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• Too many dogs go postal — 29 Utah mail carriers bitten last year

  12-04-2019 23:03
  Think your job bites? The U.S. Postal Service says 29 carriers in Utah were bitten by dogs last year, an announcement made as part of National Dog Prevention Week.It says dogs aren’t the problem, it’s the owners who fail to restrain them.“The dogs are only doing what is instinctive to them, which is protecting their property and family,” said Salt Lake City Postmaster Steve Chaus. “It’s the dog owners who need to step up and restrain their dogs so carriers can
  
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• Delta enters the seat recline wars

  12-04-2019 23:00
  Delta Air Lines will reduce the amount that seats recline on some planes by about two inches, aiming to preserve the workspace of multitasking business travelers.The first Airbus A320s to get the modified seats will debut this weekend, the carrier said Friday. The distance that seats recline will drop to 3.5 inches from 5.4 in first class, and to 2 inches from 4 in Comfort Plus and coach. The A320s generally are used on flights of two hours or less.The change — made in response to customer
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Dunks of the Season – 2018-2019

  12-04-2019 22:55 via sportspyder.com
  Check out the Ford Dunks of the Season! For every Utah Jazz dunk, Wasatch Ford donated $50 to the Utah Food Bank. Together we raised $28,850 for the 2018-201...
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Panel: Jazz Look to Slow Harden, Unleash Mitchell’s Playoff Encore

  12-04-2019 22:32 via sportspyder.com
  Ahead of the series, a panel of SCH writers got together to share perspectives on the series, Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, and other key players and themes. Period. Though they...
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Democrats need to say why Trump’s praise of Wikileaks matters

  12-04-2019 22:28
  By now you've probably seen a montage of clips showing then-presidential candidate Donald Trump praising WikiLeaks and its distribution of hacked Democratic emails. It is of course telling that Trump now says he knows nothing about WikiLeaks (if he's being truthful, he really does have an alarming memory problem), but it is far from the most important aspect of this.What's key here is the degree to which Trump invited and praised the release of emails illegally obtained by a hostile power. Well
  
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• Ute athletic director Mark Harlan is ‘very bullish’ about Larry Krystkowiak’s basketball program, labeling him ‘an elite coach’

  12-04-2019 22:19
  Utah's 6-6 record in nonconference basketball games in 2018-19 meant that an 11-7 showing and a third-place finish in the Pac-12 would be insufficient for an NCAA Tournament bid.In his eighth season, coach Larry Krystkowiak strengthened his November/December schedule in an effort to match the selection committee's blueprint. The Utes just skipped the part about winning some of those games.“You really can't afford to wait too long to play better,” Krystkowiak said Friday in one of a s
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - 2019 NBA Playoffs: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Series Preview

  12-04-2019 22:19 via sportspyder.com
  Get hyped up for the most storied playoff rivalry in the Western Conference.
  
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• ‘We want to be better people’: Hundreds of students protested how BYU enforces its Honor Code

  12-04-2019 22:18
  Provo • An estimated 500 protesters gathered at a noon rally at Brigham Young University to oppose how the school’s Honor Code Office investigates and disciplines students, chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, bring honor to the HCO.”For two hours, students listened to speakers, sang hymns and chanted, “If God forgives me, why can’t you?” The demonstration is a rare occurrence at this private religious campus.Grant, a BYU student, leads a chant. pic.twitter.com/pPh
  
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• ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ is the title for the next ‘Star Wars’ film

  12-04-2019 22:17
  “No one is ever really gone,” says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for “Star Wars: Episode IX,” which audiences finally learned will be called “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Friday at a fan event in Chicago.The closely guarded film from director J.J. Abrams will put an end to the Skywalker saga that began over 40 years ago, but even as characters and actors have passed on, the footage shown at Star Wars Celebration suggests that as
  
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• Sam Johnson, Real Salt Lake’s new striker, hasn’t scored a goal in five games. But his rise in confidence tells him he’s not far off.

  12-04-2019 22:14
  Herriman • When Sam Johnson arrived at Real Salt Lake, the sentiment around the team and fan base alike was that the organization had finally found its striker after almost a year of looking. But so far, the Liberian has been hampered by a knee injury he suffered in the preseason, and relegated to 25 minutes or so off the bench.By his own admission, Johnson’s first Major League Soccer season has been “up and down.” He has played five games but has yet score a goal. And for
  
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• Test taker pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scam

  12-04-2019 21:47
  Boston • A former Florida prep school administrator pleaded guilty Friday to taking college entrance exams for students in exchange for cash to help wealthy parents get their kids into elite universities across the country.Mark Riddell admitted to secretly taking the SAT and ACT for students, or correcting their answers, as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme, which has ensnared celebrities, business executives and athletic coaches at sought-after schools such as Stanfor
  
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• Tribune Editorial: We need correct figures about corrections

  12-04-2019 21:25
  Ancient alchemists searched for a way to turn lead into gold. Modern politicians offer plans to provide more and better government services for less money.The latter of those might sometimes be possible, if our elected officials would be more willing to approach old problems in new ways. And if they don’t over-promise what can be done and how fast.It is unlikely that anyone who was paying attention to the whole process was all that surprised when it came out that Utah’s new state pri
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Clint Capela expected to play in Game 1 vs. Jazz despite missing practice with illness

  12-04-2019 21:22 via sportspyder.com
  Houston Rockets big man Clint Capela is expected to play in Game 1 of the first round playoff matchup agains the Utah Jazz, despite missing Thursday’s practice with an illness, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. “He’s been under...
  
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• Deadline extended: There is still time to nominate your company for The Tribune’s 2019 Top Workplaces competition

  12-04-2019 21:14
  Love where you work?The Tribune is seeking nominations for its 2019 Top Workplaces award and now you have more time to vote. Nominations will be accepted at sltrib.com/nominate until May 17.Dozens of companies have been recognized for their collegial environment, employee-friendly practices, team spirit and more since The Tribune launched the competition in 2013 in partnership with Energage, an employee research and consulting firm based in Philadelphia.Twistlab Marketing is among the 2018 Utah&
  
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• Holly Richardson: We could all use a little more awe

  12-04-2019 21:06
  This week, the world caught its first-ever glimpse of a black hole, something once thought unseeable. It now has a name: Powehi, a word from an 18th century Hawaiian creation chant. The word means “embellished dark source of unending creation” and was chosen by University of Hawaii-Hilo Professor Larry Kimura.When one of the key researchers, Dr. Katie Bouman, saw the image of an orange ring of light surrounding, well, a black hole, she reacted with obvious joy — and awe.Awe, sc
  
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• Sam Johnson, Real Salt Lake’s new striker, hasn’t scored a goal in four games. But his rise in confidence tells him he’s not far off

  12-04-2019 21:01
  Herriman • When Sam Johnson arrived at Real Salt Lake, the sentiment around the team and fan base alike was that the organization had finally found its striker after almost a year of looking. But so far, the Liberian has been hampered by a knee injury he suffered in the preseason, and relegated to 25 minutes or so off the bench.By his own admission, Johnson’s first Major League Soccer season has been “up and down.” He has played four games but has yet score a goal. And for
  
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• An Honor Code protest led by students is underway on BYU’s Provo campus

  12-04-2019 21:01
  Provo • An estimated 500 protesters have gathered at a noon rally at Brigham Young University to oppose how the school’s Honor Code Office investigates and disciplines students, chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, bring honor to the HCO.”Students have sung hymns and chanted, “If God forgives me, why can’t you?” The demonstration is a rare occurrence at this private religious campus.Grant, a BYU student, leads a chant. pic.twitter.com/pPhETAOeHA— Courtney Tan
  
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• Democrats gripe that Latino town hall was a Utah Republican event masquerading as a nonpartisan forum

  12-04-2019 20:53
  Democratic state Rep. Angela Romero wondered why her phone erupted with texts Thursday evening asking why she wasn’t attending an event promoted on Facebook as Utah’s “First Latino Town Hall” to discuss politics.Some attendees questioned why the only officials speaking at the Taylorsville City Hall event were six white Republicans. No Latino legislators — all of whom in Utah are Democrats — were present.“It was a Republican-sponsored event, but the Faceb
  
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• ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ is title for next ‘Star Wars’ film

  12-04-2019 20:38
  “No one is ever really gone,” says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for “Star Wars: Episode IX,” which audiences finally learned will be called “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Friday at a fan event in Chicago.The closely guarded film from director J.J. Abrams will put an end to the Skywalker saga that began over 40 years ago, but even as characters and actors have passed on, the footage shown at Star Wars Celebration suggests that as
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Brad Rock: Jazz made strides this season, but enough to topple the Rockets?

  12-04-2019 19:46 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz played the Rockets evenly during the regular season. But of course, this isn't the regular season.
  
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• Brad Rock: Jazz made strides this season, but enough to topple the Rockets?

  12-04-2019 19:40
  HOUSTON — Before and after their final home game, Jazz players took the microphone to thank Utahns for being "the best fans in the NBA." This likely occurred in 29 other NBA arenas, this week, as teams closed out their home seasons.Still, no one could accuse Jazz fans of disinterest. They attended games religiously. Actually, most religions would sell their souls to have that kind of attendance. The Jazz sold out all 41 home dates.But now the interest rises sharply as the playoffs begin Su
  
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• Fire-resistant upgrades could be a game-changer in wildfires

  12-04-2019 19:15
  Paradise, Calif. • The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home."I thought, 'Oh, well, the house is done,'" Oney Carrell said.A few days later, they learned otherwise. The Carrells’ home survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history with a couple of warped window frames, a partially charred down spout and a stubborn smoky smell inside.
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• Why is an obscure firm buying oil leases along the historic rail route west of Golden Spike?

  12-04-2019 17:40
  Just weeks before Utah commemorates the historic meeting of the rails 150 years ago, federal and state land managers have leased lands along the first transcontinental railroad route west of the Great Salt Lake for oil and gas drilling at bargain-basement prices — 26 parcels to a single obscure company with no known history in the energy business.The parcels are either on or near the historic Central Pacific rail corridor about 40 miles west of the Golden Spike National Historical Park, re
  
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• 4 Corners Airport hopes its upgrades will woo commercial flights

  12-04-2019 17:28
  Farmington, N. M. • Officials at the Four Corners Regional Airport in northwestern New Mexico hope proposed upgrades will bring commercial airlines back.The Farmington Daily Times reports a five-year $23.2 million plan presented this week calls for improvements to runways, installation of an engineered material arresting system and taxiway relocation.Airport Manager Mike Lewis told the Farmington City Council the upgrades could be used to attract commercial air service back to the airport.N
  
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• The White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities as a form of retaliation

  12-04-2019 17:24
  Washington • White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of “sanctuary cities” to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s political adversaries, according to Department of Homeland Security officials and email messages reviewed by The Washington Post.Trump administration officials have proposed transporting detained immigrants to sanctuary cities at least twice in the past six months — once in Nov
  
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• Utah’s Red-White Game is scaled-down football, but there will still be plenty to see

  12-04-2019 17:10
  The Utah Athletics video promoting Saturday’s Red-White Game lasts 52 seconds. That’s longer than many of the Utes’ front-line players will appear in the annual event at Rice-Eccles Stadium to conclude spring football practice.This is what happens when quarterback Jordan Wynn reflexively dives to recover a fumble: The next generation of starters is held out of the spring game, because coaches worry about anyone being injured in the last of the 15 sessions.Wynn’s shoulder
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Remember when the No. 5 Jazz beat the No. 4 Rockets? Here's look back at the Utah Jazz's 'unexpected' 2007 playoff run

  12-04-2019 17:09 via sportspyder.com
  Things turned out quite well for the Jazz in 2007 after they survived a first-round matchup with the Houston Rockets, as told in this excerpt from the book "100 Things Jazz Fans Should Know & Do...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: Where Ty Detmer is coaching now; scouting James Harden; Grayson Allen mistaken for Kyle Korver

  12-04-2019 17:02 via sportspyder.com
  Former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer, who served as the program’s offensive coordinator from 2016-17, has a new coaching gig. Also, it's time to scout Houston's James Harden.
  
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• Remember when the No. 5 Jazz beat the No. 4 Rockets? Here's look back at the Utah Jazz's 'unexpected' 2007 playoff run

  12-04-2019 17:00
  Triumph Books
  Deseret News sports writer Jody Genessy's book about the Utah Jazz, "100 Things Jazz Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die," is now available.Writer's note: Being the Utah Jazz beat writer for the Deseret News was my identity for almost a decade from 2008 to 2017. It was a source of deep pride on personal and professional levels. This franchise has had a lot of colorful characters and interesting moments, and I had the honor to tell and retell stories about a team that means s
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - 2019 NBA Playoffs: Six burning questions about Houston Rockets-Utah Jazz

  12-04-2019 16:49 via sportspyder.com
  SLC Dunk x The Dream Shake Collab
  
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• Say goodbye to snow. But after a sunny Saturday, rain is expected for several days.

  12-04-2019 16:42
  Rain and snow made for a slushy commute Friday morning, but the National Weather Service expected the white stuff to be gone by the afternoon. That does not, however, mean that Salt Lake City is done with precipitation — there’s plenty of that forecast for the next few days.Temperatures are expected to reach about 50 Friday afternoon, with little to no snow accumulation. But rain showers are expected to continue in the afternoon, with a slight chance of thunderstorms.The weather serv
  
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• Morning links: Where Ty Detmer is coaching now; scouting James Harden; Grayson Allen mistaken for Kyle Korver

  12-04-2019 16:30
  Former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer, who served as the program's offensive coordinator from 2016-17, has a new coaching gig.Detmer is sharing his offensive expertise with Queen Creek Casteel High in Arizona, the Arizona Republic's Richard Obert reported, where he's joined coach Bobby Newcombe's staff."I wanted Ty to be part of our Casteel coaching staff to help ensure we are as effective as we can be throughout the season for our players," Newcombe told Obert.Offensive meeting tonight. It's great t
  
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• George Pyle: If we can’t have democracy, let’s have NBA-ocracy

  12-04-2019 16:27
  It becomes more and more obvious that Utah will never be a democracy.Voter-approved initiatives don’t last long enough for the ink to dry before the Legislature, with the governor’s approval, overwrites them. Then they set out to make the next round of plebiscite democracy that much more difficult to achieve.The party with a super-majority in public offices is literally in debt to a guy who commands them to hoard their power among a few rather than share it with the many. Keeping the
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Inside the most random 40-point game in Jazz history

  12-04-2019 16:02 via sportspyder.com
  In a night full of improbabilities, Grayson Allen added another wrinkle by becoming the second rookie in Jazz history to notch 40 in one outing.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run podcast: Previewing Jazz-Rockets, and how this playoff series is different than last year’s

  12-04-2019 15:58 via sportspyder.com
  How did we get here?
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Federal prosecutors charge attorney Michael Avenatti with stealing millions from his clients

  12-04-2019 15:45
  Michael Avenatti, the attorney who became widely known while representing adult-film star Stormy Daniels, has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from his clients. Federal prosecutors announced the indictment Thursday, accusing Avenatti of using his clients’ money to pay for a private jet, among other things. Avenatti has vowed to fight the charges and plead not guilty in the case. Avenatti is charged in a separate federal case with trying to extort the Nike company. The attorne
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Previewing Jazz-Rockets, and how this playoff series is different than last year’s

  12-04-2019 15:36
  How did we get here?Yes, it was highly improbable that the Jazz face the Houston Rockets, especially in the middle of the games Wednesday night. But it has come to pass, making the Jazz’s road in the playoffs as hard as it can be.On this week’s edition of the Weekly Run podcasts, hosts Eric Walden and Andy Larsen start their breakdown of the Jazz/Rockets series.Why might it be different than last year? Do we think those differences will help the Jazz? What does Ricky Rubio’s li
  
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• [KSL] - TeamSmile and Utah Jazz provide free dental care for 250 students

  12-04-2019 15:33 via sportspyder.com
  Over 250 elementary school students on Thursday received free dental care at the Vivint Smart Home Arena from local dentists through a partnership between the Utah Jazz and TeamSmile.
  
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• George Chapman: UTA should focus on increasing service before projects

  12-04-2019 15:30
  In the April 6 Tribune article about the double tracking of the Sugar House S-Line (“UTA celebrates completion of double track for Sugar House streetcar”), there were several statements that deserve more analysis.The ridership of the S-Line is about 1,300 passengers a day, about 100 less than a year ago. The original UTA background on the S-Line projected 3,000 daily riders in 2014. When it opened it had 681 riders a day. Some proponents predicted up to 5,000 riders a day. Prediction
  
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• [NBC Sports] - PBT Podcast: NBA playoffs first round preview, plus NBA careers at Basketball 101

  12-04-2019 15:16 via sportspyder.com
  Can Indiana upset Boston? What about the Thunder as they take on the shorthanded Trail Blazers?
  
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• Kirby: Taking care of aged parents means letting go of grudges

  12-04-2019 15:16
  My parents live in an assisted facility in South Jordan. Sagewood. They love it. I love it even more. Sagewood has been the best thing to happen to them since I got my military draft number.Even though they’re in assisted living, they still require help from the children they permitted to grow into legal adulthood. We take turns being available to them.Of all their progeny, I live the closest. When Mom needs groceries or when the Old Man confuses his wife of 66 years for a Viet Cong sapper
  
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• Gomberg: You think I’m too casual at work? Well my denim is here to stay. Deal with it.

  12-04-2019 15:15
  I want to bring a grave injustice to the fore that for some reason isn’t getting the attention it deserves. I’m talking about the underserved ire for denim, particularly from whoever decides what constitutes “business casual” attire.Folks, we are facing a war on jeans here, and this pacifist has had enough.I’ve been a lone ranger comfortably swaggering into work meetings in denim for some time now, but I’m realizing it’s time to take this justice wrangli
  
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• Letter: Why Utah is dragging its heels on climate issues

  12-04-2019 15:00
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met recently for its General Conference. Their prophet, and other leaders, spoke to members to ready themselves for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.That phrase got me thinking. With close to 100% of our state legislators being members of this church, could that be the reason for legislators to be dragging their heels when it comes to really taking climate change seriously? Just saying.Anne StringhamSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Why care about climate change if the Second Coming is nigh?

  12-04-2019 15:00
  I just read the warning given by Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, that the Second Coming is near. Not only did the warning apply to members who had left the church, it was extended to those of us who had never seriously considered joining it.I’ve always taken exhortations given by religious leaders with a grain of salt. But this time I paid attention. Not that I believe in the proverbial “second coming of Christ,” but because our
  
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• Letter: Consider a Universal Basic Income

  12-04-2019 15:00
  I don’t know about you, but I could use an extra $500 to $1,000 dollars a month.With the housing crisis Utah is experiencing, it has become inconvenient to live anywhere but your car or with multiple housemates. A majority of us can’t afford to buy a home with a $300,000 price tag.The National Low Income Housing Coalition reports Utahns need to have an average income of $36,952 to afford a two-bedroom apartment at fair market rate, which seems an impossibility for those of us who ear
  
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• Letter: Base judgements on facts, not bias

  12-04-2019 15:00
  In a 2011 study, teachers gave red shirts to half a group of preschoolers and blue shirts to the other; they then wore them for three weeks.Teachers neither discussed the shirts nor incorporated the colors into exercises. Yet when asked which color was better, kids chose their own, saying people with their color were smarter than the others.Biases start early. But as adults, we learn to base opinions on facts. Or do we?Consider climate change. More than 90% of the world’s scientists believ
  
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• Margaret Sullivan: Traditional journalists may abandon WikiLeaks’ Assange at their own peril

  12-04-2019 14:52
  For press-freedom advocates, Julian Assange has long been a polarizing figure.And his arrest Thursday in London once again ignited the seemingly endless debate:Is the WikiLeaks founder, who until Thursday had been holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for years, essentially a publisher — though a notably strange one — who believes in taking radical steps to expose government secrets, and who thus should be afforded the same First Amendment protections given to news organization
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Four reasons to feel encouraged about Utah’s chances against Houston

  12-04-2019 14:26 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz landed a less than favorable matchup in the first round of the playoffs as they'll face the Houston Rockets. But things are different from a...
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Two NBA 2K League teams got into a fight (VIDEO)

  12-04-2019 14:24 via sportspyder.com
  Guys, guys, guys. Save it for the (electronic) court.
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - 2019 NBA Playoffs: Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz preview

  12-04-2019 14:06 via sportspyder.com
  With the 2019 NBA Playoffs starting this weekend, let's take a dive into looking at the upcoming series between the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz. Now that...
  
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