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NY Times- Pollution in Singapore Hits Record Level June 20, 2013Singapore officials said the illegal burning of forestland to clear ground for new plantings in Indonesia is causing a stubborn haze.
- IHT Rendezvous: And the Weatherman Says There’s More to Come June 20, 2013Europe has been enduring another year of unseasonable weather, and climate scientists warn that the pattern of extended winters and wet summers could last for years. Is it a natural phenomenon or does man-made climate change play a part?
- IHT Rendezvous: IHT Quick Read: June 20 June 20, 2013Silicon Valley and the U.S. government converge; unemployment in the Philippines; success for HPV vaccine; James Gandolfini dies; and modest goals for Tahiti’s soccer team.
- Detention Deaths in Chinese Corruption Cases Stir Concern June 20, 2013At least three former officials caught up in a crackdown of official corruption have died while in secretive Communist Party detention centers.
- Pollution in Singapore Hits Record Level June 20, 2013
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- Lime Gulch fire: Evacuations ordered in southern Jeffco June 20, 2013A fast-moving, unpredictable wildfire forced more than 100 people to evacuate their homes on Wednesday afternoon. The fire was originally reported as the Chair Rock fire, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, but it was later clarified that the fire was named the Lime Gulch fire.
- Funding sought for Colorado fugitive parolee unit in wake of killings June 20, 2013Colorado corrections officials are asking lawmakers for $1 million a year to finance a fugitive unit to hunt down parolee absconders, who are fleeing supervision at an increasing rate.
- Denver hosts more travelers who spent more than ever in 2012 June 20, 2013Denver hosted 13.6 million visitors in 2012, setting yet another annual record for tourism in the Mile High City. Leisure, overnight, business and day trips to Denver increased in 2012 compared with 2011, which was a record-setting year.
- AIA group revives Beacon Place shelter in day-long blitz build June 20, 2013Sitting in a worn chair outside Beacon Place, Henry "Hank" Reeves watched as more than 150 volunteers swept in to revitalize, in less than 12 hours, the threadbare shelter he calls home.
- Colorado marijuana dispensary owner, 11 others indicted on 71 charges June 20, 2013A Colorado grand jury has indicted 12 people on allegations that they ran three medical-marijuana dispensaries as a front for an investment scam and an illegal marijuana-growing operation.
- Business is back for architecture, but the recession changed the game June 20, 2013Looking around Denver these days, it's easy to see how the Great Recession changed the building environment. The forest of cranes that dominated the downtown skyline just a few years ago — as the state courts building, the Four Seasons hotel and the Colorado history museum were going up — now looks more like a few trees.
- Lime Gulch fire: Evacuations ordered in southern Jeffco June 20, 2013
