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• Utah Jazz unveil 'Super Rudy Block' game

  11-10-2017 23:58
  Just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Utah Jazz sent out a tweet asking what center Rudy Gobert's shoe size is, along with some seemingly random letters.https://twitter.com/utahjazz/status/918115993171267584Over the next 3.5 hours, the team's account asked four more trivia questions about the Frenchman, unveiling more letters each time, like a puzzle. A short time later, team president Steve Starks tweeted that Jazz fans would want to pay attention to Twitter.https://twitter.com/StevenStar
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - Ball prepared to shine in spotlight with rebuilding Lakers

  11-10-2017 23:53 via sportspyder.com
  ...Carlson) Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson, left, passes around Utah Jazz guard Joe Johnson during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game ...
  
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• Rodents believed cause of fatal house fire in Green River

  11-10-2017 23:50
  Investigators believe rodents chewing through electrical wiring insulation started a fatal house fire in Emery County, officials said Wednesday. Green River fire crews responded to a house fire across the street from the fire department, near 100 West 200 South, at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, according to a news release from the Emery County Sheriff’s Office.The fire blocked firefighters from getting to the back bedroom, where the homeowner slept. Firefighters broke the bedroom window from the ou
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Taking a Knee in SLC

  11-10-2017 23:45
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 12, 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.Trump IQ TestPollutionpaloozaCongress and the NRAIt’s Good to Be KingWe are All Puerto RicansWar of the WordsIt’s Our FaultThings That Go Repeal in the NightKeeping Korea SafeKorea Continued
  
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• [NBA] - Road To Tipoff

  11-10-2017 23:43 via sportspyder.com
  ... unty, 16-stop “Road to Tipoff” campaign for Jazz fans across the state. Beginning Thursday, October 12 and leading up to the...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Ball prepared to shine in spotlight with rebuilding Lakers

  11-10-2017 23:32 via sportspyder.com
  ... 2 min ago Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson, left, passes around Utah Jazz guard Joe Johnson during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game ...
  
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• Ramesh Ponnuru: Trump’s Obamacare cure is worse than the disease

  11-10-2017 23:19
  On Twitter, President Donald Trump said he would be "using the power of the pen to give great HealthCare to many people - FAST." He isn't bluffing. His White House has been working on a series of executive actions on health insurance.But his tweet is misleading. The most far-reaching action under consideration would not give anyone health care. Rather, it would dramatically reduce enforcement of Obamacare's fines on people without insurance.If he takes this action, Trump will be following in Bar
  
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• ‘An American in Paris’ in Salt Lake City is dazzling

  11-10-2017 23:13
  The national tour of “An American in Paris,” now playing at downtown Salt Lake City’s Eccles Theater, is dazzling.Stunning dancing coupled with inventive choreography, costumes and sets, all set to gorgeous arrangements of Gershwin songs: This is a beautiful, inventive show. The stage adaptation of the beloved Gene Kelly 1951 movie plays well under the star field of our new downtown theater.Craig Lucas’ book lovingly enriches the movie’s thin plot, while Rob Fisher&
  
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• BYU senior linebacker Fred Warner’s play, leadership stand out during dismal season

  11-10-2017 23:11
  Provo • Linebacker Fred Warner talked excitedly at BYU’s football media day last June about how much he was looking forward to his senior season in Provo, and how the trio of himself, Francis Bernard and Butch Pau’u had the potential to form one of the greatest linebacking units in school history.The season obviously has not gone as planned. Bernard was asked to redshirt for personal reasons related to the school’s Honor Code, Pau’u has missed two and a half games du
  
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• Ute podcast: Which Troy will reign as Utah heads to USC for pivotal matchup with Sam Darnold and the Trojans?

  11-10-2017 23:01
  Troy Williams looked and sounded dejected after losing to Stanford.But Utah’s de facto starter knows he needs to rebound and reconnect with star wideout Darren Carrington II, as the Utes prepares for a trip to Southern California and a game that could make or break their season.On this week’s episode of the “Game of Throws” podcast, we discuss the chemistry between Williams and Carrington; Utah’s successes and failures against Stanford’s Bryce Love; USC’
  
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• Utah Jazz: A year later, Gobert’s ‘massive’ extension among best bargains

  11-10-2017 22:46
  Last October, the Utah Jazz and Rudy Gobert agreed to a $100 million contract extension. The deal suddenly ranks among the league’s best bargains. Less than one year ago, the Utah Jazz organization did something it had never done as a franchise. The team doled out a contract potentially worth nine-figures to keep a player […]
  Utah Jazz: A year later, Gobert’s ‘massive’ extension among best bargains - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, O
  
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• Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor expects Troy Williams to bounce back and ‘lead us to victory’

  11-10-2017 22:40
  This weekend’s trip to the Los Angeles Coliseum provides an opportunity for the Utah offense, particularly the Troys – quarterback Troy Williams and offensive coordinator Troy Taylor – to wash away the bad aftertaste from last week’s loss to Stanford.Coincidentally, the duo’s chance to put together a more palatable performance comes against Troy, also known as the Trojans of USC.The Utes (4-1, 1-1) offensive shortcomings were glaring in last week’s three-point
  
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• Holly Richardson: It's the International Day of the Girl

  11-10-2017 22:28
  Today is International Day of the Girl. This year, the day’s theme is: “EmPOWER girls: Before, during and after conflict.”According to UNESCO, humanitarian crises hurt women and girls the most. They comprise more than three-quarters of the refugees and “dispaced persons at risk” from war, famine, persecution and natural disaster. They are then more vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation on their way to and in refugee camps. They are also vulnerable in their cou
  
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• Commentary: Did Pope Francis’ decree about families fall on deaf ears among Catholic clergy?

  11-10-2017 22:10
  Major papal documents often get limited media coverage when they first appear and later are forgotten except by scholars and church leaders. The really important documents are studied in seminaries and incorporated into religious education textbooks. Ideally, the ideas in the documents influence sermons and trickle down to the faithful, but that depends on the interests of individual pastors.Some documents are remembered because of their controversy. “Humanae Vitae” (Of Human Life),
  
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• Catholic guide needs updating on death penalty issue, says Pope Francis

  11-10-2017 22:00
  Vatican City • Pope Francis marked the 25th anniversary of a landmark compilation of Catholic teaching by saying Wednesday it should be changed to address an issue close to his heart: the death penalty.During an anniversary ceremony at the Vatican, Francis repeated his insistence that capital punishment is “inadmissible” under any circumstance. He said the death penalty violates the gospel and amounts to the voluntary killing of a human life, which “is always sacred in the
  
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• Trump says U.S. nuke force must be in 'tiptop shape'

  11-10-2017 21:42
  Washington • President Donald Trump says he wants the U.S. nuclear arsenal in "tiptop shape" but has not asked that it be greatly expanded.Trump was responding to a news report that he had said during a meeting at the Pentagon in July that he wanted what amounted to nearly a ten-fold increase in the number of U.S. nuclear weapons.In remarks in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump denounced the NBC report and said such a big increase was "totally unnecessary." He said he does want to moderniz
  
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• Jury rejects self-defense claim, convicts man of fatal shooting at Park City home

  11-10-2017 21:42
  Rejecting a claim of self-defense, a jury has convicted a Midvale man of fatally shooting a Park City man inside the victim’s home during a fight last year.James Enoch Henfling, 29, was found guilty on Friday by a 3rd District Court jury of first-degree felony murder for the February 2016 death of 37-year-old Jose Fernandez.Following an eight-day trial, the jury also convicted Henfling of second-degree felony discharge of a firearm.Henfling faces a sentence of up to life in prison when he
  
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• Russia's dog-loving leader gets another puppy as gift

  11-10-2017 21:30
  Moscow • Another summit, another dog.For the third time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been given a puppy as a gift. This one is a Central Asian Shepherd bestowed by the president of Turkmenistan on Wednesday.Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov presented Putin with the puppy as a birthday gift. Putin, an avid dog lover, turned 65 over the weekend.Putin cuddled Verny, which is Russian for "loyal," and kissed the pup on the head during a meeting in the Russian Black Sea r
  
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• Both officers disciplined after controversial nurse arrest will appeal, attorneys confirm

  11-10-2017 21:27
  The second police officer at the center of a controversial arrest of a University Hospital nurse will also appeal his demotion, his attorney confirmed Wednesday.On Tuesday, Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown fired Detective Jeff Payne, who arrested nurse Alex Wubbels on July 26. Brown also demoted Lt. James Tracy, the supervisor who ordered the arrest, to the rank of police officer effective Wednesday. Payne’s attorney, Greg Skordas, said Tuesday that his client will appeal the firing,
  
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• Guys, stop making pigs of yourselves around women

  11-10-2017 21:26
  I am a white, heterosexual male (see picture). Forget the white part. It’s the heterosexual male aspect that matters now. It’s important.If managed poorly, being a heterosexual male could get me slapped, sued, fired or even shot. The news today is full of stories of men — seemingly smart ones — being accused of sexually harassing women.Before we pursue this subject further, I should admit that I have been guilty of intentional sexual harassment. Twice.The first time was i
  
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• Young-adult drama ‘So B. It’ suffers from wild mood shifts

  11-10-2017 21:16
  The coming-of-age drama “So B. It” is an odd duck, a mix of 12-year-old quirky optimism and grown-up anxieties that never come together in a complete story.This adaptation of Sarah Weeks’ young-adult novel centers on Heidi It (played by Talitha Bateman, last seen in “Annabelle: Creation”), a 12-year-old living in Reno, Nev., with her autistic mother, So (Jessica Collins). So paints childlike pictures, speaks only 22 words and is incapable of caring for herself. Heid
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz notes: Trey Burke joins Knicks, Stars complete staff

  11-10-2017 21:05 via sportspyder.com
  ... e joins Kanter and head coach Jeff Hornacek with the Knicks, a.k.a. the new ‘Jazz East.’ The former No. 9 overall pick had previously come close to joining th ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers reactions: What went right/wrong?

  11-10-2017 21:05 via sportspyder.com
  ...sign of the kind of passion they’re going to play with all season long. The Jazz may have lost some of the talent they had last year, but there’s no question ...
  
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• Enrollment drops at Utah State University for the second year in a row

  11-10-2017 21:05
  Utah State University was one of two institutions in the state’s higher education system that did not see an enrollment bump in 2017, the second time in as many years the Logan school has bucked statewide trends.USU saw an uptick of 49 “full-time equivalent” students, or FTE, an important metric for per-student funding and budgeting. But the school‘s total headcount fell by 439, a decrease of 1.56 percent compared to fall 2016, according to data released Wednesday by the
  
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• Harry Dean Stanton gets a fitting, funny farewell in ‘Lucky’

  11-10-2017 21:03
  Just as David Bowie did with his death-centered final album “Black Star,” the character actor Harry Dean Stanton, who died last month, has left behind a valedictory of sorts: A quietly lyrical last movie, “Lucky.”Stanton plays the title character, a 90-year-old man living alone in a small town in the desert Southwest. Lucky has a set morning routine: Shower and shave, brush his teeth, make coffee, do some yoga, walk to the diner, trade insults with the owner, Joe (Barry S
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - Timberwolves Seek To End Longest Playoff Drought In NBA

  11-10-2017 21:00 via sportspyder.com
  ... S REPLACEMENT The Wolves traded longtime point guard Ricky Rubio to the Utah Jazz this summer and brought in Jeff Teague on a three-year, $57 million deal to...
  
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• Quietly moving ‘Columbus’ seeks connections between people and with architecture

  11-10-2017 20:59
  The drama “Columbus,” a tour de force of emotional intensity and restraint by the one-named writer-director-editor Kogonada, proves the point that any topic — no matter how boring it may seem — can be made into a fascinating movie with enough care, passion and emotional depth.The title refers to the town of Columbus, Ind., which is home to an unusual concentration of buildings designed in the Modern architecture movement — most notably buildings designed by Eliel Sa
  
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• Utah Jazz notes: Trey Burke joins Knicks, Stars complete staff

  11-10-2017 20:51
  Former Utah Jazz point guard Trey Burke has signed with the New York Knicks and the Salt Lake City Stars announced multiple staff additions. Last month, former Utah Jazz big man Enes Kanter was part of one of the biggest trades of the NBA offseason when he was used by the Oklahoma City Thunder to […]
  Utah Jazz notes: Trey Burke joins Knicks, Stars complete staff - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Letter: Suspicions about the Twin Towers

  11-10-2017 20:49
  Regarding Bruce Chapman’s letter “Still in dangerous denial” (The Tribune, Sept. 27):One needn’t be an architect or engineer to have suspicions about the way those buildings fell. Dan Rather had no such background when he exclaimed on nationwide television, “Amazing, incredible, pick your word. For the third time today, it’s reminiscent of those pictures we’ve all seen too much on television before, where a building was deliberately destroyed by well-pla
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers Recap: Rudy Gobert dominates and Jazz win

  11-10-2017 20:48 via sportspyder.com
  ... mewhat faster Jazz pace... Talk about ball movement! flying down the court. — NBA TV (@NBATV) w ...
  
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• Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers reactions: What went right/wrong?

  11-10-2017 20:42
  The Utah Jazz finished out preseason play with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in what was their most closely contested bout yet. In the final game of preseason play, the Utah Jazz took on what was likely their toughest foe yet. Yet given the fact that said foe was the Los Angeles Lakers, […]
  Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers reactions: What went right/wrong? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Young Women programs won't change with Boy Scouts now allowing girls, says Mormon church

  11-10-2017 20:41
  After Wednesday’s announcement that girls would be allowed to participate in the Boy Scouts of America, a representative of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would not comment on the faith’s longstanding but diminishing relationship with Scouting.Declining an interview request, LDS Church spokesman Eric Hawkins instead emailed a statement that focused on existing programs for Mormon girls."The Activity Days and Personal Progress programs of the church have long been in
  
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• Dana Milbank: An intelligence test for President Trump

  11-10-2017 20:41
  “If he did that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win.”— President Trump, in Forbes magazine, on the widely confirmed report that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the president a “moron.”The setting: The Oval OfficeThe date: Later this weekCIA officer: Mr. President, I’m here from the Central Intelligence Agency.Trump: Mike Pence is down the hall. I don’t like intelligence briefings.CIA officer: No,
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - In their 50th season, Suns patient in developing young team

  11-10-2017 20:38 via sportspyder.com
  ...11, 2017 Updated 19 min ago CORRECTS SPELLING OF NAME TO ERIC NOT ERIK Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio, left, drives to the basket as he is guarded by Phoenix Su ...
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - In their 50th season, Suns patient in developing young team

  11-10-2017 20:33 via sportspyder.com
  ... enix. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) CORRECTS SPELLING OF NAME TO ERIC NOT ERIK Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio, left, drives to the basket as he is guarded by Phoenix Su ...
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: Rodney Hood keeping tabs on Gary Harris this season

  11-10-2017 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  ... l-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 10/10/2017.   If Hood and the Jazz don’t come to an agreement before Oct. 16, his 2017-18 numbers will be direc ...
  
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• Koerber jury continues deliberations for fourth day

  11-10-2017 20:25
  A federal jury was continuing deliberations Wednesday for a fourth day in the trial of former real estate guru Rick Koerber, who is accused of illegal business dealings and running a Ponzi scheme.The jurors deliberated for about three hours on Friday evening, about 10 hours on Monday and about eight hours on Tuesday. The 12-member panel resumed discussing the case at 9 a.m. Wednesday.The deliberations follow weeks of evidence in Salt Lake City’s U.S. District Court — including seven
  
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• Utah Valley University students make a movie version of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ — and, hey, it’s good

  11-10-2017 20:16
  With a new movie rendition of “Romeo & Juliet,” a bunch of students from Utah Valley University have achieved something that would challenge veteran filmmakers: They have breathed life into one of the most durable, and most familiar, of William Shakespeare’s plays.Think of all who have gone before them, whether it’s Franco Zeffirelli’s swoon-inducing 1968 classic with Olivia Hussey as Juliet, or Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 disco-dripped rendition with Leonardo DiC
  
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• Eminem slams Trump in profane video, calls him racist

  11-10-2017 20:09
  Eminem has unleashed a profane lyrical tirade against President Donald Trump — saying he “came to stomp” and taking aim at Trump’s Twitter habits, policy, appearance and supporters.The rapper on Tuesday unveiled “The Storm,” a 4½-minute freestyle rap video recorded Friday in a Detroit parking garage that aired as part of BET’s Hip Hop Awards on Tuesday night.Eminem slammed the Republican president as “a kamikaze who will probably cause a nuc
  
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• The federal government spends more than twice as much subsidizing homeowners as it does helping people avoid homelessness

  11-10-2017 19:55
  Federal housing benefits are disproportionately enriching wealthy households, according to a study by Apartment List.The San Francisco-based company, which runs an apartment listings search engine, analyzed Internal Revenue Service and Housing and Urban Development data. It found a popular tax break, the mortgage interest deduction (MID), cost the federal government $71 billion in 2015, more than double the amount spent on Section 8 funding for low-income renters ($29.9 billion).Both programs pr
  
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• Utah native and Nitro Circus founder jumps into the whiskey business

  11-10-2017 19:51
  After 15 years running the uber-succesful Nitro Circus action sports entertainment franchise, founder Jeremy Rawle was ready for a new challenge.“Whiskey seemed like the right thing to dive into,” said the 47-year-old Salt Lake City native who recently launched Black Feather Whiskey with his longtime business partner, action-sport legend Travis Pastrana.“If [director Francis Ford] Coppola could build a wine company, I can build a whiskey company,” he said.A blend of Ameri
  
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• 5️⃣/5️⃣ - What is Rudy’s career-high in rebounds? https://t.co/Re22qVfK0p

  11-10-2017 19:41 via twitter.com
  
  5️⃣/5️⃣ - What is Rudy’s career-high in rebounds? https://t.co/Re22qVfK0p
  
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• Letter: Still in dangerous denial about 9/11

  11-10-2017 19:33
  Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, author and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, recently said regarding the solar eclipse, “I don’t see people objecting to it. I don’t see people in denial of it. Yet methods and tools of science predict it. So when methods and tools of science predict other things, to have people turn around and say ‘I deny what you say,’ there’s something wrong in our world when th
  
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• Pics from last night 👉 on.nba.com/2y9PLT5 https://t.co/uBtr5Xu2H5

  11-10-2017 19:29 via twitter.com
  
  Pics from last night 👉 on.nba.com/2y9PLT5 https://t.co/uBtr5Xu2H5
  
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• In historic change, Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs

  11-10-2017 19:24
  New York • Embracing a historic change, the Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls using the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts.Under the plan, Cub Scout dens — the smallest unit — will be single-gender, either all-boys or all-girls. The larger Cub Scout packs will have the option to remain single gender or welcome both genders. The program for older girls is expected to
  
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• [Uproxx: Dime Magazine] - The Players And Teams That Will Be The Biggest NBA Surprises In 2017-18

  11-10-2017 19:20 via sportspyder.com
  ... . The loss of Gordon Hayward will, quite obviously, lower the ceiling of the Jazz and going from George Hill to Ricky Rubio isn’t a no-brainer either. With th ...
  
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• Women's health docs say Trump ignores birth control science

  11-10-2017 19:14
  Washington • The Trump administration’s new birth control rule is raising questions among some women’s health experts, who say it overlooks known benefits of contraception while selectively citing data that raise doubts about effectiveness and safety.“This rule is listing things that are not scientifically validated, and in some cases things that are wrong, to try to justify a decision that is not in the best interests of women and society,” said Dr. Hal Lawrence, CE
  
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• Ute podcast: Which Troy will reign as the Utah heads to USC for pivotal matchup with Sam Darnold and the Trojans?

  11-10-2017 19:01
  Troy Williams looked and sounded dejected after losing to Stanford.But Utah’s de facto starter knows he needs to rebound and reconnect with star wideout Darren Carrington II, as the Utes prepares for a trip to Southern California and a game that could make or break their season.On this week’s episode of the “Game of Throws” podcast, we discuss the chemistry between Williams and Carrington; Utah’s successes and failures against Stanford’s Bryce Love; USC’
  
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• Shocking end for U.S. World Cup bid a blow to Fox, sponsors

  11-10-2017 19:00
  The U.S. men's soccer team was eliminated from World Cup qualifiers Tuesday, a shocking result that could leave sponsors and media partners in the lurch for millions of dollars.The U.S. fell 2-1 on the road to Trinidad & Tobago. That result, coupled with wins by Panama and Honduras, eliminated the Americans from contention for a spot in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It's the first time since 1986 that the U.S. team failed to qualify for the most-watched sporting event on the planet.Any decre
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: Former Ute being inducted into Polynesian Hall Of Fame; Donovan Mitchell shines in preseason finale

  11-10-2017 18:49 via sportspyder.com
  ... assist to Derrick Favors for an easy bucket. He also scored 26 points in the Jazz's 105-99 win over the Lakers. The Jazz finished the preseason undefeated at...
  
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