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• Robert Redford: Focus on 2020, not impeachment

  24-01-2019 23:52
  I’m watching today’s so-called American leaders with a mix of outrage and despair over what is happening right under our noses. And yet, I keep reminding myself that as a country, we have weathered these challenges before — we have gone to the edge, to the very brink of chaos, and at the last moment pulled back toward principles we still share.Can we do it again?It is painfully clear we have a president who degrades everything he touches, a person who does not understand (or ca
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Dunks of the Week - 1.24.19

  24-01-2019 23:46 via sportspyder.com
  "And Donovan puts up the pass where only Rudy can get it!" #DunksoftheWeek
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Sen. Mitt Romney voted for the GOP and Dem bills to end the shutdown. Mike Lee opposed both. Utah’s senators explain why.

  24-01-2019 23:42 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • Two Senate bills aimed at fully reopening the federal government failed to secure enough votes Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees still furloughed or working without pay in what continues to be the longest...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Behind the Headlines: Utah lawmaker want to ban abortions after 15 weeks and The Road Home closure is delayed

  24-01-2019 23:42 via sportspyder.com
  A Utah lawmaker introduces a bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks, despite a federal judge striking down a similar measure in Mississippi.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Robert Redford: Focus on 2020, not impeachment

  24-01-2019 23:41 via sportspyder.com
  I’m watching today’s so-called American leaders with a mix of outrage and despair over what is happening right under our noses. And yet, I keep reminding myself that as a country, we have weathered these challenges before — we have gone to the edge,...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Bagley Cartoon: Let Them Eat Annuities

  24-01-2019 23:41 via sportspyder.com
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Mike Conley Trade Rumors: Jazz Interested in Grizzlies PG

  24-01-2019 23:37 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz have reportedly expressed interest in trading for Mike Conley as the Memphis Grizzlies gauge interest in their longtime point guard ahead of the Feb. 7 deadline...
  
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• Win a pair of 🎟🎟 to tomorrow's game against the @Timberwolves‼️ All you need to do: - Retweet this post - Enter th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 23:32 via twitter.com
  Win a pair of 🎟🎟 to tomorrow's game against the @Timberwolves‼️All you need to do: - Retweet this post - Enter th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tribune editorial: State has no business telling people what gender they are

  24-01-2019 23:30
  Utah is a state, governed by a political party, that takes some justifiable pride in the fact that it generally prefers not to muck about in people’s private business.Yet the upcoming session of the Utah Legislature will have before it at least two bills that would reach into the most intimate and emotional parts of a person’s existence.One is the measure that would — if passed by lawmakers (maybe), signed by the governor (possibly) and upheld by the courts (not going to happen
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - How has Jae Crowder converted so many 4-point plays?

  24-01-2019 23:23 via sportspyder.com
  Jae Crowder converted two more four-point plays on Wednesday, and Donovan Mitchell gave major credit to Vivint Arena fans after the game.
  
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• How has Jae Crowder converted so many 4-point plays?

  24-01-2019 23:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — It's fair to say something's going right with your shot when Kyle Korver, one of the most prolific marksmen in NBA history, wants to get pointers from you.On Wednesday night in the Utah Jazz's 114-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets, Jae Crowder connected on not one, but two four-point plays in the fourth quarter alone, as he got fouled on two separate occasions while shooting a 3-pointer that went in. No official stat for four-point plays is kept, but Crowder has certainl
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Pacers lose All-Star Victor Oladipo to season-ending injury

  24-01-2019 23:07 via sportspyder.com
  Indianapolis • Victor Oladipo’s season is over. The Indiana Pacers intend to make sure his injury doesn’t derail theirs, too.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Building a $1 billion-plus TRAX line through the old state prison site? UTA says it’s just looking and not buying — so far.

  24-01-2019 23:06 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Transit Authority is stressing that it has not yet made a firm proposal to build a $1 billion-plus extension of its TRAX light rail through the Point of the Mountain prison site and on to Lehi. It says it is simply studying the possibility.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - After a slow start to the season, Royce O’Neale has proved his worth to the Jazz with the point guards out

  24-01-2019 23:06 via sportspyder.com
  While Donovan Mitchell was rightly recognized and lionized for taking on extra responsibility and expanding his comfort zone while the Jazz were devoid of point guards for a stretch, he was hardly the only player who stepped up during that time.
  
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• Behind the Headlines: Utah lawmaker want to ban abortions after 15 weeks and The Road Home closure is delayed

  24-01-2019 23:04
  A Utah lawmaker introduces a bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks, despite a federal judge striking down a similar measure in Mississippi. The closure of the Salt Lake City homeless shelter gets delayed while construction kinks are worked out for one of three new, smaller, shelters. And celebrities and filmmakers descend on Utah as the 2019 Sundance Film Festival gets underway. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Bethany Rodgers, Taylor Stevens and Sean P. Means, and editor Jennifer
  
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• We love having #53 hang in our rafters ❤️ Happy birthday, Mark Eaton! #LegendaryMoments | @budweiserUSA https://t.co/XQrI6lSfls

  24-01-2019 22:48 via twitter.com
  
  We love having #53 hang in our rafters ❤️Happy birthday, Mark Eaton!#LegendaryMoments | @budweiserUSA https://t.co/XQrI6lSfls
  
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• Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell: Salt Lake 'just different'; Karl Malone congratulates Spida

  24-01-2019 22:48
  On a few occasions recently, Donovan Mitchell has used an opposing fan's behavior to help fuel him to strong performances.On Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets, the second-year guard used Jazz fans to help with a critical play.With Utah up 113-107 and 1:14 left, the Nuggets were set to inbound the ball on their offensive side of the court as they tried to claw back into the game. Before the play began, Mitchell could be seen talking to some nearby fans, who then were rowdy as Will Barton tried
  
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• [The Score] - Report: Jazz eyeing Conley, Porter as potential trade targets

  24-01-2019 22:45 via sportspyder.com
  After fighting back into the Western Conference playoff picture, the Utah Jazz could be making to look some significant moves ahead of the Feb. 7 trade deadline to bolster their postseason chances.Utah has expressed interest in Memphis Grizzlies...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell: Salt Lake 'just different'; Karl Malone congratulates Spida

  24-01-2019 22:34 via sportspyder.com
  Here's why Donovan Mitchell was high-fiving fans during the Utah Jazz-Denver Nuggets game.
  
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• Pacers lose All-Star Victor Oladipo to season-ending injury

  24-01-2019 22:24
  Indianapolis • Victor Oladipo’s season is over. The Indiana Pacers intend to make sure his injury doesn’t derail theirs, too.After learning the All-Star guard faces season-ending surgery for a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee, Oladipo's teammates quickly banded together in hopes of surprising the NBA again."It's very, very tough to see this happen to a guy who is so positive and means so much to this team," co-captain Thaddeus Young said Thursday. "But we can't just go be
  
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• Tony Beltran is back for Real Salt Lake, but can he recapture the form that made him one of MLS’s premier defenders?

  24-01-2019 21:36
  Day after day last season, as each member of Real Salt Lake completed their workout and walked out to the fields of the Herriman training facility, Tony Beltran sat and watched.It’s all he could do. The 31-year-old veteran was recovering from a devastating knee injury that was scheduled to keep him out at least nine months. It was agonizing for him watching every teammate that walked freely outside and onto the pitch where they would run, cut and jump effortlessly.“I felt like half a
  
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• Eye On The Y: BYU guard Nick Emery is ‘progressing’ off the court, but struggling on it, coach Dave Rose says

  24-01-2019 21:36
  Eye On The Y is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on BYU athletics. Subscribe here.Provo • What’s wrong with Nick Emery?That’s the latest question du jour surrounding the BYU basketball team, which is 4-2 in WCC play heading into Thursday’s ultra-crucial home contest against Saint Mary’s. However, the Cougars are a not-so-great 12-9 overall, and likely heading toward the worst season in coach Dave Rose’s 14-year tenure. The Cougars were blown out
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: Former practitioner of ‘reparative therapy’ discusses his coming out as gay, the pain he felt and contributed to, and his new life within the faith

  24-01-2019 21:35
  For years, David Matheson, a Utahn who was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and married to a woman, was a prominent advocate and professional practitioner of so-called “reparative therapy,” an effort that essentially seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.Matheson came to renounce that type of treatment and instead focused on therapies intended to reduce, in his words, the “shame, anxiety and effects of trauma” expe
  
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• Utah company gives $100K to keep Zion, Arches and Bryce operating through Presidents Day during shutdown

  24-01-2019 21:34
  As grants from nonprofits and state and local governments expired this week, a private company has stepped in with a major donation to support operations at Utah national parks that otherwise would be seriously understaffed as the federal government shutdown drags into its second month.Alsco Inc., a linen and uniform rental company, is providing $100,000 to cover basic visitor and custodial services at Utah’s Zion, Arches and Bryce Canyon national parks through at least Presidents Day.&ldq
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘Mormon Land’: Former practitioner of ‘reparative therapy’ discusses his coming out as gay, the pain he felt and contributed to, and his new life within the faith

  24-01-2019 21:15 via sportspyder.com
  For years, David Matheson, a Utahn who was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and married to a woman, was a prominent advocate and professional practitioner of so-called “reparative therapy,” an effort that essentially seeks...
  
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• Gov. Herbert hints at support for hate crimes legislation and abortion bans, and opposition to repeals of Medicaid expansion and SB54

  24-01-2019 21:04
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert repeatedly declined on Thursday to state whether he would sign or veto various bills` expected to be debated during the upcoming legislation session — which begins Monday — but offered implicit praise and critiques on topics ranging from Medicaid expansion to hate-crimes legislation.Speaking to Utah reporters as part of his monthly televised news conference at KUED, Herbert said “the people have spoken” on Proposition 3, which raised the state&rsquo
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: The Jazz aren’t perfect, but when they get angry, they can still unleash the beast

  24-01-2019 20:57 via sportspyder.com
  When world-renowned basketball physicist Quin Snyder was asked to describe the state of his Jazz team before playing the second-best outfit in the West on Wednesday night, a thousand options for answering swirled around in his brain, some of them...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz offer free tickets to furloughed federal employees

  24-01-2019 20:57 via sportspyder.com
  Times are tough for federal employees due to the government shutdown, but the Utah Jazz are trying to make things a little bit better.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate committee, lawyer says

  24-01-2019 20:57 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • The Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a subpoena for President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, his attorney confirmed Thursday.
  
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• Want to be entered to win an autographed team poster & a hat signed by Royce O'Neale? Just use the Utah Jazz app… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 20:36 via twitter.com
  Want to be entered to win an autographed team poster & a hat signed by Royce O'Neale? Just use the Utah Jazz app… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Monson: The Jazz aren’t perfect, but when they get angry, they can still unleash the beast

  24-01-2019 20:13
  When world-renowned basketball physicist Quin Snyder was asked to describe the state of his Jazz team before playing the second-best outfit in the West on Wednesday night, a thousand options for answering swirled around in his brain, some of them slamming into one another, like exploding atoms in a particle accelerator.What rocketed out after a couple of nanoseconds was not a handy little soundbite. It was a rambling blast of realism, followed by optimism. Take a deep breath and follow along:&ld
  
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• Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate committee, lawyer says

  24-01-2019 20:11
  Washington • The Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a subpoena for President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, his attorney confirmed Thursday.Several congressional committees have been angling to speak with Cohen since he pleaded guilty last month to lying to Congress about how long into 2016 Trump and his advisers pursued a project to build a Trump Tower in Russia.Cohen had been scheduled to speak with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in public on
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Police describe execution-style killings inside Florida bank

  24-01-2019 19:59 via sportspyder.com
  Sebring, Fla. • A gunman who took over a SunTrust Bank branch in Florida apparently made the five women inside lie down on the lobby floor before shooting them in the backs of their heads, police said Thursday.
  
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• [Fansided: Sir Charles In Charge] - NBA Trade Rumors: Utah Jazz interested in Mike Conley?

  24-01-2019 19:59 via sportspyder.com
  NBA Trade Rumors: The Utah Jazz are looking to make a big splash as the NBA Trade Deadline quickly approaches, and could be targeting Mike Conley After a s...
  
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• Jazz offer free tickets to furloughed federal employees

  24-01-2019 19:58
  Times are tough for federal employees due to the government shutdown, but the Utah Jazz are trying to make things a little bit better.The Jazz are offering a limited number of free tickets to Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves to furloughed federal employees who are missing paychecks during the shutdown. The tickets were donated by season ticket holders and Jazz employees.They’re also offering a greater number of SLC Stars tickets for free, to the games at Bruin Arena o
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Eye On The Y: BYU guard Nick Emery is ‘progressing’ off the court, but struggling on it, coach Dave Rose says

  24-01-2019 19:41 via sportspyder.com
  Eye On The Y is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on BYU athletics. Subscribe here.
  
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• Police describe execution-style killings inside Florida bank

  24-01-2019 19:36
  Sebring, Fla. • A gunman who took over a SunTrust Bank branch in Florida apparently made the five women inside lie down on the lobby floor before shooting them in the backs of their heads, police said Thursday.Sebring police Chief Karl Hoglund said there's no indication Zephen Xaver intended to rob the bank, and no apparent connection among him, the bank or the victims.
  This undated photo provided by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office shows Zephen Xaver. Xaver opened fire inside a Florid
  
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• 📓| “He’s been playing at a high level for the last 10 games. He had another great game. … He puts a lot of pressure… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 19:28 via twitter.com
  📓| “He’s been playing at a high level for the last 10 games. He had another great game. … He puts a lot of pressure… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commerce secretary doesn’t understand why unpaid federal workers use food banks

  24-01-2019 19:22 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday said he didn’t understand why federal workers were visiting food banks during the government shutdown, saying they should instead seek low-interest loans from banks and credit unions to...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz season ticket holders, employees donate tickets to furloughed federal employees

  24-01-2019 19:11 via sportspyder.com
  A limited number of tickets to Friday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves will be available to eligible federal workers who show a government-issued identification card.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Gov. Herbert to discuss tax reform and the upcoming legislative session during monthly press conference

  24-01-2019 18:59 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to discuss his proposed changes to the state sales tax on Thursday during his monthly televised press conference at KUED.
  
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• Utah Jazz season ticket holders, employees donate tickets to furloughed federal employees

  24-01-2019 18:58
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz employees and season ticket holders are pitching in to help support furloughed federal employees by offering free tickets.A limited number of tickets to Friday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves will be available to eligible federal workers who show a government-issued identification card at Vivint Arena on Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each worker can purchase up to two tickets.The 7 p.m. game is expected to be the team's 50th sellout in a row. The ticket
  
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• "Can Derrick Favors play center?" ...You asked, he answered. #LookItUp | @Xfinity https://t.co/3Gxrc6E0AG

  24-01-2019 18:43 via twitter.com
  
  "Can Derrick Favors play center?" ...You asked, he answered.#LookItUp | @Xfinity https://t.co/3Gxrc6E0AG
  
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• Commerce secretary doesn’t understand why unpaid federal workers use food banks

  24-01-2019 18:39
  Washington • Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday said he didn’t understand why federal workers were visiting food banks during the government shutdown, saying they should instead seek low-interest loans from banks and credit unions to supplement their lost wages."I know they are, and I don't really quite understand why," Ross said on CNBC when asked about federal workers going to food banks. Ross is a billionaire and longtime friend of President Donald Trump."The idea that it's
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jennifer Rubin: Pelosi has Trump on the ropes

  24-01-2019 18:19 via sportspyder.com
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., knows she has power and knows how to wield it. She can read the polls showing President Donald Trump's approval plummeting, and support also diving for using the shutdown to get his wall. She isn't giving an inch, at...
  
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• [NBA] - Jazz, Stars tickets available to furloughed workers

  24-01-2019 18:19 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz and the Salt Lake City Stars, the official NBA G League affiliate of the Jazz, are offering free basketball game tickets to support federal workers who have been furloughed from their
  
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• [KSL] - The Jazz got some extra help from their fans on Wednesday — just like normal

  24-01-2019 18:16 via sportspyder.com
  After some encouraging from Donovan Mitchell, the Utah fans got into Will Barton's ear and helped force a late-game turnover. It was just the latest example of how the Jazz and their fans are connected.
  
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• Gov. Herbert to discuss tax reform and the upcoming legislative session during monthly press conference

  24-01-2019 18:15
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to discuss his proposed changes to the state sales tax on Thursday during his monthly televised press conference at KUED.The governor will take questions from members of the Utah media, including his positions on various proposals that will be debated during the 2019 legislative session, which begins on Monday.The Salt Lake Tribune will update this story.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Red All Over: One former Ute will get a Super Bowl ring next week, but a streak will end

  24-01-2019 18:10 via sportspyder.com
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering University of Utah athletics. Subscribe here.
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - How Jazz star Donovan Mitchell overcame the dreaded sophomore slump

  24-01-2019 18:06 via sportspyder.com
  Since the new year, Mitchell has found his way and his rhythm, averaging 27 points on 46 percent shooting while dishing 4.8 assists.
  
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