- A Buddhist temple in Thailand was left without any monks when the entire order tested positive for meth.
- Prince William’s godmother resigned from her role with Buckingham Palace after she repeatedly asked a Black guest where in Africa she was from. The guest was from the London neighborhood of Hackney.
- A Denver Police SWAT team raided the house of an innocent 77-year-old grandmother because they didn’t understand how Apple’s “Find My iPhone” app worked.
- Pepsi has launched a holiday campaign encouraging fans to try a “dirty soda,” a combination of Pepsi and milk. Clearly, Pepsi must hate its customers.
- U.S. Army leaders had to halt a “team-building” flag football game between members of the 82nd Airborne after it devolved into a massive brawl.
- CNN has begun the process of notifying hundreds of employees that they are being laid off, the result of a confluence of economic issues, including cord-cutting, a weakening global economic forecast and the network’s recent merger with Discovery.
- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is playing defense after The Washington Post published a photo from 1957 that shows a then-15-year-old Jones standing behind a group of white students threatening and blocking six Black students from entering his public high school.
- What happens when turbines that generate electricity for 4.5 million people in the West shut down? We may find out soon if the water level in Lake Powell drops another 38 feet. Experts say it could happen as soon as next July.
- Five vehicles rented by the Secret Service on a recent presidential trip to Nantucket burst into flames less than 24 hours after they were returned to the rental lot. Cue the conspiracy theorists.
- Water found its own level, as they say, when Kanye West went on Alex Jones’ InfoWar program this week. In the segment, Kanye shared, “I like Hitler. … Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler.“
- The City of Palo Alto looked into where it recycling goes, and it turns out 60% of it is shipped to Asia with no clear proof that it is actually recycled.
- Evoca TV, one of the few services in Denver that carries Nuggets and Avalanche games, said it will shut down this month unless it finds additional investors.
So, who won the week?
- U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team star Christian Pulisic lived up to his billing, scoring the only goal in a must-win game against Iran. The U.S. advanced to the knock-out round with the win.
- The school starting times for Jeffco high school students will move back about an hour on average next year, from approximately 7:15 am to 8:15 am. Studies show high school students do better when school starts later.
- What’s the most-popular fast food restaurant in Colorado? Taco Bell. C’mon, people. We can do better.
- Westword answers the age-old question: “If I feed a cow cannabis, will the milk get me stoned?“
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