Cross strait relations

NEW YORK — With the nation’s financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed to protect millions of Americans from financial ruin. It was early 2009, just weeks after Joe Biden was sworn in as vice president, and the vote marked the beginning of a new era of partisan gridlock in Congress. And for beleaguered Republicans coming off a disastrous election, it was their first step back to political power. Democrats voted alone to stabilize the economy, and two years later, a Republican Party unified only by its unwavering opposition to Barack Obama’s presidency seized the House majority. Now, just weeks into the Biden presidency, the GOP is gambling that history will repeat itself. Early Saturday morning, 210 House Republicans joined two Democrats in voting against a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that would send $1,400 checks to most Americans and hundreds of billions more to help open schools, … [Read more...] about Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

After turning the heads of countless drivers on Interstate 25 while its massive walls went up, Amazon’s four-story, 855,000-square-foot Thornton fulfillment center finally opened last summer, shipping its first order in August. While it surely delighted Thornton officials, Amazon’s call for more than 1,500 workers to staff the robot-aided distribution warehouse likely also raised a few skeptical eyebrows around the Denver area. After all, Colorado’s unemployment rate hasn’t been above 4 percent since 2015 and with entry-level jobs at the Thornton center offering starting pay of $12.50 last summer , Amazon wasn’t exactly blowing the market away on wages. Eight months on, the big fulfillment center at East 144th Avenue and I-25 known among Amazon workers as DEN3 is humming along, sorting, packing and shipping hundreds of thousands of orders daily. The company reached full staffing there during its “peak season” of November and December (a timeline that coincided with the … [Read more...] about Amazon’s gamble on finding 1,500 workers for robotic warehouse in Thornton may not have been a gamble after all

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Feb. 24-25, 2021, as of 5:30 a.m. Friday. RELATED: Click here for the latest updates on weather, traffic, road closures and more. The overnight storm was Denver’s biggest official snowstorm in nearly five years and the biggest February storm since Feb. 1-2, 2016, when the city logged 11.6 inches of snow. Air Force Academy, CO — 10 inches at 7:12 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Allenspark, CO — 5 inches at 7 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Alma, CO — 3 inches at 7 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Amalia, CO — 6 inches at 9 p.m. – 2/25/2021 Antero Reservoir, CO — 1 inch at 7:30 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Arapahoe Park, CO — 6.7 inches at 7 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Arroyo Seco, CO — 2 inches at 9 p.m. – 2/25/2021 Arvada, CO — 10.5 inches at 7:10 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Aspen Park, CO — 8.7 inches at 7:45 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Aspen Springs, CO — 5 inches at 7 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Aurora, CO — 11.5 inches at 7 a.m. – 2/25/2021 Avon, CO — … [Read more...] about Colorado snow totals for Feb. 24-25, 2021