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• [Sports Illustrated] - Kawhi Leonard not healthy enough to play back-to-back games - Sports Illustrated

  06-11-2019 23:14 via sportspyder.com
  The NBA is comfortable with the Clippers medical staff determining Kawhi Leonard is not healthy to play in back-to-back games.
  
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• Learn about Salt Lake City’s street art with a new interactive app

  06-11-2019 22:58
  It will be easier to find and learn about downtown Salt Lake City’s street art, thanks to a new mobile app launching this week.The app catalogs more than 40 murals and public art pieces in downtown Salt Lake City, creating a self-guided walkable tour. People can scan QR codes on plaques near the designated art pieces to learn about each artwork and the artist behind it — and be guided to other public art nearby.The Blocks, the campaign to promote downtown Salt Lake City’s cultu
  
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• Prop 10 in San Juan County lagging, according to early vote counts

  06-11-2019 22:53
  The controversial Proposition 10 ballot measure in the San Juan County special election was opposed by a slight majority with about one out of five ballots yet to be counted as of Wednesday morning.Early results showed the question falling short 51.8% to 48.1% — with 1,735 ‘no’ votes and 1,614 ‘yes’ votes. An estimated 700 ballots or so remained to be counted.The final tally may not be available until the end of the week, according to the San Juan County Clerk&rsquo
  
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• Site named for St. George’s second Latter-day Saint temple

  06-11-2019 22:49
  St. George will have two Latter-day Saint temples. For now, though, it has none.The southwestern Utah city’s 1877 edifice, the first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Beehive State, closed this week to undergo a three-year renovation.The new Washington County Temple — announced a year ago by President Russell M. Nelson — will go up on a 14-acre site “northeast of 3000 East 1580 South,” according to a news release Wednesday.Exterior and
  
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• Joe Biden’s sister to hold meet-and-greet in Salt Lake City this weekend

  06-11-2019 22:49
  Salt Lake City supporters of Joe Biden this weekend will have a chance to ask what it’s like to be the sibling of the Democratic presidential candidate.Valerie Biden Owens, the former vice president’s sister, will be appearing for a Saturday morning meet-and-greet at Pulp Lifestyle Kitchen on Gallivan Avenue.Jeff Stern, a volunteer with Utah for Biden, said Biden Owens will be speaking about how her brother has been an advocate for women. Biden Owens is a political strategist who has
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney joins bipartisan Senate Climate Change Caucus

  06-11-2019 22:44
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney has joined the new Senate Climate Change Caucus, saying that it will take “significant private sector investments” and innovation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and switch to more green energy.The bipartisan group, formed in late October, plans to focus on finding solutions that would attack climate change in a way that is “durable, equitable and supportive of the American economy,” according to the caucus. The caucus held its first
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run newsletter: Joe Ingles says the Jazz need to ‘get hits’ on opposing players

  06-11-2019 22:23 via sportspyder.com
  The Weekly Run is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter about the Utah Jazz. Subscribe here.
  
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• Bighorn ram poached, left to rot near Utah ATV trail

  06-11-2019 22:21
  Utah wildlife officials are trying to find out who shot a bighorn ram in southern Utah, where it was “left to waste” along an ATV trail.The ram appears to have been shot Oct. 20 from the Barracks ATV trail near Mount Carmel Junction, east of Zion National Park, according to a statement by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.“The ram was shot through both lungs, and the bullet exited the animal’s left side,” conservation officers wrote.The poaching occurred about
  
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• Provo Airport launches $40 million terminal, expects 20 flights a day

  06-11-2019 22:20
  Provo • With an explosive blast sending dirt and red-white-and-blue smoke skyward instead of merely turning the traditional shovels of dirt, Provo broke ground Wednesday on a new $40 million airport terminal that state and local leaders figure will attract some explosive growth in commercial air service.Instead of the current one gate and four flights a day from Allegiant Air to Arizona and Los Angeles, the new terminal will feature four gates with perhaps 20 flights a day initially. Plans
  
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• Weekly Run newsletter: Joe Ingles says the Jazz need to ‘get hits’ on opposing players

  06-11-2019 22:16
  The Weekly Run is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter about the Utah Jazz. Subscribe here.Joe Ingles said the Jazz’s losses to the Kings and Clippers were pretty easy to explain.“Realistically, if we box out in those two games, we probably win,” he said at Wednesday morning’s shootaround. “… Not saying we definitely win, but it at least puts us in better position.”With Derrick Favors no longer around to form a super-sized front line with Rud
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: Unlike many faiths, the LDS Church is growing but not like it used to. A look at the hot spots and cold ones.

  06-11-2019 21:39
  A recent Pew Research report reaffirmed a rising trend: Americans, especially younger ones, are abandoning organized religion. It’s a phenomenon that cuts across denominations and is expected to continue.But what about in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? How is this missionary-oriented faith faring in its efforts to recruit and retain members?Turns out, says independent researcher Matt Martinich, the Utah-based church is still growing, though the rate has been dropping for
  
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• It's game day! Update those wallpapers!!! #WallpaperWednesday | pic.twitter.com/9863gxQBx4

  06-11-2019 21:36 via twitter.com
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• [KSL] - Utah Jazz aren't too concerned about rebounding issues — yet | KSL.com

  06-11-2019 21:31 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz have dropped back-to-back games due to giving up inopportune second-chance points. Is that a cause for concern moving forward?
  
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• Salt Lake City officers join a national pilot program to allow body camera use on federal task forces

  06-11-2019 21:28
  Local and state officers working on federal law enforcement task forces in Salt Lake City will now be able to wear cameras while serving warrants and making arrests, marking a change in U.S. Department of Justice policy.Salt Lake City is one of six jurisdictions chosen for a pilot program where local officers on task forces with the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Marshals service will use the cameras, according to a Wednesday ne
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell looks for 1st win vs Ben Simmons as Utah Jazz face Philadelphia 76ers

  06-11-2019 21:24 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz have been able to stick around in Utah to practice, but the Mountain Men will not face any cupcakes.
  
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• Provo Airport launches $40 million terminal project to seek more commercial air service

  06-11-2019 21:09
  Provo • With an explosive blast sending dirt and red-white-and-blue smoke skyward instead of merely turning the traditional shovels of dirt, Provo broke ground Wednesday on a new $40 million airport terminal that state and local leaders figure will attract some explosive growth in commercial air service.Instead of the current one gate and four flights a day from Allegiant Air to Arizona and Los Angeles, the new terminal will feature four gates with perhaps 20 flights a day initially. Plans
  
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• Majority opposed to exploring change in San Juan County government, according to early vote count

  06-11-2019 21:02
  The controversial Proposition 10 ballot measure in the San Juan County special election was opposed by a slight majority with about one out of five ballots yet to be counted as of Wednesday morning.Early results showed the question falling short 51.8% to 48.1% — with 1,735 ‘no’ votes and 1,614 ‘yes’ votes. An estimated 700 ballots or so remained to be counted.The final tally may not be available until the end of the week, according to the San Juan County Clerk&rsquo
  
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• Former NFL player Burgess Owens announces run for Congress against Democrat Ben McAdams

  06-11-2019 20:42
  Burgess Owens, a former NFL player who was part of the 1980 Super Bowl-winning Oakland Raiders lineup, formally declared his candidacy for Congress on Wednesday, saying he intends to win Utah’s 4th Congressional District back for Republicans after the 2018 election of Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams.In a press release from his campaign, the candidate described a four-point platform focused on education, charity, industry and families. He said that McAdams has supported a liberal agenda that be
  
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• A new app invites you to tour and read the backstories of Salt Lake City’s public art

  06-11-2019 20:41
  It will be easier to find and learn about downtown Salt Lake City’s street art, thanks to a new mobile app launching this week.The app catalogs more than 40 murals and public art pieces in downtown Salt Lake City, creating a self-guided walkable tour. People can scan QR codes on plaques near the designated art pieces to learn about each artwork and the artist behind it — and be guided to other public art nearby.The Blocks, the campaign to promote downtown Salt Lake City’s cultu
  
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• Weber State is going back to what it knows for the 2019-20 men’s basketball season

  06-11-2019 20:33
  This is another in a series of stories previewing the men’s and women’s college basketball season. Coming Friday: the Utah Valley men.Weber State coach Randy Rahe wanted to change things up. It was the start of the 2018-19 for his men’s basketball team, and with the athletic personnel he had, he thought it might be a good idea to call less set plays and try a more up-tempo style.The change wasn’t terrible, but it also wasn’t great. Over the course of the season, the
  
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• [NBA] - Utah Jazz guard Danté Exum goes through full practice, says 'I'm feeling really good'

  06-11-2019 20:17 via sportspyder.com
  Danté Exum sees Bojan Bogdanović knock down an open 3, and the point guard wants to get the sharpshooter another one. Exum watches his teammates swarm opponents on defense and he wants to pick up a
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Mike Conley admits he was shook by his horrible start with Utah

  06-11-2019 20:17 via sportspyder.com
  Mike Conley was thrilled to join the Jazz this summer, but his sluggish start to the season gave him fits, according to a report from Sam Amick of The Athletic. The Jazz acquired Conley in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 6. Utah dealt...
  
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• | “When you’ve come out of the trenches that I’ve had to come out of, this is small for me. So as soon as I feel comfortable and once I’m ready to go I’ll be giving 100 percent.” »https://on.nba.com/2WNerdI 

  06-11-2019 20:12 via twitter.com
  | “When you’ve come out of the trenches that I’ve had to come out of, this is small for me. So as soon as I feel comfortable and once I’m ready to go I’ll be giving 100 percent.”»https://on.nba.com/2WNerdI 
  
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• | “When you’ve come out of the trenches that I’ve had to come out of, this is small for me. So as soon as I feel comfortable and once I’m ready to go I’ll be giving 100 percent.” » https://on.nba.com/2WNerdI 

  06-11-2019 20:12 via twitter.com
  | “When you’ve come out of the trenches that I’ve had to come out of, this is small for me. So as soon as I feel comfortable and once I’m ready to go I’ll be giving 100 percent.”» https://on.nba.com/2WNerdI 
  
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• Ioan Grillo: Mexico’s murder problem starts in America’s gun shops

  06-11-2019 19:54
  Mexico City • The seven-month-old baby Faith Marie Johnson survived hours without food and water in a bullet-ridden SUV in northern Mexico until her family members arrived. She had miraculously escaped the bullets flying around her. Her mother was among the three women and six children killed on Monday when gunmen ambushed their cars after they left a nearby Mormon community. Five other children survived being shot in the back, jaw, leg, wrist and chest.Those killed were all American citize
  
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• Sixers in town tonight pic.twitter.com/NtMjrU2ca6 – bei Zions Bank Basketball Center

  06-11-2019 19:41 via twitter.com
  Sixers in town tonight pic.twitter.com/NtMjrU2ca6 – bei Zions Bank Basketball Center
  
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• After deadly Mexico ambush, stories of bravery and horror

  06-11-2019 19:41
  Galeana, Mexico • The eight children, some mere infants, who survived the ambush in northern Mexico not only escaped the drug cartel gunmen who killed their mothers but managed to hide in the brush, with some walking miles to get help despite grisly bullet wounds.In a testament to a mother’s devotion, one woman reportedly stashed her baby on the floor of her Suburban and got out of the vehicle, waving her arms to show the gunmen she wasn’t a threat. Her bullet-riddled body was f
  
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• Global Muslim leader brings push for peace and tolerance to meeting with top LDS leaders, other Utah officials

  06-11-2019 19:26
  Every time there has been a terrorist attack perpetrated by Muslims anywhere since 9-11, many Americans demand to know why Islamic moderates don’t condemn such killings by fellow believers.Of course, Muslim leaders in Utah, across the United States and in other countries repeatedly do decry these acts, but they can’t represent the 1.8 billion adherents on the planet.Now there’s the Muslim World League, a pan-Muslim organization committed to moderation and nonviolence. It oppose
  
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• Salt Lake City Councilman Charlie Luke trailing opponent Dan Dugan by just five votes

  06-11-2019 19:00
  Two of the three Salt Lake City Council incumbents running for reelection appeared likely to hold their seats Tuesday, but election night results showed an extremely tight race in District 6, where Council Chairman Charlie Luke trailed opponent Dan Dugan by five votes.The unofficial election night results showed Dugan, a political newcomer and former Navy pilot, with 3,413 votes to Luke’s 3,408. Election results won’t be final until the official canvass is complete in two weeks. Upda
  
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• Massacre of 9 with ties to Utah stuns a Mexico plagued by violence

  06-11-2019 18:30
  Mexico City • The women and their children were taking a drive along a familiar rural road in northern Mexico when the gunmen attacked, riddling the three-car convoy with bullets.One woman was shot at close range in the chest. One child was shot in the back. Several others — among them 6-month-old twins — were burned beyond recognition when one of the vehicles caught fire.When the shooting stopped, six children and three women were dead, all members of the LeBarón family,
  
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• U.S. child survivors of Mexico ambush saved by courage, mother; suspect arrested

  06-11-2019 18:08
  Galeana, Mexico • Criminal investigators in northern Mexico say a suspect has been arrested and is under investigation for possible connections with the deaths of nine U.S. citizens — three women and six children — slaughtered Monday when cartel gunmen ambushed their vehicles.In a statement posted on Facebook, the Agency for Criminal Investigation for the state of Sonora said Tuesday that the suspect was found in the town of Agua Prieta, right at the border with the U.S. state o
  
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• Salt Lake City is getting another new skyscraper. This one would push beyond city’s height limit.

  06-11-2019 17:54
  Developers of a new skyscraper in downtown Salt Lake City want to push the skyline even higher.Backers of Kensington Tower, a luxury residential project proposed at the northwest corner of 200 South and State Street, are asking city planners to lift a 375-foot cap set by existing rules for that downtown corner lot.With at least 39 floors, the building is designed to rise a total of 448 feet, including a high-speed elevator shaft serving top-floor penthouses, according to initial plans by Kensing
  
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• Frank Bruni: Why Donald Trump hates your dog

  06-11-2019 17:42
  Reaching for verbs to describe Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s final moments, President Donald Trump grabbed hold of “crying,” “screaming” and “whimpering.”Reaching for nouns, he said that al-Baghdadi died “like a dog.”I wasn’t aware that canines expired in a signature fashion, but Trump knows best, even if he doesn’t know so very many words. About a week later, when he took characteristically nasty note of Beto O’Rourke’s deci
  
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• Letter: Will we correct the evils of the Trump era?

  06-11-2019 16:39
  It’s truth time: Thanks to our heavily mythologized democratic process, along with our gullibility in accepting the authority of a treasonous, internationalizing autocratic windbag in the Oval Office, Americans have allowed ourselves to be slimed into a corner in which our Treasury is being extorted ferociously, foreign dictators are dictating the terms of that democratic process, and domestic experts are being dismissed as though they were street-mob operatives working “drug deals&r
  
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• Letter: What would it take, Republicans?

  06-11-2019 16:38
  Without going into particulars, and there are many, I have three questions I would like to ask my Republican friends, neighbors and especially elected officials:1. What would our president have to do that he hasn't already done to change your minds about his fitness for office?2. What would you say if a Democratic president had done what Trump has done? For example, alienating and abandoning allies while embracing ideological enemies like Russia, China and North Korea.3. If what he appears to ha
  
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• Letter: Ben McAdams backs a sham procedure

  06-11-2019 16:37
  The rule of law, fundamental fairness, due process, respect for the rights of the accused andrespect for the will of the people as expressed by an election. These are the hallmarks of the American system and the cherished values that we hold dear.Unfortunately, many Utah Democrats, and especially 4th District Rep. Ben McAdams, seem to have lost sight of these values in their obsessive quest for President Trump's impeachment.If politicians want to pursue an impeachment inquiry, the precedent of f
  
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• Letter: Wasatch Front is already overpopulated

  06-11-2019 16:35
  Gov. Herbert cited our abundance of “room and resources” in a letter to President Trump (I still shudder everytime I say or see that moniker).This is not an anti-refugee rant. It is an anti-living-in-denial rant.Gov. Herbert, I know the windows of your office provide a wonderful view of the valley. But maybe you can’t see it through the inversion. Are you going to demand that all “refugees” live in rural Utah? Are you going to demand that all new businesses to emplo
  
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• Letter: Just say no to regressive taxes

  06-11-2019 16:35
  After more than a year of tax reform discussion, debate, meetings, public input, etc., etc., all our legislators can come up with is the same idea they floated during the 2018 interim: Increase taxes on food and lower state income tax.This “reform” makes Utah taxes even more regressive than they are now. And, although the state ran a comfortable revenue surplus last year and will probably do so this year, they must implement this “reform” in a hurried special session in D
  
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• Letter: New homeless services are lacking

  06-11-2019 16:32
  Closing the Road Home while providing fewer beds in the combined new shelters when more people are homeless means we’ll have way more deaths this winter.When the Road Home was built, it was purposely located near public transportation, mental health services at the Valley Store Front, employment offices and schools, and the Fourth Street Clinic quickly followed to provide medical services. St. Vinnie’s Kitchen was also nearby so people could eat.Many public meetings were held before
  
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• Letter: Is that really Stewart’s position?

  06-11-2019 16:28
  A question for Rep. Chris Stewart: Since you believe it’s perfectly appropriate for President Trump to withhold military aid from Ukraine unless it investigates corruption, including potential misdeeds by Hunter Biden, son of Trump’s highest polling political opponent, is it not all right for House leadership to ask China to investigate Jared and Ivanka Kushner, Don Jr. and Eric Trump for their business dealings in China?If your approach is fully adopted, both parties can use governm
  
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• Dems flip Virginia; Kentucky governor race too close to call

  06-11-2019 15:50
  Democrats took full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in more than two decades while the race for governor in deeply Republican Kentucky was too close to call despite a last-minute boost from President Donald Trump.In Kentucky, Democratic challenger Andy Beshear held a narrow lead and declared victory in the governor's race over Republican incumbent Matt Bevin on Tuesday, though Bevin had not conceded. And in Virginia, Democrats flipped control of the state Senate and House,
  
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• Key witness cites quid pro quo with Ukraine

  06-11-2019 15:47
  Washington • A crucial witness in the impeachment inquiry reversed himself this week and acknowledged to investigators that he had told a top Ukrainian official that the country would most likely have to give President Donald Trump what he wanted — a public pledge for investigations — in order to unlock military aid.The disclosure from Gordon D. Sondland, an ally of Trump who is the United States ambassador to the European Union, confirmed his role in laying out a quid pro quo t
  
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• Suspect arrested over slaying of 9 in Mexico

  06-11-2019 15:26
  Galeana, Mexico • The Latest on the slaying of nine U.S. citizens in Mexico (all times local):3:15 a.m.: Criminal investigators in northern Mexico say a suspect has been arrested and is under investigation for possible connections with the deaths of nine U.S. citizens — three women and six children — slaughtered Monday when cartel gunmen ambushed their vehicles.In a statement posted on Facebook, the Agency for Criminal Investigation for the state of Sonora said Tuesday that the
  
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• Diversion in Salt Lake City’s Marmalade neighborhood takes a detour from traditional fast-casual eateries

  06-11-2019 15:06
  When planning their new Salt Lake City restaurant, Ryan Peterson and Jennifer Stone hoped to take a detour from the usual fast-casual eatery.They came up with Diversion.Located in the transforming Marmalade neighborhood, it has all-American fare such as hamburgers, tacos and pizza — but no deep fryers, said Stone. “Everything is baked."During the past year, the couple — both Salt Lake County natives — have lost a combined 100-plus pounds by creating healthier versions of
  
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• UDOT outlines traffic vision for Little Cottonwood Canyon, but critics worry that agency is wearing blinders

  06-11-2019 15:04
  After more than a year of soliciting potential transportation solutions for Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, state officials’ vision is coming into focus with a dizzying array of options for getting ever-growing numbers to two of the nation’s premier ski destinations.Some stakeholder groups, however, are already panning how the Utah Department of Transportation is defining the “purpose and need” for its ongoing transportation plan, fearing that it could emphasize pa
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Mitch McConnell says if the impeachment trial were today, the Senate would acquit

  06-11-2019 15:04
  Happy Wednesday!Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says if an impeachment trial were held today, the Senate would acquit President Donald Trump. McConnell says given what’s known at this point, “I don’t think there’s any question” that the Republican-controlled Senate would not vote to remove the president from office. [Politico]Topping the news: Erin Mendenhall looked to be well on her way to victory over Luz Escamilla in the Salt Lake City mayor’s race,
  
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• New skyscraper could be one of Salt Lake City’s tallest, if city agrees to raise height limits

  06-11-2019 14:05
  Developers of a new skyscraper in downtown Salt Lake City want to push the skyline even higher.Backers of Kensington Tower, a luxury residential project proposed at the northwest corner of 200 South and State Street, are asking city planners to lift a 375-foot cap set by existing rules for that downtown corner lot.With at least 39 floors, the building is designed to rise a total of 448 feet, including a high-speed elevator shaft serving top-floor penthouses, according to initial plans by Kensing
  
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• [Forbes] - ‘It Doesn’t Just Happen’: How Jevon Carter Turned Himself Into The Phoenix Suns’ Biggest Surprise

  06-11-2019 14:05 via sportspyder.com
  The page has turned since Jevon Carter left the Grizzlies. The fits and starts of Year One in the NBA challenged him, but hard work has been the perfect salve.
  
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• Robert Gehrke: The big reveal is fine for masked singers, but not for the patriotic Trump whistleblower

  06-11-2019 14:00
  I had the misfortune of being in a room when “The Masked Singer” was on television recently.If you haven’t seen it, good for you, but the basic premise is that some C-list celebrity dresses in an elaborate costume, sings a song, and our greatest minds — like anti-vaxxer Jenny McCarthy — try to deduce who is in disguise.The judges scream ridiculous guesses — “maybe Barack Obama!” — and then the singer is revealed to be La Toya Jackson or someo
  
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