Monday, October 3, 2011

Afternoon Headlines: Amanda Knox to walk free after murder conviction overturned



NFL approves Broncos' switch back to orange uniforms
Orange has made a full comeback.The NFL has officially approved the Broncos' request to change its full-time home jersey from dark blue to burnt-orange. Or-ange you glad? Team surveys say so.

Former CIA contractor charged with felony in parking fight
A former CIA contractor freed by Pakistan after killing two men earlier this year has now been charged with felony assault for a weekend fight that authorities said started over a parking spot.

Congressional hearing sought into listeria outbreak
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and Rep. Henry Waxman of California on Monday called for Congressional hearings into the Colorado listeria outbreak, and detailed records from Jensen Farms about past inspections and their list of retail customers.

Police looking for truck that left crashes behind on I-70 and I-76
A multi-vehicle accident caused by a slick substance on the road shut down all lanes of I-70 eastbound in Jefferson County for more than two hours this morning.


Colorado business leaders' economic outlook turns negative
Colorado business leaders' outlook on the economy has turned negative heading into the fourth quarter of 2011, according to an updated of the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business economic forecast released today.

Retailers bank on Kindle Fire for holidays
Amazon's Kindle Fire is a Catch-22 for retailers: The $199 tablet computer could both help Christmas traffic and hurt future sales.

Gasoline prices in Denver still far above last year
Gasoline prices in Denver last week were more than 75 cents higher than they were a year ago, according to the gasoline website DenverGasPrices.com.


Obama says announcement on trade coming soon
President Barack Obama said the White House will have an announcement "in the next day or so" on sending three free trade agreements to Congress, a move that would put the deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on a path toward final passage after years of delay.

Rick Perry criticized for offensive name at camp leased by his family
Rick Perry's presidential campaign said Sunday that his family moved quickly when they found that the Texas hunting camp they leased was named "Niggerhead," and painted over the word on a rock next to the camp entrance.

Obama goes off Democrats' beaten path in re-election bid
His support among blue-collar white voters far weaker than among white-collar independents, President Barack Obama is charting an alternative course to re-election should he be unable to win Ohio and states traditionally essential to Democratic presidential victories.


Analysis: Broncos' Von Miller the answer to Packers' spread
Going into Sunday's game, the Packers had lined up in three and four wide-receiver sets about 50 percent of the time. However, against the Broncos, seeing a secondary without Champ Bailey (hamstring) and a rookie starting at safety in Rahim Moore, the Packers upped the ante.

Broncos tickets offered on online deal site
Well, this can't be a good sign. Tickets to Sunday's game between the Broncos and Chargers are available for a discount on livingsocial.com, a website that offers daily deals for restaurants, events and services.

Broncos' Fox sticking with Orton at QB
These are the types of chants you don't think would happen here. Not in a stadium of 70,000 people, nearly every one wearing some form of green and gold.

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