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• Vandalized Salt Lake City Buddhist shrine will be repaired, thanks to donations

  01-02-2018 23:46
  The owner of a vandalized neighborhood Buddhist shrine in Sugar House says that well-wishers have provided the cash needed to repair the damage.Ben Dieterle, a Zen Buddhist, said 110 people had responded to his GoFundMe site, contributing $3,005 as of early Thursday afternoon.That’s $5 more than estimated for restoring the 300-pound Buddha head, which had been the focal point of the ornate, wooden front yard “Buddha on 9th” shrine at 1917 S. 900 East.In a Facebook post, Dieterl
  
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• Bill proposes statewide policy for transgender people in Utah seeking to change their legal gender designation

  01-02-2018 23:40
  Some Utah judges now grant applications to people who seek to legally change their gender designation, but others refuse all requests. A bill unveiled Thursday would clearly allow judges to grant such applications — if petitioners meet some basic standards.It comes as the Utah Supreme Court is already considering a case on whether current law allows granting such petitions.“Right now judges are forced to legislate from the bench because I believe the Legislature has failed in its dut
  
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• Arizona House votes to kick out lawmaker over sex misconduct

  01-02-2018 23:30
  Phoenix • The Arizona House voted Thursday to expel a Republican lawmaker after a report ordered by legislative leaders of his own party showed he engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment toward women.Rep. Don Shooter of Yuma is believed to be the first state lawmaker in the U.S. to be voted out of his seat since the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct began last fall. Other legislators nationwide have resigned or been stripped of their leadership posts after being accused of miscond
  
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• Utah center David Collette's makeover from onetime freshman of the year to grizzled vet is complete

  01-02-2018 23:09
  Utes senior David Collette didn’t shave off his thick rustic beard this week in an attempt to look younger. He simply had too much time on his hands with no games on the schedule since last Saturday.After all, that ship has sailed. Utah’s big man couldn’t run from his distinction as the team’s elder statesman even if he tried. Collette’s teammates affectionately refer to him as “gramps.” If he were trying to present himself as younger than he is, it prob
  
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• Robert Wagner a 'person of interest' in Natalie Wood death

  01-02-2018 23:05
  Los Angeles • Nearly four decades after his wife drowned, investigators are now calling 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in the death of Natalie Wood.Since 1981, mystery and speculation has swirled around the death of the 43-year-old actress who had been nominated for three Academy Awards and appeared in the films “West Side Story” and “Rebel Without a Cause.”She was on a yacht with Wagner, actor Christopher Walken and the boat capta
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell named West's top rookie for second straight month

  01-02-2018 23:02 via sportspyder.com
  ... ton's Jayson Tatum won it for December. Mitchell is now the second player in Jazz franchise history to win the honors multiple times in a season, as Trey Burk ...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - After soaking up big win over Warriors, Jazz hope to pack defense for road trip

  01-02-2018 23:00 via sportspyder.com
  ...or not. But there is something to be said about the Jazz’s rapidly improving defense, which has been the third-best in the NBA (100.7 ...
  
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• Commentary: New oil and gas air rules leave open further opportunities for Utah’s air, health and economy

  01-02-2018 23:00
  Leaky oil and gas equipment is costly to the energy industry and to the environment. It’s obvious that if more oil and gas can be kept in the pipes, storage tanks and trucks, then more energy product can be sold — and impact on the environment can be reduced.A positive step forward to reduce leakage in the oil and gas fields has been taken by the Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ), which recently finalized a new framework governing Utah’s energy producers. This approach sets th
  
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• Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell named West's top rookie for second straight month

  01-02-2018 22:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has been named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month once again.Mitchell received the honors for January on Thursday afternoon after getting it for December.Perhaps as a testament to his talent more than anything else, Mitchell's performance in the first month of the 2018 calendar year might not have been as eye-popping as his incredible December, but the Louisville product still averaged 22.2 points (best among rookies), 3.8 rebounds,
  
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• After soaking up big win over Warriors, Jazz hope to pack defense for road trip

  01-02-2018 22:55
  Donovan Mitchell talks about moving past the Warriors win and trying to maintain a high level into the coming road trip. pic.twitter.com/LQA75Zhhb1— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) February 1, 2018Here’s how you celebrate a regular season win over the Golden State Warriors: You don’t practice Wednesday, but maybe get some treatment at the facility. Then on Thursday, you do film, and then a light practice, and then you fly to Phoenix.That’s it.Come to think of it, “celebrate&r
  
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• [The Score] - Sixers' Simmons, Jazz's Mitchell named Rookies of the Month

  01-02-2018 22:49 via sportspyder.com
  ... s all rookies in points (19.3) and also received the award for December. The Jazz went 6-7 in January Advertisement Related Articles Advertisement The ultimat ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz report card: Who are Utah’s top performers at the 50-game mark?

  01-02-2018 22:37 via sportspyder.com
  ... Utah Jazz: Joe Johnson angling for a trade out of Utah by Jared Woodcox ...
  
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• Trump will clear way for publication of classified memo

  01-02-2018 22:30
  Washington — Over the strong objections of his own Justice Department, President Donald Trump will clear the way for the publication of a classified memo on the Russia investigation that Republicans say shows improper use of surveillance by the FBI, White House officials said Thursday.The memo, prepared by Republicans on the House intelligence committee, is said to allege FBI misconduct in its investigation of potential ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 campaign. Trump’s Jus
  
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• Utah Jazz report card: Who are Utah’s top performers at the 50-game mark?

  01-02-2018 22:17
  Evaluating the recent performance of each Utah Jazz player at the 50-game mark of the 2017-18 season. The Utah Jazz are riding high on a three-game win streak that includes a road win over the Toronto Raptors and a 30-point shellacking of the Golden State Warriors at home. Which players have contributed the most to Utah’s sudden second […]
  Utah Jazz report card: Who are Utah’s top performers at the 50-game mark? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site
  
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• [NBA] - Donovan Mitchell named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January

  01-02-2018 22:10 via sportspyder.com
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• (•_•) <) )╯BACK / \ (•_•) \( (> TO / \ (•_•) <) )╯BACK Congrats to @spidadmitchell on being… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-02-2018 22:10 via twitter.com
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Why a Joe Johnson trade makes sense for the Utah Jazz

  01-02-2018 21:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... nt guard? 1/29 - How recent injuries around the NBA could impact Utah Jazz 1/26 - Utah Jazz: Ricky Rubio assisting Utah both on and off the court 1/25...
  
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• Mitt Romney says he’ll announce Feb. 15 on the Senate race

  01-02-2018 21:32
  Washington • Mitt Romney said Thursday that he’ll announce whether he will run for the Senate on Feb. 15, adding fuel to the speculation that he’ll seek Sen. Orrin Hatch’s seat.“Looking forward to making an announcement on February 15th about the Utah Senate race,” Romney tweeted Thursday afternoon.Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate who now lives in Utah, is considering a bid for the Senate now that Hatch has said he won’t
  
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• "Magnifique. Marvelous. Merci." Hard work #LIVESHERE @VivintHome https://t.co/LhGQ3TiXdk

  01-02-2018 21:32 via twitter.com
  
  "Magnifique. Marvelous. Merci."Hard work #LIVESHERE @VivintHome https://t.co/LhGQ3TiXdk
  
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• Former student's sexual abuse allegations against St. George teacher may not be 'isolated incident,' prosecutor says

  01-02-2018 21:32
  A St. George teacher has been charged with the decades-old sexual abuse of a former 4th grade student, which allegedly occurred multiple times behind his desk in his classroom.The woman reported to police on Dec. 18 that Curtis Payne, now 59, “molested” her while she was a student at Sunset Elementary School in the late 90s, according to charging documents.He was charged Tuesday in Utah’s 5th District Court with three counts of aggravated sex abuse of a minor, a first-degree fe
  
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• Man who drove van into Muslims in London convicted of murder

  01-02-2018 21:30
  London • A man who steeped himself in far-right, anti-Muslim ideas before driving a van into a crowd of worshippers near a north London mosque was convicted Thursday of murder and attempted murder.A jury at London’s Woolwich Crown Court deliberated for just an hour before finding 48-year-old Darren Osborne guilty of the June 2017 attack in the city’s Finsbury Park neighborhood.A 51-year-old man, Makram Ali, was killed and 15 people were injured when a rented van plowed into wors
  
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• Utah Board of Education flirts with turning away up to $123 million a year over letting parents opt their kids out of testing

  01-02-2018 21:23
  The Utah Board of Education voted Wednesday to request a special waiver to federal laws that require public-school students to participate in year-end testing.But some board members argued that Utah should intentionally reject those federal rules, which could put as much as $123 million in funding for low-income and special education students in the state at risk.“If these services are as important as we feel they are, then we need to be petitioning our Legislature to fund them,” sch
  
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• Utah legislator is again trying to raise the smoking age to 21 — but similar efforts have fizzled in the past

  01-02-2018 21:14
  Utah 19- and 20-year-olds would be barred from smoking by 2020 under a bill a Sandy Republican filed this week in the latest attempt to raise the age to legally possess tobacco products to 21.Rep. Steve Eliason’s HB296 was made public Thursday. The bill would hike the legal tobacco age from 19 to 20 in July 2019 and 21 by New Year’s Day 2020.Five states have raised the tobacco possession age to 21: Hawaii, Oregon, California, Maine and New Jersey. Hundreds of cities have enacted loca
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: The State of the Utah Jazz, reaction to the Nikola Mirotic trade, and more deadline discussions

  01-02-2018 21:00
  The main topic of conversation in the Golden State Warriors’ locker room after their 30-point loss to the Jazz this week involved one player in particular.Was trading for quarterback Alex Smith a good idea for Washington’s football team?So maybe the blowout loss didn’t mean much to the reigning champs, but could it help kickstart a second-half turnaround for the Jazz?On this episode of the Weekly Run, our Jazz basketball podcast, we look at Rudy Gobert and Ricky Rubio’s i
  
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• “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-02-2018 20:54 via twitter.com
  “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Joe Johnson angling for a trade out of Utah

  01-02-2018 20:47 via sportspyder.com
  ... ontender” kind of wanting out. In short, this is far from breaking news. The Jazz have sought to move Joe Johnson as it would frankly make sense for them to t ...
  
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• ‘I hate you,’ Deserae Turner tells Utah teen before he is sentenced to prison for shooting her in the head

  01-02-2018 20:45
  Logan • Before the teen who shot her in the head was sentenced to prison Thursday, now-15-year-old Deserae Turner sat in a wheelchair just feet from him and told him of the pain and suffering he has caused her in the last year.She told 17-year-old Colter Danny Peterson that she hopes he thinks of her everytime he uses his left arm — she no longer can. When he wakes up every morning and looks around his prison cell, Deserae said, he should think of her and how difficult it is for her t
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Chicago Bulls reportedly to trade Nikola Mirotic to New Orleans Pelicans

  01-02-2018 20:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... nted out of the Bulls organization. On Jan. 8, Wojnarowski reported that the Jazz were a team the stretch forward was interested in playing for, and his abili ...
  
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• Chicago Bulls reportedly to trade Nikola Mirotic to New Orleans Pelicans

  01-02-2018 20:31
  Nikola Mirotic will not become a member of the Utah Jazz before next week’s NBA trade deadline.Multiple outlets reported Thursday morning that the Chicago Bulls forward will be sent to the New Orleans Pelicans. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Bulls will also send a 2018 second-round pick to the Pelicans, while New Orleans will send Chicago a 2018 first-round pick, Omer Asik, Tony Allen and Jameer Nelson.The deal ends what became a tumultuous situation in the Windy City fo
  
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• California bill would jail people for handing out straws. It may be based on a child's research.

  01-02-2018 20:30
  The majority leader of the California State Assembly has introduced a bill that would, as written, impose jail sentences of up to six months if a restaurant worker hands out a single unsolicited plastic straw.Ian Calderon, D, has blamed a miscommunication for the bill's strict criminal penalties and promised to remove them before it's voted on."I understand all the commotion about the penalties," Calderon told The Washington Post, referring to reports on Fox News and beyond, as well as outrage o
  
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• Utah Jazz: Joe Johnson angling for a trade out of Utah

  01-02-2018 20:27
  It was already pretty much common knowledge that the Utah Jazz and Joe Johnson were looking to part ways, but a recent report from Marc Stein of The New York Times further solidified it. If you’ve been following the Utah Jazz even somewhat closely leading up to the trade deadline, you’re probably well aware that […]
  Utah Jazz: Joe Johnson angling for a trade out of Utah - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Bill proposes statewide policy for transgender people in Utah to change their legal gender designation

  01-02-2018 20:24
  Some Utah judges now grant applications to people who seek to legally change their gender designation, but others refuse all requests. A bill unveiled Thursday would clearly allow judges to grant such applications — if petitioners meet some basic standards.It comes as the Utah Supreme Court is already considering a case on whether current law allows granting such petitions.“Right now judges are forced to legislate from the bench because I believe the Legislature has failed in its dut
  
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• Fewer missionaries mean fewer missions for Mormon church; former Utah Jazz executive Dave Checketts to oversee London Mission

  01-02-2018 20:19
  With its missionary pool receding, the LDS Church announced Thursday that it is realigning the boundaries for 19 missions, creating five new ones and reducing to overall number of missions around the globe.“We want missionaries to be in the best possible place and position to help people, whether through sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ or community service,” general authority Brent H. Nielson, executive director of the Missionary Department, said in a news release. “The patt
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - IT’S OFFICIAL: Utah Jazz lose out on Nikola Mirotic

  01-02-2018 20:02 via sportspyder.com
  ... a first-round draft pick.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) Sigh ... The Utah Jazz will now have to find a different route if they are going to find a stretch...
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: More bread crumbs for Mueller to follow

  01-02-2018 20:00
  Republican antics concerning the memo drafted by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., threaten to damage our national security, the FBI and the entire congressional oversight process. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump faces a constant drip-drip-drip of new revelations giving heft to a possible obstruction-of-justice charge.The New York Times reports that the former spokesman for the Trump legal team, Mark Corallo, plans to tell the special counsel about a conference call
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Rock: Don't hate on Enes Kanter; he's smiling through trials

  01-02-2018 19:36 via sportspyder.com
  ... ing? I’ve often said Kanter doesn’t deserve the harsh criticism he gets from Jazz fans. But also, he shouldn’t be booed because of what has gone on in his hom ...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Vols' Barnes used his own money to boost assistant's salary

  01-02-2018 19:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... d Griffin from Clippers as LA sheds another star Rubio's double-double leads Jazz to 129-99 win over Warriors Legendary skiing filmmaker Warren Miller dies at ...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Beard's back at Texas Tech, in top 10 and near Big 12 lead

  01-02-2018 19:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... d Griffin from Clippers as LA sheds another star Rubio's double-double leads Jazz to 129-99 win over Warriors Legendary skiing filmmaker Warren Miller dies at ...
  
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• Robots may be the answer to cleaning mine spills, feds say

  01-02-2018 19:33
  Denver • Crumbling mine tunnels awash with polluted waters perforate the Colorado mountains, and scientists may one day send robots creeping through the pitch-black passages to study the mysterious currents that sometimes burst to the surface with devastating effects.One such disaster happened at the inactive Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado in 2015, when the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally triggered the release of 3 million gallons (11 million liters) of mustard-colored
  
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• Utahns may be pouring even more water on their lawns and gardens than previously thought

  01-02-2018 19:30
  Utah has a pretty accurate measure on its residents’ use of drinking water, but estimates on how much unmetered water they sprinkle on their lawns and gardens could be off by as much as 30 percent.Those and other findings came from an official double-checking of Utah’s water numbers by two independent engineer firms, in a report presented Wednesday to state lawmakers.The state Division of Water Resources uses water usage data to project the future needs of Utah’s roughly 500 wa
  
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• British Lord who resigned for being late has un-resigned

  01-02-2018 19:30
  London • For anyone who has ever arrived late to work, an apology will usually suffice. But for one British lord, it was too late to just say sorry.It took less than 60 seconds for Michael Bates to arrive late, apologize profusely, offer his resignation and then leave the House of Lords on Wednesday."I want to offer my sincere apologies to Baroness Lister for my discourtesy in not being in my place to answer her question on a very important matter at the beginning of questions," the interna
  
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• Rock: Don't hate on Enes Kanter; he's smiling through trials

  01-02-2018 19:29
  I was in the New York Knicks locker room at Vivint Arena, two weeks ago, when Enes Kanter arrived after warming up.“Could I talk to you a minute?” I said.“No,” he said. Then he laughed. “Let’s do it over here.”He was the same Kanter I remembered: open, thoughtful, likable. We talked about Jazz fans, Utah, his game, his favorite restaurant in Salt Lake. It wasn’t until a week later it occurred to me there was something else I should have asked: How
  
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• Teen critical after LA school shooting, student arrested

  01-02-2018 19:24
  Los Angeles • Two students were shot inside a Los Angeles middle school classroom Thursday morning and police arrested a female student suspect, authorities said.A 15-year-old boy who was shot was transported to a trauma center in critical condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A 15-year-old girl with a gunshot wound was taken to a hospital in fair condition, a department statement said.A 30-year-old woman who was not shot suffered unspecified minor injuries, the statement
  
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• Monson: There’s no mystery about what the Jazz need before the trade deadline

  01-02-2018 19:12
  With the NBA trade deadline (Feb. 8) bearing down, nobody is completely sure what the Jazz will do, perhaps not even the Jazz themselves. There are so many moving parts to managing a trade. These matters can be complicated and uncertain straight through until a deal actually is done.If a deal is done.But it is apparent — perfectly clear — what the Jazz need.There is a hole in their lineup that must be filled if they ever are to ascend toward real contention even as Donovan Mitchell g
  
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• It’s a Super Bowl Sandwich Smackdown as Utahns debate the New England lobster roll vs. the Philly cheesesteak

  01-02-2018 19:02
  This weekend’s Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles poses a pigskin crisis for some Utah football fans. Should they root for a proven winner, Tom Brady, and the continuation of a dynasty? Or the ultimate underdogs, Nick Foles and a team that has never won a Super Bowl? You could decide using statistics — or a coin toss — but wouldn’t it be more fun to decide football supremacy with something more satisfying, like a sandwich?That
  
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• 28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted

  01-02-2018 18:56
  Moscow • Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing into turmoil the International Olympic Committee's policy on the country.The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling was set to reinstate seven Russian medals from the 2014 Sochi Olympics, including gold in men's skeleton and men's 50-kilometer cross-country skiing."This does not mean that these 28 athletes are declared innocent, but in their case, due to insufficient evidence, the appeals are u
  
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• Monson: There’s no mystery to what the Jazz need before the trade deadline

  01-02-2018 18:44
  With the NBA trade deadline (Feb. 8) bearing down, nobody is completely sure what the Jazz will do, perhaps not even the Jazz themselves. There are so many moving parts to managing a trade. These matters can be complicated and uncertain straight through until a deal actually is done.If a deal is done.But it is apparent — perfectly clear — what the Jazz need.There is a hole in their lineup that must be filled if they ever are to ascend toward real contention even as Donovan Mitchell g
  
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• 33 Army troops in Utah and 60 Marines and soldiers in North Carolina hospitalized for vaping oils

  01-02-2018 18:41
  Jacksonville, N.C. • The U.S. Army is warning about the dangers of vaping synthetic cannabinoid oil after about 60 soldiers and Marines in North Carolina and 33 troops in Utah experienced serious medical problems in January.In a Monday public health alert, the U.S. Army Public Health Center said military personnel have suffered headaches, nausea, vomiting, palpitations, dilated pupils, dizziness, agitation and seizures. All these symptoms are associated with synthetic cannabinoids. Two Mari
  
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• Jazz are winning again, but they still miss Thabo Sefolosha on the court, in the locker room

  01-02-2018 18:30
  Thabo Sefolosha arduously made his way through the bowels of Vivint Smart Home Arena toward the Utah Jazz locker room.He didn’t have to be present Tuesday night, and nobody would’ve batted an eyelash had the small forward chosen to stay home and watch Utah’s shocking demolition of the Golden State Warriors on television.But Sefolosha’s life is too quiet now. He’s fresh off MCL surgery on his right knee. Every step hurts, even if he’s aided by crutches. Truth b
  
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• Charles Lane: Yellen, more than Obama or Trump, gets credit for good economy

  01-02-2018 18:30
  The economy is in good shape ‚ — phenomenal shape, really. The labor market is nearing full employment, inflation’s mild, and Wall Street bulls are running. So the question on everyone’s mind is: Who deserves the credit — President Donald Trump or his predecessor, Barack Obama?In a Post/ABC News poll released Jan. 21, Obama won, 50 to 38. Surprise, surprise: These percentages correspond closely to Trump’s overall approval and disapproval ratings.The pollsters
  
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