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• Tribune editorial: Arrogance created Utah’s inland port storm

  08-06-2019 23:27
  It was a crystallizing moment.At Wednesday’s Inland Port Authority board meeting — as the Utah Highway Patrol was removing protesters — Jeff Hartley, an oil and gas lobbyist, decided to be an official arbiter of what is news.As Deseret News reporter Katie McKellar was following the scrum, Hartley inserted himself between McKellar and the action and started lecturing her for giving the protesters coverage.There it was. A never-elected Utah power player mansplaining away other pe
  
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• Brad Rock: How to get aberrant NBA fans under control? Follow an old adage used by missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  08-06-2019 23:22
  In this photo taken Wednesday, June 5, 2019, referee Marc Davis, left, gestures toward Golden State Warriors investor Mark Stevens, partially obscured in blue shirt, during the second half of Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Toronto Raptors in Oakland, Calif. An NBA spokesman said Thursday the conduct of Stevens at Game 3 of the NBA Finals was "beyond unacceptable." NBA Executive Vice President for Communications Mike Bass says that Stevens will not be permitted to
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Brad Rock: How to get aberrant NBA fans under control? Follow an old adage used by missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  08-06-2019 23:20 via sportspyder.com
  Fan-player interactions have always happened, but media coverage has put them front center as the Toronto-Golden State incident has shown.
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Five Key Stories: 6/1/19 – 6/8/19

  08-06-2019 23:13 via sportspyder.com
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• Police arrest three in Kearns shooting that left one dead, one wounded

  08-06-2019 22:44
  Unified Police have arrested three people in connection with a Kearns shooting that killed one man and seriously wounded another on Wednesday, the department announced Saturday.A 38-year-old from Kearns, and a 29-year-old and a 45-year-oldfrom Salt Lake City were arrested.The department earlier this week had asked for the public’s help to identify three persons of interest, releasing photos of three individuals and two vehicles.John Herman Tonga, 34, was killed at a home near 4800 South an
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - NBA draft process starting to ‘narrow itself’ for Utah Jazz front office less than two weeks ahead of big day

  08-06-2019 22:20 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz front office’s workload hasn’t lightened this offseason despite having late first and second round picks. On Saturday, 12 players participated in two pre-draft workout sessions.
  
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• NBA draft process starting to ‘narrow itself’ for Utah Jazz front office less than two weeks ahead of big day

  08-06-2019 22:18
  Jazz Vice President of Player Personnel Walt Perrin talks to reporters during a six-person workout at Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 4, 2018.James WooldridgeSALT LAKE CITY — A dozen days ahead of the 2019 NBA Draft, a dozen players were at the Utah Jazz's practice facility in two predraft workout sessions on Saturday.Even with the No. 23 and 53 picks of the draft, the Jazz front office has put in serious work this offseason, from evaluating the NBA's draft c
  
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• NBA draft process is starting to ‘narrow itself’ for Utah Jazz front office less than two weeks ahead of big day

  08-06-2019 22:18
  Jazz Vice President of Player Personnel Walt Perrin talks to reporters during a six-person workout at Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 4, 2018.James WooldridgeSALT LAKE CITY — A dozen days ahead of the 2019 NBA draft, a dozen players were at the Utah Jazz's practice facility in two pre-draft workout sessions on Saturday, June 8.Even with the No. 23 and 53 picks of the draft, that hasn't stopped the Jazz front office from putting in serious work this offseason,
  
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• Attempt at Great Salt Lake to break float record falls short

  08-06-2019 21:18
  Magna • A gathering at the Great Salt Lake in hopes of making it into the record books fell way short.Utah park officials invited people to a beach on the lake’s south end Saturday in an attempt to set the world record for the largest number of people floating together, unassisted, in a line at one time. The lake’s high salinity makes it easy to float on the water.According to the Guinness World Records website, Argentina holds the current record after 1,941 people successfully
  
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• An author lost her book deal after tweeting about a transit worker. She’s suing for $13 million.

  08-06-2019 20:14
  Natasha Tynes, an award-winning Jordanian American author who lost a book deal following claims of online racism, is suing her publishing house for $13 million. The lawsuit, filed in California on Friday, alleges that Rare Bird Books breached its contract and defamed her, causing "extreme emotional distress" and destroying her reputation.In 2018, Tynes contracted with Rare Bird to distribute her upcoming novel, "They Called Me Wyatt," about a murdered Jordanian student whose "consciousness" inha
  
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• Convicted murderer now linked to more than 60 deaths may be most prolific killer in U.S. history

  08-06-2019 20:10
  Samuel Little drew their portraits in paint and in pencil, filling out the contours of the faces of women he said he killed over nearly four decades.He recalled the color of their eyes and the way they wore their hair, or locations crucial to their murder. One portrait simply says "tall girl by highway sign" in Cincinnati, "1984 or 74."Little, 79, in failing health and already in California prison for three consecutive life sentences for each of three women he killed, has confessed to dozens of
  
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• As Smith’s Ballpark hits its 25th year, the memories come fast and furious for Bees president and baseball lifer Marc Amicone

  08-06-2019 19:00
  Ask Marc Amicone for a baseball memory based in downtown Salt Lake City and he will give you more than a few. But the first one that springs to mind — and after all these years and games how could it not — is walking the concourse back when now Smith’s Ballpark was just about halfway completed. The ballpark on 1300 South turned 25 this spring, so it’s hard for Amicone, a baseball lifer in this state, to not think of that day when he saw a dream of the late Larry H. Miller
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz can learn from the Toronto Raptors to swing for the fences

  08-06-2019 18:10 via sportspyder.com
  The Toronto Raptors risked it all by trading for Kawhi Leonard and are now on the brink of a championship. The Utah Jazz should find their own way of takin...
  
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• Three Utah Royals FC players will play key roles for Team USA as it tries for back-to-back World Cup titles

  08-06-2019 18:00
  The United States Women’s National Team roster for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is full of internationally known names in the world of soccer. Names like Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd.But some of those names reside in Salt Lake City and play for the Utah Royals FC. Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara and Christen Press are all regular starters for the Royals, and after this year’s worldwide tournament is over, they will have eight Women’s World Cup exper
  
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• Utah Jazz can learn from the Toronto Raptors to swing for the fences

  08-06-2019 17:59
  The Toronto Raptors risked it all by trading for Kawhi Leonard and are now on the brink of a championship. The Utah Jazz should find their own way of taking a similar risk and following suit. When the Toronto Raptors made the move to deal for Kawhi Leonard, sending away a long-time and beloved star […]
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• Monson: Bowl tie-ins for Utah, BYU and USU are shifting, but opportunity will continue to depend on performance

  08-06-2019 17:55
  Everybody knows there has been a proliferation of bowls in college football of late. The most recent count comes to 43 games, including the College Football Playoff, giving 80-plus teams an opportunity to play in the postseason, giving 7,140 scholarship athletes the reward of continuing to juggle busting their humps on the field with wrapping up their classwork and studying for finals, and168 head coaches the chance to brag about a successful season, earn contract bonuses and work their players
  
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• At this new barbecue shack in South Salt Lake, smoked meats and sides are served round-the-clock

  08-06-2019 17:55
  South Salt Lake • Benji Stalling went from sitting behind a desk to standing over a hot smoker.And the former banker turned pit master couldn’t be happier about the switch.“I got tired of making money for other people,” said the 31-year-old owner of Benji’s Bar-B-Que Shack. “I decided to make it for myself.”Part restaurant, part catering company, Benji’s Bar-B-Que Shack serves all kinds of smoked meats — tri tip and brisket to pulled pork, rib
  
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• Utah woman celebrates 15 years rescuing wildlife in her home

  08-06-2019 17:54
  Mapleton • At first glance, Patti Richards’ home blends in with her Mapleton neighbors — until you step into the backyard.Chirps and shrieks can be heard from the enclosures, where a talking crow named Earl and a baby owl are stretching and eating.Richards is celebrating 15 years rehabilitating wildlife at her home in northern Utah, The Daily Herald reports . She rescues more than 100 birds each year including falcons, eagles and hawks.The idea for the Great Basin Wildlife Rescu
  
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• The other BYU ‘boosters’ in the Nick Emery NCAA case: a CEO, an LDS filmmaker and a former Cougar athlete

  08-06-2019 17:45
  One day in October 2016, Brigham Young University basketball player Nick Emery found $200 in his locker.The money, according to investigative documents, came from Keith Nellesen, one of the founders of the home technology firm Vivint and the former or current chief executive of multiple other companies. Nellesen, who also was a season ticket holder for four BYU teams, would later say Emery’s basketball shoes were so worn they had holes in the bottom.The NCAA, which governs college athletic
  
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• Excerpts from the BYU and NCAA findings in the Nick Emery case

  08-06-2019 17:45
  The following are excerpts from documents Brigham Young University and the NCAA shared with each other concerning the impermissible benefits received by basketball player Nick Emery.• BYU’s summary of the benefits Brandon Tyndall provided to Nick Emery:From April through June 2017, Tyndall, whose family owns a local travel agency, arranged four trips on Emery’s behalf, and did not charge Emery upfront for the travel arrangements. Instead, Tyndall tallied invoices for most of the
  
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• Meet 5 Utah high school graduates taking different paths — including a gap year and going straight to work

  08-06-2019 17:44
  For the nearly 50,000 Utah students graduating from high school this spring, earning their diplomas came with a lot of late nights doing homework and English essays cranked out on deadline and way too many tests — but no blueprint for what to do next.Nearly 70 percent of the nation’s high school Class of 2018 enrolled in college by fall, according to federal statistics. But for those in the Class of 2019 who don’t, the options are much broader than that.Should a student take a
  
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• White House blocked intelligence agency’s written testimony on climate change

  08-06-2019 17:43
  Washington • White House officials barred a State Department intelligence agency from submitting written testimony this week to the House Intelligence Committee warning that human-caused climate change could be “possibly catastrophic.” The move came after State officials refused to excise the document’s references to federal scientific findings on climate change.The effort to edit, and ultimately suppress, the prepared testimony by the State Department’s Bureau of In
  
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• Djokovic’s Slam streak ends in loss to Thiem in French semis

  08-06-2019 16:30
  Paris • Novak Djokovic’s 26-match Grand Slam winning streak ended with a dramatic 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 loss Saturday to Dominic Thiem in a rain-interrupted French Open semifinal that spanned more than four hours over two days.Thiem wasted two match points with quick unforced errors when serving for the victory at 5-4 in the fifth, but he made his third chance count, smacking a forehand winner to break Djokovic in the last game.The top-ranked Djokovic had trouble with Thiem, to be s
  
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• Commentary: Inland port controversy would benefit from mediation

  08-06-2019 15:00
  The conflict over the inland port is profound and intense. I believe the situation could greatly benefit from mediation. I’m not a professional mediator, but I’m nevertheless offering mediation-style advice to the two sides. A standard practice for a mediator is to tell each side how weak and risky their respective positions are. The goal, of course, is to get both sides to move to the middle and reach a settlement. First, my thinking-like-a-mediator assessment of each side’s p
  
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• Letter: The U.S. is not an energy conservation leader

  08-06-2019 14:00
  In The Tribune’s reporting of Gov. Gary Herbert’s Energy Storage Project on May 31, Energy Secretary Rick Perry was quoted as saying “And, at the same time, we lead the world in reducing energy-related carbon emissions.”Perhaps he should acquaint himself with the data included in the 2019 Climate Change Performance Index. The index is comprised of four categories: greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, energy use and climate policy.The U.S. performance for each of th
  
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• Letter: My mobility scooter is not a toy

  08-06-2019 14:00
  I typically don’t get out much, especially in large crowds or entertainment facilities, especially riding around on my mobility scooter.Saturday afternoon we attended a graduation ceremony at Abravanel Hall. The older gentleman who was directing us to our seats acted as if my mobility scooter was a toy and told me I couldn’t take it inside the auditorium. (My niece was there early and had already set up a place for me that would accommodate my scooter.)The gentleman, and I use that t
  
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• Letter: Democrats’ view of the Mueller report

  08-06-2019 14:00
  An excellent analysis and summary of the Mueller report and Democrats’ efforts in one sentence:“While we recognize that the subject did not actually steal any horses, he is obviously guilty of trying to resist being hanged for it.”James Green, Heber CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Clinton deserved impeachment. So does Trump.

  08-06-2019 14:00
  “Personally,” says the Tribune’s Robert Gehrke, “I’ve gone back and forth on this question and, frankly, resisted calling for impeachment because I remember the damage done during the impeachment of Bill Clinton."Absolutely not. The impeachment of Bill Clinton, even with the certain knowledge that he would not be convicted in the Senate, was entirely the right thing to do.It was necessary because otherwise, the president of the United States would have rightly concl
  
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• Letter: BYU is not above the law

  08-06-2019 14:00
  The June 2 Salt Lake Tribune article about the insufficient implementation of the needs of the disabled students at Brigham Young University is indicative of the immunity from public law this church-owned facility feels protects it from federal requirements.Having managed major entertainment and sports facilities for 30 years, I was part of that enterprise when the Americans With Disability Act (ADA) was initially emphasized by the federal government. We in that industry had to scramble to redev
  
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• Letter: 364 more days of Pride

  08-06-2019 14:00
  Saturday, June 1, was an uplifting day of pride, love, acceptance and humanity. Now, we just need 364 more.Lori Krasny, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Joseph Q. Jarvis: Biden won’t move Democrats away from marketized medicine

  08-06-2019 14:00
  Joe Biden is right. His candidacy is a battle for the soul of something. This fight will be about the soul of his political party.We’ve already seen the demise of a major party. The Republican Party, conceived in reaction to slavery and first led by Lincoln and Grant, was brought into the 20th Century by Teddy Roosevelt, the then leader of progressivism and champion of a “Square Deal” for the average citizen. Mid-century, it was Dwight Eisenhower who created American infrastruc
  
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• Commentary: Re-thinking — and re-naming — the abortion struggle

  08-06-2019 14:00
  Poll after poll is screaming “Americans split over abortion issue” — 50 percent for, 50 percent against. The issue is not nearly as simple, nor as divisive, as statistics and rhetoric suggest.Here is my suggestion for a different way of looking at and tackling this problem that could bring the pros and antis to common ground and put us on a constructive path to dealing with the difficult subject of abortion.Let's talk about the damage rhetoric does, and how it unnecessarily div
  
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• Commentary: But how business friendly is Utah really?

  08-06-2019 14:00
  You’ve heard it before: Utah is consistently one of the best states to do business. We’ve ranked #1 in Rich States, Poor States for 12 years straight, and were #1 in Forbes from 2014-2016. On and on the awards pile up. But are we truly business friendly? Or just not as bad as other states?Hidden behind the shiny veneer of awards and platitudes lie a number of policies showing that Utah isn’t as business friendly as it could and should be.The tangible personal property tax is a
  
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• Bees shut out by Round Rock 10-0

  08-06-2019 07:43
  Salt Lake was shut out for the second time in three games, falling to Round Rock 10-0 in a PCL game at Smith’s Ballpark on Friday night.Both teams featured their Copa de la Diversión uniforms, so it was Abejas de Salt Lake against the Round Rock Chupacabras.Greg Mahle (1-3) was tagged with the loss after going three innings and allowing four runs (one earned) on two hits while walking two and striking out two batters.Round Rock got out to a quick lead in the first inning, scoring fo
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Willie Reed could be a bang-for-your-buck backup big

  08-06-2019 06:42 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz will likely be on the market for a new backup center this offseason. Former Salt Lake City Stars standout Willie Reed could be an option. Let...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Willie Reed could be a bang-for-your-buck backup big

  08-06-2019 06:29
  The Utah Jazz will likely be on the market for a new backup center this offseason. Former Salt Lake City Stars standout Willie Reed could be an option. Let’s face facts, Utah Jazz fans. As much as we all love Derrick Favors, there’s a better than average chance that the team explores bringing in a […]
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Leonard, Raptors move within victory of first championship

  08-06-2019 06:20 via sportspyder.com
  Kawhi Leonard's hot hand is sending the Raptors home to Toronto on the cusp of a startling upset for Canada.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard leads Raptors over Warriors 105-92 for startling 3-1 series lead

  08-06-2019 06:17
  Oakland, Calif. • Kawhi Leonard’s hot hand is sending the Raptors home to Toronto on the cusp of a startling upset for Canada.Leonard outdueled the Splash Brothers for 36 points and 12 rebounds, and the Raptors moved within one victory of the franchise’s first championship by winning a second straight game on Golden State’s home floor, beating the Warriors 105-92 on Friday night for a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.Klay Thompson made a strong return after missing Game 3 with
  
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• Leonard, Raptors move within victory of first championship

  08-06-2019 06:15
  Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) drives around Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson during the first half of Game 4 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Friday, June 7, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)APGolden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) controls the ball as Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) defends during the first half of Game 4 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Friday, June 7, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via
  
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• BYU’s men’s team eighth at Track and Field Championships

  08-06-2019 05:26
  BYU’s men’s team finished in eighth place at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, on Friday night, its best finish since 2011.The women’s meet at Mike Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas will conclude Saturday.Two days after placing first and fourth in the 10,000 meters, BYU’s Clayton Young and Conner Mantz competed in the 5,000 Friday and placed sixth and seventh, respectively. Young, the 10,000 champion from American Fork, posted a
  
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• Utah man allegedly bit, punched and stomped woman before he was shot by passerby, police say

  08-06-2019 05:20
  A 26-year-old man who was fatally shot by a civilian after allegedly attacking a woman on the street in Provo reportedly stomped the victim’s head and bit and punched her before he was killed.Provo police released additional details from the investigation into what led to the June 3 death of Jeremy Sorensen, adding that the investigation is still “significant and ongoing.”The man who shot Sorensen and the 18-year-old woman who was allegedly attacked by Sorensen have not been id
  
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• Trump says U.S., Mexico reach agreement to prevent tariffs

  08-06-2019 03:20
  Washington • President Donald Trump says he has suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that the country “has agreed to take strong measures” to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States."I am pleased to inform you that The United States of America has reached a signed agreement with Mexico," Trump tweeted Friday night, saying the "Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended."H
  
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• Rich Lowry: Sohrab Ahmari’s post-liberal dead end

  08-06-2019 02:03
  The most bracing pieces are sometimes the least defensible.So it is with Sohrab Ahmari's fusillade in the religious journal First Things against my National Review colleague David French that has occasioned a cataract of conservative commentary.Ahmari's piece is part of the "post-liberal" ferment among a coterie of mostly Catholic writers on the right. A Catholic convert who has written a widely praised memoir, "From Fire, By Water," he argues that conservatives should give up on defending a neu
  
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• A mother wants an investigation into a Utah officer who pointed a gun at her son. She says police wouldn’t have reacted the same if the boy was white.

  08-06-2019 02:00
  A mother is calling for an independent investigation into the conduct of a Woods Cross police officer who she said was being racist when he confronted and pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son’s head Thursday afternoon.The Woods Cross officer — who police have not identified — came upon D.J. Hrubes, who is black, while searching for two shooting suspects. The officer is white, the boy’s mother, Jerri Hrubes, said.Jerri Hrubes recounted the confrontation to reporters Friday
  
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• Companies in sprint to ship goods from Mexico before tariffs

  08-06-2019 01:04
  Tijuana, Mexico • Companies are rushing to ship as many goods as possible out of Mexico to get ahead of the tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, hurriedly sending cars, appliances and construction materials across the border to beat Monday’s deadline.Mexican-made tiles are piled up on the pavement next to a warehouse in New Mexico. A furniture factory and a jalapeno exporter are fretting about a huge financial hit next week. And hundreds of semi-trailers carrying medical devi
  
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• Holly Richardson: Instagram story templates, concerts, movies and more for Pride month

  08-06-2019 01:00
  On June 28, 1969, four plainclothes policemen raided Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. Most of the people inside were members of the LGBTQ community and, while no strangers to police raids, on this night, they had had enough and they fought back. The “gay rights” movement was born that night in the “Stonewall Inn Riots.” June has become LGBTQ pride month in commemoration of those riots, and there are numerous events being held to recognize the impact members of the LGBT
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Jazz Notes: Workouts, Reed, G League, Free Agency

  08-06-2019 00:40 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz will hold two workout sessions for draft prospects on Saturday, Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune tweets. …
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Finally, Some Good News

  08-06-2019 00:39
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, June 9, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/06/06/bagley-cartoon-hot-take/" target=_blank><u>Hot Take</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/06/05/bagley-cartoon-bulldozer/"><u>Steamroller Man</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/06/04/bagley-cartoon/">
  
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