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By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday called his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris “lazy,” criticizing the vice president with a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms. “Who the hell takes off when you have 14 days left,” Trump said at a campaign event in Doral, Florida, aimed at courting Latino voters.

This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The second and final debate for an open U. S. Senate seat had just finished on Oct. 16 when Rep. Elissa Slotkin recalls making a half-joking plea to her rival.

Denver police are searching for suspects after a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday in Lisbon Park. Around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Edwin Sanchez and a friend were hanging out at the park in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood when an unknown person approached and shot the teenager, according to the Denver Police Department.

Two of Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s giraffes will become parents this spring with the birth of their first calf, zoo officials announced this month. BB and her mate Jasiri will welcome their first calf in March, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance officials said in a post on Facebook. Related Articles Colorado News | Denver Zoo’s new baby sloth named after beloved local landmark Colorado News | Denver Zoo bald eagle Toano dies at 24 Colorado News | Denver Zoo updates name, logo to put focus on wildlife conservation Colorado News | Walk with wallabies, kangaroos at Denver Zoo’s brand-new $7.8 million habitat Colorado News | Meet the Denver Zoo’s new baby sloth Both are 4-year-old reticulated giraffes that joined the herd in 2022, with BB coming from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Jasiri coming from the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kansas. BB and the calf are both doing well, and she is voluntarily participating in her prenatal care, including ultrasounds, checkups and weigh-ins, according to the zoo. This is the first giraffe born at the zoo since Dobby, now the oldest member of the herd at 8 years old, was born in 2017.  “Not only is this exciting news for DZCA, but it’s also a huge win for this endangered species and supports overall animal conservation efforts in human care,” zoo officials wrote in a post on Facebook. A sonogram of Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s newest baby giraffe, due to be born to 4-year-old BB in March.

Nearly 800 ballot drop boxes and voting centers opened across the state this week — the most Colorado has ever had for any single election — state officials said. “Today, we have 433 drop boxes and 365 voting centers open statewide — the most we have ever had in any election,” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a Monday news conference.

I’m at a mall in Rockville, Md., but instead of enjoying the comfort and convenience of a one-stop shopping experience, I go to a place called Capital Cryo, looking to get some voluntary pain. Soon, the tall cryotherapy tank is filling with a cloud of super-chilled gas: evaporated liquid nitrogen, one of the coldest substances on Earth. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Okay,” the technician says.