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• “Up Top!”… “He makes it look easy!” @WasatchFord | #DunksoftheWeek https://t.co/qDhEmUgOyL

  03-01-2019 23:56 via twitter.com
  
  “Up Top!”… “He makes it look easy!”@WasatchFord | #DunksoftheWeek https://t.co/qDhEmUgOyL
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah’s poor air quality under spotlight again

  03-01-2019 23:25 via sportspyder.com
  Salt Lake City • A coalition of environmental groups filed a notice of intent to sue on Thursday, warning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency it must hold Utah and Arizona accountable for missing deadlines to submit plans to clean up air...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - A Utah County jail officer used a shotgun to fire rubber pellets at an inmate. That inmate is now suing.

  03-01-2019 23:25 via sportspyder.com
  An inmate is suing Utah County and several jailers, claiming they used excessive force in 2017 when a deputy armed with a shotgun fired rubber pellets at him.
  
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• Utah’s poor air quality under spotlight again

  03-01-2019 23:23
  Salt Lake City • A coalition of environmental groups filed a notice of intent to sue on Thursday, warning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency it must hold Utah and Arizona accountable for missing deadlines to submit plans to clean up air pollution.The announcement came just as a new layer of dirty air settled in over Salt Lake City in the latest winter inversion, a phenomenon in Utah's urban corridor caused by weather and geography.The groups, led by the Center for Biological Diversity
  
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• Utah’s police regulators suspend or boot 8 officers for offenses that include lying, sex on duty

  03-01-2019 23:15
  Sandy • Kevin Fuller says he didn’t lie about changing a police report.“I stand here today speaking from my soul that I did not lie,” Fuller, a former West Jordan police officer, said. “I was simply mistaken.”The Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, which regulates police in the state, disagreed. On Thursday, the council suspended Fuller’s police certification for four years.Fuller was one of eight peace officers suspended or booted at the c
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Former Utah Jazz Legend Derrick Rose among notables in early All Star Voting returns

  03-01-2019 23:12 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz didn’t have any current players found in the top ranks.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - An awards show crossroads 1 year after the Time’s Up Globes

  03-01-2019 22:57 via sportspyder.com
  Los Angeles • To misquote “A Star Is Born,” awards shows were far from shallow in 2018. Many confronted sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry head on, but as a new year kicks off with the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday one question lingers:...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah’s police regulators suspend or boot 8 officers for offenses that include lying, sex on duty

  03-01-2019 22:45 via sportspyder.com
  Sandy • Kevin Fuller says he didn’t lie about changing a police report.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Behind the Headlines: Romney criticizes Trump and Utah has a new DUI law

  03-01-2019 22:45 via sportspyder.com
  Days before being sworn in as Utah's newest senator, Mitt Romney dusts off his criticism of President Donald Trump.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Ramesh Ponnuru: Why Republicans fear challenging Trump in 2020

  03-01-2019 22:42 via sportspyder.com
  A lot of Republicans still believe in the power of competition. A poll in November indicated that 40 percent of them, and 72 percent of all Americans, would like to see President Donald Trump face a primary challenge. But Republican politicians,...
  
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• An awards show crossroads 1 year after the Time’s Up Globes

  03-01-2019 22:30
  Los Angeles • To misquote “A Star Is Born,” awards shows were far from shallow in 2018. Many confronted sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry head on, but as a new year kicks off with the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday one question lingers: Will it continue for another year?For an event that’s more known for its boozy moments than promoting social causes, the Golden Globe Awards went all in as the first major show of the #MeToo era last year. It embraced the newly
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Real Salt Lake signs two more homegrown players

  03-01-2019 22:16 via sportspyder.com
  Real Salt Lake added to its roster Thursday by signing forward Tate Schmitt and defender Erik Holt to homegrown contacts, the club announced.
  
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• Injury Report: Grayson Allen - OUT (right ankle sprain) Ricky Rubio - QUESTIONABLE (left foot soreness)

  03-01-2019 22:16 via twitter.com
  Injury Report:Grayson Allen - OUT (right ankle sprain)Ricky Rubio - QUESTIONABLE (left foot soreness)
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Congress gavels in with smiles, but ready to confront Trump

  03-01-2019 22:12 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • The House and Senate gaveled into session Thursday swathed in history, returning the first woman to the speaker’s office and ushering in a diverse class of Democratic freshman lawmakers ready to confront President Donald Trump in a new...
  
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• Behind the Headlines: Romney criticizes Trump and Utah has a new DUI law

  03-01-2019 22:01
  Days before being sworn in as Utah's newest senator, Mitt Romney dusts off his criticism of President Donald Trump. Utah sees its first arrest under a new, stricter DUI law. And feminist members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcome changes to the faith's temple ceremony. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack, reporter Paighten Harkins, senior managing editor Matt Canham and Washington bureau chief Thomas Burr join KCPW’s Roger M
  
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• Ramesh Ponnuru: Why Republicans fear challenging Trump in 2020

  03-01-2019 22:00
  A lot of Republicans still believe in the power of competition. A poll in November indicated that 40 percent of them, and 72 percent of all Americans, would like to see President Donald Trump face a primary challenge. But Republican politicians, even those who have strong objections to Trump, have been inhibited by the conventional wisdom that running against Trump in the 2020 Republican primaries would be a suicide mission.Trump is in a very strong position for renomination, as I have written i
  
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• Real Salt Lake signs two more homegrown players

  03-01-2019 21:46
  Real Salt Lake added to its roster Thursday by signing forward Tate Schmitt and defender Erik Holt to homegrown contacts, the club announced.Schmitt, 21, played four years at Louisville University, where he earned several accolades. He started 74 of the 80 games he played and scored 26 goals while adding 17 assists.Schmitt spent two years in the RSL academy — when it was in Arizona — before college, and was an integral part of the of the 2014 and 2015 teams that were national runners
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz players absent from first return of fan All-Star voting

  03-01-2019 21:46 via sportspyder.com
  Neither Rudy Gobert nor Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz were present on the first return of NBA All-Star fan voting that came out on Thursday. Ah, NBA Al...
  
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• Alexandra Petri: Why you feel a sudden urge to go to Iowa

  03-01-2019 21:37
  When you went to bed, you were a senator or a governor or a representative.It had not touched you yet.But now it is 2019.You wake up in a cold sweat with only one thought: Somehow you must get to Iowa. You are not from Iowa. But it is calling to you. You think, “If I do not get my hands around an ear of corn, I will perish. If I do not clutch an Iowan infant in my arms, something horrible will happen. If I do not tell the people of Iowa what I think is wrong with America — and yet, w
  
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• A JetBlue flight diverted to Salt Lake City because of an unruly passenger

  03-01-2019 21:35
  A man who caused a disturbance on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to New York — causing the plane to divert to Salt Lake City — was jailed after an altercation with local police.The flight was diverted on Thursday morning to remove the unruly passenger, who, according to Salt Lake Police, walked off the plane but then “refused to comply with officer’s commands and began to resist.” Officers used a taser to subdue him, but while he was being placed in a police ve
  
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• Utah’s new version of school ‘grades’ are out — and here’s how Salt Lake County high schools fared

  03-01-2019 21:34
  The Utah State Board of Education released new statewide school assessments on Thursday, replacing single grades with three or four rankings per school.The first three rankings — achievement, growth and the progress of English learners — are based on various test scores. For high schools, an added evaluation of students' postsecondary readiness is based on ACT scores and graduation rates.In each ranking, a school is considered exemplary, commendable, typical, developing or critical n
  
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• Eye On The Y: BYU’s basketball issues aren’t all on the defensive side, Dave Rose says

  03-01-2019 21:34
  Eye On The Y is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on BYU athletics. Subscribe here.There have been times this basketball season when BYU coach Dave Rose wishes the sport were more like football.Like, right now.Rose met with reporters on New Year’s Day and spelled out some of the reasons the Cougars are just 8-7 and have lost three straight games for the second time this season heading into Thursday’s WCC opener at Pacific.“We are a better offensive team [than befo
  
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• The Jazz visit Cleveland Friday, and for Jae Crowder and Kyle Korver, it will be a homecoming

  03-01-2019 21:33
  Cleveland • Friday’s Jazz game against the Cavaliers is going to be a bit weird for many of the players involved, there’s just no getting around it.Because both of last season’s matchups against the Cavs came in the season’s first 37 games, this will be the first time the team will face former teammate Rodney Hood since dealing him at the 2017-18 trade deadline. And, of course, it’s the first time they’ll encounter longtime Jazzman Alec Burks since sendin
  
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• Jan. 4, 1984: Adrian Dantley tied Wilt Chamberlain's free throw record in a 46-point performance in a 116-111 win o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 21:30 via twitter.com
  Jan. 4, 1984: Adrian Dantley tied Wilt Chamberlain's free throw record in a 46-point performance in a 116-111 win o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Congress gavels in with smiles, but ready to confront Trump

  03-01-2019 21:30
  Washington • The House and Senate gaveled into session Thursday swathed in history, returning the first woman to the speaker’s office and ushering in a diverse class of Democratic freshman lawmakers ready to confront President Donald Trump in a new era of divided government.The 116th Congress is poised to be like none other. There are more women than ever before, and a new generation of Muslims, Latinos, Native Americans and African-Americans in the House creating what academics call
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: What I learned on my Mormon social media fast

  03-01-2019 21:28 via sportspyder.com
  I’m back.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - A JetBlue flight diverted to Salt Lake City because of an unruly passenger

  03-01-2019 21:28 via sportspyder.com
  A man who caused a disturbance on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to New York — causing thet plane to divert to Salt Lake City — was jailed after an altercation with local police.
  
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• Ben McAdams sworn in as new U.S. House member. Utah’s only Democrat in Congress casts his first vote against Pelosi as speaker

  03-01-2019 21:27
  Washington • Utah Rep. Ben McAdams solidified his centrist credentials Thursday, casting his first vote in Congress for Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida as House speaker, making him one of a handful of Democrats to cast a symbolic vote against newly elected Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Murphy is a leader of the Blue Dogs, the moderate Democratic caucus that has about 24 members.In his new Capitol office a few hours earlier, McAdams repeated the promise made many times during the campaign that he wo
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah’s new version of school ‘grades’ are out — and here’s how Salt Lake County high schools fared

  03-01-2019 21:22 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah State Board of Education released new statewide school assessments on Thursday, replacing single grades with three or four rankings per school.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Man who grabbed woman off trail sentenced to prison

  03-01-2019 21:18 via sportspyder.com
  Ogden • A Utah man who pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap a woman has been sentenced.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Flooding displaces residents of building at Taylorsville senior facility

  03-01-2019 21:18 via sportspyder.com
  Taylorsville • Approximately 100 residents of a senior living center in a Salt Lake City suburb were displaced by flooding caused by a broken pipe early Thursday morning.
  
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• Utah Jazz players absent from first return of fan All-Star voting

  03-01-2019 21:16
  Neither Rudy Gobert nor Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz were present on the first return of NBA All-Star fan voting that came out on Thursday. Ah, NBA All-Star fan voting. Utah Jazz fans, if you ever find yourself in a pointless argument with a clueless NBA fan on Twitter, just glance at NBA All-Star […]
  Utah Jazz players absent from first return of fan All-Star voting - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Commentary: What I learned on my Mormon social media fast

  03-01-2019 21:10
  I’m back.You may not have noticed I was missing, but I certainly noticed you were missing: all my friends on social media. I gave you up over the Christmas break.It wasn’t totally my choice; I was trying to be an obedient Mormon. (I mean, an obedient member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sigh.) At the October General Conference, church President Russell Nelson asked all the women of the church to give up social media for 10 days.I have a job — a couple of t
  
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• Flooding displaces residents of building at Taylorsville senior facility

  03-01-2019 21:01
  Taylorsville • Approximately 100 residents of a senior living center in a Salt Lake City suburb were displaced by flooding caused by a broken pipe early Thursday morning.Evacuated residents initially stayed in a lobby in another building at the facility in Taylorsville and most were able to return to their units in the facility by late Thursday morning. However, about a dozen went to hotels.The building is new and officials are investigating whether cold weather conditions caused the break
  
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• Man who grabbed woman off trail sentenced to prison

  03-01-2019 21:00
  Ogden • A Utah man who pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap a woman has been sentenced.The Standard-Examiner reports Jorge Pedro Soria Nieto, of Ogden, was sentenced Wednesday to serve six years to life in a state prison.Nieto pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony. In exchange, prosecutors dropped one count of forcible sexual abuse, a third-degree felony.The probable cause statement says a woman was walking on a trail behind West Park in Roy on Aug. 2
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - Jazz-Cavaliers Preview

  03-01-2019 20:55 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz haven't won in Cleveland in nearly seven years. Utah attempts to halt a six-game losing streak in Cleveland when it visits a much different version of the Cavaliers on Friday. The Jazz (18-20) struggled to win in Ohio against powerful...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Why I’m going to trumpet the positive news for women in changes to Latter-day Saint temple ceremonies

  03-01-2019 20:53 via sportspyder.com
  On Wednesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced — without actually announcing — important changes to its temple rituals.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Navajo legislation on tribal energy company withdrawn

  03-01-2019 20:50 via sportspyder.com
  Gallup, N.M. • Navajo Nation Council legislation to allow a tribal-owned energy company to become a for-profit corporation was withdrawn before it could be considered.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Eye On The Y: BYU’s basketball issues aren’t all on the defensive side, Dave Rose says

  03-01-2019 20:50 via sportspyder.com
  Eye On The Y is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on BYU athletics. Subscribe here.
  
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• Commentary: Why I’m going to trumpet the positive news for women in changes to Latter-day Saint temple ceremonies

  03-01-2019 20:38
  On Wednesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced — without actually announcing — important changes to its temple rituals.In other words, the internet was awash with rumors about unprecedented changes, especially concerning gender roles in the endowment ceremony. But other than confirming that something unspecified has indeed been updated and urging members not to talk about those changes publicly, the church has been tight-lipped about what actually happened.Th
  
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• Navajo legislation on tribal energy company withdrawn

  03-01-2019 20:30
  Gallup, N.M. • Navajo Nation Council legislation to allow a tribal-owned energy company to become a for-profit corporation was withdrawn before it could be considered.The Gallup Independent reports that the bill sought approval for a federal charter for Navajo Transitional Energy Company to purchase Navajo Generating Station and the Peabody Kayenta Coal Mine.Delegate Benjamin Bennett said he withdrew the bill from the council agenda Monday, the last day of a two-day special session because
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Alexandra Petri: Why you feel a sudden urge to go to Iowa

  03-01-2019 20:18 via sportspyder.com
  When you went to bed, you were a senator or a governor or a representative.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The new Congress: Pelosi retakes House gavel as shutdown continues

  03-01-2019 20:17 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • The House of Representatives, which includes 63 new Democrats, on Thursday elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as speaker for a second time.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Jazz visit Cleveland Friday, and for Jae Crowder and Kyle Korver, it will be a homecoming

  03-01-2019 20:17 via sportspyder.com
  Cleveland • Friday’s Jazz game against the Cavaliers is going to be a bit weird for many of the players involved, there’s just no getting around it.
  
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• The new Congress: Pelosi retakes House gavel as shutdown continues

  03-01-2019 19:57
  Washington • The House of Representatives, which includes 63 new Democrats, on Thursday elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as speaker for a second time.A new era of divided government arrived in Washington, as Democrats took control of the House amid a partial government shutdown now in its second week.By the end of the day, Pelosi intends to push through legislation to reopen the government. But it has already been declared dead on arrival in the Republican-led Senate because it won't me
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Salt Lake City’s Leonardo museum complains about nearby homeless camp, says it creates safety concerns

  03-01-2019 19:57 via sportspyder.com
  The Leonardo museum says a block-long homeless camp along 500 South in Salt Lake City is a safety concern for its patrons.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Can the magic last? Utah’s 12-0 women’s basketball team is reaching for the top.

  03-01-2019 19:40 via sportspyder.com
  Lynne Roberts doesn’t wade in the realm of clichés very often, so when she found herself smack-dab in the middle of a quintessential coaching cliché this week, she immediately caught herself. Yes, she knows it sounds a bit corny that despite her team’
  
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• Salt Lake City’s Leonardo museum complains about nearby homeless camp, says it creates safety concerns

  03-01-2019 19:37
  The Leonardo museum says a block-long homeless camp along 500 South in Salt Lake City is a safety concern for its patrons.“We’re a family museum, and we have field trips every day here,” Leonardo Chief Development Officer Debra Peterson told FOX 13. “Not that this is an issue from all homeless people, but there is drug use and there are issues.”Peterson said museum staff clean up outside the building and have dealt with property damage. Two men who were fighting bro
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Trump sees his leverage dwindle as shutdown pushes toward 3rd week

  03-01-2019 19:31 via sportspyder.com
  President Donald Trump has gained little leverage with Democrats two weeks into the partial government shutdown of his own making, with fewer possible escape routes and a more treacherous path ahead as the GOP relinquishes control of the House.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Ben McAdams sworn in as new U.S. House member, Utah’s only Democrat in Congress

  03-01-2019 19:31 via sportspyder.com
  Ben McAdams was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday, becoming Utah’s only Democrat in Congress.
  
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