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• Ask Ann Cannon: Should I blow the whistle on my trash-talking ex or let the game go on?

  11-01-2019 23:48
  Dear Ann Cannon • My ex-girlfriend routinely posts negative things about me on social media. I have her blocked, but we have literally hundreds of mutual friends. We have been broken up two years now and I am engaged to someone else. Do I just keep ignoring her or do I try to get her to stop?— Sick and Tired of ThisDear Sick and Tired • Ugh. What is wrong with people? There may be some exceptions, of course, but publicly posting negative information about someone you know in real
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah Gun Exchange co-owner charged with trying to sell more than 1 pound of marijuana, other THC products

  11-01-2019 23:39 via sportspyder.com
  The co-owner of Utah Gun Exchange has been charged with attempting to sell marijuana after Sandy police searched his property and found marijuana “in all forms,” in addition to thousands of dollars in cash.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Bagley Cartoon: The Pickup Artist

  11-01-2019 23:36 via sportspyder.com
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:
  
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• Utah Gun Exchange co-owner charged with trying to sell more than 1 pound of marijuana, other THC products

  11-01-2019 23:35
  The co-owner of Utah Gun Exchange has been charged with attempting to sell marijuana after Sandy police searched his property and found marijuana “in all forms,” in addition to thousands of dollars in cash.The firearms dealer, Bryan Alan Melchior, also is facing five third-degree felony counts that allege he illegally possessed guns while he was a restricted person prohibited from having them, according to court documents.Although Melchior isn’t a felon, the common reason peopl
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Real Salt Lake takes Harvard midfielder Sam Brown, Washington forward Kyle Coffee in MLS SuperDraft

  11-01-2019 23:35 via sportspyder.com
  After Sam Brown heard his name called Friday at the MLS SuperDraft, the first thing he did was hug his father, who sat next to him throughout two-plus hours of waiting. He then made his way to the podium to receive his jersey while oozing with...
  
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• Dixie State will cap its move to Division I athletics by joining the Western Athletic Conference

  11-01-2019 23:32
  Dixie State will complete its quest to become a Division I school by joining the Western Athletic Conference, the university announced Friday.The move will become effective July 1, 2020 and the Trailblazers will begin WAC play in the 2020-2021 season. “Several factors make Dixie State University a great fit for the WAC,” Commissioner Jeff Hurd said in a news release. “Commitment to quality academics and athletics programs, along with the long-term vision that [DSU] President [R
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - BYU players vow to stay together amid some challenging times, await much-improved Santa Clara on Saturday night

  11-01-2019 23:31 via sportspyder.com
  Provo • Blowout losses, lackadaisical defensive efforts, multiple-game losing streaks, selfish play and teammates who are disgruntled over their playing time and roles have a way of tearing apart college basketball teams.
  
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• Real Salt Lake takes Harvard midfielder Sam Brown, Washington forward Kyle Coffee in MLS SuperDraft

  11-01-2019 23:31
  After Sam Brown heard his name called Friday at the MLS SuperDraft, the first thing he did was hug his father, who sat next to him throughout two-plus hours of waiting. He then made his way to the podium to receive his jersey while oozing with excitement and happiness.“My heart was pounding pretty badly,” Brown told The Salt Lake Tribune via telephone. “I was super pumped.”Real Salt Lake selected Brown 17th overall in the first round of the draft. He played four years at
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: The Pickup Artist

  11-01-2019 23:11
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/01/10/bagley-cartoon/" target=_blank><u>Legislative Tweakers</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/01/10/bagley-cartoon-changes/"><u>Changes in San Juan County</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/01/07/bagley
  
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• Hear from @spidadmitchell ahead of tonight's matchup with the @Lakers 🎙️ 📽️ on.nba.com/2H3TF5o https://t.co/BF0JhcLPb6

  11-01-2019 23:03 via twitter.com
  
  Hear from @spidadmitchell ahead of tonight's matchup with the @Lakers 🎙️📽️ on.nba.com/2H3TF5o https://t.co/BF0JhcLPb6
  
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• BYU players vow to stay together amid some challenging times, await much-improved Santa Clara on Saturday night

  11-01-2019 22:45
  Provo • Blowout losses, lackadaisical defensive efforts, multiple-game losing streaks, selfish play and teammates who are disgruntled over their playing time and roles have a way of tearing apart college basketball teams.But the BYU Cougars insist that won’t be them this year after having experienced all of the above through the first 18 games of the season. That unified front was evident Thursday night as the Cougars fought off the distractions of last Saturday’s 88-66 loss at
  
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• Here are the 119 movies set to screen at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival

  11-01-2019 22:14
  Here are the 119 movies, announced Nov. 28 by the Sundance Institute (and updated Dec. 20, Jan. 9 and 11) that will screen at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The festival runs Jan. 24-Feb. 3 in Park City and at venues in Salt Lake City and the Sundance resort.Some passes are still on sale at sundance.org. So are 10-ticket packages for the festival’s second half (Jan. 30-Feb. 3), for Salt Lake City screenings, and for Utah students. The schedule of when and where movies will screen will be
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Dirty air lurking in Salt Lake Valley fog, which is probably going to hang around all weekend

  11-01-2019 22:06 via sportspyder.com
  The air over the Salt Lake Valley was difficult to see through Friday, and nearly as hard to breathe — and that’s not likely to change over the weekend.
  
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• 📓| “Not thinking I have to pass, pass, pass because that’s when you miss open shots. And vice versa. When you think… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 22:02 via twitter.com
  📓| “Not thinking I have to pass, pass, pass because that’s when you miss open shots. And vice versa. When you think… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Utah Jazz notes: Pop passes Sloan on Wins list, injury curse

  11-01-2019 22:01
  Legendary former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was passed on the all-time leaderboards by an old rival in Gregg Popovich. Also — the Jazz are banged-up once again. After sitting in the No. 3 spot on the NBA’s all-time wins list for seven years, Utah Jazz legend Jerry Sloan has been bumped down a notch […]
  Utah Jazz notes: Pop passes Sloan on Wins list, injury curse - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Huntsman family donates $30 million to expand cancer institute in honor of the late Jon Huntsman Sr.

  11-01-2019 21:57 via sportspyder.com
  After her husband died last year, Karen Huntsman decided to clean out the cupboards and drawers of their home. And as she did, she found them filled with hundreds of little notes he had written to himself.
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Warriors’ Stephen Curry honored to pass Jazz’s Kyle Korver on all-time 3-pointers list

  11-01-2019 21:56 via sportspyder.com
  Stephen Curry was honored to pass Utah Jazz sharpshooter Kyle Korver for fourth place on the all-time 3-pointers list during Saturday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Curry entered the game seven treys behind Korver, but unleashed a long-range...
  
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• A Dwayne Johnson comedy, and documentaries about Michael Jackson and politico Steve Bannon, are late additions to 2019 Sundance Film Festival slate

  11-01-2019 21:55
  One might think the late pop star Michael Jackson and the far-right political operative Steve Bannon would have nothing in common — but both are the subjects of late additions to the 2019 Sundance Film Festival lineup.Organizers of the festival, put on by Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute, announced the additions Wednesday, just before Utah locals who bought ticket packages start selecting their dates and times on Thursday. (Individual tickets go on sale to locals next Thursday, Ja
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - With all 3 point guards out here's what the Utah Jazz plan to do against the Lakers

  11-01-2019 21:52 via sportspyder.com
  Utah announces that temporary starter Raul Neto has joined the team's other point guards on the injury list.
  
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• Stop by any time 🤝 twitter.com/ColinCowherd/s…

  11-01-2019 21:51 via twitter.com
  Stop by any time 🤝 twitter.com/ColinCowherd/s…
  
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• With all 3 point guards out here's what the Utah Jazz plan to do against the Lakers

  11-01-2019 21:38
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz are putting their "next man up" mentality to the test.For at least the next little while, the Jazz will be without their top three point guards because of injuries. Already without starter Ricky Rubio and primary backup Dante Exum — both of whom were injured at Milwaukee on Monday — Utah announced that No. 3 point guard Raul Neto has been sidelined indefinitely.That means the Jazz will slide Donovan Mitchell and Joe Ingles into the point guard pos
  
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• Dirty air lurking in Salt Lake Valley fog, which is probably going to hang around all weekend

  11-01-2019 21:38
  The air over the Salt Lake Valley was difficult to see through Friday, and nearly as hard to breathe — and that’s not likely to change over the weekend.Thick fog descended over much of the valley Friday, limiting visibility for travelers. With the fog came unhealthy levels of particulates, known as PM 2.5, in Salt Lake County, according to the Utah Division of Air Quality.Solid-fuel burning devices, such as wood stoves, cannot be used when air quality is in the red zone. No open burn
  
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• DFav vs. Kuz 🗝 Tipoff: 8PM MT #KeyMatchup https://t.co/ZFGZfK0ccX

  11-01-2019 21:30 via twitter.com
  
  DFav vs. Kuz 🗝 Tipoff: 8PM MT #KeyMatchup https://t.co/ZFGZfK0ccX
  
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• [NBA] - Donovan Mitchell will take a clear-headed approach to his point guard duties: 'I’m just going to be myself'

  11-01-2019 21:28 via sportspyder.com
  When Ricky Rubio went down with injury last season during the playoffs, Donovan Mitchell’s offensive burden got even heavier. A scorer by nature, Mitchell tried to channel a point guard’s mindset,
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jennifer Rubin: Lindsey Graham is depressed and doesn’t know what to do. Can we help?

  11-01-2019 21:19 via sportspyder.com
  President Donald Trump is threatening to use emergency powers for a non-emergency by moving money around for a wall that even Republicans in border states don't want. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., having raised five children of her own, knows that...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Why Congress is so dumb

  11-01-2019 21:19 via sportspyder.com
  In a year of congressional lowlights, the hearings we held with Silicon Valley leaders last fall may have been the lowest.
  
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• Huntsman family donates $30 million to expand cancer institute in honor of the late Jon Huntsman Sr.

  11-01-2019 21:18
  After her husband died last year, Karen Huntsman decided to clean out the cupboards and drawers of their home. And as she did, she found them filled with hundreds of little notes he had written to himself.They were scrawled on torn pieces of lined yellow paper. A few were on parts of “a barf bag from an airplane,” Huntsman recalled with a laugh. Her favorite one, though, was on a calling card from London.It said: “The sole purpose of the Huntsman Cancer Institute is to serve th
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - School district apologizes for sending siblings home alone

  11-01-2019 21:14 via sportspyder.com
  Payson • A Utah school district has apologized for an apparent misunderstanding that led to three students, ages 4, 5 and 6, walking home on their own from an elementary school.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Crews use drone in rescue of hiker stuck on Utah cliff side

  11-01-2019 21:14 via sportspyder.com
  St. George • Crews have used a drone to help rescue a hiker trapped on a ledge at night in southern Utah.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah Sen. Mike Lee backs bill to prevent future government shutdowns; critics call it a ploy

  11-01-2019 21:06 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • Sen. Mike Lee joined several fellow Republicans on Friday to introduce legislation that would automatically fund the government if Congress fails to pass a budget, a measure intended to prevent shutdowns like the current closure that is...
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Lindsey Graham is depressed and doesn’t know what to do. Can we help?

  11-01-2019 21:00
  President Donald Trump is threatening to use emergency powers for a non-emergency by moving money around for a wall that even Republicans in border states don't want. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., having raised five children of her own, knows that to give in to the president's temper-tantrum would be foolish. She continues taking votes to reopen departments of the government. On Thursday, she got 12 Republicans to defect on a bill to reopen the Transportation Department. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R
  
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• Commentary: Why Congress is so dumb

  11-01-2019 21:00
  In a year of congressional lowlights, the hearings we held with Silicon Valley leaders last fall may have been the lowest.One of my House colleagues asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the workings of an iPhone — a product of rival Apple. Another asked Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, “If you’re not listening to us on the phone, who is?” One senator was flabbergasted to learn that Facebook makes money from advertising. Over hours of testimony, my fellow members of Congress
  
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• Crews use drone in rescue of hiker stuck on Utah cliff side

  11-01-2019 20:46
  St. George • Crews have used a drone to help rescue a hiker trapped on a ledge at night in southern Utah.The St. George News reports the Washington County Sheriff's Search and Rescue team sent the drone to light up the pitch-black cliff where the 60-year-old man was stuck Wednesday night.Sgt. Darrell Cashin says other hikers heard the man shouting for help and called authorities. Crews arrived as the sun was setting and eventually found the man about 60 feet up a cliff side at Snow Canyon S
  
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• School district apologizes for sending siblings home alone

  11-01-2019 20:45
  Payson • A Utah school district has apologized for an apparent misunderstanding that led to three students, ages 4, 5 and 6, walking home on their own from an elementary school.KUTV reports Nebo School District spokeswoman Lana Hiskey wrote in a statement that "This clearly should not have happened."Shauni Davis dropped her three sons off Thursday morning at Taylor Elementary School. But Davis didn't know there was no preschool for her 4-year-old.Shortly after returning home, Davis received
  
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• Utah Sen. Mike Lee backs bill to prevent future government shutdowns; critics call it a ploy

  11-01-2019 20:42
  Washington • Sen. Mike Lee joined several fellow Republicans on Friday to introduce legislation that would automatically fund the government if Congress fails to pass a budget, a measure intended to prevent shutdowns like the current closure that is likely to be the longest in American history.Here’s the catch: If Congress doesn’t pass a budget, the government remains funded but spending will be cut by 1 percent after the first 120 days and then 1 percent every 90 days until the
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Dunks of the Week - 1.11.19

  11-01-2019 20:40 via sportspyder.com
  "OH! High-flying HAMMER!" ? #DunksoftheWeek
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Point guard crisis could be proving grounds for Donovan Mitchell

  11-01-2019 20:38 via sportspyder.com
  The young guard is surging, and Spida can prove he’s back for real in his team’s moment of greatest need
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: 10 ways Utah Latter-day Saints are different than other U.S. Latter-day Saints

  11-01-2019 20:31 via sportspyder.com
  When I lived in New Jersey years ago, Utah Latter-day Saints would sometimes move in and out of our ward, having come East for their educations.
  
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• "OH! High-flying HAMMER!" 🔥 #DunksoftheWeek | @WasatchFord https://t.co/TPt1WdCHMs

  11-01-2019 20:22 via twitter.com
  
  "OH! High-flying HAMMER!" 🔥#DunksoftheWeek | @WasatchFord https://t.co/TPt1WdCHMs
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Which Nikola Jokic pass was better, full-court touch pass or self-alley-oop?

  11-01-2019 20:19 via sportspyder.com
  Nuggets center amazes in win over Clippers
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Rudy Gobert reportedly gets $1 million bonus if he makes All-Star Game

  11-01-2019 20:19 via sportspyder.com
  It’s a tough group to make in the very deep West.
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Marcus Morris pushes Jaylen Brown in Celtics huddle

  11-01-2019 20:19 via sportspyder.com
  Did Brown push Morris first?
  
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