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• [ESPN] - Stockton's son signing with Jazz, sources say

  16-03-2018 23:58 via sportspyder.com
  ... e Jazz are 39-30 and holding on to the seventh seed in the Western Conference. One...
  
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• [Torn By Sports] - Episode 144: Utah Jazz – The Return of X and fight, fight, fight!!!

  16-03-2018 23:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Utah Jazz are 20-2 since January 24 and boast the franchise’s second longest road win...
  
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• In Syria, at least 100 killed in attacks as more people flee

  16-03-2018 23:43
  Beirut • Airstrikes in Syria killed more than 100 people on Friday as civilians, weary and many wounded, fled besieged areas for the second straight day.Syrian government forces stepped up their offensive in the rebel-held eastern suburbs of the capital, Damascus, capturing a major town and closing in on another under the cover of Russia’s air power.The majority of the deaths occurred in eastern Ghouta, where government forces have been on a crushing offensive for three weeks, capturi
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - John Stockton's Son David Reportedly Signs 10-Day Contract with Jazz

  16-03-2018 23:21 via sportspyder.com
  ... 0.0 percent from three while launching nearly five triples a night.  For the Jazz, Stockton should provide head coach Quin Snyder with some peace of mind afte ...
  
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• [The Score] - Report: Jazz to sign David Stockton, son of John Stockton, to 10-day deal

  16-03-2018 23:15 via sportspyder.com
  ...familiar family name to the roster. Utah is reportedly signing , the son of Jazz legend John Stockton, to a 10-day contract, reports . Stockton has played th ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Report: David Stockton, son of John, will sign a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz

  16-03-2018 23:11 via sportspyder.com
  ... general and most recently played for the Reno Bighorns in the G League. Utah Jazz staring point guard Ricky Rubio is questionable for Saturday's game against...
  
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• Holly Richardson: The Utah Republican Party is a dumpster fire

  16-03-2018 23:10
  The filing period for running for office ended Thursday at 5 p.m. with a whopping 19 candidates filing for the U.S. Senate seat. Other races have one candidate. (Congratulations on your win.)Most, though, have at least two candidates. That’s a good thing. Dialogue and differing points of view can make for robust public policy discussions and better laws when the public can weigh in by voting for the candidate of their choice.The public doesn’t always get that chance. Sometimes, the c
  
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• Report: David Stockton, son of John, will sign a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz

  16-03-2018 22:59
  Like father, like son.Another Stockton is reportedly heading to Salt Lake City.David Stockton, the son of Utah Jazz great John Stockton, will sign a 10-day contract to his father’s former team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/974759113329651713David is a former Gonzaga floor general and most recently played for the Reno Bighorns in the G League.Utah Jazz staring point guard Ricky Rubio is questionable for Saturday's game against the Sacrament
  
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• Jazz sign David Stockton to 10-day contract

  16-03-2018 22:57
  There will be a Stockton playing point guard for the Utah Jazz. In 2018. The Jazz plan to sign David Stockton, the son of Hall of Famer John Stockton, to a 10-day contract, league sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune. Stockton had been playing in the G-League for the Reno Big Horns.The signing coincides with a potential injury issue for starting point guard Ricky Rubio, who is listed as questionable for Saturday night’s matchup against the Sacramento Kings with a knee contusion. If Rubio doe
  
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• David Stockton, son of John, signing a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz

  16-03-2018 22:55
  Like father, like son.Another Stockton is heading to Salt Lake City.David Stockton, the son of Utah Jazz great John Stockton, will sign a 10-day contract to his father’s former team, John confirmed Friday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski originally broke the news.https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/974759113329651713David is a former Gonzaga floor general and most recently played for the Reno Bighorns in the G League.Utah Jazz starting point guard Ricky Rubio is questionable for Saturday's
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Jazz To Sign David Stockton To 10-Day Deal

  16-03-2018 22:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... 18 at 4:32pm CST by Mark Suleymanov The Jazz will sign point guard , the son of Jazz legend , to a 1o-day deal, ESPN’s Ad ...
  
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• Tomorrow’s @UofUHealth report for #SACatUTA Ricky Rubio (left knee contusion) is questionable. Raul Neto (left w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-03-2018 22:37 via twitter.com
  Tomorrow’s @UofUHealth report for #SACatUTARicky Rubio (left knee contusion) is questionable. Raul Neto (left w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: A Tale of Two Moabs

  16-03-2018 22:37
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, March 18, 2018.<br>You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.<br> Nesting Fib Face <br> The Kids Are Alright <br> Putin on Fifth Avenue <br>DeVos at the Wheel<br>Democratic Senior Discount<br> Trade War<br>Counting the Minutes <br> Boys and their Broomsticks<br>GOP Talking Points<br>Driven by Spite <br>Want more Bagley? Become a fan on Fa
  
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• A love for nature and a curiosity about Utah drove the Jazz’s Ricky Rubio to explore red rock country

  16-03-2018 22:05
  Ricky Rubio has loved venturing into the wild since growing up in Spain. He once did a night hike to summit a mountain near his hometown of Barcelona, a route that took eight hours and finished at sunrise. He visited each of the Great Lakes when he lived in Minnesota.He’s had an itch to go explore his new home since he was traded to Utah last July, but there wasn’t much time to indulge with national team commitments, Jazz training camp then the regular season. The 27-year-old Jazz po
  
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• Alexandra Petri: Some classic episodes of Trump's 'Space Force'

  16-03-2018 22:00
  “Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air and sea. ... We may even have a Space Force, develop another one, Space Force. We have the Air Force, we’ll have the Space Force.”– President Trump(Swelling orchestral music) Space. Force. The final frontier. Force. These are the voyages of the space ship SpaceForce Ship. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To carry the values of the Trump administration
  
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• Rep. Bishop wants the Census to count Americans living overseas, including Mormon missionaries

  16-03-2018 21:57
  Washington • Rep. Rob Bishop introduced legislation this week that would require the Census Bureau to start counting Americans living overseas, noting that thousands of Utahns aren’t included in the once-a-decade effort because they’re serving Mormon missions abroad.The Utah Republican also wants to create a system where expatriates can vote in U.S. elections at their closest American embassy.A government study in 2004 found that efforts to count all Americans abroad not only wo
  
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• Real Salt Lake coach Mike Petke faces his hometown club — the one that fired him — when Red Bulls visit Rio Tinto on Saturday

  16-03-2018 21:54
  Mike Petke pulled his jersey off over his shock of bleach blonde hair in celebration of a goal-scoring scissor-kick. Underneath, the 24-year-old revealed a white cut-off t-shirt with a message:“Aug. 16, Crime of the Century,” the front read, referencing an unpunished play that left his teammate Mike Ammann hospitalized with three broken ribs and a punctured lung.Then Petke turned and tugged down on both sides of his shirt to clearly display the back: “Revenge is Coming.”T
  
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• Family members say West Valley City police officers broke down their door, harassed and assaulted them as they mourned the death of their infant son

  16-03-2018 21:52
  After a family watched their 2-month-old son and grandson die at a hospital — possibly from a respiratory viral infection — West Valley City police broke into the family’s house in an “ego-driven” rage and terrorized them, the family says.The incident occurred Feb. 24. On Friday, the family held a news conference to discuss the allegations and a potential lawsuit against West Valley City and the officers.West Valley City has not named them, but the family’s at
  
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• [KSL] - The Jazz's remarkable, NBA-leading defensive run

  16-03-2018 21:42 via sportspyder.com
  ... turn. But maybe the biggest point of surprise has been the rebounding of the Jazz's guards. Ricky Rubio has become the third-best rebounder on the Jazz, avera ...
  
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• Joe Ingles helped give Landon Carter the gift of sight. On Thursday, the boy saw the Jazz beat the Suns.

  16-03-2018 21:40
  For the first time in his life, Landon Carter was able to watch a live basketball game.But he has been seeing so much more than that lately, thanks to Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles. Imagine being born without irises like Carter was, a condition known as aniridia syndrome. He can focus on images that are 6 inches in front of his face, but the rest of the world is a blur. For the first eight years of his life, Carter lived in Utah without seeing a mountain. He couldn’t watch basketball unless
  
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• Governor signs bill to create the inland port for international trade in northwest Salt Lake City

  16-03-2018 21:34
  Calling the measure “not yet perfect,” Gov. Gary Herbert signed legislation Friday to create an inland port authority in northwest Salt Lake City but said he would call a special session of the Legislature to rework the bill to address concerns of the host city.In his signing message to legislative leaders, the governor asked them to work with Salt Lake City to resolve four areas of concern the city has raised on land use and taxing authority, the boundaries of the proposed port juri
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - A love for nature and a curiousity about Utah drove Ricky Rubio to explore red rock country

  16-03-2018 21:26 via sportspyder.com
  ... ter: Jazz’s Ricky Rubio and Rudy Gobert are establishing a stronger on-court connectio ...
  
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• Are you trying your BEAR-y best to #SlowTheFlow? https://t.co/2xr7njZLoi

  16-03-2018 21:04 via twitter.com
  
  Are you trying your BEAR-y best to #SlowTheFlow? https://t.co/2xr7njZLoi
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - It’s a great time to be alive for Utah Jazz fans

  16-03-2018 21:03 via sportspyder.com
  ...of sight via special eSight eyewear. Tonight, Landon Carter is at his first Jazz game with his new eyewear! (via ) — Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) That...
  
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• Vatican convicts ex-Guam archbishop accused of abuse

  16-03-2018 21:00
  Vatican City • The Vatican on Friday removed the suspended Guam archbishop from office and ordered him not to return to the Pacific island after convicting him of some charges in a sex abuse trial.The Vatican didn't say what exactly Archbishop Anthony Apuron had been convicted of, and the sentence was far lighter than those given high-profile elderly prelates found guilty of molesting minors. It amounts to an early retirement anywhere in the world but Guam, a remote U.S. Pacific territory.A
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Red-hot Utah Jazz prove to be no pushover for NBA teams in heated altercations

  16-03-2018 21:00 via sportspyder.com
  ...by a blindside push by Chriss once he jumped up to approach Dudley. Rubio’s Jazz teammates Joe Ingles, Jae Crowder, Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell immediat ...
  
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• [USA Today: Hoops Hype] - Jazz lineup has grabbed nearly 9 out of every 10 defensive rebounds

  16-03-2018 20:59 via sportspyder.com
  ...down boards. Ingles has been particularly proficient in this regard for the Jazz. The only forward who has played at least as many minutes with a higher defe ...
  
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• Salt Lake landmarks get LEGO treatment in new ‘City Blocks’ exhibit at The Leonardo

  16-03-2018 20:56
  Check out large-scale models of Temple Square, Salt Lake City Main Library and other Utah landmarks built from LEGO bricks in The Leonardo’s newest exhibit, “City Blocks,” opening Saturday, March 17. The exhibit also offers hands-on activities that will get visitors thinking like city planners, with the chance to plan, design and build their own LEGO creations.Visit www.theleonardo.org for hours and ticket information.
  
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• Red-hot Utah Jazz prove to be no pushover for NBA teams in heated altercations

  16-03-2018 20:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Enough is enough. The Utah Jazz aren’t having it.The disrespect will no longer be tolerated — especially not in Vivint Arena.Teams are learning the hard way. Phoenix was the latest to find out.In addition to suffering a 28-point beatdown Thursday night, the Suns also left Salt Lake City with a reminder that the Jazz are no pushovers.The beautiful mountain views and laid-back Mormon culture don’t take away the fact that the Jazz are one of the league&rsquo
  
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• Even Trump fans support a ‘Dreamer’ deal in exchange for added border security, poll shows

  16-03-2018 20:40
  Utah Republican leaders see results from a recent nationwide poll as confirmation of what they already believed: that conservatives across the country support young, undocumented immigrants brought here as children.The poll, conducted by New American Economy and TargetPoint Consulting and released this week, showed that most Republican and conservative voters — including those who voted for and still approve of President Donald Trump’s performance — would support a deal that in
  
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• March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month! Get your screenings done to help save lives. #5ForTheFight ✋ https://t.co/0e2kOEeyd3

  16-03-2018 20:39 via twitter.com
  
  March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month! Get your screenings done to help save lives. #5ForTheFight ✋ https://t.co/0e2kOEeyd3
  
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• Jazz lineup has grabbed nearly 9 out of every 10 defensive rebounds

  16-03-2018 20:34
  Since Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert returned from injury, his team has won 21 of their most recent 25 games due to an impressive defense.
  Since Rudy Gobert's return from injury on January 19th, the Jazz are 20-4 with the league's third best point differential and by far the #1 defense.
  In that time they rank #1 in shot defense, #2 in defensive rebounding, #4 in not fouling. Whew.
  Data: https://t.co/ZLJ37AO2mo
  — Ben Falk (@bencfalk) March 16, 2018The team has dominated, pulling in defensive
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Pundits still grossly misinformed on Donovan Mitchell

  16-03-2018 20:31 via sportspyder.com
  ... m for eighth straight win in Dante Exum’s return against Phoenix Utah Jazz: Crikey! Dante Exum officially available for Suns game Utah Jazz: Dante Exum ...
  
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• Rich Lowry: Gina Haspel doesn’t deserve the Borking she is about to get

  16-03-2018 20:30
  President Donald Trump’s pick for CIA director is about to experience a good Borking.No one doubts her professionalism, and she’s been endorsed by Obama intelligence officials. Yet Gina Haspel’s long career at the agency, including extensive work undercover in the field, is getting blotted out by her reported involvement in the CIA’s black-site interrogation program, which has become a warrant to say anything about her.Her critics assert she should be in jail, and The New
  
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• Idaho officials ‘humanely’ euthanize snapping turtle that reportedly was fed a sick puppy by a junior high school teacher

  16-03-2018 20:24
  Because it is considered an invasive species, Idaho officials said they have “humanely” euthanized a snapping turtle that had been kept in a Preston classroom and allegedly was fed a live, terminally ill puppy last week.Police responded to Preston Junior High School on March 8 in response of a complaint of animal cruelty, according to the Franklin County sheriff’s office. Four days later, the office submitted reports to Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Vic Pearson for a rev
  
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• Roll the tape 🎥 – Jazz 116 | Suns 88 #TakeNote https://t.co/GZj3tKW79Q

  16-03-2018 20:12 via twitter.com
  
  Roll the tape 🎥 – Jazz 116 | Suns 88 #TakeNote https://t.co/GZj3tKW79Q
  
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• Commentary: I went to prison for disclosing the CIA's torture. Gina Haspel helped cover it up.

  16-03-2018 20:00
  I was inside the CIA’s Langley, Virginia, headquarters on Sept. 11, 2001. Like all Americans, I was traumatized, and I volunteered to go overseas to help bring al-Qaida’s leaders to justice. I headed counterterrorism operations in Pakistan from January to May 2002. My team captured dozens of al-Qaida fighters, including senior training-camp commanders. One of the fighters whom I played an integral role in capturing was Abu Zubaida, mistakenly thought at the time to be the third-ranki
  
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• Trib Caucus: Candidate filings hint at changes in the Utah Legislature

  16-03-2018 19:59
  Occasionally, The Salt Lake Tribune’s political reporters and columnists chat about the hottest topics of the week. The following is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation.Benjamin Wood (education reporter): Welcome to the Trib Caucus Slack chat, which used to convene weekly but is now something of an ad hoc assembly.What brings us together today? The mad dash of candidate filings this week that formally kicked off the 2018 election season.We’ll get into the notable matchu
  
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• Commentary: United Utah Party caucus meetings are a non-extreme choice

  16-03-2018 19:59
  Since the beginning of mass meetings in Utah, Utah voters generally have had a choice between two sets of caucuses – Democratic and Republican. Voters who considered themselves more middle of the road had an unpalatable choice every two years between the left or the right. However, this year, there is another choice – the United Utah Party.The UUP will be holding caucuses at 20 locations across the state. The list of locations is available on our website. Even those who cannot travel
  
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• Utah Jazz: Pundits still grossly misinformed on Donovan Mitchell

  16-03-2018 19:53
  Greg Anthony joins a growing list of hoops pundits with off-the-wall takes on Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and his case for Rookie of the Year honors. During the Friday edition of his Locked on Jazz podcast, Utah Jazz radio commentator David Locke had a bone to pick with Greg Anthony. 24 hours earlier, Anthony […]
  Utah Jazz: Pundits still grossly misinformed on Donovan Mitchell - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Black man beaten in Charlottesville found not guilty of assaulting white supremacist

  16-03-2018 19:30
  A black man brutally beaten at last year's white supremacist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia - and who was later charged with assaulting a white nationalist - was acquitted Friday.DeAndre Harris, 20, a former special education instructional assistant, was found not guilty by Charlottesville General District Court Judge Robert Downer on a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery against Harold Crews, a North Carolina attorney and state chairman of The League of the South. If
  
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• ‘We’re beyond ready for this’: Utah LGBT leaders see progress in new CBS drama about a crime-solver who’s gay

  16-03-2018 19:18
  Is it time for “Instinct,” a network TV show premiering Sunday about a brilliant detective who just happens to be gay? “I think we’re ready for this,” said Angie Salot, the director of operations at the Utah Pride Center. “We’re beyond ready for this.” Even though, undoubtedly, some people aren’t going to like it.“This series will give the Eagle Forum another reason to boycott CBS for promoting the homosexual lifestyle — which ev
  
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• Beer will flow at Monarchs soccer games after DABC says new Herriman stadium meets liquor laws

  16-03-2018 19:17
  Utah soccer fans will be able to buy beer at Real Monarchs games, after all. Real Salt Lake’s minor-league affiliate received a state liquor license from the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage on Friday.The state liquor commission called the meeting specifically to grant the license so the Monarchs could set up dispensing equipment and buy beer in time for its March 31 season opener.Having the liquor license ends a months-long saga that started when the stadium’s planners and arch
  
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• ‘7 Days in Entebbe’ frames a true story about a hijacking with an unexpected motif

  16-03-2018 19:00
  “7 Days in Entebbe” is, as its name suggests, a pretty conventional ticktock of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France jetliner en route from Tel Aviv to Paris by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Red Army Faction, a German leftist group. Or it would be conventional, were it not for the fact that the movie opens with a startling snippet of performance by Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company, making you wonder, for a second, whether you have stumbled i
  
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• Win a pair of 🎟️🎟️ to tomorrow night’s game against the Sacramento Kings & two all-you-can-eat passes to the Ford F… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-03-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
  Win a pair of 🎟️🎟️ to tomorrow night’s game against the Sacramento Kings & two all-you-can-eat passes to the Ford F… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The rain came, the roof leaked and then Salt Lake County had to close this Mexican restaurant in Sandy

  16-03-2018 18:50
  Standing water in the kitchen, caused by a leaky roof, forced the closure of a Mexican restaurant in Sandy on Thursday.Health inspectors closed Los Floribetos Mexican Food, 8732 S. State St., according to a notice on the Salt Lake County Health Department website. Water was just one of 28 health violations found at the eatery — 11 of which were considered critical to human health, the report notes.The restaurant will remained closed until the owners can make necessary repairs and changes a
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Joe Ingles helped give Landon Carter the gift of sight. On Thursday, he saw the Jazz beat the Suns

  16-03-2018 18:50 via sportspyder.com
  ... dcast: Rudy Gobert is the NBA’s best center right now. Monson: The streaking Jazz are rising — and fighting — together Dante Exum shows no signs of hesitation ...
  
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• Joe Ingles helped give Landon Carter the gift of sight. On Thursday, he saw the Jazz beat the Suns

  16-03-2018 18:40
  For the first time in his life, Landon Carter was able to watch a live basketball game.But he has been seeing so much more than that lately, thanks to Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles. Imagine being born without irises like Carter was, a condition known as aniridia syndrome. He can focus on images that are six inches in front of his face, but the rest of the world is a blur. For the first eight years of his life, Carter lived in Utah without seeing a mountain. He couldn’t watch basketball unle
  
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• New film reveals Miss Piggy's backstory, more Muppet secrets

  16-03-2018 18:37
  Only Miss Piggy's creator knows the depths of her tragic origin story. Frank Oz, who gave life to the character in the early 1970s, says Piggy left her hometown farm for life in the big city after her dad died in a tractor accident and she had a falling out with her mother.Piggy went to charm school once she got to the Big Apple, Oz says, "but she had to pay for it, so she did some things she wasn't proud of." (A bacon commercial, he adds.)Gonzo's daring nature was born out of puppeteer Dave Goe
  
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• Commentary: United Utah Party caucus meetings – A non-extreme choice

  16-03-2018 18:00
  Since the beginning of mass meetings in Utah, Utah voters generally have had a choice between two sets of caucuses – Democratic and Republican. Voters who considered themselves more middle of the road had an unpalatable choice every two years between the left or the right. However, this year, there is another choice – the United Utah Party.The UUP will be holding caucuses at 20 locations across the state. The list of locations is available on our website. Even those who cannot travel
  
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