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• Trump budget would create $18B fund for parks but allow sale of public lands, Interior Dept. cuts

  12-02-2018 23:35
  Washington • President Donald Trump’s spending plan proposes an $18 billion fund to help rebuild national parks and wildlife refuges and boost the Native American education system but also would deliver a severe cut to the Interior Department’s overall budget and add new authority to sell off some public lands.Trump’s budget blueprint outlines a new program to raise money from oil and gas royalties and other federal revenue sources to tackle the maintenance backlog for nat
  
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• He back! >> on.nba.com/2Cg3IMU https://t.co/wYPwVWwnjY

  12-02-2018 23:32 via twitter.com
  
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• Bill would require visible ‘No Parking’ signs in lots that tow away unauthorized cars

  12-02-2018 23:27
  Lawmakers took a step Monday to resolve complaints from drivers who say their cars were towed from lots where signs banning parking and warning of towing were small, tucked into remote corners or relatively obscure.The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously endorsed SB155, and sent it to the full Senate.Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, the bill sponsor, said he and others have received complaints for years saying, “My car was towed. I didn’t see a sign on the property. After t
  
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• Education Department will no longer investigate transgender bathroom complaints

  12-02-2018 23:00
  Washington • The Education Department confirmed Monday that it will no longer investigate civil rights complaints from transgender students who are barred from school bathrooms that match their gender identity, a development that transgender students say leaves them vulnerable to bullying and violence.The Obama administration in 2016 directed public schools to allow students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, even when if that conflicted with the gender on their birth c
  
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• Resolution to place statue of polygamous suffragette Martha Hughes Cannon in U.S. Capitol clears House committee

  12-02-2018 22:47
  Martha Hughes Cannon — a polygamist wife, suffragette and doctor who was the first woman state senator in Utah and the country — is one step closer to representing Utah in Washington, D.C.’s National Statuary Hall, where two statues of historic significance represent each state.The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee voted 6-4 Monday to move forward a resolution that would replace TV inventor Philo T. Farnsworth’s statue with Cannon’s.Salt La
  
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• .@UofUHealth Injury Report: Tonight vs. San Antonio Ricky Rubio (left hip soreness) is out.

  12-02-2018 22:19 via twitter.com
  .@UofUHealth Injury Report:Tonight vs. San AntonioRicky Rubio (left hip soreness) is out.
  
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• Hate crimes bill stalled as Senate president says no need for debate when ‘it doesn’t have the votes to pass’

  12-02-2018 22:19
  For the third year in a row, it looks like a bill that would give Utah’s current hate crimes statute some teeth may die in the Legislature without a hearing. SB86 — which would allow judges to increase the penalties for a charged crime if a defendant is convicted of targeting someone based on “ancestry, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion or sexual orientation” — hasn’t budged from the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforceme
  
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• Schools want to send teachers to Utahns’ homes, but critics say it’s government overreach

  12-02-2018 22:18
  Anali Alarcon assumed her children were in trouble when their elementary-school teachers called and asked if they could stop by the house.Instead, the Salt Lake City resident said her visitors from Backman Elementary School spent a half-hour at her home chatting while the kids showed off soccer trophies and other personal treasures to the guests.“It was like a friend’s visit. It wasn’t like teachers and students,” Alarcon said later in an interview. “We asked them a
  
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• There were a lot of 3's this week... A LOT 🌧️ @MountainAmerica #TakeNote https://t.co/OEPcbHwehY

  12-02-2018 22:13 via twitter.com
  
  There were a lot of 3's this week... A LOT 🌧️@MountainAmerica #TakeNote https://t.co/OEPcbHwehY
  
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• Letter: Turn your head if you can‘t handle the sight of a breast

  12-02-2018 22:11
  Really, Rep. Curt Webb? What makes you think a nursing mother with a hungry baby cares that not covering up makes you uncomfortable? Are you so weak that you can’t look away if there’s any chance that you might see a portion of the female breast? Turn your head and get over it!Sue Ruston, Salt Lake City
  
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• Letter: So color is outlawed in South Salt Lake?

  12-02-2018 22:11
  So South Salt Lake has decreed that all murals in the city must be in neutral tones. Really? You’re going to outlaw color? Please tell me you’re joking. South Salt Lake aka “Fifty Shades of Gray.” Pretty sure Shae Petersen can find better places to bless with his art.Micki Moulton, Taylorsville
  
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• Hay day: Wyoming rancher has big impact on Olympic downhill, super-G courses

  12-02-2018 22:11
  Pinedale, Wyo. • The rancher from western Wyoming wears tan overalls pulled over a U.S. ski team jacket, and is every bit as versed in the nuances of hay farming as the subtleties of snow grooming.He doesn’t even ski for pleasure much anymore due to aching hips, yet the Olympic fates of Lindsey Vonn, Aksel Lund Svindal and many of the best speed skiers are directly tied to the handiwork of Tom Johnston , a no-nonsense cowboy who spends his days toiling among hay bales on nearly 1,800
  
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• Letter: Tribune practices tabloid journalism

  12-02-2018 22:10
  The Tribune has in the past, despite its prejudice against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its liberal attitude, at least based its articles on real reporting.The Feb. 9 edition of The Tribune dropped to new lows by including two front-page articles that appear to be based upon reports from the Daily Mail of London tabloid. I have spent many years in London and know that the Daily Mail is not a reputable reporting agency, but is much akin to our own National Enquirer. Both fr
  
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• For Utah gymnastics team, 197 is the magic number

  12-02-2018 22:08
  Utah’s gymnastics team set the mark of reaching 197 in its meets this year because it felt that was the mark it needed to be a contender for the NCAA Championships.Now, with just four meets left in the regular season, it turns out the Utes were right.After a slightly off meet in which they defeated Arizona State197.075-195.4 on Friday, the Utes slipped to third place in the rankings with a 197.292 average.Two-time defending champion Oklahoma holds the top spot with a 197.88 average while P
  
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• "He's come in and thrown himself into the group. When you're a smart player who has feel, it's easy to blend in wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-02-2018 21:50 via twitter.com
  "He's come in and thrown himself into the group. When you're a smart player who has feel, it's easy to blend in wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• [NBA] - Jae Crowder—Making a strong first impression for the Jazz

  12-02-2018 21:36 via sportspyder.com
  ... y, the Jazz made one of the most high-profile moves of the season when they traded away...
  
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• Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes lauds Trump‘s infrastructure plan after White House meeting

  12-02-2018 21:33
  Washington • Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes said Monday he won assurances from the White House that the state’s current fund for highway construction can be used to match federal dollars under President Donald Trump’s new initiative to rebuild roads, bridges and other government projects.
  Hughes, who held a courtside seat with other state and local officials in a meeting with Trump in the White House’s State Dining Room, said he was concerned that the new initiative might
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Can the Utah Jazz make it 10 straight with a win over the Spurs?

  12-02-2018 21:21 via sportspyder.com
  ... ne of them is out—it could be a long game for San Antonio. often torches the Jazz, but it’s going to take more than that tonight. Jae Crowder: (Again) It’s ea ...
  
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• BYU softball team off to a rough start in first season without star pitcher McKenna Bull

  12-02-2018 21:20
  Provo • It didn’t take long for BYU’s highly successful softball program to find out what life would be like without star pitcher McKenna Bull. The Cougars opened the season ranked No. 19 and No. 22 in the two major preseason polls, but went 1-4 at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., last weekend, defeating Stanford 10-1 in six innings before losing to Western Michigan (2-1), Nebraska (5-4 in eight innings), No. 25 Georgia (13-1) and Oregon State (14-9). It was the first of se
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz forward and comic book geek Derrick Favors stoked for release of Black Panther movie

  12-02-2018 21:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... SALT LAKE CITY — Inside the Utah Jazz locker room, Derrick Favors is often a go-to player after games for strong s ...
  
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• Lawmakers reject bill that would have made it a crime to ignore people in need of assistance

  12-02-2018 21:05
  The Utah House rejected an attempt to require witnesses of certain crimes to call for assistance or become criminals themselves.Rep. Brian King, a Salt Lake City Democrat and leader of the House minority party, said his HB125 would have possibly saved lives and allowed prosecutors to punish anyone who witnesses a crime, including sexual assault, but fails to help the victim.He hoped the Republican-controlled House would expand the law that protects minors and vulnerable adults to also protect th
  
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• Letter: Republicans bring back trillion-dollar deficits

  12-02-2018 21:01
  Our previous administration (Democratic, in case you forgot) systematically reduced our nation’s annual deficit to below a trillion dollars over an eight-year period.Funny how it took our current Republican House, Republican Senate and Republican administration one year to balloon us back over to trillion-dollar deficits again.Job well done, Republicans!Thomas Edwards, Logan
  
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• Letter: Pence‘s odd moment of isolationism in Korea

  12-02-2018 21:00
  There was a poignant and telling moment in the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.The last country to enter the stadium was a combined team of North and South Korean athletes, a symbolic gesture to say the least.It appeared that all athletes and spectators stood up in homage to the moment.But U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife remained seated.Was this his choice, or had he been directed by his president to remain unmoved?In any case, it seemed an odd moment of disrespect and an u
  
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• Letter: We look forward to Huntsman Jr.

  12-02-2018 20:59
  How fitting Paul Huntsman offered that beautiful tribute to his father, Jon Huntsman Sr.We were fortunate as Utah residents to have had Jon Huntsman Sr. as a local citizen and seen firsthand the generosity of his charity and magnanimous character.Reading his autobiography, “From Barefoot to Billionaire,” several remembrances stand out to exemplify his strength of commitment to his family and himself.In the early years on a trip to California, overnighting in Las Vegas as a rest stop,
  
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• Utah Jazz forward and comic book geek Derrick Favors stoked for release of Black Panther movie

  12-02-2018 20:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Inside the Utah Jazz locker room, Derrick Favors is often a go-to player after games for strong sound bites.The longest tenured Jazzman can articulate a player’s perspective to average civilians with the best of them, but if you really want a more voluble side of the Georgia boy, just bring up comic books or anything anime-related.“I’m a big comic book guy so I like all that stuff,” Favors said, smiling. “I could talk about it all day with som
  
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• Police: Donald Trump Jr.'s wife exposed to white powder

  12-02-2018 20:39
  New York • Donald Trump Jr.‘s wife was taken to a New York City hospital as a precaution Monday after she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that contained an unidentified white powder, police said.A preliminary test indicated the substance wasn’t dangerous, police said.Vanessa Trump, 40, opened the letter addressed to the president’s son Monday morning at their midtown Manhattan apartment, investigators said. She called 911 and said she was coughing and felt naus
  
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• Tropical Cyclone Gita is a monster Category 4, and it's hammering Tonga

  12-02-2018 20:37
  A New Zealand reporter is in Tonga, holed up in a hotel. She told her home station that, on the small islands in the middle of the ocean, "you're completely at its mercy.""Compared to storms at home, this just doesn't compare," Barbara Dreaver told the station. "It's like someone screaming out of control, the palm trees are bent over sideways, there's a lot of variables in play."The cyclone's eye brushed south of the islands in southern Tonga on Monday night, local time. The U.S. Joint Typhoon W
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Colin details why Rodney Hood was such an important piece in Cavaliers trade-deadline deals

  12-02-2018 20:16 via sportspyder.com
  ... d talks Rodney Hood and his role on LeBron's Cavaliers. Will the former Utah Jazz shooter push Cleveland to another NBA Finals appearance? More The Herd With...
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: Damian Lillard the latest who thinks Mitchell should be NBA ROTY

  12-02-2018 20:09 via sportspyder.com
  ...season who the 2017-18 Rookie of the Year would be by the year’s end,  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell probably wasn’t at the top of that list. It was nothi ...
  
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• Senate takes step to shed light on big, under-the-radar tax cuts like the one given to Real Salt Lake’s Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy

  12-02-2018 20:02
  The Senate on Monday passed a bill designed to prevent the sort of under-the-radar approval that allowed the Real Salt Lake soccer team to win a huge tax break over the past several years.Senators voted 27-0 to pass SB101 and sent it to the House for consideration.The Salt Lake Tribune reported last year how in 2012 amid lobbying by the team, Salt Lake County officials reduced the taxable value of Rio Tinto Stadium by more than half, from $110 million to $53.1 million.That off-the-field victory
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz-San Antonio Spurs: Keys to a double-digit win streak

  12-02-2018 19:55 via sportspyder.com
  ...No. 2: Play elite defense, regardless of shooting In the last 10 games, the Jazz are shooting a ridiculous percentage from the 3-point line. They are league- ...
  
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• Resolution to place polygamous suffragette Martha Hughes Cannon in U.S. Capitol clears House committee

  12-02-2018 19:42
  Martha Hughes Cannon — a polygamist wife, suffragette and doctor who was the first woman state senator in Utah and the country — is one step closer to representing Utah in Washington, D.C.’s National Statuary Hall, where two statues of historic significance represent each state.The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee voted 6-4 Monday to move forward a resolution that would replace TV inventor Philo T. Farnsworth’s statue with Cannon’s.Salt La
  
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• Protesters march to oppose Navajo Generating Station closure

  12-02-2018 19:41
  Phoenix • Shutting down the Navajo Generating Station near Page not only would displace hundreds of workers, it also could raise rates for consumers, protesters who marched on the state Capitol said Tuesday."It was built under a bond and paid for by a bond from the federal government. . There's still a billion dollars left on that bond," said Craig Stevens, an organizer of the march from DCI Group, a public affairs firm."It will be passed onto the ratepayers, the actual consumers of electri
  
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• Navajo official commemorate anniversary of Treaty of 1868

  12-02-2018 19:38
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Navajo Nation officials have signed a proclamation commemorating the Treaty of 1868, which marked the end of the Navajo people's exile at an internment in southeast New Mexico and their return to the Four Corners region.The tribes' officials said Friday that 2018 will by the "Year of the Treaty" to mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of the document.They say it both ended the displacement of thousands of Navajo men, women and children at Bosque Redondo, and establ
  
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• Utah Jazz-San Antonio Spurs: Keys to a double-digit win streak

  12-02-2018 19:33
  Following another big win in Portland, the Utah Jazz return home with a chance to extend their win streak to 10 games. Less than 24 hours after notching their latest win, the Utah Jazz will be back at it again on Monday night. Returning home with their longest winning streak in a decade intact, the […]
  Utah Jazz-San Antonio Spurs: Keys to a double-digit win streak - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Navajo Nation sues health agency over funding cut

  12-02-2018 19:32
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • The Navajo Nation has sued the federal government, alleging it was denied an opportunity to appeal a 32 percent cut to Head Start funding.The tribe received about $23 million in each of the three past years for Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the reservation.The Department of Health and Human Services cut that amount to under $16 million because fewer children were enrolled in the programs.The lawsuit filed last week in federal court in Washington, D.C., c
  
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• Should cash-strapped Utah school districts get extra money from the state?

  12-02-2018 19:31
  Some Utah school districts are home to bustling retail economies, ski resorts and sky-high property values, Sen. Lincoln Fillmore said Monday, while others have minimal commerce and vast swathes of tax-exempt federal lands.
  District boundaries were drawn when Utah was largely agrarian, Fillmore said, but over time, those lines have let some schools reap significant gains with comparably low property tax rates, while others struggle financially.“If you’re in the Tintic or Cache or Ogd
  
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• Navajo Nation updates criminal code to include cyberbullying

  12-02-2018 19:26
  Window Rock, Ariz. • The Navajo Nation president has signed legislation to add cyberbullying to the tribe's criminal code.Lawmakers recently passed the bill to criminalize electronic activity that aids in stalking or harassment, or that contributes to a death. Navajo President Russell Begaye signed it Sunday.Officials say the measure is meant to help reduce the rates of violence and suicide on the vast reservation. A staff assistant for the president's office, Yvonne Kee-Billison, says the
  
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• An Obama-backed committee is targeting races and ballot initiatives in 11 states, including Utah

  12-02-2018 19:23
  Columbus, Ohio • A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama said this week it plans to invest millions of dollars in state-level elections in 11 states this year, with its heaviest focus on Ohio.The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, said this year’s election cycle is critical to affecting the congressional redistricting process. It is the first cycle whose winners will participate in drawing congressional maps
  
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• Trying for 10 tonight 👊 Tipoff: 7PM MT #TakeNote https://t.co/0e87j4HMOp

  12-02-2018 19:22 via twitter.com
  
  Trying for 10 tonight 👊Tipoff: 7PM MT#TakeNote https://t.co/0e87j4HMOp
  
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• Lawmakers across the country, including those in Utah, are looking to lower drug costs with Canadian imports

  12-02-2018 19:16
  Montpelier, Vt. • Lawmakers in more than two-thirds of the states are considering ways to reduce prescription drug costs, including importing them from Canada, as they strive to balance budgets without knowing for sure what their government’s share of the tab will be.A total of 87 bills in 34 states of all political stripes seek to save money on prescription drugs, according to the nonpartisan National Academy for State Health Policy. Six of those states are considering bills that wou
  
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• Utah's Spectrum newspaper names Arizona Republic alum top editor

  12-02-2018 19:08
  St. George • The Spectrum newspaper in southern Utah has a new executive editor, a Utah native who spent more than a decade at the Arizona Republic.The Spectrum reported Friday that Melissa Galbraith held several roles at the Phoenix newspaper, including assistant news editor, features desk chief and digital producer.She replaces Steve Kiggins, who resigned in December to take a job in California.Galbraith is scheduled to start Feb. 19 overseeing publications that cover St. George and Cedar
  
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• Nonprofit seeking ranchers for branding history exhibit

  12-02-2018 19:04
  Logan • A nonprofit is seeking ranchers to share their stories for a new branding history exhibit.The Herald Journal reports the stories are for “Branding a Tradition: Cattle Ranchers of The Bear River Region,” an exhibit debuting at the 2018 Block Film and Arts Festival in September.The Bear River Heritage Area is searching for ranchers throughout the seven Utah and Idaho counties in the heritage area.The group has four ranchers who have signed up, but it will not limit the num
  
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• Kragthorpe: Utes have played their way into a crowded spot in the Pac-12 basketball race, and they have a chance to advance

  12-02-2018 18:59
  The University of Utah men’s basketball team spent one Monday in January in first place in the conference standings and another Monday in 10th place. The Utes are right in the middle of the Pac-12 as of mid-February. And that space is crowded.Pac-12 basketball is crazy this season. The level of play might not be great, but it certainly is competitive among the top nine teams. Utah (7-6) is in a four-way tie for sixth place with five games to play and only one game out of second. The Utes c
  
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• Monday is Family Night! Tweet us a selfie at tonight's game - including your seat location, using… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-02-2018 18:43 via twitter.com
  Monday is Family Night! Tweet us a selfie at tonight's game - including your seat location, using… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• As Park City jumpers fly at Olympics, it feels like a changing of the guard for groundbreaking U.S. women ski jumpers

  12-02-2018 18:33
  Pyeongchang, South Korea • The fight was about this. It was about Abby Ringquist standing at the base of the Alpensia Ski Jump hill, wrapped in an American flag, her skis held in her right hand, swirling light snow whipping around the stadium. She had two Olympic jumps Monday evening in below-freezing temperatures accompanied by the brutal wind, and the second was her last, her flight into retirement, into a life unknown. So as she stood there trying to summarize the end, she stepped away f
  
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• RSL announces the signing of goalkeeper Alex Horwath

  12-02-2018 18:25
  Alex Horwath knew the timing could be difficult. His wife was due to give birth to their son a couple weeks into the MLS preseason, and Horwath was set to make his move back to the league after a six-year hiatus.“The club’s been incredibly supportive and open to me staying,” said Horwath, Real Salt Lake’s newest goalkeeper, “and just saying, ‘Let us know when you’re ready.’ … Right off the bat, that was one of the biggest and nicest things t
  
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• Pyeongchang Olympics signal changing of the guard for groundbreaking U.S. women ski jumpers

  12-02-2018 18:21
  Pyeongchang, South Korea • The fight was about this. It was about Abby Ringquist standing at the base of the Alpensia Ski Jump hill, wrapped in an American flag, her skis held in her right hand, swirling light snow whipping around the stadium. She had two Olympic jumps Monday evening in below-freezing temperatures accompanied by the brutal wind, and the second was her last, her flight into retirement, into a life unknown. So as she stood there trying to summarize the end, she stepped away f
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Boston Police Department honors Red Auerbach for Black History Month

  12-02-2018 18:19 via sportspyder.com
  ... hots and a few free throws to end the game and cap off a 27-point night. The Jazz opened the second half on a 22-5 run and won the third 38-19 to give them a...
  
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• Kirby: Flowers have lost their powers — now, even roses aren’t enough to say I’m sorry

  12-02-2018 18:16
  Robert Kirby is still recovering from the aftereffects of inhaling cannonball fumes. This is a reprint of an earlier column.I don’t like flowers. They’re OK in a field or in a planter around a building. I can ignore outside flowers unless there’s a bee in them. But I hate flowers on the kitchen table.Flowers in my house mean that I did something wrong, and there’s a good chance I’m not even sure what it was. I’m just apologizing for whatever.When my wife and I
  
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