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• Jennifer Rubin: A federal judge uncovers the Justice Department’s ethical morass

  10-07-2019 23:22
  We previously suggested that the federal court judge in New York hearing the census case — in which the Trump administration was told to come up with a better pretext for including the citizenship question than the false one it gave the Supreme Court — find out why the Justice Department, after reversing itself on both the deadline for the printing and its acquiescence to leaving out the citizenship question, was swapping out one set of lawyers for another. If, and I’m just tak
  
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• Political leaders call for unity and civility in wake of violent protest, but split into separate news conferences because of disagreements

  10-07-2019 23:20
  Gov. Gary Herbert and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski both issued pleas for civility and elevated discourse Wednesday, the day after an Inland Port protest turned violent. But the two elected leaders couldn’t suspend their own squabbling long enough to do it from the same room.Instead, the two delivered their messages at Wednesday afternoon press conferences that were separated by mere minutes and one floor of the Utah state Capitol. The two had initially expected to address the medi
  
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• ‘Trib Talk’: A big, toxic mess needs cleaning up in Ogden

  10-07-2019 23:07
  The Environmental Protection Agency is currently coordinating the cleanup of a massive stockpile of toxic and hazardous waste inside and around a deteriorating former Ogden meatpacking plant.Ogden City purchased the property from the owner of Smith and Edwards, an iconic military surplus retailer, with plans to revitalize the site as a mixed-use manufacturing and outdoor recreation destination. But as the full scope of the chemical and material hazards on site becomes known, questions remain abo
  
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• [Deseret News] - NBA commissioner Adam Silver stresses importance of competitive balance in wake of free agency, Paul George trade

  10-07-2019 22:54 via sportspyder.com
  Silver spoke at a press conference in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League.
  
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• A candidate for Mississippi governor says a female journalist can’t shadow him unless she brings a man along

  10-07-2019 22:49
  Before announcing his campaign to become Mississippi’s governor, state Rep. Robert Foster made a commitment to his wife, Heather. He’d follow the “Billy Graham Rule” — which, in his words, means avoiding “any situation that may evoke suspicion or compromise of our marriage.”His personal policy, which is also used by Vice President Mike Pence, presented a problem for Mississippi Today reporter Larrison Campbell. Citing "the optics," Foster declined Campbe
  
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• NBA commissioner Adam Silver stresses importance of competitive balance in wake of free agency, Paul George trade

  10-07-2019 22:43
  NBA Commissioner Adam Silver arrives at the NBA Awards on Monday, June 24, 2019, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard ShotwellSALT LAKE CITY — After th/e Utah Jazz traded for Mike Conley and agreed to deals in free agency with Bojan Bogdanovic, Ed Davis, Jeff Green and Emmanuel Mudiay, pundits around the country have pegged the Jazz as a team that could be a real contender in the NBA's Western Conference next season.Some of that was te
  
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• [Deseret News] - Utah Jazz’s Tony Bradley impresses North Carolina coach Roy Williams: ‘He’s no longer a young kid’

  10-07-2019 21:55 via sportspyder.com
  After witnessing Bradley’s 17-point, seven-rebound performance from the stands, North Carolina coach Roy Williams made his way over to speak with the former Tar Heel center following the...
  
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• Utah Jazz’s Tony Bradley impresses North Carolina coach Roy Williams: ‘He’s no longer a young kid’

  10-07-2019 21:41
  North Carolina coach Roy Williams chats with Utah Jazz center Tony Bradley following the Jazz’s 97-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Las Vegas’s Cox Pavilion. Bradley won a national title with the Tar Heels as a freshman in 2017.Eric Woodyard, Deseret NewsLAS VEGAS — A familiar face was waiting for Utah Jazz center Tony Bradley near the tunnel as he exited the court Tuesday at Cox Pavilion.After witnessing Bradley's 17-point, seven-rebound perf
  
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• Hugh Jackman’s coffee company will be serving Thursday at the Gallivan Center. Will Jackman be there?

  10-07-2019 21:15
  Hugh Jackman’s Laughing Man Coffee company will serve up free cups of joe Thursday morning in Salt Lake City. And if you go, pay careful attention to who your server is — it just might be Jackman himself.The star of everything from “X-Men” to “Les Miserables” to “The Greatest Showman” is bringing his “The Man. The Music. The Show.” tour to Vivint Smart Home Arena on Thursday and Friday evenings. And as he’s done in other cities, h
  
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• Paul Begala: Ross Perot didn’t win, but he did change America

  10-07-2019 21:07
  "I'm all ears!"With that self-deprecating one-liner in a debate against President George H.W. Bush and then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, Ross Perot defined his 1992 presidential bid.The line was candy for TV producers seeking a soundbite from the debate, and it not only winningly mocked Perot's rather large ears but also served as a signal to the country that he was listening to folks the elites had ignored.Perot, who died Tuesday at age 89, garnered nearly 1 in 5 votes in that election, despite
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz governor Gail Miller takes out full page ad to thank departing Jazzmen

  10-07-2019 21:06 via sportspyder.com
  Gail Miller continues to be the absolute best.
  
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• Real Salt Lake’s David Ochoa makes Homegrown Team for MLS All-Star Week

  10-07-2019 20:52
  Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ochoa will compete in the Homegrown Game of Major League Soccer’s All-Star Week.Ochoa joins 21 other homegrown players from around the league chosen for the Homegrown Team, which will face Chivas de Guadalajara’s Under-20 team on July 30. The RSL keeper is one of five players on the homegrown roster featured from the United States squad that competed in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.“It’s a bit surprising, but I’m really happy and excited t
  
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• SLC police say additional charges likely after protest against Inland Port erupted into violence. Some protesters blame officers.

  10-07-2019 20:28
  Salt Lake City Police Det. Greg Wilking said Wednesday that he expects additional charges will be filed against individuals involved in a Tuesday protest that turned violent inside and around the downtown offices of the Salt Lake Chamber.Those charges could include assault and criminal mischief, Wilking said, stemming from clashes between protesters and law enforcement, members of the media, and chamber employees.“I don’t know the extent of the property damage,” Wilking said. &
  
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• Aggravated murder charge, other counts filed against man accused of killing Utah student MacKenzie Lueck

  10-07-2019 20:27
  The man accused of killing University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck has been charged with aggravated murder and aggravated kidnapping days after police found her body in Logan Canyon.Ayoola Ajayi, 31, faces four felony counts, including second-degree felony obstruction of justice and third-degree felony desecration of a body, in the high-profile case that has captivated the state and the nation since Lueck disappeared on June 17.The charges, filed Wednesday by Salt Lake County District Attorne
  
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• Turns out an advertised Utah appearance by presidential hopeful Kamala Harris was an elaborate — perhaps illegal — hoax

  10-07-2019 20:18
  Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris will not be coming to Utah for an advertised luncheon and campaign fundraising dinner — and organizers at Salt Lake City’s The Wave co-working space and social club say they believe they have been defrauded by a man posing as campaign operative who was working under a false name with a criminal history.“It came to the campaign’s attention that an individual has been promoting an event with the Senator under false pretenses. We are invest
  
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• Jazz rookie Justin Wright-Foreman has ‘the utmost confidence in myself’ despite ups and downs of his transition to point guard

  10-07-2019 20:18
  Las Vegas • Like any basketball player selected in the 50s in the NBA Draft, the Jazz’s new trio of rookies have deficiencies to their games, and will go through major ups-and-downs as they attempt to acclimate to the league.But whereas Jarrell Brantley has impressed with his physicality and edge-of-chaos point-forward skillset and Miye Oni has the looked the part of a potential 3-and-D specialist, Justin Wright-Foreman has mostly struggled by comparison.In the four summer league game
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz rookie Justin Wright-Foreman has ‘the utmost confidence in myself’ despite ups and downs of his transition to point guard

  10-07-2019 20:16 via sportspyder.com
  Las Vegas • Like any basketball player selected in the 50s in the NBA Draft, the Jazz’s new trio of rookies have deficiencies to their games, and will go through major ups-and-downs as they attempt to acclimate to the league.
  
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• BYU makes more changes to Honor Code Office to reduce students’ ‘anxiety,’ boost transparency

  10-07-2019 20:15
  Brigham Young University announced updates Wednesday to its Honor Code that officials say will “reduce misunderstanding and anxiety” that has occurred at the Provo school.The updates include: a more detailed appeals process, allowing a second person to accompany students in Honor Code meetings, no longer calling Honor Code Office employees “counselors."The updates are posted online at HonorCode.BYU.edu and clarify changes that were announced in May by the school, owned by The C
  
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• Commentary: Conquering NBA fans’ hearts, Tacko Fall shows how sports bring us together

  10-07-2019 19:25
  Every year, a few players — unexpected gems — emerge at the NBA Summer League, staking a claim to the highly coveted career in professional basketball. This year, perhaps the brightest star is Tacko Fall, a Senegalese Muslim who, even in a world of giants, towers over the competition.Fall is 7-foot-6 with an 8-foot wingspan. He can dunk while standing on his tiptoes. And basketball fans can’t seem to get enough of him.Every game, videos capturing Fall’s stature go viral,
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: How LDS art can enhance worship for individuals and the overall church

  10-07-2019 19:17
  Retired Columbia University professor Richard L. Bushman is best known for his biography of Mormon founder Joseph Smith and as an expert in early American history.In the past few years, though, he and his historian wife, Claudia Lauper Bushman, have taken a keen interest in the arts — specifically those associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.This week, the two talk about what prompted them to help organize the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts in New York City, whic
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz owner Gail Miller takes out newspaper ad to thank Derrick Favors, others for their service

  10-07-2019 19:01 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz overhauled their roster this offseason, and as a result are better positioned than any time since the late 2000s to compete for the Western Conference crown. But with the additions of impact players like Mike Conley and Bojan...
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Opening up to women’s stories

  10-07-2019 19:00
  A few words about my sexism.Nerd that I am, I keep a book diary, i.e., a list of the 40 or 50 books I read and listen to each year. In 2016, while perusing said list, I made a discovery that startled me: there were almost no women on it.That year, I plowed through 46 books by the likes of Stephen King, Walter Mosley, Bruce Springsteen and Carl Hiaasen. But the only woman was Tananarive Due — and she's a friend.Intrigued, I checked my diaries for other years and most showed a similar result
  
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• Ramesh Ponnuru: Winning the Obamacare suit would be a disaster for Republicans

  10-07-2019 18:46
  There’s an important bit of contingency planning that Republicans have neglected to do. Neither in the White House nor on Capitol Hill are they prepared for the possibility that their lawsuit against Obamacare will succeed.Most observers don't expect the courts to strike down the law, and Tuesday's oral arguments in a New Orleans federal courtroom didn't change many minds. If the suit is successful, however, it will create an acute problem for a lot of people. Insurers will again be able t
  
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• Chants of ‘USA!’ greet World Cup soccer champions at ticker tape parade

  10-07-2019 18:37
  New York • Adoring fans lined New York City’s Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women’s national soccer team as athletic leaders on the field — and as advocates for pay equity off it.Construction workers sounded air horns above crowds chanting "USA! USA!" as the hourlong parade moved up a stretch of lower Broadway that has long hosted so-called ticker tape parades for world leaders, veterans and hometown sports stars.Co-captain Megan Rapino
  
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• Safeties Julian Blackmon and Terrell Burgess are the last words in Utah’s very tough defense

  10-07-2019 18:33
  Terrell Burgess laughed. The question he fielded during an interview at Utah’s Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center is the same subject that comes up wherever the senior safety goes this summer.“It's crazy,” he said. “I feel like I get that question every day I'm at the grocery store: 'Are you guys feeling the pressure?' ”It’s worth asking. In two weeks, the Utes undoubtedly will be picked No. 1 in the Pac-12 South in the conference’s official media
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz's Dennis Lindsey is hopeful 'we have moved to the next stage' | KSL.com

  10-07-2019 18:24 via sportspyder.com
  Dennis Lindsey has seen the Jazz through a rebuild to become a perennial playoff team. He's hopeful they can now take the next step.
  
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• Charges expected soon against man suspected of killing Utah student MacKenzie Lueck; news conference set for 11 a.m.

  10-07-2019 18:06
  Prosecutors have scheduled an 11 a.m. news conference related to disappearance and death of University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck, days after police found her body in Logan Canyon.Ayoola Ajayi, 31, was booked into jail June 28 on suspicion of aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, desecration of a body and obstruction of justice. The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office asked for and received an extension of the deadline to file formal charges, and said charges should be fil
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - 'I'm all in on winning': A sit-down with Mike Conley Jr.

  10-07-2019 17:51 via sportspyder.com
  Mike Conley Jr.—the Jazz's new point guard—talks about winning an NBA award for being the league's best teammate, working out with Donovan Mitchell and how m...
  
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• | No shortcuts. Mike Conley talks about winning the NBA Award for being the league's best teammate, working out with Donovan Mitchell and how much he expects from this team.pic.twitter.com/NTXihrq5g9

  10-07-2019 17:46 via twitter.com
  | No shortcuts.Mike Conley talks about winning the NBA Award for being the league's best teammate, working out with Donovan Mitchell and how much he expects from this team.pic.twitter.com/NTXihrq5g9
  
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• [Deseret News] - Morning links: Bojan Bogdanovic 'really, really excited' to join Utah Jazz

  10-07-2019 16:54 via sportspyder.com
  Bojan Bogdanovic, who signed with the the Utah Jazz in free agency, is sure to be a key piece for the new-look Jazz. The Croatia native, who averaged 18 points per game last season on nearly 50%...
  
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• Morning links: Bojan Bogdanovic 'really, really excited' to join Utah Jazz

  10-07-2019 16:38
  Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic participated in an introductory press conference for the Utah Jazz on Monday, July 8, 2019 in Las Vegas where they showcased their No. 10 and No. 44 jerseys.Eric WoodyardSALT LAKE CITY — Bojan Bogdanovic, who signed with the the Utah Jazz in free agency, is sure to be a key piece for the new-look Jazz. The Croatia native, who averaged 18 points per game last season on nearly 50% shooting, sat down with Aaron Falk of utahjazz.com at the Jazz practice facilit
  
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• It’s hot in Salt Lake City and sizzling in St. George

  10-07-2019 16:17
  Officially, summer arrived on June 21, but summer heat hasn’t really hit Utah — until this week. According to the National Weather Service, the state will see its warmest temperates so far this year.Forecast highs for Salt Lake City will flirt with triple digits, but aren’t expected to quite hit that mark. The expected highs are 97 on Wednesday and Thursday; 98 on Friday; 97 on Saturday and Sunday; and 96 on Monday and Tuesday.Nighttime lows are not expected to fall below 70. T
  
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• After a riot, increasing violence and now sex abuse allegations, Red Rock Canyon school will close

  10-07-2019 16:08
  St. George • A school for troubled youth has decided to close after it faced intense scrutiny following a riot and recent revelations about the number of staffers accused of assaulting students.Sequel Youth and Family Services, the company that owns Red Rock Canyon School in St. George, confirmed Tuesday evening that it will shutter its campus within the next 60 days.“Over the last few months, in working with the Utah Department of Human Services, we have recognized that we have not c
  
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• Utah State University researchers ask public to send photos of insects on alfalfa

  10-07-2019 16:01
  Logan • Researchers from Utah State University are inviting residents to contribute to a project studying insects.The Herald Journal reports researchers from the university's biology department and ecology center are asking the public to take photos of insects on alfalfa plants and upload them online so they may study interactions between the bug and plant.Researcher Lauren Lucas said they chose to focus their project on alfalfa as the plant is cultivated locally in Cache Valley and easy to
  
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• Rich Lowry: The U.S. women are winners, not victims

  10-07-2019 15:15
  The women of the U.S. national soccer team are famous for being extraordinary athletes, repeat world champions — and plaintiffs.The team’s lawsuit alleging pay discrimination against the U.S. Soccer Federation has done much to define its identity. A nearly perfect run through the World Cup has been widely interpreted as vindication of the merits of its case, so much so that fans chanted “equal pay” after the U.S. victory in the final over the Netherlands and booed the hea
  
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• Letter: Lots of things Americans cannot seem to do

  10-07-2019 15:12
  On Independence Day, the president proudly proclaimed, “there will be nothing that America cannot do.”Today in America, however, we cannot treat refugees humanely, give all people equal rights under the Constitution, let every citizen exercise their Constitutional right to vote, provide safe schools for teachers and students, provide adequate and affordable health care, protect women’s rights to control their own bodies and thereby their lives, ensure clean water and air, or ev
  
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• Letter: Some of us still stand up for democracy

  10-07-2019 15:11
  Fortunately, not all Americans have forgotten democracy. Many of us still vote and speak up to their elected representatives.For example, supporting the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has resulted in the U.S. House of Representatives voting to increase the pledge to this life-saving initiative.With more than 27 million lives saved, millions of infections averted and health care systems strengthened, it is no wonder there is bipartisan support.Can we do the same with a tax c
  
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• Letter: It’s called the ‘Supreme’ Court for a reason

  10-07-2019 15:09
  Rulings by our Supreme Court are supposed to be the final word on disputes among us. That was the intent of the authors of our Constitution, and that’s why it’s called the “Supreme” Court.But Donald Trump doesn’t see it that way. He wants to monkey with the court’s ruling that bars the citizenship question from our census questionnaire.Trump’s interference is another example of his authoritarian predilections and disregard for the rule of law.It’s
  
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• Letter: Who keeps nominating Mortensen?

  10-07-2019 15:08
  Curt Bramble, David Irvine, and Paul Mero only have part of the answer in their July 7 commentary, “Utah’s senators should vote no on Ron Mortensen.”They outline many reasons why Mortensen should not be confirmed.“However, his long record of maligning faith leaders, as well as his deeply disturbing close ties to the white nationalist and eugenics-founded Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), should disqualify him from this or any government job.”They also mention th
  
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• Letter: Climate change could affect a Utah Olympics

  10-07-2019 15:06
  I vividly remember skiing in the 1970s, while I was in my 20s, sinking up to my thighs because the snow density was so light.This past winter our mountains received a lot of snow, but its density was nothing like 40 years ago. I skied untracked snow in an area that had received three to four feet of new snow, and sank maybe 10 inches.We lived for several years in Virginia and would often experience severe rain storms. We hadn’t experienced anything like that in Utah. When we had several se
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Senate leader McConnell says he has a lot in common with ex-President Obama because both were descendants of slave owners

  10-07-2019 15:02
  Happy Wednesday!Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell compared himself to former President Barack Obama by noting they both have ancestors who were slave owners.“You know, once again I find myself in the same position as President Obama, we both oppose reparations, and both are the descendants of slave holders,” McConnell said. [CNN]Topping the news: An act of civil disobedience against Utah’s Inland Port became riotous on Tuesday and ended in eight arrests, scrapes and bruise
  
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• Utah health care panel objects to state’s partial Medicaid expansion plan

  10-07-2019 15:01
  Most members of Utah’s Medical Care Advisory Committee oppose the state’s plan to partially expand Medicaid through the imposition of service reductions, spending and enrollment caps and patient work requirements.Ten of the advisory committee’s 19 members — who are appointed by Utah health care entities — signed on to a June 30 letter addressed to the state Department of Health asking local and national administrators to reject proposed changes to Utah’s Medic
  
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• Gehrke: Salt Lake City should revisit its ban on artificial grass and give some leniency to property owners

  10-07-2019 14:00
  Turf wars are nothing new in city government, but what about an artificial turf war? That’s exactly the fight Matt and Jessica Boardman have waged.Back in 2016, the Boardmans bought a home not far from the 9th and 9th neighborhood in Salt Lake City, a brick bungalow with a xeriscaped yard and a tall tree that dropped big seed pods.It was a headache to maintain — they couldn’t rake the rocks, a blower didn’t work and in the spring they were getting weeds coming up through
  
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• American League pitchers strike out 16 NL batters in 4-3 All-Star Game win

  10-07-2019 07:35
  Cleveland • For one night, the pitchers took back the power.Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Progressive Field on Tuesday.Instead, Justin Verlander blazed 97 mph heat, Shane Bieber and Aroldis Chapman each struck out the side and the American League slowed a loaded NL lineup 4-3 for its seventh straight win in the All-Star Game.“I know it’s the year of the home run, but pitching
  
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• Salt Lake City mayoral candidates vow to make Muslim issues a priority

  10-07-2019 06:35
  Recognition of Muslim holidays and a cabinet-level diversity officer and were among measures proposed by Salt Lake City’s six mayoral candidates in a forum Tuesday on issues affecting the city’s Muslim community.The candidates focused on ways to ensure cultural competency and diverse representation in city government, some highlighting their own experience with discrimination.“I have experienced hate based on my race, ethnicity, gender and national origin,” state Sen. Luz
  
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• Eight arrested after protesters again target Utah’s Inland Port and clash with police

  10-07-2019 06:32
  What began as a peaceful act of civil disobedience outside Salt Lake City Hall on Tuesday — with protesters holding giant sunflowers and poles depicting ducks, carrying signs decrying a massive development planned for the city’s northwest side — quickly devolved into violence.Opponents of the Utah inland port development denounced not only the project but also capitalism, colonialism, climate change and immigration laws in organized speeches before they crossed 400 South, tempo
  
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• [Standard-Examiner] - In NBA whirlwind, Utah Jazz are a winner with Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic additions

  10-07-2019 05:47 via sportspyder.com
  The NBA has been a nonstop whirlwind of trades, free-agent surprises and a constant stream of news since free agency opened on the evening of June 30.
  
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• [KSL] - Silver: NBA 'can do a better job' on free agency, rules | KSL.com

  10-07-2019 05:40 via sportspyder.com
  The NBA knows its rules about when teams can negotiate with free agents are not being followed.
  
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