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• Utah Jazz assistant Antonio Lang joins Cavaliers’ staff

  19-06-2019 23:59
  After spending the past five seasons with the Utah Jazz, assistant coach Antonio Lang has accepted an offer to join the staff of new Cavaliers head coach John Beilein, it was announced Wednesday.According to reports, the move will put Lang in the Cavs’ second assistant chair — a promotion over his position in Utah. After starting off as a developmental coach with the Jazz, Lang was moved to the front bench before the 2018-19 season.Lang joined the Jazz in 2014, when head coach Quin S
  
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• [USA Today: For The Win] - WATCH: Memphis Grizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz

  19-06-2019 23:55 via sportspyder.com
  The Memphis Grizzlies are sending point guard Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz.
  
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• Train derails near Nevada-Utah line; no injuries reported

  19-06-2019 23:51
  Wells, Nev. • A train carrying military munitions derailed in the high desert of northeast Nevada on Wednesday, closing an interstate for about an hour before emergency crews determined there was no danger. No injuries were reported.Cars carrying the munitions to a Nevada Army depot were not among those that derailed near the community of Wells not far from the Utah-Nevada state line, officials said.Nine flat cars, two tankers and three box cars on the 22-car train derailed at about 10 a.m.
  
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• Religious freedom for one must include religious freedom for all, Latter-day Saint authority says

  19-06-2019 23:26
  Provo • Hundreds of people of various faiths bowed their heads together as Imam Sami Aziz prayed in Brigham Young University’s Conference Center on Wednesday.His prayer kicked off BYU’s Religious Freedom Annual Review, a two-day conference that has drawn more than 450 attendees and 70 speakers from across the globe. Elder Patrick Kearon, a member of the Presidency of the Seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, opened the gathering with a speech about the res
  
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• [ESPN] - Lowe: Mike Conley trade puts Utah in Finals contention

  19-06-2019 23:24 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz quietly won 50 games. Now they are loudly joining the conversation in the wide-open West.
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Doug Robinson: Why the Utah Jazz passing on the crapshoot known as the NBA draft makes sense

  19-06-2019 23:20 via sportspyder.com
  The odds are against teams finding real contributors in the draft, especially when picking where the Jazz are this year; they chose instead to trade this year's first-round pick and next year's...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Here’s how the Mike Conley trade compares to the biggest deals in Utah Jazz history

  19-06-2019 23:17 via sportspyder.com
  Traditionally, the Jazz franchise has not had much success in luring big-time free agents to Utah, and has found the trade market a much more impactful way of adding to the team.
  
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• Doug Robinson: Why the Utah Jazz passing on the crapshoot known as the NBA draft makes sense

  19-06-2019 23:14
  Signs illuminate draft night for the Phoenix Suns as the Suns picked Deandre Ayton with the first selection in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Ross D. Franklin, APSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz took a lot of the fun out of Thursday's NBA draft — not to mention next year's draft, as well — by dealing away picks to acquire veteran point guard Mike Conley, but really who can blame them? When it comes to uncovering a future s
  
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• Doug Robinson: Why the Jazz passing on the crapshoot known as the NBA draft makes sense

  19-06-2019 23:14
  Signs illuminate draft night for the Phoenix Suns as the Suns picked Deandre Ayton with the first selection in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Ross D. Franklin, APSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz took a lot of the fun out of Thursday's NBA draft — not to mention next year's draft, as well — by dealing away picks to acquire veteran point guard Mike Conley, but really who can blame them? When it comes to uncovering a future s
  
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• Utah brewer crafts a beer to honor Tracy Aviary’s famous Andy the Condor on his 60th birthday

  19-06-2019 23:13
  This new Salt Lake City beer is for the birds.Or, at least, the bird. Namely, Andy the Andean condor.Andy Ale, a black rye saison, was created to celebrate the 60th birthday of Tracy Aviary’s most famous resident. Of course, a portion of the sales will be donated to the aviary to help all his feathered friends.The beer was unveiled Wednesday during a special 21-and-older “bird-day” party at the venue inside Liberty Park, 589 E. 1300 South. It will be available to the public beg
  
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• Here’s how the Mike Conley trade compares to the biggest deals in Utah Jazz history

  19-06-2019 23:05
  Traditionally, the Jazz franchise has not had much success in luring big-time free agents to Utah, and has found the trade market a much more impactful way of adding to the team.So, it’s perhaps no surprise then that, after months of fans wondering if the team could land a top free agent this summer along the lines of Kemba Walker, Tobias Harris, or D’Angelo Russell, the Jazz instead resorted to a trade to shake up the franchise.Mike Conley’s acquisition will certainly have a s
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Jazz Take Aim at Contention by Acquiring Mike Conley

  19-06-2019 22:58 via sportspyder.com
  In the deal, Utah will send this years No. 23 draft pick, along with a future conditional first-rounder, 2018 draftee Grayson Allen, and forward Jae Crowder and Kyle Korver.
  
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• [Slam Dunk Central] - Memphis Trades Guard Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for Three Players

  19-06-2019 22:55 via sportspyder.com
  One day before the NBA Draft the Memphis Grizzlies made a big move, trading guard Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver and Jae Crowder, the...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - The Jazz are making a play for the wide-open Western Conference with Mike Conley trade

  19-06-2019 22:33 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz were a top-five team in the league after January 1st. They went 32-13 following a brutal opening two and-a-half months to the regular season, finishing sixth in offense and first in defense after the calendar flipped to 2019, good for...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - 11 things Utah Jazz fans should know about new point guard Mike Conley Jr.

  19-06-2019 22:12 via sportspyder.com
  One small detail is unknown about the Utah-bound point guard, but this primer will give you a jumpstart on learning about the new Jazz player, Mike Conley Jr.
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Mike Conley trade grades: Jazz jump into Western Conference contention with perfect move; Grizzlies in full-on rebuild mode - CBSSports.com

  19-06-2019 22:05 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz picked up Conley ahead of what should be a wide-open season
  
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• 11 things Utah Jazz fans should know about new point guard Mike Conley Jr.

  19-06-2019 22:02
  FILE - In this March 23, 2019, file photo, Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) handles the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Josh Okogie (20) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Memphis, Tenn.APSALT LAKE CITY — Though details of the Utah Jazz's trade with the Memphis Grizzlies have been widely reported, there's one minor tidbit that hasn't been clarified about the deal's key piece.Will Utah-bound Mike Conley Jr. be able to convince new teammate Dante Exum to give u
  
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• Commentary: Impact board squanders millions in opportunity costs

  19-06-2019 22:00
  The Utah Community Impact Board, which disburses mineral lease monies, met recently in Vernal. I felt it my civic duty to learn and contribute.The main item on the agenda was a proposed railway into the Uinta Basin. As the meeting started, a handful of protesters rose and stood, in polite but obvious opposition to the railway project. I was scribbling furiously on a scrap of paper, taking notes in anticipation of speaking. I don’t relish confrontation, but I feel strongly about the railway
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Donovan Mitchell’s rapid maturity into a primary NBA player gave Jazz added urgency to acquire Mike Conley

  19-06-2019 22:00 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell’s rapid maturity into a primary NBA player reportedly gave the Utah Jazz added urgency to acquire Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz were in dire need of another dynamic scorer...
  
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• [CBC Sports] - Grizzlies trade Conley to Jazz for 3 players: report

  19-06-2019 21:53 via sportspyder.com
  The Memphis Grizzlies traded away the final piece of the franchise's best years on Wednesday, sending veteran point guard Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for a trio of players, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Brad Rock: Mike Conley trade shows Jazz have some steel beneath those smiles

  19-06-2019 21:39 via sportspyder.com
  The window of opportunity is only open briefly and the Jazz know it. Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell won't necessarily be in Utah forever.
  
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• [Standard-Examiner] - Reports: Utah Jazz trade for Memphis point guard Mike Conley

  19-06-2019 21:38 via sportspyder.com
  Thursday's NBA Draft just got a whole lot less interesting for the Utah Jazz but, in its place, the 2019-20 season will have all kinds of high hopes and expectations.
  
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• Commentary: ‘Never again’ means nothing if Holocaust analogies are always off limits

  19-06-2019 21:38
  The Holocaust was suddenly in the center of U.S. political discourse early this week. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention centers as concentration camps on social media, which provoked a backlash from conservatives and then a flood of support from progressives. And #Kristallnacht trended on Twitter on Monday night after President Donald Trump tweeted that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will soon step up its work "r
  
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• [NBA] - Royce O’Neale tours Utah during the 2019 Junior Jazz Road Trip

  19-06-2019 21:32 via sportspyder.com
  The gymnasium was filling up with the echoing thuds of basketballs against hardwood and chatty children when a young fan shared a quiet moment with his favorite player. The little boy, Jory, walked
  
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• Brad Rock: Mike Conley trade shows Utah Jazz have some steel beneath those smiles

  19-06-2019 21:31
  Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) plays in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn.Brandon Dill, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — Two summers ago, Utah was a glum place. Gordon Hayward was off to Boston. Donovan Mitchell was just a concept. Optimism was out, cynicism was in.The most sunny Jazz fans could only trust in Rudy Gobert, who said things would be fine. And they were. But Wednesday the picture got far better
  
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• Brad Rock: Mike Conley trade shows Jazz have some steel beneath those smiles

  19-06-2019 21:31
  Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) plays in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn.Brandon Dill, FR171250 APSALT LAKE CITY — Two summers ago, Utah was a glum place. Gordon Hayward was off to Boston. Donovan Mitchell was just a concept. Optimism was out, cynicism was in.The most sunny Jazz fans could only trust in Rudy Gobert, who said things would be fine. And they were. But Tuesday the picture got far better.Lemona
  
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• Utah senator readies legislation to eliminate elective abortions across the state

  19-06-2019 21:15
  Sen. Dan McCay says he is crafting legislation that seeks to end elective abortions in Utah based on the belief that life begins at conception.McCay announced the effort Wednesday during an anti-abortion rally at the state Capitol."Life is a creation that is brought to us by a divine personage, and that life should matter to everyone," the Riverton Republican said. "We can't hide behind the words like 'choice' or 'options' or 'freedom.'"McCay said that the details of the bill haven’t been
  
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• Utah lawmakers float a compromise on filling midterm vacancies in Congress — an ongoing source of controversy

  19-06-2019 21:06
  State Sen. Dan Thatcher told his legislative colleagues Wednesday that they have two options for dealing with the state’s ambiguous laws around filling midterm vacancies in the U.S. House and Senate.Either they allow candidates to qualify for the ballot by gathering signatures, the West Valley Republican said, or they can effectively do nothing by continuing to pass legislation that is vetoed by the governor.“I don’t think that we will reach a point where we will have enough su
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: As Manti’s Miracle Pageant ends, historian looks back at a show that started small, dreamed big and united a Utah town for 52 years

  19-06-2019 21:05
  For 52 years, the Mormon Miracle Pageant has been a dramatic staple in central Utah, drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the grounds of the historic Manti Temple.But come Saturday night, when the spotlight goes dark, it will mark the last time the pageant will ever light up the summertime night.This week’s guest, Merilyn Jorgensen, sang in the choir at that first performance in 1967 and eventually became the official historian, even compiling a 600-page book about its history.She disc
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: Jazz trading for Mike Conley edges them toward real NBA championship contention

  19-06-2019 21:03 via sportspyder.com
  Mike Conley is coming to Utah.
  
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• Monson: Jazz trading for Mike Conley edges them toward real NBA championship contention

  19-06-2019 20:55
  Mike Conley is coming to Utah.And the Jazz are substantially better today than they were last season and the season before and the season before that.With the West wide open, with a point guard of Conley’s capabilities, having lost none of their key components in the deal, the Jazz might even make the Western Conference finals — or go beyond — led by an exciting backcourt of Conley and Donovan Mitchell.Remember how Mitchell and Rudy Gobert talked, long before this move, about w
  
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• Chemical spill sickens 56 people in Salt Lake City; 2 are taken to a hospital

  19-06-2019 20:55
  Hazmat crews responded to the scene of a 300- to 400-gallon sulfur dioxide leak in Salt Lake City that affected 56 people on Wednesday morning.According to the Salt Lake City Fire Department, the substance leaked from a rail car at Thatcher Chemical, 1905 Fortune Road, about 8:40 a.m.Update: Thatcher chemical Sulfur Dioxide leak. Approx 300-400 gallons leaked. New patient total: 50 treated for potential exposure 2 transported. All apparent patients have been treated, crews and ambulances are bei
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz assistant Antonio Lang joins Cleveland Cavaliers coaching staff with John Beilein

  19-06-2019 20:47 via sportspyder.com
  Cleveland announced the hiring on Wednesday morning. Lang spent the past five seasons in Utah.
  
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• Utah Jazz assistant Antonio Lang joins Cleveland Cavaliers coaching staff with John Beilein

  19-06-2019 20:39
  Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors (15) talks with coach Antonio Lang as the Utah Jazz players practice as they prepare to play the Oklahoma City Thunder in game two of the NBA playoffs in Oklahoma City on Monday, April 16, 2018.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — After spending the past five seasons on the sidelines in Utah, Antonio Lang is headed back to a familiar setting in the Midwest.The former NBA player and Utah Jazz assistant has joined head coach John Beilein's coaching
  
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• [The Big Lead] - Mike Conley Trade Doesn't Make Jazz Western Conference Contenders

  19-06-2019 20:35 via sportspyder.com
  On Tuesday, the Memphis Grizzlies traded Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for [autotag]Grayson Allen[/autotag], [autotag]Kyle Korver[/autotag], [autotag]Jae Crowder[/autotag], and two NBA Draft picks. …
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Donovan Mitchell welcomes Mike Conley and Ricky Rubio tries to stay positive as Twitter reacts to Utah Jazz trade

  19-06-2019 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  There was a wide variety of thoughts after news of the trade broke.
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Mike Conley trade works upgrades Jazz, Grizzlies in wide-open West | SI.com

  19-06-2019 20:28 via sportspyder.com
  The Grit-and-Grind era has officially ended with the Grizzlies sending Mike Conley to the Jazz in exchange for Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen and picks. Utah upgrades here, with one of the best backcourts in the league and a chance to...
  
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• Mike Conley will join the Utah Jazz. Jae Crowder, Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver go to Memphis as part of trade.

  19-06-2019 20:23
  Mike Conley will be a Jazzman — finally.The Utah Jazz have traded Jae Crowder, Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver and draft picks to Memphis for Conley, a source confirmed to The Salt Lake Tribune. The Athletic’s Shams Charania was first to report the deal, while ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first had trade details.Initial reports say the draft compensation will include the No. 23 pick in this Thursday’s draft, as well as a future first round pick. David Aldridge reported that the p
  
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• [The Ringer] - Mike Conley Makes Utah a Contender

  19-06-2019 20:14 via sportspyder.com
  Utah’s acquisition of Memphis’s franchise point guard might not make the headlines that Anthony Davis’s move to the Lakers did, but make no mistake: Utah should be taken as seriously as Los Angeles next season
  
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• Donovan Mitchell welcomes Mike Conley and Ricky Rubio tries to stay positive as Twitter reacts to Utah Jazz trade

  19-06-2019 20:12
  Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley addresses fans before an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)APSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz pulled off a massively significant trade Wednesday in acquiring point guard Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen and a first-round draft pick both this year and next.After the news broke, Twitter was active with conversa
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Grizzlies’ Mike Conley excited for new beginning in Salt Lake City after Utah Jazz trade: ‘Time for another chapter!’

  19-06-2019 20:09 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz are trading for Memphis floor general Mike Conley Jr. in exchange for a package of players. "Excited to give all I have to The Jazz and Salt Lake City!" Conley wrote via Twitter.
  
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• [USA Today: For The Win] - Mike Conley made the same geographic mistake that Donovan Mitchell roasted a fan for

  19-06-2019 20:06 via sportspyder.com
  Already awkward.
  
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• Utah Gov. Gary Herbert meets Pope Francis during trade mission in Rome

  19-06-2019 20:03
  Gov. Gary Herbert took a break from economic development meetings in Rome, part of a longer European trade mission, to shake hands and share a gift with Pope Francis on Wednesday.Utah’s chief executive, a Latter-day Saint, tweeted a photo of himself with his wife, Jeanette, speaking to the Catholic pontiff."Grateful for his strong moral leadership," Herbert wrote.Took a break from economic development meetings in Rome today to pay our respects to the Holy Father @Pontifex. Grateful for his
  
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• [Sporting News] - Mike Conley trade grades: Jazz vault into contender status with upgrade at point guard

  19-06-2019 19:58 via sportspyder.com
  What does the Mike Conley trade mean for the Jazz and Grizzlies moving forward? Here are the reported details of the deal and a breakdown of the short- and long-term ramifications for each side.
  
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• [Sporting News] - Kyle Korver no longer considering retirement, report says

  19-06-2019 19:58 via sportspyder.com
  Korver was dealt from the Jazz to the Grizzlies on Wednesday as part of a reported trade for Mike Conley Jr.
  
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• Delta Air Lines sees continuing growth in Salt Lake City, including nonstops to Asia when new airport is complete

  19-06-2019 19:54
  Delta Air Lines says it is making big plans for its hub operations at the soon-to-be rebuilt Salt Lake City International Airport, including adding non-stop flights to Asia when it is finished.“Salt Lake has been our fastest growing hub” in the United States, growing faster than Atlanta, Detroit and Minneapolis, Joe Esposito, Delta’s senior vice present of network planning, told the city’s Airport Advisory Board on Wednesday. He expects such growth to continue.Since 2014,
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - NBA Trade Grades: Jazz deal for Mike Conley

  19-06-2019 19:51 via sportspyder.com
  The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to send Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for a package of players and picks. Here are NBA Trade Grades for both sides. With t...
  
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• Dana Milbank: Let’s talk about what really matters in 2020: Hillary Clinton’s emails

  19-06-2019 19:50
  Washington • President Trump was up early the day he formally kicked off his re-election campaign, contemplating the issue that has consumed much of his presidency.He was thinking about Hillary Clinton's emails."Wow! The State Department said it has identified 30 Security Incidents involving current or former employees and their handling of Crooked Hillary Clinton's Emails," he tweeted at 12:51 a.m., crediting Fox News with this scoop. "This is really big."Huge. But mostly because of what i
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Mike Conley thanks Memphis, excited for new chapter with Jazz

  19-06-2019 19:48 via sportspyder.com
  Around noon on Wednesday, news came down the wire stating that Mike Conley had been traded to the Utah Jazz. Knowing the gravity of the moment, the former No. 4 overall pick decided to send out a heartfelt thank you message to the Memphis Grizzlies...
  
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• [Deadspin] - Mike Conley Traded To Utah Jazz For Some Crud

  19-06-2019 19:39 via sportspyder.com
  Remember the decade basketbloggers and analysts spent appending the word “underrated” to every single mention of Mike Conley’s name? Then he signed what was, at the time, the largest contract in NBA history, and everybody stopped calling him “underrat
  
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