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• 4-year-old Vernal boy is hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself

  26-01-2018 23:54
  A 4-year-old Vernal boy remains in the hospital after he climbed a shelf, found a loaded handgun and accidentally shot himself in the chest Thursday.The boy was transported to Ashley Regional Medical Center in critical condition, according to a Uintah County Sheriff’s Office news release. He was soon flown to a hospital in Salt Lake City.On Thursday night his condition was upgraded, police say.According to the release, the boy climbed up a set of shelves in a bedroom closet and found the g
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz trade rumors: Teams inquiring about Raul Neto

  26-01-2018 23:49 via sportspyder.com
  ... rable contract, then he could in reality make a nice departing asset for the Jazz while giving an opposing team a helpful role player in exchange. Personally, ...
  
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• Utah Jazz trade rumors: Teams inquiring about Raul Neto

  26-01-2018 23:33
  In a recent podcast, Tony Jones of The Salt Lake Tribune mentioned that Utah Jazz guard Raul Neto is drawing significant interest from teams around the league. Good news, Utah Jazz fans! We are officially less than two weeks away from the NBA trade deadline! An otherwise disappointing season so far for the Jazz could […]
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• Even with kidney stone surgery, Gov. Herbert has some fun

  26-01-2018 23:17
  For someone about to go into surgery with painful kidney stones, Gov. Gary Herbert was still having some fun.He tweeted out joke photos of Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox — who becomes acting governor during the hour-or-so surgery on Friday — making himself at home in the governor’s mansion and office.Along with one showing Cox talking on the governor’s phone with his feet on the desk, Herbert tweeted, “Honestly, @SpencerJCox!?!"Honestly, @SpencerJCox!?! #1hourgov #utpol pic.t
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz-Toronto Raptors key matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs DeMar DeRozan

  26-01-2018 23:09 via sportspyder.com
  ... ty to draw fouls and go to the free-throw line puts a lot of pressure on the Jazz guards. Despite the improvement from the three-point line, you’d rather have ...
  
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• Utah man sentenced to probation for placing mother's body in residential coal storage bin

  26-01-2018 22:47
  A Panguitch man, who told police he’d promised his mother a “green burial” when she died, pleaded guilty Thursday to instead placing her body in a coal bin at their home.Pete Marker, 66, entered a guilty plea to abuse or desecration of a dead human body, a third-degree felony, in 6th District Court. As part of a plea agreement, a charge of failing to report a dead human body, a class B misdemeanor, was dismissed.Judge Marvin Bagley gave Marker credit for time served since his J
  
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• Utah Jazz-Toronto Raptors key matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs DeMar DeRozan

  26-01-2018 22:46
  The Utah Jazz are in Toronto tonight to take on the Raptors, and we will get to see a great matchup between one of the NBA’s best in DeMar DeRozan vs Utah’s stellar rookie Donovan Mitchell. If the regular season ended today, my pick for MVP would be DeMar DeRozan. He has really developed into […]
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• ‘You can call me a whore, but, dude, you cannot call me cheap’: Utah Rep. Chris Stewart responds to mean tweets

  26-01-2018 22:31
  Utah Rep. Chris Stewart laughed as he looked at the tweet on his phone. The message: “You suck.” “That’s from my mom,” the congressman said with a smile. He was only kidding. In a rip from the popular “Jimmy Kimmel” segment where celebrities read mean tweets about themselves, Stewart was actually responding to a couple of harsh messages constituents posted about him on social media. Among the messages in the two-minutes video posted Thursday? “You&
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Toronto Raptors will break out Drake-inspired jerseys against Utah Jazz

  26-01-2018 22:31 via sportspyder.com
  ... r. The Raptors (32-14) topped Utah 109-100 in their last meeting against the Jazz on Nov. 3 in Salt Lake City behind DeMar DeRozan’s 37-point performance. Tor ...
  
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• Commentary: Another landfill for hazardous waste from other states is not the way to generate economic development in Utah

  26-01-2018 22:30
  What does it say about Utah when our neighboring states think of us as the place where they can dump their nastiest garbage? Makes you proud, doesn’t it?In a remote corner of Box Elder County, on the shores of Great Salt Lake, Promontory Point Resources, LLC, has applied for a Class V waste permit — a permit specifically designed to accept waste from out of state. But this isn’t household garbage we’re talking about here; this is bad stuff. This is California hazardous wa
  
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  26-01-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
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• ‘A driving force in the art of dance’: Janet Gray was one of the most sought-after teachers in Salt Lake City

  26-01-2018 22:27
  Janet Muse Gray was known for her no-nonsense teaching style and fervent passion for dance that prepared students for a world outside her tiny studio on Imperial Avenue in Salt Lake City, whether they were performing on Broadway, in commercial studios in Los Angeles or in Utah’s burgeoning dance community.A force in Salt Lake City’s dance world, Gray, 66, owner and artistic director of Janet Gray Studio, died Jan. 19 of cancer, at her home surrounded by family.As news of her death sp
  
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• Toronto Raptors will break out Drake-inspired jerseys against Utah Jazz

  26-01-2018 22:22
  TORONTO — “The 6ix” will be lit tonight.Instead of the traditional red, black and silver uniforms, the Toronto Raptors will be breaking out their brand new black/gold uniforms, inspired by Canadian rapper Drake’s OVO record label, against the Utah Jazz at 5:30 p.m. MT.In addition to the jerseys, the black and gold home court will also be on display for the “Welcome Toronto” game.Toronto will wear these Nike City Edition jerseys on six total nights this season.
  
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• Rolly: Suggestions for new Mormon leaders — casual Fridays at the temple, cosplaying apostles, Facebook Live sacrament meetings

  26-01-2018 22:20
  With the change in LDS Church leadership, the opportunity comes for new social policies that don’t compromise the faith’s eternal doctrines (blacks in the priesthood is a good example).So, with an eye toward retaining the more progressive-minded Mormon millennials, here are a few tweaks that might make sense as President Russell M. Nelson and his team tackle the challenges facing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:• Adopt gender-neutral church greetings. How about &
  
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• Bagley cartoon: The Original Dreamers

  26-01-2018 22:17
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018.<br>You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.<br>Image problem<br>How laws are made<br>For the children<br>Who’s a good legislature?<br>Party of personal responsibility<br>Government shutdown showdown<br>Diversity not for the birds<br>Trump and the religious right<br>Trump Tower<br>Walmart severance<br>Want more Bagle
  
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• What happens when a person in crisis calls a suicide hotline and no one answers. House OKs bill to prevent that

  26-01-2018 22:16
  In 2015, Hannah Warburton of Huntsville — a teenager who had been a student body officer with straight As — was in crisis and called a suicide prevention line. No one answered.“Hannah then exited this life,” said Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, as he argued for his HB41, also known as “Hannah’s bill.”“This bill is designed to ensure that never happens again in the state of Utah to one of our citizens in a moment of crisis,” he said.The House una
  
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• New Mormon leadership takes its first public stance, calls on Congress to make room for ‘Dreamers’

  26-01-2018 22:04
  In the first major policy statement under newly installed LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson, the Utah-based faith urged Congress on Friday to act quickly to protect from deportation the so-called “Dreamers,” children brought to the U.S. by their undocumented parents.In a news release posted on the mormonewsroom.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called on lawmakers to “provide hope and opportunities” for the estimated 1.8 million Dreamers currently
  
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• Outdoor gear sales slip as millennials drive shift in habits

  26-01-2018 22:02
  Denver • Sales of outdoor equipment are slipping as millennials drive changes in U.S. consumer habits by favoring clothes and sporting goods that are less specialized and more versatile, analysts say.Industry retail sales totaled $18.9 billion from December 2016 through November 2017, down 6 percent from the previous 12 months, according to NPD Group, a market research company that tracks trends in two dozen industries.The company announced the numbers this week as manufacturers and buyers
  
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• George Chapman: We don’t need another statue of a politician — keep Philo T. Farnsworth in the U.S. Capitol

  26-01-2018 22:00
  Utah Sen. Todd Weiler is sponsoring a Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR001) that starts the process of replacing the statue of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of TV, in the U.S. Capitol Building with a statue of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon, an early leader and proponent of the right of women to vote. The measure passed a Senate committee and is on its way to the full Senate.Each state is allowed two statues of their citizens “who are known for their historic renown or for distinguished civi
  
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• BYU turns attention to surprising Pacific after frustrating loss to No. 16 Saint Mary’s

  26-01-2018 21:38
  Provo • Thursday’s 75-62 loss at No. 16 Saint Mary’s was especially frustrating for BYU’s basketball team and coaches, and not just because it was the Cougars’ fifth straight setback to the Gaels. It also meant that BYU (6-3, 17-5) virtually has no chance to win the West Coast Conference regular-season championship for the first time because SMC (9-0, 20-2) swept the Cougars and is not likely to lose more than three of its remaining nine conference games. The loss wa
  
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• Commentary: The Mormon church needs to find a place for LGBT children

  26-01-2018 21:30
  The following is an open letter to the First Presidency of the Mormon Church. A year ago, I sent this letter directly to the First Presidency, but never received a reply. To the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:In February, 2016, my son, Harry Fisher, committed suicide.Harry was a student in his final year at Brigham Young University and he was a gospel doctrine teacher in his singles ward. He served a mission for the Mormon church in New York state and he was
  
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• Commentary: Don’t believe John Curtis — he’s never consulted with Utah tribes on the future of Bears Ears

  26-01-2018 21:24
  We are dismayed by Rep. John Curtis’ continued defense of his bill (H.R. 4532) to legislatively confirm the president’s unlawful action rescinding and replacing the Bears Ears National Monument.His Jan. 20 Salt Lake Tribune commentary titled: “Contrary to false claims, my bill empowers Utah’s local tribes” is itself a false claim.We are the “local tribes” and Curtis never consulted with us. His bill all but eliminates our voice.The “local tribes&rd
  
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• Commentary: A flawed Census could hurt Utah’s rural areas and marginalized communities

  26-01-2018 21:14
  Stories of people disappearing from their homes and neighborhoods sound like a sci-fi horror movie or a banner headline on a grocery store tabloid. But a real threat to knowing just how many Utahns live in our state seriously looms on the horizon.The 2020 Census is just around the corner, and we are not ready. Preparations for the every-10-years count of our national population are underfunded and all of this could hurt Utah’s communities, especially those in rural areas. Marginalized comm
  
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• Rebuffed developers of Cottonwood Mall site are deciding whether changes sought by critics would kill the project

  26-01-2018 21:11
  Holladay • An embattled proposal to redevelop the old Cottonwood Mall site is on hold.For how long remains to be seen. But Holladay City officials don’t expect it to be too long, maybe a month or so, Mayor Rob Dahle said at a Thursday night meeting of the City Council.The session had been moved to a larger meeting hall at St. Vincent de Paul church in the expectation that a sizable crowd might attend. Ivory Homes and Woodbury Corp. are proposing changes to an approved but stagnant pla
  
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  26-01-2018 21:11 via twitter.com
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• Utah’s Intermountain Healthcare is shedding thousands of workers in scheduling and billing, says it will save $70 million

  26-01-2018 20:53
  Nearly 2,300 Intermountain Healthcare workers who handle patient claims and payments will have a new employer as of April 8.Intermountain is transferring those employees to R1 RCM, a company it has collaborated with for a half dozen years to improve its “revenue cycle management.” That’s the industry term for the process, using medical-billing software, of tracking patient care from registration through final payments.Intermountain officials believe the transfer will save their
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Instead of desired playoff appearance, Jazz might have found better prize in hotshot rookie Donovan Mitchell

  26-01-2018 20:43 via sportspyder.com
  ...sure didn’t do that, winning 51 games and a playoff series last season. The Jazz are still a veteran team, the NBA’s eighth-oldest weighted by playing time d ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Keys to winning series finale vs Toronto Raptors

  26-01-2018 20:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... ck in the doldrums. Against the lowliest of the East, the Atlanta Hawks, the Jazz were blown away. Even in an OT win against the Detroit Pistons (who have str ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Keys to winning series finale vs Toronto Raptors

  26-01-2018 20:07
  The Utah Jazz visit the Toronto Raptors to close out a three game road trip after a narrow overtime victory against the Detroit Pistons. Toronto is the second best team at home in the league at 17-3. The last time the Utah Jazz faced the Toronto Raptors was in early November. At that point, the […]
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• 2018 U.S. Olympic team unveiled, and it’s the largest team in Olympic history

  26-01-2018 20:03
  The cauldron inside the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium will be set ablaze in two weeks. That’s how close we are.And if you want to watch Team USA march in the Opening Ceremony, you’ll have plenty of time.The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) made its 2018 squad for the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea official Friday. The 242 athletes who earned a spot — and a right to compete for medals — on the U.S. Olympic team were unveiled during a live online announcement from
  
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• Tom Wharton: We should treat every person we meet with respect

  26-01-2018 20:00
  Playing a round of golf on an unseasonably warm January day in Mesquite, Nevada, and later watching the movie “The Greatest Showman” might seem to be a strange way to begin some serious thinking about immigration.But, the two greatly different recreational activities affected my thoughts greatly on a weekend when the U.S. government shut down largely over a debate about the futures of 800,000 Dreamers whose parents brought them here when they were children.Coupled with an hour in chu
  
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• That #FridayFeeling 🕷️ https://t.co/Pu9SLx2yLD

  26-01-2018 19:49 via twitter.com
  
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• Get to Mid-City Pub in Midvale tonight at 5:30 PM to cheer on the Jazz as they take on the @Raptors! 📺🎉 #UTAatTOR… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-01-2018 19:42 via twitter.com
  Get to Mid-City Pub in Midvale tonight at 5:30 PM to cheer on the Jazz as they take on the @Raptors! 📺🎉 #UTAatTOR… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: J-Notes staffers’ ideal trade deadline acquisitions

  26-01-2018 19:42 via sportspyder.com
  ... Utah Jazz: Kidd firing likely lessens already slim chances at landing Jabari by Jared...
  
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• Holly Richardson: Life in a Rohingya refugee camp is anything but normal

  26-01-2018 19:39
  The first thing that hits you are the sounds of normal, everyday life — children laughing, babies crying, mothers soothing. But life in a Rohingya refugee camp is anything but normal. Today we met “Amira” and her family. Two months ago, they made their way to the “no man’s land” between Myanmar and Bangladesh, where they waited for two weeks before they could cross the river separating the two countries. They had no food, so Amira, her husband and their seven
  
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• Mormon church calls on federal politicians to 'provide hope and opportunities' for former DACA recipients

  26-01-2018 19:38
  The LDS Church on Friday called on Congress to act quickly to protect from deportation the so-called “Dreamers,” children brought to the U.S. by their undocumented parents who have grown up American.In a statement posted on the church’s MormonNewsroom.com site, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urged lawmakers to “provide hope and opportunities” for the estimated 1.8 million Dreamers currently living in the nation.Mormon leaders noted that while &ldquo
  
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• Female firefighters filling ranks in Utah Valley departments

  26-01-2018 19:34
  Provo • The Lehi Fire Department has a number of new recruits who started their shifts earlier this month, but two of them are a first for the department.Celeste Carter, 23, and Aubrey Freiberg, 22, are the Lehi Fire Department’s first full-time female firefighters. Fire Chief Jeremy Craft said having these two women on the team is important for the city.“I want to represent the diversity of our community. Having these two on staff, I believe it helps us provide better service t
  
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• Commentary: Romney showed people in Massachusetts that he’s all about style, never substance

  26-01-2018 19:30
  One of the main things to know about Mitt Romney is that he is all about style, but has little substance. His sketchy plans when running for president showed a lack of substance. When running for governor of Massachusetts, he was great on style.When campaigning for governor, he worked for one day each week at a “regular “job.” That “day at work program” (as a fisherman, as a burger flipper) provided for great photo opportunities, but it did not give time for the mea
  
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• Wives unite to protect Weber County law enforcement

  26-01-2018 19:29
  Ogden • It all started in Dallas with the shooting deaths of five police officers by a sniper.The July 7, 2016, incident shook the nation — the gunman, ultimately killed by police, was purposefully targeting Dallas officers — and it shook Lydia Hebdon, wife of a Weber County Sheriff’s Office deputy. She brought it up with her husband, expressed a desire to help him and his colleagues in some way, concerned about their vulnerability if such an incident were to occur here.&l
  
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• Utah Jazz: J-Notes staffers’ ideal trade deadline acquisitions

  26-01-2018 19:24
  Who should the Utah Jazz pursue during trade season? The editorial team at The J-Notes reveal their ideal trade deadline targets. In what has been a major break from the norm of recent years, the Utah Jazz have featured heavily in trade rumors this season. Given the team’s current situation — they’ve got a mismatched […]
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• After Utah officer’s death, lawmakers weigh increased penalties for suspects who kill while fleeing from police

  26-01-2018 19:24
  A West Valley City police officer’s death has spurred a Utah legislator to try to bring more serious penalties to suspects who kill someone while fleeing from police.Cody Brotherson was killed on Nov. 6, 2016, when he was struck by a stolen vehicle — in which three teens were riding — while laying down a set of spike strips. After admitting to charges in juvenile court last year, the youths were ordered to spend time a secure juvenile care facility.In the aftermath of 25-year-o
  
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• Likely no charges for southern Utah teens who posted racist photo on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  26-01-2018 19:22
  A Hurricane police spokesman said detectives are unable to find that any crime was committed by two teenage girls who posted an Instagram photo that mimicked a lynching and used a racial epitaph in the caption.Police had been investigating the photo — which was uploaded on the holiday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. — as a possible hate crime.But on Friday, Hurricane police officer Ken Thompson said the teens appeared to be within their First Amendment rights. “Just postin
  
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• Poacher kills pregnant elk in Zion during government closure

  26-01-2018 19:20
  St. George • Authorities say a poacher killed a pregnant elk inside Zion National Park during the government shutdown.The Spectrum reports that the National Park Service and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are investigating the incident, which is estimated to have happened on or about Saturday.An elk gut pile and partial hide were found in Lee Valley.Authorities say they believe the poacher was taking advantage of park security being limited due to the shutdown.National parks like Zion
  
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• NBC's ‘A.P. Bio’ is just meh — but Big Names got it on the air

  26-01-2018 19:12
  NBC programmers probably could find a less interesting sitcom than “A.P. Bio,” but they would have to do some serious searching.This new series pretty much defines the word “meh.” Which, according to the dictionary, means “unimpressive; boring.” In this case, it also means “unfunny” — which is a problem for an alleged comedy.I don’t hate “A.P. Bio.” I don’t care enough to hate it.Here’s a quick description before
  
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• Utah eyes domestic-violence law change after brutal shooting

  26-01-2018 19:11
  Salt Lake City • Utah lawmakers want to fix gaps in domestic violence law exposed when a man killed his ex-girlfriend and her son by opening fire on a car full of children after school.Memorez Rackley, who was killed in June 2017, couldn’t have gotten a protective order, despite a previous stalking report, because the onetime couple had never been married or lived together, a distinction that Republican Sen. Todd Weiler called lunacy.“I just could not get that out of my mind,&rd
  
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• Noah Smith: Amazon sweepstakes can be great even for the losers

  26-01-2018 19:00
  The saga of Amazon.com’s search for a home for its second headquarters continues. The online retail giant recently announced that it has narrowed the field down to 20 cities. I’m happy to see that Raleigh, North Carolina, my own top pick, made the list.But there’s a worry that the scramble to lure HQ2 will give rise to wasteful urban policies and set a bad precedent. Already there is speculation that Apple Inc. will build an HQ2 of its own, sparking a similar competition. What
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Donovan Mitchell gets snubbed, Joe Ingles fires shots and the trade deadline looms.

  26-01-2018 18:55
  On Wednesday night, Joe Ingles was firing some shots on the court.The Jazz swingman had a game-tying layup to force overtime and then knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to help get the Jazz a win they desperately needed.Off the court, meanwhile, Ingles has taken a few shots lately at some of the reporting on the team’s affairs. On this episode of the Weekly Run, Tribune beat writer Tony Jones discusses Ingles’ comments and explains what he’s seen and heard out of the Jazz locker
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Analysis: Options the Utah Jazz could consider as the NBA trade deadline approaches

  26-01-2018 18:42 via sportspyder.com
  ... Mirotic? If the market for him is described as tepid, then one can’t see the Jazz giving away a first to get him. The Bulls may be asking a little much. A hig ...
  
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• Analysis: Options the Utah Jazz could consider as the NBA trade deadline approaches

  26-01-2018 18:40
  The NBA trade deadline is now less than two weeks away, and rumors are swirling about what the Utah Jazz will do.In determining what, if any, moves the Jazz will make, the first thing to consider is the current players who are untouchable. It’s a short list, starting with Rudy Gobert and ending with Donovan Mitchell. Joe Ingles and Dante Exum are the other players on this team that Utah would hate to give up. It would have to be a great deal for Dennis Lindsey to be willing to part with ei
  
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