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We can genetically modify pests. But should we?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

In today’s Big Story Podcast, picture it: Mosquitoes that don’t spread disease. Aphids and potato beetles that stay away from our crops. Biting insects that don’t bite humans. There’s an awful lot of good in a world where we can make those changes. There’s just one catch.In order to do those things, we have to genetically modify those creatures, using cutting-edge technology that allows us to basically rewrite their code. The upside is tremendous, so the work is being done. But there are ethical questions as well as safety concerns. Related: Scientific report urges debate on genetic modification to control insect pests Ben Matthews is a professor at the University of British Columbia, and a co-author of a report submitted to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. He said whether Canada ends up being at the forefront of this technology of not, the United States will — and Canada will need regulation to address that.“I would say it’s...

20 armed robberies reported across Chicago on Sunday: CPD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

CHICAGO -- Police are offering a warning to residents in several neighborhoods across the city after 20 people were robbed at gunpoint on Sunday.A 49-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint in the Garfield Park neighborhood at the corner of fifth avenue and Sacramento Avenue. The suspects got out of a white SUV, showed a gun and demanded the woman's belongings.Police said the woman was shot in her upper abdomen and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. CPD: 14 people robbed at gunpoint in 3 hours Out of the 20 armed robberies that happened Sunday, at least five took place in the evening in the South Lawndale and Brighton Park neighborhood.Police said four men were spotted wearing dark-colored sweatshirts with hoods, black pants and black ski masks. Police believe the individuals responsible are between 18 and 25 years of age, standing between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10 and weighing between 140 and 160 pounds.Police said one of the victims was a food truck owner nea...

North Greenbush Police looking for missing woman

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- North Greenbush Police are asking the public for help in finding a missing woman. Emily Dziamba is 30 years old and was reported missing on Sunday. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police say she last contacted family around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Police say the circumstances of her disappearance are under investigation. Law enforcement has provided an image of the car she may be in below. If you see this car or have any information on Dziamba's whereabouts, you're asked to call Detective Walsh at (518) 283-5323. Stick with NEWS10 as more information becomes available.

Vehicle fire on I-87 in Coxsackie cleared

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

COXSACKIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511 NY, a vehicle fire that blocked the right lane on I-87 southbound before Exit 21B in Coxsackie has been cleared. Drivers in the area can expect a regular commute at this time. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Stick with NEWS10 as more information becomes available.

Shelter-in-place lifted and roads reopened after man barricades himself in Jefferson County home overnight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

A shelter-in-place issued early Monday morning has been lifted in Jefferson County after a man barricade himself in a house with a weapon, officials said.Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a situation with a suspect who had barricaded himself into a Lakewood home on South Holland Way with a gun early Monday morning, according to a statement from the department posted on social media.Around 4:54 a.m., the sheriff’s office issued a shelter-in-place warning for homes in the immediate the area and closed West Quincy Avenue from Garrison Street to Kipling Street, according to the social media post.Jefferson County’s SWAT team worked to deescalate the situation and 15 minutes later, at 5:10 a.m., the sheriff’s office announced that the incident had been resolved and there was no threat to the public.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man hospitalized in Adams County after medical incident during arrest Saturday, sheri...

New CU Boulder administrator works to draw more Native students to university

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

Benny Shendo Jr. didn’t know he was supposed to fail.The odds were stacked against him — the result of generations of systemic barriers facing Native Americans after the U.S. government stole or forced the sale of their lands, banned their languages and religious practices, and attempted to strip their identities from them. The friends around him in Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico weren’t succeeding. They weren’t graduating from college, and in many cases even enrolling, in large part because they didn’t feel welcomed.“I just kept going and doing what I needed to do it and made it — despite all the obstacles and things that I could have easily walked away from,” Shendo, 59, recalls.That determination is what drives him now as he focuses on future generations of students. In October, he began working at the University of Colorado Boulder, returning to his alma mater as its first-ever associate vice chancellor for Native American Affairs. In ...

10 must-see holiday light displays in metro Denver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

It’s suddenly tree-lighting, house-decorating, parade-having time of year, and the metro area has no shortage of ways to celebrate the holidays.Walk-through lighting displays are, of course, one of the lowest-effort activities with the highest return on wonder and kid friendliness — provided you don’t mind the prices. They’re not up too much this year from last — just $2 on average, according to a Denver Post survey — although many nonprofits and commercial installations are still trying to make up for vastly lower attendance the last couple years, so it’s understandable.Most events are, as you’ll quickly notice, limited in hours, timed and ticketed, and optional in their masking policies. Some do not offer on-site ticket sales, and the biggest ones are likely to sell out in the coming weeks (some, such as Blossoms of Light and Zoo Lights, are being snatched up predictably fast).Check each event’s website before attending, and br...

Denver’s renovation of largest city office building aims to keep workers downtown — with some new costs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

The Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building is the workhorse of Denver’s real estate portfolio, providing space for 2,100 employees across departments from the Clerk and Recorder’s Office to city planning to parks and recreation.Now, more than 20 years after it was built at 201 W. Colfax Ave., work is underway on a $133.5 million overhaul. The renovation will touch all 12 floors of the gray, oval-shaped office tower north of Civic Center park over the next two years.And even while it’s under construction, the Webb building is playing a part in Mayor Mike Johnston’s economic plans for downtown Denver. Displaced employees won’t be working from home — while their typical office spaces are being painted, carpeted and furnished with new equipment and gear, they will simply shift a block or two away.Thanks to some carefully planned phasing and a $4.9 million lease for space in nearby Republic Plaza, city workers will remain on hybrid work schedules...

Denver’s first permanent food truck park rolls out on West Colfax

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

Danny Newman doesn’t like to let a good thing go to waste. When the local entrepreneur purchased a large lot with a former tire shop five years ago, he had plans to open Denver’s tiniest motel with one room and a swimming pool.But when the pandemic hit, construction prices nearly doubled, so he decided to scrap the idea for what he called Colfax Country Club altogether. Newman couldn’t watch the 0.22-acre lot sit empty, though. “It was too much of an ordeal for a fun, silly motel concept,” he said. “But it was more financially frustrating to have it just sitting there.”Inspired by food truck parks in Austin and Portland, Newman decided instead to create Full Tank Food Park at 4200 W. Colfax Ave. this month. “The only thing that worked in that space while we figured out what to do with it was food trucks,” he said.There is enough room for seven food trucks to rent a space in the lot. Newman hopes to have three permanent vendors and four rotating ones at all times. “We want to make su...

Why New Zealand greenstone is the perfect holiday gift

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:57 GMT

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we will offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).Travelers flock to New Zealand to experience its lush mountainscapes, jaw-droppingly blue waters and world-renowned wines. Even if the Instagrammable landscapes are the impetus for a trip, those who visit receive complimentary schooling on the country’s native Māori culture, which shows up prominently in language and local traditions notwithstanding the history of colonialism there.As far back as the late 1300s, Polynesian settlers inhabited the islands that comprise New Zealand and formed that distinct Māori culture. When British colonialists arrived in the 1800s, they signed an agreement with the Indigenous people known as the Treaty of Waitangi setting the stage for the Māori to maintain sovereignty over their lands and villages.B...