0 — go for it on 4th &amp; goal from the Colorado 5-yard line. They came up short. After the failed attempt, Oregon pulled back the reins a bit.
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&#8220;First and foremost, I thank the Lord for allowing all this to transpire,&#8221; Sanders told the media after the game. &#8220;It&#8217;s a good old-fashioned butt-kicking. There&#8217;s no excuses, no nothing. Their coaches did a heck of a job preparing their team. Obviously we didn&#8217;t. That was good. I mean, that was a really good old-fashioned butt-kicking. We went into the game wanting to dominate several phases. We lost offensively, defensively, as well as special teams. That fake punt kind of kind of got them really rolling and they didn&#8217;t stop ever since they secured that first down. Well-coached team.&#8221;
Sanders later addressed Lanning&#8217;s remarks about &#8220;clicks.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t say stuff just to say it for click on the contrary to what some may say,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I analyze and I understand what we&#8217;re up against and what we have and what we need. One thing that I can say, honestly and candidly, you gotta get me right now. This is the worst we&#8217;re gonna be. You better get me right now.&#8221;
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Deion Sanders responded to Dan Lanning’s “clicks and wins” comment following <a href="https://twitter.com/CUBuffsFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CUBuffsFootball</a>’s 42-6 loss to Oregon. 
Coach Prime always telling it like it is:<a href="https://twitter.com/On3sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@On3sports</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/On3Video?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@On3Video</a> <a href="https://t.co/yolepv1WIW">pic.twitter.com/yolepv1WIW</a>
&mdash; Nick Kosko (@nickkosko59) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickkosko59/status/1705728362075869289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lauren-boebert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lauren Boebert&#8217;s</a> (R-CO) estranged husband asked the public in a social media post to be nice to Boebert as she faces fallout from a video that emerged of her being thrown out of a theater after she and another man were causing a disturbance and appear to have been groping each other.
Jayson Boebert&#8217;s message comes after Lauren Boebert issued an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boebert-apologizes-for-getting-thrown-out-of-beetlejuice-performance-after-video-emerges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apology</a> this week over the incident at the Buell Theater, saying her actions “fell short of my values.” She also <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4211546-lauren-boebert-breaks-it-off-with-beetlejuice-date/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that she would not be going on another date with the man that she went to the theater with, in part because of reports that the man was a Democrat.
&#8220;Watching the attacks against Lauren, I feel the people should know the truth of our broken marriage and burden she has carried for too long,&#8221; Jayson Boebert wrote on Facebook. &#8220;I want to start out by acknowledging that Lauren has always been an exceptional wife, mother and now grandmother. She has provided me with love, support, and honored me through every misstep.&#8221;
Jayson repeatedly talked about the &#8220;pain&#8221; that he caused his wife and that he &#8220;deeply regrets&#8221; his actions, which he said ended their marriage.
&#8220;I was unfaithful to Lauren in so many ways,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I should have always brought my best just as she did. My actions were selfish and thoughtless, and I failed to consider the consequences they would ultimately have on the person I hold dearest in my heart.&#8221;
&#8220;This has been a devastating divorce that I hold all responsibility for,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It upsets me that everyone believes she left me over fame or a new lifestyle. That is far from the truth. Then again, most of what’s said about our family is untrue. Another battle we have faced together for too long. Much of this is on me because the problem starts at the root. I am the root.&#8221;
Jayson said that he has &#8220;embarked on a journey of self-reflection and personal growth&#8221; and that he is &#8220;committed to becoming a better man, one who can fully appreciate and reciprocate the love and kindness that has been demonstrated to me.&#8221;
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&#8220;Lauren, if you are reading this, please know that I am dedicated to doing everything in my power to rebuild the trust that has been shattered,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I stand behind you. You are the hardest working person I know, selfless and overflowing with love. I hate the attacks that are coming your way. In part, this is my fault and you don’t deserve this.&#8221;
&#8220;I am asking for you all to show grace and mercy towards Lauren in this troubling season,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;She deserves a chance to earn your forgiveness and regain trust. I have broke her down in so many ways, but she will come out stronger as she always does, and so will I.&#8221;
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On Facebook, Lauren Boebert&#39;s estranged husband posts a long statement on Facebook taking responsibility for the breakdown of their marriage, says he was unfaithful &quot;in so many ways, and asks the public to show grace and mercy towards Boebert. <a href="https://t.co/dtHghYQKnq">pic.twitter.com/dtHghYQKnq</a>
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Colorado Football Head Coach <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/deion-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deion Sanders</a>, commonly referred to as &#8220;Coach Prime,&#8221; has turned the school&#8217;s abysmal football program — which went 1-11 last year — into one of the most watched teams in all of college football this year.
The team&#8217;s most recent game — a 43-35 win in double OT on Saturday — drew a staggering 9.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched late-night college football game in the history of ESPN, the network <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38439185/csu-colorado-draws-late-night-record-93m-viewers-espn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. The game had a peak of 11.1 million viewers.
Despite the game not ending until 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, it was still &#8220;ESPN&#8217;s fifth-most-watched regular-season game ever on the network for any time slot,&#8221; the network said. &#8220;That broadcast window for ESPN college football averaged about 1.7 million viewers last year.&#8221;
&#8220;It also was the most-streamed regular-season college football game of all time for ESPN,&#8221; the network added.
In Week 1, Colorado beat national championship runner up TCU on the road in a game carried by Fox Sports, which was the most watched game of the day with 7.3 million viewers. It was Fox Sports&#8217; most-watched Week 1 “Big Noon Saturday” game ever and it was the network’s third-most-watched Big 12 regular-season college football game ever, according to <a href="https://theathletic.com/4838590/2023/09/06/colorado-tcu-college-football-viewership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Athletic</a>.
Only Florida State vs. LSU had more viewers in Week 1 and that game was a standalone Sunday night game, allowing it to have more viewers before the NFL season kicked off.
In Week 2, Colorado thumped arch-rival Nebraska 36-14 on Fox Sports, bringing in an audience of 8.73 million viewers.
&#8220;It was the most-watched regular season Pac-12 game ever for Fox and the 10th most-watched regular season college football game ever for the network,&#8221; Yahoo Sports <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-draws-88-million-viewers-for-alabama-texas-narrowly-beating-foxs-colorado-nebraska-broadcast-152444565.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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In Week 2, only Texas vs. Alabama had more viewers with 8.76 million tuning in.

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lauren-boebert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lauren Boebert</a> (R-CO) released a statement late this week apologizing for her actions that led to her being thrown out of a “Beetlejuice” musical last weekend.
Denver Arts &amp; Venues said in a statement that they received three different complaints that Boebert and her <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12513549/Lauren-Boebert-mystery-man-revealed-DEMOCRAT-bar-owner-Quinn-Gallagher-secretly-dating-month.html">new boyfriend</a> were “vaping, singing, causing a disturbance.”
The report said that the couple were repeatedly warned after Boebert was caught vaping and they &#8220;were causing a disturbance for the area with noise, singing, [and] using their cell phone.&#8221;
&#8220;The patrons were argumentative,&#8221; the statement said as officials warned them that if it continued, they would be kicked out. They were later told that they needed to leave and that if they did not, they were then trespassing and the police would be called.
A spokesperson for Boebert said that she was not vaping during the performance and that &#8220;heavy fog machines and electronic cigarettes were used during the show, so there might have been &#8216;a misunderstanding from someone sitting near her,'&#8221; The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/13/lauren-boebert-beetlejuice-musical-ejected/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Surveillance video from inside the Buell Theater obtained by local media, however, appears to show otherwise. Footage also appears to show the two groping each other.
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Newly released surveillance video from a Denver theater appears to show Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert vaping during a “Beetlejuice” musical play — the one thing she denied doing while acknowledging earlier this week that she had been kicked out for being disruptive. <a href="https://t.co/aQ01G230cT">pic.twitter.com/aQ01G230cT</a>
&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/1702832431361909111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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NEW: GOP Rep Lauren Boebert denied vaping during a Denver Center for the Performing Arts musical before being kicked out Sunday. <a href="https://twitter.com/Marshall9News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Marshall9News</a> got the video. Take a look. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/copolitics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#copolitics</a> <a href="https://t.co/VtT67Vn4L9">pic.twitter.com/VtT67Vn4L9</a>
&mdash; Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleClark/status/1702498583755538598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Police were called to the theater and stayed present until Boebert left.
Boebert released a <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2023/09/15/lauren-boebert-apology-beetlejuice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Friday night apologizing for her actions, saying that they &#8220;fell short of my values.&#8221;
&#8220;The past few days have been difficult and humbling, and I’m truly sorry for the unwanted attention my Sunday evening in Denver has brought to the community,&#8221; Boebert’s statement said. &#8220;While none of my actions or words as a private citizen that night were intended to be malicious or meant to cause harm, the reality is they did and I regret that.&#8221;
&#8220;There’s no perfect blueprint for going through a public and difficult divorce, which over the past few months has made for a challenging personal time for me and my entire family,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I’ve tried to handle it with strength and grace as best I can, but I simply fell short of my values on Sunday. That’s unacceptable and I’m sorry.&#8221;

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