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Metro Denver residents who suspect they’re spending more time stuck in traffic are correct. Drivers here over the past year faced the fastest increasing traffic delays in the nation, according to a global transportation data firm’s latest analysis. While Denver ranks 15th among the most congested U. S. cities (New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles top the list), the delays increased by 19% between 2023 and 2024. Drivers on metro Denver roads during 2024 lost an average of 44 hours to traffic jams, up from 37 hours in 2023, the analysis by the Seattle-based company INRIX found.

Dear Eric: I’ve been with my husband 25 years, married the last seven. We have children from prior marriages, and I have six grandchildren. He was abused as a child and has worked in therapy to process it, but then stopped. He lost one grandma early and had no bond with his other.

Today is Monday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2025. There are 359 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory, forcing lawmakers into hiding; most of the rioters had come from a nearby rally where Trump urged them to “fight like hell.” A Trump supporter, Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed by a police officer as she tried to breach a barricaded doorway inside the Capitol.

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries. Happy Birthday for Monday, Jan. 6, 2025: You are gentle, yet determined. You have excellent communication skills, and you trust your instincts. This is a year of reflection both inwardly and outwardly. Take time to renew your spiritual or religious beliefs.

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