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• Amber Alert issued for two missing girls in Iron County

  04-12-2017 23:51
  CEDAR CITY — An Amber Alert has been issued for two young girls missing since September.
  The girls' two brothers were found Monday in an undisclosed location in Iron County. But investigators believe the girls were taken away in the middle of the night by Samuel Warren Shaffer, 34.
  Police are looking for Dinah Elizabeth Coltharp, 8, and Hattie Briella Coltharp, 4.
  Dinah is 4-foot-9, 45 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue dress, gray pants under the d
  
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• Spring City police find 2 missing boys, issue Amber Alert for 2 girls

  04-12-2017 23:41
  
  Spring City police found two missing boys in Cedar City after they were taken by their father when he reportedly went to join a religious sect. The Iron County Sheriff issued an Amber Alert for the boys' two sisters Monday afternoon.
  
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• Utah among 12 states challenging California egg law

  04-12-2017 23:36
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A dozen states are banding together to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block a California law requiring any eggs sold there to come from hens that have space to stretch out in their cages.
  Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said Monday that he plans to file a lawsuit on behalf of the states alleging California's law has cost consumers nationwide up to $350 million annually because of higher egg prices since it took effect in 2015.
  The lawsuit, provided to the Associa
  
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• Alleged porch pirate who fired shot at witness is arrested, police say

  04-12-2017 23:32
  HERRIMAN — A man who police say shot at a witness who was following him after allegedly stealing a package off a porch has been arrested.
  Unified police officers, along with the West Wendover (Nevada) Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested Patrick N. Laugan, 28, Monday at a motel in West Wendover. Laugan's Chevy Impala was also seized, according to Unified police.
  Last Wednesday, a witness saw a couple take boxes off a porch in the 5200 block of Ambermount Drive in Herri
  
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• Trump pushing Hatch to run again, calls Romney 'good man' at Welfare Square

  04-12-2017 23:28
  SALT LAKE CITY — While pushing a shopping cart down a food aisle at the LDS Church bishops' storehouse, President Donald Trump acknowledged Monday that he is pushing Sen. Orrin Hatch to run for an eighth term.
  "Yes," the president said in response to a reporter's shouted question as he pulled a bag of potatoes, canned peaches and canned beans from a shelf during a photo op on his tour of Welfare Square.
  Responding to a follow-up question about whether he was trying to block former Republic
  
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• Dance review: Ballet West’s updated 'Nutcracker' a visual feast

  04-12-2017 23:25
  "THE NUTCRACKER," through Dec. 30, Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South (801-869-6900 or balletwest.org); running time 1 hour, 53 minutes with one intermission.
  SALT LAKE CITY — As Ballet West unveiled a renovated "Nutcracker" for the first time Saturday night, the question on the minds of many longtime patrons seemed to be whether or not so much "newness" would uphold the integrity of Ballet West founder Willam Christensen's ("Mr. C's") iconic ballet.
  While the splendor and decadence that a $
  
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• Elk Festival set for Saturday at Hardware Ranch

  04-12-2017 23:17
  HYRUM, Cache County — Another season of viewing wild elk from a horse-drawn wagon or sleigh begins this weekend at Hardware Ranch, and to celebrate, the staff at the wildlife management area will hold the annual Elk Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
  On Nov. 30, Brad Hunt, manager of the area, said 350 elk were already in the area that surrounds the meadow through which the sleighs or wagons are pulled.
  "We don't have any snow yet," Hunt said in a statement at the time, "but we're r
  
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• Nevada wildlife officials probing bull elk poaching case

  04-12-2017 23:07
  
  State wildlife officials are offering a reward for information that helps them solve a bull elk poaching case in northeast Nevada.
  
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• Live blog: Groups react to modifications to national monuments in Utah

  04-12-2017 23:01
  
  President Donald Trump has landed in Utah for his first visit to the state since taking office. He visited Welfare Square and will now speak at the Capitol about reduction to national monuments.
  
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• Utah professor wins Breakthrough Prize in mathematics; $3 million prize

  04-12-2017 22:47
  SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah mathematician Christopher Hacon has been awarded the 2018 Breakthrough Prize, an award created in 2012 by the founders of Google, Facebook and the personal genomics company 23andMe.
  The $3 million prize recognizes Hacon's work in algebraic geometry, the field that studies geometric objects defined by polynomial equations. It connects and elevates algebra, which solves polynomial equations, and geometry, which describes the shapes arising from those equat
  
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• Curtis names district director

  04-12-2017 22:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, has announced that Lorie Fowlke, longtime Utah attorney and a former member of the Utah House of Representatives, will join his Provo office as the district director.
  "I'm proud of the talented team we are assembling in Utah and in Washington to serve the people of Utah's 3rd Congressional District," Curtis said in a statement. "Lorie brings significant experience to our team in the complex issue areas of the district, and I am confident she will
  
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• Mitt Romney, Christmas and tuna: Twitter reacts to Trump's visit to Utah

  04-12-2017 22:40
  President Donald Trump visited Utah on Monday morning, delivering a speech in which he announced the reduction of both the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/937767783219294208Trump said on Monday that he will follow counsel from both Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, as well as others, to sign two presidential proclamations that will modify Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.https://twitter.com/laddegan/stat
  
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• Traffic reopens in SLC after protesters block streets following Trump's visit

  04-12-2017 22:36
  
  Traffic reopened in all directions after protesters blocked vehicles on 100 South and State Street in Salt Lake City following Trump's Monday afternoon announcement to shrink two Utah monuments.
  
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• Midvale man beat woman, held her hostage, police say

  04-12-2017 22:13
  SANDY — Police have arrested a man who they say held a former roommate hostage for more than an hour while beating her, leaving her bloodied and with a broken tooth.
  Tomas Staskus, 44, of Midvale, was arrested over the weekend for investigation of kidnapping, aggravated assault and criminal mischief.
  On Nov. 27, a former roommate went to Staskus' residence to retrieve some personal items, according to a Salt Lake County Jail report.
  "When the victim arrived she saw that Tomas was intoxicat
  
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• Man arrested after hotel robbery yielded only $1

  04-12-2017 22:06
  
  A Utah man was arrested after his robbery of a hotel yielded only one dollar.
  
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• Protesters block traffic in SLC after Trump's visit

  04-12-2017 21:45
  
  Protesters are blocking traffic in all directions on 100 South and State St. in Salt Lake City following Trump's Monday afternoon announcement to shrink two Utah monuments.
  
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• Gary Herbert: 5 myths about Bears Ears

  04-12-2017 21:45
  The extraordinarily vast and beautiful area of southeastern Utah known to many as the Bears Ears region deserves protection for the benefit of all Americans for generations to come and for the special benefit of those Native Americans with rich ancestral ties to this land. In order to conserve these geologically, culturally and archaeologically rich lands, federal, state, tribal and local officials need to convene and craft legislation for a diverse array of special protections and responsible r
  
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• Watch: President Donald Trump at LDS Church's Welfare Square

  04-12-2017 21:44
  President Donald Trump visited Utah on Monday, announcing that he would sign presidential proclamations to modify two Utah national monuments.
  Prior to his speech at the Utah state Capitol, Trump visited Welfare Square, where he met with leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and "pushed a shopping cart down an aisle at the bishop's storehouse," according to the Deseret News.
  Trump met with President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the church's First Presidency; Preside
  
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• 2 corrections officers involved in crash on way to work

  04-12-2017 21:39
  
  Two Salt Lake County Jail corrections officers were injured in a crash near the jail while driving to work Monday.
  
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• Hundreds of protesters greet Trump at state Capitol

  04-12-2017 21:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of protesters lined the street south of the Utah Capitol Monday in hopes of sending a message to President Donald Trump before and after he appeared there with Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch to announce changes to Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
  Among them was 10-year-old Robbie Bond, who stood with a small sign that read "Kids Speak for Parks." Bond, a fifth-grader from Honolulu, said he learned about the importance of preserving natural assets
  
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• Trump: 'Public lands will once again be for public use'

  04-12-2017 21:19
  SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump announced reductions to the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments to cheers that reverberated throughout the Capitol rotunda Monday.
  "You know the best how to take care of your land," Trump said, telling the gathered crowd that past administrations had "abused" the 1906 Antiquities Act in designating the monuments.
  "The results have been very sad," the president said, citing "harmful and unnecessary restrictions" as a result of
  
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• Live blog: Trump leaves Utah; protests close portion of State Street

  04-12-2017 20:46
  
  President Donald Trump has landed in Utah for his first visit to the state since taking office. He visited Welfare Square and will now speak at the Capitol about reduction to national monuments.
  
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• Two corrections officers involved in crash on way to work

  04-12-2017 20:39
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — Two Salt Lake County Jail corrections officers were injured in a crash near the jail while driving to work Monday.
  A car with two officers was making a left turn near 3300 South and 900 West when it was hit by an oncoming vehicle, said South Salt Lake police detective Gary Keller.
  One of the officers was transported to a local hospital in fair condition, Keller said.
  The investigation into who was at fault for the crash was ongoing Monday afternoon.
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• Fire forces evacuation of junior high in Ogden

  04-12-2017 20:02
  OGDEN — Fire crews in Ogden are responding to Mound Fort Junior High School.
  The Ogden Fire Department reported about 12:30 p.m. that crews were on the scene of a structure fire at the school, 1396 Liberty Ave. The school was evacuated and all students taken to Gramercy Elementary School.
  Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
  
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• Trump meets with LDS Church leaders at Welfare Square

  04-12-2017 19:51
  
  President Donald Trump was met by cheers of support as he touched down in Salt Lake City Monday morning, prepared to announce reductions in the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
  
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• Live blog: President Trump arrives at Welfare Square

  04-12-2017 19:46
  
  President Donald Trump is making his first trip to Utah since taking office, where is expected to visit Welfare Square and speak at the Capitol about reduction to national monuments Monday.
  
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• Shootout leaves 2 injured, 1 man in jail

  04-12-2017 19:36
  SALT LAKE CITY — A shootout between two men during a robbery attempt resulted in both being treated for gunshot wounds and one man booked into jail.
  Cameron Mullahkhel, 23, of West Valley City, was treated for a gunshot wound to his abdomen before being booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated robbery causing serious injury, possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, drug distribution and tampering with evidence.
  About 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Mullahkhel
  
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• President Trump arrives in Utah to announce monument reductions

  04-12-2017 18:52
  SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Utah on Air Force One this morning to announce reductions in the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
  The president's plane is scheduled to land about 11 a.m. at the Utah Air National Guard Base at the Salt Lake City International Airport, with Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee on board. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was also traveling with the president.
  Trump told reporters before leaving the White House he
  
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• A.M. notes: Trump heads to Utah, US conducts drills in South Korea, Utes and Aggies go bowling

  04-12-2017 17:50
  Here’s a look at the news for Dec. 4.Trump visits UtahPresident Donald Trump will visit the state of Utah today.According to the Deseret News, Trump will announce reductions to both the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.Sen. Orrin Hatch said he’s thrilled to see Trump visit Utah."I'm thrilled the president has accepted my invitation to come to Utah to discuss critical issues that matter to my constituents," Hatch said Tuesday.Read more on Trump’s visit
  
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• Accidents close parts of I-15, slow Monday morning commute

  04-12-2017 17:28
  
  Motorists faced a slow commute Monday morning in Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah counties due to several crashes that closed I-15 at points.
  
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• Follow President Donald Trump's Utah visit live

  04-12-2017 16:53
  Donald Trump is arriving in Utah today in his first visit as president.
  Trump's expected to undo controversial public lands decisions and meet with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sen. Orrin Hatch announced the visit last week.
  Follow updates from the Deseret News as the president's trip unfolds.
  
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• Live blog: President Trump to make first visit to Utah since taking office

  04-12-2017 16:19
  
  President Donald Trump is making his first trip to Utah since taking office, where is expected to visit Welfare Square and speak at the Capitol about reduction to national monuments Monday.
  
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• Op-ed: Bears Ears — missing facts and misconceptions

  04-12-2017 15:45
  The Bears Ears National Monument controversy continues unabated, and President Trump's visit to Utah is sure to keep the fires burning. Media coverage has been dominated by the agendas of mainstream environmentalists and the corporate recreation industry.But opinions on this issue need to be based on the best and most accurate information available. Consider these common misconceptions and some badly needed facts:Monument status is essential to protect the region's priceless archaeology.It's rep
  
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• Jackknifed semitruck closes eastbound I-215 at north interchange

  04-12-2017 15:17
  
  Motorists faced a slow commute early Monday morning in Davis County due to a jackknifed semitruck that closed eastbound I-215.
  
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• What Trump's Monday itinerary means for commuters, pilots and drone operators

  04-12-2017 14:45
  
  Utahns should prepare for road closures and delays during Trump’s visit Monday. Pilots and drones should watch out for flight restrictions.
  
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• In our opinion: President Trump should bring Utah back to Washington

  04-12-2017 14:05
  The president of the United States, Donald Trump, will touch down in Utah midmorning Monday to announce reductions in the size of both the Bears Ears National Monument and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.While Utah is by no means a utopia, we hope Trump can garner lessons from the Beehive State’s successes to assist his administration back in Washington. Even as Utah faces challenges — from opioids and homelessness to education and air quality — the state has no
  
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• Trump pushing Hatch to run for 8th term

  04-12-2017 07:11
  SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump is pushing Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to run for an eighth term.
  But the senator's office insists it's not to block former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney from getting into the race.
  Politico reported Sunday that Trump is going all out to persuade Hatch to seek re-election in no small part to prevent his longtime nemesis, Romney, from winning the seat.
  Trump has been urging Hatch to run long before Romney entered the conversation, according to th
  
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• Picture This: Backflip through November in 51 photos

  04-12-2017 07:01
  Picture This: Green skis launch in the air and kick up snow powder against the clear blue sky in the middle of a backflip. Two uniformed Marine Corps servicemen fold an American flag during a ceremony honoring the veteran looking upon the flag from his wheelchair. A boy's open-mouthed face lights up as he picks up a slice of chocolate cake to complete his Thanksgiving dinner.
  See 10 of the top photos from the month of November below and click through the gallery to see more favorites.
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• LDS Church leaders encourage gifts of kindness during Christmas season

  04-12-2017 06:36
  
  With the colorful lights around Temple Square and a touch of winter weather in the air, it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. On Sunday evening, Latter-day Saints heard inspiring words to help them start the season off on an uplifting note.
  
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• After cancer diagnosis, Lehi man devotes life to Christmas lights

  04-12-2017 06:21
  
  Mike Willes is a man with a lot of time on his hands. Recently a reluctant retiree, he's indulged a passion in a way few could ever imagine.
  
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• Photos: Cooler temps, showers on the way in Salt Lake Valley

  04-12-2017 04:51
  A storm moves into the Salt Lake Valley on Monday afternoon. After a warm and windy weekend, the weather along the Wasatch Front will make a dramatic change for the colder. The Salt Lake Valley can expect temperatures in the 30s and lake effect showers with clearing in the afternoon, said KSL meteorologist Dan Guthrie. "There will be snow in the valley in the morning," he said. Highs will be in the mid to upper 30s for the remainder of the week with lows in the 20s.
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• Man allegedly pointed gun a woman outside Jewish center

  04-12-2017 04:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — Police located and questioned a man Sunday who allegedly pointed a gun at a woman in the parking lot of the Jewish Community Center.
  A man driving a white Mercedes pulled into the center's parking lot and brandished what was believed to be a gun as a woman was getting out of her car, according to University of Utah police. The center, 2 Medical Drive, is near the University of Utah campus.
  U. officials sent a text message campus alert about the incident at 12:20 p.m. Sunda
  
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• Spring City police search for 4 children after father is arrested

  04-12-2017 04:14
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help to find four children who were taken by their father when he reportedly went to join a religious sect in Southern Utah. The man was arrested Friday, police say, but won't tell investigators where his kids are.
  
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• Orphaned bear cubs find their way back into the mountains, with a little help

  04-12-2017 03:19
  
  Two orphaned bear cubs were released back into the wild on a Southern Utah mountain range, just in time to start hibernating for the winter.
  
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• Legislation, litigation to quickly follow Trump's monument announcement

  04-12-2017 02:47
  SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump's move Monday to shrink Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments will touch off a flurry of litigation and legislation as soon as he leaves town.
  Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, promised a "dramatic" announcement, possibly as soon as Monday afternoon.
  "It's going to be one of those things where people say, 'That really is a win-win,'" he said.
  Stewart, whose district includes Grand Staircase-Escalante, declined to go into detail but sai
  
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• Welcome to the state of limbo: Fear and uncertainty in Bears Ears area about future of land, way of life

  04-12-2017 02:31
  INDIAN CREEK — When Heidi Redd first came to Indian Creek 50 years ago, there was nothing.
  No paved roads. No parking lots. No rock climbers carving new trails in the red sand.
  She could sit beside the stream on her ranch and hear little besides the wind whistling through the towering cottonwoods.
  But times have changed. Redd is 75 now. She's lived on Indian Creek for more than 50 years, inside what is currently considered Bears Ears National Monument about an hour south of Moab. Her Dugou
  
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• 5 safety tips for driving in snow this winter

  04-12-2017 02:10
  
  With the winter season returning to Utah, motorists will once again have to the deal with the headaches associated with driving in snow. Here are some useful tips to help commuters stay safe.
  
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• Utah high court upholds dismissal of lawsuit over teacher's relationship with student

  04-12-2017 01:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Davis School District over a teacher's illegal relationship with a student.
  The decision handed down Thursday concludes that, under Utah law, the school district is a state entity immune from liability for physical and emotional harm suffered as the result of physical battery.
  The ruling also noted, however, that the court had issued legislators an invitation to change the immunity law years earlier.
  
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• Utah's tenacious efforts to take back federal land stand out

  04-12-2017 01:34
  
  In an American West that has a love-hate relationship with the federal government's ownership of parks, monuments, etc., Utah stands out.
  
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• Ax throwing launching a recreation wave

  04-12-2017 00:11
  LEHI — Canadians have given Americans a few different ways to enjoy themselves over the years, including basketball (invented by Canadian Dr. James Naismith), lacrosse, the snowmobile, ice hockey and now — ax throwing.
  While some people in the U.S. may never have thought of throwing an ax, it's been a popular pastime in backyards across the Great White North for years, explained cousins Clay and Rich Derricott, co-owners of True North Axe Throwing in Lehi. The first ranges were start
  
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