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• Trump to hold a rally in Arizona, home to one of his Republican critics, Jeff Flake

  22-08-2017 23:40
  President Donald Trump plans to give a campaign rally-esque speech in Phoenix on Tuesday, a night after speaking to the nation about the ongoing war in Afghanistan.The New York Times reported that the rally will likely have protests from a number of groups. Some local officials have asked Trump to delay his trip.“America is hurting,” Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, a Democrat, wrote for the Washington Post. “And it is hurting largely because Trump has doused racial tensions with ga
  
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• FBI not aware of increased hate rhetoric, extremist rallies in Utah

  22-08-2017 23:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — The FBI in Salt Lake City says it hasn't seen a uptick in the kind of racially charged activity that precipitated deadly violence in Virginia earlier this month."Many times, I think, in the news cycle one incident can be extrapolated to say we're seeing this huge rise," Eric Barnhart, FBI special agent in charge, said Tuesday during a roundtable discussion with local media. He said he's not aware of any extremist rallies or increased rhetoric on social media in Utah.Barnha
  
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• Here's how many times God is mentioned in every state's constitution

  22-08-2017 23:10
  There appears to be little separation between God and every state.The Pew Research Center unveiled a new report that looked at how many times God or the divine are mentioned in state constitutions.The map with the report shows that each state’s constitution includes at least one reference to God or the divine.Massachusetts and North Carolina Carolina lead the way with 12 and 10 references, respectively.Only four states — Colorado, Iowa, Hawaii and Washington — don’t refer
  
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• American Fork History and Heritage Pageant kicks off Friday

  22-08-2017 22:47
  AMERICAN FORK — The American Fork Arts Council’s History and Heritage Pageant is set for Friday, Saturday and Monday at the city cemetery, 26 W. 600 North.The pageant, which begins at 6 p.m. each night, will feature food, entertainment, wagon rides, arts and craft displays and 25-cent ice cream cones.Admission is $3 per person or $10 per family. Wagon rides are 50 cents. Tickets are valid all three nights.
  
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• Payson’s Golden Onion Days run Aug. 31-Sept. 4

  22-08-2017 22:43
  PAYSON — The annual Golden Onion Days will run Aug. 31 through Sept. 4 at various venues throughout the city.The festivities will kick off at 6 p.m. with a free concert by Josh Gracin at Peteetneet Outdoor Amphitheater, 10 N. 600 East.Other events over the course of the five-day celebration include a carnival, a baby contest, sports tournaments, the mayor’s prayer breakfast, a Dutch oven cook-off, talent shows, 5K and 10K races, monster truck rides, a parade and fireworks.For a compl
  
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• SUU names new director of Leavitt Center for Politics

  22-08-2017 22:40
  CEDAR CITY — Southern Utah University has named Mary Weaver Bennett as the new director of the Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service. Bennett brings 25 years of professional experience in Washington, D.C, to the position.Bennett began her government relations career as an associate director at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a regulatory body overseeing auditors of public companies. Bennett also worked as a public affairs television writer, created severa
  
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• Centerville couple killed in Idaho boating crash

  22-08-2017 22:23
  
  A Centerville couple died and a man was injured after they were ejected and then struck by the boat they were riding in near Blacktail Park at Ririe Reservoir Monday afternoon, authorities said.
  
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• Where do the most 'toxic' internet trolls live? Not in Utah

  22-08-2017 22:17
  Where do all the internet trolls live?That’s question that Disqus, an online commenting platform, looked to answer with its latest partnership with WIRED. Both organizations looked to find where most of the internet’s “most toxic trolls” call home, analyzing 92 million comments from a 16-month period of time.In total, more than 2 million authors were reviewed from 7,000 different forums, who use the Disqus software.Facebook and Twitter don’t use the Disqus software,
  
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• Op-ed: The Road Home connects Utahns with services to deal with homelessness, trauma and addiction

  22-08-2017 22:14
  The conditions of the Rio Grande area in Salt Lake have attracted widespread attention in the media for some time. The recent disclosure of Mayor Ben McAdams' experience of “homelessness” has created additional opinions about how best to address the complex problems of homelessness and crime in the area.I would like to share my thoughts as a former member and chair of the Board of Trustees of The Road Home. Although I’m not currently on the board, I have remained actively engag
  
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• Two teens charged as adults in fatal shooting of sleeping woman

  22-08-2017 22:05
  OGDEN — Two 16-year-old boys accused of fatally shooting a woman as she slept have been charged in adult court with murder.Daniel Garcia and Tre'von Jordan Zamora, both of Ogden, were charged Friday in 2nd District Court with murder, a first-degree felony; and obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony.Zamora received additional charges of possession of a firearm by a restricted person, a third-degree felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor. A sawed-off shot
  
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• Salt Lake City band tearing up summer stages

  22-08-2017 22:02
  
  Good things happen when you work hard. Just ask Salt Lake City rockers The New Low. After a bad breakup, the band reformed bigger and better. The alt-metal group mixes extreme heaviness with heart-on-sleeve emotion on its new album "Continuance."
  
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• Incidents of youth violence continue in Salt Lake County

  22-08-2017 21:34
  
  As the search for the alleged gunman in a fatal drive-by shooting over the weekend continued Tuesday, charges were filed in connection with another fatal shooting involving a juvenile.
  
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• Boeing gets contract for Air Force work in Ogden, other sites

  22-08-2017 21:10
  WASHINGTON — The Air Force said Monday it has awarded contracts to Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. for work that could lead to replacement of the nation's intercontinental ballistic missiles.The contracts are part of a planned overhaul of the U.S. nuclear arsenal that will cost tens of billions of dollars.The Air Force said it gave Boeing a $349 million contract and Northrop Grumman a $329 million award to advance the technology needed to replace the Minuteman III missiles that date
  
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• Evidence in 2012 Colorado child homicide case collected in Utah

  22-08-2017 20:50
  WEST VALLEY CITY — Potentially key pieces of evidence in a Colorado child homicide case from five years ago were recently collected in West Valley, officials said.In July, Mark Redwine was indicted by a grand jury in Colorado on a charge of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. Redwine was arrested July 28 in Bellingham, Washington, while driving a truck belonging to his employer, CR England Trucking.Redwine was recently extradited from Washington to Colorado to face the
  
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• Provo company hand-builds performance roadsters

  22-08-2017 19:44
  
  Hidden away on the outskirts of Provo, Vanderhall Motor Works assembles three-wheel performance roadsters by hand.
  
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• Sandy man still has muscle car he bought new in 1971

  22-08-2017 19:35
  
  John Bryner ordered a Chevrolet Chevelle from the factory in April 1971. What he thought was crazy turned out to be a great investment.
  
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• The most hilarious tweets from the solar eclipse

  22-08-2017 19:21
  The Great American Eclipse is over.Millions of people across the nation celebrated the solar eclipse, which reached totality about 11:30 a.m. in Idaho on Monday.Several people in Utah traveled to Idaho to watch the event.People are already looking ahead. Utah residents will have a front-row seat to the 2045 eclipse, as it’s slated to pass through the Beehive State.But before we move forward, it’s important to look back and honor the eclipse for what it was.And in 2017, that means loo
  
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• West Point woman charged with poisoning husband with eyedrops

  22-08-2017 19:17
  
  A Davis County woman has been charged with poisoning her husband using eyedrops, according to court documents.
  
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• Utah to obey order for DEA drug database search

  22-08-2017 19:17
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will obey a court order to let the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration search a prescription-drug database without a warrant, despite a state law designed to protect patient privacy.The state disagrees with the ruling that found people can't expect privacy in the highly regulated prescription-drug industry, but state attorneys have decided not to appeal after reviewing similar cases, Utah Attorney General's Office spokesman Dan Burton said in a statement Monday.A fed
  
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• A.M. notes: Operation Rio Grande cost unknown, the U. to go 'tobacco free,' Trump outlines Afghanistan plan

  22-08-2017 17:36
  Here’s a look at the news for Aug. 22.Operation Rio Grande working out the kinksState officials haven’t disclosed how much Operation Rio Grande — a three-phase effort to help eliminate crime in the Rio Grande area — will cost, according to the Deseret News.House Speaker Greg Hughes told the Deseret News that the state didn’t have any official numbers to release yet."I can't give you a set number right now, but that exercise is happening," Hughes said.But, he added,
  
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• Missing West Jordan man found safe

  22-08-2017 17:21
  
  A man who had been last seen Sunday and was considered endangered was found safe Monday night, police said.
  
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• How long should you dip an Oreo in milk? USU scientists find out

  22-08-2017 16:06
  
  Researchers at Utah State University are using science to find the ideal dipping time for an Oreo cookie in milk.
  
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• In our opinion: Utah needs expanded infrastructure and a balanced housing market

  22-08-2017 14:05
  The price for a single-family home along the Wasatch Front is at an all-time high. Last year the median cost hovered around $275,000, and, today, it’s at $300,000, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors.The problem of rising prices, especially for single-family “starter” homes, shows no sign of abeyance. With a young population, there’s a high demand for smaller homes. Meanwhile, Utah’s aging population overwhelmingly prefers to stay put as they age. The imbal
  
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• Crowds stand in awe, cheer 'unforgettable' total eclipse

  22-08-2017 07:15
  
  Everything and more. That was the unequivocal reaction to Monday's spectacular total eclipse of the sun by sky gazers gathered in a pasture in this small rural community.
  
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• Bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-15 as eclipse viewers leave Idaho

  22-08-2017 07:11
  
  Travelers leaving east Idaho following the total solar eclipse Monday were dealing with major traffic backups more than eight hours after the spectacular event ended.
  
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• Educator hopes her adapted board games can help students feel included

  22-08-2017 07:05
  
  A Mill Creek Elementary School educator is going the extra mile to make her students feel included and excited for the new school year, and she's doing it by putting her focus on board games.
  
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• Police ID ATV rider who died near Logan Canyon

  22-08-2017 06:40
  LOGAN — The man who died Saturday after missing a turn on an ATV and driving over a 15-foot drop-off has been identified as Cassidy Wakely, 33, of Logan.Wakely was riding the four-wheeler in the Franklin Basin area of Logan Canyon with friends about noon when he crashed, the Cache County Sheriff's Office said. The trail is about four miles off U.S. 89."Investigators have determined that speed was the major factor in the cause of the accident," the office said in a Monday news release.Bysta
  
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• With addition of UVU, 5 Utah colleges now under Title IX investigation

  22-08-2017 06:31
  
  Federal investigators are taking up a Title IX sex-discrimination complaint against Utah Valley University.
  
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• Photos: Jazz guard helps kick off Be Well Utah – a Family Health Week

  22-08-2017 04:35
  Porter Keddington participates in a freeze dance contest at the Farmington Family Night as part of the 9th annual Be Well Utah event outside the Farmington Health Center in Farmington on Monday. Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks signed autographs at the event that included complimentary glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol and vision screenings as well as family friendly healthy activities and healthy cooking demonstrations.See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through
  
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• 11 Utah Guardsmen recovering as funeral planned for fallen soldier

  22-08-2017 04:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — The remains of a Green Beret killed in Afghanistan last week will return to his southern Utah hometown on what would have been his 28th birthday.Ahead of the Thursday homecoming, two services were scheduled to honor Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, who grew up in Monticello. His funeral will be Saturday in the small town, and a vigil is planned for Tuesday night in Cedar Hills, where neighbors say he lived most recently before deployment.Butler's family members
  
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• Newly dubbed 'tobacco-free' U. will begin enforcing violations next summer

  22-08-2017 03:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has declared itself a tobacco-free campus, and rules enforcing that mandate will be enforced beginning next summer.The designation was approved by the Academic Senate on May 1 and officially bestowed in July. But the U. will not implement enforcement of new tobacco prohibitions until July 1, 2018, following a yearlong campaign to educate people on campus about the change, Robin Marcus, chief wellness officer for University of Utah Health, said Monday
  
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• Idaho crowds stand in awe, cheer 'unforgettable' total eclipse

  22-08-2017 03:05
  
  Everything and more. That was the unequivocal reaction to Monday's spectacular total eclipse of the sun by sky gazers gathered in a pasture in this small rural community.
  
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• Idaho gets help from Utah tech firm to monitor post-eclipse exodus

  22-08-2017 03:03
  SALT LAKE CITY — While it appears a post-solar eclipse "carmaggedon" on Idaho roadways was mostly avoided following the sub-three minute event on Monday, movement-tracking technology developed Utah's Blyncsy helped monitor road activity throughout and could provide guidance for the Gem State's future growth.Monitoring from the company's headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City, Blyncsy's chief of product Victor Gill pointed to a segment of I-15 showing on his computer screen that had just t
  
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• A return to public shaming

  22-08-2017 03:00
  
  Though public shaming was deemed cruel and unusual back in the 1800s, the internet — and social media, in particular — may signal a return to the past.
  
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• Streets are quiet, but what's the price? Operation Rio Grande's budget still being fleshed out, speaker says

  22-08-2017 02:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Seven days after state leaders launched Operation Rio Grande, an unfamiliar calm had indeed swept over Salt Lake City's most infamous neighborhood, known for its open-air drug use, drug dealing and on-street camping.But at what cost?One week later, state officials still hadn't reported that price tag.House Speaker Greg Hughes said Monday that wasn't because of lack of transparency, but rather officials from the many jurisdictions involved in the three-phase effort were sti
  
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• Video: Utah's fry sauces tasted and ranked — which is the best?

  22-08-2017 02:50
  Watch to see how these six fry sauces stand up in a blind taste test.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI_Kjg8ebz0&feature=youtu.beSalt Lake City — If you're from Utah or have lived in Utah, there's a good chance you've eaten it.Fry sauce — that either magical or vile combination of mayo and ketchup, depending on your taste buds — has been a staple of the Beehive State since Idaho native and Arctic Circle founder Don Carlos Edwards combined the two condiments with some spices
  
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• Video: Tasting Utah fry sauces; which were our favorites?

  22-08-2017 02:50
  Watch to see how these six fry sauces stand up in a blind taste test.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI_Kjg8ebz0&feature=youtu.beSalt Lake City — If you're from Utah or have lived in Utah, there's a good chance you've eaten it.Fry sauce — that either magical or vile combination of mayo and ketchup, depending on your taste buds — has been a staple of the Beehive State since Idaho native and Arctic Circle founder Don Carlos Edwards combined the two condiments with some spices
  
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• The woman with the zoo's most dangerous job

  22-08-2017 02:43
  SALT LAKE CITY — Wherever she goes, Stephanie Natt is the most interesting person in the room, so you might as well pull up a chair and listen. Whatever anyone else does for a living, she can probably top it. All she has to do is reveal her job and the questions begin.She’s lead keeper for wild cats at Hogle Zoo, which means she has the most dangerous job in any room, one in which one mistake — one moment of, say, forgetting to lock a door — could make her the dinner entr
  
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• Utah will get front-row seat for eclipse in 2045

  22-08-2017 02:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — Wyoming and Idaho are basking in the glory of the eclipsed sun this time around, while Utah has to settle for only a partial eclipse.So it's a fair question: When will Utahns have a total solar eclipse of their own?The answer: We'll have to wait awhile, but most of us should be alive to see it. Utah will have a front-row seat in 2045.A total solar eclipse tends to turn people into eclipse nuts. If you're like many who traveled to the path of totality for the Great American
  
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• Solar eclipse parties bring Utahns together as 'global community'

  22-08-2017 02:30
  
  The Great American Eclipse as seen by hundreds of Utahns from the Clark Planetarium and KSL viewing parties in downtown Salt Lake City.
  
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• Police seeking public's help in locating missing West Jordan man

  22-08-2017 00:46
  
  Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 79-year-old man whom they believe may be endangered.
  
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• Bumper-to-bumper traffic in Idaho after eclipse

  22-08-2017 00:41
  
  The Idaho Falls Fire Department and local law enforcement are urging all travelers to not pull off the side of the highway.
  
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• Photos: One last peek at the waning eclipse

  22-08-2017 00:21
  See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through the gallery above to view the unique images our visual storytellers captured today. Don't forget to follow the official Deseret News Instagram account for more photographs and videos from the staff.
  
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