Week in pictures: 25 June - 1 July 2022
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
Always Wanted to Live on the Slopes? This $100 Million Colorado Mansion Is Built Into the Side of Aspen Mountain
Conveniently, it's only a few hundred yards from the gondola. Many homes in Colorado offer views of Aspen Mountain, but very few are located on the actual slopes. A newly listed mansion is one such rarity. The ski-in, ski-out pad, which Compass just put on the market for $100 million, is one of just five single-family homes on the soaring, 11,000-foot alp.
Nikola Jokic inks richest deal in NBA history with Nuggets: NBA Twitter applauds
Nikola Jokic has signed an NBA record supermax contract with the Nuggets. Fans and analysts alike could only celebrate the two-time MVP. As NBA free agency kicked off officially, one of the first things that transpired was superstar players getting locked up to supermax deals. Among that group was Denver Nuggets big man and reigning back-to-back NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.
Colorado Hiker Captures Rockslide in Rocky Mountain National Park
Duration: 01:46 Four hikers narrowly escaped a rockslide in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park on June 28. William Mondragon, who recorded this footage in upper Chaos Canyon, told Storyful he was mid-climb with a group of friends when they heard a boulder crashing down above them.
American Airlines passenger drives 45 minutes to airport for ticket help after waiting on hold for four hours
‘By far the worst airline call center experience I’ve ever had,’ passenger says An American Airlines passenger has revealed that he drove 45 minutes to the airport to receive help in person booking seats for his flight after waiting on hold for four hours with customer service to no avail.
"Ignorance kills" search and rescue team warns unprepared hikers
Two Texan hikers were rescued suffering hypothermia after overestimating temperatures in the mountains A search and rescue team has warned hikers of the potentially fatal consequences of being unprepared after saving a pair of campers suffering hypothermia from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Lake Como. The visitors had travelled to Colorado from Texas to spend time under the stars, and badly misjudged the weather conditions.
The Republican Party has given up on governing
Nowadays, the top priorities for Republicans are no longer governing and passing legislation but fealty to Mr Trump and ‘owning the libs’ On Tuesday evening firebrand Representative Lauren Boebert unsurprisingly beat back her Republican primary challenger, state Senator Don Coram, in Colorado’s 3rd district.
What Do Small Business Owners Need to Know About Data and A.I.?
Yes, data and artificial intelligence are relevant to your company--whatever the industry. Founders are facing an endless stream of messaging around data and artificial intelligence: marketing from vendors, inquiries from investors, and headlines suggesting many other companies are pushing forward with their own data and A.I.
Gay flamingo couple break up during Pride Month and maybe love isn’t real after all
Animal lovers are heartbroken after the Denver Zoo announced its iconic gay flamingo couple has called it quits during Pride Month. The Colorado zoo made headlines in 2019 when it shared with the world that the two male birds – named after LGBTQ+ celebs Lance Bass and Freddie Mercury – had been in a relationship for several years.
Yellowstone bison gores Colorado man, causes arm injury
A bison gored a 34-year-old Colorado man in Yellowstone National Park this week A bull bison gored a Colorado man in Yellowstone National Park this week, park officials said. The 34-year-old man from Colorado Springs was walking with his family near Giant Geyser in the Old Faithful area on Monday when a bull bison charged the group, park officials said.
Bison charges at tourists before goring man in Yellowstone National Park
A 34-year-old Colorado man was gored by a bison while visiting Yellowstone National Park with his family this week in the second attack of its kind in just a month. The man was walking with his family on a boardwalk near Giant Geyser on Monday when a bull bison charged toward the group, the National Park Service said in a release.
Bloke gored by rampaging 128st bison after running to save child in beast's path
A 34-year-old man, from Colorado, was injured after he used his body to shield a small child from a 128st bison as that charged at them in Yellowstone National Park on June 27 A dramatic video shows the moment a 128st bison wounded a man after he rescued a child that was caught in the animal's path.
Big Lie Peddler Says Her 15-Point GOP Primary Loss Also a Big Lie
Tina Peters has been charged with breaking into voting machines in an effort to prove fraud in 2020. She refused to concede in her bid to become Colorado’s secretary of state Tina Peters, a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist who has been charged with breaching voting machines, lost her bid to become the secretary of state of Colorado.
Supreme court expected to rule on climate change and immigration cases – live
Republicans in Colorado rejected two prominent candidates whose political profiles were centered on election falsehoods, in a fresh reminder that fealty to former President Donald Trump’s lies about mass voter fraud is no guarantee of success with conservative voters, Associated Press reports: Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk who became nationally known after being indicted for her role in a break-in of her own county election system, lost her bid for the GOP nomination for Colorado secretary of state.
Republican Lauren Boebert wins in Colorado after denouncing separation of church and state
Congresswoman backed by Trump wins primary after proclaiming ‘I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk’ The extremist Colorado Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert won her primary on Tuesday night, shortly after attacking the separation of church and state under the US constitution. “I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk,” she said.
After near misses, London's Craig Billington finally savours Stanley Cup win
Craig Billington knows how hard it is to win the Stanley Cup. Craig Billington knows how hard it is to win the Stanley Cup. When the Colorado Avalanche assistant GM was a player, he was dealt from New Jersey to Ottawa in 1993. Two years later, the Devils won their first of three titles.
Heartbreak as Denver Zoo's world-famous gay flamingo couple break up during Pride month
Freddie Mercury and Lance Bass gained global admiration after they shacked up as a same-sex couple at Denver Zoo in USA - but the pair are no longer together, with Freddie finding a female mate Animal lovers have been left devastated after a famous gay flamingo couple decided to split up during Pride month.
Horror moment 1,800lb bison GORES hero man, 34, at Yellowstone National Park after he saves child caught in beast’s path
DRAMATIC footage has captured the horror moment a bison gored a man after he rescued a child that was caught in the beast’s path. A man, from Colorado, was with his family at Yellowstone National Park on Monday when the 1,800lb animal went on the rampage.