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• Colorado inmate, ex-FBI informant who buried victim in Utah canyon accused of escape attempt

  22-10-2017 23:39
  Denver • A former FBI informant who is in prison for four murders is accused of attempting to arrange a killing from behind bars and escape from the Sterling Correctional Facility.KUSA-TV reports that Scott Kimball is facing one count of solicitation of first-degree murder and one count of attempted escape. An arrest warrant was filed Tuesday.Kimball is serving 70 years in prison for the killings of three women and his uncle in 2003 and 2004. In 2009, Kimball led investigators to the remain
  
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• Company that owns Utah ski resort to require helmets for workers

  22-10-2017 23:21
  Carrabassett Valley, Maine • A company that operates nine ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada will require workers to wear safety helmets when working on the mountains.The new policy follows the death in March of Alexander Witt, who wasn't wearing a helmet died while working on a steep trail at Sugarloaf USA in Maine. The resort was fined $11,400 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.A spokeswoman for Boyne Resorts told New Hampshire Public Radio that the new policy now applie
  
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• NFL: Moore leads Dolphins to 31-28 comeback win over Jets

  22-10-2017 23:06
  Miami Gardens, Fla. • Matt Moore replaced an injured Jay Cutler and threw two touchdown passes in the final 12 minutes, and the Miami Dolphins pulled off another comeback win by erasing a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the New York Jets 31-28 on Sunday.Josh McCown threw three touchdown passes and ran for another for the Jets, but his interception in the final minute set up the winning field goal.Bobby McCain stepped in front of a pass intended for Jermaine Kearse to give Miami the
  
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• NFL: Saints recover late to topple Packers 26-17

  22-10-2017 22:54
  Green Bay, Wis. • Drew Brees threw for a touchdown and ran for another, Mark Ingram rushed for a score and the New Orleans Saints overcame several mistakes to beat the Green Bay Packers 26-17 on Sunday.Will Lutz kicked two second-half field goals, including a 44-yarder to put New Orleans up for good 19-17 with 10:26 left in the game. Brees' 1-yard sneak gave the Saints a two-score lead with 4:55 left.The sloppy Saints were fortunate to get their fourth straight victory. The Packers lost the
  
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• NFL: Bills rally to beat Bucs 30-27 on late Hauschka field goal

  22-10-2017 22:52
  Orchard Park, N.Y. • Rookie cornerback Tre'Davious White forced and recovered a fumble to set up Stephen Hauschka's 30-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining and the Buffalo Bills beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-27 Sunday.LeSean McCoy had 91 yards rushing and scored twice including a 7-yard run to tie the score with 2:28 remaining. Tyrod Taylor went 20 of 33 for 268 yards and a touchdown, while Buffalo's defense forced three turnovers.Coming out of its bye week, Buffalo improved to 4-2
  
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• NFL: Goff leads Rams to shutout with Cardinals' Palmer injured

  22-10-2017 22:50
  London • The Los Angeles Rams will finally have something to celebrate on their long flight home.Jared Goff ran for a touchdown and threw for another and Greg Zuerelein made four field goals as the Rams won for the first time in three appearances in Britain, beating the Arizona Cardinals 33-0 at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday.Goff completed 22 of 37 passes for 235 yards with an interception and Todd Gurley ran for 106 yards and a touchdown for the NFC West-leading Rams (5-2). Los Angeles has
  
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• NFL: Bortles, Jaguars' D sacks Colts 27-0 to stay atop division

  22-10-2017 22:48
  Indianapolis • Blake Bortles threw for a season-high 330 yards and one touchdown, and T.J. Yeldon scored on a 58-yard run, leading the Jacksonville Jaguars past the Indianapolis Colts 27-0 on Sunday.By ending a four-game losing streak at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Jaguars (4-3) remained atop the AFC South.Indy (2-5) lost its second straight, both to division foes.Bortles and the offense looked good on a day when they played without rookie Leonard Fournette, the NFL's second-leading rusher. Four
  
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• NFL: Murray, Vikings defense plow through Ravens, 24-16

  22-10-2017 22:47
  Minneapolis • Latavius Murray rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown and Kai Forbath kicked six field goals to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a 24-16 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.Forbath made kicks of 52, 51, 43, 43, 34 and 32 yards to back another suffocating effort from the defense for the Vikings (5-2).Minnesota sacked Joe Flacco five times and allowed just 208 total yards. Everson Griffen had two sacks and has nine for the season.Justin Tucker kicked three field goals for th
  
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• NFL: Jackson's 2 defensive TDs lead Bears past Panthers 17-3

  22-10-2017 22:44
  Chicago • Rookie safety Eddie Jackson became the first NFL player to score multiple defensive touchdowns of 75 yards or more in a game, leading the Chicago Bears to a 17-3 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.Jackson ran back a fumble recovery 75 yards on the game's opening possession and returned an interception of Cam Newton 76 yards for a score early in the second quarter to give Chicago a 14-0 lead.He became the first Bears player since Fred Evans in 1948 — and the first N
  
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• Live blog: RSL fights for playoff life in final regular season match against Sporting KC

  22-10-2017 22:28
  Real Salt Lake is fighting for its playoff life and needs either a win and both Dallas and San Jose to lose or tie, or it needs to tie and have both Dallas and San Jose lose. Follow our live match blog here for updates from RSL reporter Maddie Lee. A Twitter List by BrennanJSmith
  
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• Virginia school board cancels football team’s season after students pretend to rape black classmates on Snapchat

  22-10-2017 22:08
  The Snapchat had just about every offensive topic the middle school students could cram into a video clip: race-based simulated sexual assaults, profanity-laced slurs and repulsive language that shocked whoever the intended audience was — and, eventually, many more people.In a flash, the Short Pump Middle School football team's sexual and racist video clip has rocketed nationwide, the latest reminder that internet posts can have enduring, devastating effects in the real world.In this case,
  
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• After first week, the Utah Jazz have competed with defense and unselfishness

  22-10-2017 21:50
  There’s a blemish on their record so far, so the Utah Jazz can’t be fully satisfied.But for taking on a trio of Western Conference opponents, all of whom gained star players in the offseason, 2-1 is not so bad.“I think it is [a good result],” Thabo Sefolosha said, matter-of-factly. “We’re not yet where we want to be, but I think we gotta take it a day at a time and keep improving.”One week into the new season, maybe the Jazz’s predicted regression
  
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• 20-year-old killed, another injured in shooting near Utah’s Olympic Oval

  22-10-2017 21:25
  Unified police say they are investigating the death of a 20-year-old found Saturday night near the Olympic Oval in Kearns as a homicide.The victim has been identified as Joshua Belen, according to UPD.Police say he was killed about 11:20 p.m. Saturday in the northwest parking lot near the Olympic Oval. KUTV reports Belen died after a shooting there, which injured a second person who is is in critical condition at Jordan Valley Hospital.
  
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• Former BYU linebacker Francis Bernard arrested on suspicion of DUI

  22-10-2017 21:08
  Provo • Troubled former BYU football player Francis Bernard, who is redshirting this season after running afoul of the school’s honor code, was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of DUI.Bernard, who played running back for the Cougars in 2015 and linebacker in 2016 before being suspended prior to the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl, was booked into the Utah County Jail and also ticketed for driving without a valid license and failure to have proper registration.According to jail docume
  
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• Helpless and hopeless, Cougars try to keep disappointing season in perspective as embarrassing losses pile up

  22-10-2017 21:01
  Greenville, N.C. • A week ago, when they trudged off the field after falling 35-10 to a Southeastern Conference power in its stadium in front of its cowbell-clanging crowd, there were looks of anger, disgust and disappointment in the eyes of BYU’s players and coaches. They knew they should have acquitted themselves better against Mississippi State, but probably were never going to win.Saturday night, as they left the field after being thoroughly outplayed in a similar 33-17 defeat by
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - Thunder's adjustment period shown in unusual game for Westbrook

  22-10-2017 19:47 via sportspyder.com
  ...really matter to me." While it was ugly and disjointed Saturday against the Jazz, it's probably a good thing. For the Thunder to find their potential, George ...
  
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• Mom: Cub Scout kicked out of group after asking about guns

  22-10-2017 19:46
  Denver • A Cub Scout was kicked out of his group after he questioned a Colorado state lawmaker about gun control and previous contentious comments she made about African-Americans.At a forum this month, Cub Scouts were told to come prepared to talk to Republican state Sen. Vicki Marble about issues important to them.Lori Mayfield, the mother of 11-year-old Ames Mayfield, said a local scout leader told her after the event that the topic of gun control was inappropriate because of its politic
  
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• McConnell says he's awaiting Trump guidance on health care

  22-10-2017 19:39
  Sterling, Va. • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday he's willing to bring bipartisan health care legislation to the floor if President Donald Trump makes clear he supports it.A proposal by two senators — Republican Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democrat Patty Murray of Washington — would extend for two years federal insurance payments that Trump has blocked, in an effort to stabilize insurance markets.But Trump has offered mixed signals, alternately praising an
  
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• A New York professor thought his 'Female or Shemale' quiz would be funny; students want him fired

  22-10-2017 19:37
  A furtive snapshot of a blurry projector screen revealed David Sorbello's quiz to the world:"'Female or Shemale' can you tell?" was the title. Then came a series of head shots, and the sociology students were told to choose between the two options.Instead, dozens of students at the State University of New York's Geneseo campus have demanded that Sorbello be fired, and the school's president has announced an investigation into last week's quiz.Sorbello, an adjunct lecturer, had earned a smatterin
  
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• Utes, with ‘no identity on offense,’ are searching for answers after loss to ASU

  22-10-2017 19:13
  Kyle Whittingham was in the middle of answer when his thoughts took a quick detour.Following Utah’s 30-10 loss at home to Arizona State Saturday afternoon, Utah’s head coach was speaking about the effectiveness of ASU running backs Demario Richard and Kalen Ballage, who’d just given Utah’s defense fits. Somewhere in the midst of providing his analysis on how well the opponents schemed offensively, Whittingham changed course.“Right now we’ve got to get an ident
  
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• #5ForTheFight night was amazing! Who is your ✋️ for? Text JAZZ to 50555 to donate your $5 to cancer research. https://t.co/ftWx0UV4U5

  22-10-2017 19:10 via twitter.com
  
  #5ForTheFight night was amazing!Who is your ✋️ for? Text JAZZ to 50555 to donate your $5 to cancer research. https://t.co/ftWx0UV4U5
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Preview: Wolves at Thunder

  22-10-2017 19:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... mark early. Butler had 13 points, seven rebounds and five steals against the Jazz. When the Timberwolves overhauled their roster in the offseason, the spotlig ...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Taking Notes: Utah Jazz’s defense could be special

  22-10-2017 19:02 via sportspyder.com
  ... se When Dennis Lindsey added Ricky Rubio, , and in the offseason to the Utah Jazz roster, we had an idea that they would be great fits in Utah’s defense, but...
  
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• BYU linebacker Francis Bernard arrested on suspicion of DUI

  22-10-2017 18:42
  Troubled BYU football player Francis Bernard, who is redshirting this season after running afoul of the school’s honor code last season and last summer, was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of DUI.Bernard, who played running back for the Cougars in 2015 and linebacker in 2016 before being suspended prior to the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl, was booked into the Utah County Jail and also ticketed for driving without a valid license and failure to have proper registration.According to jai
  
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• [NBA] - The Roundup—Jazz 96, Thunder 87

  22-10-2017 18:28 via sportspyder.com
  ... arter, Ingles answered with a corner three to swing the momentum back to the Jazz. Overall, he finished with 19 points, three rebounds, two assists, two steal ...
  
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• Jazz 96, Thunder 87 Game Recap: on.nba.com/2xXchPC 🎥🗣📊 #OKCatUTA https://t.co/VoyISxcYkT

  22-10-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  
  Jazz 96, Thunder 87Game Recap: on.nba.com/2xXchPC 🎥🗣📊#OKCatUTA https://t.co/VoyISxcYkT
  
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• Rudy, Rudy, Rudy can’t you see - sometimes your dunks just hypnotize me... 👀 https://t.co/VUHU7q1EOB

  22-10-2017 17:55 via twitter.com
  
  Rudy, Rudy, Rudy can’t you see - sometimes your dunks just hypnotize me... 👀 https://t.co/VUHU7q1EOB
  
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• .@Joeingles7 - HIGHLIGHTS Joe scored 19 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 3 rebounds in last nights big W against th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-10-2017 17:53 via twitter.com
  .@Joeingles7 - HIGHLIGHTS Joe scored 19 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 3 rebounds in last nights big W against th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Zombie apocalypse! TV’s 6 most successful shows about the undead

  22-10-2017 17:14
  It’s not exactly original to argue that there are too many cop shows on TV. Too many legal dramas. Too many medical dramas.Even too many shows based on comic books — which is not a hard case to make, given that there have been more than 20 of them this year.But who would’ve ever thought there’d be a glut of zombie shows on the TV market?Vampires, sure. They’re evil and sexy and scary. But zombies? They’re gross and disgusting and terrifying.Do we really need h
  
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• Meet the Utah Symphony’s three newest violinists — all women, and one a Salt Lake native

  22-10-2017 17:11
  Three violinists have joined the Utah Symphony this season, including Salt Lake City native Bonnie Terry.Hannah Linz<b>Hometown:</b>&nbsp;Okemos, Mich.<b>Age:</b> 25<b>Education:</b>&nbsp;Indiana University Jacobs School of Music<b>Experience:</b>&nbsp;Dallas Symphony 2015-17,&nbsp;Philadelphia Orchestra (substitute violin) since 2014<b>Interests outside music:</b>&nbsp;Cooking, watching movies, reading, video games,
  
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• Commentary: Bystanders who watched as Weinstein abused his power are complicit in his harassment

  22-10-2017 17:10
  I have never met Harvey Weinstein. I have no interest in talking with him. If half the stories circulating in the media are true, then Mr. Weinstein represents the very worst of male behavior. His actions are best left to prosecutors and the courts.The allegations against Mr. Weinstein are horrific. What is of equal concern, however, is the behavior of those who stood by to let the abuse of power by Weinstein continue for decades. At the moment, those who enabled and facilitated Weinstein’
  
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• Commentary: America’s electrical power system is under stress

  22-10-2017 17:08
  Serious stresses are building within the U.S. electrical power industry. The further loss of nuclear and coal generating capacity that may occur in the near future depends on whether the federal government and regional electric grids recognize and correct chronic defects in the electricity market. These issues have now resulted in over-reliance on natural gas and renewables.Secretary of Energy Rick Perry recognizes the problem and has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to keep the na
  
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• Colbert I. King: I don't care about ‘Merry Christmas’

  22-10-2017 17:06
  President Donald Trump went before a Values Voter Summit audience here in Washington last week and declared, “We’re saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again.”There is no warrant in law that directs Americans to say “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Holidays” or anything at all. How we greet one another during the holiday season, Mr. President, is our business. Americans have a right to do as we please.As if we don’t already have enough trouble across the
  
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• Letter: Utah’s land ‘management’ allows for environmental irresponsibility

  22-10-2017 16:59
  Our elected officials claim that public lands would be better off under state ownership. But The Tribune’s recent article about an oil company’s terrible environmental record is a telling example of the state’s inability to effectively manage our lands.Gordon Creek Energy has been given many chances to conform to environmental regulations, but has instead chosen to conduct business as usual for years. Despite this, the state continues to drag its feet when given a chance to ena
  
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• Commentary: Medical professionals should decide what to prescribe patients — even if it’s expensive

  22-10-2017 16:51
  As a psychiatric nurse practitioner providing medication management for patients with mental illness, I frequently find myself filling out paperwork or arguing with insurance companies to try and get needed medications covered for my patients.While I understand that most patients can and should be treated with cheaper medications before moving to the more expensive ones, I think it should be up to the judgment of the clinician, not the judgment of the insurance company. This process, called step
  
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• Letter: In America, we’re armed and unsafe

  22-10-2017 16:47
  So much is said about protecting yourself with the use of guns. Today, we have 1.3 guns per person in our country but we are the most unsafe country among all the developed western economies. The following study (Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNDOC) examines firearm homicides per million people:1. Australia 1.4 homicides per million people2. New Zealand 1.6 homicides per million people3. Germany 1.9 homicides per million people4. Austria 2.2 homicides per million people5. Den
  
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• Letter: Confusing NFL protests are a distraction from America’s true pastimes

  22-10-2017 16:45
  Count me as befuddled over the NFL player protest with so much kneeling, linking and sitting occurring it appears the message is lost. Unless of course, the players are linking arms to give the appearance of a wall which needs building? Perhaps they are taking a knee as a symbol of our ailing “because it covers everyone” health care system and the urgent need to repeal Obamacare.Now even NFL owners are joining the protest, which some of you whisper it is nothing more than a cynical p
  
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• Letter of the Week: Mormons who blindly vote Republican aren’t being good Latter-day Saints

  22-10-2017 16:36
  We just received our mail-in ballots and it got me thinking of how many people in Utah vote.Many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints vote Republican, thinking this is what a good Latter-day Saint should do. In fact, it isn’t this way at all.A message is read over the pulpit, from the brethren, before every election, encouraging everyone to exercise their right to vote and to vote for the candidate they feel is the most qualified. The message further states that the c
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Mitt Romney should be a savior for Republicans and run for Senate

  22-10-2017 16:32
  Mitt Romney should run for Senate.At least that is what many Utahns are hoping for. A recent poll shows that 75 percent of Utah voters do not want to see Sen. Orrin Hatch run for Senate again. Hatch was elected 41 years ago, is 83 and would be 90 at the end of another term. He assured voters during his last campaign that this would be his last term.It should be.Rep. Mia Love would tie Sen. Hatch if an election was held today. She has not yet announced any intention to run for the seat, with or w
  
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• Commentary: Repeal and replace efforts have become farcical

  22-10-2017 16:30
  Prior to the enactment of the ACA our health care system failed to provide insurance to 18 percent of our citizens. The insurance companies did not offer insurance to those with pre-existing conditions. As many as 40,000 people died each year because of the lack of access to reasonable health care. Many families were forced into bankruptcy because they reached the annual maximum benefit dollars in their insurance policy. The insurance companies purposely tried to avoid insuring the most ill in t
  
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• Letter: Depriving Kaepernick of constitutional protections would be disrespectful to the country

  22-10-2017 16:29
  I take exception to those who “huff ’n’ puff” (David G. Lord, Oct. 1) and claim not standing for the national anthem is disrespectful to the country, flag, military and its service members. Any self-respecting veteran that presently serves or has served knows they do or did as a matter of personal duty and this is sufficient.No external source of respect is expected or necessary.As a Vietnam-era veteran, I believe my service was again affirmed when Colin Kaepernick of the
  
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• Letter: Unlike Eisenhower, Trump tolerates ethical misconduct

  22-10-2017 16:26
  In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower immediately fired Chief of Staff Sherman Adams when it was revealed Adams had accepted gifts of an expensive vicuna coat and an oriental rug.Presidential leadership was reflected in this quick response to ethical misconduct inside the White House.In contrast, 10 days elapsed between Politico breaking the story and HHS Secretary Tom Price resigning as a result of the inappropriate use of expensive charter flights. Price had offered $52,000 restitution to th
  
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• Commentary: Our changing climate takes a toll on our mental health

  22-10-2017 16:23
  We had a flood in our basement this summer that caused me to be thankful. Thankful that the flood was not caused by a hurricane.This flood did not trap me in my home nor did I have to escape to my rooftop to await rescue. I was not watching the remains of my neighbors’ homes float through the street and my dog was not shivering underneath my car. The birds were not silenced by oncoming winds. No one died, and I could still have my mental health conversations over the back fence with my fri
  
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• This Utah woman grew up wanting to be a prosecutor like her dad — now they’re judges in the same courthouse

  22-10-2017 16:04
  Ogden • After Jennifer Valencia became the latest judge appointed to the 2nd District Court in August, the Ogden courthouse was abuzz.Judge Ernie Jones remembers a bailiff asking him, “Hey Judge, have you met the new judge?”“Yeah, I think I have,” Jones recalled telling the bailiff.What he didn’t say: Not only did he know Judge Valencia — he also is her dad.Valencia and Jones might be Utah’s first father and daughter to serve as judges at the same t
  
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• Expect Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox to do the unexpected — dump on Trump, reach out to gays, even take on his party’s right wing

  22-10-2017 16:04
  Fairview • Shelly Vrieze sees Spencer Cox’s familiar car dashing north early every morning along the cattle, farms and hills of lonely Highway 89.“I pass him and think, there he goes again to Salt Lake,” says Vrieze, who often sees him as she travels 14 miles from tiny Indianola to her job as a cook in Fairview in Sanpete County. Cox’s commute is longer: 200 miles round-trip daily to the state Capitol.She doesn’t call him the lieutenant governor, nor apparently
  
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• Brigham Young University students say sexual assault policy changes have eased ‘culture of fear,’ but there’s more work to be done

  22-10-2017 16:03
  A year after Brigham Young University began offering amnesty from Honor Code investigations to students who report sexual assaults, the “huge culture of fear” has eased, senior Tinesha Zandamela believes.But changing the climate on campus — including seeing a widespread understanding of consent — will take more time and more conversations, said Zandamela, a member of the Young Emerging Leaders Advisory Council for the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault (UCASA).“W
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder reactions: What went right/wrong?

  22-10-2017 14:14 via sportspyder.com
  ... st Derrick Favors: 13p/1a/3r/1st #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/brDXmyFTkL — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 22, 2017 Ricky Rubio also continues to impress as he fin ...
  
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• Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder reactions: What went right/wrong?

  22-10-2017 14:00
  The Utah Jazz looked absolutely phenomenal on both ends of the floor in an incredible win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. Wow… Wow, wow, wow. I was admittedly feeling less than optimistic about the Utah Jazz’s chances against the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to Saturday’s contest and boy was I ever wrong […]
  Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder reactions: What went right/wrong? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Thunder looking for better first half against Timberwolves (Oct 22, 2017)

  22-10-2017 11:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... mark early. Butler had 13 points, seven rebounds and five steals against the Jazz. When the Timberwolves overhauled their roster in the offseason, the spotlig ...
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - GAME RECAP: Jazz 96, Thunder 87

  22-10-2017 10:39 via sportspyder.com
  ... GAME RECAP: Jazz 96, Thunder 87 [Video] Search Search GAME RECAP: Jazz 96, Thunder 87 • October 22, 2017 The Utah Jazz wins another one at home ove ...
  
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