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• When it is #NBABlocksWeek 😂🤣 @GeorgesNiang20 https://t.co/82YaHtIMYy

  13-08-2018 22:26 via twitter.com
  
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• Rep. Mia Love calls for repeal of the medical device tax helping to fund Obamacare, saying it hurts Utah firms (including one of the state’s biggest political donors)

  13-08-2018 22:25
  South Jordan • A tax on medical devices was designed to generate billions of dollars a year to help pay for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Republicans suspended it for two years, but Rep. Mia Love says Utah jobs may disappear if it is not erased forever.She called for that permanent action Monday at a news conference surrounded by officials from Utah’s medical device industry at the headquarters of Merit Medical, one of the state’s largest political donors.Merit’s
  
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• Francis Bernard joins Ute football program; now he faces big competition for playing time

  13-08-2018 22:20
  After former BYU linebacker Francis Bernard practiced Monday for the first time in Utah's preseason camp, Ute defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley counted the number of players he's comfortable using in games at that position.He got to six, including Bernard. That's a big number, considering Utah's standard defensive alignment employs only two linebackers in a position group that went from “kind of a question mark” to one of the team's deepest areas, Scalley said.So the next question
  
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• Judge tosses lawsuit against former MTC president accused of sexual abuse — but a fraud claim against the Mormon church survives

  13-08-2018 22:18
  A federal judge has tossed much of the lawsuit filed by a former missionary who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a Missionary Training Center leader in 1984.Attorneys for former MTC President Joseph L. Bishop and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asked the judge to dismiss the suit, filed in April, arguing McKenna Denson had missed a legal deadline years ago to make her claims.Denson’s attorney Craig Vernon told U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball in Salt Lake City that whi
  
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• ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin is gravely ill, according to multiple reports

  13-08-2018 21:54
  Aretha Franklin is gravely ill, according to several reports. The "Queen of Soul" last year announced she planned to retire from touring, and in March she had to cancel shows on doctor's orders.The Associated Press, citing a person close to the singer who was "not allowed to talk publicly about the topic," reported Monday that the 76-year-old singer was "seriously ill."Longtime entertainment reporter Roger Friedman wrote on Showbiz 411 that she "is gravely ill in Detroit. The family is asking fo
  
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• Petula Dvorak: At Unite the Right, black-clad antifa again give peaceful protesters a bad name

  13-08-2018 21:45
  The crowd in Washington's Lafayette Square on Sunday was buzzing and anxious, ready for the clash."No Nazis! No KKK! No Facist USA!" they chanted, to drum beats and that robotic, bullhorn crackle.But the Nazis? What Nazis?Hours into what was supposed to be the epic redux of last year's white nationalist/neo-Nazi/fascist/whining white male hate fest, even the Popsicle and water vendors seemed to outnumber the Unite the Right marchers."There they are! Nazis!" someone shouted, as a knot of about tw
  
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• Alexandra Petri: We need a space force. There is literally nothing more pressing.

  13-08-2018 21:43
  Sorry, Earth. Space beckons.There comes a day in the life of every sufficiently wealthy man or nation when you simply run out of things to do on the planet. And I regret to say that that day has come for the United States.We have run out of things to throw money at on earth.Look there are only so many decorative napkin holders with your initials on them that you can possibly get before you are decorative-napkin-holdered out. You can only commission so many large oil paintings of yourself in a re
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: How Republicans got so mean and clueless

  13-08-2018 21:41
  A White House takes on the personality of the president. When the president is cut off from reality, is obsessed with white “anxiety” (racism, that is) and is just plain mean, you get a White House with staff members who lack awareness, who only listen to and look like people like them, and who lack the ability even to fake empathy.The president's paranoia, secrecy and contempt for democracy course through the West Wing, spurring those in its offices to behave in bizarre ways that be
  
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• .@GraysonJAllen joined the rest of the #NBARooks yesterday in a photo shoot. Full gallery 📸 on.nba.com/2P4dx8x https://t.co/Qb47H0oydG

  13-08-2018 21:33 via twitter.com
  
  .@GraysonJAllen joined the rest of the #NBARooks yesterday in a photo shoot.Full gallery 📸 on.nba.com/2P4dx8x https://t.co/Qb47H0oydG
  
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• Western governors, including Utah’s Gov. Gary Herbert, say ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered bird

  13-08-2018 20:15
  Denver • Some governors in the U.S. West say a new Trump administration directive threatens to undermine a hard-won compromise aimed at saving a beleaguered bird scattered across their region.The directive, issued in late July, severely limits a type of land swap involving federal property. Critics say that eliminates an important technique for saving habitat for the shrinking population of greater sage grouse."It took one of our tools out of the toolbox," said John Swartout, an adviser to
  
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• Salt Lake Bees, L.A. Angels extend their long-running partnership through 2022

  13-08-2018 20:15
  The Salt Lakes Bees have been the Los Angeles Angels' Triple-A affiliate since 2001. On Monday, the Angels and Bees announced they will be sticking together for at least few more years, signing a two-year extension of their player development agreement that will keep the two clubs partnered through 2022.“Salt Lake City is a town that we really enjoy being in. It’s a great community and fan base,” Angels General Manager Billy Eppler said in a news release. “We are very com
  
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• FBI fires agent Peter Strzok, whose anti-Trump texts sparked an uproar

  13-08-2018 20:14
  The FBI has fired agent Peter Strzok, whose anti-Trump text messages fueled controversy over the investigation into Russia’s election interference, a move that President Donald Trump quickly celebrated.“Agent Peter Strzok was just fired from the — finally,” Trump said in a tweet. “The list of bad players in the FBI & DOJ gets longer & longer. Based on the fact that Strzok was in charge of the Witch Hunt, will it be dropped? It is a total Hoax. No Collusion,
  
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• U.S. wildlife boss steps down, returns to Utah after stirring fears on endangered species law

  13-08-2018 20:13
  Billings, Mont. • The head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is stepping down after a 14-month tenure in which the agency proposed broad changes to rules governing protections for thousands of species and pushed for more hunting and fishing on federal lands, officials said Thursday.Greg Sheehan will leave the agency next week to return to his family and home in Utah, spokesman Gavin Shire said. He led the wildlife service since last June as the senior political official appointed under
  
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• Francis Bernard joins Ute football program; he’s eligible to play this season.

  13-08-2018 20:13
  BYU transfer Francis Bernard has joined Utah's football program, the school announced Monday.The linebacker will be able to play this season, with two years of eligibility remaining in a five-year period that ends in 2019.Bernard sat out the 2017 season at BYU after playing fullback and linebacker for the Cougars and completed academic work this summer at Rio Salado College in Tempe, Ariz., according to a Utah news release.He will subject to the NCAA's five-day acclimation process before practic
  
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• Widow of Texas church shooter: ‘I will love him always, but I will always hate what he did’

  13-08-2018 20:12
  On that November morning, Danielle Kelley screamed as her husband, Devin Kelley, strapped her to their bed in their Texas home. Their 2-year-old son, Michael, sobbed as he watched his father tie up his mother with rope, handcuffs and duct tape. Raeleigh, their 5-month-old daughter, lay in her crib, Danielle Kelley told the San Antonio Express-News.Wearing a ballistic vest, Devin Kelley left the house with his Ruger AR-556 and two handguns. Less than an hour later, he stormed a small Sutherland S
  
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• Commentary: Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ could foster new black-Jewish ties

  13-08-2018 20:12
  What is the best way to remember the victims of Charlottesville?I would suggest it’s going to see Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” arguably the best movie you will see this year and perhaps Lee’s best film since 1989’s “Do the Right Thing.”“BlacKkKlansman” tells the true story of Ron Stallworth, a rookie black policeman in Colorado Springs in the early 1970s, played by John David Washington. On a whim, Stallworth calls the local Ku Klux Kl
  
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• Dream, don’t let fear make you pessimistic, Pope Francis tells youths

  13-08-2018 20:10
  Rome • Pope Francis has told Italian Catholic youths in Rome to pursue their dreams despite job market worries.Tens of thousands of young people filled Rome’s ancient Circus Maximus on Saturday evening to hear Francis advise them to ignore adults who warn against certain professions, saying they are not in demand. Many walked for days to reach the rally.Francis answered questions submitted in advance. One university student told him that a professor had discouraged her from pursuing h
  
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• Judge tosses lawsuit against former MTC president accused of sexual abuse — but a fraud claim against the LDS Church survives

  13-08-2018 20:09
  A federal judge has tossed much of the lawsuit filed by a former missionary who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a Missionary Training Center leader in 1984.Attorneys for former MTC President Joseph L. Bishop and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asked the judge to dismiss the suit, filed in April, arguing McKenna Denson had missed a legal deadline years ago to make her claims.Denson’s attorney Craig Vernon told U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball in Salt Lake City that whi
  
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• Pilot killed when he flies small plane into his Payson home

  13-08-2018 20:05
  A small plane crashed into a house in Payson early Monday, killing the pilot — who police say lived in the home with his wife.According to Sgt. Noemi Sandoval of the Payson Police Department, speaking to the media, including a reporter from FOX 13, Duane Youd , 47, had been booked into the Utah County Jail about 7:30 p.m. Sunday after being suspected of assaulting his wife. He bailed out of jail; returned to the home with a police officer about midnight to retrieve belongings and his truck
  
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  13-08-2018 20:01 via twitter.com
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• Congressman Rob Bishop will host a series of town halls this week

  13-08-2018 19:37
  U.S Rep. Rob Bishop is scheduled to hold a series of town hall meetings this week.The meetings will be held Tuesday in Vernal, Wednesday in North Logan and Thursday in both Morgan and South Weber.Bishop says he's looking forward to "a positive discussion on the issues important to Utah families."The eight-term Republican congressman and chairman of the powerful House Natural Resources Committee is running for what he says will be his final term in Congress.His challengers are well-funded third-p
  
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• We just got done with our first of many @jazzyouth stops in Morgan, UT with @GeorgesNiang20‼️ #ThisIsWhyWePlay https://t.co/nEFw2T03PF

  13-08-2018 19:36 via twitter.com
  
  We just got done with our first of many @jazzyouth stops in Morgan, UT with @GeorgesNiang20‼️#ThisIsWhyWePlay https://t.co/nEFw2T03PF
  
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• Faith-based protesters flock to Washington to counter white supremacists

  13-08-2018 19:24
  Washington • When white supremacist groups announced plans to hold a demonstration in the nation’s capital to mark the one-year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., many were concerned the day would descend into violence as it did in 2017, when one woman was killed and many more injured after a man who had marched with racists allegedly plowed his car into a group of counterprotesters.But by Sunday evening, Washington had hosted far more anti
  
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• No one can be our @spidadmitchell 🕷️ twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/…

  13-08-2018 19:07 via twitter.com
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• ‘In God We Trust’ motto could be coming to Alabama schools

  13-08-2018 19:07
  Birmingham, Ala. • Months after getting legislative approval, some public schools in Alabama are considering putting up “In God We Trust” displays.The motto could soon become more common in Alabama schools, Al.com reported. Legal challenges are expected to follow.State lawmakers in February approved legislation allowing such displays on public property.Blount County’s school board is set to become one of the first systems to take action, the news site reported. A policy on
  
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• JOE. FREAKIN'. INGLES. twitter.com/Joeingles7/sta…

  13-08-2018 19:02 via twitter.com
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Could Grayson Allen average 20 minutes a game by April?

  13-08-2018 16:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... my card here — Grayson (@GraysonJAllen) As was previously written about, the Jazz’s season schedule was released. Our Taylor Griffin reacting to the schedule...
  
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• Some property owners worry that ski area land swaps designed to protect Utah’s Cottonwood Canyons may have the opposite effect

  13-08-2018 16:35
  Utah’s Cottonwood canyons provide Salt Lake Valley residents with two precious resources: drinking water from snowmelt and outdoor recreation in an alpine setting just minutes from home.These two interests are locked in perpetual conflict as more visitors crowd Little and Big Cottonwood canyons, requiring a careful balancing act that Wasatch Front cities, ski resorts and environmentalists are looking to secure in federal legislation that would designate an 80,000-acre preserve spanning the
  
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• Coal Hollow closes U.S. 6 through Spanish Fork Canyon; forces evacuation of Diamond Fork Canyon

  13-08-2018 16:13
  U.S. 6 remained closed through Spanish Fork Canyon on Monday after the Coal Hollow Fire jumped the highway and forced the evacuation of Diamond Fork Canyon.According to fire officals, the fire — which was sparked by lightning on Aug. 4 — is becoming established in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. As of Monday morning, it is 4 percent contained and is estimated to have burned 20,352 acres.U.S. 6 was closed Sunday when the fire crossed it. It remains off limits to traffic from
  
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• Pilot killed when plane hits house in Payson

  13-08-2018 15:41
  A small plane crashed into a house in Payson early Monday, killing the pilot — but the two occupants of the home escaped without injury despite an explosion and fire that engulfed the structure.The plane hit the house at 584 E. East Canyon Road about 2:30 a.m. and exploded, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s office. Firefighters arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames, but no one on the ground was injured. The plane was destroyed; the house fire was extiguished.The iden
  
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• Jonathan Bernstein: One more state kills a barrier to voting

  13-08-2018 15:29
  Automatic voter registration is now on the books in yet another state, with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, R, signing a bill into law.This is one that’s gone from nothing to a major Democratic Party priority in very little time. The first state to enact such a law was Oregon in 2015. Massachusetts is the 14th, not counting Washington, D.C. The basic idea is that voter registration switches from the traditional opt-in — putting the burden on the voter — to opt-out, meaning th
  
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• Helaine Olen: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not your manic pixie dream girl

  13-08-2018 15:27
  Earlier this month WNBA player Devereaux Peters penned an op-ed for The Washington Post about how random men, aware of her success playing a sport for a living, routinely challenge her to one-on-one games of basketball. It’s almost as though these men cannot accept that a women can be more talented, successful and publicly prominent than a man, in a space they view as their own.Which brings us to never-Trump conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who earlier this week challenged New York co
  
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• Praising free trade, some conservative Utah leaders warn that Trump’s stance on tariffs could put farmers, other exporters out of business

  13-08-2018 15:24
  Santaquin fruit grower Ray Rowley worries that any profits he might have sought on his ripening apple crop will be lost to a trade war brought on by President Donald Trump’s approach to tariffs.As the operator of Cherry Hill Farms with his five siblings, Rowley is not a huge foreign exporter. But with harvest and sale of those apples just two weeks away, he fears that tons of competing produce meant for overseas consumers will now flood domestic markets instead due to trade barriers, pushi
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Experts say many candidates have yet to implement safeguards to prevent cybersecurity attacks — though campaigns are likely “being targeted”

  13-08-2018 15:23
  More than two years after hackers linked to the Russian military looted the Democratic National Committee’s computer networks ahead of the 2016 election, the committee has put an increased focus on cybersecurity. But cyber experts and researchers say many candidates and campaigns are still easy prey as they head into upcoming elections. Many have yet to implement standard safeguards to prevent breaches of their computer networks, websites and emails, even though a former FBI official says
  
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• Utah’s biggest individual political donor is a software CEO, helping right-wing GOP causes to the tune of $777K. Eight others gave more than $200K each.

  13-08-2018 15:21
  The price to become one of Utah’s Top 25 individual political donors reached lofty heights this election cycle: nearly $100,000 each in contributions.Cracking the Top 10 required nearby double that: about $200,000 each.The No. 1 donor — Dave Bateman, an ultraconservative Republican who is co-founder of Entrata software company — contributed a titanic $777,454, a quarter-million dollars more than No. 2 donor Gail Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz.That is according to analysis by Th
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Grayson Allen rocks his squad’s official jerseys for the first time

  13-08-2018 15:19 via sportspyder.com
  ... s remains to be seen. However, Jazz fans can be sure of at least one thing — he’ll look good while he’s out ball ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Grayson Allen rocks his squad’s official jerseys for the first time

  13-08-2018 15:05
  In October, rookie Grayson Allen will officially make his debut for the Utah Jazz. He sported some of Utah’s official uniforms for the first time on Sunday. Given his status as an older prospect and a late first-round pick, fans probably aren’t expecting Utah Jazz rookie Grayson Allen to follow in the footsteps of first-year […]
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• Letter: You’d rather be Russian? Really?

  13-08-2018 15:00
  In a recent commentary, Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The Washington Post, noted that at the Trump rally in Ohio, two men in the crowd look defiantly at the camera, proudly displaying the slogan on their matching T-shirts: “I’d Rather Be a Russian Than a Democrat.”I am old enough to remember and prefer the phrase “Better Dead Than Red.” For those who prefer being Russian to being a Democrat, “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” b
  
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• Letter: Why can’t UTA come up with a schedule that works for riders?

  13-08-2018 15:00
  I used to take the UTA bus Route 500 to the North Temple FrontRunner station and back. This is the only UTA bus that serves the Capitol Hill area. In April 2018 UTA made a schedule change that resulted in commuters either having to walk down to North Temple to catch connecting buses or start driving. This change affected people catching the northbound FrontRunner as well as people catching connecting buses at 300 West.This is a sample of what UTA expects from its customers: I am expected to eith
  
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• Letter: Please think before you speak — or tweet

  13-08-2018 15:00
  I have been a frequent submitter to the Public Forum. I have been particularly silent for several months based upon myriad reasons, the largest being that the last thing I think we need is another voice. We are at a point in our democracy where for better or, some say, for worse, everyone has the right to a voice. With rights comes responsibility. I believe that is what is lacking in our civil discourse in today’s world. I do not propose to muffle, stifle or shut down anyone’s voice.
  
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• Letter: Orrin Hatch will do and say anything to put conservatives on the bench

  13-08-2018 15:00
  Recently, the older of the two conservative shills representing Utah in the U.S. Senate (Orrin Hatch) wrote an op-ed in USA Today decrying what he describes as a concerted effort by left-leaning individuals and groups to destroy the character of President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh.Sen. Hatch should know a thing or two about character assassination; after all, he was one of the leaders of the charge to destroy the character of Anita Hill when she accused
  
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• Letter: Find a way to preserve Japantown

  13-08-2018 15:00
  I am a 12-year-old Boy Scout currently working on two merit badges that require me to attend a civic meeting. I was in attendance at the July 31 Salt Lake City Council meeting where the Block 67/Japantown zoning items were discussed.Part of my requirement is to express my opinion to an editor of a local newspaper. I read your article, which helped me better understand the whole picture. It is my opinion that Japantown should be enhanced and preserved for future generations like mine. I am of Jap
  
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• Gehrke: A year in, here are some of the people whose lives have changed because of Operation Rio Grande

  13-08-2018 15:00
  At the Salt Lake City Library last week, I saw a woman watching as a guy in a ball cap took all of her earthly belongings from a shopping cart and place it on the ground. A security guard stood by, just in case.Stores pay the man $10 for each cart he reclaims. He had a trailer full of them that morning, and this would be his next bounty.The woman, Jenna, was beside herself. She had no way to move her belongings, couldn’t get another cart, and couldn’t leave without risking losing eve
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Donovan Mitchell watch: Utah Jazz star gives girl some new kicks

  13-08-2018 07:21 via sportspyder.com
  ...a video of what went down, via @wmorley20 on Twitter — RELATED PRODUCT Utah Jazz New Era Black & White Logo 9FIFTY Adjustable Snapback Hat - Black Buy Now! B ...
  
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• Donovan Mitchell watch: Utah Jazz star gives girl some new kicks

  13-08-2018 07:11
  Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell continues his trend of randomly doing awesome things for other people, simply because he can. More and more with each passing day, it’s becoming apparent that Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is that dude. I’m not talking about that dude who’s a bona fide bucket-getter, an alpha dog on the […]
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• Simona Halep wins in Montreal, beating Sloane Stephens

  13-08-2018 05:37
  Montreal • Top-ranked Simona Halep outlasted third-ranked Sloane Stephens 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4 on Sunday to win her second Rogers Cup title.The 26-year-old Romanian star also won the hard-court event that rotates between Toronto and Montreal in 2016 in Montreal.In a rematch of Halep’s French Open final victory, she overcame Stephens in the match that had 15 service breaks. Halep has won her last six meetings with the 25-year-old American. Stephens, preparing for her U.S. Open title defen
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Jazz superstar, boxing champ added to Italian American mural

  13-08-2018 04:49 via sportspyder.com
  ... 3p ET ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A jazz superstar and a boxing champion have been added to a mural in upstate New Yo ...
  
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• Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison denies abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend

  13-08-2018 04:00
  Minneapolis • Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison on Sunday denied an allegation from an ex-girlfriend that he had once dragged her off a bed while screaming obscenities at her — an allegation that came just days before a Tuesday primary in which the congressman is among several Democrats running for state attorney general.The allegation first surfaced Saturday night from Karen Monahan after her son alleged in a Facebook post that he had seen hundreds of angry text messages from Ellison, som
  
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• Harvick wins at Michigan for his NASCAR-high seventh victory of the year

  13-08-2018 03:23
  Brooklyn, Mich. • Kevin Harvick capped off his father-son weekend by dominating a race and putting 6-year-old son Keelan in the passenger seat to hold the flapping, checkered flag out of the window.“That was definitely way up there on the bucket list,” Harvick said.Harvick broke a tie atop NASCAR’s Big 3 by easily winning at Michigan International Speedway for his Cup-high seventh victory of the season.His No. 4 Ford finished 3-plus seconds ahead of Brad Keselowski’s
  
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• Anti-hate protesters far outnumber white supremacists as groups rally near White House

  13-08-2018 02:12
  Washington • A short and sparsely attended white nationalist rally broke up late Sunday as police ushered the attendees into white vans and drove them away from a crowd of thousands of angry protesters in downtown Washington.The rally’s end followed a day in which large numbers of police officers sought — for the most part successfully — to keep the two sides from clashing in a repeat of last year’s deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.The small band of
  
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