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• 📂 Documents └📁 Social media etiquette └📁 Twitter └📁 @-ing NBA teams └📁 Appropriate… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-01-2018 23:48 via twitter.com
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• Even with a surplus, Utah legislative leaders eye tax hikes

  08-01-2018 23:37
  Buckle up Utah taxpayers: Legislative leaders are considering tax hikes — plus changes that might cost some middle- and low-income individuals more but help industries create jobs.Proposals ranging from keeping the windfall the state may receive from new federal income tax changes to hiking the gasoline tax were discussed Monday by lawmakers at a conference sponsored by the Utah Taxpayers Association.Talk of tax increases comes even though the state projects an extra $382 million in ongoin
  
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• Yeaaaaaaah, buddy! @spidadmitchell #NBAVote twitter.com/BennionAustin/…

  08-01-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
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• Change your slanted Monson obituary, tens of thousands of Mormons urge The New York Times

  08-01-2018 23:18
  Tens of thousands of Mormons are signing an online petition to show their outrage over the tone of The New York Times’ recent obituary for LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson.It’s not necessarily that the story was inaccurate. Petition launcher Nathan Cunningham, a Mormon who lives in Sparks, Nev., just saw it as biased politically and religiously.“Instead of highlighting the positive aspects of his life, or a neutral statement about the facts of his life,” the petition
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Trump Trolls America

  08-01-2018 23:16
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.<br>You can checkout the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.<br>Alt-Slavery<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>Want more Bagley? Become a
  
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• Mayor announces yearlong deployment to Afghanistan with Utah Army National Guard

  08-01-2018 23:10
  The mayor of North Ogden — who also is an outspoken, critical member of the Utah Transit Authority board — announced Monday afternoon that he’ll take a yearlong leave of absence in order to deploy to Afghanistan with the military.Mayor Brent Taylor, a major with Utah Army National Guard, made the announcement in a Facebook Live broadcast, saying he will be part of an advisory team training staff of an Afghan commando battalion. His service will help fulfill an order from Presid
  
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• Tavis Smiley announces deal for new show

  08-01-2018 23:07
  Pasadena, Calif. • Less than a month after PBS dropped Tavis Smiley’s talk show after reported inappropriate relationships with subordinates, Smiley announced a deal Monday to go back to work with a new series about inspirational stories.His series, “The Upside with Tavis Smiley,” will be streamed online and shown on The Word Network, a religious-oriented cable and satellite channel directed at black viewers. He also announced a five-city “town hall” tour to ta
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - NBA mystery: Why do Eastern teams suddenly have the edge over Western teams?

  08-01-2018 22:57 via sportspyder.com
  ... before being signed by the Jazz in the offseason. He says he never paid any attention to the fact that the W ...
  
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• NBA mystery: Why do Eastern teams suddenly have the edge over Western teams?

  08-01-2018 22:46
  WASHINGTON — Over the past two decades, since around the time that Michael Jordan guy retired, the NBA's Western Conference has dominated the Eastern Conference.Every year but one since 1999, the West has won more inter-conference games than the East, often by substantial margins. Many times, Western teams with great records have not made the eight-team playoffs, while teams with losing records in the East have qualified for the playoffs.Most of the time, the West has had better top teams.
  
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• It's a mystery why NBA Eastern teams have the edge over West teams this season

  08-01-2018 22:45
  WASHINGTON — Over the past two decades, since around the time that Michael Jordan guy retired, the NBA's Western Conference has dominated the Eastern Conference.Every year but one since 1999, the West has won more inter-conference games than the East, often by substantial margins. Many times, Western teams with great records have not made the eight-team playoffs, while teams with losing records in the East have qualified for the playoffs.Most of the time, the West has had better top teams.
  
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• That first one, tho... #NBAVote Donovan Mitchell twitter.com/NBA/status/950…

  08-01-2018 22:07 via twitter.com
  That first one, tho...#NBAVote Donovan Mitchell twitter.com/NBA/status/950…
  
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• Former BYU student sentenced again for meth lab activities

  08-01-2018 22:07
  A former Brigham Young University student who spent time behind bars for operating a methamphetamine lab in 2014 has pleaded guilty to similar activity in another case.Bryce Cazier, 25, was charged last year in 3rd District Court with first-degree felony operation of a clandestine lab, after his May 2016 arrest at a Salt Lake City home.He pleaded guilty last week to a reduced second-degree felony count of attempted operation of a clandestine lab and was sentenced to 24 months probation.Cazier&rs
  
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• [Sporting News] - NBA trade rumors: Bulls plan to move Nikola Mirotic, who is 'intrigued' by Jazz

  08-01-2018 22:03 via sportspyder.com
  ... in mind. Mirotic is "intrigued" by the Jazz and coach Quin Snyder, per Wojnarowski. Utah could use an offensive boost, a ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - NBA trade rumors: Nikola Mirotic ‘intrigued’ with Utah Jazz?

  08-01-2018 21:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... ry well be the tricky part. But something tells me that if Mirotic wants the Jazz and the Jazz want Mirotic, then Utah and Chicago may very well be able to wo ...
  
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• New Justin Timberlake tour to visit Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on April 12

  08-01-2018 21:24
  Ten-time Grammy-winning pop star Justin Timberlake will be visiting Salt Lake City as part of his first tour since 2013-14.
  The Man of the Woods Tour — named after Timberlake’s forthcoming album — is slated for an April 12 stop at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Tickets for that show go on sale to the public online starting Monday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m., and at the arena box office Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 9 a.m. An American Express presale begins Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. local time t
  
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• Aide: Mitt Romney was ‘successfully treated’ for prostate cancer last year

  08-01-2018 21:13
  Washington • Mitt Romney, who is considering a Senate run from Utah, was treated for prostate cancer last year, an aide confirmed Monday.Romney, 70, was “successfully treated,” according to a Romney aide who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss Romney’s health.“Mitt Romney was treated over the summer for prostate cancer,” the aide said. “He was treated surgically by Dr. Thomas Ahlering at UC Irvine Hospital in California. His prognosis is good; he w
  
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• Judge rules to dismiss standoff case against rancher Bundy

  08-01-2018 20:53
  Las Vegas • A judge in Las Vegas has decided to dismiss criminal charges against a Nevada rancher and his sons accused of leading an armed uprising against federal authorities in 2014.Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro signaled when she declared a mistrial last month that she might dismiss the case outright against 71-year-old Cliven Bundy, sons Ryan and Ammon Bundy, and Montana militia leader Ryan Payne.The judge severely criticized prosecutors for what she called “willful&rdqu
  
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• Fearful of deportation, unauthorized immigrants in Salt Lake City are not reporting crime, police chief says

  08-01-2018 20:53
  Since Donald Trump won the Republican Party nomination for president and derided Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals, reports of some types of criminal activity from the Latino community to Salt Lake City police have dropped off significantly.Police Chief Mike Brown fears that undocumented immigrants have receded into the shadows for fear of being deported. Brown cited a police department analysis of recent data, which comes as a new national report reveals that there are long-term benef
  
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• Utah mayor announces yearlong deployment to Afghanistan with Army National Guard

  08-01-2018 20:52
  The mayor of North Ogden announced Monday afternoon that he’ll take a yearlong leave of absence in order to deploy to Afghanistan with the Army National Guard.Mayor Brent Taylor made the announcement in a Facebook Live broadcast, saying he will be part of an advisory team training staff of an Afghan commando battalion. His service will help fulfill an order from President Donald Trump to increase troops and focus on expanding capabilities of Afghan commando units, Taylor said.“Servin
  
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• Trump says he's a genius. A study found these other presidents actually were.

  08-01-2018 20:46
  President Donald Trump says he’s a genius. Sometimes people even say it for him.“You’re an F-ing genius,” someone wrote to him on Twitter in 2013. “I.Q. tests confirm!” Trump replied. In fact, he wrote this weekend, his lifetime of success in business, TV and politics “would qualify as not smart, but genius . . . and a very stable genius at that!”He’s been less enthusiastic about providing evidence of his intelligence.Trump has repeatedly cha
  
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• Paul Waldman: Get a grip. Oprah should not run for president.

  08-01-2018 20:45
  Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards, Oprah Winfrey received a lifetime achievement award and gave a very moving speech, which immediately led all kinds people to proclaim that she should run for president. NBC even tweeted, “Nothing but respect for OUR future president” with a GIF of Oprah. CNN reports that she is “actively thinking” about a potential run, according to friends of hers.This is not the first time this suggestion has been made, nor is Oprah the first cel
  
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• Oprah for President? Twitter fans make the case

  08-01-2018 20:44
  Los Angeles • Oprah Winfrey’s moving speech at the Golden Globes has some fans and fellow celebrities calling for her presidential run.The actress accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at Sunday’s ceremony, and it didn’t take long for Twitter to start lighting up with the hashtag #Oprah2020.Comedian Sarah Silverman tweeted "Oprah/Michelle 2020.” Leslie Odom, Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical “Hamilton” Winfrey’s l
  
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• Alexandra Petri: I read 'Fire and Fury' so you didn't have to, President Trump

  08-01-2018 20:41
  Washington • The more you think about Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury,” the funnier it gets. This could only have happened in the Trump White House. The Obama White House, say what you will about it, would not have let someone just sort of randomly wander in, maybe with Stephen K. Bannon but then again maybe not, and start taking notes — largely because Bannon would not have been allowed into the Obama White House unless he were on some sort of official tour and,
  
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• Letter: Retirement was the right choice for Hatch

  08-01-2018 20:40
  I am so happy to see Sen. Orrin Hatch has decided to retire.I have always found it ironic that he ran his first campaign on the premise that three terms were plenty for Frank Moss and yet double that and then some.One of the things ruining this nation is career politicians like Hatch lose their perspective and become beholden to deep-pocket benefactors, instead of doing for the people who elected them.Your legacy as far as I am concerned is your complicity in the rape of the beautiful areas know
  
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• The hardest part of Donovan Mitchell’s rookie season with the Jazz? Dealing with the losses

  08-01-2018 20:38
  Miami • As teammates shuffled to the showers around him Sunday evening, Donovan Mitchell sat and scrolled through his phone. Abruptly, he tossed it behind him, sending it clattering to the bottom of his locker.He didn’t need to keep dwelling — not like that.Mitchell had just missed a potential game-winner minutes before in a 103-102 loss to the Miami Heat. With dinner ahead that evening and a few extra days on the south Florida coast, he had time to soothe a fresh wound. But in
  
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• Letter: Lame duck Hatch should not vote on anything

  08-01-2018 20:37
  As Orrin Hatch is a lame duck senator, I would assume he will recuse himself from voting on any legislation until his term ends. After all, that was his logic when President Obama nominated Judge Garland to the Supreme Court with a year left in Obama’s term.Ryan Hinkins, Salt Lake City
  
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• Letter: Trump must tweet to get his message out

  08-01-2018 20:36
  Whilst decrying “fake news,” he’s addicted, even intoxicated by the attention his tweets receive, reports Jennifer Rubin. I wonder how else our president is able to get his “truth” out? Hmmmm, sure wouldn’t be by you. We see your comments often, and notice that your opinion is not his. His opinions are rarely reported accurately. Perhaps you think him unprofessional? Most of us understand that “tweeting” is his only recourse of sending truth out to
  
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• [CBS Sports] - NBA trade rumors: Bulls plan to deal Nikola Mirotic; Jazz are 'intriguing' option - CBSSports.com

  08-01-2018 20:36 via sportspyder.com
  ... It's not clear whether the Jazz are interested in Mirotic, or even what a deal would look like. However, the ...
  
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• Letter: We enter 2018 with red lights flashing

  08-01-2018 20:35
  While reading President Truman’s Secretary of State Dean Acheson’s “Present at the Creation,” chapter after chapter nurtured my patriotism and pride in being a fortunate citizen of the USA. History’s hidden nuances, as witnessed by this front-line gentleman and statesman of the events, participants, failures and triumphs of that post-World War II era, gave me much needed comfort and hope in the midst of 2017’s dismal, near calamitous governmental disarray.Alth
  
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• Flyaway with the Utah Jazz!✈️ Head to utahjazz.com/flyaway & fill out an entry form for your chance to see the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-01-2018 20:10 via twitter.com
  Flyaway with the Utah Jazz!✈️Head to utahjazz.com/flyaway & fill out an entry form for your chance to see the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Jazz Nation!! Join us in wishing @ToBrad1 a VERY Happy Birthday!! 🎉🎁🎈 Have a great day, Tony 🙏 https://t.co/WjXXJ7zXMy

  08-01-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  
  Jazz Nation!! Join us in wishing @ToBrad1 a VERY Happy Birthday!! 🎉🎁🎈Have a great day, Tony 🙏 https://t.co/WjXXJ7zXMy
  
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• Letter: Thinking, fast and slow

  08-01-2018 19:30
  George Pyle (Tribune, Dec. 17) commiserated over Gov. Gary Herbert’s question of what philosophers do, retorting with a shrug: “You want fries with that?” Herbert had listed all the well-justified reasons for training a workforce to enrich the state’s economy. (Philosopher joke: “What happens when you ask a philosopher to change a light bulb?” Answer: “What do you mean by ‘change’”?) All this is completely inconsistent with Herbert&rsqu
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Trade Rumor: Utah Jazz listed as potential landing spot for Bulls' Nikola Mirotic

  08-01-2018 19:29 via sportspyder.com
  ...first people to call Chicago on January 15th and have Mirotic in a Jazz uniform the next day. A possible deal with Chicago would most likely involve ...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Trade Rumor: Teams inquiring about Alec Burks

  08-01-2018 19:29 via sportspyder.com
  ... s. More From SLC Dunk Trending Find Tickets Mon Jan 15 Indiana Pacers @ Utah Jazz 7:00 PM - Vivint Smart Home Arena - Salt Lake City, UT Fri Jan 19 New York K ...
  
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• Letter: Thanks, Coach Whittingham, for another great season

  08-01-2018 19:28
  Coach Whittingham, it is time again to thank you and your team, the Utah Utes, for another winning season; yes, this was not the season we all hoped for, but it ended on a high note. Another bowl win, tying with Nick Sa_an, (you fill in the blank) of Alabama for most bowl wins in NCAA history, with the tie breaker going to Whittingham.To Troy Williams, thank you for being you; what a classy young man. Your leadership is an example we could all learn from. I wish you happiness and success hopeful
  
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• NFL in contact with Carolina Panthers about handling of Cam Newton after hit

  08-01-2018 19:16
  New Orleans • The NFL said it was in contact with the medical staff of the Carolina Panthers about the handling of an injury suffered by quarterback Cam Newton during Sunday’s playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints, trying to determine whether the league’s concussion protocols were properly followed.“We are in contact now with the Panthers’ medical staff and we will not comment further until those conversations are completed,” the NFL said in a written statemen
  
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• Former Ute Marcus Williams racks up six solo tackles to help Saints to playoff win over Panthers as local star of NFL Wild Card weekend

  08-01-2018 19:14
  Each week, we’ll recap notable performances from local BYU, Utes, USU and SUU alumni in the NFL. Here’s what stood out from Wild Card weekend of the 2017 NFL Playoffs:
  Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs (Tennessee won, 22-21)• Chiefs QB Alex Smith (Utah) completed 24 of 33 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns. He also had four carries for 13 yards in all 58 offensive snaps. • Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen (BYU) had two tackles and one assist in 67 defensive snaps and
  
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• ‘Jeopardy!’ had a category about Salt Lake City. Two photographs from a Utah landmark stumped the contestants.

  08-01-2018 19:11
  “Jeopardy!” on Friday included an entire category titled “To The Salt Lake City.” While the clues would not have stumped Ken Jennings, Friday’s contestants didn’t quite clean up.The contestants, from Minnesota, Chicago and New York, didn’t even attempt to answer the $800 clue — a picture clue. However, they were correct on the other four, including a Daily Double in the category.You can watch a video of the round below. It’s queued to the fir
  
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• U.S. to end special protections for nearly 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants

  08-01-2018 19:10
  Washington • The Trump administration is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, forcing nearly 200,000 to leave the country or face deportation, officials said Monday.El Salvador is the fourth country whose citizens have lost Temporary Protected Status under President Donald Trump, and they have been, by far, the largest beneficiaries of the program, which provides humanitarian relief for foreigners whose countries are hit with natural disasters or other strife.Two U.S. offic
  
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• Trump medical exam comes as critics question fitness for office

  08-01-2018 19:05
  President Donald Trump gets his first physical since taking office on Friday, but Americans may not find out much about the health of the 71-year-old chief executive with a taste for McDonald's and an aversion to exercise beyond golf.Trump, like all Americans, has the right under federal law to keep health information from public disclosure. The White House has pledged, though, that physician Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson will issue a public report on the exam, scheduled for Jan. 12 at Walter Reed Med
  
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• Michael Franti, Brett Dennen lead diverse slate at Sundance's ASCAP Music Cafe

  08-01-2018 19:04
  Hip-hop/reggae musician Michael Franti and folk-pop singer-songwriter Brett Dennen top the roster of performers who will play Park City at the ASCAP Music Cafe at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.The ASCAP Music Cafe is an annual showcase for musicians to perform intimate sets in the afternoon, from Friday, Jan. 19, to Friday, Jan. 26. The cafe is located in the Rich Haines Gallery, 751 Main St. in Park City. It is accessible for credentialed festival goers.Here are the artists who will perform a
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter, admits to killing three during 2016 drug buy rip-off in South Salt Lake

  08-01-2018 18:58
  A 21-year-old man accused of shooting and killing two men and a teenage boy inside an SUV in South Salt Lake nearly two years ago has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.Gerald R. Grant pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of second-degree felony manslaughter in the Feb. 18, 2016, deaths of 20-year-old Angel Lopez-Salinas, his 19-year-old brother, Lauro Raul Lopez-Salinas and 17-year-old Armando Cuenca-Curiel. He was initially charged with three counts of first-degree felony murder for the deaths,
  
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• Leonid Bershidsky: Wolff's book would have been impossible in Moscow — something for Americans to appreciate

  08-01-2018 18:58
  Reading Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury” — last weekend’s most-talked-about literary sensation — I came away with the distinct impression that Americans have it good. Here’s a mental exercise: Try to imagine the “Wolffing” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.The extent of Wolff’s White House access is a matter of debate: There’s not much in the book to indicate it was particularly extensive or effectively used. But Wolff’s de
  
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• Anne Applebaum: The Trumps and Kushners may spell the end of the Wilsonian world

  08-01-2018 18:56
  The optimism, the enthusiasm, the breathless naivete: To reread Woodrow Wilson’s canonic “Fourteen Points” speech, given to a joint session of Congress on Jan. 8, 1918 — 100 years ago — is to enter a world that no longer exists. Particularly when read alongside the speech Wilson made the previous year - the one arguing that the United States should enter World War I to make the world “safe for democracy” — the language almost shocks, especially com
  
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• Margaret Sullivan: 'Fire and Fury' proves an often-forgotten rule: Don't assume 'we're off the record'

  08-01-2018 18:54
  Michael Wolff says he didn’t exactly trick President Donald Trump while he was researching his scathing overnight bestseller, “Fire and Fury.”“Whether he realized it was an interview or not, I don’t know, but it certainly was not off the record,” Wolff said Friday on NBC’s “Today” show, describing his conversation with Trump, who claims he gave the infamous author “zero access.”As to whether he misled anyone about what he was doin
  
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• RSL’s Justen Glad, Danilo Acosta and Brooks Lennon receive first call-ups to the U.S. national team’s senior squad

  08-01-2018 18:49
  Three new faces from Real Salt Lake will appear at U.S. men’s national team camp in Carson, Calif., on Tuesday.Justen Glad, Danilo Acosta and Brooks Lennon all have been called up to the senior team for the first time, RSL announced Monday. National team camp runs from Tuesday to Jan. 28 and includes a friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina on its final day.“Each one of them has proven that they deserve to be part of that group,” RSL general manager Craig Waibel said in a te
  
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• NBA trade rumors: Nikola Mirotic ‘intrigued’ with Utah Jazz?

  08-01-2018 18:41
  A recent article from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski makes mention that Nikola Mirotic would be ‘intrigued’ with the idea of joining the Utah Jazz. Buckle up, NBA fans. Whether your team is a championship contender or lottery bound, one of the most exciting times of the season that’s fun for absolutely everybody is almost upon us. […]
  NBA trade rumors: Nikola Mirotic ‘intrigued’ with Utah Jazz? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs
  
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• Suspect uses propane tank to blow up ATM at credit union in Utah

  08-01-2018 18:07
  A person used a propane tank and hose to blow up an ATM in West Jordan early Sunday morning, police say.The incident occurred about 5 a.m. at the Golden West Credit Union, near 7800 South and 5600 West, said West Jordan police Sgt. J.C. Holt. Surveillance footage shows one person standing “fairly close” to the blast, Holt said.After the explosion, the person appears to approach the damaged ATM, look at it and then run off, Holt said. It didn’t look like the person made off with
  
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• Kragthorpe: Larry Krystkowiak predicted the Pac-12 is ‘going to be a crazy league’ — and Utes’ loss to Arizona State was plenty nuts

  08-01-2018 17:30
  Utah guard Justin Bibbins crouched at mid-court with his hands on his head in disbelief, after the ball somehow went deep into the basket and back out Sunday night.Bibbins’ would-be winning shot in the final five seconds of an 80-77 loss to Arizona State ended the Utes’ wild adventure in the first two weeks of Pac-12 play, with two wins on the road and two losses at the Huntsman Center.The latest defeat’s effect? “Just numbing,” Bibbins said.So what are we supposed
  
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• Tribune Editorial: When spending less is better medicine

  08-01-2018 17:08
  The Gordian knot of health care in the United States (other First World nations solved this problem generations ago) is the reasonable fear that the only way to reduce the crippling cost of medicine is to deliver less of it.Thus did the lie that Sarah Palin told about what was to become the Affordable Care Act — that the value of Grandma’s life would be weighed by Obamacare Death Panels — gain a lot of traction in the popular imagination.But the truth of the ACA is reflected in
  
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