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• Salt Lake City ready, willing and able to host 2026 Winter Olympics but obstacles remain

  12-09-2017 23:50
  For the past several years, Austin Schofield has run a small grassroots social media push he started as a BYU marketing student to promote the return of the Olympic Games to Salt Lake City.He may have to tweak the name of his “SLC 2030” campaign slightly.The Associated Press on Tuesday reported that officials in Utah and Colorado have begun discussing the possibility of bidding to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Citing five anonymous sources — “people familiar with the int
  
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• Results around MLS work in Real Salt Lake’s favor

  12-09-2017 23:42
  Scoreboard-watching is a given at this point in the season, with five regular-season matches left for Real Salt Lake.RSL liked what it saw over the weekend.“All the results went our way over the weekend fortunately,” right back Tony Beltran said.RSL’s 3-2 loss at Vancouver on Saturday could have proved costly for the team’s standing in the Western Conference, but Real Salt Lake got help from the rest of the league to maintain its spot in eighth place, just two points out
  
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• Pilot survives after single-engine plane crashes, burns on Roy street

  12-09-2017 23:21
  The pilot of a single-engine airplane survived a fiery crash on a street in Roy Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.Roy police Sgt. Matthew Gwynn said the pilot was transported to a hospital “out of precaution,” as was the driver of a car that the plane hit.
  The Roy City Police Department reported the crash occurred at 1900 West and 4500 South, west of Interstate 15, and several blocks northeast of Roy High School.Roy police said 1900 West was closed from 4400 South to 4800 South.Ini
  
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• After a series of rape allegations at Utah State, federal justice department launches rare investigation into university

  12-09-2017 23:20
  The Department of Justice has for months been investigating how Utah State University responds to reports of sexual assault, the university confirmed Tuesday.The inquiry is different — and more serious — than the reviews federal education officials are overseeing at hundreds of colleges across the country, said S. Daniel Carter, president of Safety Advisors for Educational Campuses, LLC.The scope of a DOJ investigation is usually much larger, as the department typically looks at &rdq
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Downbeat: The Utah Jazz have State of the Art Facilities

  12-09-2017 23:19 via sportspyder.com
  ... vors’ 2016-17 campaign, as his points per game dropped from 16.4 to 9.5. The Jazz are among the group of good teams fighting for the final playoffs spots in t ...
  
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• Provo Mayor John Curtis takes lead in poll for congressional race to replace Chaffetz

  12-09-2017 23:19
  Provo Mayor John Curtis has captured the early and expected lead — by a sizable 30 point margin — in the first major poll during the off-cycle general election to replace former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz.The Republican congressional hopeful fetched 50.17 percent while his Democratic opponent Kathie Allen, a first-time candidate and fundraising powerhouse, landed 19.82 percent.“These results are great news,” said Curtis’ spokesman, Danny Laub. “It’s clear
  
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• Salt Lake City ready, willing and able to host 2026 Winter Olympic but obstacles remain

  12-09-2017 23:18
  For the past several years, Austin Schofield has run a small grassroots social media push he started as a BYU marketing student to promote the return of the Olympic Games to Salt Lake City.He may have to tweak the name of his “SLC 2030” campaign slightly.The Associated Press on Tuesday reported that officials in Utah and Colorado have begun discussing the possibility of bidding to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Citing five anonymous sources — “people familiar with the int
  
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• Edith Windsor, who helped end gay marriage ban, dies at 88

  12-09-2017 23:15
  New York • Edith Windsor, a widow who brought a Supreme Court case that that struck down parts of a federal law that banned same-sex marriage and led to federal recognition for gay spouses, died Tuesday. She was 88.Windsor died in New York, said her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. The cause of death wasn’t given, but Windsor had struggled with heart issues for years. In 2009, she had an attack of stress cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, that was so bad that her heart stoppe
  
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• Utah lawyers offering free legal advice to DACA recipients

  12-09-2017 23:10
  With the clock ticking, the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City is providing free legal services to Dreamers — people who came to the U.S. as children — seeking to renew their status by Oct. 5.The deadline is the outcome of President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program within six months.Consul José Bordón said the government of Mexico will pay the legal expenses for people who wan
  
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• FEMA estimates 25 percent of Florida Keys homes are gone

  12-09-2017 22:41
  Lower Matecumbe Key, Fla. • Search-and-rescue teams made their way into the Florida Keys’ farthest reaches Tuesday, while authorities rushed to repair the lone highway connecting the islands and deliver aid to Hurricane Irma’s victims. Federal officials estimated one-quarter of all homes in the Keys were destroyed.Two days after Irma roared into the island chain with 130 mph winds, residents were allowed to return to the parts of the Keys closest to Florida’s mainland. But
  
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• Woman who veered onto sidewalk, injuring five and killing one in downtown SLC, exclaimed: ‘What did I do?’

  12-09-2017 22:25
  After allegedly driving a car onto the sidewalk in downtown Salt Lake City on July 4th — killing one homeless person and injuring five others — Shutney Lee Kyzer exclaimed: ”What did I do?”Felony charges filed Tuesday against Kyzer do not indicate why she drove a stolen Mazda 626 up over the curb near 200 South and 425 West, just around the corner from the Road Home shelter.But it’s clear that Kyzer — a parolee — knew she was in trouble.She fled on
  
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• After a series of sexual assault allegations at Utah State, Justice officials launch a rare investigation into university

  12-09-2017 22:25
  The Department of Justice has for months been investigating how Utah State University responds to reports of sexual assault, the university confirmed Tuesday.The inquiry is different — and more serious — than the reviews federal education officials are overseeing at hundreds of colleges across the country, said S. Daniel Carter, president of Safety Advisors for Educational Campuses, LLC.The scope of a DOJ investigation is usually much larger, as the department typically looks at &rdq
  
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• Single-engine plane crashes on Roy street

  12-09-2017 22:21
  A single-engine airplane crashed on a street in Roy on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.The Roy City Police Department reported the crash occurred at 1900 West and 4500 South, west of Interstate 15, and several blocks northeast of Roy High School.Initial reports indicated the crash occurred just before 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
  The Utah Department of Transportation reported roads were closed surrounding the crash site.At least two television reporters, including KUTV reporter Jeremy Harris, repor
  
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• Apple unveils $999 iPhone X, loses 'home' button

  12-09-2017 22:19
  Cupertino, Calif. • “One more thing.” With that phrase, Apple paid homage to its late co-founder Steve Jobs for the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone on Tuesday when it unveiled its latest — and, at $999, its most expensive — new version of the device, the iPhone X.CEO Tim Cook called it “the biggest leap forward” since the first iPhone. (“X” is pronounced like the number 10, not the letter X.) It loses the home button, which revolutionized sm
  
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• Garrison Keillor: Beauty is truth and truth is factual

  12-09-2017 22:06
  Truth begins with facts. Facts are solid, like bricks. You build a house out of facts, the wolf won’t blow it down. But you drop a fact on your foot, it hurts.I learned this as a boy, living near the Mississippi River in Minnesota when I discovered that where the Ohio River flows into the Mississippi near Cairo, Illinois, the Ohio is actually larger than the Mississippi. So it’s the Mississippi that flows into the Ohio. The Ohio is the big show. This fact was shocking to me. I was pr
  
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• Pac-12 football: USC’s domination of Stanford gets people’s attention

  12-09-2017 21:58
  Stanford would rather not have this distinction in Pac-12 football, but the Cardinal have become a predictor of the conference champion.Washington’s 44-6 defeat of Stanford last September stamped the Huskies as genuine contenders for both the Pac-12 title and the College Football Playoff. The same can be said about USC this year after Saturday’s 42-24 win over Stanford in Los Angeles.USC already was considered the Pac-12 favorite. Yet there’s no doubt that a 623-yard offensive
  
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• Census: Utah ranks No. 3 for households with high-speed internet

  12-09-2017 21:55
  Back in 1993, Pete Ashdown wanted to access the internet at his Utah home but discovered “I didn’t have that option.” So he started the Xmission internet service provider company — figuring a few other “nerds” may want the same thing.Now, 83.1 percent of Utah households subscribe to high-speed Internet service, ranking No. 3 in the nation, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.“I never would have dreamed that,” when his c
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Breaking: Jazz, Nate Wolters to Agree to Two-Way Contract

  12-09-2017 20:40 via sportspyder.com
  ... 2.1 assists per game. It doesn’t seem likely that he’ll see much time on the Jazz, but he provides some insurance as a probable Salt Lake City Stars regular....
  
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• Senate approves measure condemning white nationalists

  12-09-2017 20:36
  Washington • The Senate has approved a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups following a white-nationalist rally in Virginia that descended into deadly violence.Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced the measure along with four colleagues from both parties. The resolution, approved unanimously Monday night, recognizes a woman who was killed Aug. 12 and 19 others who were injured after a car allegedly driven by a neo-Nazi slammed
  
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• Utah festival’s ‘Ion’ gives Greek tragedy a funky 1950s flair in a production that breaks all the rules

  12-09-2017 20:30
  As the lights come up, a group of characters stand strung out across the stage reading newspapers with their backs to the audience. A burst of wind blows the papers away, and the play begins. This playful, free-spirited image sets the tone for the Classical Greek Theatre Festival’s buoyant production of Euripides’ seldom-staged “Ion.” In its 47th year, the festival is the longest-running celebration of Greek tragedy in the country.But can this be Greek tragedy? There&rsqu
  
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• [NBA] - Silicon Slopes, Utah Jazz Partner on Arena Club

  12-09-2017 20:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... eve Starks, president of Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment and the Utah Jazz. The club occupies the former Executives Club space on level four, which has ...
  
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• Provo Mayor John Curtis takes lead in Utah Policy poll for congressional race to replace Chaffetz

  12-09-2017 19:54
  Provo Mayor John Curtis has a 30-point lead in the first major poll in the special election to replace former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz.The Republican candidate collected 50.17 percent while Democrat Kathie Allen landed 19.82 percent.The Dan Jones & Associates poll, commissioned by Utah Policy and the Utah Debate Commission, also shows that the United Utah’s Jim Bennett, son of the late Sen. Bob Bennett, was 0.43 percentage points shy of the threshold set to participate in the Oct. 18 d
  
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• Utah couple heads to state Supreme Court over law that prevents married gay men from having biological children through surrogacy

  12-09-2017 19:39
  Jon and Noel started talking about having a family not long after they married in 2013.
  An author and a professor who have been together more than a decade, the couple considered adoption, but settled on surrogacy out of a strong desire to have a biological child.That plan was derailed last year when a southern Utah judge denied their petition to enter a surrogacy agreement with a woman who wanted to help make their family complete.“We were shocked and we were hurt,” said Noel, who a
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Jazz To Sign Nate Wolters To Two-Way Deal

  12-09-2017 19:34 via sportspyder.com
  ... t 12:25pm CST by Arthur Hill is close to signing a two-way contract with the Jazz,  Tony Jones of The Salt Lake Tribune. The 26-year-old point guard was a sec ...
  
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• Think you've got what it takes to sing at a @utahjazz game?! Anthem tryouts are this Friday Sept. 15! 🇺🇸 More Info… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-09-2017 19:31 via twitter.com
  Think you've got what it takes to sing at a @utahjazz game?!Anthem tryouts are this Friday Sept. 15! 🇺🇸 More Info… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• NFL locals: Snap counts and stats from Week One for Utah, BYU, USU and SUU alumni

  12-09-2017 19:27
  Each Tuesday, we’ll recap notable performances from local BYU, Utes, USU and SUU alumni in the NFL. Here’s what stood out from Week One of the 2017 NFL season:Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots (Kansas City won, 42-27) • Chiefs QB Alex Smith (Utah) completed 28 of 35 passes for 368 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed five times for three yards in all 69 offensive snaps. • Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen (BYU) had two tackles in 48 defensive snaps and 3
  
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• Department of Justice investigating how Utah State University responds to reports of sexual assault

  12-09-2017 19:27
  The Department of Justice is investigating how Utah State University responds to reports of sexual assault, the university confirmed Tuesday.University officials said in a statement that the DOJ’s Educational Opportunities Section opened an inquiry into the university and its Title IX practices in January. “USU is cooperating full with the review and welcomes the opportunity this will provide as we continue to improve our processes,” spokesman Eric Warren wrote. &rdqu
  
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• Utah-based Ancestry.com is searching for a new boss as Tim Sullivan steps down as president

  12-09-2017 19:25
  Tim Sullivan is stepping aside as president of Lehi-based Ancestry.com on Oct. 1 after 12 years of leading the family history company that has seen tremendous growth with the popularity of its DNA tests.Sullivan will become chairman of Ancestry.com’s board on Oct. 1, a company news release said Tuesday. Howard Hochhauser, the company’s chief financial officer since 2009 and its chief operating officer for the past three years, will serve as interim CEO until a permanent replacement i
  
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• Russia says Syria government seized most territory from IS

  12-09-2017 19:22
  Aleppo, Syria • Russia’s military said Tuesday that Syrian troops have liberated about 85 percent of the war-torn country’s territory from militants, a major turn-around two years after Moscow intervened to lend a hand to its embattled long-time ally.Russia has been providing air cover for President Bashar Assad’s troops since 2015, changing the tide of the war and giving Syrian and allied troops an advantage over opposition fighters and Islamic State group militants.Speak
  
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• Monson: Tanner Mangum and Tyler Huntley, one is injured, the other exposed

  12-09-2017 19:20
  Playing quarterback is a dicey deal, and counting on one, building an entire offense around him, can be, too.Take BYU’s Tanner Mangum and Utah’s Tyler Huntley, for example.One’s hurt, the other’s exposed.One’s going to miss big games, the other’s taking big hits.Mangum got off to a slow start this season after showing how productive he could be as a freshman two years ago. He threw for 3,377 yards just a few months off an LDS Church mission. Nobody does that.
  
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• Utah’s lawsuit against feds on hold after EPA says it might reverse Obama-era order to install pollution controls at 2 coal plants

  12-09-2017 19:15
  A federal plan that would have required Rocky Mountain Power to install new pollution controls at two coal-fired power plants is now on hold indefinitely.On Monday, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals granted requests for a stay to prevent that order from taking effect prior to a decision in a related lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency. The court also put hearings in that case on hold indefinitely after top EPA officials said they want to reconsider the agency’s past de
  
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• U.S. cities, including Salt Lake City, look at possible Winter Games

  12-09-2017 19:12
  Lima, Peru • There’s an outside shot the United States won’t have to wait 11 years to host its next Olympics.It’s a longshot, but there’s talk in Salt Lake City, and even some in Denver, of a bid for the 2026 Winter Games, which take place two years before the Summer Olympics return to Los Angeles.The same country hosting back-to-back Olympics hasn’t happened since before World War II, but as this round of bidding has shown, rules are made to be changed.Five pe
  
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• Cruz says aide inadvertently caused his porn Twitter post

  12-09-2017 19:05
  Washington • Sen. Ted Cruz says an aide was responsible for the “like” that caused a pornographic post to briefly appear on Cruz’s Twitter feed overnight.The Texas Republican and 2016 presidential candidate said Tuesday that several aides have access to the account and that one inadvertently posted the pornography.Cruz told reporters that “it was a staffing issue and it was inadvertent. It was a mistake. It was not a deliberate action.”“Liking” &mda
  
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• 17 days of dining deals during Salt Lake’s annual Downtown Dine O’ Round

  12-09-2017 19:00
  Enjoy 17 days of dining deals during the 15th annual Downtown Dine O’ Round.The promotion runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 1 and allows diners to enjoy two-item lunches for $5 or $10 and three-item dinners for $15, $25 or $35.The event encourages Utahns to try new restaurants and return to old favorites, said Nick Como, communication director for the Downtown Alliance, which sponsors the event. No signup or coupons are needed. Just ask the server for the special Dine O’ Round menu.Particip
  
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• Pierce: With 6 wins and ESPN’s help, BYU can go to a bowl

  12-09-2017 18:44
  If struggling BYU somehow can manage to get bowl eligible this season, ESPN will find a bowl for the Cougars to play in. It definitely seems strange to be putting BYU and bowl in the same sentence at this point. And not just because the Cougars are coming off losses to LSU and Utah and host No. 10 Wisconsin on Saturday. The fact that we’re talking about a bowl for a team that’s 1-2 and averaging a measly 11 points per game shows how broken the bowl system is, with more games than th
  
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• American household income finally topped 1999 peak last year

  12-09-2017 18:15
  Washington • The median U.S. household’s income finally topped pre-recession levels last year and has reached an all-time high after years of sluggish growth.The Census Bureau says the median income, adjusted for inflation, rose 3.2 percent from 2015 to 2016 to $59,039.After two straight years of solid income gains, the median American household last year essentially earned the same as it did in 1999, when incomes peaked at $58,665. The median is the point at which half the households
  
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• Tank Hollow Fire tops 11,000 acres; 78 percent contained

  12-09-2017 18:10
  The month-old Tank Hollow Fire had burned more than 11,000 acres in Spanish Fork Canyon as of Tuesday, but crews were making steady progress in hemming it in.Fire Information Officer Loyal Clark said the blaze, sparked by lightning Aug. 11 in the Sheep Creek drainage about 19 miles east of the city of Spanish Fork, was 78 percent contained.About 120 firefighters were on the scene, but were not tasked to aggressive attack the flames. Instead, they were allowing it to burn within the rugged, steep
  
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• Rock On: Something for the Cougars to sing about

  12-09-2017 17:45
  RISE AND SINGFollowing BYU’s seventh consecutive loss to Utah, Cougar coach Kalani Sitake sounded nearly inconsolable.“I’m really sick of having to apologize to BYU fans for not playing the full 60 minutes,” he said on his postgame show.Sitake should consider treating it like a long church meeting. Nobody stays alert the entire time. So break it up with a rest hymn.UP NEXT: LIGHT THE Y
  
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• Dana Milbank: The NRA's idea of recreation includes assault rifles, armor-piercing bullets and silencers

  12-09-2017 17:33
  Washington • The days are growing colder, and soon millions of American hunters will pursue a time-honored tradition. They will load their automatic weapons with armor-piercing bullets, strap on silencers, head off to the picnic grounds on nearby public lakes — and start shooting.If you do not immediately recognize this pastime as part of America’s heritage, then you are sadly out of step with the current Republican majority in Congress. On Tuesday, a House panel takes up the &l
  
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• UHP: Man dies when car rear-ends semi on I-15 in American Fork
  

  12-09-2017 17:32
  A man caught in slowing traffic near the scene of multiple earlier accidents died Tuesday when he own vehicle slammed into the rear of a semi-trailer rig on Interstate 15 in American Fork.
  UHP Sgt. Todd Royce said the fatality, initially reported by troopers as a possible auto-pedestrian accident, occurred at 7:52 a.m. near mile post 276, in the right two lanes of northbound I-15.
  That stretch of freeway, always congested during the height of the morning commute, was affected even more by a troo
  
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• J.J. Abrams to write and direct ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’

  12-09-2017 17:17
  New York • J.J. Abrams is returning to “Star Wars,” and will replace Colin Trevorrow as writer and director of “Episode IX.”Disney announced Abrams return on Tuesday. After several high-profile exits by previous “Star Wars” directors, Lucasfilm is turning to the filmmaker who helped resurrect the franchise in the first place.As the director of “The Force Awakens,” Abrams rebooted “Star Wars” to largely glowing reviews from fans and
  
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• Severed heads tell a violent mystery at Utah’s Dry Fork Canyon petroglyphs

  12-09-2017 17:15
  For all the mysteries the Fremont people left behind, one thing is clear about their petroglyphs at Dry Fork Canyon: This is a drama for the ages.Oh. My. God. It’s amazing. Horned guys carrying around human heads. Parades of intricately drawn characters wielding weapons and ornate shields. Streaks of blood-red pigment dripping from someone’s neck.It is not your average rock art.Sometime before A.D. 1200, there was a thriving arts scene in the Vernal area. You can see a large body of
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors looking strong in summer workouts

  12-09-2017 17:15 via sportspyder.com
  ... oss of Gordon Hayward with another playoff appearance. The 22-point void the Jazz need to fill every night will need to feature Favors if they are to overcome ...
  
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• Catherine Rampell: This nifty GOP trick will punish the poor and increase the deficit — at the same time!

  12-09-2017 17:15
  Washington • Never accuse Republicans of being uncreative. Once again, they’ve found an innovative way to punish the poor and simultaneously increase budget deficits — all with one nifty trick!To pull off this impressive twofer, they would put every American applying for the earned-income tax credit (EITC) through a sort of mini-audit before getting their refund. This would both place huge new burdens on the working poor and divert scarce Internal Revenue Service resources away
  
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• White House names Hope Hicks as third communications director in 8 months

  12-09-2017 17:08
  Washington • The White House is naming Hope Hicks as communications director.Hicks is a longtime aide of President Donald Trump, having served as his presidential campaign’s lead spokeswoman. She has been interim communications director for the past few weeks. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that Hick has been named to the job permanently.Hicks, 28, is the third White House communications director in the administration’s nearly eight months. Her p
  
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• Utah Hike of the Week: Dry Fork Canyon Petroglyphs near Vernal

  12-09-2017 17:01
  The trails at McConkie Ranch in Dry Fork Canyon near Vernal pass by some of the most marvelous ancient rock art you can find anywhere in Utah. Characters are shown toting severed heads and intricatelyccarved weaponry, all in vivid detail.  The entire site is on private land, but the McConkie-McKenzie family has opened the ranch to visitors. There is a small welcome center with a donation box, soda and water for sale, and printed information about the site. The family maintains two trails to
  
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• Utah forecast: A cool change is coming

  12-09-2017 16:50
  There’s a cool change coming, Utah.Temperatures along the Wasatch Front, so recently characterized by record-setting heat, will tumble through the remainder of this week. The higher elevations of the Wasatch Front will even see some snow, the National Weather Service says.After Tuesday’s 90ish highs under sunny skies, Wednesday brings isolated showers and thunderstorms to the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys and a 3-4 degree retreat. More precipitation and cloud cover Thursday drops the
  
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• Utah football: Ute running back Troy McCormick moves up the depth chart

  12-09-2017 16:50
  Utah senior running back Troy McCormick went into preseason slated to transition to wide receiver, but he has since moved back to the backfield, and he figures to play a bigger role in the running attack going forward.Redshirt senior Jordan Howard had gone into the season as the Utes’ primary backup at running back, but McCormick, a 5-foot-9, 175-pound speedster, got his first career start this past weekend against BYU. This week, McCormick moved into the two-deep on the Utes depth chart b
  
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• News roundup: Hillary Clinton admits some blame — but still blames others

  12-09-2017 16:49
  Hillary Clinton admits some blame, but still blames others. Would Romney run for Hatch’s seat? Happy Tuesday. Hillary Clinton’s new book ”What Happened” debuts today, and while she admits to mistakes in the 2016 election, she shares the blame. Clinton points a finger at her primary opponent Bernie Sanders, WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange, the media and the “deplorables”—yes, she doubles down on them. [Politico]Topping the news: If Sen. Orrin Hat
  
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