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• Tribune Editorial: Science is what it is. Until it isn’t.

  09-06-2019 23:00
  A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.Because some people are more than uncomfortable with the current established views of such things as evolution and climate change, they cling to the belief that those scientific facts aren’t any more real or settled than, say, the old view that the Earth was the center of the universe or that disease was caused by demons.Galileo proved that Aristotle was wrong, this school of thinking goes, so why shouldn’t we assume that, say, Darwin was wrong
  
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• Panic at D.C. pride parade sends people running

  09-06-2019 20:36
  Washington • A panic caused by a mistaken belief that a gun had been fired during a pride parade in the nation’s capital sent people running through the city’s streets, authorities said. Police said some who fled had minor injuries and seven were taken to hospitals."As the officers were going to the scene, there was a crowd of people going away from it and some of the individuals in the crowd said there was a man with a gun and that someone had fired a shot," said Guillermo Rive
  
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• Lovingly, a Utah family raises an intersex child — again

  09-06-2019 20:28
  Ogden • When doctors said her youngest child would be a girl, Amie Schofield chose the name Victoria. Then they said the child would be a boy, so she switched to Victor.It turned out neither was exactly right. The blue-eyed baby was intersex, with both male and female traits.And so she and her husband decided to call the infant Victory. The name is a hope for triumph over the secrecy and shame, the pain and discrimination suffered by intersex people.Amie Schofield knows those sufferings bet
  
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• BYU, ESPN closing in on a new deal that will keep Cougar football with the sports network

  09-06-2019 19:27
  Provo • If tradition holds, BYU will make some sort of a headline-grabbing announcement at its Football Media Day next week. Could it be new contracts with sports broadcasting giant ESPN?The two separate contracts — one for bowl placement and the other for the broadcasting of up to five BYU football home games per year — both expire at the conclusion of the 2019 season.The bowl contract ends when BYU plays in the ESPN-owned Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24 (if it is bowl eligible and not
  
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• Birds of prey visit City Library during Audubon Photography Awards gallery show

  09-06-2019 19:20
  Animals are normally not permitted in the Salt Lake City Public Library, but officials made an allowance Saturday afternoon for three raptors.About 40 people learned about raptor habitats and habits while admiring the live birds at the “Parade of Raptors," which was lead by HawkWatch International and presented in conjunction with the national 2018 Audubon Photography Awards exhibit. The photography exhibit is on display at the City Library through Friday.HawkWatch volunteer Winston Brundi
  
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• Nadal beats Thiem for 12th French Open title

  09-06-2019 18:23
  Paris • Rafael Nadal pulled away in what had suddenly become a tight final to beat Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 Sunday for his record-extending 12th French Open championship.It raises Nadal's Grand Slam title count to 18, within two of Roger Federer's record for a man.The 33-year-old Spaniard improved to 93-2 at Roland Garros, including a combined 24-0 in semifinals and finals.This was a rematch of last year's final, which Nadal won in straight sets against Thiem, a 25-year-old Austrian
  
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• The U.S. Women’s National Team wants more than just a repeat at the World Cup. ‘We’re going to try to create our own legacy.’

  09-06-2019 18:18
  The United States Women’s National Team put itself atop the worldwide soccer stage four years ago with a resounding victory in the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. But in 2019, as the Americans look to be the second country ever to win back-to-back championships, it will be an entirely different situation this time around.Only 10 of the 23 women on the roster are holdovers from 2015, making this iteration of the USWNT virtually a brand new team. The field of 24 nations vying for a W
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Current free agent search highlights painful irony of 2011 NBA Draft

  09-06-2019 18:14 via sportspyder.com
  With many members of the 2011 NBA Draft class hitting unrestricted free agency this summer, the Utah Jazz's painful mistakes that year sting now more than ...
  
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• The U.S. Women’s National Team wants more than just a repeat at the World Cup: 'We’re going to try to create our own legacy.’

  09-06-2019 18:00
  The United States Women’s National Team put itself atop the worldwide soccer stage four years ago with a resounding victory in the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. But in 2019, as the Americans look to be the second country ever to win back-to-back championships, it will be an entirely different situation this time around.Only 10 of the 23 women on the roster are holdovers from 2015, making this iteration of the USWNT virtually a brand new team. The field of 24 nations vying for a W
  
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• Utah Jazz: Current free agent search highlights painful irony of 2011 NBA Draft

  09-06-2019 17:58
  With many members of the 2011 NBA Draft class hitting unrestricted free agency this summer, the Utah Jazz’s painful mistakes that year sting now more than ever. With their last action coming in a disappointing first-round playoff loss to the Houston Rockets, it feels like it’s been a long time since the Utah Jazz have […]
  Utah Jazz: Current free agent search highlights painful irony of 2011 NBA Draft - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and
  
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• BYU, ESPN closing in on a new deal that will keep Cougar football with the Sports Leader

  09-06-2019 17:00
  Provo • If tradition holds, BYU will make some sort of a headline-grabbing announcement at its Football Media Day next week. Could it be new contracts with sports broadcasting giant ESPN?The two separate contracts — one for bowl placement and the other for the broadcasting of up to five BYU football home games per year — both expire at the conclusion of the 2019 season.The bowl contract ends when BYU plays in the ESPN-owned Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24 (if it is bowl eligible and not
  
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• Commentary: How many deaths will it take?

  09-06-2019 16:29
  “How many deaths will it take ‘til he knows that too many people have died?”Many of us remember that protest song from the Vietnam era. And the daily body counts.Nowadays, we hear similar body counts from mass shootings, suicides, homicides and accidental shootings. Too commonly.It took eight years for 58,220 U.S. servicemen to die in Vietnam. The death toll from gun violence in the United States for just one year, 2017, was 39,773. Only Brazil has a higher annual death rate. A
  
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• Kirby: Kids preaching in church. What could go wrong?

  09-06-2019 16:19
  Ethan Clegg is the youth speaker in my Latter-day Saint ward’s sacrament meeting Sunday. I’ve been looking forward to it.Ethan has not. The 11-year-old told my wife that he wasn’t scared but was worried that I would make faces from the congregation in an effort to get him to laugh. Since I sit next to his parents every Sunday, it’ll be hard for him to miss me.Speaking to the entire congregation is something Latter-day Saint kids are raised to do. At what age depends on th
  
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• Women choked by a partner are at high risk of later violence. 1,000 Salt Lake City-area emergency responders have been trained to better protect them.

  09-06-2019 16:17
  A woman’s risk of being killed after a nonfatal strangulation can increase seven-fold, research shows. But victims often minimize such choking attacks, and because the injury often isn’t obvious, police or care providers may not document it.To help better identify victims of such abuse and get them the help they need, YWCA Utah has rolled out new protocols for Salt Lake City emergency responders.YWCA began its new strangulation protocol in April. It has now trained 1,000 Salt Lake Ci
  
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• Commentary: Time’s up for Gov. Herbert, young climate activists demand climate action now

  09-06-2019 16:13
  On the morning of May 30, 20 young climate activists convened at a coffee shop in downtown Salt Lake. While early risers ordered espresso, we stuffed banners into our backpacks and synchronized our phone alarms.In a few hours, we would be sitting under crystal chandeliers at the annual Governor’s Energy Summit. When our alarms blared, 20 minutes into Gov. Gary Herbert’s policy discussion with Energy Secretary Rick Perry, we would be signaled to jump on the stage, adding the youth voi
  
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• Even violent inmates get out. Here’s why Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee and others think they should have access to college courses in prison.

  09-06-2019 16:06
  Matthew Holman was still locked up at the Utah State Prison when he finished his associate degree. He received his certificate at a small outdoor ceremony, where he got to share a beautiful summer day with his family.It was a treat, but he didn’t think much of the accomplishment. He had bigger plans that started with finishing his bachelor’s degree within the next year. But then, the funding for the Utah State University program was cut.This was more than a decade ago, a move that pu
  
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• Commentary: We want you to know about our friend Jeremy Sorensen

  09-06-2019 16:04
  I woke up thinking that day would just be like any other day. I took my car to the shop and then went to work, earphones in and typing away. My phone rang, and I answered it. The person on the other end told me that what they were about to say would mean I’d need to take the day off work. I ran into a break room, bracing myself for emotional impact.“There was a shooting in Provo last night, and Jeremy was shot,” said the voice.My stomach tightened and my heart started beating f
  
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• Commentary: Let’s clean the darn air by taxing pollution instead of potatoes

  09-06-2019 15:38
  Another week, another front-page headline warning about the dangers of local air pollution, this time a doctors’ report that poor air quality in and around Salt Lake City leads to over 150,000 lost days of work and school per year and almost 100 deaths.We all care about the air we breathe but, as individuals with busy lives, what can we do? One thing we can — and certainly should — do is support the groups that are lobbying the Utah Legislature for action.But we can do more, an
  
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• Harry Reid: The rise of anti-Semitism is alarming and we must come together to stop it

  09-06-2019 15:22
  Growing up in the tiny mining town of Searchlight, Nev., I vividly remember when my uncles returned after fighting in World War II. I was too young to understand at first, but it didn’t take long for me to grasp the magnitude of the cause for which they were fighting. They risked their lives to stop the evil, murderous regime of Adolf Hitler and to stamp out the Nazi’s hateful and anti-Semitic ideology – and they won.I’ve tried to follow my uncles’ example ever sinc
  
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• Leonard Pitts: What they see when they see us

  09-06-2019 15:14
  It's a story that will lacerate your heart.Indeed, you'll watch "When They See Us," director Ava DuVernay's new Netflix miniseries, in appalled disbelief and open-mouthed horror. That may sound like a warning. It's actually a recommendation.DuVernay tells the story of the so-called Central Park 5, four of them black, one Hispanic, who were convicted of the brutal 1989 rape and assault of a white woman jogger. It is an unsparing re-creation of an ugly time.Halting and confused, the boys struggle
  
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• With local and national acts, the Utah Blues Festival expands to two days of celebrating this ‘uniquely American art form’

  09-06-2019 14:00
  Lauren Smith is only 14, but she already has the blues — “that perfect mix of rock and rhythm,” she says.The McGill School eighth grader is one of five young musicians who will perform in the Utah Blues Society youth band Saturday at the Utah Blues Festival at the Gallivan Center. This is the fifth annual festival, and to celebrate, the society has added Friday night performances to its usual Saturday slate.The festival will feature several rising blues musicians who are appeal
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Does Season 2 of ‘Big Little Lies’ mean it should give back all those awards it won for Season 1?

  09-06-2019 14:00
  Maybe “Big Little Lies” should give back all those awards it won back in 2017.The four Golden Globes, the two SAG Awards, the DGA Award, the TCA Award and six of the eight Emmys it won were in limited series — aka miniseries — categories. And a miniseries has a beginning and an end. It doesn’t continue.Turns out “Big Little Lies,” however, didn’t end. A second, seven-episode season begins Sunday at 9 p.m. on HBO.The original was based on Liane Mori
  
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• Letter: White nationalists deserve to be shamed

  09-06-2019 14:00
  I work at a local restaurant that provides counter service. I typically operate the cash register during my shifts.During one of my recent shifts, two men approached the counter to order. One was dressed normally and seemed incredibly normal. The other was sporting a tank top and, more importantly, a multicolored swastika necklace.My first reaction was a mixture of shock and then hope — hope that it was the Hindu symbol. After all, it was multicolored and, to put it one way, the Nazis didn
  
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• Letter: We’re already paying for climate change

  09-06-2019 14:00
  We’re already paying for damage caused by climate change. Congress just passed a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, “climate change is increasing the frequency of some types of extremes that lead to billion dollar disasters.”Also, the Forest Service recently announced a 15-year logging project to remove dead spruce trees on 171,000 acres. Warmer winters and drought have allowed the deadly bark beetle population to e
  
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• Letter: LDS Church is equipped to grow medical marijuana

  09-06-2019 14:00
  One of the businesses most equipped to grow medical marijuana in Utah would need a large system of farming and experience, a system of transportation, plenty of money to finance the venture and an honest business structure.The one business that comes to mind is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They have numerous farms throughout Utah. They have the capability to do this.The fees attributed to the venture are pocket change for the church. Because it is now legal, there is no longe
  
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• Letter: As long as Chaffetz keeps out of sight

  09-06-2019 14:00
  Of all the news in the world, we get a headline on Jason Chaffetz not running for governor.Although he would be an excellent choice to expand the lackluster leadership we’ve enjoyed during the last 11-plus years, can’t really think anyone really cares, so long as he keeps quiet and out of sight.Catherine Smith, LaytonSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Gomberg: A Utah County commissioner coming out is a really big deal, but here’s one thing that’s been bugging me

  09-06-2019 14:00
  There’s a certain intonation, in my experience, that is unique to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, especially when they’re bearing their testimonies. Even though I didn’t grow up in that faith, being close to it for so long has allowed me to lovingly recognize that gentle sincerity peppered with Utah-ized words in a heartbeat.So, hearing Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie’s video announcement last month threw me for a loop. It had the same inf
  
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• Cliven Bundy: Oregon ranchers at center of armed occupation ‘failed’ supporters in flagging states’ rights movement

  09-06-2019 14:00
  Nephi • There wasn’t a big crowd for Cliven Bundy to rally to his cause Saturday in Nephi, where he lamented what he described as a softening states’ rights movement in the American West.“What’s wrong is, we forgot the Constitution again,” he told just more than a dozen members of the conservative Independent American Party, which held its annual convention at Juab High School.Bundy said even the most strident critics of federal land management have become comp
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: My mom wants to fix everything. I just want her to listen.

  09-06-2019 14:00
  Dear Ann Cannon • My mother is hurt and even a little angry that I haven’t shared the latest details with her about our son’s battle with mental illness. She found out about what’s going on from my sister, who just assumed Mom would know what’s happening.I know my mother means well and I feel bad that she’s upset, but the problem is that whenever I try to talk to her about stuff like this, she immediately goes into “stand-back-because-we’re-gonna-fi
  
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• [KSL] - Utah Jazz at 40: Looking back at how Utah landed an NBA franchise 40 years ago | KSL.com

  09-06-2019 04:43 via sportspyder.com
  Forty years ago Saturday, the NBA agreed to move the New Orleans Jazz to Salt Lake City.
  
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• Sir Winston rallies for Belmont Stakes victory in 10-1 upset; Tacitus second by a length

  09-06-2019 04:04
  New York • Sir Winston provided a perfect finish to a crazy Triple Crown.After a disqualification in the Kentucky Derby and a runaway horse in the Preakness, of course the Belmont Stakes goes to a 10-1 long shot.Sir Winston captured the $1.5 million race Saturday, holding off favored Tacitus by a length.The win gave trainer Mark Casse the final two jewels in the showcase for 3-year-old thoroughbreds. He won the Preakness with War of Will, who was expected to battle Tacitus in the 1 1/2 mile
  
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• Brenna Porter, Erica Birk-Jarvis lead BYU women as NCAA Track Championships conclude in Texas

  09-06-2019 03:01
  Fifth-place finishes by Brenna Porter in the women’s 400-meter hurdles and Erica Birk-Jarvis in the 3,000-meter steeplechase highlighted BYU’s day as the NCAA Track and Field championships concluded Saturday at Austin, Texas. BYU’s women scored 10 points at the meet to tie for 25th place. Porter, a senior from Sky View High who interrupted her track career to serve a church mission in Asuncion, Paraguay, ran a strong last 100 meters to post a time of 57.26 seconds. Anna Cockre
  
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• Jazz work out 11 NBA hopefuls over two sessions Saturday in preparation of the upcoming draft

  09-06-2019 02:29
  With the NBA draft coming up on June 20, Jazz exec Walt Perrin isn’t quite ready to say the team has entered the home stretch of its preparation for making selections with the Nos. 23 and 53 picks.But after two more workouts totaling 11 more players (including two the team has a first-round grade on) at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus practice facility on Saturday, he did acknowledge that the franchise is readying for the finish line.“We have another 12 days [from Saturday] —
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz hold double workout Saturday as NBA draft draws nearer

  09-06-2019 02:19 via sportspyder.com
  With the NBA draft coming up on June 20, Jazz exec Walt Perrin isn’t quite ready to say the team has entered the home stretch of its preparation for making selections with the Nos. 23 and 53 picks.
  
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• Jazz hold double workout Saturday as NBA draft draws nearer

  09-06-2019 02:07
  With the NBA draft coming up on June 20, Jazz exec Walt Perrin isn’t quite ready to say the team has entered the home stretch of its preparation for making selections with the Nos. 23 and 53 picks.But after two more workouts totaling 11 more players (including two the team has a first-round grade on) at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus practice facility on Saturday, he did acknowledge that the franchise is readying for the finish line.“We have another 12 days [from Saturday] —
  
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• George F. Will: The College Board tries to solve a social problem that it’s unsuited to solve

  09-06-2019 02:00
  Washington • The earnest improvers at the College Board, which administers the Scholastic Aptitude Test, should ponder Abraham Maslow’s law of the instrument. In 1966, Maslow, a psychologist, said essentially this: If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. The College Board wants to solve a complex social problem that it and its test are unsuited to solve.The College Board has embraced a dubious idea that might have the beneficial effect of prompting coll
  
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• Dana Milbank: Trump prepares to turn Independence Day into political rally

  09-06-2019 02:00
  Washington • For President Trump, every day is Presidents’ Day.As Trump prepares to turn Independence Day into a political rally, the question is not why he has decided to crash the nation's birthday party on the Mall, but why he didn't do it sooner.One by one, he has tried to remake our holidays to his benefit.He issued a federal order declaring his Inauguration Day a "National Day of Patriotic Devotion."He claimed credit for saving Christmas, so that "everybody's very proud to be sa
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - NBA draft process is starting to ‘narrow itself’ for Utah Jazz front office less than two weeks ahead of big day

  09-06-2019 01:29 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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