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• TSA starts new security rule at Salt Lake City airport, urges arriving 90 minutes before flight

  05-10-2017 23:54
  For the first time in a decade, the Transportation Security Administration implemented significant changes in screening procedures on Thursday at Salt Lake City International Airport.Until passengers and officers become more accustomed to them, it warns that passing through security may take some extra time — and advises arriving at least 90 minutes before flights.The main change is that for X-ray screening of carry-on bags, all electronics larger than a cellphone must be removed and place
  
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• Utah Supreme Court reverses reversal of 2010 murder conviction

  05-10-2017 23:50
  The Utah Court of Appeals will be taking another look at the case of Michael Waddell Johnson, who was convicted in 2010 of first-degree felony murder in the death of his former common-law wife.In July 2014, the Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 decision overturning Johnson’s conviction based on a misstatement in a jury instruction and sent the case back to 3rd District Court for a new trial.But the state appealed and on Tuesday, the Utah Supreme Court reversed the decision in a 5-0 opinion. Th
  
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• Utah’s members of Congress open to banning 'bump stocks' like those used in Las Vegas massacre

  05-10-2017 23:48
  Washington • Most of Utah’s congressional members are open to banning so-called bump stocks like those used by the Las Vegas shooter to turn semi-automatic rifles into essentially machine guns.Even the National Rifle Association said Thursday it wants the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosions to review whether bump stocks comply with existing federal law — a rare move for the nation’s largest and most powerful gun lobby.Such a review could save the NRA’
  
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• Utah-made drama ‘The Stray’ features a nice dog, but a wild range of emotional tones

  05-10-2017 23:43
  A family’s love for their pet pooch is reciprocated mightily in writer-director Mitch Davis’ “The Stray,” a movie with a gentle spirit and tone shifts that go all over the place.The opening sequence hints at something harrowing in the movie’s narrative: A man and three 9-year-old boys are camping, and their tent is struck by lightning. Then the movie rewinds a year, to 1990, and we learn that man is Mitch Davis (played by Michael Cassidy), when the filmmaker was a y
  
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• Senate confirms Trump pick to serve on Federal Reserve

  05-10-2017 23:43
  Washington • The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Randal Quarles to serve on the Federal Reserve, the first step in the Republican’s efforts to remake the nation’s powerful central bank.Quarles, the head of a Salt Lake City-based investment firm, was approved on a 65-32 vote on Thursday. Senators, by a voice vote, then approved him to be vice chairman for supervision, a position that will give him critical input into GOP efforts to rollback what
  
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• Melodramatic romance of ‘The Mountain Between Us’ elevated by its stars

  05-10-2017 23:41
  The romantic drama “The Mountain Between Us” shows what great talent can do to so-so material, as two powerful actors and a thoughtful director give weight to the sort of overwrought melodrama that otherwise would have landed on cable TV.The set-up is laughable, but quick. In an airport in Idaho, a neurosurgeon, Ben Bass (Idris Elba), is desperate to get a flight to Baltimore, where a little boy needs surgery. At the same airport, journalist Alex Martin (Kate Winslet) is trying to bo
  
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• Ali Fazal, star of ‘Victoria and Abdul,’ crosses cultures from Bollywood to a queen’s court

  05-10-2017 23:38
  Abdul Karim, an Indian Muslim who was a close confidant of England’s Queen Victoria in the last decade of her reign, is not a well-known figure in his native country.“There was no mention. It’s unfortunate that there’s nothing in my history books when I was growing up,” said Ali Fazal, the Indian actor who plays Karim in “Victoria & Abdul,” which opens this Friday in Utah theaters.As the movie, based on a book by author/journalist Shrabani Basu, tell
  
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• Feds remove protections for 10M acres of sage grouse habitat

  05-10-2017 23:24
  Washington • The Interior Department said Thursday it is withdrawing protections for 10 million acres of federal lands used by the threatened sage grouse to open it up for energy development.The plan would allow mining and other development in areas where it now is prohibited in six Western states: Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.The Bureau of Land Management, an Interior agency, said a recent analysis showed that mining or grazing would not pose a significant threat to the
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz notes: Who will be the 15th man? Rudy Gobert snubbed?

  05-10-2017 23:23 via sportspyder.com
  ...are more known commodities to Utah, O’Neale is in his first season with the Jazz after spending his first two post-college years in Europe. “It just makes me ...
  
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• Locked on Jazz - @Lockedonsports talks @nba & chats with @rudygobert27. Listen: bit.ly/2xUUIPp 🎙 https://t.co/fIncTonje7

  05-10-2017 23:19 via twitter.com
  
  Locked on Jazz - @Lockedonsports talks @nba & chats with @rudygobert27.Listen: bit.ly/2xUUIPp 🎙 https://t.co/fIncTonje7
  
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• Utah Jazz notes: Who will be the 15th man? Rudy Gobert snubbed?

  05-10-2017 23:14
  SALT LAKE CITY — Although a great deal of conversation around the Utah Jazz through two preseason games has centered on topics such as Ricky Rubio’s poor shooting, the strong play of Dante Exum and Alec Burks, and Derrick Favors’ role this season after being hobbled with injury a year ago, there’s one item that perhaps hasn’t gotten as much attention but must be solved before the regular season begins.Who will be the team’s 15th man this season?Utah currently
  
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• Gently moving drama ‘Marjorie Prime‘ explores memory and technology

  05-10-2017 23:12
  In the quietly stirring drama “Marjorie Prime,” writer-director Michael Almereyda and a quartet of sensitive actors explore the idea of memory — and how much of who we are is based on what we remember about ourselves and what others remember about us.Set in the near future, the story begins with Marjorie (Lois Smith), an 86-year-old woman in faltering health and diminished memory. She sits in her nicely appointed house on the ocean, talking to a handsome man (Jon Hamm). The man
  
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• Watching film the key to Sky View quarterback Jackson Siddoway's success

  05-10-2017 22:47
  Sky View quarterback Jackson Siddoway’s eyes scanned the computer screen, watching the defense take shape as the quarterback dropped back to throw.He noted the defensive scheme and specific players’ tendencies. Then he watched another play.Siddoway has helped Sky View to seven consecutive wins to start this season. He’s having a standout senior year, leading an offense that is averaging 384.7 yards and 4.4 touchdowns per game.“It’s all just coming together, getting
  
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• Lawmakers may seek partial takeover of Utah Transit Authority

  05-10-2017 22:47
  A task force created by the Legislature is pushing for the state to take significant control of the scandal-plagued, now-independent Utah Transit Authority.But to what degree that occurs depends largely on the damage such a move might do to the state’s now-perfect credit rating. After all, UTA has amassed $2 billion in debt as it recently built new rail lines — and plans more borrowing soon.“This is a huge change,” Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, co-chairman of the Tra
  
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• [KSL] - The Jazz Daily: How the new training staff is preventing injuries

  05-10-2017 22:31 via sportspyder.com
  ... , fans were worried. But those are the sort of absences that should make the Jazz healthier in the long run, Snyder says. "One thing when Mike Elliott came on ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns preseason primer and game info

  05-10-2017 22:29 via sportspyder.com
  ... er 4, 2017 After four players sat out of Utah’s 39-point win over Haifa, the Jazz could be playing with closer to a full deck on Friday. On the flip side, res ...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Downbeat: Is Alec Burks back?

  05-10-2017 22:20 via sportspyder.com
  ... ssible areas for an early and unwarranted overreaction, it could be aimed at Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio. Rubio is yet to record a made field goal so far in...
  
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• Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns preseason primer and game info

  05-10-2017 22:05
  In their preseason home finale at Vivint Smart Home Arena, the Utah Jazz will tip-off a two-game series with Earl Watson’s Phoenix Suns. Following consecutive games against international clubs Maccabi Haifa and the Sydney Kings, the Utah Jazz will resume exhibition play against more familiar opponents on Friday. In their final preseason appearance at the […]
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The NBA is reforming the draft lottery. Will it work?

  05-10-2017 21:47 via sportspyder.com
  ... iid, Jahlil Okafor, Ben Simmons and Fultz in the last four drafts alone. The Jazz only have had four top-three picks in their entire history. Still, the cost...
  
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• Harvey Weinstein to take leave amid sexual harassment report

  05-10-2017 21:44
  Los Angeles • Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein is taking a leave of absence from his own company after The New York Times released a report alleging decades of sexual harassment against women, including employees and actress Ashley Judd.Thursday's article includes several first-person accounts of Weinstein's alleged conduct. The Times reports two company officials say at least eight women have received settlements, including actress Rose McGowan.The report also includes Judd's accoun
  
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• The NBA is reforming the draft lottery. Will it work?

  05-10-2017 21:43
  It wasn’t a massive presence at Utah Summer League, but it was a vocal one. During the three Philadelphia 76ers games in July, a small group of loud, proud fans inevitably chanted: “Trust the Process!”For the few uninitiated, “The Process” was Philadelphia’s concerted organizational strategy of fielding bad teams for bad seasons and a higher chance of top draft picks. The fan support at Summer League was in part because Sixers fans were watching Markelle Fultz
  
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• Pope Francis denounces technologies that help people change gender

  05-10-2017 21:43
  Vatican City • Pope Francis denounced Thursday how new technologies are making it easier for people to change their genders, saying this “utopia of the neutral” jeopardizes the creation of new life.Francis made the comments to the Pontifical Academy for Life, the Vatican’s bioethics advisory board, taking up his criticism of so-called gender theory and the idea that people can choose their sex.The academy under the previous two popes represented the leading, hard-line voic
  
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• The newly-renovated @VivintArena now has some fantastic local food options! Today we spotlight Cubby's. 😛🍔🥗🍽 https://t.co/PuTGAqSJyB

  05-10-2017 21:36 via twitter.com
  
  The newly-renovated @VivintArena now has some fantastic local food options!Today we spotlight Cubby's. 😛🍔🥗🍽 https://t.co/PuTGAqSJyB
  
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• Trump Justice Dept ends transgender workplace protections

  05-10-2017 21:18
  Washington • Federal civil rights law does not protect transgender people from discrimination at work, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a memo released Thursday that rescinds guidance issued under the Obama administration.The Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars workplace discrimination between men and women but does not extend to gender identity, Sessions said. The Justice Department will take that position in “all pending and future matters,” the memo said.Sessions called the i
  
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• ‘We’re ready to move forward’: University of Utah to pay $68M to cancer institute under new agreement with Huntsman family

  05-10-2017 21:16
  Following months of occasionally-tense negotiations, the University of Utah Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a new memorandum of understanding outlining operations, fundraising and governance of the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City.The agreement has already been endorsed by the Huntsman family, according to university representatives, making Thursday’s vote the final step in re-establishing the shared roles of U. Health Care and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation in overseeing
  
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• Interior Dept. rejects 25 endangered species petitions, including several linked to climate change

  05-10-2017 21:08
  Washington • The federal Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday declined 25 separate petitions to list a variety of species as endangered or threatened, including the high-profile Pacific walrus, which is contending with sharp climate change trends in the Arctic where it spends much of its life atop floes of floating sea ice.The agency also declined a listing petition for the Florida Keys mole skink, a subspecies of lizard that lives on beaches and in coastal forests that face rising seas an
  
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• Dannon cuts ties with Cam Newton following 'sexist' comments

  05-10-2017 21:00
  Charlotte, N.C. • Dannon, the maker of Oikos yogurt, is cutting ties with spokesman Cam Newton following what the company perceives as "sexist" comments the Carolina quarterback made to a female reporter.Company spokesperson Michael Neuwirth released a statement Thursday saying it was "shocked and disheartened" at the former league MVP's behavior and comments toward Jourdan Rodrigue, a Charlotte Observer reporter.When Rodrigue asked Newton about wide receiver Devin Funchess' route running W
  
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• Mormon Land: Aging apostles, denouncing racism, same-sex marriage

  05-10-2017 20:48
  Aging Mormon apostles? Denunciations of racism? And lines being drawn in the doctrinal sand on same-sex marriage?Those are all hot topics in the wake of the recently completed LDS General Conference, and they’re up for discussion in the latest episode of “Mormon Land,” a new podcast produced by The Salt Lake Tribune.Darius Gray, former president of Genesis Group, a support organization for black Mormons, and Steve Evans, founder of the popular Mormon blog By Common Consent, joi
  
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• Downtrodden and injury-plagued BYU will try to upset Boise State despite shaky QB situation

  05-10-2017 20:48
  Provo • It was Oct. 9, 2010, and the BYU Cougars were facing a situation strikingly similar to what they face Friday night when the Boise State Broncos roll into Provo — with one glaring exception.After their record dropped to 1-4 with their fourth straight loss, a 15-point setback at Utah State, the Cougars somehow reinvented themselves — Bronco Mendenhall’s firing of defensive coordinator Jaime Hill and giving himself the role provided the biggest spark — and upset
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Congress and the NRA

  05-10-2017 20:34
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at www.facebook.com/notrobertkirby.It’s Good to Be KingWe Are All Puerto RicansWar of the WordsIt’s Our FaultThings That Go Repeal in the NightKeeping Korea SafeKorea ContinuedHow to Run a CountryUniversal Care CanardsHalf-Baked Religious Freedom
  
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• Eric Walden: If you ever got to see Tom Petty, you got lucky

  05-10-2017 20:33
  As a result of my lifelong affinity for rock ’n’ roll and my relatively new capacity as a music journalist, which generally affords me a level of access not available to the average person, I’ve been fortunate to be there in person for performances by so many musical legends — Guns N’ Roses, Black Sabbath, Robert Plant, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Alice Cooper, Stevie Nicks …I know I’m lucky.That doesn’t make me regret any less thos
  
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• All these ballot pushes offer more evidence that Utah lawmakers aren’t doing what Utah voters want

  05-10-2017 20:28
  Here’s the latest example of Congress’ disconnect from the public: Polls show that upward of 90 percent of Democrats and Republicans want better background checks for gun purchases even as GOP lawmakers recite the party line that now is not the time to “politicize” the shootings in Las Vegas.That type of gap between what the public wants and what federal lawmakers do helps explain why Congress has a dismal 16 percent approval rating.There is ample evidence that you can sa
  
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• Canada forgot to mention Jews on new Holocaust monument dedication plaque

  05-10-2017 20:26
  Canada unveiled its first National Holocaust Monument less than a week ago with much fanfare. But the moment soon became an embarrassment for the government because of a glaring omission.The monument’s dedication plaque made no mention of Jews.No one seemed to notice the oversight until after the dedication of the striking $8.9 million memorial, which features six concrete triangles that form a diagonally-stretched Star of David. Ottawans proudly hail it as the largest new monument built i
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - GAME RECAP: Jazz 117, Maccabi 78

  05-10-2017 20:21 via sportspyder.com
  ... GAME RECAP: Jazz 117, Maccabi 78 [Video] Search Search GAME RECAP: Jazz 117, Maccabi 78 • October 5, 2017 Alec Burks scores 16 points as the Utah Ja ...
  
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• Watching Netflix 'Stranger Things' is going to cost you more

  05-10-2017 20:11
  San Francisco • Netflix is raising the price for its most popular U.S. video streaming plan by 10 percent— a move aimed at bringing in more money to outbid HBO, Amazon and other rivals for addictive shows such as “Stranger Things.”The change announced Thursday affects most of Netflix’s 53 million U.S. subscribers.What goes upNetflix will now charge $11 per month instead of $10 for a plan that includes HD and allows people to simultaneously watch programs on two diffe
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Gobert-led defense one of the best ever for Utah?

  05-10-2017 20:00 via sportspyder.com
  ... Gobert had a win shares tally of 14.3. Now, there are at least 10 seasons in Jazz history where a Jazzman had a higher win share count than Gobert did last se ...
  
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• New tenant plans to renovate, reopen classic Utah theater

  05-10-2017 19:58
  Springville • A Utah film producer has signed a lease on a Springville theater and plans to renovate the space that has shown movies and performances since 1937.The Daily Herald reported on Wednesday that Melissa Cannon is working to reopen the Rivoli Theater to show films, stage performances and host community events after a long list of repairs are completed on the facility.While a silent movie theater opened on the site in 1927, it was rebuilt and expanded a decade later, giving the thea
  
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• After losing his starting job, Troy Williams is back in the spotlight for Utes

  05-10-2017 19:57
  Troy Williams acknowledged it has been painful.The methodical walk to midfield, hand-in-hand with other team captains, greeting opponents each week before kickoff, only to have to make a similar slow walk back. Instead of a helmet, a headset. Instead of warmup throws, analyzing defenses from the sideline.Even at his most frustrated point, though, he can’t argue with winning. And No. 20 Utah enters this week 4-0, a nationally ranked program once again, with Pac-12 challenger Stanford in tow
  
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• Task force advances options for state to take significant control of UTA

  05-10-2017 19:51
  A task force created by the Legislature is pushing for the state to take significant control of the scandal-plagued, now-independent Utah Transit Authority.But to what degree that occurs depends largely on the damage such a move might do to the state’s now-perfect credit rating for bonds. After all, UTA has amassed $2 billion in debt as it recently built new rail lines — and plans more borrowing soon.“This is a huge change,” Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, co-chairman
  
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• Utah Jazz: Gobert-led defense one of the best ever for Utah?

  05-10-2017 19:42
  Where do the 2016-17 Utah Jazz rank against historical Jazz teams defensively and what does that mean for the squad’s future? As our own Ryan Aston covered recently, Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert was named the best interior defender by league GMs. But where do his performance and the team’s overall defensive chops rank historically? […]
  Utah Jazz: Gobert-led defense one of the best ever for Utah? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion an
  
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• Former Ballet West principal dancer returns to Utah in ‘An American in Paris’

  05-10-2017 19:39
  When Tom Mattingly was a child, he idolized dancers such as Gene Kelly. The former Ballet West principal dancer would watch with awe as Kelly would glide across the screen.“I wanted to be Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Mikhail Baryshnikov,” Mattingly said. “I was totally inspired by any male dancer who was making a living of it.”So it’s particularly exciting that he is appearing in the iconic Kelly musical “An American in Paris,” which is playing at the Eccle
  
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• Letter: Following DACA ruling logic, children are guilty by association?

  05-10-2017 19:30
  Applying the logic the Republicans used to repeal DACA: Any child in the presence of a parent committing a crime is equally guilty of that crime and subject to the same punishment. No exceptions.Dick EubanksMurray
  
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• Monson: You want BYU’s Ty Detmer or Kalani Sitake fired? Pump the brakes

  05-10-2017 19:21
  Frustration. Aggravation. Dissatisfaction.There’s plenty of that inside BYU football and all around it.But there also are hasty ruminations stirring and murmurings rising in certain corners that are straight stupid and should be delayed, if not muffled, before they get too prevalent, too loud.That’s what happens when a team for which there was a whole lot of promise and expectation loses four of its first five games, and all four of those losses come consecutively. And not only conse
  
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• Southwest says she was forced off a plane over dog allergies. The woman has a very different account.

  05-10-2017 19:13
  A viral video that ricocheted worldwide last month may not be what it seemed, according to the woman shown being dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight in Baltimore.The airline says that the woman had complained about two dogs aboard the Los Angeles-bound aircraft last Tuesday, stating that she had a life-threatening pet allergy. But the woman could not provide a medical certificate, without which the airline can deny a passenger boarding, Southwest said.What ensued was a scene that has become
  
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• Rock On: Quin in your face

  05-10-2017 19:13
  THE PESTER MANSydney Kings coach Andrew Gaze recalls when he was playing at Seton Hall and his team beat Quin Snyder’s Duke Blue Devils.Prior to Monday’s Jazz-Sydney preseason game, Gaze termed Snyder a “very smart player,” a “decent athlete” and a “good distributor.”“He’s one of those guys — and I say this respectfully — he is one of those guys that you felt was kind of annoying,” Gaze said.Did someone hear a slow cla
  
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• Judge rules jurors had enough evidence to find Roy day care worker guilty of child abuse homicide

  05-10-2017 18:59
  Sentencing will go forward this month for a Roy day care worker convicted of child abuse homicide for the 2014 death of an 8-month-old boy, a judge ruled this week.In May, a jury convicted 36-year-old Tisha Lynn Morley of first-degree felony child abuse homicide for the February 2014 death of Lincoln Penland, who was fatally injured while at Morley’s in-home day care.She was originally scheduled to be sentenced in July, but the hearing was delayed after her attorney filed a motion asking t
  
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• Groups sue FAA for noise pollution above national parks, including one in Utah

  05-10-2017 18:52
  Honolulu • Hawaii residents and an organization representing federal workers sued the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to force it to do something about tour helicopters buzzing their communities and national parks around the U.S.The lawsuit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono asks the court to order the FAA to draft either air tour plans or voluntary agreements governing air tours for seven parks within two years.Bob E
  
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• Pics from last night 📸📸📸📸 on.nba.com/2y3DAXx #MACatUTA https://t.co/MG9oMMKWEA

  05-10-2017 18:48 via twitter.com
  
  Pics from last night 📸📸📸📸on.nba.com/2y3DAXx#MACatUTA https://t.co/MG9oMMKWEA
  
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• Groundbreaking University of Utah sperm stem cell study sheds light on infertility, related cancers

  05-10-2017 18:01
  Men dealing with infertility issues or cancers associated with the condition may have new hope for diagnosis and treatment as a result of research conducted at Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah Health.A paper published Thursday in the medical journal Cell Stem Cell by scientists from the two institutions broke new ground in describing the changes that human sperm stem cells go through as they mature.“This information yields new insights into how sperm stem cells function and
  
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• Letter: The brilliant decisions our governor and lawmakers make

  05-10-2017 17:58
  The governor thinks the states should be in charge of health care. He didn’t want the ACA in Utah. He didn’t want to expand Medicaid.The state controls education; we are not doing very good on that.He and the clowns on the Hill decided to move the prison so a few could make some money. Of course the taxpayers are going to spend millions to have what they already have at an extra cost. Brilliant.He doesn’t want any monuments or to preserve anything for future generations when a
  
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