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• [Deseret News] - ‘It’s ... everything and it hurts’: Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles reflects on devastation of Australia bushfires

  06-01-2020 23:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Australia native and Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles has felt helpless watching from afar as devastating bushfires ravage his home country. Since September at least 24 people have died,...
  
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• Utah gymnastics eyes ways to improve after encouraging start

  06-01-2020 23:12
  
  After months of projections and estimates, Utah’s gymnastics team finally has a baseline. The good news is the starting point is a solid one.The Utes, who participate in Saturday’s Best of the State against SUU, BYU and Utah State at the Maverik Center, opened the season Friday with a 196.425-195.35 win over Kentucky.In watching film of the effort, Utah coach Tom Farden saw plenty of good things from his young team to build on.“We are really pleased in terms that things could h
  
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• Study: Grand Teton elk hunt not a major draw for grizzlies

  06-01-2020 23:00
  
  Jackson, Wyo. • An annual elk hunt in Grand Teton National Park doesn’t draw in and concentrate large numbers of grizzly bears, scientists have concluded.The November to December hunt probably takes place too late in the year for grizzly bears to seek out animal remains that hunters leave behind, according to researchers with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team.Many grizzly bears have denned up for winter hibernation by the time a significant number of elk remains have accumulated
  
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• Boy Scouts facing unique sex-abuse lawsuit in Washington

  06-01-2020 22:59
  
  A team of lawyers filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to establish the nation’s capital as a venue for men across the U.S. to sue the Boy Scouts of America for allegedly failing to protect them from long-ago sexual abuse at the hands of scoutmasters and other leaders.The eight plaintiffs in the potentially ground-breaking lawsuit, identified as John Does 1 through 8, live in states where statute of limitations laws would prevent them from suing the BSA base
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Threes of the Week–1.6.20

  06-01-2020 22:52 via sportspyder.com
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Greta’s Glare

  06-01-2020 22:45
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/01/03/bagley-cartoon-fool-me/" target=_blank><u>Fool Me Twice...</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/12/30/bagley-cartoon-warriors/"><u>Warriors for Democracy</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/12/27/bagle
  
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• Susan Rice: The dire consequences of Trump’s Suleimani decision

  06-01-2020 22:28
  
  Americans would be wise to brace for war with Iran.Full-scale conflict is not a certainty, but the probability is higher than at any point in decades. Despite President Trump’s oft-professed desire to avoid war with Iran and withdraw from military entanglements in the Middle East, his decision to order the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s second most important official, as well as Iraqi leaders of an Iranian-backed militia, now locks our two countries in a dangerous esca
  
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• Erin Mendenhall will explore improvements for homeless services

  06-01-2020 22:24
  
  When Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall takes office Monday, one of the “immediate issues” she’ll face is addressing homelessness and gaps in the new resource center system, which has been dogged by concerns over capacity constraints since its inception.While she’s not currently amenable to conversations about increasing the occupancy caps at the two shelters located in Salt Lake City, Mendenhall told The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday that she was interested in exploring
  
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• After encouraging start, Utah gymnastics eyes ways to improve

  06-01-2020 22:15
  
  After months of projections and estimates, Utah’s gymnastics team finally has a baseline. The good news is the starting point is a solid one.The Utes, who participate in Saturday’s Best of the State against SUU, BYU and Utah State at the Maverik Center, opened the season Friday with a 196.425-195.35 win over Kentucky.In watching film of the effort, Utah coach Tom Farden saw plenty of good things from his young team to build on.“We are really pleased in terms that things could h
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jrue Holiday out vs. Jazz with elbow contusion

  06-01-2020 22:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  The New Orleans Pelicans will be without point guard Jrue Holiday on Monday when they take on the Utah Jazz. Holiday is out with a left elbow contusion: The Pelicans just announced that Jrue Holiday is officially OUT for tonight’s game against the...
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Jazz vs. Pelicans odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 6 predictions from advanced computer model - CBSSports.com

  06-01-2020 22:01 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between the Jazz and Pelicans. Here are the results:
  
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• Grand Teton park to begin killing invasive mountain goats

  06-01-2020 22:00
  
  Jackson, Wyo. • An operation to kill the mountain goats that have invaded Grand Teton National Park and threaten the existence of the park’s struggling bighorn sheep herd is beginning Sunday, officials said.A large swath of the high Tetons, including the north and west slopes of the iconic Cathedral Group, will be closed to the public as aerial gunners contracted by the park spend up to a week locating and shooting at the approximately 100 goats, the Jackson Hole News & Guide repo
  
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• Study: Drug-caused suicides in Utah underestimated by 33%

  06-01-2020 21:50
  
  Editor’s note • This story discusses suicide. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 1-800-273-8255.Utah’s number of drug overdose suicides has potentially been underreported by 33%, according to a new study.The study published in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior came to the conclusion after looking at 2,665 overdose deaths that occurred from 2012 to 2015 in Utah, the Provo Daily H
  
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• [CBS Sports] - NBA Winners and Losers: Kevin Love lashes out; Lonzo Ball enters a hot streak; All-Star fan voting falls flat - CBSSports.com

  06-01-2020 21:42 via sportspyder.com
  
  Kevin Love clearly wants out of Cleveland, while Lonzo Ball is displaying growth in his scenery change
  
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• Harvey Weinstein indicted on new sex crimes charges in LA

  06-01-2020 21:05
  
  Los Angeles • Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on new sex crime charges in Los Angeles, just as his trial on separate rape and sexual assault charges in New York was poised to get underway, prosecutors announced Monday.The Hollywood mogul has been charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a news release.“We believe the evidence will show that the defenda
  
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• Salt Lake City Mayor Mendenhall takes oath of office

  06-01-2020 20:44
  
  Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall took the oath of office at a ceremony at City Hall on Monday, replacing one-term Mayor Jackie Biskupski.Mendenhall has a background in air quality work and during the election promoted her City Council experience as a boon to a City Hall that has been led in recent years by former state legislators.She plans on her first day in office to take “immediate steps” on air quality issues and told The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday that she will also work t
  
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• Royals FC names Scott Parkinson as interim coach

  06-01-2020 20:42
  
  The Utah Royals FC announced the departure of coach Laura Harvey, who is leaving to coach the U.S. Women’s National Team’s Under-20 squad, and said that assistant coach Scott Parkinson will serve as the interim leader.“Coaching internationally was the only job that would have interested me moving away from this role at Utah Royals FC,” Harvey said in a statement. “I’ve been wanting to get back into coaching international football, so I’m looking forward
  
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• Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial if subpoenaed

  06-01-2020 20:19
  
  Washington • Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, a surprise statement that bolstered Democrats in their push for new witnesses.Bolton, who left the White House in September, said that he has weighed the issues of executive privilege and that after "careful consideration and study" decided that he would comply with any Senate subp
  
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• Thomas L. Friedman: Trump has killed Iran’s dumbest warrior

  06-01-2020 20:00
  
  One day they may name a street after President Donald Trump in Tehran. Why? Because Trump just ordered the assassination of possibly the dumbest man in Iran and the most overrated strategist in the Middle East: Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.Think of the miscalculations this guy made. In 2015, the U.S. and the major European powers agreed to lift virtually all their sanctions on Iran, many dating back to 1979, in return for Iran halting its nuclear weapons program for a mere 15 years but still maint
  
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• Narges Bajoghli: Soleimani’s death changes nothing in Iran

  06-01-2020 20:00
  
  The assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani of Iran by the United States was an unprecedented escalation in the 40-year standoff between the two countries. General Soleimani was the powerful head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ special operations forces, the Quds Force, and we can expect retaliation across the region. But the killing will not in itself weaken the Revolutionary Guards or Iran’s role in the region.The idea that General Soleimani was all powerful
  
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• NBA Daily: Rayjon Tucker Looking To Earn His Spot In Utah

  06-01-2020 19:30 via basketballinsiders.com
  
  David Yapkowitz speaks with former G League standout and new Utah Jazz swingman Rayjon Tucker about his rise and goals with his team as an NBA player.
  
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• Navajo Nation aims for a Department of Medical Examiners

  06-01-2020 19:17
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • The Navajo Nation says it is working with Congress to fund the tribe’s proposed Department of Medical Examiners.The Gallup Independent reports Navajo Law and Order Committee Chairwoman Eugenia Charles-Newton says the panel is seeking full funding amid overworked criminal investigators.Navajo criminal investigators have been handling deaths on the sprawling Navajo Nation that is located in three states.Navajo criminal investigators have been devoting about 40% of t
  
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• UDOT announces safety enhancements after cars kill 3 near new homeless center

  06-01-2020 19:15
  
  After cars killed three men near the new homeless resource center in South Salt Lake in the two months since it opened, highway officials said Monday they have begun to install safety improvements.Over the weekend, the Utah Department of Transportation installed new electronic message signs to urge drivers to be cautious and alert for pedestrians along 3300 South near 1000 West.After news stories about the problems, UDOT and South Salt Lake also announced plans Monday for numerous other improvem
  
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• This young Utah team can be a factor in the Pac-12

  06-01-2020 19:10
  
  Larry Krystkowiak was starting to ramble a little.Regardless of the question, the University of Utah head coach veered off course early Saturday evening, minutes after the Utes gave No. 4 Oregon all it could handle in a 69-64 loss at the Huntsman Center. Krystkowiak gathered his thoughts, then delved into an overarching storyline surrounding this team, which is 10-4 overall, and 1-1 in the Pac-12 after an opening split against Oregon and Oregon State. “We are the second-youngest team in Am
  
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• After cars kill 3 near new homeless center in 2 months, UDOT announces safety enhancements

  06-01-2020 18:52
  
  After cars killed three men near the new homeless resource center in South Salt Lake in the two months since it opened, highway officials said Monday they have begun to install safety improvements.Over the weekend, the Utah Department of Transportation installed new electronic message signs to urge drivers to be cautious and alert for pedestrians along 3300 South near 1000 West.After news stories about the problems, UDOT and South Salt Lake also announced plans Monday for numerous other improvem
  
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• Utes coaches preach patience, but this young team can be a factor in the Pac-12

  06-01-2020 18:47
  
  Larry Krystkowiak was starting to ramble a little.Regardless of the question, the University of Utah head coach veered off course early Saturday evening, minutes after the Utes gave No. 4 Oregon all it could handle in a 69-64 loss at the Huntsman Center. Krystkowiak gathered his thoughts, then delved into an overarching storyline surrounding this team, which is 10-4 overall, and 1-1 in the Pac-12 after an opening split against Oregon and Oregon State. “We are the second-youngest team in Am
  
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• Social media sparks Generation Z fears of World War III

  06-01-2020 18:37
  
  Over high school lunch tables, teenagers spoke of World War III. When they got home, they tearfully asked their parents whether they would be drafted. Social media feeds exploded with predictions of military action and wisecracking memes about end times.As the United States escalated its conflict with Iran this past week by killing Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a powerful Iranian commander, Americans scrambled to determine what it all meant for the young men and women whose lives could be upended
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Watch Pelicans vs. Jazz: TV channel, live stream info, start time - CBSSports.com

  06-01-2020 18:05 via sportspyder.com
  
  How to watch Pelicans vs. Jazz basketball game
  
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• Kael Weston: Trump’s actions have left us less safe than we were last week

  06-01-2020 18:00
  
  A decade ago, I lived full-time in Iraq as a U.S. State Department official. One winter day, I joined a U.S. Army battalion commander on patrol in Sadr City, home to a million impoverished Iraqis and site of fierce fighting between the U.S. military and Tehran-backed Shia militias.Looking toward a nearby curb, I noticed a large chunk of concrete had recently been blasted away. The lieutenant colonel explained that just days before a new variety of advanced roadside bomb – technology honed
  
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• [Deseret News] - Dante Exum posts career high for Cleveland Cavaliers

  06-01-2020 17:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  Dante Exum’s five-plus seasons with the Utah Jazz were filled with promise that was never really realized. On Sunday night in just his sixth game with the Cleveland Cavaliers after getting traded...
  
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• Utah judges are making changes and taking on new roles

  06-01-2020 17:45
  
  Judges in Utah’s busiest courts feel overwhelmed.They are juggling more cases than ever, which often means long waits for defendants — some sitting for hours handcuffed in holding cells for a quick appearance before a judge.Court officials asked for reinforcements and more money from the Legislature but received only half of what they sought.So now they are trying to find ways to spread out the cases.They’ve decided to start randomly assigning cases between West Jordan and Salt
  
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• What is Trump’s Iran strategy? Few seem to know.

  06-01-2020 16:57
  
  When the United States announced Friday that it had killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, something about its explanation left many analysts puzzled.The strike was intended to deter further Iranian attacks, administration officials said. But it was also expected to provoke severe enough attacks by Iran that the Pentagon was deploying an additional several thousand troops to the region.The apparent contradiction left many experts wondering about the strike’s intended goal and the strategy behi
  
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• Royals FC names Scott Parkinson interim coach

  06-01-2020 16:56
  
  The Utah Royals FC named assistant coach Scott Parkinson interim coach Monday as the club officially announced the departure of coach Laura Harvey, who is leaving to coach the U.S. Women’s National Team’s Under-20 squad.“Coaching internationally was the only job that would have interested me moving away from this role at Utah Royals FC,” Harvey said in a statement. “I’ve been wanting to get back into coaching international football, so I’m looking forwar
  
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• Utah state Rep. Lee Perry retiring from highway patrol after 31 years

  06-01-2020 16:55
  
  Logan • A Utah highway patrol lieutenant and state lawmaker has retired from his law enforcement job after 31 years.Lee Perry told the Logan Herald Journal that he’s seen some good changes in police work during his career. When he started as a trooper, for example, officers couldn’t go to counseling to help deal with the mental and emotional demands of the job."If you went to see a psychiatrist, you were done," Perry said. "Pretty much everybody figured you were done with your c
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Here’s how to beat Thomas Wright in the race for Utah’s next governor

  06-01-2020 16:52
  
  Soon, it seems, the question will become: “Who isn’t running for governor?”Thomas Wright became the latest Republican to jump into the race and if you don’t know Wright, you’re probably not alone.He’s a former Utah Republican Party chairman and current Republican national committeeman. He runs a successful real estate brokerage, but outside of those circles, isn’t widely known. The most recent poll by Utah Policy had him registering at 1% support among R
  
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• A ski resort, a hospital chain and a hotel are among Utah’s biggest tax delinquents

  06-01-2020 16:48
  
  The Wasatch Front’s largest property tax delinquents are an interesting bunch.Powder Mountain ski resort argues it deserves a big property tax break available to ranchers and farmers because it allows livestock to graze there in the off-season — and wants to resolve that before paying its overdue bill. Union Pacific says it is being railroaded by tax collectors.A hotel at the center of past Utah Transit Authority scandals managed not to pay its tax on time. The American Express build
  
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• Overwhelmed Utah judges are making changes and taking on new roles

  06-01-2020 16:47
  
  Judges in Utah’s busiest courts feel overwhelmed.They are juggling more cases than ever, which often means long waits for defendants — some sitting for hours handcuffed in holding cells for a quick appearance before a judge.Court officials asked for reinforcements and more money from the Legislature but received only half of what they sought.So now they are trying to find ways to spread out the cases.They’ve decided to start randomly assigning cases between West Jordan and Salt
  
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• Salt Lake City police arrest 17 at camp protesting treatment of the homeless

  06-01-2020 16:39
  
  Police early Sunday arrested 17 demonstrators who had been camping in the park that surrounds Salt Lake City Hall to protest the treatment of people experiencing homelessness.The group, a subset of the activist group Civil Riot called the Take Shelter Coalition, set up tents in Washington Square Park on Thursday. Group members said demonstrators would stay there until public officials listened to their demands, which include opening a downtown shelter to replace the now-shuttered Road Home and t
  
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• Utahns protest potential war with Iran

  06-01-2020 16:36
  
  It’s been a whirlwind of emotions for Arya Barkesseh since it was announced Friday that President Donald Trump had ordered a U.S. strike that killed a top Iranian general.The 18-year-old Iranian American from Salt Lake City scrolled through social media and found memes joking about how Qassem Soleimani’s death will lead to World War III. Others posted photos of Iranian models with objectifying captions.It seemed as if people here were desensitized to the gravity of the situation, he
  
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• Congress demands answers from Trump about killing of Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani

  06-01-2020 16:35
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned Iraq that he would levy punishing sanctions if it expelled American troops in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian official.But Congress is pushing back, in what's expected to be a pivotal week as lawmakers return from a
  
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• State Rep. Kim Coleman is running for Utah’s 4th Congressional seat

  06-01-2020 16:34
  
  West Jordan • Three-term Republican state legislator Kim Coleman officially announced Saturday morning that she’s running for the 4th Congressional District, hoping to unseat Ben McAdams — who is currently the only Utah Democrat in Congress.In announcing her campaign, Coleman came out critical of McAdams’ vote to impeach President Donald Trump and aligned herself as someone who is a full-fledged Trump supporter. Those who came to her West Jordan campaign headquarters on Sa
  
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• Here are the Utah cities with the lowest unemployment rates

  06-01-2020 16:31
  
  Logan now has the lowest unemployment rate among the nation’s 389 metro areas, and Salt Lake City has the lowest unemployment for metro areas with at least 1 million people.That’s according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It comes two weeks after release of similar data for states showed that Utah matched its lowest unemployment rate ever in November at 2.4% statewide.Also in the new data, a third Utah metro area — Ogden-Clearfield — ranked
  
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• Utahns in Congress support killing of Qassem Soleimani but want to know what’s next

  06-01-2020 16:29
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney — who heads a Senate foreign relations subcommittee on the Middle East — praised the U.S. strike Friday that killed a top Iranian general but also called on the Trump administration to articulate “a coherent strategy for protecting our security interests” there.Meanwhile, Utah’s only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Ben McAdams, said he, too, wants to see a coherent strategy and vowed, "I will not put American soldiers in harm’s way without a clear
  
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• Royals FC officially parts ways with Laura Harvey, names Scott Parkinson interim coach

  06-01-2020 16:29
  
  The Utah Royals FC named assistant coach Scott Parkinson interim coach Monday as the club officially announced the departure of coach Laura Harvey, who is leaving to coach the U.S. Women’s National Team’s Under-20 squad.“Coaching internationally was the only job that would have interested me moving away from this role at Utah Royals FC,” Harvey said in a statement. “I’ve been wanting to get back into coaching international football, so I’m looking forwar
  
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• Utah GOP settles Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit

  06-01-2020 16:28
  
  Provo • The Utah County Republican Party and Utah Republican Party have settled a lawsuit filed by two party members over the Americans with Disabilities Act.As part of the settlement the Utah Republican Party swill update "its governing documents to reflect that ADA compliance is mandated for its political caucuses and conventions," the Provo Daily Herald reports.Court documents say Aaron Heineman, who is deaf, tried to arrange for an American Sign Language interpreter in 2016 to attend a
  
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• Utah’s Shannon and Dean Hale explore Wonder Woman’s pre-teen years in ‘Diana: Princess of the Amazons’

  06-01-2020 16:27
  
  Like most kids growing up in the 1970s and ‘80s, Shannon Hale was a big fan of Wonder Woman — specifically, the TV version played by Lynda Carter.“The best Christmas ever was the Christmas I got the Wonder Woman Underoos,” Hale said recently. “There were so few girls in shows, especially superhero shows. There weren’t very many awesome women for girls to look up to.”Her love for the character did not dissipate in adulthood. When Hale, the best-selling au
  
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• State Rep. Lee Perry retiring from highway patrol after 31 years

  06-01-2020 16:25
  
  Logan • A Utah highway patrol lieutenant and state lawmaker has retired from his law enforcement job after 31 years.Lee Perry told the Logan Herald Journal that he’s seen some good changes in police work during his career. When he started as a trooper, for example, officers couldn’t go to counseling to help deal with the mental and emotional demands of the job."If you went to see a psychiatrist, you were done," Perry said. "Pretty much everybody figured you were done with your c
  
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• Feds propose opening Utah’s San Rafael Desert to more motorized use

  06-01-2020 16:24
  
  Depending on whom you ask, motorized recreation either threatens to overwhelm Utah’s public lands or has been choked off by bureaucrats and environmentalists bent on keeping vast reaches off-limits to those who can’t walk long distances.The emerging dispute over a revised travel plan for Emery County’s San Rafael Desert, south of Green River, illustrates this great divide that the Bureau of Land Management must navigate in determining where off-road vehicles can roam.The land a
  
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• Bret Stephens: Iran’s Qassem Soleimani was an evil man who died as he killed

  06-01-2020 15:41
  
  Reasonable people will debate the likeliest ramifications of President Donald Trump’s decision to order the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the Revolutionary Guard commander whose power in Iran was second only to that of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — and whose power in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq was arguably second to none.What shouldn’t be in doubt is the justice.By far the best account of Soleimani’s life was written by Dexter Filkins for The New York
  
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• Amos N. Guiora: We have crossed the Rubicon acting against Iran

  06-01-2020 15:35
  
  Game changer.That is the best description of President Trump’s decision to order the drone attack on Iranian Major General Qassim Suleimani. The U.S. is entering unchartered waters. This requires taking a step back and asking how this impacts American national security and Middle East geopolitics.We take note of the muted, stony silence, reaction of the Arab world. There has been no rush in Middle East capitals to condemn the U.S. or Israel. That is distinct from the Iranian reaction, whic
  
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