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• U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber won’t testify before House panel on Clinton probe

  12-12-2018 23:49
  Washington • U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber won't testify Thursday before the House Oversight subcommittee as its chairman had announced previously.Huber had been assigned by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate several controversies Republicans have raised about Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation, many of them stoked by right-wing activists who believe she should be prosecuted.Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the Oversight’s subcommittee on government o
  
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• Utah State running back Darwin Thompson gives the Aggies’ prolific offense its legs

  12-12-2018 23:23
  Logan • During a game against BYU earlier this season, Utah State offensive lineman Rob Castaneda crouched in his block position. Junior running back Darwin Thompson waited nearby, itching for an opportunity to pick up serious yardage.Once the ball was snapped, Castaneda made his block and Thompson received the handoff. Thompson, who was directly behind Castaneda, rocketed through the gap the lineman created and looked home free. But a Cougars safety appeared as if out of nowhere looking to
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell treats Dwyane Wade to ‘Last Dance’ dinner

  12-12-2018 23:20 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz rising star Donovan Mitchell made sure that his role model Dwyane Wade's final trip to Salt Lake as an NBA player was an excellent one. The Miami...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Former Lone Peak star Frank Jackson makes most of short G League stint before being recalled by the Pelicans

  12-12-2018 23:20 via sportspyder.com
  “This is a great team, a great organization, and I’m grateful that they allowed me to come play with them,” Jackson said of the Texas Legends. “This is a good opportunity to get some...
  
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• Former Lone Peak star Frank Jackson makes most of short G League stint before being recalled by the Pelicans

  12-12-2018 23:16
  FRISCO, Texas — On Dec. 5, Frank Jackson made his NBA G League debut, and the Highland, Utah, product found the opponent somewhat ironic.Playing for the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks' affiliate, Jackson scored 25 points on 9-for-20 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out two assists in 33 minutes during a loss to the Utah Jazz's affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars."It always just ends up that way, the state of Utah is always connected (to everything I do)," Jackson said prior
  
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• Utah investigators confirm: Videos of exploding arch and hoodoo are fake

  12-12-2018 23:03
  Utah investigators say videos purporting to show vandals blowing up an arch and hoodoo are fake.The videos, which were posted online last weekend, were reviewed by the Intermountain West Regional Computer Forensics Lab in Salt Lake City, according to a news release by the Utah Department of Natural Resources.“It is the opinion of the lab that the videos are more than likely computer generated, and therefore, fake,” the release stated.The video also was reviewed by state parks officia
  
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• NBA Daily: Buyers or Sellers – Northwest Division

  12-12-2018 23:01 via basketballinsiders.com
  Which teams are buyers or sellers in the Northwest Division? David Yapkowitz breaks down each team's respective situation.
  
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• Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell treats Dwyane Wade to ‘Last Dance’ dinner

  12-12-2018 23:00
  Utah Jazz rising star Donovan Mitchell made sure that his role model Dwyane Wade’s final trip to Salt Lake as an NBA player was an excellent one. The Miami Heat are in town to take on the Utah Jazz, meaning that the Utah faithful will have one final chance to see NBA legend Dwyane Wade […]
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  12-12-2018 22:57 via twitter.com
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘Trib Talk’: Republicans are overrepresented in Utah. But that doesn’t prove the state is gerrymandered

  12-12-2018 22:55 via sportspyder.com
  Utah’s state Legislature is more Republican than the state’s voters. That will continue to be true over the next two years, as one-third of all votes cast for the Utah House in 2018 were for Democratic candidates, but the party won only one-fifth of...
  
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• [KSL] - Donovan Mitchell gives Dwyane Wade a reason to remember Utah

  12-12-2018 22:51 via sportspyder.com
  Dwyane Wade's last game in Salt Lake City and last one against the Jazz might just be special. The reason? Donovan Mitchell.
  
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• ‘Trib Talk’: Republicans are overrepresented in Utah. But that doesn’t prove the state is gerrymandered

  12-12-2018 22:45
  Utah’s state Legislature is more Republican than the state’s voters. That will continue to be true over the next two years, as one-third of all votes cast for the Utah House in 2018 were for Democratic candidates, but the party won only one-fifth of House seats.The cause of the disparity is open to interpretation, and is affected by the individual candidates who run for election, the trends that drive voters to the polls, the areas where people choose to live and the arbitrary maps t
  
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• Britain’s Theresa May survives a challenge to her leadership, but her vision for Brexit remains in doubt

  12-12-2018 22:37
  London • Lawmakers in Britain’s Conservative Party on Wednesday triggered a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Theresa May, threatening her leadership as she struggles to secure a deal for Britain to leave the European Union.May responded that she would not resign but would carry on with her vision for Brexit. She warned rebellious lawmakers that ousting her would not make getting a better Brexit deal any easier and would instead bring delay and confusion."I will contest that v
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: The potential positives and negatives of an increasingly non-LDS Salt Lake County, Utah

  12-12-2018 22:28
  Salt Lake County is home to the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It also boasts the faith’s famous tabernacle and its landmark temple.But the county is no longer populated mostly by Mormons. The latest membership numbers, supplied by the church itself, show that Utah’s most populous county is now 48.91 percent Latter-day Saint.In fact, the Latter-day Saint tally statewide has fallen below 62 percent.This continuing demographic shift is more than a stat
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Goran Dragic, Hassan Whiteside, Dion Waiters out vs. Jazz

  12-12-2018 22:20 via sportspyder.com
  The Miami Heat take on the Utah Jazz Wednesday night in Salt Lake City and will be without starting point guard Goran Dragic and big man Hassan Whiteside. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says Goran Dragic is dealing with a swollen right knee, while Hassan.
  
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• Salt Lake City’s Lil’ Lotus vegan/vegetarian restaurant has an unexpected vibe and a flavor-filled menu

  12-12-2018 22:13
  Ever walk in to a place and wonder, “What have I gotten myself into?”Yeah, me, too. Probably too often.I couldn’t help but think that exact thing when I entered Lil’ Lotus, 2223 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City.The fast-casual restaurant, tucked into a small space in a Sugar House strip mall, serves a vegetarian/vegan menu. I had prepared for that.But I didn’t expect the vibrant, tie-dye art — Buddhist symbols, animals and “Star Wars” characters &
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Donovan Mitchell gifts Dwyane Wade with rocking chair at private dinner ahead of last game vs. Jazz

  12-12-2018 21:59 via sportspyder.com
  “The rocking chair was kind of our little way of saying, ‘Welcome into the new life outside the NBA,'” Mitchell said.
  
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• Online petition alleges ‘Deadpool’ poster is ‘religious discrimination’ against Latter-day Saints

  12-12-2018 21:58
  A petition demanding the removal of a “Once Upon a Deadpool” movie poster — calling it “a form [of] religious discrimination" against Latter-day Saints — has gathered nearly 30,000 online signatures as of Wednesday morning.The Change.org petition calls out the poster, which resembles what it calls the “sacred picture of ‘The Second Coming,’” by Harry Anderson that was commissioned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz officially unveil ‘Earned’ jerseys; here’s when they’ll wear them

  12-12-2018 21:46 via sportspyder.com
  After last week's leak, the Utah Jazz have officially unveiled their green 'Earned' Edition jerseys and when they'll be wearing them. Although the team won...
  
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• Coach Snyder, DFav and Donovan discuss tonight's matchup vs. Miami and DWade's last hurrah in Utah. 🎥⤵️… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 21:37 via twitter.com
  Coach Snyder, DFav and Donovan discuss tonight's matchup vs. Miami and DWade's last hurrah in Utah. 🎥⤵️… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Kristin Chenoweth promises a great performance with the Tabernacle Choir — despite Utah’s altitude and bad air

  12-12-2018 21:29
  Performing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has always been on Kristin Chenoweth's “bucket list.”But she admits, with sold-out concerts coming on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at the Conference Center, she's laboring a bit — with the Utah air.“I have struggled. I’m not going to lie,” she said Wednesday at a news conference in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Relief Society Building. “I’m like, ‘C’mon, ge
  
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• Utah Jazz officially unveil ‘Earned’ jerseys; here’s when they’ll wear them

  12-12-2018 21:28
  After last week’s leak, the Utah Jazz have officially unveiled their green ‘Earned’ Edition jerseys and when they’ll be wearing them. Although the team won’t break them out until their Christmas Day showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Utah Jazz’s “Earned” Edition uniforms have been a hot topic in Jazzland of late. Last week, […]
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• Daggett County puts its troubled jail up for sale, but locking down a buyer won’t be easy

  12-12-2018 21:19
  You might call it “a fixer-upper.”The Daggett County jail, west of Manila in eastern Utah, has gone up for sale as county leaders struggle to pay off a bond on the troubled facility, closed since 2017 after an inmate-abuse scandal.Two buildings, totaling 17,680 square feet. Rural location. Views from most "rooms" are limited. Asking price: $4.45 million.“There are challenges,” said Nate Worthen, real estate agent with Newmark Grubb ACRES, the Salt Lake City-based commerci
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Donovan Mitchell gifts Dwyane Wade with rocking chair at private dinner ahead of last game against Utah Jazz

  12-12-2018 21:12 via sportspyder.com
  “The rocking chair was kind of our little way of saying, ‘Welcome into the new life outside the NBA,” Mitchell said.
  
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  12-12-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
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• Cafes, bars, police say Utah’s toughest-in-nation DUI law — taking effect Dec. 30 — should not scare residents from eating out and partying. ‘Just be smart about it.’

  12-12-2018 21:05
  Restaurants, bars and tourism officials say Utahns should not shy away from partying or eating out because of the state’s new toughest-in-the-nation drunken driving law when it takes effect in just over two weeks on Dec. 30.They stress two reasons: The Utah Highway Patrol and police say the new law won’t change how they enforce DUI laws, with their focus on impairment rather than blood-alcohol levels; and Utah has plenty of ride-sharing and public transportation options to get people
  
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• Donovan Mitchell gifts Dwyane Wade with rocking chair at private dinner ahead of last game vs. Jazz

  12-12-2018 21:02
  SALT LAKE CITY — Nestled near the mountains of Utah, a rising NBA star showed his appreciation for his elder statesman at Valter's Osteria Italian restaurant.On the eve of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade's final game at Vivint Arena, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell hosted a farewell dinner for him Tuesday night at the upscale spot where he gifted the 36-year-old with a rocking chair."The rocking chair was kind of our little way of saying, 'Welcome into the new life outside the NBA,'" Mitchell
  
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• ‘Something has to give’: In his farewell address, Utah’s Orrin Hatch says the Senate is in crisis

  12-12-2018 21:01
  Washington • Sen. Orrin Hatch, in his final address to the Senate as he prepares to leave office, said the chamber is in “crisis” and called for more civility in politics and respect for opposing views.“On both the left and the right, the bar of decency has been set so low that jumping over it is no longer the objective,” Hatch said. “Limbo is the new name of the game. How low can you go? The answer, it seems, is always lower. All the evidence points to an unse
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Miami Heat players cheer on Salt Lake City Stars player after thunderous dunk

  12-12-2018 20:27 via sportspyder.com
  Willie Reed made his former teammates get out of their seats on Tuesday.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Breaking: Adidas to launch Donovan Mitchell signature shoe in Q3 2019

  12-12-2018 20:16 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell is going to be getting his own signature shoe. It’s happening!
  
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• Miami Heat players cheer on Salt Lake City Stars player after thunderous dunk

  12-12-2018 20:16
  A week after the Houston Rockets arrived early in Salt Lake City — and found out how cold it was — the Miami Heat had a little more fun.Salt Lake City Stars big man Willie Reed threw down a hard one-handed slam against the Austin Spurs on Tuesday night ...The THUNDEROUS slam from 2018 No. 1 overall #GLeagueDraft pick Willie Reed! ?????????? @slcstars pic.twitter.com/HtfuhNZCbs— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 12, 2018
  ... and his former Heat teammates were on hand to cheer
  
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• [NBA] - Donovan Mitchell gave Dwyane Wade a rocking chair as a retirement gift

  12-12-2018 20:13 via sportspyder.com
  After 15 seasons of breaking ankles, blowing by defenders, and getting fans to jump out of their seats, Donovan Mitchell figured Dwyane Wade could use a rest. So on Tuesday night, the young Utah Jazz gave the future Hall of Famer a rocking chair as a...
  
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• Michelle Quist: Slow down the Inland Port. It’s the Utah way.

  12-12-2018 20:13
  Utah’s way has always been slow and steady.So comments this week from a Roy legislator who complained that the public was “beating the hell out of” board members on the new Inland Port Board Authority are more than a bit much. Apparently, public advocates’ “bombardment” is slowing things down for Sen. Gregg Buxton, R-Roy.As Taylor Stevens reported in October, “The port, a planned distribution hub for goods to be imported and exported via rail, truck and
  
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• Salt Lake City’s Lil' Lotus vegan/vegetarian restaurant has an unexpected vibe and a flavor-filled menu

  12-12-2018 19:47
  Ever walk in to a place and wonder, “What have I gotten myself into?”Yeah, me, too. Probably too often.I couldn’t help but think that exact thing when I entered Lil’ Lotus, 2223 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City.The fast-casual restaurant, tucked into a small space in a Sugar House strip mall, serves a vegetarian/vegan menu. I had prepared for that.But I didn’t expect the vibrant, tie-dye art — Buddhist symbols, animals and “Star Wars” characters &
  
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• Fourth-seeded BYU handed No. 1 Stanford its only loss three months ago, but stakes are much higher in Thursday’s NCAA women’s volleyball Final Four match

  12-12-2018 19:47
  Back on Aug. 31, the day before BYU upset Arizona on the football field in Tucson, the Cougar women’s volleyball team stunned No. 1 Stanford 3-2 in a five-set thriller at Smith Fieldhouse.Little did anyone realize at the time that the Cardinal would not suffer another loss the rest of the season, or that BYU would ascend to the No. 1 spot in the national rankings for 11 straight weeks before falling 3-0 to Loyola Marymount in the West Coast Conference regular-season finale.The rematch of t
  
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• Ute shooting star Sarah Porter is driven to make an impact, on and off the court

  12-12-2018 19:31
  Sarah Porter's parents claim to have seen this coming. Listening to her argue with her brother, they just knew she someday would become a lawyer.The passion that would drive the Utah women’s basketball player on the path toward law school took more time to emerge. Her views were shaped by an influential professor and an NFL quarterback, as she recognized how her own mixed-race makeup would motivate her.The daughter of a Filipino mother and an African-American father witnessed her parents h
  
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• [KSL] - Patrick Kinahan: Jazz must kick it in gear soon

  12-12-2018 19:31 via sportspyder.com
  For several reasons, the Jazz have not met expectations two months into this season. As the schedule becomes easier over the next several weeks, the Jazz need to make their move up the Western Conference standings or risk not making the playoffs.
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz officially reveal 'Earned' jersey that will debut on Christmas

  12-12-2018 19:31 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz officially announced the new uniform they'll be wearing on Christmas.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - 'Something has to give’: In his farewell address, Utah’s Orrin Hatch says the Senate is in crisis

  12-12-2018 19:25 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • Sen. Orrin Hatch, in his final address to the Senate as he prepares to leave office, said the chamber is in “crisis” and called for more civility in politics and respect for opposing views.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz debut new Nike “Earned” Green Jerseys

  12-12-2018 19:23 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz show off the new threads officially days after Dick’s Sporting Goods accidentally stocks them.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Ute shooting star Sarah Porter is driven to make an impact, on and off the court

  12-12-2018 19:13 via sportspyder.com
  Sarah Porter's parents claim to have seen this coming. Listening to her argue with her brother, they just knew she someday would become a lawyer.
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz to debut green Earned Edition jerseys for Chrismas Day showdown versus Portland

  12-12-2018 18:44 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz are scheduled to wear them for 11 regular season games this season, including six times at home and five on the road — plus twice on national television.
  
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• Utah Jazz to debut green Earned Edition jerseys for Christmas Day showdown versus Portland

  12-12-2018 18:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — An early Christmas present has arrived for Utah Jazz fans.Although photos of the Jazz's Earned Edition green uniforms previously leaked last week via social media, the team has now revealed official images of the jerseys.Utah will debut the uniforms on court for the first time during their Christmas Day showdown against the Portland Trail Blazers on Dec. 25 at Vivint Arena."It's an honor to play on Christmas Day and we're excited for the opportunity to wear the Nike NBA Ea
  
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• Utah Jazz to debut green Earned Edition jerseys for Chrismas Day showdown versus Portland

  12-12-2018 18:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — An early Christmas present has arrived for Utah Jazz fans.Although photos of the Jazz's Earned Edition green uniforms previously leaked last week via social media, the team has now revealed official images of the jerseys.Utah will debut the uniforms on court for the first time during their Christmas Day showdown against the Portland Trail Blazers on Dec. 25 at Vivint Arena."It's an honor to play on Christmas Day and we're excited for the opportunity to wear the Nike NBA Ea
  
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• [NBA] - The Note: Utah Jazz art director Ben Barnes details the uniform design process and the new Earned Edition jerseys

  12-12-2018 18:38 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz unveiled their Nike Earned Edition uniforms this week. Ben Barnes, the team’s art director, joins the podcast this week to discuss the design process, the Jazz’s relationship with Nike, the purple mountain throwbacks, and some of his all-tim
  
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• [NBA] - Earned history: Look back at some of the Utah Jazz's greatest moments in green

  12-12-2018 18:38 via sportspyder.com
  Jae Crowder and Derrick Favors opened their Christmas gifts early. The two Utah Jazz big men got a sneak peek earlier this month of the team’s Earned Edition uniforms, a green-and-gold alternate that the team will sport during its Christmas matchup with..
  
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