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• Hawaii woman rescued from forest told herself not to give up

  26-05-2019 23:58
  Wailuku, Hawaii • A Hawaii woman who was found alive in a forest on Maui island after going missing more than two weeks ago said she at times struggled not to give up.Amanda Eller told the New York Times that despite these moments, she told herself "the only option I had was life or death.""I heard this voice that said, 'If you want to live, keep going.' And as soon as I would doubt my intuition and try to go another way than where it was telling me, something would stop me, a branch would
  
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• Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t turn back the clock to 1973

  26-05-2019 23:54
  A wave of state abortion bans has set off speculation: What would happen if Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide, were overturned?Although far from a certainty, even with increased conservative clout on the Supreme Court, a reversal of Roe would mean abortion policy would revert to the states, and many would be eager to impose bans.What would not happen is a full-fledged turning back of the clock to 1973.Women now have far more methods to avoid unwanted pregnancies, as
  
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• Simon Pagenaud wins Indy 500 on Penske’s golden anniversary

  26-05-2019 23:20
  Indianapolis • Simon Pagenaud gave Roger Penske a golden victory at the Indianapolis 500. He may have saved his job doing it.Pagenaud outdueled Alexander Rossi in a breathtaking, 13-lap sprint to the finish Sunday that delivered an 18th victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to the venerable team owner.The two swapped the lead five times over the final stretch before Pagenaud stormed to the front for good seconds before he took the checkered flag and claimed his first Ind
  
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• Tribune Editorial: When juvenile justice lightens up, the future get brighter

  26-05-2019 23:00
  Few among us want to be remembered for what we did in high school.But too many people haven’t been able to escape their childhood mistakes — including many who faced hardships no average teen would recognize.It’s called the school-to-prison pipeline, and awareness of it is starting to change how we treat young juvenile offenders.The purpose of having separate juvenile courts is to allow early mistakes to remain in childhood, but it hasn’t always been that simple. With juv
  
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• How long is the line to hike Angel’s Landing in Zion? Really, really long.

  26-05-2019 21:34
  If you were planning to hike Angel’s Landing this Memorial Day weekend, you may want to rethink that idea — or at least bring something to keep yourself occupied while you stand in a long, long line. Zion National Park officials tweeted Sunday afternoon that the queue for the famously breathtaking hike — which is forming at the Grotto Trailhead — is currently hours long (as shown by a photo of more than a dozen bored-looking people).The line for Angels Landing, which is f
  
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• Logan police continue to search for a missing 5-year-old girl, ask for help tracking her uncle’s whereabouts

  26-05-2019 21:31
  The intense search for 5-year-old Elizabeth Jessica Shelley continues, and Logan police are increasingly focused on her uncle, Alex Whipple, whom they are calling “the main suspect” in her disappearance.Officers are now asking the public for help identifying where Whipple was since Friday evening.He has been booked in jail on a probation violation, and police describe him as continuing to be “uncooperative.”Family members reported Shelley missing early Saturday. She was l
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - 20 years ago: MVP Karl Malone an MIA as Jazz bow out

  26-05-2019 19:30 via sportspyder.com
  Editor's note: Every Sunday, the Deseret News sports staff takes a look back into our archives.
  
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• 20 years ago: MVP Karl Malone an MIA as Jazz bow out

  26-05-2019 19:27
  Portland Trail Blazers forward Brian Grant gets an elbow to his right eye from Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone (32) in the first quarter Tuesday, May 25, 1999, in Salt Lake City.Associated PressEditor's note: Every Sunday, the Deseret News sports staff takes a look back into our archives.NBA MVP Karl Malone had just 8 points and the Utah Jazz's season ended in disappointment in a 92-80 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.He shot 3 of 16 from the field
  
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• The Smithsonian’s renewed fossil hall sends a forceful message about climate change. A Utah museum director praises the approach.

  26-05-2019 18:52
  Washington • As a young paleontologist, Kirk Johnson traveled to the Arctic to excavate fossils from a 50-million-year-old landscape. In that era, the air was thick with carbon dioxide and so warm that even the North Pole had no ice. Johnson and his colleagues dug up fossilized crocodiles, turtles, and palm trees."Palm trees!" Johnson recalled, "In the Arctic! ... It blew my mind that the Earth could change that much."Since that expedition in the 1980s, global carbon dioxide concentrations
  
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• Tornado kills 2 people and injures 29 others in Oklahoma

  26-05-2019 18:28
  El Reno, Okla. • A tornado leveled a motel and tore through a mobile home park near Oklahoma City overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 29 others, authorities said Sunday.The twister touched down in El Reno, about 25 miles west of Oklahoma City, late Saturday night. It crossed an interstate and walloped the American Budget Value Inn before ripping through the Skyview Estates trailer park, flipping and leveling homes, Mayor Matt White said at a news conference."It's a tragic sc
  
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• Bart Starr, powerhouse 1960s Green Bay quarterback, dies at 85

  26-05-2019 18:04
  Green Bay, Wis. • Bart Starr, the gentlemanly quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s whose sneak won the famed "Ice Bowl" in 1967, has died. He was 85.The Packers announced Sunday that Starr had died, citing his family. He had been in failing health since suffering two strokes and a heart attack in 2014."While he may always be best known for his success as the Packers quarterback for 16 years, his true legacy will always be the respectfu
  
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• Logan police continue to search for a missing 5-year-old girl, believed to have been harmed

  26-05-2019 17:46
  The intense search for 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley continues, and Logan police are increasingly focused on her uncle, whom they are calling “the main suspect” in her disappearance.He has been booked in jail on a probation violation and police describe him as continuing to be “uncooperative.”Family members reported Shelley missing early Saturday. She was last seen at 2 a.m. When they woke up at 10 a.m., she was gone and so was the 21-year-old uncle. He was later found wal
  
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• Kirby: Assigning Latter-day Saints to boost political involvement could ‘spin’ out of control

  26-05-2019 16:28
  As a lifelong Mormon, I’ve held lots of church callings — Cub Scout leader, missionary, elders quorum president, home teacher and nursery leader.For those unfamiliar with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a “calling” is how we refer to a formal request for church service.I call them “jobs” because that’s what they are. The word “calling” is, I suppose, intended to give the impression that the request originates with God, but it
  
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• New grave marker to honor African American slave who helped Mormon pioneers build their Utah Zion

  26-05-2019 16:15
  His name was inscribed on This Is the Place Monument alongside that of the “Lion of the Lord,” Brigham Young, as well as on the pioneer-prophet’s own larger-than-life statue on downtown Salt Lake Lake City’s Main Street.He labored to build a life for early Utah pioneers who brought him to the valley. He lost his wife and sons but gave everything he had to create Zion in the Beehive State.But Hark Lay Wales’ contributions remained unrecognized in life, and, when he d
  
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• Utah already allows needle exchange for addicts. Will it take the next step and allow safe injection sites?

  26-05-2019 16:12
  Three years after Utah lawmakers legalized syringe exchange programs to curtail the spread of disease, community groups have taken more than half-a-million dirty needles off the street and handed out about 834,000 clean ones.Now, some local health advocates are pushing to take another — and more controversial — step toward mitigating the dangers of drug use, by creating safe havens where people can inject or consume substances under supervision.Such centers, sometimes called supervis
  
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• Commentary: On Memorial Day, millions of stories waiting to be told and heard

  26-05-2019 15:45
  Memorial Day began as a day to honor and remember soldiers killed in the Civil War, but now, in every national and state military cemetery, American flags are placed on the graves of all who have served.On this sacred day, walk around in one of those cemeteries and read the names etched on marble gravestones. Reflect for a moment of their service, and their all too often, very brief lives. Quietly thank them, or render a salute if you have also served.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, fel
  
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• Commentary: U.S. bears blame for Central American crisis

  26-05-2019 15:33
  More than 114,000 Guatemalans were apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol between October and April. Half of Guatemalan adults who travel to the U.S. bring their children, hoping to save their lives. But in the past six months, five Guatemalan children have died in U.S. custody. The most recent child migrant death was on May 20.Why do parents expose their children to this treacherous journey? Desperation. The death, destruction and deprivation that people are fleeing is embedded in decades of U.S
  
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• Commentary: Don’t assume that one event caused another

  26-05-2019 15:29
  Somewhere in your educational history, you learned that correlation does not infer causation. Just because one event occurs before another, or because two events occur simultaneously, does not mean that one event necessarily caused the other.Here is an obvious example. Children grow in height while attending the seven years of elementary school (kindergarten to sixth grade). But time in school does not cause height. Secretion of hormones directed by the by the pituitary gland during the elementa
  
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• Commentary: Mental health begins in childhood

  26-05-2019 14:49
  May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the foundation sustaining much of human development. From establishing healthy relationships to academic achievement, and success in the workplace, mental health has a tremendous impact on the human experience. This foundation is laid during the formative years when a child’s brain undergoes a remarkable period of growth and development.According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in six children between the ages of 2 and 8 ha
  
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• Utah knew the company it picked to create standardized tests had a history of crashes and cyberattacks. It signed a $44 million contract anyway.

  26-05-2019 14:00
  In other states, the year-end tests were marked by glitches and cyberattacks and hourlong delays. One school district threw out its results because the software was so unreliable. In another, all of the students had to start over when the programming shut down and didn’t save their responses.Sensitive student data was stolen in New York and Mississippi. More than 1,400 students took the wrong test in Tennessee.But even after those issues arose — and despite clearly knowing about them
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: After giving it some thought, I kind of like the end of ‘Game of Thrones’

  26-05-2019 14:00
  The more I think about the “Game of Thrones” finale, the more I like it. I’m not saying it was great; I have issues with a number of things.But, clearly, writers/executive producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff faced an impossible task. They couldn’t make everyone happy. Viewers were going to complain.At this point, I’ll pass over all my criticisms but one: The final season — probably the final two seasons — were too short. More time could have been spen
  
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• Letter: Trump only needs one letter

  26-05-2019 14:00
  The Salt Lake Tribune recently ran two similar letters to the editor.One letter writer used all 26 letters of the alphabet to list positive things about President Trump. The other letter writer used all 26 letters to list negative things about President Trump.I’ll use only one letter of the alphabet to list a negative about President Trump, the letter “J,” which stands for joke.Stan Jacobson, OgdenSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: This is what ‘pro-life’ really looks like

  26-05-2019 14:00
  Dear people who want to ban abortions to protect the sanctity of life:If you call yourself “pro-life,” do you know that, according to a 2017 study in The Lancet, the U.S. has three to five times the maternal death rate of other developed countries? Do you know that the CDC reports that Alabama, having just passed the most restrictive abortion law ever, is one of the worst states for infant mortality — and that most of these deaths could have been prevented through prenatal/post
  
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• Letter: The choice we made

  26-05-2019 14:00
  I didn’t have an abortion in 2005, because that’s the choice we made.It was then we found ourselves unexpectedly expecting our first child. We had just gotten used to the idea of being parents when we went in for our routine ultrasound and found out a lot more than our baby’s gender.After several more tests, it was confirmed our daughter was not expected to survive to term. If she did live, we were warned, her life would be short, painful for everyone and financially devastatin
  
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• Letter: Bird watching in Olympus Hills Park is not a ‘red herring’

  26-05-2019 14:00
  Some biking enthusiasts have claimed the issue of bird watching in Olympus Hills Park is a “red herring” because the park is not on the Audubon Society’s list of preferred birding locations in Utah.Apparently, in their view, this should not be a factor in the debate as to whether “skill trails” for bikers should be constructed in the nature preserve area of the park.Here is a partial list of the more interesting species my wife and I have seen and identified since w
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Madame Speaker, it’s time for us to save ourselves

  26-05-2019 14:00
  “I pray for the president of the United States. And I pray for the United States of America.” -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi"...Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." -- James 2:17You almost felt sorry for Nancy Pelosi.There was something poignant in seeing her driven to prayer by less than five minutes spent with the human catastrophe that is Donald Trump. But that's what happened last week when Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer went to the White
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: A daughter-in-law is dividing up our estate, but we’re not dead yet

  26-05-2019 14:00
  Dear Ann Cannon • Long-time listener, first-time caller here (I’ve always wanted to say that!). The issue I have is as follows. I am in my late 60s and my wife is in her mid 60s. We are both in good health. We have two daughters-in-law and the one is wanting to know what she will get after we are gone. She is already dividing up our estate. We do not want any problems, but I do think there is a great deal of jealousy and greed that should be handled now. What is the best solution for
  
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• Beware porn, drugs and ‘Satan’s traps,’ Nelson tells Tahitians at end of his Pacific tour

  26-05-2019 07:24
  President Russell M. Nelson wrapped up his nine-day, seven-nation tour of the Pacific with a warning to Tahitian Latter-day Saints to beware evil.“There’s trouble ahead … prepare for attacks from the adversary,” cautioned the 94-year-old leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Please protect yourself from Satan's traps, including harmful drugs and pornography.”Before speaking to 12,000 people at a Friday devotional in Pater Stadium in Tahi
  
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• Bees’ three-game winning streak snapped with 9-4 to Rainiers

  26-05-2019 07:18
  The Salt Lake Bees saw their three-game winning streak end Saturday night after falling 9-4 to the Tacoma Rainiers in the opener of the teams’ four-game series at Smith’s Ballpark.It wasn’t the only streak that ended for Salt Lake, whose pitching staff had reeled off 17 consecutive scoreless innings until Tacoma broke through in the top of the third on an RBI double by Braden Bishop that helped the Rainiers jump out to a 3-0 lead.The three runs would be the only damage allowed
  
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• Utah Royals score more than one goal for the first time this season, beat Orlando Pride 2-0

  26-05-2019 06:02
  Sandy • After the game against the North Carolina Courage last week, Utah Royals FC coach Laura Harvey and defender Makenzy Doniak had a conversation intended to send a message to the former Courage player: Stay the course, trust the process and the journey.Harvey traded for Doniak last season while she was recovering from a torn ACL. She recently made her first appearance and has since been a quality sub for the Royals.Harvey said she thought Doniak going back to play North Carolina last w
  
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• Leonard scores 27 to lead Raptors past Bucks and into first NBA Finals

  26-05-2019 06:00
  Toronto • Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors into the NBA Finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.The Raptors overcame a 15-point deficit to win the series in six games and will host the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.Pascal Siakam scored 18 points, Kyle Lowry had 17 and Fred VanVleet 14 for the Raptors, who used a 26-3 run late in the third quarter and early in the
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Leonard scores 27, Raptors advance to first NBA Finals

  26-05-2019 05:47 via sportspyder.com
  Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors into the NBA Finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
  
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• Leonard scores 27, Raptors advance to first NBA Finals

  26-05-2019 05:35
  Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) turns back to shoot the ball as Milwaukee Bucks' Malcolm Brogdon, left, and Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) defend during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)Frank GunnMilwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) blocks a dunk attempt by Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard, left, during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA basketbal
  
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• ‘We believe she’s been harmed’: Police search for missing 5-year-old girl in Logan

  26-05-2019 03:53
  Police officers and volunteers scoured Logan neighborhoods in search of a 5-year-old girl who was reported missing early Saturday morning.Family members told police they last saw Elizabeth Shelley around 2 a.m. When they woke up at 10 a.m., she was gone. The girl’s 21-year-old uncle had disappeared as well, the family said.Officers later found that man walking around the northern Utah town around 3 p.m. and detained him, according to a Logan Police Department news release. The Cache County
  
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• Utah’s Kyler Dunkle tied for fourth place, BYU’s team in last place at NCAA golf championships

  26-05-2019 03:22
  University of Utah golfer Kyler Dunkle continued his stellar play at the NCAA golf championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday and is tied for fourth place after two rounds of play.Dunkle, a senior who is expected to turn professional soon and join the Canadian Tour, added a 1-under-par 71 in the second round to the 69 he shot in Friday’s first round and stands at 4-under 140.Oklahoma State’s Austin Eckroat leads the tournament at 6-under-par 138.Meanwhile, BYU’s golfers s
  
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• George F. Will: Trump, Obama and Congress to blame for disturbing Iranian policy

  26-05-2019 02:00
  Washington • Difficulties with Iran will recur regularly, like the oscillations of a sine wave, and the recent crisis — if such it was, or is — illustrates persistent U.S. intellectual and institutional failures, starting with this: The Trump administration’s assumption, and that of many in Congress, is that if the president wants to wage war against a nation almost the size of Mexico (and almost four times larger than Iraq) and with 83 million people (more than double tha
  
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• Dana Milbank: Trump’s rhetoric is a hallmark of totalitarianism

  26-05-2019 02:00
  It is the best of times. It is the worst of times.In our current age of foolishness, things are “incredible,” “thriving,” “booming,” “prospering,” “tremendous,” “beautiful,” “very much happy” — the “greatest,” “best” and “most.”It is also a "disaster," a "mess," "disintegrating," "really bad," "even worse" than the "worst," "ridiculous," "nasty" and "fake"- with "abuses,"
  
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• Trump blasts judge who blocked part of border wall construction

  26-05-2019 01:25
  President Donald Trump called the federal judge who temporarily blocked construction of the southern border wall “another activist Obama appointed judge,” and said his administration would appeal the decision.Another activist Obama appointed judge has just ruled against us on a section of the Southern Wall that is already under construction. This is a ruling against Border Security and in favor of crime, drugs and human trafficking. We are asking for an expedited appeal!— Donal
  
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• Barry McCaffrey: Trump’s war-crime pardons would dishonor our forces

  26-05-2019 01:20
  The president of the United States wields enormous constitutional power. His power as commander in chief of the armed forces is particularly sweeping. His power to pardon is nearly absolute. And a rouge president is almost unconstrained, except by congressional removal from office or politically through the power of the electorate.A pardon by President Donald Trump of military personnel who have been convicted of battlefield crimes or are pending general court-martial would be enormously damagin
  
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