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Just weeks after Colorado passed a sweeping police reform law , Greenwood Village has approved a measure that ensures its officers aren’t on the hook financially if they mistreat or harm a citizen. Greenwood Village council members unanimously passed a resolution Monday saying the city will never find its officers have acted in bad faith. That effectively shields them from having to face personal financial liability for misconduct on the job — contrary to a key stipulation of Senate Bill 217, which became law last month . “The intent of Council’s resolution was simply to inform its officers that as their employer, they would not make such a (bad-faith) finding no matter what,” Greenwood Village city attorney Tonya Haas Davidson wrote in an email Wednesday. “Nowhere in the law is an employer ever required to make a finding of bad faith.” Lawmakers who helped write the police reform bill were taken aback by Greenwood Village’s move. Sen. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs … [Read more...] about Denver suburb passes resolution shielding officers from key portion of Colorado’s new police reform law

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — This year marks the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking Broadway musical “Rent.” After a sold-out run off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop, “Rent” transferred to Broadway in April of 1996, where it was a big hit. READ MORE: Tony-Award Winning Actor Ben Vereen Hopeful About Bringing Broadway Back, Encourages Others To Get Vaccinated, 'Let's Get Our Country Back To Work' The rock musical is set in the East Village during the HIV/AIDS crisis and tells the story of friends struggling to get by. “Rent” reached new theater audiences with a message about love and tolerance. READ MORE: Actor Hugh Jackman Delivers Homemade Sourdough Bread To Pregnant ER Nurse In Brooklyn Actress Idina Menzel was 25 years old when she made her Broadway debut in the show. “I think at its core, it’s about love and community and artistic integrity. Embracing every moment in our lives … is relevant at any time,” Menzel said. MORE NEWS: Smaller Performance … [Read more...] about Groundbreaking Broadway Musical ‘Rent’ Marks 25th Anniversary

close Video Texas judge invites Elon Musk to bring Tesla to Hidalgo County Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez pens a letter to the disgruntled Tesla chief inviting the company to move from California to Texas. Elon Musk is currently in Texas with his family . The 49-year-old CEO of SpaceX and Tesla revealed this detail with a candid family portrait he shared to Twitter Monday morning. In the photo, Musk is holding his son X AE A-XII alongside his girlfriend, Canadian recording artist Grimes, 32. Their 10-month-old looks particularly interested in a bouquet of flowers while they don sunglasses as they look on. ELON MUSK POSTS PHOTO WITH BABY X Æ A-XII Musk’s two-word caption simply says: "Starbase, Texas." The tech billionaire’s tweet has received more than 281,400 likes from fans and comes days after Musk said he plans to create a city named Starbase in the state of Texas. "Creating the city of Starbase, Texas," … [Read more...] about Elon Musk shares family photo with Grimes and baby X AE A-XII: ‘Starbase, Texas’

YAOUNDÉ - In Cameroon, thousands of women are holding events to mark International Women's Day and protesting their lack of political power in the country.  The women, joined by rights groups, note all of Cameroon’s most powerful offices are held by men and there are only 11 female ministers, out of a 63-person Cabinet, and not even one female regional president or governor. In Cameroon’s capital, hundreds of women gathered Monday for International Women’s Day sang that all across the world women are longing to be free. Women no longer want to be in the shadows or forced to stay behind, they sing, but want to be side by side in true equality with men. Cameroon Women's Peace Movement’s Mumah Bih Yvonne said their protest is part of events to mark Women’s Day.  She said many Cameroonian women are more qualified and professional than men, yet few are in leadership. "We have 63 ministries in Cameroon but only 11 of these 63 ministers are women," she said. "It is not like these … [Read more...] about Cameroonian Women Mark Women’s Day with Calls for Political Inclusion

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to Philippine security forces instructing them to “kill” communist terrorists last week was legal, his spokesman said on Monday. “The president’s ‘kill, kill, kill’ order is legal because he directed … [it] at the rebels holding weapons,” Duterte’s spokesman, Harry Roque, said during a March 8 press briefing. “Under the IHL [International Humanitarian Law], the president’s ‘kill, kill, kill’ order is right because if there is an armed conflict, when your enemy has a gun and can kill you, you wouldn’t wait to get shot and killed,” he explained. “It is not against the law, the international humanitarian law, when a soldier shoots an armed NPA fighter and kills the NPA fighter,” Roque added, referring to the New People’s Army (NPA), which is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). The NPA is officially recognized as a terrorist organization by the Philippine government, which has battled a guerilla … [Read more...] about Philippines: Spokesman Defends Duterte’s Call to Kill Communists, ‘Don’t Mind Human Rights’