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• Immune therapy shows promise in breaking down aggressive breast cancer

  22-10-2018 23:53
  Drugmakers are honing in on which cancer patients will benefit from new immune therapies — and finding many more than skeptics had thought.For the first time, a clinical trial showed that a treatment with one of the new generation of drugs designed to unleash the body’s own immune system against tumors can help some women with the most aggressive type of breast cancer live longer. The study was unveiled by Roche Holding at Europe’s biggest cancer conference.These medicines, led
  
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• LDS leader Russell Nelson focuses on helping kids, the poor in meetings with Peru’s president, members as South American tour continues

  22-10-2018 23:00
  Three days into his South American tour and Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, already has met with thousands of members and one very important nonmember: Peru’s reformist president, Martín Vizcarra.Nelson described his talks Saturday with Vizcarra as “an extraordinary privilege,” according to a church news release. “He was very warm and gracious — welcoming.”The visiting Latter-day Saint delegation detailed
  
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• Grizzlies in our den tonight. @Xfinity | #AboutTheOtherTeam https://t.co/nTP60VumM5

  22-10-2018 22:56 via twitter.com
  
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• As Trump administration eyes writing transgender people ‘out of of existence,’ a moment of reckoning for transgender Republican

  22-10-2018 22:35
  Jordan Evans, 27, is a town constable and an elected library trustee in Charlton, Mass.She’s a Republican, as are most of the people in her hometown, a rural community where about 54 percent of voters cast their ballots for Donald Trump in 2016. Evans is also transgender, as are about 1 million other adult Americans, according to rough estimates. Few combine the two identities. Evans is believed to be the lone openly transgender elected Republican — “my cross to bear,” as
  
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• Enjoy this week’s early game, BYU fans. Next week’s kickoff will be a late one.

  22-10-2018 22:29
  Provo • An hour or so before BYU football coach Kalani Sitake met with reporters for his weekly Monday news briefing, it was announced that next week’s game at Boise State on Nov. 3 will kick off at 8:15 p.m.So, fans should enjoy this Saturday’s game against Northern Illinois, which begins at 1:30 p.m. and will be televised by ESPNU. The Boise State game will be televised by ESPN2.“I am just happy we get to play football,” Sitake said, noting he doesn’t have a
  
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• Police kill Riverton man who held a knife to his mother’s throat. It’s the sixth officer shooting in less than two weeks.

  22-10-2018 22:27
  A man reportedly holding a knife to the throat of his mother was shot and killed by police in Riverton on Monday morning.Two officers responded to a report of domestic violence at 11779 S. Stone Ridge Court at about 6:40 a.m., according to Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera, when Jason Robert Whittle, 26, threatened his mother with a knife.At 6:50 a.m., “They took some action. Shots were fired. And we do know that the male is deceased,” Rivera said.Whittle’s 56-year-old moth
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Nevada's No. 7 ranking in preseason Top 25 poll is best ever

  22-10-2018 21:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... icked to win SEC women's basketball title Jerebko, Durant lead Warriors past Jazz 124-123 Kings center Anze Kopitar sidelined by illness Mississippi State wom ...
  
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• Kyle Whittingham endorses Utah’s consistency, and says holding onto every player (think QB Jack Tuttle) is ‘unrealistic'

  22-10-2018 21:48
  Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham has experienced multiple seasons when his team was in position to win a Pac-12 South title, only to fade in November.With the new variable of facing a nonconference opponent (BYU) in November, the Utes already are down to their last four Pac-12 games. They can assure themselves of a South championship by winning those four contests, beginning Friday night at UCLA..@Utah_Football claims all three #Pac12FB Players of the Week with QB Tyler Huntley, LB Chas
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz, ranking near the bottom of the league in 2 key defensive categories, look to improve vs. Memphis

  22-10-2018 21:43 via sportspyder.com
  ... -point field goal percentage defense at 44.7 percent. In points allowed, the Jazz rank low, tied for 22nd in giving up 120.5 points per game. That’s something ...
  
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• Utah Jazz, ranking near the bottom of the league in 2 key defensive categories, look to improve vs. Memphis

  22-10-2018 21:38
  SALT LAKE CITY — Obviously it's a small sample size, as coach Quin Snyder likes to say, but the Utah Jazz defense has been one of the NBA's worst through two games of the season.After a win over Sacramento and a loss to Golden State, the Jazz rank dead last in the NBA in field goal percentage defense at 53.8 percent and second-to-last in 3-point field goal percentage defense at 44.7 percent. In points allowed, the Jazz rank low, tied for 22nd in giving up 120.5 points per game.That's somet
  
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• Study finds huge aspen grove continues to decline

  22-10-2018 21:22
  Logan • A new study finds a Utah aspen grove considered the world’s largest living organism is continuing to decline despite new fencing designed to keep out mule deer whose appetites are blamed its deterioration.The Logan Herald Journal reports that two Utah State University professors found that some fencing constructed in 2013 is keeping the deer from eating the trees, but additional barriers put up in 2014 don’t seem to have protected the colony known as Pando.Utah State ext
  
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• Trump wants to cut red tape, hasten water projects in West

  22-10-2018 21:16
  Denver • President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the government to speed up environmental reviews and streamline regulations that he says are hindering work on major water projects in California and other Western states.Trump signed a memorandum aimed at helping the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project in California, the Klamath Irrigation Project in Oregon and California and the Columbia River Basin system in the Pacific Northwest."We will resolve the issues block
  
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• .@BucketsONeale00 Shootaround Sound 🎙️ 📽️: on.nba.com/2q58yJn https://t.co/vLPa60hot6

  22-10-2018 20:41 via twitter.com
  
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  22-10-2018 20:29 via twitter.com
  
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• The water around a Utah uranium mill is growing more polluted. What does it mean for the nearby town?

  22-10-2018 20:11
  The following was researched and written by Emma Penrod for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune.There once was a time when the children of White Mesa played outdoors without their parents fearing for their health.But for as long as Yolanda Badback can remember, the remote town in southeastern Utah has worried about the smell emanating from the plant to the north and the trucks that signal the plant’s awakening after periods of dormancy.&ldquo
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz are catching a big break with CP3 suspension

  22-10-2018 19:47 via sportspyder.com
  ...stretch, he ran roughshod over the Ricky Rubio-less Jazz, scoring nearly 25 points and adding seven boards and six assists per game w ...
  
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• Utah Jazz are catching a big break with CP3 suspension

  22-10-2018 19:39
  Noted Utah Jazz killer Chris Paul won’t be able to help his Houston Rockets when they play host to the Jazz band on Wednesday. Let’s not mince words here — the Houston Rockets’ Chris Paul is kind of annoying. Not just in his demeanor toward other players (including his own teammates), but in his ability […]
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  22-10-2018 19:38 via twitter.com
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• Jennifer Rubin: Midterms could provide a national cleansing, a political fumigation

  22-10-2018 19:34
  With about two weeks to go before the midterms that could strip President Donald Trump of the protection a Republican House and Senate afford him, Trump has returned to his favorite hits - mocking women's looks ("Horseface," he called the adult-film actress to whom he paid hush money), fanning hysteria about a caravan of immigrants from Central America and cheering on violence against the press.He seems convinced that if he can turn up the venom, resentment and fear high enough among his male, w
  
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• A Riverton man is dead after he’s shot by police. It’s the sixth officer shooting in less than two weeks.

  22-10-2018 19:04
  A man reportedly holding a knife to the throat of a woman was shot and killed by police in Riverton on Monday morning.Two officers responded to a report of domestic violence at a home near 1400 West and Stone Ridge Lane at about 6:40 a.m., according to Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera, when the man threatened the woman with a knife.At 6:50 a.m., “They took some action. Shots were fired. And we do know that the male is deceased,” Rivera said.The woman was unharmed; no police offi
  
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• [NBA] - Get your Utah Jazz pumpkin stencils

  22-10-2018 18:28 via sportspyder.com
  ... ur Utah Jazz pumpkin stencils Posted: Oct 22, 2018 Whether you're into the City Edition d ...
  
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• Commentary: The name ‘Mormon’ — Why all the fuss, and why now?

  22-10-2018 18:24
  It’s been two weeks now since Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, devoted an entire General Conference talk to the now-verboten word “Mormon,” emphasizing the importance of using the full name of the church.This has been tried before. In fact, it was a bête noire of Nelson’s long before he assumed the religion’s top post in January.In the April 1990 General Conference talk “Thus Shall My Church Be Called,&rdqu
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Warriors’ Jonas Jerebko wanted to play against Jazz and ‘beat their a**’ before hitting game-winner

  22-10-2018 18:10 via sportspyder.com
  ... at moment of glory, was determined to go to Utah and cause havoc against the Jazz. Jerebko was part of a Jazz team that won 29 of their last 35 games en route ...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Donovan Mitchell responds to Warriors’ Klay Thompson saying Jazz didn’t want Jonas Jerebko

  22-10-2018 18:10 via sportspyder.com
  ... the Jazz decided to waive the veteran’s contract in July of this year. The Warriors p ...
  
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• Young Catholics urge Vatican to issue inclusive LGBT message

  22-10-2018 17:39
  Vatican City • Catholic bishops are entering their final week of debate over hot-button issues facing young Catholics, including how the church should welcome gays and respond to the clerical sex abuse scandal that has discredited many in the church hierarchy.The monthlong synod of bishops ends next Saturday with the adoption by the 260-plus cardinals, bishops and priests of a final document and approval of a separate, shorter letter to the world’s Catholic youths.Some of the youth de
  
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• Bagley caption contest winner: “I won’t take it seriously?!!”

  22-10-2018 17:12
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• You can ‘live large’ on less than $100K a year in Salt Lake City, according to one website

  22-10-2018 16:34
  Salt Lake City is one of 20 places in the United State where you can “live large on less than $100,000,” according to workandmoney.com.Compiling information from GoBankingRates, Indeed and U.S. News & World Report, the website came up with list that includes Utah’s capitol city. “Though living here isn’t cheap, good growth trends in the job market make it worth a look,” wrote Deborah Adeyanju.Among the reasons to locate in Salt Lake City:“Health care
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz take on the Grit and Grind Memphis Grizzlies

  22-10-2018 16:34 via sportspyder.com
  ... ess — Questionable — Back Soreness — Probable What to watch for How will the Jazz take advantage of the Grizz’s limited front court? The Grizzlies have modern ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks honors fiancé's cousin with hot pink sneakers for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  22-10-2018 16:22 via sportspyder.com
  ... are they are,” Burks said. Burks was named Xfinity Player of the Week by the Jazz on Oct. 20 after averaging 13.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 18 m ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: What you may have missed from the epic Utah Jazz-Golden State Warriors game

  22-10-2018 16:10 via sportspyder.com
  ... rious note, Curry posted this on Instagram after the win in reference to the Jazz not bringing Jerebko back this season: View this post on Instagram “They did ...
  
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• Morning links: What you may have missed from the epic Utah Jazz-Golden State Warriors game

  22-10-2018 16:07
  The Utah Jazz and defending champion Golden State Warriors had a thrilling showdown last Friday night, and a number of great tweets were posted before, during and after the matchup.Here are some of the best.During the preseason, Jazz wing Joe Ingles declared that he's the best shooter in the NBA. Before the game, Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry was asked about Ingles' assertion, to which he responded, "That just means in Las Vegas in summer league in 2009 we had 2 of the best shooters of all
  
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• Letter: Vote against the lack of leadership in Congress and the White House

  22-10-2018 15:56
  Basic characteristics of good leadership are the ability to provide reliable fact-based information and to serve as a unifying example for all constituents.Currently, we have a national leader who believes journalists are the enemy of the people, does not acknowledge basic tenets of science, resorts to hurling grade-school-level insults to any who dare question his contradictory statements and places profits for the arms industry above the most basic of human rights.Canada is an enemy. North Kor
  
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• Letter: Law-abiding people will be hurt if Prop 2 fails

  22-10-2018 15:52
  If you are considering voting against Proposition 2 because you don’t want to spread the use of marijuana, consider this. Anyone who currently smokes or wants to smoke pot recreationally never lacks a source of procurement. I smoked daily from 1968 to 1988. Attaining it was as effortless as buying milk.The people who will be hurt if this proposition fails are those good, kind folks who would never think of doing anything outside the law. They are the ones who won’t get the pain relie
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Trump readying to play a midterm blame game if GOP loses ground

  22-10-2018 15:51
  Trump readying to play a midterm blame game if GOP loses ground. More Utahns are registering to vote this year. Poll shows Utahns support Robert Mueller’s probe.Happy Monday. Publicly, President Donald Trump says the midterm election is all about him -- “You’re voting for me," he said at a recent rally -- but privately, he’s already laying the groundwork to blame others for what is likely to be a tough election for Republicans. He’s telling confidants that he doesn&
  
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• Letter: Time to reconsider the church’s tax-exempt status

  22-10-2018 15:50
  Shame on the LDS Church for interfering with Proposition 2 and attempting to deny the will of the people of Utah. If ever there were a case to review the tax-exempt status of the LDS Church, it is now.That’s right, I called it the LDS Church — get over it.Whatever the LDS Church preaches to its members in church meetings is its business. But when the “church” starts to help draft legislation, then we the people need to re-evaluate where the separation of church and state
  
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• Letter: Change the course of history by voting

  22-10-2018 15:49
  If you do not like what is occurring in your country, you can change it by voting.Bain Capital, greed and debt is the true story of Mitt Romney. President Donald Trump is a con man. The Trump family did not pay half a billion in estate taxes to the IRS. The Republicans have furthered the Trump agenda and are co-conspirators. The tax law was mainly for the rich and adds to the deficit in astounding numbers.Most Republican politicians (especially the senators) care about greed and do not care abou
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies Preview: Jazz seek bounce-back win

  22-10-2018 15:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... e is back at its typical mark. Apart from Conley and Gasol, two guys who the Jazz will need to keep a close eye on are Jaren Jackson Jr. and Garrett Temple. D ...
  
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• Todd Bol, whose Little Free Library brought books to the street corner, dies at 62

  22-10-2018 15:23
  He had an abundance of books, a weathered garage door in need of repair, and an abiding sadness that persisted months after the death of his mother, a schoolteacher who had tutored neighborhood children at the family dining table in their Twin Cities home.And so, in what he later described as "a spiritual gesture" to his late mother, June, Todd Bol set to work one day in 2009. Repurposing wood from his garage, he built a dollhouse-size library in the shape of a one-room schoolhouse, decorating t
  
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• A year after southern Utah’s Brian Head Fire, the aspens are bouncing back in a surprising way that could strengthen the forest

  22-10-2018 15:19
  Brian Head • This past summer, a year after 72,000 acres of high-elevation woodlands burned around southwestern Utah’s Markagunt Plateau, residents of the nearby resort town of Brian Head noticed something strange: Tiny white cottony puffs drifted through the air and piled up on the ground like a downy blanket.It smacked of Christmas in the middle of July, but the fluffy stuff was not snow.“It looked like cottonwood [seed], but we are at 9,000 feet. We don’t have cottonwoo
  
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• Utahns support the special counsel’s probe of Russia and Trump, but there’s a big partisan divide

  22-10-2018 14:00
  Washington • Utahns back the special counsel’s investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and whether President Donald Trump’s team played any role, but it’s clear that the state’s Democrats and independents are more supportive than Republicans, a new poll shows.Some 53 percent of Utahns support Robert Mueller’s ongoing probe, which has indicted or won guilty pleas from three companies and 30 individuals, including the president’s f
  
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• Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies Preview: Jazz seek bounce-back win

  22-10-2018 14:00
  Following a tough loss on Friday night, the Utah Jazz will aim to bounce back against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday evening. It’s often stated that in the game of basketball, players have to have amnesia. This applies not only to individuals within a game as it’s important that they don’t get rattled by missed […]
  Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies Preview: Jazz seek bounce-back win - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Polygamous sect members sought to influence Turkey’s president, so they wouldn’t be extradited, IRS agent testifies

  22-10-2018 13:39
  An IRS agent testified in August that two defendants accused of fraud and money laundering, including one from Utah's polygamous Kingston Group, built a relationship with Turkey’s president and used cash to ensure they would not be extradited from there if they ever fled the United States.Jacob and Isaiah Kingston, through their biofuel company called Washakie Renewable Energy, sent $134 million to Turkey from September 2013 through the end of 2015, according to records submitted in the cr
  
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• Ranking these 10 players' hot starts by sustainability

  22-10-2018 12:02
  A fun exercise early every league year is seeing the absurd numbers being put up by some of the league’s top up-and-coming players.
  Obviously, none of them are sustainable, and a regression to the mean always arrives. But that’s exactly why we should take advantage and enjoy the runs of excellent form while they’re ongoing.
  Not all of these hot streaks are made the same. Some of the players putting up crazy (and surprising) numbers are shooting at rates that would make an in-hi
  
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• Ranking these 10 NBA players' hot starts by sustainability

  22-10-2018 12:02
  A fun exercise at the start of every NBA season is seeing the absurd numbers being put up by some of the league’s top up-and-coming players.
  Obviously, none of the stats are sustainable because a regression to the mean always arrives. But that’s exactly why we should take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy the runs of excellent form while they’re ongoing.
  Not all of these hot streaks are made the same. Some of the players putting up crazy (and surprising) numbers are shoot
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz bigs vs Jaren Jackson, Jr is a battle worth watching

  22-10-2018 06:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... m is Memphis Grizzlies big man and No. 4 overall pick Jaren Jackson, Jr. The Jazz play host to Jackson and the Grizz on Monday night. Ahead of the 2018 NBA Dr ...
  
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• [Fox Sports] - High-scoring Jazz to host Grizzlies

  22-10-2018 06:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... ecord 47 second-quarter points and 81 first-half points for Utah. Still, the Jazz feel like progress is being made in that area. “We picked it up a lot more t ...
  
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• NFL roundup: Panthers rally from 17-point deficit in fourth quarter to beat Eagles

  22-10-2018 05:58
  Philadelphia • Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers ruined the Philadelphia Eagles’ dance party.Newton tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Greg Olsen with 1:22 left, and the Panthers overcame a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Eagles 21-17 on Sunday.Julius Peppers sacked Carson Wentz, forcing a fumble on fourth down from the Panthers 14 to seal the victory.The Panthers improved to 4-2 with the biggest comeback in franchise history. The defending Super Bowl champion Eag
  
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