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• Cavaliers’ Kevin Love to miss Game 7 vs. Celtics with concussion

  26-05-2018 23:38
  Cleveland • Kevin Love won't be able to help LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Game 7 against the Celtics.Love was placed in the NBA's concussion protocol and the All-Star forward will miss Sunday's series finale of the Eastern Conference finals, a personal blow and yet another challenge for Cleveland to overcome.The Cavaliers said Love, who inadvertently bashed heads with Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum in the first quarter of Game 6, experienced concussion-like symptoms Saturday before the te
  
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• What to watch for in the French Open: Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and more

  26-05-2018 22:54
  Paris • As usual, all eyes are on Serena Williams, no matter what — whether she’s attending the most talked-about wedding of the year or practicing at Roland Garros.That she recently engaged in those two activities on consecutive days, in different countries, highlighted what a star she is, in and out of tennis, and added to the buzz that Williams will, indeed, return to play at the French Open, which is what her coach has vowed.Main-draw action begins Sunday in what would be Wi
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - One year ago, Donovan Mitchell killed his workout with the Utah Jazz

  26-05-2018 22:19 via sportspyder.com
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• One year ago, Donovan Mitchell killed his workout with the Utah Jazz

  26-05-2018 22:02
  Donovan Mitchell’s meteoric rise with the Utah Jazz began one year ago with a pre-draft workout that sent shockwaves through the organization. “I just wanted to work out with the Jazz. I love the organization.” That’s what Donovan Mitchell told reporters one year ago this weekend — on May 27, 2017 — when he had his […]
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• Commentary: This is why we can’t have a conversation about guns with fellow Americans or fellow Mormons

  26-05-2018 21:34
  “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord.”— Isaiah 1:18Another school shooting. Another nine kids and a teacher dead. This time in Texas. This time with Ted Cruz imploring prayers of support and the governor talking about legislation he plans to introduce “next week” that he admits would not have done much good “this week.” Pompous politicians pontificating, but no one saying anything much about guns.Because in America, there is no conversat
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Could standing pat be the best path forward?

  26-05-2018 21:00 via sportspyder.com
  ... Utah Jazz notes: Renae Ingles’ netball return, Coach Wells at BWB Asia by Ryan Aston ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Could standing pat be the best path forward?

  26-05-2018 20:46
  With major questions surrounding the rest of the division, could a focus on cap flexibility and internal development be the best way for the Utah Jazz to take over the Northwest? You could make a pretty strong argument that, top to bottom, the Northwest Division was the strongest in the NBA this season. They sent […]
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• Monson: I was wrong — the Warriors aren’t invincible

  26-05-2018 20:45
  Good news for the Jazz and every other team in the NBA.Competitive outcomes in the league are not written in the stars, not even written with any exactness by the stars.I — and darn near everybody else in the universe — was wrong about the invincibility of the Golden State Warriors. Turns out, teams do have a chance against them. This year and in the years ahead. They are within shouting distance of being beatable, even in a best-of-seven playoff series, at least by a team as good as
  
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• Letter: Only a cruel God would make LGBT people the way they are

  26-05-2018 20:24
  It was nice to read in The Salt Lake Tribune, about the LGBT community, that God made them that way. Am I the only one who’s offended by this?It takes away the accusation that it was their choice. But on the other hand, it makes God a real cruel God, to make them that way and have them, since old Biblical times, exposed to being killed, persecuted, shunned, judged, bullied, rejected, pestered, tortured, treated as second-hand citizens in His holy name and by His servants of all stripes.Evo
  
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• New sports franchises are popping up all over the Salt Lake Valley. How many is too many?

  26-05-2018 20:06
  Over five decades in football, Dennis Erickson has had more job offers than he can count. They’ve come from colleges, NFL franchises — and a bunch of people promising opportunities in upstart leagues. But it wasn’t until now that Erickson finally said yes to one of the newcomers, agreeing to become the head coach of a Salt Lake City team in the new Alliance of American Football League.“I’ve had opportunities to coach in leagues like this, but this is, by far, the be
  
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• Las Vegas casino-hotel worker strike would have far-reaching effect

  26-05-2018 20:00
  Las Vegas • What happens in Las Vegas could have a ripple effect across the country if 50,000 casino-hotel workers employed at more than 30 of the city’s world-famous resorts go on strike at any time starting next week.If members of the union that includes hotel and food workers don’t show up to work, it could cost the destination millions and lead to travel woes for anyone taking a vacation or business trip to Sin City. It could also send casinos looking for temporary workers a
  
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• Want the beauty of Utah’s Bryce and Zion, without all the people? Try these less-crowded areas — or 20 others across the country.

  26-05-2018 19:38
  Park visitation is at a record high — good for tourism, not so good for peace and quiet. From Acadia to Zion, Bryce Canyon to Yosemite, leading writers and environmentalists share their alternatives to the most popular spots.
  1. The attraction: Acadia National Park, Maine (3.5 million annual visits)The alternative: Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota (237,000 visits)Location: Northern Minnesota, on the Canadian borderTop place to stay: Camping near Kabetogama lake, for the incredible quiet
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - How did Box Plus-Minus, Win Shares and Player Efficiency Rating rank the 2017-18 Utah Jazz?

  26-05-2018 19:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... ed in the 10-15 range, at worst. being a top 40 player may surprise some non-Jazz fans. But of course, we’re well aware of the impact he has on both ends. RPM ...
  
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• Utahn Josh Holt has been freed after nearly two years in a Venezuelan prison; he and his wife are headed to a White House welcome

  26-05-2018 18:48
  Washington • Utahn Josh Holt has been released from a Venezuelan prison and is headed home, Sen. Orrin Hatch announced Saturday morning.Holt, who has been held in prison for nearly two years on charges that he illegally possessed weapons, was let go Saturday after extensive pressure by the United States.“I’m pleased to announce that after two years of hard work, we’ve secured the release of Josh and [his wife] Thamy Holt, who are now on their way home to the United States
  
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• Airbnb’s Experiences program has launched in Utah, and hosts are seeing their reservations fill up

  26-05-2018 18:47
  Learn to forge a rose of metal in Provo.Dine in a Navajo hogan after tending sheep in San Juan County.Paddleboard under the stars in St. George.
  Airbnb’s Experiences program has arrived in Utah — and two weeks after the feature quietly rolled out here, the options are vast and reservations are filling up. The online platform connects travelers to “hosts” chosen by Airbnb to lead activities with a local flair.“We’re booking like crazy, far faster than I thought
  
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• Kragthorpe: Utah fans are jumping on the Vegas Knights’ bandwagon, and why not? But remember, they pursued us first.

  26-05-2018 18:35
  Michigan native Mike MacDonald wore a Detroit jersey and a Vegas cap when the hockey teams met in October. As he looked around T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas that night, the North Salt Lake resident guessed that three-fourths of the fans were backing the Red Wings. The colors inside the building morphed into the gold, gray, red and black of Vegas as the season went along and MacDonald kept attending games with his partial season tickets. “Pretty cool to see that transition,” he said, as
  
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• Want the beauty of Utah’s Bryce and Zion, without all the people? Try these less-crowded parks — or 20 others across the country.

  26-05-2018 18:23
  Park visitation is at a record high — good for tourism, not so good for peace and quiet. From Acadia to Zion, Bryce Canyon to Yosemite, leading writers and environmentalists share their alternatives to the most popular spots1. The attraction: Acadia National Park, Maine (3.5 million annual visits)The alternative: Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota (237,000 visits)Location: Northern Minnesota, on the Canadian borderTop place to stay: Camping near Kabetogama lake, for the incredible quietBe
  
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• Utah senate candidate Jenny Wilson releases her plan to improve — but not fully repeal — the GOP tax cuts

  26-05-2018 18:23
  If elected in November, Senate candidate Jenny Wilson would file a bill to reinstate some recently reduced taxes for the richest Americans, eliminate the carried-interest deduction, and raise the corporate income tax rate to 25 percent.The revenue from those changes could reduce the national deficit, Wilson said, or allow for larger tax cuts for lower-income earners than what Americans received under the recently enacted GOP plan.
  “We are taking on $2 trillion in debt as a nation,” W
  
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• Monson: Sometimes, it’s great to be wrong, or even almost wrong

  26-05-2018 18:07
  Good news for the Jazz and every other team in the NBA.Competitive outcomes in the league are not written in the stars, not even written with any exactness by the stars.I — and darn near everybody else in the universe — was wrong about the invincibility of the Golden State Warriors. Turns out, teams do have a chance against them. This year and in the years ahead. They are within shouting distance of being beatable, even in a best-of-seven playoff series, at least by a team as good as
  
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• Letter: Yes, there are many people who enjoy playing bridge

  26-05-2018 17:48
  I must respond to Robert Hanford’s letter of May 24 regarding the game of bridge. There are many of us who do play bridge and are more than “remotely interested” in the game.I’m sorry his daughters “laugh at the thought,” as bridge is a game that is complex and uses our brain as we age.So, yes, I guess you do not associate in the right circles.Connie Gosling, Salt Lake City
  
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• Letter: Bring back the Money section, please

  26-05-2018 17:46
  I add my voice to others to others to complain and lament the RIF of The Tribune writers and, in particular, those in charge of the Money section.I’m now ancient and retired and without the use of the web. I waited each morning to see how Utah stocks were performing and also to read any business reports pertaining to current happenings and what prospective companies had to offer.Please, please, can we have a return to some business news?Marjorie Riches, Salt Lake City
  
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• Letter: How about letting your subscribers rank the writers we enjoy the best?

  26-05-2018 17:44
  I am disappointed in Paul Rolly being released from the paper. He was always a writer to take difficult people and situations to task.He is also one who has taken on those radicals in San Juan County. These are people who break the law by riding four-wheelers through Recapture Canyon. They are led by County Commissioner Phil Lyman — who is now running for the Legislature. If that isn’t a joke.Most readers don’t want to read a story more than one or two columns long. We want mor
  
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• Tribune editorial: Utahns’ signatures on initiative petitions should stand

  26-05-2018 17:42
  Even the most enthusiastic fan of the home team does — or should — want to win fair and square.If the road to victory involves cheating, or taking advantage of some nitpicky loopholes, it should leave a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. Or, at the very least, an annoying asterisk in the record books.That’s what Gov. Gary Herbert was saying the other day when he worried that a ballot referendum that he personally opposes — the one that would make certain forms of medica
  
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• Letter: Let’s not forget the human rights violations in North Korea

  26-05-2018 17:35
  The decision by North Korea to destroy the Punggye-ri nuclear test site has largely been hailed as a gesture of good faith ahead of possible negotiations. But, not only is it a hollow gesture, it does nothing to address the issue both Kim Jong Un and President Trump have been failing to bring up in negotiations: human rights violations in North Korea.Kim Jong Un is utilizing every possible avenue in order to maintain his regime into the future, but very little to promote any semblance of future
  
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• Letter: What The Tribune needs is me and a bunch of others writing in about what to print

  26-05-2018 17:28
  I, too, highly value my subscription to The Tribune, but also want to air a few of my pet peeves. In addition to giving too much space to bridge, I can’t bear the thought of any more space being given to hunting and fishing that those “many hundreds” of individuals find interesting. And why are you covering the Utah Jazz so much? Aren’t those guys overpaid, anyway?And while you’re at it, whatever happened to pictures of brides that you used to publish regularly? Are
  
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• Letter: If God made LGBT people, it suggests he’s a cruel God

  26-05-2018 17:23
  It was nice to read in The Salt Lake Tribune, about the LGBT community, that God made them that way. Am I the only one who’s offended by this?It takes away the accusation that it was their choice. But on the other hand, it makes God a real cruel God, to make them that way and have them, since old Biblical times, exposed to being killed, persecuted, shunned, judged, bullied, rejected, pestered, tortured, treated as second-hand citizens in his holy name and by his servants of all stripes.Evo
  
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• Letter: Rather than armed guards and metal detectors in schools, how about a mentoring system for those who don’t ‘fit in’?

  26-05-2018 17:20
  We hear so much about armed guards in schools, metal detectors, gun control, etc., to make our schools safe. While I’m not opposed to any of those, how about focusing on the kids, specifically the loner types prone to crave attention but have no acceptable outlet?How about a mentoring system for all high schools? Every freshman has a sophomore responsible for them. Every sophomore has a junior to look up to. Every junior has a senior to go to. That would give everyone (except seniors) some
  
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• Holly Richardson: Utah could join the other 49 states with Islamaphobic politicians — unless you step in

  26-05-2018 17:12
  The irony is thick. The very week that The New York Times published an opinion piece on “What Islamophobic Politicians Can Learn From Mormons,” Donald Trump nominated an immigration hardliner, Utahn Ron Mortensen, to oversee refugees and migration. As the Times piece points out, since 2015, 49 states have had Republican officials publicly attacking Islam. The one standout was Utah. Now, one Utahn with strong anti-immigrant positions could ascend to a position of prominence. Mortensen
  
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• A chilly swim, a toasty fire, a leaky canoe, an inspiring hike: For 100 years, Utah Scouts have built character and memories at Camp Tracy

  26-05-2018 17:05
  Hiking up Desolation Trail. Sledding down the tubing hill. Bailing out a sinking canoe. Sitting in front of a campfire singing songs and watching silly skits.During the past century, hundreds of thousands of Utah Scouts have made happy, heartwarming and spiritual memories while attending Camp Tracy.The scenic mountain camp 12 miles up Mill Creek Canyon turned 100 this month. Staffers haven’t stopped to celebrate, though. They are too busy repairing buildings, training lifeguards and prepar
  
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• [Fadeaway World] - Paul George Could Make One Of The Biggest Mistakes Of His Career

  26-05-2018 08:57 via sportspyder.com
  ...his steep decline, and was a non-factor in the Thunder’s series against the Jazz. His contract — which he will definitely opt in to — won’t help the Thunder...
  
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• Utah Royals suffer their first road loss, 2-0 at Portland

  26-05-2018 06:50
  The Utah Royals’ defense, which the team has built its identity around this year, couldn’t hold up against a potent Portland attack at Providence Park on Friday night. The Royals lost to the Thorns 2-0, ending the Royals’ unbeaten streak at five matches.Storylines<br>• The Royals match the Thorns’ eight shots in a 2-0 loss.<br>• The Royals are shut out for the fourth time this season.<br> • Portland and Utah combine for 25 fouls.The Royals
  
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• LeBron James and the Cavaliers win Game 6 against Celtics, 109-99

  26-05-2018 05:38
  Cleveland • LeBron James scored 46 points and preserved his reign atop the Eastern Conference for at least one more game as the Cleveland Cavaliers shook off losing All-Star Kevin Love with a head injury and beat the Boston Celtics 109-99 on Friday night to force a Game 7.James, playing in perhaps his final game for the Cavs in Cleveland, delivered another sensational performance — he added 11 rebounds and nine assists while playing all but two minutes — to avoid elimination and
  
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• Golden Knights success raising stakes for next NHL expansion

  26-05-2018 05:34
  Seattle • From his office about 1,000 miles away from T-Mobile Arena, Tod Leiweke has watched the Stanley Cup playoffs with a growing appreciation for what is taking place in Las Vegas.He was keeping an eye on the Golden Knights even before he became president of Seattle Hockey Partners LLC, the group looking to bring an expansion NHL franchise to the Pacific Northwest. Once he took charge of Seattle’s efforts , Leiweke’s interest intensified, just as Vegas began its run to the
  
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• The face of MLB: Trout, Harper, more hitters try face guard

  26-05-2018 05:23
  Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Kris Bryant, they’re all the face of Major League Baseball.How about Herb Markwort? Haven’t heard of him? He’s the person helping protect those faces.Tune into any game these days and you’re bound to see hitters wearing helmets with a seven-inch piece of plastic — the C-Flap — curving around their cheek and jaw.Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Correa, Miguel Cabrera and Yadier Molina are among the many converts, with more and more batters
  
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• Utah boxer Jose Haro, whose career was on the verge of taking off, is now in professional limbo

  26-05-2018 05:16
  Stansbury Park • The belt is red with a golden eagle and golden gloves, and the boxer won it with an overhand right. The punch buckled his opponent’s knees as his body crashed to the mat. In the middle of a ring in the middle of the country, Jose Haro raised his arms in celebration last June, the United States Boxing Association’s new featherweight champion. Today the champ pulls the belt from a silver case so someone else can hold it. It is far heavier than it looks.Almost a ye
  
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• Rescuers find body of young man who jumped into Hyrum Reservoir and didn’t resurface

  26-05-2018 04:44
  Authorities found the body of a young man who died after jumping from a cliff in Hyrum Reservoir in Cache County on Friday afternoon, although it’s too early to say exactly how he died.The victim, described as a “male young adult,” jumped into a restricted area on the east side of the dam called “Big Toe.” The youth appeared to struggle after surfacing, before sinking again, according to a news release from the Cache County Sheriff’s Office. About 40 others we
  
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• Alta High School students reimagine famous works of surrealist art in sidewalk chalk

  26-05-2018 04:39
  Dozens of Alta High School students stepped outside the classroom on Friday for a different kind of art lesson. The assignment: re-create famous works of surrealist art on the school’s sidewalk in chalk. Students worked in teams of two for four hours to reimagine such famous pieces as “The Wounded Deer” by Frida Kahlo. The event, called “Chalk the Walk,” has been a school tradition since 1985.
  
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• Here's a taste 😛 of @joeingles7's best plays this season. Full video ➡️ on.nba.com/2IOz1Tt https://t.co/0EKskeM7pd

  26-05-2018 04:14 via twitter.com
  
  Here's a taste 😛 of @joeingles7's best plays this season. Full video ➡️ on.nba.com/2IOz1Tt https://t.co/0EKskeM7pd
  
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• Soffe’s pitching, Wallick’s hitting carry Bingham to Class 6A baseball title

  26-05-2018 04:07
  Orem • Bingham’s powerful offense had gone more than nine innings Friday without scoring against Riverton. Noah Wallick radically altered that picture with one swing. The Miners’ 22nd baseball state championship over an 85-year period will be remembered mostly for Derek Soffe’s pitching shutout and Wallick’s wallop — a three-run homer that launched Bingham toward a 9-0 victory over Riverton at Utah Valley University. Riverton had forced a true championship game
  
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• Friends said 24-year-old accused of killing Utah girl was ‘obsessed’ with her

  26-05-2018 03:37
  Newly filed court documents show the 24-year-old accused of killing a Utah teenager had repeatedly called her in the days before her death and went to meet with her the day she died concerning accusations that he raped her.In charging documents filed Friday in 3rd District Court, Shaun French reportedly admitted to a friend that he killed Baleigh Bagshaw at her home on May 7, saying he “damn near cut her head off.”French stopped at Bagshaw’s Salt Lake City home, near 1600 West
  
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• GM says ‘overwhelming likelihood’ Suns will keep No. 1 pick

  26-05-2018 03:34
  Phoenix • Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough said the “overwhelming likelihood” is that the team will keep its No. 1 overall pick and not trade it away.McDonough made the comment Friday after the first of what will be many pre-draft workouts of players on the Suns’ practice court.The leading candidates for that No. 1 almost certainly will be worked out privately, with the exception of Luka Doncic, the European sensation who still is playing in Spain.“Obvious
  
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• Rockets lose ailing Chris Paul, vow to dig in for Game 6

  26-05-2018 02:52
  Houston • The Houston Rockets will be without star guard Chris Paul for Game 6 because of a strained hamstring, a huge blow for a team trying to close out the Golden State Warriors.Paul was injured in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's victory that gave the Rockets a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals."I hate it for him, above all," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "He's practically won us the last two games. But great opportunity for other guys and we have plenty to choose from and we'
  
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• Critics call a Utah nominee for a top State Department job an ‘anti-immigrant zealot’ — Utah senators are not ready to say whether they’ll support him

  26-05-2018 01:49
  Washington • Utah’s Republican senators said Friday they were unaware President Donald Trump was going to nominate a Utahn known for his anti-illegal immigration rhetoric to a top State Department job, and critics said Ronald Mortensen is a poor choice to oversee refugee and migration issues. Trump on Thursday selected Mortensen — a former career foreign service officer who has been a vocal critic of immigrants and argues they commit crimes at a high rate — to be the assi
  
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• Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski receives award for her work on equality, including pushing to name 900 South after the LGBT leader Harvey Milk

  26-05-2018 01:40
  Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, among the state’s most prominent openly gay leaders, received a civil rights award for her work advancing equality. The International Imperial Court Council noted her work to make the city the second in the U.S. to name a portion of 900 South after San Francisco leader and gay pioneer Harvey Milk. In 2015, Biskupski became the first openly gay mayor elected in a major city in Utah’s history. She received the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Award at Cit
  
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• CDC urges states to regulate CBD oil after 52 people got sick off phony products sold in Utah

  26-05-2018 01:18
  U.S. health officials are urging states to regulate marijuana oil extracts after investigating a rash of illnesses tied to the products in Utah.In a report released Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that synthetic products falsely labeled as cannabidiol, or CBD, sickened as many as 52 people from October through January.The CDC urged states to set up regulatory and control systems “to minimize the risk for recurrences of this emerging public health threat.&rdqu
  
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• Keep My Voice files lawsuit to stop a Utah initiative allowing signature gathering to get on the primary ballot

  26-05-2018 01:10
  Borrowing a tactic used by opponents of medical marijuana, Keep My Voice and the Constitution Party of Utah sued Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday to impede an initiative focused on how candidates gain a spot on the ballot.
  The lawsuit accuses Cox — who oversees elections in Utah — of having a personal and partisan conflict of interest toward the Count My Vote initiative, improperly advocating for it, and failing to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of his office.
  The plainti
  
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• Utah teen sentenced for killing man who sold him kitchen spices instead of marijuana

  26-05-2018 01:07
  Ogden • A Utah man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the deadly shooting of a Sunset man last year.The Standard-Examiner reports 18-year-old Seth Carreras of Layton was sentenced Thursday in a Farmington courtroom after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in March.According to court documents, Carreras shot 19-year-old Hunter Woodson 11 times in late November. The shooting occurred after Carreras purchased a bag filled with paprika, salt and pepper believing it was mar
  
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• Trump exempts public-lands outfitters and guides from Obama-era order to pay their workers higher wages

  26-05-2018 01:05
  Washington • President Donald Trump on Friday overturned an Obama-era order that required outfitters with federal permits for excursions on public lands to pay their workers a higher wage.Trump’s executive order, which takes effect immediately, was unveiled just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, when summer tourists begin descending on national parks and other lands in large numbers. It also comes at the request of outfitters, who say paying a higher wage would limit the number of em
  
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• Alexandra Petri: Why, Kim Jong Un, why?

  26-05-2018 00:58
  Oh no! Not the summit!Why, Kim Jong Un, why would you do this?I had already purchased my commemorative coin, but now what it commemorates is ... nothing.Leader Kim, you have ruined the world’s best hope.Donald Trump had high hopes for the summit. It would have been perfect. We were going to emerge from that summit with not just peace in our time, but peace for all time. Donald Trump is, as he has repeatedly stated, a masterful diplomat — like a Jared Kushner but with decades of exper
  
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