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• 🎙 | Dr. Dunkenstein joined us on this week's episode of The Note 🎵 Subscribe! 🍎 Apple podcasts:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 23:51 via twitter.com
  🎙 | Dr. Dunkenstein joined us on this week's episode of The Note 🎵Subscribe!🍎 Apple podcasts:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Will Utah have an independent redistricting commission? Updated vote count shows Prop 4 with the slimmest of leads.

  13-11-2018 23:38
  A ballot proposition to create an independent redistricting commission is now winning by a mere 32 votes in an updated election tally released Tuesday.The new totals, which included an infusion from conservative Utah County, showed Proposition 4 losing by 593 votes out of nearly 880,000 counted earlier in the day. Now, with an update of Salt Lake County votes, the proposition — billed as an anti-gerrymandering measure — has the slimmest of leads.The proposition would call for an inde
  
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• Ben McAdams holds a 1,357 vote lead over Rep. Mia Love after Salt Lake and Utah county election updates

  13-11-2018 23:33
  Ben McAdams held his tenuous lead over Republican Rep. Mia Love on Tuesday, following the addition of roughly 40,000 votes to Utah County’s election totals and 17,000 votes in Salt Lake County.McAdams now leads with 50.3 percent of the vote, compared to 49.7 for Love, a margin of 1,357 votes.
  The Salt Lake TribuneDave Hansen, Love’s campaign manager, expressed optimism after seeing the new Utah County numbers.“The numbers are moving in the right direction and we are diligently
  
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• The 3's this week were extra sweet 😎 @MountainAmerica | #ThreesoftheWeek https://t.co/NAyc87B5iA

  13-11-2018 23:15 via twitter.com
  
  The 3's this week were extra sweet 😎@MountainAmerica | #ThreesoftheWeek https://t.co/NAyc87B5iA
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - The Jazz practice in Dallas: 'I love it. The fans love it. We love it.'

  13-11-2018 22:59 via sportspyder.com
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - MACU Threes of the Week - 11 13 18

  13-11-2018 22:59 via sportspyder.com
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• University of Utah trustees approve $80M bonding plan for Rice-Eccles Stadium expansion to 51,000 seats

  13-11-2018 22:54
  When the University of Utah athletic department received initial approval Tuesday to expand and remodel Rice-Eccles Stadium, one number created the biggest news: 51,000.Beyond the $80 million cost, approved by the university’s board of trustees with athletic revenue covering the bond debt apart from any state funding, the stadium capacity has been the subject of considerable fan interest for several years. That number was a critical component of Utah’s yearlong study, initiated by fo
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Public invited to viewing, funeral for Utah National Guard Maj. Brent Taylor at Dee Events Center

  13-11-2018 22:39 via sportspyder.com
  The family of Maj. Brent Taylor has announced a public viewing Friday and a public funeral for the North Ogden mayor killed in Afghanistan — both at the Dee Events Center on the campus of Weber State University.
  
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• Public invited to viewing, funeral for Utah National Guard Maj. Brent Taylor at Dee Events Center

  13-11-2018 22:37
  The family of Maj. Brent Taylor has announced a public viewing Friday and a public funeral for the North Ogden mayor killed in Afghanistan — both at the Dee Events Center on the campus of Weber State University.Taylor, 39, was killed Nov. 3 while training an Afghan Army commando battalion near Kabul. He was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan and fourth deployment of his 10-year military career.According to a release from the Taylor family, his body is scheduled to be returned to Uta
  
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• "It's a big win. We know it's one game at a time, but it's great to start the road trip with a win." »… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 22:34 via twitter.com
  "It's a big win. We know it's one game at a time, but it's great to start the road trip with a win."»… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The Jazz are taking the shots they should, and their efficiency is climbing as a result

  13-11-2018 22:27
  Dallas • Want more points? Get better shots.That’s a pretty simple concept, but it’s one that the Jazz are embracing in the 2018-19 season. The most efficient shots on the basketball court are at the rim and beyond the 3-point line, and the Jazz have taken jumps in the percentage of shots they take from each spot.Fully 41.6 percent of Jazz shot attempts this season are coming within three feet of the rim, good for third in the league (only the Lakers and Hawks are above them). A
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz fan donates to $5 for the Fight after each win; team starts new initiative encouraging others to follow

  13-11-2018 22:07 via sportspyder.com
  Mike Crane has donated $5 to the charity after each Jazz victory since it became the team's jersey patch sponsor before the 2017-2018 season
  
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• Utah Jazz fan donates to 5 for the Fight after each win; team starts new initiative encouraging others to follow

  13-11-2018 21:56
  SALT LAKE CITY — As the Utah Jazz cut a 15-point deficit to just one with 11 minutes remaining in their 2017-2018 season opener against the Denver Nuggets at Vivint Arena, Mike Crane came up with an idea.The then-39-year-old pharmacist had seen commercials for 5 for the Fight, a charitable arm of the Utah-based company Qualtrics, which encourages people to donate money to cancer research $5 at a time and had become the Jazz's jersey patch sponsor in the first year the NBA allowed them.With
  
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• Sen.-elect Mitt Romney hits orientation in Washington, D.C., and gets a (temporary) basement office

  13-11-2018 21:39
  Washington • Sen.-elect Mitt Romney joined his fellow incoming senators at the Capitol on Tuesday, starting his transition into office beginning with his assignment of temporary working space tucked into the basement.Romney, a Utah Republican who will succeed Sen. Orrin Hatch come January, visited Washington for the first time since the election and found a nameplate emblazoned with “Senator-elect Mitt Romney” below the seal of the state of Utah. He’ll work from this space
  
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• Who's the 🐐? 🆎 tells us. #OnTheClock | @baileysmoving https://t.co/RTRHmZma1A

  13-11-2018 21:02 via twitter.com
  
  Who's the 🐐? 🆎 tells us.#OnTheClock | @baileysmoving https://t.co/RTRHmZma1A
  
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• Utah running back Armand Shyne responds to his promotion with a Zack Moss-level performance.

  13-11-2018 20:58
  Utah already delivered the game-winning touchdown and the game-saving defensive play, and then the Utes needed the game-ending drive.Armand Shyne took care of almost everything, covering all but the last 2 yards on the Rice-Eccles Stadium field and the final 15 seconds on the scoreboard clock Saturday. That closing effort was sufficient in a 32-25 victory over Oregon that kept Utah in the Pac-12 South race and showed there’s more to the offense than quarterback Tyler Huntley and running ba
  
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• Gehrke: The math doesn’t look good for Rep. Mia Love after Utah County updates its vote count

  13-11-2018 20:56
  Here’s where the tight 4th District race stands after Tuesday’s early updates: With about 37,000 new Utah County votes added, there are a little more than 114,000 still outstanding in the four counties that make up the 4th District.Salt Lake County: 78,398Utah County: 35,330Juab County: Who knows? Let’s say 3, I guess?Sanpete County: 560Notable a bunch of the remaining ballots are provisionals and will take some time to be verified and tabulated.We don’t know for sure how
  
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• Brighton will open two lifts on Thursday, kicking off Utah’s ski season

  13-11-2018 20:53
  Utah skiers and snowboarders have two days to get ready for this winter’s ski season, because the first runs open Thursday.Brighton Resort, at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, announced Tuesday that it would open “top to bottom” on its Majestic and Explorer lifts starting at 9 a.m. Thursday.That opening date beats out Brian Head Resort in southwestern Utah by one day, according to Ski Utah.“A few early season storms and recent cold temperatures helped Brighton and Brian
  
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• These Utah restaurants will be open on Thanksgiving to serve turkey, stuffing, prime rib, pizza and more

  13-11-2018 20:50
  Whether you’re looking for a casual Thanksgiving meal or an elegant holiday dinner, there is a Utah restaurant ready to serve you and your family on Thursday, Nov. 22.Most restaurants stick to the traditional menu of roast turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. But a few go rogue, offering prime rib, beef short ribs or salmon.At one Salt Lake City hotel, there’s a build-your-own mac 'n' cheese bar and, at an Italian restaurant in Park City, you can order a personal-si
  
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• [NBA] - Jazz assign Raul Neto to Salt Lake City Stars

  13-11-2018 20:50 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has assigned guard Raul Neto to the Salt Lake City Stars, the Jazz’s exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team. Neto, who has been cleared to return to practice, will participate in a closed practice on..
  
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• Ben McAdams holds a 1,020 vote lead over Rep. Mia Love after update in Utah County totals. More results expected today.

  13-11-2018 20:49
  Ben McAdams held his tenuous lead over Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, on Tuesday, following the addition of roughly 40,000 votes to Utah County’s election totals.While only 7,666 of those ballots fell within the 4th Congressional District — where the Democratic McAdams is challenging the two-term Republican congresswoman — Monday’s release by Utah County is potentially decisive, as it includes the bulk of outstanding ballots in the conservative stronghold.McAdams now leads with 5
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Will Utah have an independent redistricting commission? Update totals show Prop 4 losing its slight lead, with more votes still to count.

  13-11-2018 20:48 via sportspyder.com
  A ballot proposition to create an independent redistricting commission lost its slim lead in an updated vote tally released midday Tuesday.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah running back Armand Shyne responds to his promotion with a Zack Moss-level performance.

  13-11-2018 20:48 via sportspyder.com
  Utah already delivered the game-winning touchdown and the game-saving defensive play, and then the Utes needed the game-ending drive.
  
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• Will Utah have an independent redistricting commission? Update totals show Prop 4 losing its slight lead, with more votes still to count.

  13-11-2018 20:46
  A ballot proposition to create an independent redistricting commission lost its slim lead in an updated vote tally released midday Tuesday.The new totals, which included an infusion from conservative Utah County, show Proposition 4 losing by 593 votes.The proposition would call for an independent commission to redraw the state’s political boundaries in its once-per-decade redistricting process.Vote totals have been updated several times since Election Day as officials continue to tabulate
  
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• Raul will practice with the @SLCStars as part of his rehab. » on.nba.com/2DCMJdc

  13-11-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Raul will practice with the @SLCStars as part of his rehab.» on.nba.com/2DCMJdc
  
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• University of Utah trustees approve $80M bonding for Rice-Eccles Stadium expansion to 51,000 seats

  13-11-2018 20:16
  Rice-Eccles Stadium will be expanded to 51,000 seats and feature premium seating in the south end zone, according to plans approved Tuesday by the University of Utah Board of Trustees.The $80 million project, closing in the bowl on the south end and building new locker rooms, will be financed by bonding apart from state funding, Utah athletic director Mark Harlan said in his presentation to the trustees.Subsequent approval of the plan is required by the Utah State Board of Regents, the State Bui
  
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• Undefeated BYU remains the No. 1 women’s volleyball team in the land, but injuries are testing Cougars’ ability to stay on top

  13-11-2018 20:16
  Provo • Before every practice, team meeting, get-together or match, every member of BYU’s women’s volleyball team gathers for a big cheer. Then, every person gives a high-five to every other person there.“We read somewhere that it helps build chemistry, and releases good energy,” said superstar outside hitter Roni Jones-Perry, a national player of the year candidate.Whatever the case, it is working.Heading into the final three West Coast Conference matches of the sea
  
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• Amazon splits HQ2 prize between Virginia, New York

  13-11-2018 20:04
  Washington • Amazon will open major new outposts in suburban Virginia’s Crystal City and in New York City, splitting its much-sought investment of up to 50,000 jobs between the two East Coast sites, the company announced Tuesday."We are excited to build new headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia," Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement. "These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Amazon splits HQ2 prize between Virginia, New York

  13-11-2018 19:44 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • Amazon will open major new outposts in suburban Virginia’s Crystal City and in New York City, splitting its much-sought investment of up to 50,000 jobs between the two East Coast sites, the company announced Tuesday.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Dana Milbank: Donald Trump knows the true meaning of sacrifice

  13-11-2018 19:32 via sportspyder.com
  "We are the Dead. Short days ago
  
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• Get 2️⃣ upper bowl tickets to 3️⃣ marquee games—against the Kings, Warriors and Thunder—for only $180! »… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 19:27 via twitter.com
  Get 2️⃣ upper bowl tickets to 3️⃣ marquee games—against the Kings, Warriors and Thunder—for only $180!»… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dana Milbank: Donald Trump knows the true meaning of sacrifice

  13-11-2018 19:25
  "We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields."— Canadian soldier John McCrae, remembering the sacrifice of fellow World War I troops.“We’re getting drenched.”— President Trump, noting his own sacrifice during World War I centennial observance Sunday.Washington - On Veterans Day, Americans recall the sacrifices of those who served our country.We think of the bayonet charge of Maine's 20th
  
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• Catherine Rampell: The Evergreen State just rejected the Green Wave. Will it ever wash ashore?

  13-11-2018 19:20
  The Evergreen State rejected the Green Wave last week. But there may yet be hope for it to one day wash ashore.This past summer, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) pitched his state to me as a model for the country, one that illustrated how Democrats could push through a popular, progressive and ecofriendly agenda that was good for the economy. Inslee highlighted a state ballot initiative he was backing, one to create the country's very first carbon tax.Over subsequent months, other Democrats told m
  
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• IT’S A MOVEMENT twitter.com/cherifrosting/…

  13-11-2018 19:04 via twitter.com
  IT’S A MOVEMENT twitter.com/cherifrosting/…
  
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• [NBA] - Social Sidelines: The Legend of Headband Joe Ingles

  13-11-2018 19:02 via sportspyder.com
  Games against the Memphis Grizzlies are always tough, grit-and-grind slugfests that leave both teams beaten up, and Monday night was no exception. Joe Ingles caught an elbow from Grizzlies guard MarShon Brooks late in the fourth quarter, cutting the...
  
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• Utah cancels partial Medicaid request after expansion passes

  13-11-2018 18:58
  Utah officials are asking the federal government to cancel their request for a limited Medicaid expansion with a work requirement after voters approved a full expansion.Utah Department of Health spokeswoman Kolbi Young says the state has asked federal Medicaid officials to indefinitely suspend consideration of the plan passed by Utah lawmakers earlier this year.Utah's plan needed a waiver because it has a work requirement and is more limited than the expansion specified by then-President Barack
  
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• Last night, the legend of #HeadbandJoe was born. And the internet loves it. » on.nba.com/2T8JoqA

  13-11-2018 18:52 via twitter.com
  Last night, the legend of #HeadbandJoe was born.And the internet loves it.» on.nba.com/2T8JoqA
  
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• Hate crimes rose 17 percent last year, according to new FBI data

  13-11-2018 17:50
  Washington • Hate crimes in America rose 17 percent last year, the third consecutive year that such crimes increased, according to newly released FBI data.Law enforcement agencies reported 7,175 hate crimes occurred in 2017, up from 6,121 in 2016. That increase was fueled in part by more police departments reporting hate crimes data to the FBI, but overall there is still a large number of departments that report no hate crimes to the federal database.More than half of such crimes, about 3 o
  
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• Welcome to @vivintarena! 🍪 twitter.com/chipcookiesco/…

  13-11-2018 17:19 via twitter.com
  Welcome to @vivintarena! 🍪 twitter.com/chipcookiesco/…
  
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• [NBA] - The Note: Darrell Griffith has transformed from Dr. Dunkenstein into a mentor for Donovan Mitchell

  13-11-2018 16:46 via sportspyder.com
  Darrell Griffith toured the Zions Bank Basketball Campus earlier this month and took plenty of pictures on his iPhone. He wanted to send them to some of his old teammates.This is the 40th season of Utah Jazz basketball and there are plenty of reminders...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Here are some of the best reactions as 'Headband Joe Ingles' took over Utah Jazz Twitter

  13-11-2018 16:41 via sportspyder.com
  Twitter users went crazy after the Utah Jazz forward hand to wear a makeshift head bandage during the final minutes of the team's game on Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies
  
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• Family says father and 9-year-old son died in Provo barn fire

  13-11-2018 16:38
  A father and his 9-year-old son died in the fire that destroyed several buildings at a Provo farm on Monday morning.Police have confirmed the deaths but have not officially released the identities of the victims. However, family members have identified them as Marcos Sierra and his son, Marcos Sierra Jr., and have begun a GoFundMe page.The cause of the fire, which began about 1:30 a.m. at Finch Family Farm at 358 S. 2570 West, remains under investigation.Provo Fire Captain Dean York told FOX 13
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Headband Joe Ingles T-shirts now available!

  13-11-2018 16:37 via sportspyder.com
  Show everyone that you’re just as tough as an Aussie with the Headband Joe Ingles shirt!
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Some of the best reactions as 'Headband Joe Ingles' took over Twitter

  13-11-2018 16:29 via sportspyder.com
  Twitter users went crazy after the Utah Jazz forward hand to wear a makeshift head bandage during the final minutes of the team's game on Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies
  
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• Here are some of the best reactions as 'Headband Joe Ingles' took over Utah Jazz Twitter

  13-11-2018 16:24
  In case you somehow have still missed it, on Monday night as the Utah Jazz took on the Memphis Grizzlies, Jazz wing Joe Ingles suffered a cut above his eye as Grizzlies wing MarShon Brooks tried to pass the ball from the key to Marc Gasol behind the 3-point line and hit the Australian in the process.Utah trainer Eric Waters couldn't get the bleeding to stop quickly, so he ended up wrapping a bandage around Ingles' head, and Twitter had a field day with how it made Ingles look.Notably, Ingles' wi
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Sinema wins in Arizona as Democrats capture a longtime GOP Senate seat

  13-11-2018 16:20 via sportspyder.com
  Democratic Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema captured a long-held Republican seat in Arizona, defeating Republican Martha McSally and narrowing the GOP's majority in the upper chamber.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - CNN sues White House to regain access for reporter Jim Acosta

  13-11-2018 16:20 via sportspyder.com
  CNN sued the Trump administration on behalf of reporter Jim Acosta on Tuesday, asking a court to restore Acosta's White House press pass after President Donald Trump suspended it last week.
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Kemba Walker and the best trade chips in basketball | SI.com

  13-11-2018 16:15 via sportspyder.com
  Jimmy Butler became the first player this traded this season. Who could be next? The Crossover takes a closer look at the five best trade chips in the NBA. 
  
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• Sinema wins in Arizona as Democrats capture a longtime GOP Senate seat

  13-11-2018 16:09
  Democratic Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema captured a long-held Republican seat in Arizona, defeating Republican Martha McSally and narrowing the GOP's majority in the upper chamber.Sinema, a three-term congresswoman, overcame attacks on her more liberal record as an Arizona state legislator and committed to a bipartisan approach in a race that hinged on issues such as health care and illegal immigration. Her defeat of McSally will make her the first female senator in Arizona's history.Nearly a
  
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