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• Can I borrow that helmet? Robin Carpenter survives crash to finish 4th in Tour of Utah's fifth stage

  04-08-2017 23:55
  Bountiful • Robin Carpenter sat in the medical tent with scrapes up the sides of both legs, his back and arms. His jersey was completely torn, his helmet was cracked and his riding gloves were being cut off his hands with scissors.“I’m in a lot of pain,” Carpenter told the medic.The Hincapie team member crashed about 25 miles into Stage 5 of the Tour of Utah on Friday, falling 15 minutes behind the peloton.Nevertheless, Carpenter staged an epic rally in the Layton-to-Bount
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz hosting teams from Australia, Israel and Arizona in five-game preseason

  04-08-2017 23:49 via sportspyder.com
  ... host two. The Sydney Kings (Oct. 2) and Maccabi Haifa (Oct. 4) will help the Jazz breaking the currently-being-renovated Vivint Arena for the first two games...
  
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• Utah Democratic Party hires Alex Cragun as executive director

  04-08-2017 23:48
  Alex Cragun has had a couple of good weeks.He was named Friday as the new executive director of the Utah Democratic Party — two weeks after Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski appointed the community activist as the city’s representative on the Utah Transit Authority board.His newest job was announced Friday by Utah Democratic Party Chairwoman Daisy Thomas, who was elected in June.“The Utah Democratic Party is focused on finding and empowering local leaders and building commu
  
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• Utah Jazz hosting teams from Australia, Israel and Arizona in five-game preseason

  04-08-2017 23:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Jazz have never hosted an international team during preseason action. But in 2017 they will host two.The Sydney Kings (Oct. 2) and Maccabi Haifa (Oct. 4) will help the Jazz breaking the currently-being-renovated Vivint Arena for the first two games of the team's preseason.The Kings play in Australia's NBL while Maccabi play in the Israeli Basketball Super League.The Jazz will also host the Phoenix Suns (Oct. 6) before returning the favor three days later at Talking Sti
  
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• Some claims dismissed, but key ones remain, in Dillon Taylor lawsuit against Salt Lake City

  04-08-2017 23:36
  The family of Dillon Taylor — who was shot and killed in 2014 by a Salt Lake City police officer — narrowed their lawsuit against the city on Friday. The family agreed with Salt Lake City to dismiss their claims of wrongful death and denial of family association, according to motion filed Friday in federal court. Two claims remain. The family still contends Officer Bron Cruz used excessive force when he shot and killed Taylor on Aug. 11, 2014 outside a convenience stor
  
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• Report: Sexually transmitted infections remain the top reported diseases in Salt Lake County

  04-08-2017 23:36
  For the third year running, the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia is the top reported disease in Salt Lake County, a new report shows.Gonorrhea, which is also sexually transmitted, was second, followed by hepatitis C, influenza and tuberculosis, according to the Salt Lake County Health Department report, which ranks the top 20 most catalogued diseases and infections reported across Utah’s most populated county.Published as part of the health department’s annual Infectious
  
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• Former Utah senator criticizes 'secretive,' ‘puppet-string’ lobbying by Mormon church

  04-08-2017 23:30
  Former state Sen. Steve Urquhart on Friday criticized how he says the LDS Church lobbies legislators from the shadows — including how it used its influence first to fight gay-rights bills he pushed, and later to enact them.The St. George Republican recounted his experiences in a long Facebook post, prompted by the decision of legislative leaders to hire the church’s top lobbyist, John Cannon, to direct its Office of Research and General Council.Urquhart said he has no problem with th
  
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• Judge sends leader of Utah foreclosure relief scam to prison

  04-08-2017 23:26
  A federal judge sent one of the ringleaders of a Utah-based mortgage modification fraud to prison for seven years.U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball also sentenced Chad Gettel, 41, of Salt Lake City, to a seven-year term for participation in a telemarketing scam while he was facing charges in the first case. The sentences are to run concurrently.Kimball denied a motion to allow Gettel, who has been in jail since his arrest in the second case, to self-surrender to being serving the prison terms.The
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz announce shorter preseason schedule with international flavor

  04-08-2017 23:23 via sportspyder.com
  ... d by the newly signed NBA collective bargaining agreement. It's the shortest Jazz preseason without a lockout since the Jazz's first in Utah in 1979. Second,...
  
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• ‘It’s not safe down there’ — 3rd homicide in 2 weeks near homeless shelter adds to anxieties

  04-08-2017 23:20
  Two Honduran drug dealers had a dispute Thursday night that left one of them dead at the corner of 200 South and 500 West — ground zero for heroin deals in Salt Lake City.
  The dispute did not surround the drug trade, said Salt Lake City police Detective Greg Wilking, but appears to be a personal disagreement.Investigators have yet to identify the victim or the suspect, who is in custody.It’s the third homicide in the troubled Rio Grande district in the last two weeks.
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• ‘Our children are dying’ — Lawmaker urges state school board to update curricula on mental, emotional health

  04-08-2017 23:09
  Against a backdrop of surging youth suicide rates in Utah, the success of the SafeUT app — a new suicide-prevention and school-safety hotline — has “exceeded our wildest expectations,” Sandy Republican Rep. Steven Eliason said Friday. An average of 415 anonymous tips have came in through the app each month thus far in 2017, Eliason said, while the chat feature is used 680 times monthly to connect youths in crisis with professional help.“The utilization by stude
  
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• Prep football: Green Canyon Wolves preview

  04-08-2017 22:54
  After bringing the Sky View football program back to prominence in recent years, coach Craig Anhder decided to start from scratch at Green Canyon High School in North Logan.While there certainly are several hurdles that a new school has to overcome in its inaugural season of athletic competition, Anhder believes that the mindset of his young team will have it competing and winning early.“These kids have a great desire to prove themselves,” Anhder said. “People think we don&rsqu
  
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• [KSL] - Can Ricky Rubio put it all together in Utah?

  04-08-2017 22:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... Jazz had the third-best defense in the league but were just 25th in forcing turno ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz drop 2017 preseason schedule with international flair

  04-08-2017 22:25 via sportspyder.com
  ... Smart Home Arena 7 PM MDT Mon, Oct. 6: Suns @ Jazz, Vivint Smart Home Arena 7 PM MDT Wed, Oct. 9: Jazz @ Suns, Talking Stick Re ...
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: How Hot Is It?

  04-08-2017 22:20
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at www.facebook.com/notrobertkirby.
  Victory GardenA Real DumpA Gripping CartoonRetreat from MoscowSad Loser ElephantPresidential SpokespersonSimple Solution for HomelessnessTrump’s Good DeedFather of Lies and His KidGreatest Snowflakes on Earth
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - [Audio] The SLC Punks Podcast: NBA 2K player models, ESPN team projections and the 4th Uniform

  04-08-2017 22:19 via sportspyder.com
  ... . 0:00 NBA 2K player models hate the Jazz. 11:12 Pelton Projections, where are the Jazz? 13:30 Playoff seeding needs t ...
  
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• "Our children are dying" — Lawmaker urges state school board to update curricula on mental, emotional health

  04-08-2017 22:17
  Against a backdrop of surging youth suicide rates in Utah, the success of the SafeUT app — a new suicide-prevention and school-safety hotline — has “exceeded our wildest expectations,” Sandy Republican Rep. Steven Eliason said Friday. An average of 415 anonymous tips have came in through the app each month thus far in 2017, Eliason said, while the chat feature is used 680 times monthly to connect youth in crisis with professional help.“The utilization by studen
  
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• Utah Jazz drop 2017 preseason schedule with international flair

  04-08-2017 22:10
  The Utah Jazz slate for the 2017 preseason has been announced with a schedule featuring two games against squads from across the globe. Although the regular season schedule for the 2017-18 NBA campaign won’t drop until later this month, preseason schedules have begun to trickle out. The Utah Jazz preseason schedule dropped on Friday and, much like the Jazz […]
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• ’Pharma Bro’ Shkreli is convicted at securities fraud trial

  04-08-2017 21:51
  New York • Martin Shkreli, the eccentric former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for a price-gouging scandal and for his snide “Pharma Bro” persona on social media, was convicted Friday on federal charges he deceived investors in a pair of failed hedge funds.A Brooklyn jury deliberated five days before finding Shkreli guilty on three of eight counts. He had been charged with securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.Prosecutors had a
  
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• Jazz preseason schedule will feature international foes Sydney Kings and Maccabi Haifa at Vivint

  04-08-2017 21:50
  When the NBA preseason begins in October, it’s the Utah Jazz versus the world.The Jazz announced their five-game exhibition slate, which features games against the Australian franchise Sydney Kings on Oct. 2, followed by Israel’s Maccabi Haifa on Oct. 4 at Vivint Smart Home Arena.Utah will also have home (Oct. 6) and away (Oct. 9) games with the Phoenix Suns, before wrapping the preseason with an Oct. 10 game at the Staples Center against the Los Angeles Lakers.UTAH JAZZ PRESEASON SC
  
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• Prep football: Olympus tight end Cameron Latu chooses Alabama over Utah, others
  

  04-08-2017 21:35
  Holladay • There were no gimmicks to four-star recruit Cameron Latu’s college commitment announcement Friday.
  The 6-foot-5, 236-pound defensive end stood, said his thank-yous and picked out the University of Alabama hat from a line of five.“The fact that I’ve been over there three times,” Latu said, “and I just felt really good with the [co-defensive coordinator] there, Tosh Lupoi, and I just feel like he’ll develop me into a great player. I think that me
  
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• [NBA] - Utah Jazz Announce 2017 Preseason Schedule

  04-08-2017 21:30 via sportspyder.com
  ... endar, and this will be the fourth consecutive preseason facing Phoenix. The Jazz and Lakers last played in the preseason in a pair of games in Hawaii in 2015 ...
  
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• Thanks to ‘Sister Wives,’ season 3 of 'Escaping Polygamy' goes to the Utah Legislature

  04-08-2017 21:27
  When the new season of ”Escaping Polygamy” premieres Monday, fans can expect another slate of people — mostly young ones — weighing whether to leave polygamous households. This season also will have a plot line that’s C-SPAN meets Salt Lake City. During the winter, lawmakers debated whether to target polygamy by amending Utah’s bigamy statute. In the third episode, stars Amanda, Andrea, Jessica and Shanell go to the Utah Legislature to
  
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• Prep football: Layton Lancers preview

  04-08-2017 20:55
  Coaches often come to rue decisions made in championship games, but it also can happen a few rungs shy of that.Take the case of Layton in 2016. Coach Jim Batchelor said his Lancers went “from first to fifth” in region after going for a 2-point conversion against Davis in the last regular-season contest of the campaign.Layton didn’t convert on that play, losing 31-30, then was part of a three-way playoff to try to get the fourth playoff berth. The Lancers’ season ended a w
  
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• Utah ranks No. 28 for cost of living

  04-08-2017 20:54
  The cost of living is higher in Utah than in 27 other states, a new study says. Still, Utahns have it is a bit better than the average American.The Tax Foundation, a national think tank that researches tax issues and generally opposes tax increases, released the study about the real value of $100 in each state — noting that the same goods are cheaper in some states than others.In Utah, $100 will buy goods and services that would cost $103.09 in a state at the national average price level,
  
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• We'll square off against @MaccabiHaifa on October 4th! 👊 twitter.com/figh16/status/…

  04-08-2017 20:53 via twitter.com
  We'll square off against @MaccabiHaifa on October 4th! 👊 twitter.com/figh16/status/…
  
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• Our preseason schedule is out! 👀 We'll open up against two international teams for the first time! https://t.co/T18BxWZtV6

  04-08-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  
  Our preseason schedule is out! 👀We'll open up against two international teams for the first time! https://t.co/T18BxWZtV6
  
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• Ute women heading to Italy for first overseas trip under Lynne Roberts

  04-08-2017 20:49
  The Utah women’s basketball team will travel through Italy with stops in Rome, Florence, Venice and Como from Saturday to Aug. 15.The team will play three games during the trip.It marks the first summer overseas trip since coach Lynne Roberts took over the program in 2016.Roberts says both she and her players are excited to make the journey.Rome Itinerary<br>Aug. 6: Sightseeing, team meal<br>Aug. 7: Sightseeing, practiceFlorence Itinerary<br>Aug. 8: Sightseeing<br>A
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - In radio interview, Utah Jazz president drops hints on new Nike jersey designs

  04-08-2017 20:46 via sportspyder.com
  ...We’ll have more control over it for our fans to see it it.” Starks said the Jazz have worked directly with Nike on designs and concepts, and Nike employees h ...
  
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• Salt Lake County Councilman Max Burdick jumps into crowd running to be recorder

  04-08-2017 20:45
  A Republican from Sandy is hoping to leave his elected seat on the Salt Lake County Council to take over the office responsible for tracking and recording real-estate transactions and land ownership in the county.Max Burdick, who was re-elected to his part-time position in 2016, will spend the next two weeks working to persuade nearly 800 members of the Salt Lake County Republican Party’s central committee to choose him over six others who have expressed interest in the full-time post over
  
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• In radio interview, Utah Jazz president drops hints on new Nike jersey designs
  

  04-08-2017 20:45
  Steve Starks can hear the toes tapping.The people want to see some uniforms.It was one of the topics the Utah Jazz president discussed on a Wednesday radio interview on 1280 The Zone — arguably the hottest of all. While he talked about renovations at Vivint Smart Home Arena and the direction of the team, nothing is quite moving the offseason needle post-free agency like the promise of new Nike jerseys.“We’re really excited about what is going to be shown to our fans, and our pl
  
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• Utah football: Healthy running back Armand Shyne eager to pick up where he left off

  04-08-2017 20:31
  Armand Shyne shifted his weight back and forth, first from his from his right leg featuring a hefty brace, then to his left. He glanced around the practice field behind the Eccles Football Center. He bashfully lowered his head when more cameras entered the fray and the collection of microphones were suddenly just a few inches from his face.Utah’s presumed starting running back, a tailback who last fall was just another new face trying to make his way on a new team on a new program at a new
  
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• John Moreland shakes off the sadness, brings more optimistic music to State Room

  04-08-2017 20:29
  Recently, a Twitter user suggested that John Moreland may be in jeopardy of losing his title of country music’s saddest songwriter, and Moreland was fine with that. “Good. I ain’t country,” Moreland wrote in response, “and I ain’t sad.”Over his first four albums, the raw heartache on Moreland’s records earned him the label of music’s “sad bastard,” a label that today he isn’t comfortable wearing.“I feel like that&rsqu
  
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• Prep football: Beaver Beavers preview

  04-08-2017 20:21
  Beaver has a strong case as the Class 2A team to beat this season.The Beavers won back-to-back 2A state championships in 2015 and 2016, and they have 11 returning starters — six on defense and five on offense.The Beavers will get a new coach with a championship pedigree for the second consecutive year. Jon Marshall takes the reins as coach after serving as an assistant, including on the state championship teams. Randy Hunter resigned in the offseason because he took on an administration ro
  
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• Utah men's basketball: Utes expect trip of a lifetime and unique bonding experience in Europe

  04-08-2017 20:20
  The Utah men’s basketball team leaves Saturday for a 10-day foreign tour, with stops in Barcelona, Spain, as well as Paris, France, where it will play a total of three games against all-star teams comprised of professional players from European club teams.The Utes will bring all 15 players on their current roster, including incoming transfers and freshmen. Coach Larry Krystkowiak said every player was healthy and available to play as of the start of Thursday’s practice.“I don&r
  
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• Another shooting death in Salt Lake's homeless district

  04-08-2017 20:07
  A man shot late Thursday in downtown Salt Lake City’s homeless district had died.Salt Lake City police Detective Greg Wilking said police had located and arrested a suspect, who like the victim was an undocumented Latino; both men were believed involved in the illegal drug trade that has been rampant in the Rio Grande area in recent months.The latest shooting once more occurred near 500 West and 200 South, within a block of the Road Home Shelter and amid dozens of homeless campsites along
  
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• Gehrke: As long as Teflon Trump drives the partisan divide, his popularity in Utah will remain strong

  04-08-2017 19:57
  It would be an understatement to say that, six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, Margaret Ernstrom doesn’t like what she’s seeing.“He behaves like a teenager who needs to have his phone taken away,” she says. “He acts like a kid who has a temper tantrum every time things don’t go his way and thinks that he’s still on a reality TV show. … He doesn’t give respect to the office he holds and he has no idea what the definition of dipl
  
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• Lyle Jeffs trial delayed until late October over concerns about evidence, brain injuries

  04-08-2017 19:31
  A judge on Friday postponed the trial of a former polygamous sect bishop so his lawyers can have more time to prepare for trial and determine whether their client has memory problems. Jury selection for Lyle Jeffs’ trial is now scheduled to begin Oct. 19 with the trial to begin Oct. 23. Judge Ted Stewart had scheduled jury selection to begin Sept. 14 with the trial to begin four days later. Jeffs is charged with counts of money laundering, conspiracy and failure to appear in court.&nb
  
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• Prep football: Carbon Dinos preview

  04-08-2017 18:32
  Carbon isn’t known for its football history. In fact, the school never has been involved in a championship game, and modern carbon-dating for these Dinos shows that the only playoff win since 1970 came when Carbon beat Union in 2000.“We’ve got 50 years worth of baggage working against us,” Dinos coach Joshua Huntsman said. “Before I got the job, they had 10 coaches in 10 years. There’s always that lack of consistency.“We need a few years.”Huntsman
  
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• VAR is here: RSL, MLS set for first game with new replay technology

  04-08-2017 18:26
  Sandy • The feed from the broadcast cameras in Rio Tinto Stadium no longer only streams to the TV trucks.A new set of wires slither into the high-ceilinged cement room next door and attach to a set of four monitors. Come Saturday, the Video Assistant Referee will sit in front of those screens, and MLS will go live with the International Football Association Board’s experiment.“Overall, we think there will be a net benefit,” PRO Manager of Video Review Operations and renown
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Analysis: Utah Jazz will have issues with floor spacing next season

  04-08-2017 18:23 via sportspyder.com
  ... and the signings made — Ricky Rubio, Thabo Sefolosha and Jonas Jerebko — the Jazz are expected to make slightly over 22 threes per game, which would place the ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Analysis: Jazz will have issues with floor spacing, shooting and scoring next season

  04-08-2017 18:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... and the signings made — Ricky Rubio, Thabo Sefolosha and Jonas Jerebko — the Jazz are expected to make slightly over 22 threes per game, which would place the ...
  
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• National Anthem auditions will be on Friday September 15th at the Gateway Megaplex Theatre. 🎤🇺🇸🎤 More info coming… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  04-08-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  National Anthem auditions will be on Friday September 15th at the Gateway Megaplex Theatre. 🎤🇺🇸🎤More info coming… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Analysis: Utah Jazz will have issues with floor spacing next season

  04-08-2017 18:00
  SALT LAKE CITY— For years (and really, decades), the Utah Jazz have prided themselves on being a blue-collar team. If points were being scored, it was happening from the paint. And if defensive stops were being made, it was happening through sheer physicality.But the Jazz have adapted, even if the foundation of the team — a focus on passing and defending — hasn’t.As the league has become more perimeter-oriented, so have the Jazz.Ever since the Jazz named Quin Snyder as he
  
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• Judge to decide whether alleged victims in Torrey Green case will testify in one another’s trials

  04-08-2017 17:57
  Logan • A Utah judge is mulling whether the seven women who have accused former Utah State University football star Torrey Green of sexual assault will be allowed to testify at one another’s trials.Green is charged in 1st District Court with 11 felonies in connection with the testimony of seven women who say the athlete sexually assaulted them when he was a student at the Logan university.Each alleged victim’s case has been filed in court separately, and prosecutors have said ea
  
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• ‘What was your first concert?’ Some of your favorite musicians tell their stories of being in the audience.

  04-08-2017 17:46
  Beyond it being part of my gig, going to concerts has long been one of my favorite things to do anyway. Whenever I ask the wife, “What do you want to do this weekend?” her initial response is inevitably, “Who’s in town?”As a result, I’ve had my fair share of compelling concert-related moments.I honestly thought I’d seen Lemmy Kilmister die onstage at a Motörhead show at The Complex. I honestly thought I might die when a freak snowstorm popped up and
  
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• Prep football: Hunter Wolverines preview

  04-08-2017 17:39
  The fight in the Hunter Wolverines is as good as anyone, according to their coach. The problem is the amount of players on the field to carry out that fight.Scott Henderson’s crew finished the 2016 season in a four-way tie for the fourth and final playoff spot from Region 2. Hunter then beat Granger in the first round of a tiebreak — a two-quarter game. The Wolverines ousted Layton in Part II of the process later that day.The reward for all that? Hunter was handled by eventual champi
  
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• Video: With some luck, group of hikers survive flash flood in southern Utah

  04-08-2017 17:35
  Buckskin Gulch is one of Utah’s great backcountry hikes. But it’s pretty much one, long slot canyon — and that means it’s prone to flash floods. On July 29, such a flood came through. Seven hikers, who say they checked the weather in advance, were caught in it. They lived. A Youtube video posted this week tells their story. In one of the most harrowing moments, the hikers explain how they had 10 seconds to scramble up rocks to avoid the flow. The hikers&rsq
  
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• Seeking a dream, Indonesian family finds nightmare in Raqqa

  04-08-2017 17:31
  AIN ISSA, Syria • The 17-year-old Indonesian girl made a persuasive case to her family: Lured by what she had read online, she told her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins they should all move to Syria to join the Islamic State group.Each of her two dozen relatives found something in it for them. Free education and health care for the girls. Paying outstanding debts for her father and uncle. Finding work for the youngest men.And the biggest bonus: a chance to live in what was depict
  
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• Trump attorney brings ‘street fighter’ spirit to his work

  04-08-2017 17:30
  Washington • One of the key lawyers in President Donald Trump’s corner navigated a popular United States senator through crisis, produced a damning investigative report that drove a baseball star from the game and, early in his career, took on organized crime as a Justice Department prosecutor.John Dowd, a retired Marine Corps captain and longtime legal adviser to prominent people facing government investigations, has played a role in some of the defining legal quagmires of the last f
  
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