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• The new Celeste Ristorante is Tuscan heaven in a Murray strip mall

  04-01-2018 23:29
  Murray • More than a decade after Paolo Celeste and his business partner sold Salt Lake City’s popular Michelangelo Ristorante and left the state, the Italian chef has reappeared, opening another dining gem — Celeste Ristorante.Celeste’s return and the memorable Tuscan cuisine he is serving in a Murray strip mall are worth celebrating.I visited Celeste Ristorante before and after a trip to Tuscany, and it is a delight to continue to enjoy Tuscan cuisine so fluidly at a nei
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell inches closer to Jazz rookie scoring record

  04-01-2018 23:26 via sportspyder.com
  ... e honor LDS President Thomas S. Monson with a moment of silence ahead of the Jazz-Pelicans tip-off. — Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) With everyone rooting for Do ...
  
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• [KSL] - Donovan Mitchell wins Western Conference Rookie of the Month award

  04-01-2018 23:08 via sportspyder.com
  ...Mitchell's 18 points per game scoring average this season is second in Jazz history, trailing only fellow Louisville product Darrell Griffith, who score ...
  
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• Mormon scholars expect more of the same from Nelson, but his counselor picks could prove key

  04-01-2018 22:58
  With the death of its prophet and president, Thomas S. Monson, the LDS Church will name a new “prophet, seer and revelator.”But scholars and church members don’t expect a new direction for the church with a new president — universally expected to be Russell M. Nelson, most senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.That’s the “temperament” of the 16 million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to Max Perry Mueller, author
  
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• Matt Hillyard dies; senator's son with Down syndrome was beloved fixture at Utah Capitol

  04-01-2018 22:55
  Matt Hillyard was friends with every Utah governor for decades. He had free access anywhere at the Legislature. A university building and a key scholarship are named for him. But he wasn’t a powerful politician or donor. He had Down syndrome.The 42-year-old son of Sen. Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan, died peacefully Thursday morning, the Utah Senate announced. That evoked online mourning from Republicans and Democrats, everyone from Gov. Gary Herbert to legislators and even news reporters.Matt for
  
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• Idaho man who drove while sleep-deprived will spend a year in jail for causing fatal Utah crash

  04-01-2018 22:43
  An Idaho man who drove while drowsy and caused a three-car crash in Cache County that killed a man has been sentenced to spend a year in jail.Kalin Menlove-McGinni, 25, pleaded guilty in November to attempted manslaughter, a third-degree felony. The charge was reduced from second-degree felony manslaughter as part of a plea deal.He admitted in court papers that on Sept. 25, 2014, he collided with another vehicle and “should have been more careful about having adequate rest” before dr
  
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• Letter: Tribune’s monument coverage shines light on treacherous schemes

  04-01-2018 22:31
  Thank you for your excellent coverage of the Utah national monuments controversies, including your report of the intervention by Energy Fuels Resources, a uranium mining outfit that is a subsidiary of a Canadian corporation (credited originally to The Washington Post).Your two maps, one showing uranium deposits congruent with the new Bears Ears borders (Dec. 13) and another showing the Grand Staircase-Escalante coal deposits (Dec. 10), provide convincing evidence that the new borders are no coin
  
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• Probation ordered for former director of Utah pork association accused of fraud

  04-01-2018 22:17
  The former executive director of the Utah Pork Producer’s Association, accused of stealing money for years from his own organization, has been sentenced to probation.Haven Hendricks, 76, pleaded no contest in November to second-degree felony communications fraud and third-degree felony unlawful dealing with property by a fiduciary. Two other similar charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal.In court papers, Hendricks admitted that he defrauded the Utah Pork Producer’s Association
  
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• [The Score] - Celtics' Tatum, Jazz's Mitchell named Rookies of the Month

  04-01-2018 22:11 via sportspyder.com
  ... Celtics' Tatum, Jazz's Mitchell named Rookies of the Month | theScore.com nba Celtics' Tatum, Jaz ...
  
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• Kirby: My predictions for 2018 — We find ET, Trump’s wall gets built, Mormons offer ‘partial priesthood’

  04-01-2018 22:09
  I read fellow Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Gehrke’s column of political predictions for 2018. Robert, a self-effacing and diligent journalist, gives himself a 75 percent chance of being “wrong.”Since I’m only capable of doing single-digit arithmetic, I have no idea what a 75 percent Gehrke margin means.Among the number of predictions Gehrke made are really scary ones like Orrin Hatch becoming a senator for life — which even though Hatch has since announced his
  
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• Getting sick in the hospital: Five Utah medical facilities fined for higher rates of illnesses patients acquired while in their care

  04-01-2018 22:09
  The federal government has penalized five Utah hospitals for having higher-than-average rates of patient-safety problems, down from 16 medical facilities sanctioned in the state three years ago. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently listed 751 hospitals across the U.S. to be penalized in the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. Each facility will receive 1 percent less of its usual Medicare payments for patients, a fine that can potentially add up to several m
  
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• Population is booming in Salt Lake, Utah county neighborhoods — with one exception

  04-01-2018 22:08
  A new neighborhood-by-neighborhood analysis shows that growth in Salt Lake County this decade has been so widespread that the population dropped in only one small area.That area is “Census tract 1128.18” in Draper, site of the Utah State Prison — and the population decline there is welcomed by officials.“The loss occurred due to declining prison population” — which dropped by 751, “from 3,840 at the 2010 Census to 3,089 in 2016,” says a new study o
  
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• It's so cold in Florida, iguanas are falling from trees

  04-01-2018 22:06
  Miami Beach, Fla. • It’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from their perches in suburban trees.Temperatures dipped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) early Thursday in parts of South Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.That’s chilly enough to immobilize green iguanas common in Miami’s suburbs.Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino tweeted a photograph of an iguana lying belly-up next to his swimming pool. WPEC-TV posted ima
  
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• Probation ordered for two Utah State football players accused of burglarizing Logan apartments

  04-01-2018 22:04
  Probation has been ordered for two Utah State University football players who admitted to taking part in a pair of Logan burglaries in 2016.Troy Murray and Jay Brown both pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of criminal trespassing and theft. They were accused of being involved in burglaries that took place in a Logan apartment complex, which included the theft of video game consoles and other electronic equipment.Brown on Tuesday was sentenced in 1st District Court to 36 months probation, and
  
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• #MakeItHappen!! @spidadmitchell was just named December's Western Conference Rookie of the Month—now it's up to YOU… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-01-2018 22:02 via twitter.com
  #MakeItHappen!! @spidadmitchell was just named December's Western Conference Rookie of the Month—now it's up to YOU… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• U.S. appeals court: Idaho spying ban at farms unconstitutional

  04-01-2018 21:36
  Boise, Idaho — A federal appeals court panel says Idaho’s ban on spying at farms, dairies and slaughterhouses violates free speech rights.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that sections of the law illegally targeted free speech and investigative journalism.However, the panel also ruled the law correctly criminalized those who made false statements to obtain records at an agricultural facility.Idaho lawmakers passed the law making it a crime to surreptitiously vi
  
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• Donovan Mitchell #NBAVote 1 RT = 1 Vote #TakeNote #KiaROY twitter.com/NBA/status/949…

  04-01-2018 21:33 via twitter.com
  Donovan Mitchell #NBAVote 1 RT = 1 Vote#TakeNote #KiaROY twitter.com/NBA/status/949…
  
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• Letter: Shrinking government kills freedom, justice and equality inherent in a sharing community

  04-01-2018 21:32
  Americans have inherited the world’s oldest democracy, yet many reject its potential by embracing a rabid individualism that rejects the cooperation and community democracy requires.Exciting possibilities for a more dynamic social order are buried by a mindless drive for personal wealth. However, clean air and water and a healthy, safe environment are the elements of real wealth. Global warming should inspire a whole new way of thinking and living that protects the natural systems on which
  
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• Jazz's Donovan Mitchell named NBA Western Conference rookie of the month for December

  04-01-2018 21:26
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has been named the NBA’s Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December, the league announced Thursday afternoon.Mitchell, who leads the Jazz with 18.3 points per game, averaged 23.1 points to go along with 3.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds in December.He also produced several highlights. Mitchell, a rookie out of Louisville,scored a career-high 41 points in a win over the New Orleans Pelicans earlier in the month. He dropped 29 points in a win over the Cle
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell named Western Conference Rookie of the Month

  04-01-2018 21:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... aft, then traded to Utah for the 24th pick and Trey Lyles, becomes the third Jazz rookie to win the award since 2014. Trey Burke and Rodney Hood received the...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Regardless of match-up, Thabo Sefolosha needs to play

  04-01-2018 21:22 via sportspyder.com
  ... . https://t.co/uX5KKzMQz5 — Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) January 4, 2018 The Jazz are 5-3 when Thabo Sefolosha plays at least 25 minutes. They’re 11-19 in all ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Is Quin Snyder a terrible coach?

  04-01-2018 21:22 via sportspyder.com
  ... his roster has under-performed would be an understatement. With Hayward, the Jazz were expected to be a top three team in the West this season. Without him, b ...
  
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• Real Salt Lake’s 2018 schedule is front-loaded with games against contenders

  04-01-2018 21:20
  Major League Soccer announced the 2018 regular season schedule for the now 23-team league Thursday. As usual under the MLS scheduling format, each club will still play teams in its own conference two or three times and face teams in the other conference just once. The addition of LAFC to the Western Conference means that each team in the West will play just one conference opponent three times. Teams in the East will play two conference opponents three times.Among the schedule highlights: RSL wil
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Orrin's Old Job

  04-01-2018 21:17
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.Comparing ArsenalsFarewell to OrrinWhose Land Is This?2017 Year in ReviewVictory in the War on ChristmasHatch and Trump Play the LyreFour Gulls a-GatheredDisney Hall of PresidentsGOP Disaster ReliefUtah Women and the Hive MindWant more? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell named Western Conference Rookie of the Month

  04-01-2018 21:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — After a December that saw him become the Utah Jazz’s leading scorer, rookie Donovan Mitchell has earned a special recognition from the NBA.On Thursday Mitchell was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December after averaging 18.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists over 13 contests. He also became the Jazz’s go-to guy down the stretch of close games, a notable responsibility for a first-year player.The Louisville product who was taken 13th ove
  
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• BYU, USU and SUU all trying to dislodge Boise State at top of Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference

  04-01-2018 20:38
  While the Utes are doing battle in the Pac-12, the state’s other gymnastics teams, Utah State, Southern Utah and Brigham Young, will try to unseat Boise State as the top team in the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference.Doing so could be a very difficult task considering the Broncos, who have won the title three years in a row, were picked to win it again earning nine points in the coaches’ poll.The Broncos, who were picked No. 13 in the national preseason poll, return eight all-MRGC gy
  
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• Letter: Thanks to GOP, I can now steal — without shame or guilt

  04-01-2018 20:33
  I’m thinking of joining a political party, and I think it will be the Republican Party, and here’s why.I’ve been wanting to buy an expensive new sports car, but I can’t afford it, and they are going to make it possible for me. I learned very early in life not to lie or steal. My parents made it too uncomfortable for me whenever I did either, and the guilt and shame were just too powerful to endure. So I have always been a very ethical person. But even so, every once in a
  
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• Mormon missionaries are ‘dying,‘ ‘killing’ and getting ‘pregnant,’ but it’s not what you think. It’s how they talk.

  04-01-2018 20:30
  Poring over archived Mormon missionary blogs, Kjerste Christensen seemingly stumbled on tales of murder, accelerated aging, pending deaths, pregnancy and unexpected parenthood.Well, not really. But without her explanations about unique LDS metaphors, you might be forgiven a frantic parental call to your ward bishop or at least a furrowed brow.“There are a lot of ... metaphors and terms in the Mormon community, but I’m specifically looking at a small set of terms that Mormon missionar
  
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• Woman files lawsuit accusing Davis County jail staff of not treating her daughter after 2016 fall that led to the 28-year-old’s death

  04-01-2018 20:26
  The family of a woman who died last year after falling and rupturing her spleen in a Davis County jail cell is suing the sheriff to make changes to how the jail handles treatment for injured inmates.Heather Miller, 28, had been in jail for less than two days when she fell out of the top bunk on Dec. 21, 2016, during an evening head count. Although Miller was immediately in severe pain and couldn’t walk, jail medical staff never attempted to treat her or check her vital signs, according to
  
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• Celeste Ristorante, Tuscan heaven in a Murray strip mall

  04-01-2018 20:26
  Murray • More than a decade after Paolo Celeste and his business partner sold Salt Lake City’s popular Michelangelo Ristorante and left the state, the Italian chef has reappeared, opening another dining gem — Celeste Ristorante.Celeste’s return and the memorable Tuscan cuisine he is serving in a Murray strip mall are worth celebrating.I visited Celeste Ristorante before and after a trip to Tuscany, and it is a delight to continue to enjoy Tuscan cuisine so fluidly at a nei
  
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• Snow totals may be a sore subject, but at least there are these new national honors for Utah ski resorts

  04-01-2018 20:12
  While the snow year at Utah resorts has been — how should we say it? — less than optimal so far, the state continues to win national awards for the quality of its skiing.The latest award comes from Liftopia, an online mobile marketplace for lift tickets and mountain activities.Alta was ranked second overall as the best ski area in North America. The Little Cottonwood resort was ranked first in snow consistency and quality in the High West and as having the best snow in North America.
  
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• Trump moves to vastly expand offshore drilling

  04-01-2018 20:03
  Washington • The Trump administration on Thursday moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades.The new five-year drilling plan also could open new areas of oil and gas exploration in areas off the East Coast from Georgia to Maine, where drilling has been blocked for decades. Many lawmakers in those states support offshore drilling, although
  
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• Utah Jazz: Is Quin Snyder a terrible coach?

  04-01-2018 19:56
    Sitting at 16-22, the Utah Jazz are 3.5 games out of the 8th seed and 4.5 games ahead of the last-placed LA Lakers. It’s far from over, but it leaves a lot of questions about the next step for the team. It was no secret that the Utah Jazz would have a large hole […]
  Utah Jazz: Is Quin Snyder a terrible coach? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Letter: Pledge of Allegiance assertions no longer ring true

  04-01-2018 19:54
  What happened to my America? Many years ago I was sworn in as an American citizen. During the ceremony we all said the Pledge of Allegiance and I was especially taken by “with liberty and justice for all.”A teacher was found out to have a sexual relationship with a student and was punished for it, rightfully so.A businessman was accused of improper behavior by several women and he was elected president of the United States.Several politicians are accused of misconduct with women and
  
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• Lawmakers may impose fees on Utah cities that lack affordable housing

  04-01-2018 19:53
  Utah has an affordable housing problem, and policymakers are looking for a solution that would help with two issues, possibly with one bill.While nothing yet is set in stone, one idea for raising ongoing funding for running the new shelters is to charge a fee to local governments — cities and counties — based on their lack of affordable units. These fees also could push local officials to make sure more affordable housing is built.
  Many view the dearth of housing units that are affor
  
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• Utah County murder prosecution has a lawmaker looking to change the state’s manslaughter statute to include assisted suicide

  04-01-2018 19:52
  It’s what one Utah lawmaker calls a “sick case” — a teenager is accused of encouraging a friend to kill herself, buying her the materials to do so and then filming the 16-year-old girl’s suicide on a cellphone.After the girl’s May 2017 death, prosecutors charged 18-year-old Tyerell Przybycien with first-degree felony murder.But questions have already been raised about whether helping someone commit suicide amounts to murder — and Utah currently doesn&rsq
  
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• Utah Jazz: Regardless of match-up, Thabo Sefolosha needs to play

  04-01-2018 19:33
  Thabo Sefolosha didn’t see any minutes in the Utah Jazz’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, and that’s a trend that absolutely has to change. Wednesday’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans was yet another disappointing all-around performance for the Utah Jazz. One game removed from a thrilling victory over the Cleveland […]
  Utah Jazz: Regardless of match-up, Thabo Sefolosha needs to play - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Bl
  
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• Forget peaking at the right time; Utah's Red Rocks want to start gymnastics season strong and stay there

  04-01-2018 19:21
  Apparently Utah’s gymnastics team has had enough of the ‘peaking for the end of the year’ talk. This time, the Utes want to start out among the frontrunners and stay there.The fifth-ranked Utes, who open the season Friday against BYU at the Huntsman Center, have a goal of being in the top three nationally from the beginning. The emphasis on a strong start is out of the idea that the Utes want to build a reputation as a legitimate contender for the national title. “We need
  
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• [Torn By Sports] - Episode 135: Utah Jazz New Year Resolutions, Best and Worst movies of 2017

  04-01-2018 19:16 via sportspyder.com
  ... record. Join us as we ring in the New Year and look with anticipation to the Jazz schedule for the month of January. With the toughest stretch of their schedu ...
  
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• The Roundup—Jazz 98, Pelicans 108 📝: on.nba.com/2lUtfoQ https://t.co/WDtjMIQX9S

  04-01-2018 19:04 via twitter.com
  
  The Roundup—Jazz 98, Pelicans 108 📝: on.nba.com/2lUtfoQ https://t.co/WDtjMIQX9S
  
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• Who’s likely to get an Oscar nomination, and some long shots worth considering

  04-01-2018 19:03
  For people obsessed with Hollywood awards — which includes most of Hollywood — this is a big weekend.On Sunday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be handing out the 75th annual Golden Globes, which have become a star-studded event and a bigger-than-necessary harbinger of the awards that really matter: the Academy Awards.The Academy Awards won’t be handed out until March 4, and a pop-culture columnist could go long on the ridiculousness of a governing body taking two
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: Ricky Rubio not living up to expectations in 2017-18

  04-01-2018 18:47 via sportspyder.com
  ... 3 things to hope for in the new year 12/30 - Utah Jazz: Rough stretch looks like it will continue before improving 12/29 - Utah Jaz ...
  
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• Letter: Trump is everything every ‘Christian‘ claims to disavow

  04-01-2018 18:46
  Donald Trump is a Nazi sympathizer, sexual predator, serial liar, racist and bigot and is actively, openly, trying to break down the barriers between our three branches of government and to subvert the justice process. And it is increasingly clear he conspired with Russia to win the election. All the while, our elected GOP representatives stand by and ignore their oaths to defend the Constitution.Trump is everything every “Christian” claims to disavow, but they don’t. It is imp
  
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• Trump left ‘furious,’ ‘disgusted’ by Bannon over new book

  04-01-2018 18:44
  Washington • President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn’t actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his son’s contact with a Russian lawyer “treasonous.”Hitting back via a formal White House statement rather than a more-typical Twitter volley, Trump insisted Bannon had little to do with his victorious campaign and &ldq
  
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• Three decades after defecting from Cuba, jazz great Arturo Sandoval still marveling at his freedom as he hits the road for Salt Lake City show

  04-01-2018 18:43
  In the nearly 30 years since he slipped into the U.S. embassy in Rome seeking asylum in the United States, Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval has been making up for lost time.After a life constrained by politics, economics and geography on the island of his birth, Sandoval has become an elder statesman of American jazz. Forty albums, a biopic starring Andy Garcia, Grammy Awards, an Emmy, American citizenship and a Presidential Medal of Freedom have filled the years.Now touring from his home ba
  
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• Dana Milbank: A considered response to Trump’s critics: Your momma

  04-01-2018 18:43
  Washington • So the haters in the Fake News Media are again having a wild rumpus, this time because President Donald Trump, threatening nuclear war via Twitter, taunted North Korea’s Kim Jong Un by saying his “Nuclear Button” is “a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!”To those who say it is juvenile for the president of the United States to deliver playground taunts about nuclear annihilation, I offer this considered response: Your
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Pels-Jazz Notebook: Johnson’s Strong Game Can’t Save Jazz from Monster Duo

  04-01-2018 18:19 via sportspyder.com
  ... ies on a hard foul by Darius Miller. However, that was the last rally as the Jazz couldn’t get much momentum the rest of the way and Anthony Davis remembered...
  
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• Virginia Republican's name drawn from bowl, giving him win

  04-01-2018 17:42
  Richmond, Va. • A Republican won a Virginia state House of Delegates race so close that its outcome was determined by pulling the candidate’s name out of a ceramic bowl Thursday.The win allows the Republicans to maintain a slim majority in the House, though a final tally is still uncertain because the Democrat in the race could ask for another recount. The outcome of another close legislative race is also in doubt because it’s locked in a court battle.The drawing of lots Thursda
  
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