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• Oh, it’s #InternationalJazzDay? 🇦🇺🇨🇭🇫🇷🇪🇸🇸🇪🇧🇷 https://t.co/DlIXzB8wHD

  30-04-2018 23:54 via twitter.com
  
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• Jae Crowder’s shooting improves as his familiarity with Jazz offense grows

  30-04-2018 23:54
  Houston • Jae Crowder’s reads have gotten better. That’s Quin Snyder’s best explanation to the recent uptick in Crowder’s play.The Utah Jazz offense has long been intricate under Snyder, with multiple sets, variations and options that Crowder’s had to learn since coming to the Jazz in a trade that sent Rodney Hood to the Cleveland Cavaliers.With Cleveland, Crowder’s job was easy: He stood in a corner, spotted up from 3-point range, and waited for LeBron J
  
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• Workers at Utah VA hospital under fire for treating a veteran patient in a dirty room ‘just didn’t see’ how dirty it was, chief of staff says

  30-04-2018 23:44
  The chief of staff for health care at the Salt Lake City veterans hospital again apologized Monday for the dirty room where a patient was treated.Karen Gribbin, chief of staff for health care at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, said that staff members were focused on ending the wait for veteran Christopher Wilson when they showed him to the unkempt room April 5.“They just didn’t see the state of the room,” Gribbin said of the staffers. Wilson
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Impressive season lays groundwork for Pacers future

  30-04-2018 23:23 via sportspyder.com
  ... ebook Twitter Email Print Save Top Comments Most Popular Mitchell scores 33, Jazz rout Thunder 113-96 Mitchell scores 33, Jazz rout Thunder 113-96 Ricky Rubio ...
  
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• May is Utah’s Month of the Bird, Gov. Gary Herbert declares

  30-04-2018 23:14
  May is for the birds, according to a declaration issued Monday by Utah. Gov. Gary Herbert.The Beehive State may also qualify as the Birding State, boasting habitat for 400 avian species, Herbert noted in declaring May as Month of the Bird, timed with many bird-related events across the state and the world.“Utah is home to 22 Important Bird Areas that have international or state significance for biodiversity and birds,” the declaration states. “The Great Salt Lake and its associ
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz notes: Jarron Collins, Tyrone Corbin coaching update

  30-04-2018 23:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... f the New York Knicks, Now, Tyrone Corbin — who spent several years with the Jazz organization as both a coach and a player — has been axed in the Valley of t ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Chris Paul, Donovan Mitchell friendship comes to halt for Houston Rockets-Utah Jazz postseason series

  30-04-2018 23:10 via sportspyder.com
  ...of their Western Conference Semifinals series against Mitchell and the Utah Jazz on Sunday 110-96. Mitchell ended with 21 points and five assists while Paul...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Fans dehumanize the players they cheer for and against

  30-04-2018 23:06 via sportspyder.com
  ... nd bounds Monson: Donovan Mitchell teaches Russell Westbrook one last lesson Jazz’s reward for beating Thunder? A series with the team they haven’t beaten thi ...
  
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• NBA Daily: Playoffs Off to Strong Start as New Generation of Stars Emerges

  30-04-2018 23:00 via basketballinsiders.com
  Several of the NBA's youngest and brightest stars have emerged in the first-round of the postseason, writes James Blancarte.
  
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• Commentary: Fans dehumanize the players they cheer for and against

  30-04-2018 23:00
  Russell Westbrook is right. Let’s be clear on that from the start.On Friday night, Westbrook caused a stir when he called out Utah fans for their behavior after the Jazz defeated his Oklahoma City Thunder in their NBA first-round playoff series.Here’s what an irate Westbrook said of Salt Lake fans: “I don’t confront fans, fans confront me. Here in Utah, man, a lot of disrespectful, vulgar things are said to the players. I think these fans, man, it’s truly disrespect
  
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• [KSL] - Attorney misses deadline due to 'emotional impact' of Jazz loss, asks for more time

  30-04-2018 22:58 via sportspyder.com
  ...extending the filing deadline. "For purposes of this playoff series, he's a Jazz fan, too," according to court documents. "Jazz team chemistry and the qualit ...
  
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• Utah Jazz notes: Jarron Collins, Tyrone Corbin coaching update

  30-04-2018 22:56
  Utah Jazz alumni Jarron Collins and Tyrone Corbin continue their shuffle around the Association’s ever-turning coaching carousel. As ever, the NBA’s coaching carousel continues to turn. For a litany of teams not participating in postseason play, coaching searches are l’ordre du jour in the Association. To that end, one former Utah Jazz player is looking […]
  Utah Jazz notes: Jarron Collins, Tyrone Corbin coaching update - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site -
  
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• Utah Jazz alumni: Jarron Collins, Tyrone Corbin coaching update

  30-04-2018 22:56
  Utah Jazz alumni Jarron Collins and Tyrone Corbin continue their shuffle around the Association’s ever-turning coaching carousel. As ever, the NBA’s coaching carousel continues to turn. For a litany of teams not participating in postseason play, coaching searches are l’ordre du jour in the Association. To that end, one former Utah Jazz player is looking […]
  Utah Jazz alumni: Jarron Collins, Tyrone Corbin coaching update - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site
  
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• Chris Paul, Donovan Mitchell friendship comes to halt for Houston Rockets-Utah Jazz postseason series

  30-04-2018 22:55
  HOUSTON — As Donovan Mitchell celebrated, a text message popped up on his phone immediately following Utah’s closeout win against the Oklahoma City Thunder.“Congrats, talk to you after the series,” Chris Paul sent him late Friday.Waiting for the Utah Jazz in the very next round were the Houston Rockets and Paul — a close friend and mentor.Then, once they hit the court 38 hours later in Houston’s Toyota Center, there was no love on the hardwood.Paul helped the
  
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• Sit back, relax and enjoy your Threes of the Week!! 🎯🔥👌 #ThreesoftheWeek https://t.co/zgA4lM17tx

  30-04-2018 22:53 via twitter.com
  
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• Kragthorpe: Jazz see Game 2 against Rockets as their chance to start fresh

  30-04-2018 22:46
  Houston Quin Snyder wore faded jeans. The Jazz coach’s apparel told the story Monday, during his team’s first opportunity to rest, regroup and prepare for the next round of the NBA playoffs. The only flaw in that sentence is that Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals already took place, with Houston claiming a 110-96 victory Sunday. Even so, Snyder’s Zen philosophy phrase of the day made sense: “Empty our cup.” In other words, all the Jazz could do Monday was
  
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• Planned Hatch Center to partner with the University of Utah, build facility on South Temple

  30-04-2018 22:30
  Washington • The University of Utah will sell a parking lot in Salt Lake City to a foundation building a center to honor the legacy of Sen. Orrin Hatch, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.The Hatch Foundation is set to announce Wednesday a partnership between the forthcoming Hatch Center and the U. as well as a deal to erect a new facility across the street from the Thomas S. Monson Center, a U. reception and meeting facility in a historic mansion on South Temple named after the former LDS C
  
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• MLS week in review: Beautiful Banc of California Stadium witnesses a home opening victory

  30-04-2018 22:11
  LAFC defender Laurent Ciman’s game-winning free kick cut past the Seattle Sounders’ wall, off the hands of goalkeeper Stefan Frei and into the back of the net.Behind the goal, an already raucous crowd got even louder, as Ciman’s goal broke a scoreless deadlock in the third minute of stoppage time, lifting LAFC to a 1-0 win in its home opener Sunday. 90 + 3 | @LaurentCiman23 Goal
  The GAME-WINNER. #LAFCvSEA 1-0 https://t.co/NfNmKWhV4n— LAFC (@LAFC) April 30, 2018Ciman was t
  
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• .@Lockedonsports, @kristenkenney & @1041straight are live on Facebook to take your questions.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-04-2018 21:45 via twitter.com
  .@Lockedonsports, @kristenkenney & @1041straight are live on Facebook to take your questions.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• FULL 🎥 | @BucketsONeale00 & @CJC9BOSS Media Availability https://t.co/Ncrm4eTswi

  30-04-2018 21:39 via twitter.com
  
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• ‘Hamilton’ actor calls out Salt Lake City theatergoers for using cellphones at Sunday matinee, during Jazz game

  30-04-2018 21:14
  It wasn’t pistols at dawn at Weehawken, but the actor portraying Alexander Hamilton in the touring production of “Hamilton” at Salt Lake City’s Eccles Theater threw down the gauntlet at Utah theatergoers via Twitter.What got Joseph Morales riled up? Patrons looking at their cellphones during Sunday’s matinee performance.“SLC, you’re killing me,” Morales posted on Twitter during intermission. “Put your phones away. We can see you. This isn&rsq
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘Hamilton’ actor calls out Salt Lake City theatergoers for using cellphones at Sunday matinee, during Jazz game

  30-04-2018 21:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... inees Saturday and Sunday. Wednesday’s show will coincide with game 2 of the Jazz-Rockets series in Houston, while Friday night’s show will run the same time...
  
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• 🎥| Coach Snyder is live talking about Game 1 against the Houston Rockets. facebook.com/utahjazz/video…

  30-04-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  🎥| Coach Snyder is live talking about Game 1 against the Houston Rockets.facebook.com/utahjazz/video…
  
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• Veterinarians want you to know vaccines will not give your dog autism

  30-04-2018 21:00
  The British Veterinary Association, which represents thousands of practitioners in the United Kingdom, felt compelled to hop onto Twitter last week to issue a notable statement: “There’s currently no reliable scientific evidence to indicate autism in dogs (or its link to vaccines),” the group wrote.The tweet came in response to a widely condemned call-out from the television show “Good Morning Britain” for interviews with pet owners who believe their dogs developed
  
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• Megan McArdle: Will new short-term health plans undermine Obamacare?

  30-04-2018 21:00
  In February, the Trump administration announced that it was going to allow insurers to sell short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans to individuals. Reaction to this plan was, let us say, quite mixed.“If consumers think Obamacare premiums are high today, wait until people flood into these short-term and association health plans,” industry consultant Robert Laszewski told Kaiser Health News. “The Trump administration will bring rates down substantially for healthy peo
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - 20 years after Michael Jordan push-off, Bryon Russell feels Utah Jazz should retire his jersey

  30-04-2018 20:34 via sportspyder.com
  ... ot” Rod Hundley are the last ones to see their names go up next to the other Jazz retirees — along with Miller himself in 2010. “B. Russ means a lot to the or ...
  
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• 20 years after Michael Jordan push-off, Bryon Russell feels Utah Jazz should retire his jersey

  30-04-2018 20:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — Like millions of others around the world, a 10-year-old boy was glued to the television screen for Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals live on NBC.Steph Curry can’t recall exactly where he was or who specifically he was with, but what he witnessed on June 14, 1998, remains unforgettable.“It’s crazy,” Curry described, shaking his head.The moment is forever etched in basketball history. With less than 10 seconds remaining, Utah's Bryon Russell found himself
  
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• “I think we’ll be fresher and more engaged and take away what they want to do on both ends of the court.” -… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-04-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  “I think we’ll be fresher and more engaged and take away what they want to do on both ends of the court.” -… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 🎥 @BucketsONeale00 & @CJC9BOSS are live with the media. Tune in! facebook.com/utahjazz/video…

  30-04-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  🎥 @BucketsONeale00 & @CJC9BOSS are live with the media. Tune in!facebook.com/utahjazz/video…
  
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• Sandy police looking for man who allegedly exposed himself to a child in South Town mall bathroom

  30-04-2018 20:18
  Police are asking the public for help finding a male suspect who allegedly exposed himself to a child in the bathroom at a Sandy mall and then knocked the child’s mother to the ground when she tried to take his photo.At about 7 p.m. on April 21, the “unknown male” approached a 9-year-old boy in the bathroom at the South Town mall, a news release from the Sandy Police Department said.The man pulled down his pants and exposed himself to the child, the boy told police. While his p
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: It’s sad, but Russell Westbrook is right about some Jazz fans

  30-04-2018 20:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... on tickets and arranged babysitting. My wife and I were excited to watch our Jazz close this series out. Seated clear up in the upper bowl, two men next to me ...
  
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• Kragthorpe: Chris Paul is back to bother the Jazz in the playoffs, but Joe Johnson won’t haunt his old team

  30-04-2018 20:05
  Houston • Houston guard Chris Paul skated into the lane, stopped and popped a jump shot over Jazz center Rudy Gobert. Hmmm. Where have we seen this before? The Jazz succeeded in breaking up the Los Angeles Clippers with their Game 7 victory in a first-round playoff series last year, only to face Paul in the Western Conference semifinals this spring. He’s merely a sidekick of James Harden in Houston’s backcourt, illustrating the Rockets’ volume of talent. Joe Johnson is ano
  
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• Letter: Helpless man with Alzheimer’s has a criminal record, but deserves assistance

  30-04-2018 20:00
  An acquaintance is 64 years old, and has Alzheimer’s. He can’t work because the Alzheimer’s is too advanced, so he lives on $700 a month in Social Security.Thanks to our Legislature, he can’t get Medicaid; so he can’t afford to get declared disabled by a doctor and receive more in SS benefits. He applied for subsidized housing but was turned down because of a felony on his record from the early ’90s for possession of marijuana. He has no family for help, so gi
  
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• Commentary: It’s sad, but Russell Westbrook is right about some Jazz fans

  30-04-2018 20:00
  I am not a Russell Westbrook fan. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that Westbrook is the player I like the least in the NBA. I believe he’s a selfish, inefficient player who is all about padding his own stats.It frustrates me that his flaws are often overlooked by the national media and by basketball fans in general because of the highlights he generates. We tune in to “Sports Center” and see his vicious dunks and explosive drives to the basket. They are amazing, and he&r
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Three-Point Threat Podcast Episode 31: Reviewing Utah Jazz Playoff Performance

  30-04-2018 19:46 via sportspyder.com
  ... n to what we should expect next. For Point 2, I specifically tackle the Utah Jazz’s Game 1 performance against the Houston Rockets. Obviously the contest didn ...
  
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• Three-Point Threat Podcast Episode 31: Reviewing Utah Jazz Playoff Performance

  30-04-2018 19:39
  The latest episode of the Three-Point Threat Podcast reviews the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs as well as all things Utah Jazz! The first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs is in the books and for the second straight season, the Utah Jazz have advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals! As the fifth […]
  Three-Point Threat Podcast Episode 31: Reviewing Utah Jazz Playoff Performance - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Spokesman: George H.W. Bush to remain in hospital

  30-04-2018 19:39
  Houston • A family spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush will remain hospitalized “to continue regaining strength” as he recovers from an infection requiring his hospitalization a day after his wife’s funeral.Bush was admitted April 22 to Houston Methodist Hospital. He’s being treated for an infection that spread to his blood.Family spokesman Jim McGrath said Monday the 93-year-old Bush “is in great spirits and is looking forward to going home soon.&
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Houston, SLC police chiefs make a friendly wager on Jazz-Rockets series

  30-04-2018 19:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... ins to earn his steak dinner after the Rockets defeated the Ricky Rubio-less Jazz in Game 1 Sunday, 110-96. ...
  
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• Houston, SLC police chiefs make a friendly wager on Jazz-Rockets series

  30-04-2018 19:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — Pride isn't the only thing on the line during this second-round playoff series for the police chiefs from Salt Lake City and Houston.You could say they have something at steak when it comes to the results between the Jazz and Rockets.Over the weekend, Salt Lake City's crime-fighting boss, Mike Brown, and Houston chief Art Acevedo made a friendly wager on the Western Conference semifinals outcome.The winner gets a steak dinner, not to mention the opportunity to continue che
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Judge grants extension to Utah lawyer following Jazz loss

  30-04-2018 19:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... y. King says he had taken a break Wednesday from writing a memo to watch the Jazz play the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 in the first round of the NBA playo ...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Kragthorpe: Chris Paul is back to bother the Jazz in the playoffs, but Joe Johnson won’t haunt his old team

  30-04-2018 19:20 via sportspyder.com
  ...Yeah, that seems to work. Every shot Paul made Sunday evoked images of that Jazz-Clippers series, which the Jazz wouldn’t have won without Johnson. The veter ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets, Game 1: Don’t count the Jazz out

  30-04-2018 19:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... ounter-moves from both head coaches. The Jazz lost Game 1, but fought to the last breath in the second half, trimming a 27 ...
  
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• ‘We don’t seem to be a priority’: A Utah veteran found his VA clinic room filled with trash and dirty medical tools

  30-04-2018 19:08
  When American soldiers bathe in Iraq, where a grimy film coats every surface, they are reminded by bathroom signs not to ingest anything that comes from the tap.So when Christopher Wilson left the Army after two tours in Iraq and sought medical care for his service-related injury at the Department of Veterans Affairs, he expected a cleaner environment than what he encountered at a VA clinic in Salt Lake City on April 5.Wilson was shocked by what he found inside a clinic room during his appointme
  
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• Letter: Amid GOP coverage, a hint of Jenny Wilson’s candidacy — at last

  30-04-2018 19:00
  In the past few weeks, The Salt Lake Tribune has covered in detail every twist and turn of the Republican Party convention as they try to figure out who’s the truest of the true Republicans.Then, in an article about the primary senatorial race between Mike Kennedy and Mitt Romney, the writer actually included a picture of the loyal opposition, Jenny Wilson, along with about one column inch of copy about her. I almost fell off my chair!Thank you so much for letting your readers knows that D
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: On Korea, Trump has already been ‘played’

  30-04-2018 19:00
  President Donald Trump looks with disdain on those who get snookered, which is odd since he’s the easiest of marks for anyone with a red carpet and a batch of insincere compliments.His defensiveness about being “played” was evident when asked about the upcoming meeting with North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong Un. “We’re not going to be played, OK? We’re going to hopefully make a deal, if not that’s fine,” he said on Friday at the White House dur
  
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• Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets Gm 1 react: Don’t count the Jazz out

  30-04-2018 18:59
  The Utah Jazz lost 110-96 to the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their second-round series without the help of Ricky Rubio (hamstring). The Utah Jazz opened their second-round series with the Houston Rockets in less than inspiring fashion on Sunday. After the first quarter, James Harden and Co. led by 13; by halftime, the […]
  Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets Gm 1 react: Don’t count the Jazz out - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• #MondayMotivation https://t.co/Jcun05ksOW

  30-04-2018 18:53 via twitter.com
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Havasupai Tribe convicts 3 for animal abuse, 2 more charged

  30-04-2018 18:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... lice chiefs in Salt Lake City and Houston bet dinner and a hat on outcome of Jazz-Rockets series High-growth companies such as mattress maker Purple are lifti ...
  
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• A Yellowstone geyser has experienced unusual eruptions lately, and scientists can’t explain why

  30-04-2018 18:44
  The Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park can spout 300 feet of scalding water into the air, a feature of the world’s tallest active geyser. That is known.What isn’t known is why is the geyser has erupted three times in the past six weeks, including one event on Friday in an unusual pattern that hasn’t occurred since 2003.The spike in activity has puzzled scientists who closely monitor Yellowstone — the crown jewel of the national park system that rests on top of
  
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• Havasupai Tribe convicts 3 for animal abuse, 2 more charged

  30-04-2018 18:40
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • The Havasupai Tribe said three animal abuse cases in its tribal court have ended in convictions since it promised last year to make animal-cruelty offenses a top priority.Two other people have also had animal cruelty charges filed against them in the past month, the Arizona Daily Sun reported .Animal treatment concerns arose two years ago when federal authorities arrested a tribal member for abuse of his horses. The arrest brought widespread attention as well as calls for
  
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