Who Had the Worse Week?

• Denver residents continue to mourn the loss of the fabled Denver Diner that was located at Colfax Ave. and Speer Blvd. And this week’s news that banking Goliath JPMorgan Chase purchased the building and plans to convert it into a bank branch didn’t help.
• Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has claimed for months that he has been “immunized” against COVID-19. It turns out that what he meant was that he received a homeopathic treatment to try to raise his antibody levels. The MVP candidate has now tested positive for the coronavirus and is ineligible to play against the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend.
• The air rage epidemic may be spreading. A Southwest Airlines pilot is accused of assaulting a fellow crew member at a Doubletree hotel bar over a dispute about wearing masks. The pilot was cited for assault and battery.
• Zillow announced it will stop buying and flipping homes and will cut its workforce by 25% after it purchased too many homes at higher prices than it now expects to sell them. The company reported it lost $304 million in Q3.
• Italy and Croatia are fighting a wine-related trademark war over the name Prosecco.
• Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was cut by the team and faces up to 26 years in jail following a car wreck that killed a 23-year-old woman. Ruggs III was reportedly traveling 156 mph and had a blood alcohol level of 0.161.
• Actor Chris Pratt is facing criticism for an Instagram post that appears to throw shade on his ex-wife, actress Anna Faris, and his own nine-year-old son who was born prematurely and has faced health issues throughout his young life.

So who won the week?

• Charlie Blackmon will remain a member of the Colorado Rockies in 2022 after he exercised a one-year, $21 million option in his contract.
• The New York Times added more than 450,000 new digital subscribers in Q3, keeping it on pace to reach its goal of 10 million by 2025.
• With BTS and Squid Game leading the way, South Korea is quickly moving past its cars and cellphones reputation and becoming a “cultural juggernaut.”
• America will get an extra hour of sleep this weekend thanks to the end of Daylight Saving Time.