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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The 3-0 Preseason Utah Jazz take on the Portland Trail Blazers

  07-10-2018 23:22 via sportspyder.com
  ... n the lead until late in the 2nd. That resurgence was due to and pulling the Jazz offense out of the proverbial ditch. In tonight’s game Utah will be hoping t ...
  
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• The latest from Sunday’s General Conference: Members ‘offend’ God and please the devil when they use the term ‘Mormon,’ President Nelson says

  07-10-2018 22:54
  2:45 p.m. — What would Jesus see?Robert C. Gay, a member of the presidency of the Seventy, called upon Latter-day Saints to see others as Jesus Christ sees them.“Can any one of you imagine our savior letting you and your burdens go unnoticed by him?” he asked. “The savior looked upon the Samaritan, the adulterer, the tax collector, the leper, the mentally ill and the sinner with the same eyes. All were children of his Father, and all were redeemable.“Can you imagine
  
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• New York limousine crash leaves 20 dead; witness says it was ‘like an explosion’

  07-10-2018 21:41
  Schoharie, N.Y. • A relaxed weekend afternoon turned into chaos at an upstate New York spot popular with tourists taking in the fall foliage when a crash involving a limousine left 20 people dead, officials said Sunday.A person with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that 18 of the victims in Saturday afternoon's crash at the Apple Barrel Country Store were in the limo and two were bystanders. The person was not authorized to discuss the preliminary information publicl
  
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• Child marriage in the U.S. is surprisingly prevalent. Now states are passing laws to make it harder.

  07-10-2018 21:33
  Everett, Pa. • It was the day of the birthday party, and the husband and wife had invited everyone they knew. They’d spent the morning buying food — a sheet cake, jumbo hot dogs, ground beef, soda, chips — and were now standing around a picnic table covered with it all, along a long lake under a cloudless sky, hoping at least some people would show up to eat it.Today was the first time both sides of their family were supposed to come together, something that hadn't happene
  
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  07-10-2018 21:17 via twitter.com
  
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• Tonight's @UofUHealth report: Thabo is out (rest) Raul is out (hamstring) Isaac is out (knee)

  07-10-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  Tonight's @UofUHealth report:Thabo is out (rest) Raul is out (hamstring) Isaac is out (knee)
  
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• E.J. Dionne: Turn outrage over Kavanaugh into action

  07-10-2018 20:49
  Washington - The Supreme Court’s legitimacy is in tatters. Conservative forces in the country, led by the Republican Party, have completed a judicial coup, decades in the making.Republicans rushed through Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to avoid the possible consequences of an election. They aborted a full investigation because they feared what it might find. They made themselves complicit in a presidential attack on Christine Blasey Ford, a brave woman who asked only that her case against
  
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• Police say a man has died after a shooting near the Utah Capitol

  07-10-2018 20:46
  Police in Salt Lake City say a man is dead after a shooting near the Utah Capitol.The name of the victim hasn't been released yet.Police say the man was shot early Saturday and died from gunshot wounds at a hospital in Bountiful.It's still unclear how the man ended up at a Bountiful hospital.Other details about the incident haven’t been released by police yet.
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: General Conference Closed Captioning

  07-10-2018 20:36
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2018. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/10/02/bagley-cartoon-scary/"><u>Scary for Young Men</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/10/01/bagley-cartoon-new-trail/"><u>A New Trail of Tears</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/09/28/bagley-cartoon-beli
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Hatch and other Republicans left no doubt what they think of women

  07-10-2018 20:31
  Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, barked at female sex-crime victims, “Grow up!” He called Christine Blasey Ford a “pleasing” witness. He shooed women away with a flick of his wrist. Hatch also posted “an uncorroborated account from a Utah man questioning the legitimacy and sexual preferences” of Julie Swetnick, one of Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers. The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board raked him over the coals:"The despicable attack launched by Sen. Orrin Hatch an
  
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• The latest from Sunday’s Mormon General Conference: Apostles point to trials — whether from terrorist attacks, illness or death

  07-10-2018 19:51
  11:15 a.m. — Trials will come
  (Keith Johnson | Special to The Tribune)Elder Neil L. Andersen speaks during the 188th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints on Oct. 7, 2018, in Salt Lake City. (Keith J. Johnson/)Apostle Neil L. Andersen warned church members that, “without being alarmed, we need to be ready” for trials and tragedies — and pointed to four missionaries injured when two terrorist bombs detonated in the Brussels, Belgiu
  
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• Utes in review: Utah is a genuine Pac-12 South contender, after finally beating a North opponent

  07-10-2018 19:31
  Palo Alto, Calif. • Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley strode into the interview room late Saturday night and delivered answers in the form of questions.Even before taking a chair, Huntley glanced at the group and asked, “What y'all got to say about my receivers now? What y'all got to say about our offense?”They’ve improved, judging by Utah’s 421-yard offensive effort in a 40-21 defeat of then-No. 14 Stanford, with the Ute defense providing one touchdown. That covers Hun
  
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• Halfway through the season, struggling BYU is still searching for its identity

  07-10-2018 19:31
  Provo • With their 2018 football season having reached a midway point, the BYU Cougars face an identity crisis.Coach Kalani Sitake said after the devastating 45-20 loss to Utah State that the Cougars don’t know who they are.“We had three really good games where I felt like we had an identity and knew what we were about,” Sitake said. “We need to find a way to get that back.”The 3-3 Cougars’ season that got off to such a promising start with road upsets of
  
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• Commentary: The education ballot question is a shell game that would violate Utah’s constitution

  07-10-2018 19:00
  As you likely know by now, a “Nonbinding Opinion Question #1” is on the ballot this fall which reads: “To provide additional funding for public education and local roads, should the state increase the state motor and special fuel tax rates by an equivalent of 10 cents per gallon?”Besides the 33 percent Utah state fuel tax increase being proposed, there are some other major problems with the proposal.While you can use state sales tax money in any of at least three state bu
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: What from the preseason can we take note of? (Pun intended)

  07-10-2018 16:48 via sportspyder.com
  ...Woodcox Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers: Can Jazz extend perfect preseason on the road? by Jared Woodcox ...
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers: Can Jazz extend perfect preseason on the road?

  07-10-2018 16:48 via sportspyder.com
  ... close. Assuming both teams play their starters a similar amount, though, the Jazz will need their star players, Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, to step up s ...
  
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• Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers: Can Jazz extend perfect preseason on the road?

  07-10-2018 16:25
  The Utah Jazz will aim to remain perfect in 2018-19 preseason play as they head out on the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The Utah Jazz have gotten off to a commendable start in NBA Preseason play as they find themselves with a solid 3-0 record. Of course, two of those wins […]
  Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers: Can Jazz extend perfect preseason on the road? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Utah Jazz: What from the preseason can we take note of? (Pun intended)

  07-10-2018 15:38
  The Utah Jazz have started the preseason 3-0, but what have we actually learned about this team and how they’ll perform this upcoming season? The preseason is a fun time for all NBA fans. It gives us our first real look at our favorite teams and the new players that they have acquired over the […]
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• Utah could become the guinea pig for state distribution of medical marijuana

  07-10-2018 15:05
  The medical marijuana agreement that has brought together warring factions in the Proposition 2 debate could make Utah a national test case — the state itself would distribute the cannabis.Sure, other governments have mulled such a system, but they’ve generally shied away from direct involvement in dispensing a substance illegal under federal law, said Karen O’Keefe, state policies director for the Marijuana Policy Project."Usually we talk them out of it," she said.Gov. Gary He
  
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• This West Valley neighborhood is a hidden gem, filled with 160 modern, functional and uniquely designed homes

  07-10-2018 15:04
  West Valley City • Some things stand the test of time. Good music, a black dress and — at least for those who pay attention to home design — the modern living spaces found in the Westshire neighborhood.Some 50 years ago, Utah architect Ronald L. Molen designed — and Research Homes built — the 160 homes in an area now bounded by 3800 South, Interstate 215, 4100 South and Constitution Boulevard (2700 West) in West Valley City.The Molen homes were competitively priced &
  
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• Gehrke: Are millennials really going to sit out this election?

  07-10-2018 15:02
  It has come to this. I have become the stereotypical Angry Old Man.I realized the transformation was complete last week, when I saw a recent Gallup poll that said just a whisker more than 1 in 4 young people were certain to vote in the upcoming election.Dadgum millennials.All summer long I read news stories (in the print edition, of course) that said, especially after the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, things would be different.Young people are energized like never before. They’re regist
  
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• With a crowded jail, where to house inmates will be a big challenge for the next Salt Lake County sheriff

  07-10-2018 15:01
  Both candidates for Salt Lake County sheriff agree on what needs to be done to address the ongoing jail bed shortage, which is one of the biggest challenges facing the winner of November’s election — but they disagree about where responsibility lies for cities that have left the county force to start their own police departments.Democrat Rosie Rivera, who became the state’s first female sheriff in August 2017, is seeking a full term in office. She’s focused on improving s
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: ‘All American,’ the best new show on TV, seems like a Hollywood invention but it’s based on a true story

  07-10-2018 15:00
  The premise of the new TV series “All American” sounds like pure Hollywood — a talented high-school football player from South Central Los Angeles goes to play ball in Beverly Hills, encountering culture shock and resentment.Yes, it’s sort of a cross between “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Friday Night Lights.” But no, it’s not a Hollywood invention. It’s based on a true story — the real-life experiences of former NFL player Spencer P
  
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• Letter: To fight opioid addiction, we need Medicaid expansion

  07-10-2018 15:00
  If Utah wants to beat the opioid epidemic, we need Medicaid expansion. I’m proof.I suffer from bipolar disorder and along the way I developed a severe addiction to opioids. Anyone who has been through it knows that it's almost impossible to quit these drugs on your own, as hard as you might try. Fortunately, Medicaid covers mental health and substance abuse recovery services. That's how I was able to access treatment for bipolar disorder and get professional help to overcome opioid addicti
  
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• Letter: Stick to income tax for education

  07-10-2018 15:00
  As a retired educator, I am strongly in favor of increasing funding for public education. However, I am opposed to Question 1.Using fuel taxes is not an appropriate method of funding schools. Knowing the history of our state Legislature, I would think this would be a carte blanche to increase funding for building roads and road maintenance.Regarding school funding, we already have a mechanism for that; it is called state income tax. It is politically poison, but it is the primary source of schoo
  
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• Letter: Social Security is insurance, not a tax

  07-10-2018 15:00
  The continuing confusion regarding our nation’s Social Security program is again apparent from the Oct. 2 commentary from Parker Short. This serious misunderstanding — shared by a large number of citizens — is simply that Social Security is not a tax in the usual sense. It is an insurance program.The 6.2 percent deduction from wages, plus another 6.2 percent from the employer, becomes an insurance premium toward participants’ old age — should the participants live t
  
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• Letter: DABC killed Lamb’s Grill, but couldn’t kill Brewvies

  07-10-2018 15:00
  Lamb’s Grill restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City survived from 1919 to 2017. For nearly a century, it shrugged off anything you could throw at it: wars, recessions, depressions, Prohibition, you name it. But Lamb's Grill could not survive the agents of destruction who populate our Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. When they go to work on a company, nothing can survive the onslaught, not even Lamb's Grill.Or so they thought. Enthralled by their unearned and undeserved power, the D
  
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• Gomberg: I cried after a doctor’s appointment, unearthed my exercise bike and learned that difficult doesn’t always mean bad

  07-10-2018 15:00
  I seriously contemplated skipping my annual physical this year because I was afraid I’d get a talking-to for being overweight. It was like the nervousness you get before seeing the dentist as a not-perfect flosser, but times 100. How had I gotten here?I ended up giving in since that’s sort of the point of physicals — to catch dis-ease before it becomes disease — and I decided (trepidatiously) to go.Well, who cried at the end of her appointment after learning she’s h
  
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• George Pyle: New UVU president goes around the world and back to Utah

  07-10-2018 15:00
  "You know, nine hundred years of time and space and I’ve never met anybody who wasn’t important.”-- The DoctorAstrid Tuminez, the new president of Utah Valley University, has come to Orem by way of the slums of the Philipines, the halls of Brigham Young University, the libraries of Harvard and MIT, the salons of Moscow and the servers of Microsoft.And, as may befit someone who has been that many places in that short a time (she’s only 54), she is also a Doctor Who fan. An
  
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• Commentary: Remember Jon Huntsman Sr. when you vote for Prop 2

  07-10-2018 15:00
  I cried hearing Jon Huntsman Sr. passed away on Feb. 2.A couple of years ago I saw him striding through Huntsman Cancer Hospital, his right arm in a sling. I said, “Thank you for this place,” adding, “I’m a patient.”He stopped, waved off his driver and took my hands in his. “What type of cancer do you have?” Listening patiently, he never broke eye contact; upon turning to leave, he glanced back over his shoulder and said, “You don’t look sick
  
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• Commentary: Every school in Utah must teach computer science

  07-10-2018 14:30
  Utah is home to a thriving technology industry and has drawn headlines as a “high-tech mecca.” There’s no doubt we’ve reached great heights, and we should enjoy the accolades. However, we can’t rest on our laurels. We have to keep moving forward, striving to reach the next summit in the growth of our ecosystem.Chief among our top priorities is ensuring equality of opportunity and access to technology skills that will enable us to thrive as a community and have the b
  
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• Leonard Pitts: ‘The Republican Party has clearly lost its way’

  07-10-2018 14:00
  The other day, a woman confessed to me that she's a Republican.Republicans may bristle at the verb, but it’s used advisedly. The lady admitted her party affiliation the way you would some personal failing. “I don’t tell a lot of people,” she said, “but ...”In fairness, her reticence might have been in part because we met in a blue state. But she also made clear her disenchantment with the GOP on its own merits — or lack thereof. And who can blame her? In
  
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• Commentary: Yoga and meditation can make schools less violent

  07-10-2018 14:00
  My brother was born on the day of the Columbine shooting. While my family celebrated the arrival of a brand new baby boy, families in Colorado and all across the nation mourned the loss of 12 students and a teacher. When my parents heard about the shooting, questions that plagued the nation settled into their minds: How could something like this happen? What would it mean for their children? Would it happen again?Columbine marked the beginning of what former Rep. Gabby Giffords has called &ldquo
  
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• Commentary: Why voters should not vote for the fuel tax shell game

  07-10-2018 14:00
  As you likely know by now, a “Nonbinding Opinion Question #1” is on the ballot this fall which reads: “To provide additional funding for public education and local roads, should the state increase the state motor and special fuel tax rates by an equivalent of 10 cents per gallon?”Besides the 33 percent Utah state fuel tax increase being proposed, there are some other major problems with the proposal.While you can use state sales tax money in any of at least three state bu
  
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• Commentary: Trump’s trade deal won’t live up to his promises

  07-10-2018 14:00
  President Donald Trump has scored a victory reaching an agreement with Mexico and Canada replacing the NAFTA treaty established in 1994.Since the 2016 presidential campaign, he has criticized NAFTA as an unfair trade deal that led to outsourcing of manufacturing and the loss of American jobs.The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement aspires to improve the terms of NAFTA by increasing the required percentage of auto and truck components produced in North America to 75 percent; requiring at least 30 pe
  
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• Commentary: Reclaiming ancestral foodways in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

  07-10-2018 14:00
  Growing up, I was taught that we, as five-fingered people, are all Indigenous Peoples to Earth, no matter where we come from. Our oral histories, which have been passed down through many generations, ensure who we are. This is what strengthens our connections to our surroundings. This is what makes us strong, resilient and Indigenous Earth Peoples.The designation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Salt Lake City last fall was an act of healing for Native Americans, who have been silenced under
  
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• Commentary: ‘Disconnected youth’ aren’t lazy. They’re oppressed.

  07-10-2018 14:00
  The U.S. Labor Department’s monthly hiring and unemployment data for August 2018 showed 201,000 jobs added to the U.S economy. Not a huge surprise. Despite the ceaseless turmoil in our country, the United States is on a 95-month job creation streak.While in many respects this is great news, the 95-month streak paints a false picture of America as a proud land glowing under a bright economic and social sunrise. The report shows unemployment rates held still at 3.9 percent, and participation
  
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• Commentary: As humans, instinct holds us back and carries us forward

  07-10-2018 14:00
  For the many animal species that live in small, independent social networks (apes, wolves, whales, etc.), outsiders are typically dangerous, feared adversaries. Survival for such animals, therefore, requires not just the relative safety of one’s own group, but also a well-tuned ability to identify nonmembers.Likewise, for millions of years beginning with humankind’s earliest communal framework — isolated, close-knit clans of hunter-gatherers — contact with strangers often
  
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• Sanchez, Judge power Yankees past Red Sox, even ALDS at game apiece

  07-10-2018 08:17
  Boston • Aaron Judge helped chase David Price early by hitting a home run to a part of Fenway Park where balls rarely travel.Gary Sanchez did him one better.The Yankees catcher, who tested his manager’s confidence with a sub-.200 batting average and poor defense for most of the season, hit two homers, the second a 479-foot shot clear out of the ballpark that sent New York to a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and tied the AL Division Series at one game apiece.&ldq
  
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• Utes put it all together to knock off No. 14 Stanford

  07-10-2018 07:56
  Palo Alto, Calif. • Utah’s offense looked much better Saturday night, showing variety, making critical plays and finishing drives.And when the defense scored some points of its own, the Utes discovered a winning formula in Pac-12 play for the first time this season in a 40-21 road victory over No. 14 Stanford.Ute linebacker Chase Hansen had said it almost disgustedly, wishing the offense and defense just once could thrive at the same time. That's exactly what happened in the first hal
  
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• Pac-12 football roundup: No. 21 Colorado remains unbeaten with 28-21 win over Arizona State

  07-10-2018 07:54
  Boulder, Colo. • Besmirch the unblemished Buffaloes all you want, 21st-ranked Colorado proved it belongs in the rankings with a 28-21 win over Arizona State on Saturday.Knocked for a weak schedule with their opponents a cumulative 1-16 entering the weekend, the Buffaloes (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) delivered big on both sides of the ball.Laviska Shenault Jr., the nation’s leading receiver, scored four times, twice on receptions, twice on runs.“He’s a fabulous player,” Arizona
  
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• There were 110 reported sexual assaults at Utah’s colleges last year. Experts say that’s a good thing.

  07-10-2018 07:45
  Last year, nine of Utah’s 10 largest colleges saw an increase in the number of students reporting sexual assaults — with the total number of reports statewide crossing 100 for the first time since universities have been required to compile the annual statistics.Experts say the upward trend is a good indication that more survivors feel comfortable reporting to police and school officials. Still, they note, it doesn’t capture the full picture of just how many students are experie
  
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• Portland Timbers break away from Real Salt Lake for 4-1 victory

  07-10-2018 06:24
  Sandy • Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers were like two strangers on a blind date in 2018. They had never met in person, but they had a good idea what each other was about because information can be easily found online or on video. RSL’s profile featured plenty of positives — seven wins or ties in its last nine games and a Western Conference-leading home record — but some red flags as well, namely a draw against Minnesota United in its most recent home game. Portland
  
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• Put serving God and his children before chores, urge Mormon women’s leaders

  07-10-2018 05:44
  In a historic first, the women’s session of the 188th Semiannual General Conference took the place of the all-male Mormon priesthood meeting.A female voice announced the gathering for online viewers, and Jean B. Bingham, president of the female Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, stepped up to the podium to conduct the meeting. A choir of teenage girls from Pleasant Grove provided the night’s music.
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• Big Sky football: Northern Arizona tops Weber State 28-24 as teams combine for 11 turnovers

  07-10-2018 04:20
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • Cory Young ran for a fourth-quarter touchdown to help Northern Arizona beat Weber State 28-24 in a turnover-filled game on Saturday night.There were 11 turnovers between the teams. Northern Arizona (3-3, 2-1 Big Sky Conference) lost four fumbles and was intercepted twice. Weber State (3-2, 1-1) threw three picks and lost two fumbles.Landon Stice forced a fumble from Lumberjack quarterback Daniel Bridge-Gadd, and Preston Smith returned the ball 86 yards for a score to give
  
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• Utah’s Hatch, Lee cheer on as Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed in the tightest Supreme Court vote in modern history

  07-10-2018 04:11
  Washington • The Senate on Saturday confirmed the next associate justice on the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, anchoring him on the bench that will now be the most conservative in a generation.Utah’s Republican senators, Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, backed Kavanaugh in the closest confirmation vote in modern times, with a polarizing 50-48 margin.“Confirming Brett Kavanaugh today to the United States Supreme Court is one of the most important things we have done in my 42 years in t
  
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• Live: Utah’s season is hanging by a thread as the Utes head to Stanford for a Saturday night meeting

  07-10-2018 03:37
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• Mormon leaders again meet with NAACP brass as work on joint education, jobs initiative continues

  07-10-2018 03:27
  A high-level Mormon leader said in July that newly established ties between the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would be no “flash in the pan.”Indeed, the knot seems to be even stronger today.For the third time in five months, NAACP brass have met with top Latter-day Saint authorities. The latest talks took place Friday and Saturday before the Utah-based faith’s weekend General Conference.Department heads and staffers with the two groups “advance
  
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• Goldfish have taken over a Utah lake — and state officials are fighting back

  07-10-2018 02:35
  At first, anglers thought the fish were kind of neat. A flashy, albeit infrequent, anomaly attached to the end of their fishing lines, a small orange snag in their quest for trout.A few years later, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Chris Crockett says, no one’s laughing.The goldfish have taken over Maple Lake.Swimming in the murky, low water near Payson, the estimated thousand goldfish stick out like, well, an orange fish in brown water. Most grow to about 6 to 8 inches — a
  
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• George F. Will: America’s disturbing plunge into protectionism

  07-10-2018 02:00
  Washington • The descent of American capitalism into a racket is being greased by professed capitalists in government, in collaboration with professed capitalists in what is called, with decreasing accuracy, the private sector. This is occurring under the auspices of Republicans, and while many Democrats are arguing, with some accuracy but more incoherence, this: The government has become a servant of grasping private interests — and should be much bigger and more interventionist.Prot
  
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