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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets: Keys to winning season series

  05-01-2018 23:51 via sportspyder.com
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Jazz-Nuggets Key Matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs. Gary Harris

  05-01-2018 23:51 via sportspyder.com
  ... s shone versus many teams, the Denver Nuggets have not been one of them. The Jazz have already faced off against the Nuggets three times this season, and in t ...
  
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• Let the Games begin? Why North Korea is interested in competing in Pyeongchang

  05-01-2018 23:41
  Tokyo • With little time to spare, North and South Korea are preparing to hash out Kim Jong Un's offer to send a delegation to next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.Skeptics are calling the offer, floated by Kim during his annual televised New Year's address, a cynical tactic to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul, while optimists see it as a sign of hope that Kim has decided to dial back his defiance and come in from the cold.The answer probably lies somewhere in between.But why,
  
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• AP Source: Raiders to announce Jon Gruden's hiring on Tuesday

  05-01-2018 23:30
  Alameda, Calif. • The Oakland Raiders are set to bring Jon Gruden back for a second stint as coach.A person with knowledge of the team’s plans said the Raiders are planning a news conference Tuesday to announce that Gruden is leaving the broadcast booth to come back to coaching. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the team has made no formal announcement.The Raiders fired Jack Del Rio following a disappointing six-win season and talk immediately turned to Gruden.
  
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• Utah leaders warn of investment scams pushing bitcoins

  05-01-2018 23:29
  Be wary of bitcoins and other crypto-currencies, Utah’s consumer protection officials warned Friday.They’re surrounded by scams waiting to happen — and Utahns are especially susceptible to being fleeced, said state Division of Securities Director Keith Woodwell.His agency is investigating Ponzi schemes and other frauds linked to crypt-currencies, he said, suspicious that scam artists are targeting retirement accounts.“Investors should be extremely wary of promoters who pr
  
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• Top U.S. diplomat in Venezuela speaks out on Josh Holt's case

  05-01-2018 23:22
  Caracas, Venezuela • The top U.S. diplomat in Venezuela urged authorities Friday to ensure transparency in the case of a jailed American whose trial has become another sore spot in relations between the two nations.Newly appointed charge d’affaires Todd Robinson told The Associated Press he reminded Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in a recent meeting of his “responsibility to guarantee transparency” in the case of Joshua Holt.Robinson, a former ambassador known for candidly
  
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• Cary Whittingham steps down as Timpview football coach

  05-01-2018 23:22
  Cary Whittingham has decided to step down as football coach after establishing a storied legacy at Timpview High School.Whittingham officially resigned from his coaching post Thursday, but Timpview principal Fidel Montero told The Tribune that Whittingham plans to continue teaching P.E. and weight lifting at Timpview.“It is tough to see him step aside, but I’m also happy for him,” Montero said. “Every athlete and coach struggles to make the decision to let go of what they
  
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• Utah reluctantly asks feds to push pause on the state’s Lake Powell Pipeline

  05-01-2018 23:05
  After asking for fast-track review in 2017, officials in Utah now want federal regulators to delay a decision on whether the state can build its proposed Lake Powell Pipeline.Construction of the multi-billion dollar pipeline to deliver Colorado River water to communities in southern Utah is already behind schedule and has cost the state more than $30 million. But state regulators now are pumping the brakes again as they seek to learn whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will k
  
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• Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets: Keys to winning season series

  05-01-2018 23:03
  The Utah Jazz will look to overcome their road woes and win the season series against the Denver Nuggets as they take the court tonight. As my J-Notes colleague John Keeffer pointed out earlier today, tonight’s contest between the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets is a big one for the Jazz as they’ll have the […]
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• Apple says Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities affect all Mac and iOS devices

  05-01-2018 22:58
  Technology companies are working to protect their customers after researchers revealed that major security flaws affecting nearly every modern computer processor could allow hackers to steal stored data — including passwords and other sensitive information — on desktops, laptops, mobile phones and cloud networks around the globe.The scramble to harden a broad array of devices comes after researchers found two significant vulnerabilities within modern computing hardware, one of which
  
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• 🗣️🗣️🗣️Calling all artists/doodlers/Photoshop enthusiasts🗣️🗣️🗣️ We want to see your best @spidadmitchell fan art 🕷️… twitter.com/i/web/status/9

  05-01-2018 22:55 via twitter.com
  🗣️🗣️🗣️Calling all artists/doodlers/Photoshop enthusiasts🗣️🗣️🗣️We want to see your best @spidadmitchell fan art 🕷️… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Rolly: Utah candidate has inside track with some of the GOP delegates he picked — they’re his family

  05-01-2018 22:54
  The special election set for Tuesday, when Republican delegates in House District 63 will choose a replacement for the recently resigned Rep. Dean Sanpei, could be called a family affair.The district GOP chairman is Leo Lines, a longtime GOP activist who has been an assistant to senators on Capitol Hill.Because District 63 covers nearly all the student housing complexes for Provo’s Brigham Young University, it has a large transient population moving in an out after semesters. Many of those
  
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• Source: President Trump calls Romney, encourages him to run

  05-01-2018 22:52
  Washington • President Donald Trump called Mitt Romney Thursday night to encourage him to run for the soon-to-be-open Senate seat in Utah, a source close to the White House confirmed Friday as all eyes are on the former presidential candidate who has been a sharp critic of Trump.The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private call, said the two had a short conversation but that the president wanted Romney to run after Sen. Orrin Hatch announced he would retire early n
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Alt-slavery

  05-01-2018 22:41
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. <br>You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.<br>Orrin’s Old Job<br>Comparing Arsenals <br>Farewell to Orrin<br>Whose Land Is This?<br>2017 Year in Review<br>Victory in the War on Christmas<br>Hatch and Trump Play the Lyre<br>Four Gulls a-Gathered<br>Disney Hall of Presidents<br>GOP Disaster Relief<br>Want more? Becom
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Gophers' Lynch suspended from playing amid assault probe

  05-01-2018 22:38 via sportspyder.com
  ... ores 27 points to help 76ers beat Suns Birthday letdown: Mitchell scores 29, Jazz top James, Cavs LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball land in Lithuania to play for Prienai...
  
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• After tough loss to Arizona, Sedrick Barefield’s big game could loom large for Utes

  05-01-2018 22:33
  Utes coach Larry Krystkowiak started off his postgame remarks following Thursday night’s loss to Arizona with a declaration that he wasn’t interested in “moral victories.” However, junior guard Sedrick Barefield clearly needed a small personal victory.A junior guard in his first full season on the court, Barefield came into this season as the team’s second-leading returning scorer from last season (9.0 points per game). He appeared poised to be the backcourt leader
  
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• Is Utah double murder suspect mentally ill – or is he faking it? A judge will now decide

  05-01-2018 22:29
  Is Brandon Beau Warren mentally ill, and unable to go to trial on accusations that he killed two people — or is he faking it?It’s a question now before a Utah judge, who must decide whether 26-year-old Warren should remain at the Utah State Hospital for continued treatment, or if the case against him should move forward.Warren was charged in October 2016 with two counts of first-degree felony murder, accused of shooting Stevan Chambers and Shelli Marie Brown in August 2015 in Magna.
  
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• Tonight's Key Matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs. Gary Harris Tipoff: 7PM MT #UTAatDEN https://t.co/d3rERE57SJ

  05-01-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  
  Tonight's Key Matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs. Gary HarrisTipoff: 7PM MT#UTAatDEN https://t.co/d3rERE57SJ
  
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• Jazz-Nuggets Key Matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs. Gary Harris

  05-01-2018 21:50
  The Utah Jazz will face the Denver Nuggets in an important in-division game tonight. One of the key matchups to watch will be rookie Donovan Mitchell vs. Gary Harris. This has been a rough stretch of basketball for the Utah Jazz, and after going through the most difficult December schedule in the league, things don’t […]
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• Having dispatched 3-point loving USF, BYU looks for road sweep against drive-oriented Pacific

  05-01-2018 21:42
  Stockton, Calif. • Junior college transfer Jahshire Hardnett is a man of few words.But BYU’s 6-foot point guard came up big in Thursday’s 69-59 win over San Francisco, scoring 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting from the free-throw line. The Gulfport, Miss., product by way of Florida’s Chipola College, also had two assists, two rebounds and two steals and did not commit a turnover in a season-high 34 minutes.With a huge assist from Weber State t
  
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• Utahn takes a ‘Bitchin’ Ride’ to TV stardom

  05-01-2018 21:34
  Dave Kindig has become an international television star just doing what he does at his auto shop just off State Street every day — building “Bitchin’ Rides.” It’s the title of his Velocity Channel show, and — once you get a look at the cars — you’ll understand just how appropriate that title is.“I sell stuff that’s really expensive that nobody really needs,” Kindig said with a smile. “And they’re lining up pretty good
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell wins December Rookie of the Month

  05-01-2018 21:31 via sportspyder.com
  ... ame since in 2010-11 with a 41-point performance Dec. 1 against the . Former Jazz point guard and current ’ player, , has not exactly found the greener pastur ...
  
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• "Every day, I fight." - Stuart Scott #5ForTheFight ✋ https://t.co/5dXQBN0JBQ

  05-01-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  
  "Every day, I fight." - Stuart Scott #5ForTheFight ✋ https://t.co/5dXQBN0JBQ
  
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• Utahns celebrate adventurous and literary life of Page Stegner, son of Wallace, who continued family passion for Utah's wild places

  05-01-2018 21:16
  Page Stegner, author and conservationist who helped the University of Utah secure volumes of documents by his father, Wallace Stegner, died last month in Reno, Nev.Stegner, 80, helped facilitate creation of the Wallace Stegner Center for environmental studies at the university’s S.J. Quinney School of Law, and was a recurring presence in Utah’s literary scene.“He was committed to protecting Utah’s wild landscape and key to continuing the Stegner tradition in our state,&rd
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly breaking into Provo police evidence storage area, taking his own bicycle

  05-01-2018 21:05
  Provo police will make adjustments to security at the station after a man allegedly broke into an outdoor evidence storage space undetected last month and took his own bicycle.This incident is the first of its kind in Provo, according to Sgt. Nisha King, and officers plan to implement additional measures to ensure it doesn’t happen again.Previous to Dec. 18, police had seized the bicycle from a person who was riding it at the time of his arrest in an unrelated incident. Typically, when Pro
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - ON football: Terrell Owens belongs in Canton

  05-01-2018 20:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... ores 27 points to help 76ers beat Suns Birthday letdown: Mitchell scores 29, Jazz top James, Cavs LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball land in Lithuania to play for Prienai...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Trey Lyles and the Denver Nuggets preparing for a more motivated Jazz squad on Friday night

  05-01-2018 20:51 via sportspyder.com
  ... mer team, Lyles said he’s starting to find a normalcy to playing against the Jazz. It’s less about payback and more about finding success for himself and the...
  
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• A trooper thought a driver was trying to fool him by playing Mormon music — but the meth he found is now inadmissible

  05-01-2018 20:41
  A federal judge threw out evidence of methamphetamine seized during a traffic stop on Interstate 15 because the trooper found suspicious — among other things — the driver’s playing of Mormon music. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Wednesday to throw out the evidence seized. The case is being prosecuted in federal court in Idaho.Idaho State Police Trooper Kenneth Peeples pulled the defendant over on I-15 on April 8 after the driver didn’t signal for five sec
  
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• Did Utah fans cross the line? Arizona coach Sean Miller calls Huntsman Center crowd 'good' but 'nasty'

  05-01-2018 20:38
  With No. 14 Arizona in town, the crowd at the Huntsman Center certainly was raucous Thursday night. But did the Utah fans there cross the line?Arizona coach Sean Miller apparently thinks so.Sean Miller on radio says Utah had a "hostile, nasty crowd saying crazy things" and mentions it a second time and says "it probably crosses the line a little bit with some of the things you have to deal with"— Matt Moreno (@MattGOAZCATS) January 5, 2018And to be clear, Sean Miller said Utah has a good c
  
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• [KSL] - Donovan Mitchell doesn't play like a rookie

  05-01-2018 20:33 via sportspyder.com
  ... is ability to take over a game down the stretch with poise. We saw it as the Jazz faced the New Orleans Pelicans at the beginning of the month, during Mitchel ...
  
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• Draper Taco Bell shut down after Salt Lake health inspectors find no hot water in the restaurant

  05-01-2018 20:32
  A Taco Bell franchise in Draper was shut down by the Salt Lake County Health Department on Thursday after inspectors found no hot water in the facility.The restaurant, 1287 E. Draper Parkway, was cited for “presenting an imminent health hazard,” according to a report on the department website. In all, inspectors found 18 health code violations, three of which were deemed critical to human health.The restaurant will remain closed until the owners can fix the problems and health offici
  
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• Utah Republican chairman's email enrages party’s right wing

  05-01-2018 20:31
  A move by Utah Republican Party Chairman Rob Anderson to help candidates who seek to qualify for the ballot by gathering signatures is infuriating the party’s right wing — again.Those conservatives instead seek a full return to the caucus-convention system where delegates choose nominees, or at least narrow the field. They are behind ongoing party lawsuits challenging SB54, the new law that allows candidates to get on the ballot through the convention, by gathering signatures or both
  
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• Trey Lyles and the Denver Nuggets preparing for a more motivated Jazz squad on Friday night

  05-01-2018 20:30
  Denver • He gave Naz Mitrou-Long nine stitches last week, but Trey Lyles’ own head looked no worse for the collision on Friday morning, as his Nuggets team prepared for another game against the Utah Jazz.“It’s fine,” he said. “I have a hard head, so it’s good.”The 6-foot-10 forward has plenty of reason to be feeling fine: He’s found a home in Denver since the Jazz traded him in June.In his last 12 games, Lyles is averaging 16.6 points, 7.1 reb
  
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• Superfund work touted by Trump EPA was completed years ago

  05-01-2018 20:10
  Washington • The Environmental Protection Agency is touting cleanups at seven of the nation’s most polluted places as a signature accomplishment in the Trump administration’s effort to reduce the number of Superfund sites, even though records show the physical work was completed before President Donald Trump took office.The agency earlier this week credited the leadership of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt with tripling the number of sites fully or partially removed from the Supe
  
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• Albert R. Hunt: Impeachment mania undercuts Mueller probe

  05-01-2018 19:59
  It should come as no surprise that some congressional Republicans are doing their best to sabotage the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into possible links between President Donald Trump and Russian interference with the 2016 election. To that end, they’re maligning the FBI and resurrecting the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s State Department emails, settled more than a year ago.What is surprising is that the probe is also being undercut by vehemently anti-Trump Democra
  
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• Good news for travelers who have ever been unable to visit Utah's iconic Delicate Arch because of flash floods

  05-01-2018 19:57
  Few things are more frustrating to a visitor than looking forward to seeing a famous place but not being able to get there.That has been the case at the Delicate Arch at Arches National Park for many years. Tourists are often prevented from visiting what is perhaps Utah’s most iconic sight due to summer flash floods that close the Wolfe Ranch-Delicate Arch Road.Arches National Park just received permission to excavate and remove sediment from the Salt Valley, Salt and Winter Camp washes as
  
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• George Pyle: Other newspapers get to honor senators they admire.

  05-01-2018 19:53
  While we wait for the already much-acclaimed movie “The Post” to find its way here, a locally, and freshly, relevant story about one of its lead characters:Before he was editor of The Washington Post, Ben Bradlee reported for Newsweek. Bill Moyers, then the press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson, whispered to Bradlee that Johnson had decided to fire J. Edgar Hoover, the only director the FBI had ever had.This was a huge. Hoover was widely seen as irreplaceable. Not so much becau
  
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• Holly Richardson: Vision boards and words of the year

  05-01-2018 19:49
  Last week, I wrote about SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Bound), CLEAR goals (Collaborative, Limited, Emotional, Appreciable and Refinable) and BHAGs (Big, Hairy Audacious Goals).This week, I want to share a couple of other ways to set goals — vision boards and a word (or phrase) of the year.Vision boards are visual reminders of our goals and intentions for the future. Generally, they are less about the specifics of how and more about the what, especially t
  
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• Commentary: UTA budget shows a need for governance changes

  05-01-2018 18:50
  As a Utah Transit Authority board member, I recently cast the lone no vote on the UTA’s proposed $600 million budget for 2018. My decision merits an explanation. In a nutshell, I voted no because UTA’s current business model is unsustainable, and I could not vote to add $88.5 million more to UTA’s existing $2 billion in debt.Please understand that my intent is not to discredit UTA employees, whom I know to be hardworking and dedicated. Nor am I attacking my fellow board members
  
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• Utah’s air pollution woes unlikely to clear up before 2024, state scientists say

  05-01-2018 18:25
  Even with tougher pollution standards in place, it could be many years before all Utahns are guaranteed clean, healthy air.Scientists working for the state Division of Air Quality say they haven’t yet been able to develop an effective pollution-control plan that would keep the tiny airborne particles linked with the Salt Lake Valley’s inversions below limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency.Barring an unforeseen breakthrough, one scientist said, it is likely Utah will miss
  
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• Kragthorpe: Can the Utes exploit the football upheaval in the Pac-12 South?

  05-01-2018 18:10
  The Pac-12 South football race widened as 2018 began. This week’s upheaval in the division was both unsurprising, with quarterbacks Sam Darnold of USC and Josh Rosen of UCLA departing for the NFL, and stunning, with Rich Rodriguez being fired as Arizona’s coach.What does it all mean for Utah? Undoubtedly, the Utes will be picked among the South’s top teams going into the season – again.The Utes earned some distinction as the Pac-12′s only bowl winners of 2017. Yet t
  
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• Hoopin' in the Mile High City tonight 🏔️ Tipoff: 7PM MT #UTAatDEN https://t.co/2Jy7l0pSEy

  05-01-2018 17:57 via twitter.com
  
  Hoopin' in the Mile High City tonight 🏔️Tipoff: 7PM MT#UTAatDEN https://t.co/2Jy7l0pSEy
  
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• Catherine Rampell: The GOP is sabotaging this sacred mandate

  05-01-2018 17:13
  Washington • The Founding Fathers must be spinning in their graves.Not because of cavalier threats about nuclear apocalypse and attempted erosion of First Amendment rights (OK, maybe those things, too). Because our federal government is failing to execute one of its most basic constitutional duties: the decennial census.The decennial census is the country’s largest civilian mobilization. It determines where billions of federal dollars flow each year, and how many congressional and ele
  
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• Letter: Rubio, Lee caved on Child Tax Credit

  05-01-2018 16:52
  Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee have abandoned their lowest-income constituents, choosing party over principle once again. Instead of sticking to their demands for a significantly increased Child Tax Credit, they once again caved.A full-time working parent earning minimum wage would realize $37.50 per child annually under the accepted compromise, the same amount that was in the Senate bill. The Rubio/Lee amendment called for $247 per child. A family earning $24,000 annually would realize $400 per
  
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• Letter: Facts are what investigations have to produce; import of bias is overblown

  05-01-2018 16:52
  Investigators are entitled to be biased and to dislike the person they are investigating.Back in the days of Al Capone, the Bureau of Investigation (now called the FBI) investigated the actions of Al Capone. Does anyone think that the federal agents investigating Capone needed to be unbiased in order to do their jobs well? Of course not. They were lauded as good, faithful agents.I am sure they all had a huge bias, and that was to find some way to arrest Capone. I can’t even imagine what na
  
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• Letter: The bishop’s interview should change immediately

  05-01-2018 16:49
  I read The Salt Lake Tribune editorial, “The LDS Church should revise the bishop’s interview,” on Dec. 18. I totally agree. The recent tidal wave of revelations of many people being sexually harassed in a professional area certainly bolsters the sentiments in The Tribune’s editorial.For years, I have failed to see how the bishop’s interview does much good other than being almost akin to a Roman Catholic confessional. I believe in confessing my sins (which thankfully
  
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• Letter: Essential oils the latest way to rudely contaminate confined spaces

  05-01-2018 16:49
  Please remember what your mom and dad taught you. When in confined places, do not pull out the smelliest items you have at hand. You know what I mean. A meatball sandwich on the subway, fingernail polish in a car or a splash of perfume in line at the DMV.The newest offender? Essential oils on a plane. On a recent flight from New York to Salt Lake City, it happened again. Someone in the seat behind me pulled out a small vial with a mix of sandalwood or lavender and something vaguely reminiscent o
  
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• Idaho couple found dead after fire destroys Payette house

  05-01-2018 16:44
  Payette, Idaho • Authorities say a man and a woman were killed in a blaze that destroyed their house in western Idaho.KTVB-TV reports the Payette house was already engulfed in flames before fire crews could begin firefighting efforts early Wednesday morning.Payette County Coroner Keith Schuller says autopsies will be performed on the couple who were in there 70s. Authorities did not name the man and woman.State Fire Marshal Knute Sandahl says investigators are still determining how the fire
  
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• Trump speaks with Mitt Romney as he weighs Senate bid

  05-01-2018 16:42
  Washington • The White House says President Donald Trump has spoken with Mitt Romney, the former Republican presidential candidate who has expressed interest in running for Senate in Utah.The two men spoke briefly Thursday night. The White House says they spoke about Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is retiring after four decades. Hatch's departure opens the door for Romney, who has been a frequent critic of Trump in the past.Trump had urged Hatch to run again.Romney now lives in Utah, where he's
  
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• [Forbes] - Utah Jazz Release Distinctive And Unique City Edition Uniforms

  05-01-2018 15:23 via sportspyder.com
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