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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Staff Scrimmage: Pecking Order of Jazz Player Value

  04-10-2017 23:56 via sportspyder.com
  ... al 20+ games last December and January, he will become a reliable cog in the Jazz’s success this season. Spencer: Favors. Two years ago we were arguing about...
  
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• Republican congressional hopeful John Curtis nabs Romney endorsement in race to replace Chaffetz

  04-10-2017 23:48
  Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney praised the “can-do attitude” of Provo Mayor John Curtis while endorsing him Wednesday in the off-cycle special election to fill Utah’s vacant congressional seat.“Throughout his career as a businessman and a mayor, John has solved tough problems,” Romney said. “That’s what Washington, D.C., needs now more than ever.”It’s a big, albeit predictable, get for Curtis — the conservative candidate an
  
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• Tillerson denies he weighed resigning or called Trump 'moron'

  04-10-2017 23:25
  Washington • Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday he never considered resigning as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, disputing what he called “erroneous” reports that he wanted to step down earlier this year. After pointedly refusing to answer if he called the president a “moron,” Tillerson had a spokeswoman deny he used such language.Thrust into the spotlight under uncomfortable circumstances, the normally camera-shy Tillerson sought to reb
  
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• Salt Lake survives first round of cuts for World Cup host cities

  04-10-2017 23:19
  Salt Lake City made the shortlist of potential 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities for the North America bid.The United Bid Committee released a list of 32 possible official host cities Wednesday, whittled down from the original 41 that submitted bids to host World Cup matches.“The 32 cities that we have identified as potential host cities, on their own and together, are prepared to welcome soccer fans from around the world,” Executive Director of the United Bid Committee John Kristick s
  
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• Democrats launch fresh push for gun control after Las Vegas shooting

  04-10-2017 23:00
  Washington • It didn’t work after mass shootings at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, college campuses in Virginia and Oregon, a church in Charleston, South Carolina, or at a movie theater and high school in Colorado. Or after two lawmakers survived assassination attempts. But after a gunman killed 59 people and wounded more than 500 at a Las Vegas concert, Democrats are going to try again to revamp the nation’s gun laws.Stunned by the mass carnage caused at a country music festi
  
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• FDA rebukes bakery for claiming 'love' as an ingredient in granola

  04-10-2017 22:41
  The ingredient list for Massachusetts-based Nashoba Brook Bakery’s granola was normal enough, save for one ingredient. Amid the oats and sweetener was “love.” The subject of nearly every rock-and-roll song, the thing Romeo and Juliet died for, was supposedly in the granola, which was sold at around 120 stores around New England.The “ingredient” was a nod to the passion bakers put into their product and wink to fans of the snack. As the Concord bakery’s Twitter
  
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• Leonard Pitts: ‘Thoughts and prayers’ for Las Vegas victims are not enough

  04-10-2017 22:40
  There is, by now, a grim routine to all of this.That’s how frequently it happens, how unremarkable it has become in America for some lunatic with a gun to shoot up a public place: we have evolved a script for it. Take Sunday night’s massacre in Las Vegas — at least 59 people dead, over 525 wounded — as an example.Like a favorite movie, you can recite the lines by rote. Politicians pronounce themselves “shocked and saddened.” The left demands new gun safety mea
  
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• Utah men’s basketball: Grad transfer Justin Bibbins aims to fit in during his only season with Utes

  04-10-2017 22:38
  One and done typically refers to a freshman planning on a short stay in college basketball. However graduate transfers with one final season of eligibility also join new programs each year. That easily can lend itself to a player using the season to showcase his individual ability.It’s early, but Utah newcomer Justin Bibbins seems more focused on fitting in than showing out. A diminutive point guard at 5 foot 8 and 150 pounds, Bibbins excels at getting into the cracks of a defense and crea
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Rockmonster Unplugged: We need more Australian NBA players, mate

  04-10-2017 22:33 via sportspyder.com
  ...Kings had any players who had influenced him, the young Jazz guard said, “Um, no.” You have to love the Aussie openness. Last July I inte ...
  
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• DA clears Salt Lake City police officer in deadly shooting

  04-10-2017 22:21
  Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has cleared a Salt Lake City police officer who fatally shot a man on Aug. 13, after the man allegedly pulled a knife and threatened to injure officers trying to arrest him.Patrick Harmon, 50, whose most recent address, according to court records from November 2016, was The Road Home shelter, was shot at about 10:20 p.m. at 1002 S. State Street.A patrol officer had approached Harmon after the man rode across all six lanes of State Street without a rear
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - We need more Australian NBA players, mate

  04-10-2017 22:19 via sportspyder.com
  ...Kings had any players who had influenced him, the young Jazz guard said, “Um, no.” You have to love the Aussie openness. Last July I inte ...
  
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• Are you a cop who has lied on the job? Salt Lake County prosecutors want to know before you testify in court

  04-10-2017 22:19
  Police officers in Salt Lake County will soon have to answer questions about their truthfulness, biases and disciplinary history before taking the witness stand.Starting next Monday, the prosecutor’s office will begin issuing questionnaires to police officers who have been subpoenaed to testify, asking whether they have been caught lying or done something else that could jeopardize court cases.The information may be given to defense attorneys in connection with specific cases. Local police
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: NBA GMs name Rudy Gobert league’s best interior defender

  04-10-2017 22:14 via sportspyder.com
  ...for all 30 teams. However, that recognition likely didn’t reach the lengths Jazz fans would have expected. [NBA GM] survey says… pic.twitter.com/qJFroKmrcY — ...
  
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• Rockmonster Unplugged: We need more Australian NBA players, mate

  04-10-2017 22:00
  The Sydney Kings blew through Utah on Monday night for a preseason game against the Jazz. It was a breath of fresh air.Aren’t Australians always a break from the ordinary?Joe Ingles is considered the most humorous Jazz player. Dante Exum is fairly quiet, but he’s honest. Asked beforehand if the Kings had any players who had influenced him, the young Jazz guard said, “Um, no.”You have to love the Aussie openness.Last July I interviewed Australian Mitch Creek, who was on th
  
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• Utah Jazz: NBA GMs name Rudy Gobert league’s best interior defender

  04-10-2017 21:57
  Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert was recognized for his defense in the NBA’s annual GM survey, but perhaps not to the degree that Jazz fans would like. If you’re a Utah native — like myself — you may be a little touchy as relates to the national perspective of your state. Given the number of […]
  Utah Jazz: NBA GMs name Rudy Gobert league’s best interior defender - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [KSL] - The Jazz Daily: Mitchell, Neto out for Wednesday, the return of AB

  04-10-2017 21:50 via sportspyder.com
  ... aeli team that's come to the U.S. to play against the Jazz. The game is at Vivint Arena at 7 p.m., and will also be televised on AT&T S ...
  
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• [KSL] - Finding a role for Alec Burks

  04-10-2017 21:50 via sportspyder.com
  ... the influx of ball-handlers, Burks will be forced to play as a cutter in the Jazz’s halfcourt sets more — and with greater effect — than ever before. This wil ...
  
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• Arrested drunk man claims he time traveled to Wyoming to warn of aliens

  04-10-2017 21:42
  Casper, Wyo. • Police say a central Wyoming man they arrested for public intoxication claimed he had traveled back in time to warn of an alien invasion.Casper police say the man they encountered at 10:30 p.m. Monday claimed he was from the year 2048.KTWO-AM in Casper reports that the man told police that he wanted to warn the people of Casper that aliens will arrive next year, and that they should leave as soon as possible. He asked to speak to the president of the town, about 170 miles nor
  
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• Trump visits Vegas shooting victims: 'Amazing people'

  04-10-2017 21:24
  Las Vegas • President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump met privately with victims of the Las Vegas shooting at a hospital Wednesday, praising them and the doctors who treated them as he visited a city still reeling from the worst gun massacre in modern U.S. history. He invited them to come visit him at the White House.Speaking to reporters from the lobby of the University Medical Center lobby, Trump said he’d met “some of the most amazing people” and commended the
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ gets crazier — and she‘s out for revenge

  04-10-2017 21:24
  Things are about to get crazy on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”Sure, when the show debuted in 2015, Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom) quit her job at a New York law firm and moved to California to win the heart of Josh Chan (Vincent Rodriguez III), whom she had a crush on when they were teens.But Josh left Rebecca at the altar in the Season 2 finale to join the priesthood. As Season 3 begins (Friday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30), hunky-but-simple Josh will be on the rebound and trying to make a go
  
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• Holly Richardson: Professor does magic for refugees. You can, too.

  04-10-2017 21:23
  In September, 2015, a picture of a toddle in a red T-shirt, blue shorts and little sneakers went viral. The picture was of Aylan Kurdi and he was the 3-year-old found face-down on a beach in Turkey. He, his mother and his 5-year-old brother were among the many who drowned trying to flee Syria. Little Alyan, however, was the one who put a face on the global refugee crisis.He also changed Sarah Franklin’s life.No matter how you slice it, Sarah Franklin is a powerhouse. Professionally, she is
  
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• Western guvs pledge to create regional recharging network for electric cars

  04-10-2017 20:58
  Western governors agreed Wednesday to work together to create a network of recharging stations to allow electric vehicles to travel easily along the 5,000 miles of freeways in their region.The governors of Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming signed a memorandum of understanding to create a unified regional electric vehicle plan.“By knitting together the plans of seven key states through cooperative partnerships one to another, America’s travelers will soon
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Jazz play second preseason game tonight against Israeli team; Mitchell, Neto out

  04-10-2017 20:51 via sportspyder.com
  ... ll play hard and learn more about ourselves and you always want to win.” The Jazz will be without two players who played well in the opener on Monday. Rookie...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz gameday update: Mitchell, Neto OUT vs Maccabi Haifa

  04-10-2017 20:42 via sportspyder.com
  ... inished with 11 points, three assists and a steal in 17 minutes of play. The Jazz outscored Sydney by 17 points when he was on the floor. Neto played just nin ...
  
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• Utahn Brian Steed to be deputy director of the Bureau of Land Management

  04-10-2017 20:38
  Washington • Brian Steed, a Utahn who has served as Rep. Chris Stewart’s chief of staff, has been appointed the deputy director of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees most of the public lands in the state.Steed, who previously taught at Utah State University and has been Stewart’s top aide since he joined Congress in 2013, will serve as the deputy director over programs and policy at the federal agency charged with overseeing 247 million acres nationwide. Steed holds
  
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• Jazz play second preseason game tonight against Israeli team; Mitchell, Neto out

  04-10-2017 20:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz will play their second game in three nights against a team without NBA-caliber players, but that’s fine with the coaches and players, who are happy to play against different competition.After defeating the Sydney Kings from Australia 108-84 Monday night, the Jazz will take on Israel's Maccabi Haifa of the Euroleague Wednesday night (7 p.m.) at Vivint Arena.“Preseason games are for getting to know each other,” said Jazz point guard Ricky Rubi
  
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• Margaret Sullivan: When Facebook and Google are 'weaponized,' the victim is reality

  04-10-2017 20:24
  Well-intentioned warnings to journalists were circulating early this week as the news of the Las Vegas massacre broke.The Society of Professional Journalists urged accuracy, fairness and respect.Poynter Institute cautioned reporters to avoid speculating on mental illness and told editors not to use images that glorify the shooter.But the purveyors of viral lies weren’t listening to this good advice, and never will.Facebook and Google served up disinformation on their all-powerful platforms
  
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• Utah Jazz injury update: Mitchell, Neto, Hood and Johnson OUT vs Maccabi Haifa

  04-10-2017 20:18
  The Utah Jazz will be without guards Raul Neto and Donovan Mitchell in their preseason bout with Maccabi Haifa. UPDATE: Rodney Hood and Joe Johnson will also be held out of the game for the Utah Jazz. Coach Quin Snyder says it’s a preventative measure to give them rest following hard practices. Following a big […]
  Utah Jazz injury update: Mitchell, Neto, Hood and Johnson OUT vs Maccabi Haifa - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Utah Jazz gameday update: Mitchell, Neto OUT vs Maccabi Haifa

  04-10-2017 20:18
  The Utah Jazz will be without guards Raul Neto and Donovan Mitchell in their preseason bout with Maccabi Haifa. Following a big win over the Sydney Kings, the Utah Jazz will resume the international leg of their preseason schedule on Wednesday. This time, they’ll play host to the Israeli Premiere League’s Maccabi Haifa BC. However, […]
  Utah Jazz gameday update: Mitchell, Neto OUT vs Maccabi Haifa - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and Mor
  
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• Alec Burks Shootaround Interview - 10.4.17 🎥: on.nba.com/2hOmiY4 #MACatUTA https://t.co/qQjezKbdUE

  04-10-2017 20:03 via twitter.com
  
  Alec Burks Shootaround Interview - 10.4.17🎥: on.nba.com/2hOmiY4#MACatUTA https://t.co/qQjezKbdUE
  
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• Forecasters say Utah might take a break from its ‘perennial drought’ in the coming year

  04-10-2017 19:57
  As October 1 marks the start of a new water season, there is lots to celebrate in Utah’s good fortune.Cumulative precipitation totals across the state ended the year at or above normal, and Utah’s reservoirs are, on average, nearly three-quarters full, according to the monthly Utah Climate and Water Report from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The mountains even had a little snow.Taken together, hydrologists say that with a few exceptions in central and northeast Utah, wat
  
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• Head Coach Quin Snyder Shootaround Interview - 10.4.17 🎥: on.nba.com/2xVydaN #MACatUTA https://t.co/ItUmovJp9j

  04-10-2017 19:56 via twitter.com
  
  Head Coach Quin Snyder Shootaround Interview - 10.4.17🎥: on.nba.com/2xVydaN#MACatUTA https://t.co/ItUmovJp9j
  
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• House Republicans, including Rep. Bishop, seek travel records for 3 Interior chiefs

  04-10-2017 19:54
  Washington • Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee are asking the Interior Department to provide documents on use of private charter flights for government business by the past three Interior secretaries, including two who served under President Barack Obama.Reps. Rob Bishop of Utah and Bruce Westerman of Arkansas said they are seeking the information following news reports that Trump administration officials, including Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, used non-commercial fligh
  
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• Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell, Raul Neto to sit out Wednesday night against Maccabi Haifa

  04-10-2017 19:44
  It had to happen sometime.The Utah Jazz enjoyed one week of training camp without injury, but that will change for Wednesday night’s game against Maccabi Haifa. The team reported at shootaround that guards Donovan Mitchell (hamstring tightness) and Raul Neto (quad tightness) will not play.If the injuries sound somewhat minor and the Jazz seem overly circumspect about dealing with muscle tightness, that’s because they are. Mitchell and Neto were suited up for shootaround Wednesday mor
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz Rank: #9 is Thabo Sefolosha

  04-10-2017 19:39 via sportspyder.com
  ... Quin Snyder’s rotation. Poll Who is the 8th most valuable player on the Utah Jazz roster? Derrick Favors Rodney Hood Dante Exum Ricky Rubio Joe Ingles Donovan ...
  
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• Commentary: OK, politicians, your ‘thoughts and prayers’ after shootings aren’t enough. Do something about gun violence.

  04-10-2017 19:38
  It has become a sort of twisted American ritual: A lone white male shooter opens fire on a crowd of people. Americans cry out for someone to do something and are met with shoulder shrugs, mumblings about “the price of freedom” and assurances that the people elected to protect them are sending their “thoughts and prayers.”Politicians have managed to make a once benign, if not comforting, phrase sound almost profane.It’s not that there is anything wrong with praying f
  
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• Vatican to host youth summit to hear doubts, criticism from Catholics, other Christians, even atheists

  04-10-2017 19:28
  Vatican City • Pope Francis wants to hear firsthand from young people about their “doubts and criticisms” in the run-up to a big meeting of bishops on how the Catholic Church can better minister to young people today.The Vatican said Wednesday it would host a summit of young people from around the world March 19-24 as a preparatory meeting to the synod of bishops later in the year. As well as young Catholics, other Christians and young atheists have been invited to the event.The
  
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• Ricky Rubio Shootaround Interview - 10.4.17 🎥: on.nba.com/2knvRhy #MACatUTA https://t.co/1zHXraOPXp

  04-10-2017 19:28 via twitter.com
  
  Ricky Rubio Shootaround Interview - 10.4.17🎥: on.nba.com/2knvRhy#MACatUTA https://t.co/1zHXraOPXp
  
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• Dana Milbank: Fake news comes to the Supreme Court

  04-10-2017 19:26
  Washington • Fake news has come to the high court.At Tuesday’s argument before the Supreme Court about gerrymandering — the science of using map-drawing and Big Data to keep ruling parties in power even when a majority votes for the opposition — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. was searching for a way to uphold the unsavory practice. But there was a problem: Gerrymandering is making a mockery of the right to vote in Wisconsin, the focus of the case before the court, where a red
  
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• Western govs pledge to create regional recharging network for electric cars

  04-10-2017 19:24
  Western governors agreed Wednesday to work together to create a network of recharging stations to allow electric vehicles to travel easily along the 5,000 miles of freeways in their region.The governors of Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming signed a memorandum of understanding to create a unified regional electric vehicle plan.“By knitting together the plans of seven key states through cooperative partnerships one to another, America’s travelers will soon
  
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• Utah football: Utah's Stanford boys head home this week, symbolizing the significant stake in recruiting

  04-10-2017 19:22
  The personification of The Stanford Experience — at least for Brandon Fanaika — was nerding out when he found out he was partnered with a two-time Olympic gold medalist on a group project. And it didn’t stop working with Maggie Steffens, star American water polo player.Fanaika has bumped into U.S. swimming megastars Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel, who have seven gold medals in the pool between them, on campus. Ditto for U.S. women’s national team players like Andi Sulliv
  
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• Google unveils Home smart speakers to counter Amazon, Apple

  04-10-2017 19:18
  San Francisco • Google is introducing different sizes of its internet-connected speaker to compete against similar devices from Amazon and Apple.The Google Home Mini unveiled Wednesday is a button-sized speaker covered in fabric. It includes the same features featured in a cylindrical speaker that Google rolled out last year in response to Amazon's Echo .The Mini will cost almost $50, roughly the small price as Amazon's smaller speaker, the Echo Dot. The standard Google Home speaker costs a
  
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• No meat. No cheese. No problem at Salt Lake City's Vegan Food Truck Round-up

  04-10-2017 19:09
  The state’s first Vegan Food Truck Round-up takes place Saturday, Oct. 7, in Salt Lake City.Six food trucks will serve everything from vegan hot dogs and nachos to falafel and churros from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event takes place in and around The Reverstaurant, 329 E. 300 South, where guests can order outside but eat inside.
  Participating trucks are Chiquitos Churros, Falafel Tree, Gerlach’s, Ginger’s, Poutine Your Mouth, and Soup and Smoothie.
  A portion of the proceeds will
  
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• Museum’s market brings best of American Indian Art to Utah

  04-10-2017 19:09
  Learn more about native arts, crafts and culture during the fifth annual Indian Art Market at the Natural History Museum of Utah.This juried show and sale runs Oct. 14 and 15 and will feature 20 native artists, including last year’s three award winners and several first-time submitters.
  Each artist selects one piece of work to be judged, with cash prizes for Best of Show as well as first, second and third places.This year, the museum has added a Purchase award, which will be presented to t
  
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• CAKE postpones Salt Lake City and Vegas concert dates in wake of mass shooting

  04-10-2017 19:07
  Sacramento, Calif.-based alt-rock band CAKE’s scheduled concert tonight at the Eccles Theater has been postponed until Feb. 16, 2018.
  The band’s originally scheduled follow-up show on Thursday was slated for the Chelsea Theater at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. In the wake of Sunday night’s mass shooting at a concert near the Mandalay Bay, however, the group made the decision to postpone that show, and, along with it, its SLC concert.
  Tickets for the Oct. 4 show will still be v
  
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• As Puerto Rico relief expands, the military will set up numerous hospitals, general says

  04-10-2017 19:01
  The top U.S. general overseeing hurricane relief in Puerto Rico said the military will establish numerous hospitals there in coming days, as thousands of additional troops and dozens more helicopters arrive.Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan described in a phone interview a mission that is still evolving and growing as the U.S. government grapples with an extended response to Hurricane Maria, which devastated the U.S. island territory Sept. 20 with Category-4 force and killed at least 34 people t
  
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• Kragthorpe: Utes administrator enjoys helping athletes, 'making sure they're cared for'

  04-10-2017 18:58
  In some ways, Nona Richardson always will be the 5-foot-6 ½, walk-on middle blocker who arrived on the Michigan State campus without knowing anyone and became a scholarship athlete and team leader.“I guess you have to be gritty, gutty, resilient and a little stubborn,” she said.The traits that made her an overachieving volleyball player in the early years of Title IX, when other Spartans women’s athletes were suing the school for scholarship equity, have carried over to
  
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• Washington County mystery: How did St. George man end up fatally crushed between truck and trailer?

  04-10-2017 18:55
  Washington County sheriffs deputies have a deadly mystery on their hands: What caused an unattended accident in which a man was crushed between his pickup truck and a utility trailer?Sheriff’s Lt. Dave Crouse said deputies found the man pinned between his Ford F-350 pickup and a fifth-wheel style dump trailer loaded with gravel at 3:39 p.m. Tuesday near the town of Veyo, along the 600 block of Chad Ranch Road.“It is something of a mystery,” Crouse said on Wednesday. &ldqu
  
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• Once an obscure device, 'bump stocks' are in the spotlight

  04-10-2017 18:52
  Atlanta • The Las Vegas gunman possessed a little-known device called a “bump stock” that was not widely sold — until now.Originally created with the idea of making it easier for people with disabilities to shoot a gun, the attachments allow a semi-automatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic weapon by unleashing an entire large magazine in seconds. Now the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has drawn attention to the devices, which critics say flout federal rest
  
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• New details emerge about Marilou Danley, girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock

  04-10-2017 18:11
  Marilou Danley, the longtime girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman, returned to the United States Tuesday night and was met at the Los Angeles airport by FBI agents, according to the Associated Press. Authorities are hoping she can shed light on what drove Stephen Paddock to open fire from his casino hotel room Sunday night. He killed at least 58 people and injured more than 500 on the Las Vegas Strip before killing himself.Danley was in the Philippines at the time of the attack.As investigators co
  
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