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• Texas governor first to reject new refugees under Trump policy

  10-01-2020 23:52
  
  Houston • Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.Abbott's announcement could have major implications for refugees coming to the United States. Texas has large refugee populations in several of its cities and has long been a leader in settling refugees, taking in more than any other state during the 2018 governmental fiscal year, according to the United Natio
  
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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: National respect for Rudy, Donovan, and Bojan

  10-01-2020 23:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  3 All-Stars for Utah? JP ponders the thought after Zach Lowe and Howard Beck offer their teams. Rudy Gobert beats the Pelicans at the buzzer. Donovan Mitchell and Bojan Bogdanovic delivered
  
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• Utah had landmark 2019 football season. The cupboard is not bare as Utes turn the page to 2020.

  10-01-2020 23:30
  
  The University of Utah joined the Pac-12 in 2011. After making the leap from the Mountain West, it took the football program eight years to win the Pac-12 South and play in the Pac-12 championship game. It took nine years to reside in the top 10 and get to the doorstep of the College Football Playoff.Now what?The Utes won 11 games in 2019 with a roster full of upperclassmen at key positions. They steamrolled the Pac-12 South after losing their conference opener to USC at the LA Coliseum. They ro
  
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• David Brooks: Trump has made us all stupid

  10-01-2020 23:30
  
  Donald Trump is impulse-driven, ignorant, narcissistic and intellectually dishonest. So you’d think that those of us in the anti-Trump camp would go out of our way to show we’re not like him — that we are judicious, informed, mature and reasonable.But the events of the past week have shown that the anti-Trump echo chamber is becoming a mirror image of Trump himself — overwrought, uncalibrated and incapable of having an intelligent conversation about any complex policy pro
  
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• [KSL] - I know nothing about sports and covered a Jazz game. Here's how it went | KSL.com

  10-01-2020 23:16 via sportspyder.com
  
  Sports reporting is the real deal. Here's what I learned while covering the Utah Jazz vs. New York Knicks game.
  
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• [Deseret News] - Utah Jazz newcomer Rayjon Tucker getting regular minutes ahead of game against hometown Charlotte Hornets

  10-01-2020 22:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Of the 17 players on the Utah Jazz roster (including two-way players), a whopping six of them are in their first season in the NBA, and for the most part each has gotten just spot...
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Hornets vs. Jazz odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 10 predictions from advanced computer model - CBSSports.com

  10-01-2020 22:07 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between the Hornets and Jazz. Here are the results:
  
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• James Czerniawski: Let’s protect the right to keep your phone locked

  10-01-2020 22:00
  
  As we enter the start of a new decade, it is incredible to see how technology has played an increasingly larger role in our lives. Ten years ago, many were operating with a flip phone and limited minutes, and today, the phone is seemingly a hub for everything a person does: emails, banking, texting, calling, surfing the internet, playing games, reading news, social media and so much more.Technological advancements also introduce a whole host of new problems — specifically when it comes to
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Game thread: Utah Jazz aim to remain league’s hottest team as they host Charlotte

  10-01-2020 21:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz have the NBA's current longest active win streak and they'll look to extend it on Friday when they host the Charlotte Hornets. Having rattled...
  
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• The Utah, BYU, USU and SUU gymnastics teams will compete under one roof and on the podium Saturday at the Maverik Center

  10-01-2020 21:52
  
  For several years now Utah gymnastics coach Tom Farden has witnessed with a tinge of jealousy how other top teams have benefited from holding regular season meets in a podium setting. Now the Utes are finally getting their turn in Saturday’s Best of Utah meet at the Maverik Center.The Utes will compete against Brigham Young, Southern Utah and Utah State at 7 p.m.The meet is in a neutral arena, but Farden played a big hand in making the meet happen. Getting a chance to compete on a podium,
  
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• One killed, one wounded in Ogden shooting

  10-01-2020 21:49
  
  One person was killed and another injured in a shooting Thursday night in Ogden, police said.Police have arrested one suspect, a 19-year-old man from Pleasant View, said Ogden Police Lt. Michael Boone.The shooting was reported at about 9:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Porter Ave., Boone said Friday in a news conference. Medics found 21-year-old Isaac Gonzales had been wounded by gunfire. He was taken to McKay-Dee Hospital, where he later died.Another victim arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wo
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz rematch on the Hornets at home for 8 straight wins

  10-01-2020 21:45 via sportspyder.com
  
  Another day in January, another mediocre yet semi-dangerous team below .500
  
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• Report: Probe into alleged Clinton corruption closes

  10-01-2020 21:42
  
  U.S. Attorney John Huber’s multiyear look into accusations of corruption by Hillary Clinton has found nothing to file charges against — an outcome that doesn’t surprise current or former law enforcement officials, The Washington Post reported Thursday.Then-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions tasked Huber, Utah’s U.S. attorney, with looking into the Clintons in November 2017 at the urging of President Donald Trump and others. The inquiry focused on the Clinton Foundation a
  
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• BYU forward Yoeli Childs’ finger injury could stall the Cougars’ WCC plans

  10-01-2020 21:39
  
  Provo • As much as the BYU coaching staff hoped and wished Yoeli Childs would be good to go Thursday to face Saint Mary’s in Moraga, Calif., it just wasn’t enough. And the Cougars fell to the Gaels 87-84 in an overtime thriller without their leading scorer.Now, BYU will host Portland Saturday without Childs.Childs left Tuesday's practice early after banging up his finger. After practice, coach Mark Pope said the senior forward would be “fine.”As of Wednesday afternoo
  
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• Utah State football rounds out 2022, 2023 non-conference schedules

  10-01-2020 21:35
  
  The Utah State football team on Friday announced three future home games, completing the non-conference schedule for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.The Aggies will play the University of Connecticut as part of a home-and-home series, the first of those games taking place at Maverik Stadium on Aug. 27, 2022. The road game will be on Sept. 30, 2023.USU has played UConn only once before in its history. It was in 2001 and the Aggies won, 38-31.Additionally, Utah State will host the Weber State Wildcats o
  
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• Game thread: Utah Jazz aim to remain league’s hottest team as they host Charlotte

  10-01-2020 21:24
  
  The Utah Jazz have the NBA’s current longest active win streak and they’ll look to extend it on Friday when they host the Charlotte Hornets. Having rattled off seven consecutive victories, not to mention 12 of their last 13, the Utah Jazz are currently the hottest team in the league. That stretch can largely be […]
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• BYU forward Yoeli Childs’ finger injury could keep him out for a couple weeks, potentially dealing a blow to the Cougars’ WCC plans

  10-01-2020 21:19
  
  Provo • As much as the BYU coaching staff hoped and wished Yoeli Childs would be good to go Thursday to face Saint Mary’s in Moraga, Calif., it just wasn’t enough. And the Cougars fell to the Gaels 87-84 in an overtime thriller without their leading scorer.Now, BYU will host Portland Saturday without Childs.Childs left Tuesday's practice early after banging up his finger. After practice, coach Mark Pope said the senior forward would be “fine.”As of Wednesday afternoo
  
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• Pelosi: House moving to send impeachment to Senate next week

  10-01-2020 20:51
  
  Washington • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate ending Democrats’ blockade of President Donald Trump’s Senate trial.In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said she was proud of their ''courage and patriotism" and warned that senators now have a choice as they consider the charges of abuse and obstruction against the president."In an impeachment trial, every Senator takes an oath to do
  
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• [NBA] - "Just Mercy" — Mike Conley, Utah Jazz present donations to groups fighting wrongful convictions in the U.S.

  10-01-2020 20:24 via sportspyder.com
  
  Mike Conley fought back tears as he watched. The Utah Jazz point guard attended a special screening of  “Just Mercy” — the true story of an Alabama man’s fight for justice after being wrongfully
  
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• Real Salt Lake forward Corey Baird agrees to new contract

  10-01-2020 20:10
  
  Real Salt Lake forward and former academy player Corey Baird has agreed to a new contract with the club, per a report in The Athletic.Baird’s new deal is guaranteed for three years, per the report, and stands to give him a “significant raise” from the $70,000 he earned last season.RSL picked up Baird’s contract option for 2019 in November. This deal appears to be akin to a renegotiation rather than an extension.Baird started 23 of his 31 games in 2019, scoring five goals
  
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• Gary Herbert criticizes Harmons grocery stores move to join tax referendum effort

  10-01-2020 20:06
  
  Gov. Gary Herbert is criticizing Harmons, the Utah-based chain of grocery stores, for joining a citizen campaign aimed at overturning recent changes to the state’s tax laws.The grocer announced Thursday that its 19 Utah locations would host signature gathering beginning on Saturday for the referendum effort, which launched after lawmakers approved a package of reforms in December that cut the state’s income tax while raising the sales tax on food.“Food is essential and should b
  
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• Utah officials reviewing ‘DEPORTM’ license plate

  10-01-2020 19:59
  
  The state officials who authorize personalized license plates in Utah have in recent years banned such requests as "3MERL0T" "4TWENTY" and "DA^NUTZ."But the license plate “DEPORTM” apparently passed muster. Now the Utah Tax Commission is considering recalling the license plate after complaints this week on social media."We're not sure how it got through," said Tammy Kikuchi, spokeswoman for the commission, which oversees the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles. "We're really quite surpri
  
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• [Deseret News] - Donovan Mitchell is still losing to Alex Caruso in fan voting for NBA All-Star Game

  10-01-2020 19:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  Leading up to the Feb. 16 NBA All-Star Game, the league has periodically been releasing updated totals of how many fan votes players are receiving. Thursday was the second release, and once again...
  
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• Utah ranks No. 2 nationally for GDP growth

  10-01-2020 19:43
  
  Utah just ranked No. 2 in the nation for growth in its quarterly gross domestic product, perhaps giving extra meaning to the state flag that depicts a hive full of busy bees beneath the motto of “industry.”The state’s gross domestic product — the market value of goods and services produced by the labor and property — grew by 3.2% between the second and third quarters of 2019, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The only state wit
  
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• Busy Beehive State ranks No. 2 nationally for growth in gross domestic product

  10-01-2020 19:37
  
  Utah just ranked No. 2 in the nation for growth in its quarterly gross domestic product, perhaps giving extra meaning to the state flag that depicts a hive full of busy bees beneath the motto of “industry.”The state’s gross domestic product — the market value of goods and services produced by the labor and property — grew by 3.2% between the second and third quarters of 2019, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The only state wit
  
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• Barcelona joins Salt Lake City, Sapporo, in the race for a future Winter Olympics

  10-01-2020 19:22
  
  Lausanne, Switzerland • There are already three possible bidders to host the Winter Olympics in the future, the IOC said Friday.Previous Winter Games hosts Salt Lake City and Sapporo have been joined by 1992 Summer Games host Barcelona, where temperatures rarely drop below 7 degrees Celsius (45 degrees Fahrenheit) in February.A Pyrenees-Barcelona bid would spread events across the mountain region, including Andorra, and outside the area to find sliding and ski jumping venues.The contenders
  
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• Report: RSL forward Corey Baird agrees to new contract

  10-01-2020 19:17
  
  Real Salt Lake forward and former academy player Corey Baird has agreed to a new contract with the club, per a report in The Athletic.Baird’s new deal is guaranteed for three years, per the report, and stands to give him a “significant raise” from the $70,000 he earned last season.RSL picked up Baird’s contract option for 2019 in November. This deal appears to be akin to a renegotiation rather than an extension.Baird started 23 of his 31 games in 2019, scoring five goals
  
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• Gov. Gary Herbert criticizes Harmons grocery stores move to join tax referendum effort

  10-01-2020 19:07
  
  Gov. Gary Herbert is criticizing Harmons, the Utah-based chain of grocery stores, for joining a citizen campaign aimed at overturning recent changes to the state’s tax laws.The grocer announced Thursday that its 19 Utah locations would host signature gathering beginning on Saturday for the referendum effort, which launched after lawmakers approved a package of reforms in December that cut the state’s income tax while raising the sales tax on food.“Food is essential and should b
  
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• The 2020 Tour of Utah gains prominence in world cycling

  10-01-2020 19:02
  
  The Tour of Utah professional cycling race this year finds itself in rare air.Newly christened a UCI Pro Series race — just a step down from World Tour races like the Tour de France — it is the only stage race with that designation in North America and is one of only two multi-day races of that caliber in all of the Americas.Tour organizers apparently decided its cyclists needed rare air as well. They announced Friday that the 15th running of the seven-day race, which will be held Au
  
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• Jim Bennett: Trump’s policies are neither moral nor conservative

  10-01-2020 19:00
  
  Christianity Today’s bold and brilliant editorial calling for the removal of Donald Trump prompted a response from Dennis Prager, a conservative pundit who frames political issues through a moral perspective that is often missing from the public conversation.In his response, Prager insists that the policies Trump has advanced have a far greater moral impact than his lack of personal integrity, and that those policies are worth, “Mr. Trump’s occasional crude language and intempe
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: the three most unsung heroes of this season

  10-01-2020 18:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  When it comes to accrediting the success of the Utah Jazz, the bulk of that credit usually goes to the same people. Here are three new people that deserve ...
  
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• Barcelona joins the race for a future Winter Olympics

  10-01-2020 18:47
  
  Lausanne, Switzerland • There are already three possible bidders to host the Winter Olympics in the future, the IOC said Friday.Previous Winter Games hosts Salt Lake City and Sapporo have been joined by 1992 Summer Games host Barcelona, where temperatures rarely drop below 7 degrees Celsius (45 degrees Fahrenheit) in February.A Pyrenees-Barcelona bid would spread events across the mountain region, including Andorra, and outside the area to find sliding and ski jumping venues.The contenders
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: The Utah Jazz are now 12-1 in their last 13. Is it for real? And what happens when Mike Conley returns?

  10-01-2020 18:43
  
  Sweet success.That’s what the Jazz have tasted over the last 13 games, having won 12 of those including the last seven straight. But what does that say about the team? And what will happen when Mike Conley comes back?Hosts Andy Larsen and Eric Walden discuss whether or not there’s enough national attention on small market teams to open the podcast, before discussing, you know, the local small market team.A breakdown of the podcast:0:00: Data from a clever Twitter user shows just how
  
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• Utah Jazz: the three most unsung heroes of this season

  10-01-2020 18:27
  
  When it comes to accrediting the success of the Utah Jazz, the bulk of that credit usually goes to the same people. Here are three new people that deserve a shout-out. It’s no secret for the Utah Jazz that they can rely on their two stars to carry them throughout the season. Donovan Mitchell and […]
  Utah Jazz: the three most unsung heroes of this season - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Tour of Utah raises the bar and elevation in bike race’s first year with new UCI Pro Series classification

  10-01-2020 18:09
  
  The Tour of Utah professional cycling race this year finds itself in rare air.Newly christened a UCI Pro Series race — just a step down from World Tour races like the Tour de France — it is the only stage race with that designation in North America and is one of only two multi-day races of that caliber in all of the Americas.Tour organizers apparently decided its cyclists needed rare air as well. They announced Friday that the 15th running of the seven-day race, which will be held Au
  
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• Foul weather postpones helicopter goat shoot in Grand Teton

  10-01-2020 17:49
  
  Jackson, Wyo. • Foul weather has postponed plans to kill nonnative mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park.Park officials closed a large area of the Teton Range to the public this week so that hunters could shoot goats by helicopter without endangering people on the ground.Park officials now say snow and poor visibility are postponing those plans.Grand Teton spokeswoman Denise Germann says another attempt could take place in late January or early February.Mountain goats aren't native to
  
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• Herbert urges Utahns to buy only less-polluting Tier 3 gas

  10-01-2020 17:48
  
  Gov. Gary Herbert’s new budget not only proposes spending $100 million to improve air quality, it also trumpets a call for a consumer gasoline revolt.It contains what are essentially repeated ads for Speedway and Chevron because they — and other brands not specifically mentioned in budget documents — now offer lower-pollution Tier 3 gas. Herbert urges consumers to buy it to prod other refineries to also produce the cleaner fuel.“Utahns can now make a choice to improve air
  
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• 2 men banned from Yellowstone for walking on Old Faithful

  10-01-2020 17:46
  
  Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo. • Two men who pleaded guilty to trespassing on the cone of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park were sentenced to 10 days in jail and have been banned from the park for five years.Park employees and other witnesses saw two people on the geyser on Sept. 10 taking photos with their cellphones. At least one witness shared photos with park rangers, who cited the two defendants.Eric Schefflin, 20, of Lakewood, Colorado, and Ryan Goetz. 25, of Woodstock, New
  
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• Why Mike Lee is mad about the Iran briefing

  10-01-2020 17:24
  
  Washington • If there’s one thing Sen. Mike Lee is known for, it’s his staunch defense of congressional powers.After all, Lee points out, the U.S. Constitution starts with Congress in Article I — and the presidency is Article II.His protection of the legislative branch helps explain how the usually congenial Utah Republican erupted after a closed-door briefing by military leaders and Trump administration officials over its strategy toward Iran, calling their answers &ldquo
  
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• Abandoned bar in South Salt Lake attracts illegal activity, police say

  10-01-2020 17:23
  
  The former Good Spirits bar in South Salt Lake has been vacant for nearly a year, and its unlocked front and back doors are attracting illegal activities, South Salt Lake’s police chief said.The abandoned bar is just up the street from the new men’s homeless resource center that opened in November. Jeremy Quiantana, who spent some time recently at the center, told FOX 13 the bar has become a hot spot for criminal acts.“Because of the shelter right there, they don’t want t
  
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• Holladay’s iconic Cotton Bottom Inn sign removed for restoration

  10-01-2020 17:22
  
  Holladay • Workers from Brimley Neon, which specializes in vintage sign repair, removed the the Cotton Bottom Inn’s iconic rabbit sign Thursday.The bar closed earlier this week for a major remodel. The new owners — the same folks who own Salt Lake City’s Bar X and Park City’s Eating Establishment — are in the process of buying the business from Holladay.The contract is expected to be finalized in March, said co-owner Jeff Barnard. Crews will then spend the next
  
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• Gov. Gary Herbert urges Utahns to buy only less-polluting Tier 3 gas

  10-01-2020 17:19
  
  Gov. Gary Herbert’s new budget not only proposes spending $100 million to improve air quality, it also trumpets a call for a consumer gasoline revolt.It contains what are essentially repeated ads for Speedway and Chevron because they — and other brands not specifically mentioned in budget documents — now offer lower-pollution Tier 3 gas. Herbert urges consumers to buy it to prod other refineries to also produce the cleaner fuel.“Utahns can now make a choice to improve air
  
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• U.S. dismisses Iraq request to work on a troop withdrawal plan

  10-01-2020 17:04
  
  Baghdad • Iraq’s caretaker prime minister asked Washington to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal, but the U.S. State Department on Friday bluntly rejected the request, saying the two sides should instead talk about how to “recommit” to their partnership.Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in the capital and southern Iraq, many calling on both Iran and America to leave Iraq, reflecting anger and frustration over the two rivals —
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: The Utah Jazz are now 12-1 in their last 13. Is it for real or not? And what happens when Mike Conley returns?

  10-01-2020 16:56
  
  Sweet success.That’s what the Jazz have tasted over the last 13 games, having won 12 of those including the last seven straight. But what does that say about the team? And what will happen when Mike Conley comes back?Hosts Andy Larsen and Eric Walden discuss whether or not there’s enough national attention on small market teams to open the podcast, before discussing, you know, the local small market team.A breakdown of the podcast:0:00: Data from a clever Twitter user shows just how
  
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• Paul Krugman: Australia shows us the road to hell

  10-01-2020 16:50
  
  In a rational world, the burning of Australia would be a historic turning point. After all, it’s exactly the kind of catastrophe climate scientists long warned us to expect if we didn’t take action to limit greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, a 2008 report commissioned by the Australian government predicted that global warming would cause the country’s fire seasons to begin earlier, end later and be more intense — starting around 2020.Furthermore, although it may seem call
  
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• John T. Nielsen: Utah DABC is committed to its mission

  10-01-2020 16:47
  
  A recent Salt Lake Tribune commentary by a Utah citizen focused on Utah’s liquor business and, specifically, the operations of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC). Although the article was an opinion piece, it contained some factual inaccuracies that merit addressing.Nov. 1 was the day that grocery and convenience stores could sell beer containing up to 4% alcohol by weight. In October, many grocery and convenience stores allowed their shelves to run low to avoid being sadd
  
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• Man found dead inside burning Salt Lake City house

  10-01-2020 16:24
  
  Salt Lake City firefighters found a dead man inside a burning house on Friday morning.Firefighters were called to the house at 719 E. Logan Ave. just after 7 a.m. Friday. They arrived to find the front porch of the structure ablaze. The fire extended into the house, according to Division Chief Ryan Mellor of the Salt Lake City Fire Department, and crews quickly extinguished the flames.“When they made entry into the home, they found one deceased male inside,” Mellor said. “At th
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz deserve two All-Stars

  10-01-2020 16:21 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell both deserve their first All-Star nod, and the odds are in their favor.
  
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• Driver hits 14-year-old girl in Utah crosswalk and leaves without stopping

  10-01-2020 16:21
  
  Police are looking for a driver who struck and seriously injured a 14-year-old girl who was crossing a street this week in West Valley City.The girl was walking in a crosswalk at 4:30 p.m. Monday at 3800 S. Constitution Blvd. when she was hit by a car that did not stop, West Valley City police wrote in a statement on social media.The car was white and was driven by a white man, police wrote."Multiple vehicles were stopped at the intersection where it happened and likely saw it occur," police wro
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run podcast: The Jazz are now 12-1 in their last 13. Is it for real or not? And what happens when Mike Conley returns?

  10-01-2020 16:15 via sportspyder.com
  
  Sweet success.
  
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