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• A dormant men’s basketball rivalry is being rekindled with San Diego State’s visit to BYU

  08-11-2019 23:59
  
  Provo • The last time San Diego State came into the Marriott Center is a moment many fans still recall vividly, even if it has been more than eight years since that game.No. 9 BYU upset then-undefeated No. 4 SDSU 71-58 — propelled by a 43-point performance by Jimmer Fredette that overshadowed Aztec star Kawhi Leonard’s 22 points – back in January 2011. BYU went on to play the Aztecs two more times to close out the 2010-11 season.But that was also the Cougars’ final s
  
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• Utah bounds into 2019-20 ski and snowboard season with the arrival of state’s 15th resort, Woodward Park City, among other improvements

  08-11-2019 23:54
  
  Parleys Summit • Back when Tucker Norred was a pro snowboarder — less than a decade ago — he had to pay a high price for trying new tricks. A soft landing wasn’t easy to come by.“Internationally there were a few airbags,” he said, “but it was really hard to get access to those.”Not so anymore. Norred has landed as the senior marketing manager for Woodward, a 50-year-old company that specializes in making action sports accessible to the masses. Its f
  
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• Widening his lead, it appears Dan Dugan has defeated Salt Lake City Council Chairman Charlie Luke in District 6

  08-11-2019 23:32
  
  Dan Dugan, a political newcomer, appears poised to unseat two-term Salt Lake City Councilman Charlie Luke in the race to represent District 6.Dugan declined to declare victory on Friday, but it seems unlikely Luke could surpass his opponent’s 167-vote lead with the vast majority of ballots across Salt Lake County already counted, according to Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen.“We’re in a good position and we’ll just wait it out now for the next week or so, I guess,&r
  
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• Utah schools will be able to ban and confiscate e-cigarettes, vaping devices under new rule

  08-11-2019 23:17
  
  After hearing increasing concerns from teachers and principals, the Utah Board of Education passed an emergency measure Thursday allowing schools to ban electronic cigarettes and vaping devices — and to create rules to confiscate, destroy or turn them over to law enforcement when students do bring them to campus.“This gives school districts a simple direction and a simple solution that they now have control over,” board Chairman Mark Huntsman said.The new policies, which had un
  
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• Bloomberg taking steps to prepare for possible 2020 run

  08-11-2019 23:08
  
  Washington • Michael Bloomberg is reaching out to prominent Democrats in key states and scrambling to meet fast-approaching primary filing deadlines, his first steps toward formalizing a late run for the Democratic presidential nomination.Among those Bloomberg has reached out to: Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor who remains popular in the state. Vilsack told The Associated Press that Bloomberg called him Thursday evening and left a voicemail indicating he plans to run."He is in," Vilsa
  
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• Michelle Goldberg: The cure for worrying about Trump is to work against Trump

  08-11-2019 23:00
  
  Last Saturday I was at a restaurant with my daughter when I ran into a friend of a friend. With little preamble she said, her voice choked with panic, “He’s going to win again.” She told me, I think half-facetiously, that she was finding it hard to socialize, because she could scarcely talk about anything but her horror of Donald Trump and her suppurating fear that he could be reelected.Pundits sometimes address Democratic primary voters as if they were complacent about the cha
  
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• Ogden homeless shelter loses beds amid capacity concerns in Salt Lake City area

  08-11-2019 22:50
  
  As some Salt Lake County homeless advocates raise concerns about space constraints within the area’s new system for delivering homeless services moving into winter, Northern Utah is facing its own capacity issues.The Lantern House in Ogden, the largest homeless shelter north of Salt Lake City, had to “significantly decrease” its bed count from 300 to 211 in July because of code requirements, according to Lauren Navidomskis, the facility’s executive director. In September,
  
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• Intermountain creates new guidelines for treating vaping-related illness

  08-11-2019 22:45
  
  Doctors at Intermountain Healthcare have drafted the first guidelines to treat vaping-related illnesses, after studying 60 patients — the largest number treated by any health care system in the nation, they said.“We’ve been able to act as a system and really capture all the patients we’re seeing and gather all the clinical experiences together,” said Denitza Blagev, a pulmonologist and one of the authors of the guidelines and study of patient outcomes, published Fri
  
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• Liberty isn’t Tennessee, USC or Boise State, but BYU expects to have its hands full against the independent Flames

  08-11-2019 21:42
  
  Provo • After hosting four well-known, ranked opponents, BYU will welcome a completely new — yet similar — team to LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday. The visiting Liberty Flames are also a football independent and the school has its own version of an Honor Code, fairly comparable to BYU’s.But who are these guys, really?Well, for starters, the Flames are playing in their first fully bowl-eligible, NCAA Division I FBS season after a two-year reclassification process. Libert
  
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• U.S. Latinos are no longer majority-Catholic. Here’s why.

  08-11-2019 21:38
  
  Los Angeles • Emmanuel Perez was about 15 years old when he decided the Catholic faith was not for him.Perez’s cousin had just died in a car crash and his mother drove from her Santa Ana home in Orange County to Tulare near Fresno to help prepare the body for the viewing. She wanted to “be there for her in her last moments,” said Perez, 23. His mother, however, was forbidden from getting close to the body.Because his mom had divorced his father and lived with her new partn
  
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• Monarchs hope to continue history-making run against El Paso in USL conference finals

  08-11-2019 21:18
  
  Herriman • The Real Monarchs continue to make club history on this postseason run they’re on. It continued in unpredictable fashion when they beat the Phoenix Rising last week to advance to the United Soccer League Western Conference Finals. But the Monarchs weren’t surprised at all about beating the Rising. In fact, the result was consistent with how they’ve playing for almost two months, a stretch that has seen them go 6-0-1. “To us, it didn’t feel necessaril
  
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• Backcountry.com apologizes for filing lawsuits against smaller companies with ‘backcountry’ in their names

  08-11-2019 21:12
  
  Backcountry.com, a booming Utah-based online retailer of outdoor equipment, came under fire this week for what appears to be a scorched-earth legal campaign against small gear makers that use the term “backcountry” in their names.The resulting backlash, much of it coming from the e-commerce giant’s own patrons, spurred the company to issue a public apology Wednesday and a promise to withdraw at least one of its lawsuits.“We have heard your feedback and concerns, and under
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Jazz are about to hit another level

  08-11-2019 21:11 via sportspyder.com
  
  The fuse has been lit and is inching towards a big time win streak
  
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• Lead shows up in Emigration Canyon drinking water

  08-11-2019 21:09
  
  Elevated levels of lead have been recorded in the tap water of some Emigration Canyon homes, prompting the area’s water provider to alert its customers and explore the cause and extent of the contamination.The problem, which is not considered an emergency, was discovered last month when tests results were returned on samples taken from 10 homes in the tony mountain neighborhood east of Salt Lake City, according to Marie Owens, director of the Utah Division of Drinking Water. Three of the s
  
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• [KSL] - 'You are speaking a foreign language': Conley starting to grasp the complexities of the Jazz offense | KSL.com

  08-11-2019 21:07 via sportspyder.com
  
  On the first day of training camp, Mike Conley joked that he didn't know he needed a Ph.D. to play in the Jazz's system. But things are now starting to click.
  
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• George Pyle: When good ideas are overcome by greed

  08-11-2019 21:00
  
  Back in the day, I tried to be diligent about balancing my checkbook every month. (This is where you say, “OK, Boomer.”)I would compare the bank statement with my own record of checks written (many) and deposits made (few) to see if they were the same. Usually, they were not. Usually, the bank said I had less money than I thought I had.But it was never that big a deal because the difference was usually $1.32 or 86 cents or something like that. Never more than $3. So I took the bank&r
  
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• Detectives believe Utah man who shot and killed a Halloween partygoer was then stabbed to death

  08-11-2019 20:56
  
  One of two Utah men killed at a Halloween party near Roosevelt shot the other to death before he was stabbed to death, according to the the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff’s deputies were called to the house near 1250 W. 850 North about 12:15 a.m. on Nov. 1 and found two bodies. Investigators believe “based on information available at this time” that John Reed Jr., 22, went to the party and shot Tyrell Sowsonicut, 23, according to a news release from the sheriff.
  
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• San Juan County voters defeat ballot measure to study change in government

  08-11-2019 20:39
  
  Monticello • A ballot initiative in San Juan County that many saw as an attempt to undermine the county’s first majority-Navajo Commission has failed according to an updated vote count released Friday by the County Clerk’s Office (with an official canvass yet to come).The question, which would have created a study committee to consider and possibly recommend a change to the county’s form of government, fell short 51.9% to 48.1% — with 2,120 “no” votes and
  
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• Utah State is slumping, but Aggies still in hunt for MWC title if they can topple Fresno State on the road

  08-11-2019 20:38
  
  Utah State football coach Gary Andersen said it’s unsettling to pass by the place the wagon wheel should be and realize it won’t reside there for at least another year after the Aggies’ loss to BYU last week.How about filling the void with the Mountain West Conference trophy?While it was an emotional blow, USU’s loss to their in-state rival had little bearing on their position in the conference. With just one MWC loss, to Air Force Academy, behind them and four straight c
  
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• Rep. McAdams sponsors bill to prioritize suicide research

  08-11-2019 20:38
  
  Utah communities are dealing with a frightening public health crisis, Congressman Ben McAdams said Friday, with the state having the sixth-highest suicide rate in the nation.“Young people are especially at risk,” the freshman Utah Democrat said, “a cruel circumstance since they are the hope and promise for the future of our communities.”McAdams, joined by Ohio Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, is sponsoring legislation that would prioritize funding for suicide prevention
  
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• As Salt Lake City heads into winter, free Illuminate festival lights up the night

  08-11-2019 20:38
  
  An extraterrestrial landscape will glow from the vaulted ceiling of The Gateway’s historic Union Pacific train depot. A Light-Art-House will beam rippling water around the Olympic fountain, where a towering crystal sculpture forest will shine.Look up, and you may find yourself dancing on the clock tower. Virtual reality films will immerse guests in other worlds, while electro-scifi band Conquer Monster rocks the dome inside Clark Planetarium.More than 40 artists who work in light and techn
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run podcast: Donovan Mitchell’s third-year jump, Rudy Gobert wants the ball more

  08-11-2019 20:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  We’re two weeks in to the regular season. In fact, it’s already 10% complete.
  
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• Trump campaign launching black outreach effort for 2020

  08-11-2019 20:14
  
  Atlanta • During the 2016 campaign, candidate Donald Trump stood in front of largely white crowds and asked black voters to consider, “What the hell do you have to lose?”Four years later, the president has a new message for black voters: Look what I've delivered.Trump and his campaign will be launching a new "Black Voices for Trump" outreach initiative in Atlanta on Friday dedicated to "recruiting and activating Black Americans in support of President Trump," according to the ca
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Donovan Mitchell’s third-year jump, Rudy Gobert wants the ball more

  08-11-2019 20:00
  
  We’re two weeks in to the regular season. In fact, it’s already 10% complete.On this week’s episode of the Weekly Run, Jazz beat writers Eric Walden and Andy Larsen talk about the Jazz’s rebounding woes, Donovan Mitchell’s third-year jump, and Rudy Gobert’s request for more touches. Then, we check in on how some of the new guys are doing: Mike Conley, Ed Davis, and Jeff Green. Tony Bradley’s not a new guy, but we haven’t seen a lot of him in a Jazz
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - 2019-20 NBA season: Five early trends to keep an eye on - Sports Illustrated

  08-11-2019 19:39 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Sixers have built one of the best NBA defenses but can they figure out a plan on offense? How will Russell Westbrook improve as the season furthers along? Here are some early storylines to follow.
  
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• Bucks in town pic.twitter.com/AwRaj9ge07 – bei Zions Bank Basketball Center

  08-11-2019 19:35 via twitter.com
  Bucks in town pic.twitter.com/AwRaj9ge07 – bei Zions Bank Basketball Center
  
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• Terry Schow: The American Legion marks its 100th anniversary

  08-11-2019 19:00
  
  For more than 100 years, the American Legion has been serving America, its veterans and their families.The American Legion was founded in March, 1919, in Paris, France, by U.S. World War I military personnel stationed there who were dedicated to four pillars of service and advocacy: veterans, military personnel, youth and patriotic values.The American Legion today consists of 55 “departments” in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, France, Mexico, the Philippine
  
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• Push meets pushback on anti-tech fervor

  08-11-2019 19:00
  
  Washington • Thomas Lambert, a professor at the University of Missouri’s law school, gave his former colleague Josh Hawley a warning before Hawley became a senator in January.Lambert had been wary of Hawley’s decision in 2017, as Missouri’s attorney general, to open an antitrust investigation into Google, saying he didn’t see the state’s logic for the case. While he wished Hawley well in Congress, and said he was glad they were friends, Lambert also noted that
  
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• Utah man is charged with stealing truck of New Hampshire couple killed in Texas

  08-11-2019 18:44
  
  Authorities in Texas said Wednesday that a 33-year-old Utah man was arrested in Mexico on a charge that he stole the truck and RV belonging to a couple whose bodies were found last month on a Texas beach.The man, Adam Curtis Williams, faces a charge of felony theft, according to the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office. He was transported to the United States and, as of Wednesday evening, was being brought from Houston to Kleberg County, said Chief Deputy Jaime Garza.The killings of the couple
  
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• Police believe Utah man who shot and killed a Halloween partygoer was then stabbed to death

  08-11-2019 18:25
  
  One of two Utah men killed at a Halloween party near Roosevelt shot the other to death before he was stabbed to death, according to the the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff’s deputies were called to the house near 1250 W. 850 North about 12:15 a.m. on Nov. 1 and found two bodies. Investigators believe “based on information available at this time” that John Reed Jr., 22, went to the party and shot Tyrell Sowsonicut, 23, according to a news release from the sheriff.
  
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• Trump insists impeachment inquiry hasn’t hurt him

  08-11-2019 18:15
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump insisted Friday he has not been damaged by impeachment testimony detailing efforts by him and his administration to pressure Ukraine to publicly investigate his political rivals.Speaking to reporters as he left on a campaign trip to Atlanta, Trump said he was "not concerned about anything" that has been disclosed so far."It seems that nobody has any firsthand knowledge," he said, adding that, "every one of those people canceled themselves out."Trump's com
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz host reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee Bucks

  08-11-2019 17:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  This will be another measuring stick game for the new-look Jazz.
  
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• Police believe Utah man who shot and killed a Halloween party-goer was then stabbed to death

  08-11-2019 17:41
  
  One of two Utah men killed at a Halloween party near Roosevelt shot the other to death before he was stabbed to death, according to the the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff’s deputies were called to the house near 1250 W. 850 North about 12:15 a.m. on Nov. 1 and found two bodies. Investigators believe “based on information available at this time” that John Reed Jr., 22, went to the party and shot Tyrell Sowsonicut, 23, according to a news release from the sheriff.
  
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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: GM Justin Zanik discusses the Jazz's start to the season

  08-11-2019 17:23 via sportspyder.com
  
  General manager Justin Zanik started out at Northwestern in vocal performance. He explained why he switched to basketball. Plus, reviewing the win against Philly.A rundown of the episode:0:40 — Mike
  
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• Eye on the Y: With the start of basketball, we’re set up for a double feature on Saturday

  08-11-2019 16:57
  
  Eye on the Y is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on BYU athletics. Subscribe here.Provo • The men’s Basketball season started Tuesday with a win over Cal State Fullerton and, man, did everyone see Alex Barcello’s performance?Coming from Tucson, Ariz., I was already familiar with Barcello, who previously played for Arizona. I sat in the McKale Center and watched him from the stands a few times last season when my schedule permitted, but there was something differen
  
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• Timothy Egan: How the insufferably woke help Trump

  08-11-2019 16:33
  
  Among the people I love is a sibling who works at Walmart cleaning toilets at night in a thinly populated part of eastern Oregon. She’s been there more than 25 years and has trouble saving a dime and certainly no path to retirement. She’s likely to vote, again, for President Donald Trump.No matter how much I point out that Trump is trying to take away her health care protections by litigating to kill Obamacare, that his tariffs have made it harder to pay her bills, that he is the mos
  
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• Utah outdoor retailer Backcountry.com backs off from trademark suits targeting firms with backcountry in their names

  08-11-2019 16:19
  
  Backcountry.com, a booming Utah-based online retailer of outdoor equipment, came under fire this week for what appears to be a scorched-earth legal campaign against small gear makers that use the term “backcountry” in their names.The resulting backlash, much of it coming from the e-commerce giant’s own patrons, spurred the company to issue a public apology Wednesday and a promise to withdraw at least one of its lawsuits.“We have heard your feedback and concerns, and under
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - NBA Super-Max Candidates To Watch In 2019/20

  08-11-2019 16:08 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Designated Veteran Extension, as we explain our glossary entry on the subject, is a relatively new addition to the …
  
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• Nicholas Kristof: Don’t let Trump make you numb to what’s unacceptable

  08-11-2019 16:00
  
  The problem with being a frog in a beaker is that you may not notice the water temperature rising to a boil.Humans, too. In New Delhi, people get used to air that is filthy. In Syria, to checkpoints. In Angola, to corruption. In China, to propaganda. And in America, we risk becoming numbed to a political, social and moral breakdown.Scandal and dysfunction dribble out from Washington day by day, numbing us so that we may forget just how unprecedented and outrageous the trends are. It was only fiv
  
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• Secret Service study: School attackers showed warning signs

  08-11-2019 15:58
  
  Washington • Most students who committed deadly school attacks over the past decade were badly bullied, had a history of disciplinary trouble and their behavior concerned others but was never reported, according to a U.S. Secret Service study released Thursday.In at least four cases, attackers wanted to emulate other school shootings, including those at Columbine High School in Colorado, Virginia Tech University and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. The research was launched foll
  
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• Update: Missing Sandy woman found

  08-11-2019 15:22
  
  A 28-year-old woman who disappeared Thursday was found safe by Friday morning, police said.The woman had last been seen on Thursday morning near 600 Abbottfords Circle, with her 20-pound dachshund-mix dog. Police had worried for her safety because she doesn’t have her needed medication.MISSING ENDANGERED PERSON: Madeline Roth, 28 yo Caucasian female, has been missing since this morning. Madeline was last seen near 600 Abbottsford Cir in Sandy UT. Madeline is described as being 5'10" tall a
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Kentucky Republicans telling governor to put up or shut up on election fraud claims

  08-11-2019 15:17
  
  Happy Friday!Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican and Trump loyalist, is raising allegations of voting “irregularities” in his election loss to Democrat Andy Beshear. Bevin hasn’t produced any evidence to back up his claims and Republicans say they will not take any action without proof. [HeraldLeader]Topping the news: City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall announced her administration would be “ready on Day One,” at a press conference as the mayor-elect prepares to ta
  
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• Scott Howell: City’s new airport should be Jake Garn International

  08-11-2019 15:00
  
  Jake Garn International Airport.It’s the perfect name for Salt Lake City’s newly modernized air transportation hub. First, Jake is a local product. He was born in Richfield, but he grew up in Salt Lake City, where he attended the city’s public schools. He graduated from East High School and the University of Utah.Second, Jake has a lifelong connection to aviation. He developed a love of airplanes and flight through his father, who was a true aviation pioneer. The senior Garn re
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Watch Jazz vs. Bucks: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Friday's NBA game - CBSSports.com

  08-11-2019 14:24 via sportspyder.com
  
  How to watch Jazz vs. Bucks basketball game
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Game thread: Utah Jazz have further chance to assert themselves in battle against Bucks

  08-11-2019 14:15 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz will have a further opportunity to prove themselves as an elite squad when they go up against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Unsurprisingly, ...
  
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• Tuk Tuk’s in West Valley brings Thai heat with modern vibe

  08-11-2019 14:00
  
  West Valley City • Tuk Tuk’s delivers the heat.Thai food is known to be spicy and this new restaurant, named for the three-wheeled taxi in Thailand, brings it.The restaurant — owned by a novice and run by a family — is proving successful by offering favorite Thai dishes but in a decidedly different vibe.Decorated in sleek blues and golds, with a large mural of a tuk-tuk on one wall and a blue cityscape with a large golden elephant and Buddha on another, the restaurant is m
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: The British have a really weird sense of humor

  08-11-2019 14:00
  
  Brits have a strange sense of humor. And they admit it.Just ask Daisy Haggard (“Episodes”) to describe her six-episode comedy series “Back to Life,” which debuts Sunday on Showtime. She stars as Miri Matteson, a woman who is released after 18 years in prison and returns to her seaside hometown in southeast England.“We wanted to make it as hard for her as humanly possible,” said Haggard, who co-created and co-wrote the series with Laura Solon. “And by put
  
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• Robert Kirby: From yesteryear’s classroom notes to today’s Twitter — social media has always been around

  08-11-2019 14:00
  
  Humans are social creatures. Thousands of years of cave dwelling, tribalism and tiny villages genetically wired us with the need to connect. Social media, it turns out, is as old as the species itself.It’s changed a lot through the years — and, in some ways, not at all. For example, kids today text and tweet one another. They send and receive thousands of these per week without even being in the same room, country or continent.In my time, social media was limited to the passing of no
  
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