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• BYU football standouts Khyiris Tonga and Matt Bushman pondered entering the NFL Draft, then decided to stay with the Cougars. Here’s why.

  17-01-2020 23:38
  
  Provo • For more than a year, defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga talked about entering the NFL draft after his junior season. But when it came down to it, Tonga changed his mind and instead decided to stay at BYU.And he's not the only one.Junior tight end Matt Bushman was also considering turning pro, but decided to play as a Cougar one more season.Bushman said he and his wife Emily talked about the tight end’s options all the time, usually alternating between staying at BYU and taking h
  
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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: SiriusXM NBA's Justin Termine gives a midseason review

  17-01-2020 23:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  Midseason review with Sirius NBA Radio host Justin Termine.  Can @rudygobert27 win the MVP this season? @TermineRadio gives you the stats that put him in the conversation.#TakeNote
  
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• Timothy Egan: Trump’s evil is contageous

  17-01-2020 23:00
  
  It passed with the usual shrug by the usual handmaidens of hatred when the president of the world’s most powerful democracy threatened to commit war crimes by bombing Iranian cultural sites — the kind of barbarism practiced by the Taliban and rogue-state thugs.After being told that he would be in violation of Geneva Convention rules that the United States had helped to create back when America was actually great, President Donald Trump relented, but still wondered: Why not?The warlor
  
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• Salt Lake City mayor and council: Every person deserves shelter in the winter

  17-01-2020 23:00
  
  Every person who seeks shelter during the winter months should have access to a safe, warm place to sleep and ability to connect with services. This is a fundamental human right — a right that we believe in, and which we know our neighbors in Salt Lake City also believe in.For years, Salt Lake City and its partners in the county and the state have worked diligently to address the needs of our unsheltered neighbors. But even as we do our best, we understand that those needs evolve, and we t
  
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• Utah State basketball’s Justin Bean is the Aggies’ spark plug. He also plays a mean ukulele.

  17-01-2020 22:59
  
  Justin Bean is always singing.Whether it’s in the locker room, in the ice bath, in the car with his friends or teammates, or in his apartment, the Utah State forward constantly carries a tune wherever he goes.After practices or games, he accompanies his singing with playing ukulele, a hobby he picked up about six months ago. He told The Salt Lake Tribune that he plays before bed or after basketball because it calms him down.“It kind of soothes me,” Bean said.Bean has since star
  
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• Why did Utah officials approve a ‘FUHRER’ license plate? They won’t say.

  17-01-2020 22:54
  
  A week after a “DEPORTM” Utah license plate attracted complaints from the public and lawmakers, residents are questioning the approval of yet another vanity plate: “FUHRER.”“Oh, my God!'” Celeste Barker recalled saying when she noticed the plate in May in Salt Lake City. Barker posted a photo of the plate on social media and later discussed it with her neighbor, Polly Hart, who volunteered to make a complaint about the apparent Nazi reference during an errand
  
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• Utah’s Catholic diocese and House speaker oppose clergy confession bill

  17-01-2020 22:41
  
  The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City and the Utah House speaker have come out against a bill that would force clergy to report allegations of child abuse obtained in a religious confessional.Sponsored by Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, HB90 specifically calls for removing the exemption that clerics now have in certain circumstances for reporting abuse.“The motivation for the bill is understandable, to uncover and stop the abuse of children," Jean Hill, government liaison for the di
  
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• [Deseret News] - Utah Jazz, Joe Ingles partnering for additional Australian bushfire relief efforts

  17-01-2020 22:26 via sportspyder.com
  
  Earlier this month, nine NBA players from Australia, including Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles, joined together in donating $750,000 to help the bushfire relief efforts in their home country. At the...
  
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• West High School students honored for fast action that saved a life last year

  17-01-2020 22:24
  
  Two West High School students were recognized on Friday for their quick action that saved the life of Assistant Attorney General David Carlson last year when his car crashed.A school assembly during which Attorney General Sean Reyes presented the students with certificates of appreciation was the first time Carlson got the chance to meet seniors Felix Ortiz and Grant Dunkley.“It’s breathtaking to see Dave here with us today and knowing what we did and trying to remember the situation
  
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• Utah State’s Justin Bean is the Aggies’ basketball spark plug. He also plays a mean ukulele.

  17-01-2020 22:15
  
  Justin Bean is always singing.Whether it’s in the locker room, in the ice bath, in the car with his friends or teammates, or in his apartment, the Utah State forward constantly carries a tune wherever he goes.After practices or games, he accompanies his singing with playing ukulele, a hobby he picked up about six months ago. He told The Salt Lake Tribune that he plays before bed or after basketball because it calms him down.“It kind of soothes me,” Bean said.Bean has since star
  
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• Utah’s next marijuana bill could create an expungement option for past medical cannabis use

  17-01-2020 22:02
  
  A forthcoming medical cannabis bill will contain an expungement provision for patients prosecuted in the past for possessing the substance to treat their ailments.The anticipated legislation will likely suggest dozens of other tweaks to the state’s medical cannabis law in the months before the full program is slated to go live. The bill is in drafting phases, and elements are still in flux, but advocate Connor Boyack said he believes it will create a more patient-centered system for delive
  
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• After ‘DEPORTM’ Utah license plate raised eyebrows, now there’s a ‘FUHRER’ plate

  17-01-2020 22:02
  
  A week after a “DEPORTM” Utah license plate attracted complaints from the public and lawmakers, residents are questioning the approval of yet another vanity plate:"FUHRER.""Oh, my God!'" Celeste Barker recalled saying when she noticed the plate in May in Salt Lake City. Barker posted a photo of the plate on social media and later discussed it with her neighbor, Polly Hart, who volunteered to make a complaint of the apparent Nazi reference during an errand at the Utah Division of Moto
  
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• Patrick Stewart returns as Picard in new ‘Star Trek’ series

  17-01-2020 22:01
  
  Pasadena, Calif. • Sir Patrick Stewart is boldly going where he’s gone before — back to “Star Trek” and his role as Jean-Luc Picard. This, despite the fact that he had vowed he’d never put on a Starfleet uniform again.Executive producer Alex Kurtzman approached him about a Picard-centric series two years ago.“At first, I was a little reluctant,” Stewart said, “feeling that everything that I wanted to say about Jean-Luc had been said over 178 e
  
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• Judge says conservation group can look into energy panel

  17-01-2020 21:59
  
  Billings, Mont. • A conservation group can seek details from the Trump Administration on whether it used the recommendations of a disbanded committee to craft policies on oil, gas and coal extraction, according to a federal court ruling.U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said in a late Thursday ruling that there was "a significant question" on whether the administration followed the advice of the Royalty Policy Committee created under former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.The ruling allows th
  
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• Trump campaign tries robust outreach to expand his appeal

  17-01-2020 21:58
  
  Washington • Selfies on a “Women for Trump” bus tour through Iowa. Volunteer training at a “Black Voices for Trump” organizing session in Philadelphia. A vice presidential headliner at a “Latinos for Trump” event in Florida.President Donald Trump's surrogates fanned out across the country Thursday in a show of force that is part of an aggressive — and uphill — effort to stretch his appeal beyond the base of working-class white voters who prope
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang likes to keep things light, but he’s bringing increasing heft to the bench

  17-01-2020 21:56 via sportspyder.com
  
  A short time ago, Georges Niang was coming off a stretch wherein he had nailed five 3-pointers and spurred a fourth-quarter rally in Orlando, helped blow away the Charlotte Hornets with another quintet of triples, and appeared so locked in from...
  
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• Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang likes to keep things light, but he’s bringing increasing heft to the bench

  17-01-2020 21:43
  
  A short time ago, Georges Niang was coming off a stretch wherein he had nailed five 3-pointers and spurred a fourth-quarter rally in Orlando, helped blow away the Charlotte Hornets with another quintet of triples, and appeared so locked in from beyond the arc (he’d risen to second in the league in 3P%) that a reporter asked him postgame how big the hoop looked at the moment.“Um, it looks the normal size,” Niang deadpanned, “but it feels really good shooting the ball.&rdqu
  
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• [Sports Keeda] - 3 Reasons why the Utah Jazz are legitimate contenders this season | NBA 2019-20

  17-01-2020 21:41 via sportspyder.com
  
  We try and analyse whether Utah have a legit shot at the gold.
  
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• What’s next for Hobbitville? Plans show 60 new units possibly coming to Sugar House.

  17-01-2020 21:19
  
  It’s been one year since the last residents of a small Salt Lake City community known as “Hobbitville” left behind their eclectic neighborhood, which faced an uncertain future after the death of its owner and landlord.In the months since, nearby Sugar House residents have watched guardedly to see what would come next for Allen Park, located across the street from Westminster College on 1300 East in a prime location for real estate development.On Monday, they got their first tas
  
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• [KSL] - Donovan Mitchell, Brandon Ingram put on epic duel in Jazz-Pelicans OT clash | KSL.com

  17-01-2020 20:59 via sportspyder.com
  
  In one corner, Brandon Ingram, a former No. 2 pick who has found a new level of play in New Orleans. In the other, Donovan Mitchell, the budding star who is making a strong case for his first All-Star game. The winner: everyone watching.
  
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• A 2021 exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts will visualize air quality

  17-01-2020 20:58
  
  The Utah Museum of Fine Arts will launch an exhibition about Utah’s air quality next year — supported by an $80,000 grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.The grant, announced Thursday, will support an exhibition set for spring 2021 called “Air,” which will feature work by artists exploring air as an artistic medium and looking at the effect humans are having on air quality. UMFA senior curator Whitney Tassie is organizing the exhibit, which will featur
  
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• David Brooks: The Bernie Sanders fallacy

  17-01-2020 20:24
  
  This is a golden age for “Theyism.” This is the belief that there is some malevolent, elite “they” out there and “they” are destroying life for the rest of us.There is Donald Trump’s culture-war Theyism: The coastal cultural elites hate genuine Americans, undermining our values and opening our borders. And there is Bernie Sanders’ class-war Theyism: The billionaires have rigged the economy to benefit themselves and impoverish everyone else.Each of
  
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• Citing sensitive information, UTA declines to release audit after stolen fares

  17-01-2020 20:18
  
  The Utah Transit Authority has decided not to release an audit of its fare-collecting procedures that it ordered after two employees were charged with stealing more than a combined $500,000 in coins from fares.But it is outlining some changes that it is making after that now-completed audit by an outside contractor, RSM.“UTA will not be releasing the auditor’s report, as it contains sensitive information about security procedures and processes,” said UTA spokesman Carl Arky aft
  
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• Hillary Clinton makes her first trip to Sundance for her new documentary

  17-01-2020 20:12
  
  Hillary Clinton is headed to Utah, and she can’t wait to get there.The former first lady, U.S. senator, secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate will be at the Sundance Film Festival to support the four-part documentary series “Hillary” — and she’s scheduled to take questions twice.“I’m really looking forward to it,” said Clinton, who won the popular vote in 2016 but lost the electoral college to President Donald Trump. “I’m e
  
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• BYU basketball faces No. 1 Gonzaga Saturday. Do the Cougs have a chance?

  17-01-2020 19:49
  
  Provo • When news of Yoeli Childs being out with an open dislocation of his right index finger came to light, it seemed like an unfortunate time for the Cougars to be without their leading scorer.BYU had just started West Coast Conference play, so having Childs out for at least a couple of weeks during the most important part of the season could have been detrimental for the Cougars. And now they will face their biggest test — No. 1 Gonzaga.However, coach Mark Pope considers the Bulld
  
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• Utah Museum of Fine Arts will visualize air quality in 2021, using a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation

  17-01-2020 19:28
  
  The Utah Museum of Fine Arts will launch an exhibition about Utah’s air quality next year — supported by an $80,000 grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.The grant, announced Thursday, will support an exhibition set for spring 2021 called “Air,” which will feature work by artists exploring air as an artistic medium and looking at the effect humans are having on air quality. UMFA senior curator Whitney Tassie is organizing the exhibit, which will featur
  
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• BYU’s men’s basketball team gets back in the ring with No. 1 Gonzaga Saturday; do the Cougs have any kind of chance?

  17-01-2020 19:25
  
  Provo • When news of Yoeli Childs being out with an open dislocation of his right index finger came to light, it seemed like an unfortunate time for the Cougars to be without their leading scorer.BYU had just started West Coast Conference play, so having Childs out for at least a couple of weeks during the most important part of the season could have been detrimental for the Cougars. And now they will face their biggest test — No. 1 Gonzaga.However, coach Mark Pope considers the Bulld
  
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• Hillary Clinton is excited about her trip to Utah. And she’ll take questions at Sundance.

  17-01-2020 19:17
  
  Hillary Clinton is headed to Utah, and she can’t wait to get there.The former first lady, U.S. senator, secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate will be at the Sundance Film Festival to support the four-part documentary series “Hillary” — and she’s scheduled to take questions twice.“I’m really looking forward to it,” said Clinton, who won the popular vote in 2016 but lost the electoral college to President Donald Trump. “I’m e
  
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• Utah progressives and nonpartisan groups call for fair Senate impeachment trial during rally

  17-01-2020 19:16
  
  About 100 Utahns and a coalition of mostly progressive groups gathered Thursday outside the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City to call on Utah Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee to “vote their conscience” and push for a fair and impartial Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump.The rally and news conference held earlier in the day were both aimed at urging Romney and Lee to consider all of the evidence as the Senate trial formally begins and to vote for the
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Dunks of the Week - 1.17.20

  17-01-2020 19:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  Dunks of the Week presented by Wasatch Front Ford Dealers
  
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• Newly released sex offender accused of sex assault on a Utah bus

  17-01-2020 19:09
  
  Vernal • A sex offender recently released from an Iowa prison has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman on a Greyhound bus, Utah authorities said.Gregory Kehl was arrested in the small northeastern Utah city of Vernal after the driver stopped the bus at a restaurant and reported the alleged assault to a restaurant manager, KUTV reported Thursday.The alleged victim told police that she moved away from Kehl during the bus trip but that he followed her inside the bus, expos
  
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• Alan Gift: Romney’s leadership in the Senate is critical

  17-01-2020 19:00
  
  An open letter to Sen. Mitt Romney:I appreciate and admire your moral courage and willingness to look at facts and truth rather than perpetuating the president’s alternative reality. Most Republican lawmakers appear to be enamored of the president’s assertive fiction at the expense of inconvenient reality and personal integrity. Now is a moment in history where your leadership in the Senate and the nation is critical.In the past, you commented on Donald Trump’s apparent charact
  
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• Both Gach is struggling lately, and so is the Utah men’s basketball team

  17-01-2020 18:56
  
  Tucson, Ariz. • Both Gach has not played well in either of Utah’s last two games, both losses to Pac-12 contenders Colorado and Arizona.The sophomore wing shot 3-for-9 from the floor and 1-for-5 from 3-point range for seven points on Sunday in a 39-point loss at the Buffaloes. He followed that up Thursday against the Wildcats with two points on 1-for-8 shooting, including 0-for-4 from deep, in a 93-77 loss.It is irrational to think that Gach playing better would make up 39 and 16-poin
  
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• Three Utah Royals FC players chosen for Olympic qualifying roster

  17-01-2020 18:41
  
  Three Utah Royals FC players have been named to the U.S. Women’s National Team qualifying roster for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.Becky Sauerbrunn, Christen Press and Kelley O’Hara were all chosen to compete on the 20-player squad. Each of them played on the 2016 team that finished fifth, the lowest result in USWNT Olympic history.The Royals trio were also on the USWNT squad that won the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.Should the national team qualify, it would be the third Olympics
  
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• After LDS Church exit, Boy Scouts shrink in northern Utah from 7,200 to 110 troops

  17-01-2020 18:18
  
  A new year means a new home — and more than 7,000 fewer troops — for the Boy Scouts in northern Utah.On Saturday, the Boy Scouts of America’s Great Salt Lake Council finished cleaning out its longtime home on Foothill Drive near the University of Utah. The headquarters are now in Sandy, 8389 S. 700 West, next to the South Valley Scout Shop.The smaller digs with limited hours — it’s open Monday through Friday from 1 to 5:30 p.m. — coincide with the council&rsqu
  
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• [Deseret News] - Rudy Gobert used this emoji to describe the Jazz’s wild OT loss to the Pelicans

  17-01-2020 17:43 via sportspyder.com
  
  Thursday night’s matchup between the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans was something akin to a wild roller coaster ride. Two young NBA stars going toe-to-toe on career nights. A tightly contested...
  
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• After LDS Church exit, Boy Scouts shrink in northern Utah from 7,200 to 110

  17-01-2020 17:39
  
  A new year means a new home — and more than 7,000 fewer troops — for the Boy Scouts in northern Utah.On Saturday, the Boy Scouts of America’s Great Salt Lake Council finished cleaning out its longtime home on Foothill Drive near the University of Utah. The headquarters are now in Sandy, 8389 S. 700 West, next to the South Valley Scout Shop.The smaller digs with limited hours — it’s open Monday through Friday from 1 to 5:30 p.m. — coincide with the council&rsqu
  
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• Morning snowfall hampers morning commute along the Wasatch Front

  17-01-2020 17:31
  
  A storm expected to dump several inches of snow in northern Utah during the Friday morning commute has hampered travel in some areas and snarled traffic particularly along Interstate 15. The snow is creating problems in Little and Big Cottonwood canyons. The Utah Department of Transportation reports that Little Cottonwood Canyon road will close at 10 a.m. for about two hours for avalanche control work.🚨#RoadClosureAlert: #LCCroad #SR210 will be closed at 10am for @UDOTavy avalanche contr
  
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• Light earthquake rumbles under Mineral Mountains in southwest Utah

  17-01-2020 17:19
  
  Minersville • A light 4.0 magnitude earthquake rumbled beneath southwest Utah’s Mineral Mountains on Thursday evening, officials say.No damage was expected in the largely rural area, according to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations. The shock was felt by some residents in nearby communities.Since 1962, there have been 17 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or higher in the 16 miles surrounding the epicenter of the quake, according to the university group.
  
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• Morning snowfall hampers commute along Wasatch Front; Little Cottonwood Canyon to close temporarily

  17-01-2020 17:09
  
  A storm expected to dump several inches of snow in northern Utah during the Friday morning commute has hampered travel in some areas and snarled traffic particularly along Interstate 15. The snow is creating problems in Little and Big Cottonwood canyons. The Utah Department of Transportation reports that Little Cottonwood Canyon road will close at 10 a.m. for about two hours for avalanche control work.🚨#RoadClosureAlert: #LCCroad #SR210 will be closed at 10am for @UDOTavy avalanche contr
  
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• After ‘DEPORTM’ Utah license plate raised eyebrows, now ‘FUHRER’ plate is

  17-01-2020 17:08
  
  A week after a “DEPORTM” Utah license plate attracted complaints from the public and lawmakers, residents are questioning the approval of yet another vanity plate:"FUHRER.""Oh, my God!'" Celeste Barker recalled saying when she noticed the plate in May in Salt Lake City. Barker posted a photo of the plate on social media and later discussed it with her neighbor, Polly Hart, who volunteered to make a complaint of the apparent Nazi reference during an errand at the Utah Division of Moto
  
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• Morning snowfall hampers commute along Wasatch Front

  17-01-2020 16:19
  
  A storm expected to dump several inches of snow in northern Utah during the Friday morning commute has hampered travel in some areas and snarled traffic particularly along Interstate 15.The Utah Highway Parol reports troopers are on the scene of several car crashes in Weber County and along I-15. There also are several reported crashes on the northern end of Utah County.The snowstorm prompted Gov. Gary Herbert on Thursday night to delay opening state offices and the National Weather Service to w
  
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• AP visits immigrant courts across U.S., finds nonstop chaos

  17-01-2020 16:00
  
  Lumpkin, Ga. • In a locked, guarded courtroom in a compound surrounded by razor wire, Immigration Judge Jerome Rothschild waits — and stalls.A Spanish interpreter is running late because of a flat tire. Rothschild tells the five immigrants before him that he’ll take a break before the proceedings even start. His hope: to delay just long enough so these immigrants won’t have to sit by, uncomprehendingly, as their futures are decided.“We are, untypically, without an in
  
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• New Orleans Pelicans end Utah Jazz winning streak with 138-132 overtime victory

  17-01-2020 15:55
  
  New Orleans • Time and time again, Donovan Mitchell would come down the floor and do something absolutely incredible. Then, Brandon Ingram would match.That was the theme of Thurday’s game between Mitchell and Ingram — whoops, the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans. And while Mitchell was incredible, scoring 46, Ingram was just a bit better, scoring 49 and leading an overtime run to get the Pelicans a 138-132 win over the Jazz.The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for the
  
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• University of Utah’s 2020 football schedule released with three weekday games

  17-01-2020 15:54
  
  Another early-season clash with USC, a Thursday night at the Rose Bowl vs. UCLA, and a mid-October matchup with Washington highlight Utah’s 2020 Pac-12 schedule, released by the conference Thursday afternoon.The Utes, 11-3 overall, 8-1 in the Pac-12, and winners of the Pac-12 South for the second consecutive season in 2019, will again face the Trojans on a Friday night. Last season, USC beat Utah, 30-23, in the Pac-12 opener for both teams at the LA Coliseum. The Utes then ripped off eight
  
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• The time Utah Jazz brass — including owner Gail Miller — pranked forward Joe Ingles

  17-01-2020 15:50
  
  New Orleans • There’s a somewhat legendary story from a prior season that’s been making the rounds recently, involving Jazz forward Joe Ingles and Jazz owner Gail Miller. So ESPN’s Zach Lowe tracked Ingles down and asked him about it. Here’s what happened, in Ingles’ words from the podcast.“She sits courtside, as you do as an owner. I dove for a loose ball — cause I just do all the extra hard yards and and do everything that I can to get my team a w
  
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• State colleges: Weber State tops Idaho State 76-68 in overtime

  17-01-2020 15:29
  
  Pocatello, Idaho • Jerrick Harding scored eight of his 28 points in overtime, Cody John finished with 21 points, and Weber State beat Idaho State 76-68 on Thursday night to snap a three-game skid.John made 9 of 11, including 5 of 6 in OT. Michal Kozak tied his career-high with 14 points and freshman Tim Fuller added 10 points and a season-best nine rebounds for the Wildcats.Harding made back-to-back layups to give Weber State (6-11, 2-4 Big Sky Conference) the lead for good at 67-64 with 1:
  
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• Robert Kirby: Where would you like to be stuck for 24 hours?

  17-01-2020 15:00
  
  Earlier this week, a man found himself locked inside a fitness center that advertised 24-hour service but decided to close anyway. The man, who was swimming laps in the pool when the staff left, was trapped inside.After trying to find a way out, he was finally rescued by police after he began posting selfies on social media of himself alone in the business.The guy was lucky. The building had heat, snacks, handy restrooms and — this is important — no horrifying, flesh-eating steroid g
  
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• Political Cornflakes: How a composer sought to capitalize on the United States’ first impeachment

  17-01-2020 15:00
  
  Any time something an issue rises to the country’s attention, someone is standing by to sell them a related product. In the impeachment of President Donald Trump, it’s everything from “Impeach 45” buttons to impeach-mints on Zazzle. During America’s first impeachment in 1868, entrepreneurs also searched for ways to make money — including with a an “impeachment polka." [WaPost]Happy Friday!Topping the news: Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced t
  
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• Mikhail Shneyder: Welcoming refugees is what Utah stands for

  17-01-2020 15:00
  
  When I first came to the United States as a refugee from Belarus in the former Soviet Union at age 19, I had a degree in nursing but spoke little English.I grew up experiencing systematic Soviet discrimination against Jews like me and was unsure whether pursuing an advanced degree or having a fulfilling career was even possible. I had spent my elementary school years caring for my disabled mother who suffered from encephalitis, which is inflammation of the brain. Besides, I was good at it. Nursi
  
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