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• Trump administration wants to tie Harvey recovery aid to debt ceiling legislation

  03-09-2017 23:48
  Houston • The Trump administration said Sunday that it wants Congress to attach aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey to a bill that would increase the federal debt limit, a move that clashes with an influential group of House conservatives who have warned GOP leaders not to connect the two funding initiatives.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin revealed the administration’s approach Sunday morning, when he was asked if the White House could guarantee that funding for the disaster would n
  
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• Salt Lake City police endure growing wave of public criticism after nurse’s arrest

  03-09-2017 22:21
  The shouts of about 100 or so Utahns echoed loudly Saturday evening in the courtyard of the Salt Lake Police Department with one demand: Fire Detective Jeff Payne.The Salt Lake City police detective has been the focus of a barrage of criticism and anger this week after body camera footage was released showing Payne arrest University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels on July 26, when she refused to allow him to draw a patient’s blood.Those who gathered at a Utah Against Police Brutality rally on
  
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• ‘We’ll see,’ Trump says on potentially attacking North Korea over its nuclear test

  03-09-2017 22:13
  Washington • President Donald Trump signaled Sunday that he was not ruling out a retaliatory strike against North Korea in response to the isolated country’s overnight nuclear test, which he called “very hostile and dangerous to the United States.”Asked as he left church services whether he was planning to attack North Korea after a nuclear test that defied his blunt warnings, Trump told reporters, “We’ll see.”Trump’s response to North Korea’s
  
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• Preseason is less than a month away! 🔒 in your seats: ➡️ on.nba.com/2aomTqi https://t.co/Aew0RvaRPr

  03-09-2017 22:06 via twitter.com
  
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• Kragthorpe: BYU must win end Utes’ streak in the rivalry right now — and here's why

  03-09-2017 22:06
  All of the flaws that LSU exposed in BYU’s football program are the exact reasons why Kalani Sitake needs to beat Utah this year.Now or never? It sure feels that way, even after nothing the Cougars did in a 27-0 loss to LSU in New Orleans suggests they are primed for any kind of breakthrough against the Utes.Utah’s personnel is not quite at LSU’s level, but it is trending that way. And if the Cougars fail to end Utah’s six-game winning streak in the rivalry Saturday in Pr
  
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• Man who ran into Burning Man fire dies

  03-09-2017 21:48
  Black Rock City, Nevada • A Nevada sheriff says the man who ran into the flames at the Burning Man festival’s signature burning ceremony has died.Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen says the man ran through a human-chain of security officers at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday during the Man Burn event at the counter-culture festival.The sheriff says the man was rescued by firefighters and later died at the UC Davis hospital burn center in California.About 70,000 people are attending the art
  
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• Burning Man ignites the night in Black Rock Desert

  03-09-2017 21:43
  More than 70,000 people converged in the Black Rock Desert in the past week for the Burning Man festival — an event that celebrates art and music.Here are some scenes from the fire spectacular from Tribune photographer Rick Egan.
  
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• Victim of Ogden Canyon motorcycle crash had recently moved to the area

  03-09-2017 21:27
  A woman who recently moved from the Salt Lake Valley to the Ogden area was the victim of a fatal motorcycle accident there on Saturday, police report.Jennifer Flinders, 64, died Saturday afternoon after the motorcycle she was riding on the back of crashed in Ogden Canyon, according to Sgt. Matt Jensen of the Weber County Sheriff’s Office. The accident also injured the 58-year-old driver, who has not yet been named.The crash happened about 1:45 p.m. near 600 Ogden Canyon, between the Alaska
  
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• Bountiful fire squashed, but Tank Hollow forces more closures

  03-09-2017 21:26
  Five days after it sparked, the Bountiful-Summerwood Fire is out.Firefighters on Saturday night reached 100 percent containment on the human-caused blaze in steep, rugged terrain about a quarter-mile east of the Summer Wood subdivision in Bountiful, according to a release from the U.S. Forest Service.The fire, which ignited on Aug. 29, had burned about 56 acres and closed several trails. Those are now open.Crews will continue to monitor the area for smokes and repair fire lines to prevent erosio
  
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• Utah football: Utes hit the road to try for seventh-straight win against rival BYU

  03-09-2017 21:21
  Tyler Huntley hasn’t forgotten his introduction to the Utah-BYU rivalry. As an 18-year-old true freshman, Utah’s now-starting quarterback looked on from the sidelines last September as Rice-Eccles Stadium morphed into sheer delirium.“It was loud,” Huntley said. “We caught a pick-6 first play of the game and [the fans] ain’t stop yelling after that. It was crazy.”Now flip the script.A year later, Utah takes the 40-minute bus ride south to Provo,
  
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• Locals in the NFL: The BYU, Utah, USU and SUU players that made initial 53-man rosters

  03-09-2017 21:01
  After a swift cut down from 90 players to 53, NFL teams have set initial rosters for the season. Here’s a breakdown of which players from BYU, Utah, Utah State and Southern Utah secured their spot on a team as of Sunday morning.AFC West • Denver Broncos: Offensive tackle Garett Bolles (Utah), running back Devontae Booker (Utah). • Kansas City Chiefs: Quarterback Alex Smith (Utah), safety Daniel Sorensen (BYU). • Los Angeles Chargers: Offensive tackle Sam
  
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• Pitchers catch a bad break at elevation, lose significant movement on their curveball

  03-09-2017 20:39
  Batting gloves or helmet?Troy Scribner, the Bees All-Star turned Los Angeles Angels right-hander, already knows where he’s aiming because he knows where he is.He bends slightly at the waist as he pulls up his glove to cover his mouth. He watches his catcher, who calls for a curveball. Scribner doesn’t even acknowledge the sign with a nod, he just starts his herky-jerky motion. His left leg kicks high into the air as he leans back and contorts his elbow then snaps his wrist as he deli
  
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• A tough lunch lady’s friendship with a tough kid draws the spotlight at Salt Lake Acting Company

  03-09-2017 19:34
  Two people who might be easy to ignore — a tough lunch lady and a motherless New Jersey street kid — form an unlikely friendship that’s the heartbeat of Chisa Hutchinson’s play “Surely Goodness and Mercy.”Just as unlikely, perhaps, is that Hutchinson’s play is receiving its premiere at Salt Lake Acting Company. The Utah production showcases the talent of Utah’s African-American actors — beyond August Wilson characters or musical roles in &ld
  
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• Former Ute pitcher Ryan Reisbeck never heard of Long Drive, before his tee shot bounced past the clubhouse

  03-09-2017 19:30
  Only the golfers standing on Davis Park’s No. 1 tee could have seen any of this coming.The ball that Ryan Reisbeck launched from the No. 18 tee with a borrowed driver, hooking to the left and bouncing past the clubhouse before ending up on the first tee box, sent him into the World Long Drive Association.Reisbeck, a Layton resident and former University of Utah pitcher, is now the tour’s No. 2-ranked driver and among the favorites in this week’s Volvik World Long Drive Champion
  
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• BYU football: Their confidence stripped by No. 13 LSU, downtrodden Cougars turn attention to rival Utes

  03-09-2017 19:30
  Provo • There are probably better ways to get physically and emotionally ready for rivalry week than to travel halfway across the country and get demolished in every way imaginable while getting a couple running backs banged up and a star defender ejected.But that’s the cold, hard reality that faced coach Kalani Sitake’s BYU football team Sunday morning.Having been whitewashed 27-0 by No. 13 LSU on Saturday night and putting up a paltry 97 yards and six first downs, the downtrod
  
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• Why Darren Carrington II chose Utah, and what his family hopes he'll do with his season as a Ute

  03-09-2017 19:07
  There is one play from last year that stands out in the mind of Utah receivers coach Guy Holliday as the difference between a great season and a good one. It is a clear, autumn afternoon. It starts with play action and it ends spectacularly near the back pylon. In between is a 21-year-old named Darren Carrington II.This play — a game-winning touchdown catch for the Oregon Ducks — is the first thing former Utes wideout Tim Patrick reminds his coach of during a conversation this summer
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - Part 2 of 2017 Fantasy Basketball rookie preview: Guys who need time

  03-09-2017 18:38 via sportspyder.com
  ...Jazz. The Louisville product was one of the most impressive standouts in Summer L ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Two games in, Ricky Rubio’s efficiency in EuroBasket appears promising

  03-09-2017 17:41 via sportspyder.com
  ... ront office, coaching staff and teammates that are all fully behind him, the Jazz ought to be able to help Ricky revitalize his career and discover new-found...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Two games in, Ricky Rubio’s efficiency in EuroBasket appears promising

  03-09-2017 17:26
  Albeit in a small sample size, recently acquired Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio has shot the ball extremely well in EuroBasket play thus far. Although Ricky Rubio is one of the flashiest passers in the NBA and a savvy floor general capable of running electrifying offenses, the major knock against him that always seems […]
  Utah Jazz: Two games in, Ricky Rubio’s efficiency in EuroBasket appears promising - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and
  
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• Letter of the Week: I sit here, wondering what it’s like to die

  03-09-2017 17:25
  As I sit here on my patio, continuing to fight the pain, I go over what the primary care physician said: “You can go to the emergency room if this is an emergency.”Really? I was told that we poor people use the emergency room too much like a doctor’s office. And, unfortunately, I have no way to triage myself. So, I guess, in my inferior logic, that meant I was to go to a doctor’s office and avoid the emergency room. Because if you misdiagnosed yourself, and it isn’t
  
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• Letter: Don’t honor the worst from our past with Confederate monuments

  03-09-2017 17:23
  Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany and the Confederacy all waged war on the United States of America. Do we have monuments honoring Imperial Japan or the Nazis, their ideals or their leaders? The answer seems obvious.Should we have monuments that honor the Confederacy? Never. They, like the Nazis, were defeated. We may forgive, we should never forget.We are the United States of America. We should try to live up to our creed, not honor the worst from our past.Lynn M. DavisMurray
  
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• Letter: If subsidies are required for renewable energy, bring them on

  03-09-2017 17:22
  Evelyn Everton, local voice for the political arm of Koch Industries, decries financial incentives provided to rooftop solar (The Tribune, Aug. 27) yet conveniently ignores subsidies awarded all other sources of energy.The daily import of 10 million barrels of crude oil into the United States is guaranteed by the world’s most powerful (and most expensive) military force.Nuclear power plants are shielded from liability concerns by an act of Congress and from waste cleanup by bankruptcy laws
  
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• Letter: As Mormon leaders condemn bigotry, Just another wink from the pulpit?

  03-09-2017 17:20
  “Mormon leaders join other faiths in condemning bigotry and worry about persistent racism” (The Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 15). Yet polls say 60 percent of Mormons voted for Donald Trump in the last election. This is a man who started out his campaign by accusing all Mexican immigrants of being rapists and murderers, happily accepted the support of David Duke and the KKK, and wants to ban an entire religion from our country. He has no qualms about separating families by deporting the pa
  
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• Rural Utahns hope new push to create jobs means they don’t have to leave home to be employed

  03-09-2017 17:15
  When Angela Arnold was laid off at the end of last year, she didn’t know if she would find work that would let her stay in Carbon County. But then she got a job that keeps rural workers home by design.With training and support from a new company, Accelerant BSP, she answers calls from her house for HealthEquity, a Draper-based health savings account firm that manages over $5 billion for more than 3 million customers.“The idea is ultrasimple: Create rural jobs while filling the needs
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Alan Gratz’s novel ‘Refugee’ demands your humanity

  03-09-2017 17:14
  “‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’”— Matthew 25:44-45They are the least of these.They are women without faces, men without voices, children without names. More to the point, they are families without homes, running to escape hunger, war, oppression,
  
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• The Muslim hajj pilgrimage by the numbers

  03-09-2017 17:07
  The Islamic hajj pilgrimage draws people from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. The crowds, squeezed shoulder to shoulder in prayer five times a day, fill Mecca and surrounding areas to perform a number of physically demanding and intricate rites.The five-day-long hajj is required of all Muslims with the means to perform it once in a lifetime. Through intense worship and repentance, its goal is remission of past sins and drawing Muslims closer to God.As Muslims around the world celebra
  
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• Annual five-day hajj in Saudi Arabia comes to an end

  03-09-2017 17:06
  Mecca, Saudi Arabia • The annual five-day Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca known as hajj is officially over.Khalid al-Faisal, governor of Mecca, announced Sunday the formal end of the pilgrimage at a news conference in the holy city.Hajj draws people from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. The crowds, squeezed shoulder to shoulder in prayer five times a day, fill Mecca and surrounding areas to perform a number of physically demanding and intricate rites.The pilgrimage is required once i
  
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• Pope Francis prays for those afflicted by floods in U.S., Asia

  03-09-2017 16:57
  Vatican City • Pope Francis has prayed for those afflicted by floods in Texas, Louisiana and southern Asia.Addressing faithful in St. Peter’s Square, Francis on Sunday prayed for comfort for the U.S. communities hit by a hurricane and “exceptional rains.”Francis said he was joining in the suffering of residents of Texas and Louisiana and cited the “victims, thousands of homeless and the enormous property damage.” He said he was praying to Mary, Jesus’ mot
  
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• Mormon fast and testimony meeting is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get

  03-09-2017 16:49
  Robert Kirby is busy, busy, busy. So don’t bug him, bug him, bug him. This is a reprint of a previous column:It was fast and testimony meeting in my ward last Sunday, as it was in every other Mormon ward, branch and huddle in the entire world.For those unfamiliar with Mormon ways, the first Sunday of every month is usually open-mic time. Instead of a sermon or talks, members of the congregation get up as the mood suits them and offer their completely uncorrelated testimonies on, well, anyt
  
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• Prepared for the worst, a Utah medical team is glad Hurricane Harvey didn't send them scores of injured Texans

  03-09-2017 16:48
  Houston • It could have been worse. The unprecedented flooding following Hurricane Harvey destroyed about 100,000 homes and killed dozens, but it didn’t create the immense medical need that led federal officials to call in an elite team of three dozen Utahns who were prepared to bridge the gap between life and death.Utah’s DMAT-1, one of dozens of federal Disaster Medical Assistance Teams nationwide, was prepared for the worst, which as of Saturday evening hadn’t come.Thes
  
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• [Basketball Insiders] - Amar’e Stoudemire Officially Announces His Retirement

  03-09-2017 13:20 via sportspyder.com
  ... tension, with Oct. 16 the deadline to reach an agreement. Hood is one of two Jazz players eligible for an extension. Former lottery pick Dante Exum is the oth ...
  
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• LSU 27, BYU 0: Cougars offense stifled by Tigers in New Orleans

  03-09-2017 08:28
  New Orleans • Dominated, embarrassed and overwhelmed in every way imaginable.How else to describe BYU’s latest venture into SEC territory on Saturday night?The No. 13 LSU Tigers, supposedly shorthanded by suspensions and injuries, routed the Cougars 27-0 in front of 53,826 fans at the Superdome in the relocated AdvoCare Texas Kickoff on Saturday night.“Not our best outing at all,” said BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum. “It is frustrating to show up and not play our best
  
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• Kragthorpe: How former Ute Garett Bolles’ inner drive has made him a NFL starter

  03-09-2017 08:27
  Garett Bolles was crying, with grass stains covering his uniform and his nose bloodied from competing against older, bigger players in his first season of tackle football in Utah County. His father offered him a chance to rest, but the fourth-grader was too angry, too driven to stop playing. He chased down the quarterback twice for sacks in the next series.That sequence of plays captured the traits that would make coaches at every level of football marvel about his athletic ability and relentles
  
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• He once broke the Utes' hearts. Now Darren Carrington II wants to make amends.

  03-09-2017 08:26
  There is one play from last year that stands out in the mind of Utah receivers coach Guy Holliday as the difference between a great season and a good one. It is a clear, autumn afternoon. It starts with play action and it ends spectacularly near the back pylon. In between is a 21-year-old named Darren Carrington II.This play — a game-winning touchdown catch for the Oregon Ducks — is the first thing former Utes wideout Tim Patrick reminds his coach of during a conversation this summer
  
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• Injuries, targeting ejection, could leave Cougars short-handed for rivalry game

  03-09-2017 08:25
  New Orleans • The Cougars not only lost on the scoreboard Saturday night at the Superdome, falling 27-0 to No. 13 LSU, they also suffered some injuries and an ejection that could leave them short-handed next week against rival Utah.Running backs KJ Hall and Kavika Fonua both left the game with injuries. Hall suffering an arm or shoulder injury when he collided with Jonah Trinnaman on a kickoff return and Fonua injuring his lower leg.The Cougars rushed for minus-5 yards as Squally Canada got
  
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• Freeman runs for 4 TDs and Oregon beats Southern Utah 77-21

  03-09-2017 08:23
  Eugene, Ore. • The Willie Taggart era at Oregon got off to a fast start with Tony Brooks-James’ 100-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff against Southern Utah.Fitting for a team that’s (still) known for speed.Royce Freeman ran for 150 yards and four touchdowns and the Ducks routed the Thunderbirds 77-21 on Saturday for Taggart’s debut as Oregon’s head coach. It was the most points for the Ducks in a single game since 1916.Kani Benoit ran for 107 yards and thr
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Rubio, Spain cruising through 2017 EuroBasket Tournament

  03-09-2017 08:06 via sportspyder.com
  ... rd, Kyrie Irving introduced in Boston 8/31 - Utah Jazz: Boris Diaw could finish playing career in Europe There is plenty of NBA tal ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Rubio, Spain cruising through 2017 EuroBasket Tournament

  03-09-2017 07:53
  New Utah Jazz recruit Ricky Rubio is the sole Jazzman of all the international players on a roster to suit up for the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket Tournament. During this draining period of the NBA offseason, restless Utah Jazz fans are itching for a little information to make the upcoming season appear closer. Thankfully, the EuroBasket […]
  Utah Jazz: Rubio, Spain cruising through 2017 EuroBasket Tournament - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• North Korea may have conducted a 6th nuclear test after showcasing possible hydrogen bomb, South Korea says

  03-09-2017 07:16
  Seoul, South Korea • South Korea’s military said Sunday that North Korea is believed to have conducted its sixth nuclear test after it detected a strong earthquake, hours after Pyongyang claimed that its leader has inspected a hydrogen bomb meant for a new intercontinental ballistic missile.South Korea’s weather agency and the Joint Chief of Staff said an artificial 5.6 magnitude quake occurred at 12:29 p.m. local time, in Kilju, northern Hamgyong Province. The U.S. Geological S
  
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• Bees lose, trail in division race with two games to go

  03-09-2017 07:12
  The Salt Lake Bees’ quest to make the playoffs was delivered a blow by Fresno Grizzlies’ starting pitcher Trent Thorton. Working efficiently and walking none, Thorton held the home team to two runs in eight strong innings of work. Although the Bees’ pitching staff, led by starter Manny Banuelos, pitched well, it wasn’t good enough as Fresno held on for a 4-2 victory. Salt Lake relinquished its hold on first place in the Pacific South division for the first time since May
  
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• Monson: BYU football faces tough reality after LSU shellacking

  03-09-2017 07:11
  New Orleans • It’s a tough thing a team must do when it gets crushed, especially in the early part of a season.It has to choose between two unhappy conclusions — either it stares down and blames its own reflection in the mirror, its own shortcomings, for the result or it looks straight at the other guys, humbly nods, and understands that they are flat superior, far superior.On Saturday night, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the clear evidence in BYU’s case tilted toward &h
  
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• New Orleans the big winner in relocated BYU-LSU clash
  

  03-09-2017 06:45
  New Orleans • The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau donated $25,000 to the relief efforts in Houston on Saturday after the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff was moved from Houston to New Orleans last Monday.Good call.The Bureau estimated that New Orleans would see an economic impact of more than $50 million after the Superdome agreed to take the game from NRG Stadium.Attendance wasn’t available at press time, but officials said they had sold about 50,000 tickets by Saturday morning.BYU
  
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• Salt Lake City police endure growing wave of public criticism — including rally against cop brutality — after nurse’s arrest

  03-09-2017 06:14
  The shouts of about 100 or so Utahns echoed loudly Saturday evening in the courtyard of the Salt Lake Police Department with one demand: Fire Detective Jeff Payne.The Salt Lake City police detective has been the focus of a barrage of criticism and anger this week after body camera footage was released showing Payne arrest University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels on July 26, when she refused to allow him to draw a patient’s blood.Those who gathered at a Utah Against Police Brutality rally on
  
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• Weber State scores 76 points in opener, crushes Montana Western

  03-09-2017 06:11
  Ogden • Stefan Cantwell threw two touchdowns, Kevin Smith ran for two scores and Weber State defeated NAIA-member Montana Western 76-0 Saturday night in the season opener for the Wildcats.The 76 points is a new single-game scoring mark.Weber State scored on its opening drive when Treshawn Garrett ran for a 3-yard touchdown. Then, on Montana Western’s first play, Jordan Preator intercepted Bennett Gibson’s pass to set up a field goal.Weber State proceeded to score 20 points in th
  
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• Letter: Idea about voting was hardly ‘ethical

  03-09-2017 05:49
  There is just so much wrong with the call to “affiliate and vote,” espoused by Mormon Women for Ethical Government.First, the assumption that whoever wins the Republican primary will win the general election.Yes, this is a heavily gerrymandered district; however, over time, districts tend to level.The 65 percent Republican advantage may not hold as true, given the fact there is no incumbent and people tend to move around. Second, the notion that 37 percent of Utah voters are unaffili
  
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• No. 1 Alabama defense smothers No. 3 Florida State 24-7

  03-09-2017 05:48
  Atlanta • The Alabama defense turned in a dominating performance, the Florida State special teams endured a terrible night, and one of the most anticipated opening games in college football history went to the top-ranked Crimson Tide.Damien Harris ran for a touchdown and blocked a punt, and Jalen Hurts chipped in with a scoring pass on a night that basically required the sophomore quarterback to make no major mistakes, leading Alabama to a 24-7 beatdown of No. 3 Florida State on Saturday at
  
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• Letter: Romney’s cheap shot

  03-09-2017 05:37
  It is sad to see a person whom I once respected and admired, Mitt Romney, embrace the reprehensible tactics of division and race-baiting used by the left. I understand Gov. Romney’s dislike of Donald Trump and his policies. However, to demand that President Trump state that the racists were 100 percent responsible for the violence in Charlottesville when that is patently false and then insinuate that failure to do so would makes the president a racist is classic Saul Alinsky at its worst.I
  
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• Letter: Trump is a leader without a clue

  03-09-2017 05:36
  With the events of the last two weeks, I’ve come to realize the president could not pass a fifth-grader’s exam. I’m not sure he could pass a third- or fourth-grader exam.He definitely has no clue about our history (not to mention the English language), and how those in the minority were treated. Not to mention, insulting all of the World War II vets, who fought against Nazism. Yet he tells everyone he’s smarter than anyone else in government.I don’t even think he co
  
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• Letter: Texas knows how to help its own

  03-09-2017 05:35
  I understand Pat Bagley doesn’t understand states like Texas that don’t rely on the federal government to solve their problems.His cartoon Sunday morning was a cheap shot at folks who had a natural disaster unfolding. Watching the news reports, what I see is good folks in Texas and the state of Texas leading the disaster response.FEMA will and should have a role to play in supporting our fellow Americans, but Texas doesn’t leave its citizens on a roof waiting for FEMA. God bles
  
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