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• Libertarian group that helped write Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative calls LDS Church’s analysis ‘a political attack piece’

  14-05-2018 23:58
  A group that helped write Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative has agreed with several recent critiques of the measure raised by the LDS Church, but it pushed back Monday in a 7,000-word, point-by-point rebuttal.The response by the libertarian-leaning Libertas Institute to an analysis released Friday by Kirton McConkie, a law firm for the Mormon church, continues a weeks-long tit-for-tat between backers and opponents of what may be Utah’s most high-profile and contentious ballo
  
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• Melania Trump undergoes procedure ‘to treat a benign kidney condition’

  14-05-2018 23:07
  Washington • First lady Melania Trump underwent a medical procedure to “treat a benign kidney condition” on Monday morning at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and is expected to remain hospitalized for the rest of the week, according to her communications director.“The procedure was successful and there were no complications,” according to a statement released by the White House. “Mrs. Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and wil
  
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• After Supreme Court ruling, Utah’s Hatch to introduce legislation on sports betting

  14-05-2018 22:42
  Washington • Sen. Orrin Hatch said Monday he would unveil legislation soon on sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law that had prohibited it outside Nevada. Hatch, R-Utah, didn’t detail what his bill would do but his office said it would set a standard for sports betting that would “uphold the integrity of the game,” protect consumers, safeguard against underage and problem gambling, and ensure that states that do not want sports betting won&
  
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• #MondayMotivation https://t.co/V7DQMmfXm9

  14-05-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  
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• Sports betting is now on the table nationally, but probably not in Utah

  14-05-2018 22:29
  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law against betting on sports in most of the nation, opening the door for states to legalize gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other competitions.But don’t expect anything to change in Utah, one of two states that currently boasts of outlawing all forms of gambling.“Utah has a long history of deciding that they don’t want gambling,” said Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross. “I can’t say what will
  
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• [The Score] - Better Luck Next Year: Utah Jazz edition

  14-05-2018 22:03 via sportspyder.com
  ... were negative, and it was diagnosed as mere "foot soreness," but you can bet Jazz fans won't breathe easy until they get proof of health as early as possible...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Alec Burks is happy to finally be healthy, but faces an uncertain future with the Utah Jazz

  14-05-2018 21:27 via sportspyder.com
  ...first quarter. After that game, coach Quin Snyder went so far as to say the Jazz wouldn’t have won without the contributions of Burks. “It’s easy for a coach ...
  
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• An incredible night for a special Jazz fan. "I wanted to find a story in Utah, a story of helping someone else do… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 21:26 via twitter.com
  An incredible night for a special Jazz fan."I wanted to find a story in Utah, a story of helping someone else do… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Alec Burks is happy to finally be healthy, but faces an uncertain future with the Utah Jazz

  14-05-2018 21:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — As the 2017-18 Utah Jazz season came to a close earlier this week, Alec Burks proclaimed he was as healthy as he’s been at the end of a season in several years.“It’s a blessing I got through the season healthy,” said Burks, who missed significant portions of the previous three seasons with an assortment of injuries.Ironically, now that he’s finally 100 percent, Burks’ future with the team may be as tenuous as it’s been since he joi
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - NBA teams look to the future with draft lottery, combine

  14-05-2018 20:58 via sportspyder.com
  ... tter Email Print Save Top Comments Most Popular Quiz: Do you know these Utah Jazz players? Paul scores 27 and Harden has 24 as Houston wins 100-87 Cavs laugh...
  
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• With the Olympics in the rear-view mirror, Nathan Chen returns home to perform in ice show, but a life-changing experience is on the horizon

  14-05-2018 20:42
  The limelight has dimmed, allowing Nathan Chen to, at last, take a few deep breaths and get back to being a normal teenager eager for the next phase of his promising road ahead. It’s been three months since the 19-year-old figure skating phenom from Salt Lake City stormed into the 2018 Olympic Winter Games with the highest of expectations as a primetime media darling. As quickly and ruthlessly as the Games can take hold, the grip loosens just as fast. That has allowed Chen, who finished fi
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - The Latest: Analyst projects $57B market for legal betting

  14-05-2018 20:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... tter Email Print Save Top Comments Most Popular Quiz: Do you know these Utah Jazz players? Paul scores 27 and Harden has 24 as Houston wins 100-87 Cavs laugh...
  
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• Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide

  14-05-2018 20:04
  Washington • The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.The justices voted 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a 1992 law that forbade state-authorized sports gambling with some exceptions. It made Nevada the only state where a person could wager on the results of a single game.Many s
  
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• Reacting to plunging revenues, Salt Lake Tribune lays off a third of its newsroom, cuts back print offerings

  14-05-2018 19:15
  In a radical restructuring of Utah’s largest newspaper, owner Paul Huntsman proceeded Monday with cutting 34 Salt Lake Tribune employees from a newsroom staff of 90, along with elimination of key print sections and many well-known writers read for generations.After sounding the alarm last Tuesday, Huntsman — whose wealthy father, philanthropist and Tribune champion Jon Huntsman Sr., died Feb. 2 — enacted a drastic reduction in costs at The Tribune in light of what he said were
  
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• Cake: A+ Shirt: A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++howmanycharactersdowehaveleft++++… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
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• Kragthorpe: Will BYU make a bowl game? Barely. Will Utah win a Pac-12 South title? Not quite.

  14-05-2018 18:45
  Utah and BYU will meet Nov. 24 in the first installment of the football rivalry that will conclude a regular season since 2010, when the schools ended their Mountain West eras.So this is the first year when the Utes could follow the BYU game with an appearance in the Pac-12 championship game six days later. And the Cougars could face Utah in consecutive games for the first time ever, with the rivals opening the 2019 season in Provo. Both developments are possible. I’m saying neither will h
  
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• Pro snowboarder Nate Bozung arrested in Park City after police say he loaded a rifle and said ‘I’m going to kill you!’

  14-05-2018 18:32
  Park City police arrested professional snowboarder Nate Bozung early Saturday on suspicion of holding a knife up to one person and threatening to shoot another person with a rifle. Bozung remained in the Summit County jail on Monday on suspicion of aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and marijuana possession. He has not been formally charged. According to a probable cause booking statement filed by Park City police, Bozung was among a group who had been at a bar late Friday or e
  
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• “A lot of ups and downs but definitely one of the best seasons of my career, not only on the court but off the cour… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 18:03 via twitter.com
  “A lot of ups and downs but definitely one of the best seasons of my career, not only on the court but off the cour… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee on hand for controversial U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem, says the relocation is ‘long overdue’

  14-05-2018 17:57
  Washington • Sen. Mike Lee of Utah was in Jerusalem on Monday as the United States officially moved its embassy there from Tel Aviv, a controversial shift sparking riots that have already killed more than 40 people.The White House said the embassy relocation would allow Israel to determine its own capital.“May there be peace,” President Donald Trump said in a video statement played at the event. “It is truly an honor to be here in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, for the
  
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• Margaret Sullivan: Symptoms at NBC hint at a larger sickness

  14-05-2018 16:23
  As months go, this has been a terrible one for NBC News. Among the low points:• The ace reporter whose work the network’s management couldn’t seem to support adequately — Ronan Farrow — broke another huge story for the competitor he fled to. Namely, that New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman allegedly has physically assaulted several of his romantic partners; Schneiderman resigned last week just hours after Farrow and Jane Mayer published their investigation in
  
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• Letter: Trump has kept his promises and deserves our prayers

  14-05-2018 16:20
  In response to Lynne Larson’s May 8 letter, I would like to remind her that 60 million people voted for Donald Trump to lead our country and make America great again.We did not vote him into office to be our “spiritual leader,” although he emphatically supports the Christian community and we should all pray for him. In the short time he has been in office, he has kept his promises and the results are evident. The economy is doing great, the war on ISIS was won, lower taxes, low
  
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• Ramesh Ponnuru: Bipartisan battle lines on confirmations are hardening

  14-05-2018 16:17
  Scott Pruitt, the embattled director of the Environmental Protection Agency, still has his job in part because the White House doesn’t think it can get anyone it would want to replace him confirmed by the Senate. Gina Haspel’s nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency is hanging by a thread.Both cases are part of a larger trend: The partisan battle lines over confirmation are rapidly hardening.When President Barack Obama took office, his first EPA director, Lisa Ja
  
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• Political Cornflakes: How does fake news spread? A lesson in checking your news sources.

  14-05-2018 16:15
  How does fake news spread? A lesson in checking your news sources. The LDS Church offers a legal document against medical marijuana initiative. Romney comes out swinging against pastor with anti-Mormon bias.Welcome to Monday. How does fake news spread? Essentially, by those who don’t want to check whether the purported story is actually real. They click, they share, they add to the noise because it sounds like what they believe. Too often a social media user adds to the fake news cycle unw
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: We have no Iran policy

  14-05-2018 16:15
  Veteran Middle East negotiator Dennis Ross was a critic of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran deal, and recognized the need to shore up provisions on inspections and sunset clauses. What he — like many reasoned voices (some who opposed the JCPOA and some who did not) — now sees is something arguably worse than the JCPOA.“Ironically, had Trump worked to isolate the Iranians by focusing on their deception on nuclear weapons and brought the Europeans al
  
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• Dozens killed in Gaza as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem

  14-05-2018 16:10
  Gaza City, Gaza Strip • Israeli fire killed at least 41 Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border on Monday, marking the deadliest day of violence there since a devastating 2014 cross-border war and casting a pall over Israel’s festive inauguration of the new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem.In a show of anger fueled by the embassy move, protesters set tires on fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, and hurled firebombs and stones toward Israeli troops acro
  
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• Letter: It’s hard to buy The Tribune if one can’t get a copy

  14-05-2018 16:09
  Re: The May 9 article about Paul Huntsman’s ordered layoffs, reduction of print pages and content changes in light of continued financial difficulties.I live in South Farmington, and on any given morning I will go searching for The Tribune at Harmons at Farmington Station, the Chevron Corner store in downtown Farmington or Dick’s Market in Centerville.Almost always by 9 a.m. the papers are sold out. On some Monday mornings The Tribune has not been delivered at all. The clerks at Dick
  
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• Letter: Race for the Cure has been a fount of amazing experiences

  14-05-2018 15:59
  Every May since 1999, I’ve known where I would be the day before Mother’s Day. Rain or shine, before dawn, I’d put on my pink T-shirt and join thousands of others to walk or run the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.My first year it was at Franklin Covey Field, moved to The Gateway, and finally to Library Square. I never dreamed that May 13, 2017, celebrating my 25th survivor anniversary, would be the last race in Salt Lake City. For the thousands of survivors, families, volunte
  
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• Jerusalem welcomes new U.S. Embassy as Palestinians decry ‘hostile’ move

  14-05-2018 15:59
  Jerusalem • An American delegation including White House officials and major GOP donors officially opened the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, handing Israel a long-sought victory but touching off fresh clashes from outraged Palestinians.The ceremony — attended by President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka — capped Trump’s pledge to shift the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to offer diplomatic recognition to Israel’s claim of Jerusalem as its capital.But the backd
  
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• Letter: Severing ties with the Scouts, LDS Church could next opt out of running the state

  14-05-2018 15:49
  Congratulations to the Scouts on becoming independent in Utah (as they are almost everywhere else). When our family first came to Utah, my son was anxious to enroll in the BSA. However, after a few meetings he reported this was actually a church organization. I investigated and found he was right. Their literature even said the purpose of Scouting was to prepare boys for their missions. So my son missed out. And the church was denied that golden opportunity to use this vehicle to convert my vuln
  
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• Letter: Stewart’s touting of RMP rate-reduction ‘benefit’ to consumers is laughable

  14-05-2018 15:42
  The Tribune reported that Rocky Mountain Power would reduce its charges to ratepayers by slightly less than $3 per month as a result of the recent tax bill that funneled millions of deficit-financed tax dollars to corporations.Rep. Chris Stewart exuberantly tweeted out this supposed benefit of the tax bill. This is risible.As a public utility, the Utah Division of Public Utilities sets limits to RMP’s profitability and the rates it can charge. The only reason ratepayers see this decrease i
  
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• Gehrke: Victims of sex abuse should be able to sue the perpetrator, even if the case is decades old

  14-05-2018 15:32
  The Utah Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether a woman can pursue a sex abuse case against a federal judge who stepped down when her allegations went public.You may remember hearing Terry Mitchell’s story when it made national headlines in 2016. Mitchell witnessed the murder of two of her friends, both black, by racist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin while they were jogging in Liberty Park in 1980. Mitchell has alleged that Richard Warren Roberts, a then-27-year-old federa
  
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• Sex trafficking survivor now helps Utah women escape the same abuse

  14-05-2018 15:00
  Renee LaGrant is a late bloomer.The native Salt Laker has been around — in the worst possible sense of the word — but has been able to overcome obstacles, including sex trafficking and addiction, and now works to make a difference for women caught in the same traps.“I’m doing great. I’m doing awesome,” she said with a big smile last week at Journey of Hope — Utah, an organization dedicated to women transitioning out of prison, fleeing domestic violence,
  
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• Gehrke: Victims of sex abuse should be able to sue their abusers, even if the case is decades old

  14-05-2018 15:00
  The Utah Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether a woman can pursue a sex abuse case against a federal judge who stepped down when her allegations went public.You may remember hearing Terry Mitchell’s story when it made national headlines in 2016. Mitchell witnessed the murder of two of her friends, both black, by racist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin while they were jogging in Liberty Park in 1980. Mitchell has alleged that Richard Warren Roberts, a then-27-year-old federa
  
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• Editor’s note: Tribune restructure allows for a more sustainable future

  14-05-2018 14:44
  Today The Salt Lake Tribune announced staff cuts, forced by the financial realities facing newspapers across the country as print circulation and ad revenue decline at the same time audiences move to digital platforms.These staff cuts, and some reductions in print, will help put us on a more stable path. The vast majority of our readers have moved to our website and apps. An upgraded sltrib.com, gains on social media platforms, new ways of digital storytelling and a growing digital subscriber ba
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - NBA Offseason: What will happen with Derrick Favors in free agency?

  14-05-2018 14:17 via sportspyder.com
  ... k about some of our favorite moments. What was it that made the 2017-18 Utah Jazz so much fun? (wink ... wink... ..cough.... great now I’m sick.) Next we go o ...
  
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• [Hashtag Basketball] - Series Preview: Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets | Golden State Warriors

  14-05-2018 14:01 via sportspyder.com
  ... offs, with 4-1 series victories over the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz, for a reason. They have the only backcourt in the league that can compare p ...
  
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• ‘Bigot’ pastor who once labeled Mormonism a cult shouldn’t give prayer at embassy event in Israel, Romney argues

  14-05-2018 10:11
  Washington • Ahead of the United States placing its embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, Utah Republican Senate candidate Mitt Romney tweeted that he has concerns about one of the event’s headlining speakers, who has previously called Mormonism a cult.Robert Jeffress, a Texas Baptist pastor who once said that a vote for Romney, then a GOP presidential candidate, was vote for Satan, is scheduled to speak at the event to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Av to Jerusalem, a controversial action
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Kyle Kuzma shows the Utah Jazz some love on Twitter

  14-05-2018 08:00 via sportspyder.com
  ... ealed the deal. Of course, this isn’t the first time he’s given props to the Jazz. Throughout the 2017-18 season, he’s been a very public supporter of Jazz ro ...
  
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• Kyle Kuzma shows the Utah Jazz some love on Twitter

  14-05-2018 07:49
  University of Utah alum turned LA Lakers star rookie Kyle Kuzma is giving some Utah Jazz shout-outs via Twitter. Make no mistake about it — Kyle Kuzma is a Utah man. Even as the former Ute star is making good in the pro game as one of the NBA’s up-and-coming playmaking forwards with the Los […]
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• ‘Bigot’ pastor who once labeled Mormonism a cult shouldn’t speak at embassy event in Israel, Romney argues

  14-05-2018 06:31
  Washington • Ahead of the United States placing its embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, Utah Republican Senate candidate Mitt Romney tweeted that he has concerns about one of the event’s headlining speakers, who has previously called Mormonism a cult.Robert Jeffress, a Texas Baptist pastor who once said that a vote for Romney, then a GOP presidential candidate, was vote for Satan, is scheduled to speak at the event to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Av to Jerusalem, a controversial action
  
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• Jazz’s Derrick Favors on his impending free agency: ‘I want to be here’

  14-05-2018 06:22
  If you had given truth serum to Derrick Favors and the Utah Jazz in December, both sides probably would’ve pointed to an inevitable breakup.The Jazz and coach Quin Snyder have held a long-standing search for a playmaking power forward, one who can shoot to 3-point range, and one who can also make plays for himself and others off the dribble.And Favors has long wanted to be featured more. He’s wanted to be on the floor nightly in late fourth quarter situations, and that simply wasn&rs
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Donovan Mitchell reacts to Cavs-Celtics score

  14-05-2018 05:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... er plays. Mitchell had a spectacular rookie season in the NBA, as he led the Jazz in scoring during both the regular season and the playoffs. In the regular s ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors states, “I want to be here”

  14-05-2018 04:55 via sportspyder.com
  ...Buy Now! And recently, he made his thoughts on staying with the Jazz even more clear. According to a Salt Lake Tribune report, in a Saturday inte ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors states, “I want to be here”

  14-05-2018 04:49
  Despite several question marks facing both him and his spot on the team this summer, Derrick Favors has made his desire to stay with the Utah Jazz clear. Although the Utah Jazz aren’t facing nearly as worrisome of an offseason this summer as they did last summer when both of their two leading scorers, Gordon […]
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• Highly recruited Arizona prep quarterback Jacob Conover commits to BYU on Mother’s Day

  14-05-2018 03:42
  Provo • A highly recruited prep quarterback from Arizona made Mother’s Day even more special for BYU’s football coaching staff on Sunday. Jacob Conover, a junior at Chandler (Ariz.) High School, announced via Twitter that he has committed to play for the Cougars. Conover, a four-star recruit, is expected to go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at BYU. “Committing to the school of my dreams. Go Cougs,” Conover wrote on the social media website. Conover also ha
  
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• Is your favorite TV show canceled? Here’s your guide to what’s renewed and what’s in trouble.

  14-05-2018 03:35
  The time has arrived: Over the next several days, broadcast networks will officially decide which TV shows will live on for another season.This annual process happens around Upfront Week in May, when executives from NBC, Fox, ABC, CBS and CW present their fall schedules to advertisers. Although the upfronts officially start Monday, many programming decisions have already been made - we’ll keep a continuously updating list starting today and throughout next week as we find out which shows a
  
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• Commentary: When men act like Eric Schneiderman in private, who cares how they act in public?

  14-05-2018 03:23
  Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is only the latest ally of feminists to turn out to be an accused abuser as well. In recent weeks, we’ve also learned of a prominent liberal tech consultant, Clay Johnson, whose career was not at all derailed by rape allegations and sexist verbal abuse. Multiple women have accused MacArthur “genius grant” winner Junot Díaz, a rape survivor, of actions ranging from unwanted kisses to rageful outbursts. Rep. Tony Cá
  
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• A 14th human foot — this one in a hiking boot — washes ashore in Canada

  14-05-2018 03:03
  Like nearly all of the 13 human feet that had mysteriously washed up on Canadian shores before it, the 14th foot appeared, unexpectedly, on the banks of the Salish Sea in British Columbia. This time, a man walking the beach on Gabriola Island discovered the appendage last Sunday afternoon, trapped in a mass of logs, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.The law-enforcement agency described the foot as “disarticulated” — that is to say, disconnected from the human body
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Utah’s future is hot, dry and full of ticks

  14-05-2018 03:02
  Utah is still some weeks away from being in the full grasp of summer. But already we are hearing warnings from people whose job it is to know about these things that drought and other weather patterns have several hazards in store for us.The most immediate and dangerous is the threat of a fire season that will start early — like, now — and be longer and riskier until at least August.For most people, that means being aware and intelligent. Activities that may seem normal and innocuous
  
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• E.J. Dionne: Thinking about America after Trump

  14-05-2018 02:53
  Pittsburgh • In the imaginations of his hopeful defenders, Donald Trump was supposed to transcend left and right. He’d break the Republican Party from the shibboleths of the Reagan Era and create a new ideology mindful of the interests of the party’s working-class supporters.Trump signaled this regularly. He touted a big infrastructure program. He insisted he would never cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. He said his health care plan would be more comprehensive than Obam
  
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