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• [USA Today: For The Win] - Old footage surfaces of Russell Westbrook confronting Jazz fan over racist remark

  13-03-2019 23:53 via sportspyder.com
  Troubling scene from 2018.
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Jazz fans start GoFundMe to raise $25K for Human Rights Campaign | SI.com

  13-03-2019 23:40 via sportspyder.com
  The fundraiser was started in hopes of allowing "true, loyal, welcoming and kind Utah Jazz fans to show our true colors."
  
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• Michelle Quist: Hatch shrine is one more sign of Utah GOP’s bro club

  13-03-2019 23:27
  It’s the last week of the 2019 Utah legislative session. They’re winding down, and boy, are they rubbing it in our faces.Senate and House Republican leadership announced a budget deal on Tuesday after days of a stalled impasse after tax reform went down in burning flames. Many legislators were glad to see their bills funded. For instance, Sen. Todd Weiler’s bill to provide for attorney representation in juvenile court was funded.That’s a good thing.But it’s marred b
  
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• Commentary: Wells Fargo embarrasses itself again

  13-03-2019 23:24
  Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan would have us believe he’s running a changed bank. How seriously we should take him is another matter entirely.At a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday on the bank’s practices, one representative after another took their five minutes to blast Sloan and his bank’s business practices. But let’s give a hand to freshman Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., who elicited the most damning detail. She pointed out that the bank’s own lawye
  
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• Mike Lee to buck Trump on his emergency declaration after the president knocks down Utah senator’s compromise attempt

  13-03-2019 23:10
  Washington • President Donald Trump said Wednesday he opposes Republican legislation to rein in presidential emergency powers — crippling an attempt at compromise on the eve of a crucial Senate vote. And, in the process, he lost the support of Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.Trump made his views known in a phone call with Lee, as the conservative senator lunched with fellow Republicans at the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the call who spoke on the condition of anonymity to descri
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Monument to Oneself

  13-03-2019 23:09
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, March 14, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/03/08/bagley-cartoon-flagging/" target=_blank><u>Flagging Enthusiasm for Tax “Reform”</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/03/07/bagley-cartoon-gop/"><u>2020 GOP Strategy</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opini
  
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• Commentary: Utah’s tech sector understands importance of the outdoors

  13-03-2019 22:56
  The Utah Legislature recently passed House Concurrent Resolution 7, which now awaits the signature of Gov. Gary Herbert. The resolution passed both the House and Senate without a single dissenting vote.The sponsors of HCR 7, Rep. Robert Spendlove and Sen. Evan Vickers, are making an important point — one that we in the tech sector understand and agree with: Utah’s outdoors are critical to our state’s economy, and their economic value extends far beyond tourism and outdoor recre
  
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• Legislature gives approval to a bill that would expand the scope of the inland port beyond Salt Lake City

  13-03-2019 22:51
  A bill that would expand the scope of the inland port, a massive distribution hub planned for Salt Lake City’s westernmost side, received final passage in the Legislature on Wednesday and now heads to the governor for his signature.HB433, sponsored by inland port board member and House Majority Leader Francis Gibson, received a 21-5 vote in the Senate Wednesday morning, followed by a 57-10 vote in the House later in the day concurring with amendments made to the bill.Gibson’s origina
  
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• Utah Legislature decides to raise the legal age to use tobacco from 19 to 21 — except for active duty military

  13-03-2019 22:46
  Though the bill “befuddled” at least one lawmaker, the Utah Senate voted 15-12 for a bill that would raise the legal age for buying and using tobacco and e-cigarettes from 19 to 21 across the state — except for active duty military members, their spouses and dependents.The House later voted 55-16 to approve the Senate amendments, and sent the bill to Gov. Gary Herbert for final action.HB324 “phases in a standard that says over the next couple years that you need to be 21
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: Nobody wins when a Jazz fan loses his mind

  13-03-2019 22:39 via sportspyder.com
  Jazz fans are some of the most passionate and loyal and educated in the NBA.
  
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• [CBS Sports] - LeBron James supports Russell Westbrook in situation with Jazz fan: 'At the end of the day, he was in the right' - CBSSports.com

  13-03-2019 22:37 via sportspyder.com
  A fan was recently banned from Jazz games after crossing the line in comments made to Westbrook
  
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• After murder of U. track star Lauren McCluskey, lawmakers pass bill mandating campus safety plans

  13-03-2019 22:34
  The House gave final passage Wednesday to bill ordering state colleges to craft campus safety plans that lay out rights for victims of sexual assault, stalking, dating violence or domestic violence — aiming to prevent communication failures that contributed to the murder of University of Utah track star Lauren McCluskey.The House passed SB134 on a 67-2 vote, and sent it to Gov. Gary Herbert for his consideration. It earlier had cleared the Senate 27-0.With the bill, “Our campuses wil
  
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• Monson: Nobody wins when a Jazz fan loses his mind

  13-03-2019 22:30
  Jazz fans are some of the most passionate and loyal and educated in the NBA.They’ve seen a lot of good basketball through the years and although they don’t always agree on everything the team does, or even with one another on how to solve problems, they are the envy of other franchises, a smart, emotional base that might tolerate losses, but won’t tolerate disloyalty or lack of effort on the part of players and dumb decisions by management.Now, something else shouldn’t be
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Jazz Fans Create GoFundMe for Human Rights After Russell Westbrook Incident

  13-03-2019 22:23 via sportspyder.com
  A group of Utah Jazz fans started a GoFundMe benefiting the Human Right Campaign Foundation after a fan was permanently banned from attending Jazz games after allegedly making racist remarks toward Russell Westbrook ...
  
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• Charges filed against man who loaned his gun to Melvin S. Rowland, who used it to kill a University of Utah student

  13-03-2019 22:20
  The man who loaned a handgun to Melvin S. Rowland, who then used it to shoot and kill Lauren McCluskey at the University of Utah, now faces federal charges.Nathan Daniel Vogel, 21, of Millcreek, was named in an indictment Wednesday for illegally purchasing the firearm, along with Sarah Emily Lady, 24, who helped him buy it by allegedly deceiving a dealer.The two have been charged with giving false statements while purchasing a gun and conspiring to commit an offense against the United States.McC
  
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• Joni Ernst and Mike Lee: Paid family leave doesn’t have to further in debt the U.S.

  13-03-2019 22:14
  One of the most significant stumbling blocks for many new families is the lack of paid family leave for new parents. Every parent knows that those first few weeks and months at home with new babies are crucial and filled with things such as doctors’ appointments and routine check-ups. The amount of time that parents spend with their newborn plays an important role in the parent-child relationship, as well as childhood and adolescent development. Giving every new mom and dad the flexibility
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run newsletter: Jazz’s schedule has supposedly eased up; now they need to take advantage of it

  13-03-2019 22:03 via sportspyder.com
  The Weekly Run is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on all things Utah Jazz. Subscribe here.
  
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• The U.S. is grounding Boeing 737 Max 8s and 9s. Only one Salt Lake City flight is affected.

  13-03-2019 21:58
  Washington • The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian airliner that killed 157 people, a reversal for the U.S. after federal aviation regulators had maintained it had no data to show the jets are unsafe.The decision came hours after Canada joined some 40 other countries in barring the Max 8 from its airspace, saying satellite tracking data showed possible but unproven similarities bet
  
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• Weekly Run newsletter: Jazz’s schedule has supposedly eased up; now they need to take advantage of it

  13-03-2019 21:56
  The Weekly Run is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on all things Utah Jazz. Subscribe here.Phoenix • This was supposed to be the easy part of the schedule, the part of the season where the Jazz would be rewarded for having had such a difficult run of games early on, the time when the team could really gain some ground in the Western Conference playoff chase.And then they blew a big lead and lost at home to New Orleans. And then, days later, they lost at Memphis.So, with back-
  
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• Utah Legislature votes to boost criminal penalties for professors who have sexual contact with students younger than 18

  13-03-2019 21:31
  With little debate, the Utah Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would add college professors to the list of trusted adults who, under Utah law, face steeper criminal penalties if they are convicted of having sexual contact with children 17-years old or younger.Teachers and coaches at K-12 schools are already subject to harsher sentencing. But the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, has argued there’s a gap that doesn’t cover higher education —
  
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• [The Ringer] - Crowd Control: Are There Any Solutions to the Westbrook-Utah Affair?

  13-03-2019 21:26 via sportspyder.com
  A heated moment at a recent Jazz game resulted in a fine for a former MVP, the banishment of a fan, and a lot of hard questions. But what can the league do to prevent fans from going too far?
  
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• No arrests yet in Sandy shooting that left 1 dead and 1 wounded. The victims’ names have been released.

  13-03-2019 21:23
  A woman is dead, a man was critically wounded and Sandy Police are searching for the person who shot them on Tuesday night.The victims from last night's shooting have been identified as 38 year old Jeffrey Webster and 36 year old Maureen Fiore.— Sandy Police (@Sandy_Police) March 13, 2019Police arrived at a home near 11190 South and Hawkwood Drive to discover the two victims, who were taken to a local hospital where the woman died.They have been identified as Maureen Fiore, 36, and Jeffrey
  
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• Appeals court mulls Native American adoption law

  13-03-2019 21:18
  New Orleans • An attorney opposing a 1978 law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children told a federal appeals court Wednesday the law is an unconstitutional race-based intrusion on state policies and procedures that has caused families to be "literally torn apart."Supporters of the decades-old law say it is needed to protect and preserve Native American culture and families. In court, lawyers for Indian tribes a
  
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• Utahns may be able to get an electronic copy of their driver license as soon as 2021

  13-03-2019 21:13
  The state Senate gave final passage Wednesday to a bill that will legalize electronic licenses and directs Utah’s Driver License Division to study the costs, process and vendors needed for producing and distributing digital replicas.SB100 received unanimous support in the Senate with little debate and now heads to the governor’s office for his signature.“This bill will enable people, if they choose to, to carry their driver license on their phone in 2021,” explained Sen.
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: What President Nelson’s meeting with Pope Francis means and why it’s a big deal — at least for Latter-day Saints

  13-03-2019 21:11
  Thirty-three minutes. That’s how long President Russell M. Nelson’s private audience with Pope Francis lasted at the Vatican.But the first-ever face-to-face meeting between a Latter-day Saint prophet and a Catholic pontiff was months — if not longer — in the making, and its impact might be felt for years to come. Or will it? Was this historic encounter more about symbolism than substance? Or is that symbolism, ultimately, more important than any substance?Patrick Mason, h
  
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• Gehrke: Practically and politically, Salt Lake City’s mayor had to sue over the inland port

  13-03-2019 21:10
  Of course Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has long planned to file a lawsuit challenging the inland port and this week she finally did.Both practically and politically it made sense. From the practical standpoint, the mayor really had to stand up for the city’s right to self-determination, to make decisions within its boundaries that affect its residents.And politically, well, Biskupski is headed into an election year where she is fighting for her job and perhaps her biggest liabilit
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Are the Jazz in a Funk or Just Needing Focus?

  13-03-2019 20:51 via sportspyder.com
  Despite the mini-funk, theres little reason to be concerned about the Jazz missing the playoffs. So a matchup with Denver is preferable. That sounds good for the Jazz so far.
  
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• Lori Loughlin has been embroiled in an alleged school admissions scam before — on ‘Full House’

  13-03-2019 20:30
  Lori Loughlin’s television character faced a dilemma. Her two children had the chance to attend an elite school that promised to put their lives on the “fast track,” but there was only one problem: Their application wasn’t entirely accurate.In a 1993 episode of the popular sitcom "Full House," revived by social media users Tuesday, Becky Katsopolis, played by Loughlin, and her husband, Jesse (John Stamos), are forced to navigate the line between wanting what's best for th
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Ricky Rubio returns as Utah Jazz take on the Phoenix Suns

  13-03-2019 20:04 via sportspyder.com
  Utah looks to stop their slide tonight against the Phoenix Suns.
  
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• Is a Pac-12 quarterfinal game the end for Utah, again? Or just the start of a tournament run?

  13-03-2019 19:55
  Utah’s Sedrick Barefield hopes a quarterfinal game in the Pac-12 basketball tournament is just the beginning, for once.The senior guard’s first two appearances at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas have not lasted long or ended well. Each game concluded with the favored Utes desperately trying to force overtime and Barefield’s tying attempts not even hitting the rim.A 3-point shot in traffic against California two years ago? Airball. A driving layup last March vs. Oregon? Blocked by K
  
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• Trump: U.S. grounding Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 after Ethiopia crash

  13-03-2019 19:54
  Washington • President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people.Many nations in the world had already barred the Boeing 737 Max 8 from its airspace, but until now, the Federal Aviation Administration had been saying that it didn't have any data to show the jets are unsafe.Trump said Wednesday that the FAA would be making the announcement soon to ground the
  
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• Tribal leaders and Dems blast Trump in the first House hearing on his decision to cut two national monuments in Utah

  13-03-2019 19:52
  Washington • Tribal leaders on Wednesday testified that President Donald Trump’s slashing of two national monuments in Utah was illegal and House Democrats questioned whether the process was pre-cooked in favor of oil and gas companies and special interests.During the first hearing focused on Trump’s review and subsequent shrinking of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, Republicans and Democrats sparred over the reasoning behind the president’s
  
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• The BYU women are in the NCAA Tournament; what kind of seed can they expect and where will they go?

  13-03-2019 19:52
  Las Vegas • Towering BYU women’s basketball coach Jeff Judkins apologized for being late to the postgame news conference after the Cougars routed Gonzaga 82-68 to win their third West Coast Conference tournament championship in eight years in the league Tuesday afternoon.“We like to celebrate at BYU,” Judkins said.The victory — and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament that comes with it — is a much-needed shot in the arm for a fanbase that watched in agony
  
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• Aaron Blake: Judge strongly rebukes Manafort’s — and Trump’s — ‘no collusion’ refrain

  13-03-2019 19:47
  Washington • Judge Amy Berman Jackson made a series of strong statements before sentencing President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, on Wednesday. But one in particular struck at the core of Trump’s personal defense in the Russia investigation.She said the “no collusion” mantra is bunk.Manafort’s legal team had suggested repeatedly in its sentencing memo that the fact that Manafort hadn’t been found to have colluded with Russia should be
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Steve Kerr weighs in on Russell Westbrook incident with Jazz fan

  13-03-2019 19:45 via sportspyder.com
  Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors, chimed in the recent debate regarding Russell Westbrook’s incident with a Utah Jazz fan, who allegedly spewed racial obscenities at the Oklahoma City Thunder guard throughout the game, along with his...
  
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• Purdue Pharma CEO says bankruptcy is ‘an option’ as company faces opioid lawsuits

  13-03-2019 19:30
  Purdue Pharma’s chief executive said the company is considering bankruptcy as it faces a cascade of lawsuits alleging that the drugmaker played a key role in driving the nation’s opioid crisis, including aggressively and deceptively marketing the powerful painkiller OxyContin.Purdue’s president and chief executive, Craig Landau, said in an interview with The Washington Post that the company has not yet decided whether to file bankruptcy, but he said it is something the company
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Can the struggling Utah Jazz capitalize on light upcoming schedule?

  13-03-2019 19:21 via sportspyder.com
  All of the Jazz's next 14 games will be against teams with worse records than them, and only one is against a squad above .500.
  
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• Can the struggling Utah Jazz capitalize on light upcoming schedule?

  13-03-2019 19:16
  SALT LAKE CITY — Ever since the day the NBA announced its schedule for the 2018-2019 season, pundits and fans have pointed to mid-March as the time when the Utah Jazz could and should feast on the seeming simplicity of their remaining slate.After an incredibly challenging first 41 games, things began to lighten up for the Jazz in January, but there's still been a good number of tough opponents on the schedule since then. But after Utah's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at home on Monday
  
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• Utah Senate moves to raise the legal age to use tobacco from 19 to 21 — except for active duty military

  13-03-2019 18:57
  Though the bill “befuddled” at least one lawmaker, the Utah Senate voted 15-12 for a bill that would raise the age for buying tobacco and e-cigarettes from 19 to 21 across the state — except for active duty military members, their spouses and dependents.The bill, which passed 47-19 in the House earlier this month, will need to return to that chamber since it was amended.HB324 “phases in a standard that says over the next couple years that you need to be 21 to buy, possess
  
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• Utah legislators back a plan to drop jail sentences for some crimes by one day to help immigrants avoid deportation

  13-03-2019 18:57
  Utah legislators have approved a bill that would lower the maximum penalty for some crimes by a single day — a change that would help immigrants avoid the risk of automatic deportation.HB244 alters the maximum sentence for a class A misdemeanor, dropping it from one year to 364 days.This comes in response to a federal law that says a conviction that carries a penalty of a year or more in jail is considered an "aggravated felony” that can trigger deportation proceedings, even for thos
  
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• Utah lawmakers reach a deal to put stronger beer in grocery stores, but it would be 4 percent, not 4.8 percent

  13-03-2019 18:57
  Utah lawmakers have struck a deal to let higher-alcohol beer in Utah grocery and convenience stores.The substitute bill, which was expected to be introduced Wednesday, would boost the cap on retail beer from 3.2 percent to 4 percent by weight, said Kate Bradshaw, director of the Responsible Beer Choice Coalition.That is less than the 4.8 percent that sponsor, Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, had originally proposed, but it is a level that could win approval in the House.If the compromise measure
  
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• Jazz fans start GoFundMe for $25K — Russell Westbrook’s fine amount — to be donated to Human Rights Campaign

  13-03-2019 18:44
  Looking to change the perception of Jazz fans that was marred when a fan directed “excessive and derogatory verbal abuse” to Russell Westbrook during Monday’s Jazz/Thunder contest, a group of Utah fans have started a GoFundMe campaign.The campaign seeks to raise $25K — the amount Russell Westbrook was fined by the NBA for directing obscenities towards the fans in response — to give to the Human Right Campaign Foundation.“In light of recent events between Russe
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz fans start GoFundMe for $25K — Russell Westbrook’s fine amount — to be donated to Human Rights Campaign.

  13-03-2019 18:39 via sportspyder.com
  Looking to change the perception of Jazz fans that was marred when a fan directed “excessive and derogatory verbal abuse” to Russell Westbrook during Monday’s Jazz/Thunder contest, a group of Utah fans have started a GoFundMe campaign.
  
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• Don’t want to fly on the Boeing 737 Max 8? Here are your options.

  13-03-2019 18:30
  Before Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash, most travelers did not give much thought to the type of aircraft they were flying to their destination. All that mattered was the departure time, seat assignment and fare. That’s no longer the case. And if it’s a Boeing 737 Max 8, they might wonder: How can I get off that aircraft and onto one with a more comforting safety record?"Ninety-nine percent of the flying public doesn't pay attention to the kind of aircraft," said Madhu Unnikri
  
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• Commentary: What Queen Victoria could teach Trump about fear of technology

  13-03-2019 18:22
  After two recent crashes, airline industry officials around the world have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8. On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump responded to the situation by avoiding the question of the Boeing plane’s safety and instead laying blame for the crashes on increasingly complex technology. Ignoring the evidence that technological advancements and improved infrastructure have made air travel much safer, Trump instead argued for simpler machines.Trump’s reaction was wid
  
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• Utahns may get an electronic copy of their driver license as soon as 2021

  13-03-2019 18:15
  The state Senate gave final passage Wednesday to a bill that will legalize electronic licenses and directs Utah’s Driver License Division to study the costs, process and vendors needed for producing and distributing digital replicas.SB100 received unanimous support in the Senate with little debate and now heads to the governor’s office for his signature.“This bill will enable people, if they choose to, to carry their driver license on their phone in 2021,” explained Sen.
  
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• Bad air days would trigger free fares on UTA under experimental plan that passed the Legislature

  13-03-2019 18:15
  Legislators signed off Wednesday on an experimental program to help reduce air pollution by offering free fares during bad air days on Utah Transit Authority buses and trains.HB353 originally proposed to spend $1.2 million to fund 17 free-fare days over three years. But the final version cut funding to $500,000, which would fund about seven free fare days. UTA estimates that each one costs about $70,000 in lost cash fares.“It's basically to get people to try mass transit,” Sen. Curt
  
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• Utah, other states weigh bans on shackling jailed moms during childbirth

  13-03-2019 18:14
  Michelle Aldana gave birth to her first child chained to a hospital bed.Then serving time at the Utah state prison on a drug charge, she says she labored through the difficult 2001 birth for nearly 30 hours, her ankles bleeding as the shackles on both her legs and one arm dug in. "I felt like a farm animal," she says.The practice of keeping inmates shackled during childbirth was once common around the United States, but that's gradually been changing after women began speaking out, with 22 state
  
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• Pop singer Kesha will headline LoveLoud Festival, to celebrate Utah’s LGBTQ youths, set for June 29 at Usana Amphitheatre

  13-03-2019 18:14
  Superstar pop singer Kesha will headline the third LoveLoud Festival, a star-studded event benefiting and celebrating Utah’s LGBTQ youths — set this year for Saturday, June 29, at Usana Amphitheatre in West Valley City.Dan Reynolds, frontman for the band Imagine Dragons and LoveLoud’s founder, also will be on the bill, organizers announced Wednesday.“We are excited to celebrate our LGBTQ youth through music and spoken word,” Reynolds said in a statement. “My h
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Making recovery shakes with Utah Jazz chef Anthony Zamora

  13-03-2019 17:55 via sportspyder.com
  Whether it's after a workout or before a game, Recovery Shakes help fuel the Utah Jazz. Executive performance nutrition chef Anthony Zamora shows us how to m...
  
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