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• This performance of the national anthem at a Utah fair was so ‘horrific’ the singer and county have both apologized

  09-08-2017 23:52
  Singers always bring personal flair to the National Anthem, but a young woman’s shaky vocal performance on the song at the Summit County Fair on Saturday is getting the red glare from some county residents.On Saturday evening before the fair’s Demolition Derby, Jennie Gautney, a resident of Francis, stood on the open bed of a pickup truck at the center of the county’s Coalville arena and hoped to give a slow and sultry rendition of the anthem that would fit her vocal style.&nbs
  
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• Prep football: Juab Wasps preview

  09-08-2017 23:51
  Juab held an early lead against eventual state champion Juan Diego but saw the Soaring Eagle pull away in their playoff game last season.The Wasps will get a closer look at the Soaring Eagle this season after they move to the Class 3A South. Summit Academy also will join them in the 3A South.“It’s going to be a tough region with the addition of those two schools,” Juab coach Mike Bowring said. “But we’re just trying to focus on us and keep our nose to the grindstone
  
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• Democratic group launches ad buy criticizing Rep. Love for not holding town halls

  09-08-2017 23:16
  Washington • A Democratic group is targeting GOP Rep. Mia Love for not hosting any town halls, launching a digital advertising campaign and a website that points out that the last time she took questions from a large in-person audience was in 2015.The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unveiled LoveTownHallWatch.com and is running online ads this week as part of an effort to point out many Republicans are refusing to address their constituents in large groups. Love is one of 25 Rep
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Jeff Flake’s ‘Conservative Conscience’ is good, but late

  09-08-2017 23:11
  The book pulls no punches.It sharply condemns conservatism for its role in a “culture of vicious dehumanization,” not to mention its sins of incoherence, rejection of empirical fact and plain hypocrisy. Writing of the rush by the conservative party, i.e., the GOP, to embrace the regrettable Donald Trump during the last election, the author is blunt and unsparing. “Never has a party so quickly or easily abandoned its core principles ...”No, these are not new complaints; th
  
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• Jeannette Walls’ life is now a major motion picture

  09-08-2017 23:11
  Author Jeannette Walls already scraped away at the dark truths, joy and hardship of her eccentric upbringing to write her memoir “The Glass Castle.” Now she’s living it all over again, but this time as an audience to her own life as her memories and words are acted out in a big screen adaptation of her book starring Brie Larson as herself and Woody Harrelson as her father. It hits theaters Friday.With some 2.7 million copies sold, odds are most people know at least something ab
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Willie Reed’s wife: I asked for his domestic-violence charge to be dropped

  09-08-2017 23:09 via sportspyder.com
  ... ls: ➡️ https://t.co/N7gYFsC0Mj pic.twitter.com/yCqkkGrgwr — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 9, 2017 Homage x Heritage | The Association x The Icon De ...
  
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• Glen Campbell said goodbye to his life, career through music

  09-08-2017 22:47
  Los Angeles • Glen Campbell was a rare entertainer who got to say goodbye to his life and career in every way he knew how.Before his mind evaporated into Alzheimer’s disease, Campbell was able to go out on one last big tour, star in a documentary and record an album of his favorite songs, fittingly called “Adios.” Three of his children sing on the album, which was released earlier this summer.The country superstar died Tuesday morning in Nashville, Campbell’s family
  
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• [Larry Brown Sports] - Did Rudy Gobert subtweet Kyrie Irving?

  09-08-2017 22:29 via sportspyder.com
  ...his own team. It was also interpreted by some as a shot by Gobert at former Jazz teammate Gordon Hayward, but that seems much less likely — Hayward left Utah ...
  
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• Prep football: Summit Academy Bears preview

  09-08-2017 22:19
  Summit Academy will make the jump to Class 3A after enjoying relative success in its four years at the 2A level.The Bears went undefeated in the 2A North last season and gave eventual champion Beaver a good run in the state semifinals.“The good news is I’ve got seven returning starters on both sides of the ball,” second-year coach Les Hamilton said. “But how does that stack up when you’re moving up a classification? I think the big question mark is how are we going
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - David Blatt said his end game is to return as head coach in NBA

  09-08-2017 22:18 via sportspyder.com
  ... ls: ➡️ https://t.co/N7gYFsC0Mj pic.twitter.com/yCqkkGrgwr — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 9, 2017 Homage x Heritage | The Association x The Icon De ...
  
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• 'Bizarre Foods' host Andrew Zimmern talks new show, travel tips, addiction and hope

  09-08-2017 22:17
  Andrew Zimmern, host of Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods,” thinks he’s misunderstood.He says he’s known as “fat guy runs around world, eats bugs,” but adds, “I don’t think I’ve eaten a bug or an organ in ‘Bizarre Foods’ in years.”“I purposely set out to make a show that’s entertaining,” he said. “At the same time I try to be very thoughtful and thought-provoking and I try to educate and I take th
  
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• Polygamists and polygamy sympathizers sending money to support Joe Darger's run for Herriman mayor

  09-08-2017 22:05
  In the race for Herriman mayor, one candidate has outraised his competition multiple times. Joe Darger has received $13,050 in contributions, according to a report he made to the city this week. He spent $6,443.The next closes fundraising competitor, Coralee Wessman-Moser, raised $2,275. That includes a $500 donation from outgoing Mayor Carmen Freeman.
  While both those amounts would be pittances in bigger races, they may go a long way in the four-person mayoral primary in Herriman — p
  
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• Salt Lake City seeks major transit improvements, but money could be a roadblock

  09-08-2017 21:59
  Three of every four Salt Lake City residents would enjoy buses or trains coming at least every 15 minutes within two blocks of their homes, under a new draft city master plan for transit over the next 20 years.But money is a big hurdle. The plan would cost at least an extra $7.7 million a year in operating costs alone, not to mention money needed to improve facilities.The city council and the Utah Transit Authority are trying to figure out how to fund it. And they are debating whether it is wise
  
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• ACLU warns Utah's members of Congress not to block social media users

  09-08-2017 21:45
  Washington • The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is warning Utah’s members of Congress against blocking social media users on their official accounts because courts have ruled that it violates free speech protections.In letters to Utah’s three House members and two senators, the ACLU of Utah says that blocking social media users would violate the First Amendment and could bring possible court action unless the user engages in threats or other legally restricted language.
  
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• For teens interested in hunting, check out this Utah wildlife class

  09-08-2017 21:41
  Even for teens who don’t plan to hunt, taking a hunter education course could be a good idea. Much of the class time is dedicated to teaching how to handle and be near firearms safely.While that might be optional for most, those who want to hunt must complete a course in order to participate. To hunt in Utah, everyone born after Dec. 31, 1965, must complete a hunter education course or participate in the Trial Hunting Program.There are two options to take the course.One is to take it onlin
  
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• Dana Milbank: The 144 million people who like Trump best

  09-08-2017 21:40
  Washington • The fake news media is full of accounts about how President Trump’s standing is slipping among his “base” — his most loyal supporters.Balderdash.There is absolutely no reason to think Trump’s support has slipped in the slightest among those who like him best: the 144 million men, women and children of the Russian Federation. A poll released by the Pew Research Center end of June found that fully 53 percent of Russians have confidence in Trump, 67 p
  
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• New Saffron Valley Sugar House is a restaurant, market and chai house in one

  09-08-2017 21:39
  Saffron Valley Sugar House is the newest sibling in Lavanya Mahate’s family of casual Indian restaurants.Mahate owns and operates Saffron Valley restaurants in South Jordan and downtown Salt Lake City — as well as Biscotts, a pastry and chai house, also in South Jordan.The new Sugar House location, which opens Tuesday, Aug. 15, brings all the components together as it is part restaurant, part market, part chai house.With the help of a building and architecture team, the vacant buildi
  
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• George Pyle: A very Strange(love) kind of day

  09-08-2017 21:36
  When you love the movie as much as I do, every day can be a Doctor Strangelovey kind of day.Yesterday was very much so.On the local level, public officials were arguing with street-level service providers about programs that seek to give new, clean needles to those who are hooked on drugs — the kind that people inject into themselves. Using sterile needles, instead of reusing or even (gag) sharing them, can do a lot to stop the spread of HIV, hepatitis C and other diseases.— Critics
  
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• Utah singer’s rendition of National Anthem is so ‘horrific’ she and Summit County apologize

  09-08-2017 21:31
  Singers always bring personal flair to the National Anthem, but a young woman’s shaky vocal performance on the song at the Summit County Fair on Saturday is getting the red glare from some county residents.On Saturday evening before the fair’s Demolition Derby, Jennie Gautney, a resident of Francis, stood on the open bed of a pickup truck at the center of the county’s Coalville arena and hoped to give a slow and sultry rendition of the anthem that would fit her vocal style.&nbs
  
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• More than 15 Utah hospitals penalized by feds for poor patient readmission rates

  09-08-2017 21:25
  St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City is among 17 Utah medical centers that will be punished by the federal government for having too many patients return for care after treatment.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released records last week identifying 2,573 hospitals nationwide that will have their Medicare payments reduced by up to 3 percent  in the 2018 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 as a result of for high readmission rates, according to the nonprofit Kaiser Hea
  
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• Leonard Pitt: Jeff Flake’s ‘Conservative Conscience’ is good, but late

  09-08-2017 21:20
  The book pulls no punches.It sharply condemns conservatism for its role in a “culture of vicious dehumanization,” not to mention its sins of incoherence, rejection of empirical fact and plain hypocrisy. Writing of the rush by the conservative party, i.e., the GOP, to embrace the regrettable Donald Trump during the last election, the author is blunt and unsparing. “Never has a party so quickly or easily abandoned its core principles ...”No, these are not new complaints; th
  
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• Defense attorney charged with sneaking drugs into Utah jail

  09-08-2017 21:20
  Criminal charges have been filed against a Utah defense attorney who is accused of smuggling drugs into the Weber County jail.Tony Brenchley Miles, 53, was charged last week in 2nd District Court with forgery and two counts of unlawful possession or use of a controlled substnace in correctional facility, all third-degree felonies punishable by up to five years in prison. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of possessing drug paraphernalia.He was arrested in April after deputies at the county jail
  
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• You can’t beat shooting off rockets with Kirby — even when they go awry

  09-08-2017 21:15
  Bonneville Salt Flats • Sonny and I have attended the annual Utah Rocket Club (UROC) summer launches for years, hooked ever since we watched a rocket explode on the pad in a ball of fire.We’re not rocketeers ourselves, but we do admire the dedicated craziness in making things go boom. Also, there’s something addictive in watching an event that stands a good chance of going spectacularly awry.Note: Before you get all sanctimonious, this is the same reason people watch hockey, NAS
  
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• How the solar eclipse is raising gas prices in Utah

  09-08-2017 21:15
  Gas prices are rising in Utah, apparently driven in part by the solar eclipse later this month.“West Coast refineries are ramping up production in anticipation of the Aug. 21 eclipse, which will draw more than a million sky-watchers to Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming,” said AAA Utah spokesman John Moreno.The anticipated migration to observe the full eclipse is likely to drive increases at gas stations along the way, he said, adding to a traditional seasonal climb. “AAA predicted pric
  
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• Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz to serve as a Harvard fellow this fall

  09-08-2017 21:14
  Washington • Former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz will serve a fellowship at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School this fall where he will examine challenges to privacy and evolving technology, the school announced Wednesday. Chaffetz, who stepped down from his U.S. House seat June 30, will join a class of political leaders who will work with Harvard students as part of the program’s focus on boosting interactions between the academic and political worlds. Other fell
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Reports: Ty Lawson, Donatas Motiejunas sign with same team in China

  09-08-2017 21:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... ls: ➡️ https://t.co/N7gYFsC0Mj pic.twitter.com/yCqkkGrgwr — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 9, 2017 Homage x Heritage | The Association x The Icon De ...
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - NBA confirms two Mexico City games; Nets, Heat, Thunder headed south

  09-08-2017 21:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... ls: ➡️ https://t.co/N7gYFsC0Mj pic.twitter.com/yCqkkGrgwr — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 9, 2017 Homage x Heritage | The Association x The Icon De ...
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - Utah Jazz unveil new uniforms, and they are an improvement

  09-08-2017 20:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... ont, and they got rid of that tramp butt stamp on the back of the shorts the Jazz had last year. Here is the new look: The Note x The Swoosh It’s in the detai ...
  
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• Utah TV recyclers indicted for mishandling tons of hazardous glass

  09-08-2017 20:44
  A defunct Utah electronics recycler is under federal indictment three years after he abandoned old television sets and millions of pounds of crushed cathode-ray tubes at various sites, materials considered hazardous because of their high lead content.Anthony Stoddard, 48, of Syracuse is the subject of the felony indictment handed up by a grand jury on July 12, accusing him of illegally storing and disposing of hazardous waste at a Clearfield warehouse near the Freeport Center.Stoddard faces
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - Former Cavaliers coach David Blatt has his sights set on an NBA return

  09-08-2017 20:25 via sportspyder.com
  ... T analyst says he would happily play alongside James given the opportunit... Jazz unveil new jerseys for 2017-18 Utah is the latest team to show off new threa ...
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - Charles Barkley: Kyrie Irving's trade request, so he can be 'the man,' is 'stupid'

  09-08-2017 20:25 via sportspyder.com
  ... ed by Cleveland during the 2015-16 season, but wants another shot in the NBA Jazz unveil new jerseys for 2017-18 Utah is the latest team to show off new threa ...
  
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• God has given Trump ‘authority to take out’ North Korea’s leader, says key evangelical pastor Jeffress

  09-08-2017 20:19
  God has given President Donald Trump the “authority to take out Kim Jong Un,” according to the Rev. Robert Jeffress, one of the president’s key evangelical Christian advisers.Jeffress’ statement on Tuesday followed the president’s warning earlier in the day that North Korea would “be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen” if its leader continues to threaten the United States.The Texas preacher, who leads a congregation of more than 10,000
  
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• 'Empire,’ ‘Star’ worlds intersect on season openers

  09-08-2017 19:49
  Beverly Hills, Calif. • Queen Latifah says she easily envisioned a “Star” crossover episode with “Empire” even if the executive producer for the shows didn’t.Latifah said both dramas deal with the music industry and their characters share similarities. For instance, she said, her character, Carlotta Brown, and Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie Lyon on “Empire” are strong, powerful women.Producer Lee Daniels said the crossover set for their season debu
  
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• Deer Valley bartender wins Park City Cocktail Contest for the 4th time

  09-08-2017 19:48
  Winning the annual Park City Cocktail Contest is becoming a habit for Bonnie Ulmer.The veteran bartender from Deer Valley Resort won the contest for a fourth time last month with her Spicy Watermelon Rosé Spritzer.The bright pink drink combines vodka, rosé wine, a spicy watermelon mix with jalapeños and a splash of soda. It is served with a frozen rosé ice cube. Guests can enjoy it in Deer Valley’s Royal Street Café.“My inspiration for the drink was
  
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• Southern favorites find a new Tradition on Salt Lake City dining scene

  09-08-2017 19:46
  Where can Salt Lake City diners find comfort food classics made-from-scratch and served in a bright and airy space near downtown?Surprisingly, in a once abandoned car garage now transformed into a trendy corner restaurant near Liberty Park.Welcome to Tradition.Guests at Tradition are greeted with an open kitchen that anchors the sun-filled main dining room. On the other side of the host stand, the bar is available for counter seating with a few additional tables for two nestled next to the windo
  
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• Fountain Green businessmen want to block prosecution expert from testifying in their fraud trial

  09-08-2017 19:40
  The criminal case against a father-and-son team from small Fountain Green, who are accused of defrauding investors, is being rattled by allegations that the prosecution’s expert witness has a conflict of interest.Attorneys for Wendell and Allen Jacobson have filed a motion to disqualify prominent forensic accountant Gil Miller from testifying at trial because he and his company, Rocky Mountain Advisory, had been hired previously to help respond to an investigation into the operations of Ma
  
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• [The Score] - Jazz unveil new Nike branded uniforms

  09-08-2017 19:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... an be found . Homage x Heritage | The Association x The Icon Details: — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) Utah's jersey patch will be dedicated to , a charitable organiza ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Here's what's different about the new Utah Jazz uniforms

  09-08-2017 19:29 via sportspyder.com
  ...in the details: ➡️ https://t.co/N7gYFsC0Mj pic.twitter.com/yCqkkGrgwr— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 9, 2017 It was widely expected that the first two would b ...
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz unveil two 2017-18 Nike jerseys that should look quite familiar

  09-08-2017 19:22 via sportspyder.com
  ... 1:18am 0        SALT LAKE CITY — While Nike has some wild plans for the Jazz's third and fourth uniforms, the first two revealed won't ruffle any feather ...
  
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• Utah man sentenced for crash that killed his fiancee

  09-08-2017 19:19
  Twin Falls, Idaho • A Utah man has been sentenced following a car crash that killed his fiancee on a trip to Idaho to tell her mom they were getting married.The Times-News reports that Sean David Rees of West Valley City on Tuesday was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two years of unsupervised probation.Fifth District Court Judge Thomas Kershaw suspended 150 days in jail and credited Rees with 28 days spent in jail while the case was pending, meaning Rees must serve two more days in jail.R
  
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• Prep football: Logan Grizzlies preview

  09-08-2017 19:18
  The memory of a state championship quickly fades when it’s followed by a 1-9 campaign.The Grizzlies were forced to go extremely young last season after losing multiple key contributors to graduation.“Last year wasn’t what anyone wanted or expected,” Grizzlies coach Jayson Anderson said. “This community has had a lot of success, and there’s a strong tradition of a successful football team. And we didn’t live up to that.”The disparity in size and exp
  
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• Utah women's soccer: No. 20 Utes, no longer a Pac-12 underdog, out to build off banner 2016 campaign

  09-08-2017 19:13
  Why did it click last season?“Just the idea of being an underdog,” senior forward Natalie Vukic said.“We disregarded all the press and attention and we were in it for each other,” added fellow striker Hailey Skolmoski, a junior.“They always wanted to do better and more, and whatever hurdle they cleared, they were ready for the next one,” coach Rich Manning said. “There was never a time where they felt like, ‘Oh, we’ve arrived.’”Th
  
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• TV recyclers indicted for mishandling tons of hazardous glass

  09-08-2017 19:07
  A defunct Utah electronics recycler is under federal indictment three years after he abandoned old television sets and millions of pounds of crushed cathode-ray tubes at various sites, materials considered hazardous because of their high lead content.Anthony Stoddard, 48, of Syracuse is the subject of the felony indictment handed up by a grand jury on July 12, accusing him of illegally storing and disposing of hazardous waste at a Clearfield warehouse near the Freeport Center.Stoddard faces
  
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• Utah Jazz unveil two new jerseys

  09-08-2017 19:03
  The Note x The SwooshIt’s in the details: ➡️ https://t.co/N7gYFsC0Mj pic.twitter.com/yCqkkGrgwr— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 9, 2017Two new jerseys for the Utah Jazz were released Wednesday morning.Aside from a prominent swoosh logo on the shoulder, they’re going to look pretty familiar.Nike’s “Association’ and “Icon” models, which correspond to the traditional home and road jerseys, respectively, bear a strong resemblance to Utah&rs
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz unveil first two new uniforms for 2017-2018 season

  09-08-2017 19:03 via sportspyder.com
  ...in the details: ➡️ https://t.co/N7gYFsC0Mj pic.twitter.com/yCqkkGrgwr— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 9, 2017 It was widely expected that the first two would b ...
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: No, 'Discovery' is NOT first serialized 'Trek'

  09-08-2017 18:56
  Beverly Hills, Calif. • To be absolutely, 100 percent clear, I am eagerly awaiting the premiere of “Star Trek: Discovery,” and I am cautiously optimistic about the series.Well, I’m trying to be cautious in an effort to keep my expectations from getting out of control. Which is very close to happening.But it made me at least a bit less confident when Akiva Goldsman, one of the “Discovery” executive producers, told members of the Television Critics Association th
  
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• Wyoming sisters hit by Utah lightning to 'make full recovery,' family says

  09-08-2017 18:52
  Three Wyoming girls struck by lightning last week near Summit County’s Lily Lake are in improved condition and expected to “make a fully recovery,” their family says.In a statement released through Salt Lake City’s Primary Children’s Hospital, the Evanston family — identified only as “The Thompson family” — expressed thanks to the “community for their thoughts and prayers for our three daughters. . . .“We are happy to say that the
  
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• Analysis: Trump’s threat fits with North Korea’s image of US

  09-08-2017 18:51
  Seoul, South Korea • Donald Trump’s threat to unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea might have been written by Pyongyang’s propaganda mavens, so perfectly does it fit the North’s cherished claim that it is a victim of American aggression.Not since George W. Bush labeled North Korea part of an “axis of evil” has the nation had such a strong piece of presidential evidence to back up its argument that only nuclear and missile development can counter &
  
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• Utah Jazz unveil first two new uniforms for 2017-2018 season

  09-08-2017 18:50
  SALT LAKE CITY— Coinciding with Nike becoming the NBA's new jersey supplier, it was announced earlier this summer that each team would have four new jersey combinations for the 2017-2018 season.Last week, Utah Jazz team president Steve Starks said in a radio interview on 1280 The Zone that the squad's first two combinations would be released soon, and on Wednesday the "Association" and "Icon" threads were unveiled.https://twitter.com/utahjazz/status/895313791990218752It was widely expected
  
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• Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to impaired driving

  09-08-2017 18:50
  Fort Lauderdale, Fla. • Tiger Woods pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence Wednesday, but has agreed to enter a diversion program that would see the charge dropped later this year.Douglas Duncan, the attorney for the 41-year-old golf superstar, entered the plea. Woods did not appear at the Palm Beach County courthouse.Prosecutor Adrienne Ellis said Woods has agreed to plead guilty to reckless driving at an Oct. 25 hearing and enter the county’s program for first-time DUI of
  
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