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• Utah’s Mike Lee, Mitt Romney to self-quarantine, and not vote, after Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus

  22-03-2020 23:54
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Washington • Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are self-quarantining per doctors’ orders after coming in contact with Sen. Rand Paul, who confirmed he tested positive Sunday for COVID-19.Neither Utah senator will be voting in the next two weeks, their offices confirmed, as Congress wrestles with tak
  
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• Virus outbreak brings hundreds of Latter-day Saint missionaries back to Utah in very atypical homecomings

  22-03-2020 23:47
  
  Hundreds of missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints streamed through the doors of the Salt Lake City International Airport on Sunday, marking an atypical detour in their religious service for the Utah-based faith.The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has prompted the church to adapt its foundational proselytizing program, shuttering Missionary Training Centers worldwide and scrambling to return young men and women to their native countries.Church spokesman Doug An
  
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• ‘I feel like hiking is a safe option’ — Utah’s hills are alive with hikers, most keeping their distance, in age of coronavirus

  22-03-2020 23:44
  
  Editor’s note • The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Aline Devaud is a mental health therapist. On Friday, she went to the Jacks Peak Trailhead on Salt Lake City’s east bench, and put one foot in front of the other.“I won’t be any good if I don’t care for myself,” said Devaud, who has been speaking to clients over the computer t
  
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• [Deseret News] - Utah Jazz’s experience with coronavirus proves how quickly life can change

  22-03-2020 23:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  As we all now know, things can change in an instant, a lesson that the Utah Jazz learned in a very short amount of time less than two weeks ago.
  
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• [Deseret News] - Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic reacts to earthquake in native Croatia

  22-03-2020 23:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  After a 5.3 magnitude earthquake ripped through the capital city of his native Croatia on Sunday, Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic took to Instagram to share photos of damage that had taken...
  
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• ‘I feel like hiking is a safe option’ — Utah’s hills are alive with hikers, all keeping their distance, in age of coronavirus

  22-03-2020 22:55
  
  Editor’s note • The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Aline Devaud is a mental health therapist. On Friday, she went to the Jacks Peak Trailhead on Salt Lake City’s east bench, and put one foot in front of the other.“I won’t be any good if I don’t care for myself,” said Devaud, who has been speaking to clients over the computer t
  
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• Utah’s Mike Lee, Mitt Romney to self-quarantine after Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for COVID-19

  22-03-2020 22:50
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Washington • Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are self-quarantining per doctor’s orders after coming in contact with Sen. Rand Paul, who confirmed he tested positive Sunday for COVID-19.Neither Utah senator will be voting in the next two weeks, their offices confirmed, as Congress wrestles with tak
  
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• Utah’Mike Lee to self-quarantine after Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for COVID-19s

  22-03-2020 22:15
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Washington • Sen. Mike Lee says he has no symptoms but on advice of a doctor will self-quarantine because of his proximity to Sen. Rand Paul, who confirmed he tested positive Sunday for COVID-19.Lee, R-Utah, said in a statement that after learning Paul was infected he consulted with the attending physician
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Rudy Gobert gives startling coronavirus update

  22-03-2020 21:42 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert is currently living with coronavirus. And based upon his latest update, it doesn’t sound great. The NBA announced Gobert had contracted coronavirus last Wednesday. It’s been 11 days since and the Jazz star has quarantined...
  
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• RSL legend Kyle Beckerman writes letter to fans

  22-03-2020 21:37
  
  Editor’s note: The Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Real Salt Lake veteran Kyle Beckerman is finding ways to have an impact on fans despite Major League Soccer being suspended until at least May 10 and potentially further.Beckerman wrote an open latter to fans released Sunday in which he writes about the struggles the state of Utah has endured in the past couple of weeks.
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Karl Malone and the bloodiest elbows in NBA history

  22-03-2020 21:35 via sportspyder.com
  
  Karl Malone will forever be the pride and joy of the Utah Jazz. Outside of Salt Lake City, however, his elbows have caused opposing players and fanbases to...
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Rudy Gobert Says He Lost Senses of Smell and Taste Amid Coronavirus Diagnosis

  22-03-2020 21:24 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert described his worsening symptoms associated with the coronavirus Sunday on Twitter: Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19, ...
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Sunday, March 22, 2020: Cases in Utah rise to 181

  22-03-2020 21:19
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Sunday, March 22. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]1:50 p.m.: Utah coronavirus cases rise to 181, and Utah records its first d
  
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• Utah Jazz: Karl Malone and the bloodiest elbows in NBA history

  22-03-2020 21:12
  
  Karl Malone will forever be the pride and joy of the Utah Jazz. Outside of Salt Lake City, however, his elbows have caused opposing players and fanbases to feel negatively towards him. And with good reason — they were lethal out on the court. Death, taxes and Karl Malone’s elbows nearly removing someone’s nose from […]
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• Sen. Mitt Romney says colleagues may quarantine after Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus

  22-03-2020 20:51
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney says he and his colleagues are speaking with medical professionals on whether they should self-quarantine after Sen. Rand Paul tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the third lawmaker to contract the disease even as Congress seeks to pass another massive bill to offer financia
  
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• Utah’s first coronavirus death was a Davis County man over the age of 60

  22-03-2020 20:37
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Utah has recorded its first COVID-19-related death, the state Department of Health and Mountainstar HCA announced Sunday.The patient, a Davis County man older than 60, was being treated at Lakeview Hospital. He had underlying medic
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Sunday, March 22: First Utah coronavirus death reported.

  22-03-2020 19:58
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Sunday, March 22.12:50 p.m.: First Utah coronavirus death is reportedThe Utah Department of Health and Mountainstar HCA reported the state’s first COVID-19-related death.The patient, a male resident of Davis County
  
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• Rand Paul is first senator to report positive test for virus

  22-03-2020 19:46
  
  Washington • Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Sunday that he had tested positive for the disease caused by the new coronavirus, becoming the first member of the Senate to report a case of COVID-19. He said in a tweet that he was feeling fine and was in quarantine.Paul, a doctor, said he has not had symptoms and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He said he was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person.Paul, a deficit hawk, was among e
  
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• Phelan Acheson: A student loan jubilee would do wonders for the economy

  22-03-2020 19:00
  
  The Federal Reserve recently injected $1.5 trillion into the stock market for a roughly 30-minute bump in the markets. That amount of money would’ve nearly cancelled all student loan debt. The Fed created the money only to watch it burn, to assuage the 1%.In Utah, there is a student debt burden of 67%. This means that 67 out of every 100 people in Utah have some amount of student debt. Speaking from firsthand experience, student debt is crippling. It affects one’s ability to buy a ca
  
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• Coronavirus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices

  22-03-2020 18:39
  
  Paris • Young German adults hold “corona parties” and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement orders. From France to Florida to Australia, kitesurfers, college students and others crowd the beaches.Their defiance of lockdown mandates and scientific advice to fight the coronavirus pandemic has prompted crackdowns by authorities on people trying to escape cabin fever brought on by virus restrictions. In some cases, the virus re
  
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• Commentary: Meditating on death during a pandemic

  22-03-2020 18:14
  
  I'm in quarantine, due to contact with someone who has come down with COVID-19, but I am showing no symptoms.Nonetheless, my isolation has given me time to think about how we are all going to die one day; we just don’t know when. It is easy to ignore death when we are young or in good health, but sickness and other disasters force us to recognize our finitude. A pandemic makes it impossible not to think about death.Death is the great leveler; it affects the rich and poor, the famous and th
  
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• As coronavirus causes facilities to close, Utah Olympians struggle to train

  22-03-2020 18:14
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.A mere two weeks ago, Nathaniel Coleman’s precautions against contracting COVID-19 consisted of washing his hands more frequently and trying not to touch his face. The Olympic climber from Salt Lake City continued to train at a local climbing gym, though, where he acknowledged hundreds of people were scali
  
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• Scott Kelly: I spent a year in space. I know something about isolation.

  22-03-2020 18:05
  
  Being stuck at home can be challenging. When I lived on the International Space Station for nearly a year, it wasn’t easy. When I went to sleep, I was at work. When I woke up, I was still at work. Flying in space is probably the only job you absolutely cannot quit.But I learned some things during my time up there that I’d like to share — because they are about to come in handy again, as we all confine ourselves at home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Here are a few
  
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• The BYU women’s basketball team didn’t get what it wanted this season, but the Cougars were able to see it through to the end

  22-03-2020 17:45
  
  Provo • It ended much sooner than planned and not at all how they would have liked, but at least the BYU women's basketball program got something a lot of other teams didn't get: closure.You see, the Cougars’ season came to an end five days before the NCAA canceled all remaining winter championships and spring championships due to the COIVID-19 pandemic. Sixth-seeded Pepperdine stunned No. 2 BYU in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament, and just like that the defen
  
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• Coronavirus (mis)information overload: How to cope during the outbreak

  22-03-2020 17:09
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is leading to information overload for many people, often making it difficult to separate fact from fiction and rumor from deliberate efforts to mislead.Already, text messages predicting a nationwide lockdown have circulated, along with social media posts telling people that one way to get tested for the virus is by donating blood or warning that mosquitoes can carry it. All are untrue. Such falsehoods can endanger public health, sow confusion and fear, and prevent impor
  
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• BYU women’s basketball team didn’t get what it wanted this season, but Cougars were able to see it through to the end

  22-03-2020 17:00
  
  Provo • It ended much sooner than planned and not at all how they would have liked, but at least the BYU women's basketball program got something a lot of other teams didn't get: closure.You see, the Cougars’ season came to an end five days before the NCAA canceled all remaining winter championships and spring championships due to the COIVID-19 pandemic. Sixth-seeded Pepperdine stunned No. 2 BYU in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament, and just like that the defen
  
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• Utah Olympians are struggling to train as COVID-19 shuts down facilities

  22-03-2020 16:32
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.A mere two weeks ago, Nathaniel Coleman’s precautions against contracting COVID-19 consisted of washing his hands more frequently and trying not to touch his face. The Olympic climber from Salt Lake City continued to train at a local climbing gym, though, where he acknowledged hundreds of people were scali
  
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• Robert Saldin and Steven Teles: These conservatives knew Trump would be a disaster in a crisis

  22-03-2020 16:00
  
  In the blink of an eye, the essential nature of the American presidency seems to have changed. Only days ago most Republicans were cheering along to the president’s less than statesmanlike routine and happy to let him act as the chief culture warrior and judicial nominator in chief. But suddenly, the specter of COVID-19 has made owning the libs seem slightly less important and shined a bright light on the centrality of character to presidential leadership.Even such fervid supporters of Pre
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Jazz Owner Gail Miller Joins Rudy Gobert in Donating to Workers Amid Coronavirus

  22-03-2020 15:34 via sportspyder.com
  
  After Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert pledged $200,000 to help part-time employees at  Vivint Arena, team owner Gail Miller said she will "more than match" that figure, according to Jody Genessy of the Deseret News ...
  
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• Meet the Utah women at the forefront of art and activism

  22-03-2020 15:21
  
  Which of Utah’s women artists are at the forefront of infusing their art with activism?Nancy Rivera decided to try to answer that question, as a commemoration of both the centennial of the 19th Amendment and the 150th anniversary of the first vote cast by a woman in the territory of Utah, considered the first modern vote by a woman in the U.S.Rivera, visual arts coordinator for the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, brought in curator and art critic Scotti Hill, who has a background in a
  
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• Maureen Dowd: We have fear to fear. And misdirection from the White House.

  22-03-2020 15:21
  
  Washington • It’s not easy being a national treasure.“I’m exhausted,” confessed Dr. Anthony Fauci when I reached him Thursday evening in the middle of another 18-hour workday.“I have changed my tune a bit, probably thanks to my wife,” said the 79-year-old director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “About a week ago, I was going about four or five days in a row on about three hours of sleep, which is completely crazy, &rsq
  
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• I want to support Utah restaurants, but is it safe to order takeout and delivery?

  22-03-2020 15:04
  
  Editor’s note • The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Dozens of Utah restaurants, some that have never offered takeout or delivery before, started these convenience services this week, a means of survival after state and local officials prohibited eateries from offering sit-down dining.And diners, faced with the real possibility of losing their favorite neigh
  
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• Robert Kirby: Companions for what only seems like eternity

  22-03-2020 14:00
  
  Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been instructed to shelter in place in areas seriously affected by the ongoing pandemic.Instead of knocking on doors, these companions stay at home, try to teach potential converts via Skype or Zoom, study the scriptures and the languages of the countries they are in, and steadfastly seek counsel from the Lord in how to avoid beating each other half to death.I added that last bit because being temporarily confined happened to
  
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• I want to support restaurants, but is it safe to order takeout and delivery?

  22-03-2020 14:00
  
  Editor’s note • The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Dozens of Utah restaurants, some that have never offered takeout or delivery before, started these convenience services this week, a means of survival after state and local officials prohibited eateries from offering sit-down dining.And diners, faced with the real possibility of losing their favorite neigh
  
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• Utah’s working parents scramble to find child care with schools out due to the coronavirus. Here are 3 options.

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.With their kids’ school now closed, Carmen Ramirez and her husband, Cesar, have had to rearrange their work schedules so that one of them is always home to watch their two little girls and a boy.It would be an understatement to say that it hasn’t been easy. Carmen leaves for her job as a nurse every
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Don’t underestimate network TV. ‘This Is Us’ is as brave as anything on television.

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  Do not tell the man behind the biggest drama series on television that network shows are safe and predictable. Or that all the shows that break the mold and take chances are on cable or streaming services.“We took a big risk with the season premiere,” said “This Is Us” creator/executive producer Dan Fogelman. (Spoiler alert: Don’t continue if you haven’t seen it.)The Season 4 premiere of the hit NBC series focused almost entirely on three new characters &mdash
  
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• Meet Utah women at the forefront of art and activism

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  Which of Utah’s women artists are at the forefront of infusing their art with activism?Nancy Rivera decided to try to answer that question, as a commemoration of both the centennial of the 19th Amendment and the 150th anniversary of the first vote cast by a woman in the territory of Utah, considered the first modern vote by a woman in the U.S.Rivera, visual arts coordinator for the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, brought in curator and art critic Scotti Hill, who has a background in a
  
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• Letter: We see why you don’t get it

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  In his review of the remaining Democratic candidates for president, David Goddard declares two important facts that sum up the reasons why he had to ask the question.Those declarations are: 1) He is a Trump supporter and 2) he doesn't get it.What Goddard does not understand is that anyone who is not in the Trump demographic does get it. Consequently, his question and rather obvious and predictable declarations about himself are not enlightening to thinkers. But we thank him for his declarations
  
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• Letter: How is the LDS Church helping out?

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  I would think now is a perfect time to see an article in The Tribune about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints using some of that rainy day $100 billion fund to help all those in our community that are in desperate need of some charity.Bob Hanford, West JordanSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Here’s how Trump could help

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  Hey, Trump. You want to improve your reputation and credibility?Easy. Follow the examples of Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and others who are donating significantly to Americans pandemic catastrophe. The work done by Feeding America and other organizations that keep food on America’s tables is critical.Reynolds and Lively donated $1 million. Trump, your foundation could give 10 times that amount. Then you could truly say your donation is the biggest, greatest most money ever given by a pres
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Viruses do not carry passports

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  Viruses do not carry passports.Nor do they have birth certificates or other markers of citizenship. So the insistence of Donald Trump and other Republicans upon identifying the coronavirus that has sickened and killed people all over the world as a “Chinese virus” (as Trump has done on multiple occasions) or a “foreign virus,” (as he did in his widely panned Oval Office speech) is nonsensical on its face.Or at least it is until you remember that the GOP is a hate group &m
  
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• Here’s an early look at Utah justice in the coronavirus era

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.A defense attorney is asking for a man accused of murder to be let out of jail, fearing a skin condition makes him more susceptible to getting the coronavirus.People coming to court to support an incarcerated family member were told to stay out in an effort to stop the spread of the disease.After a high-profile
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: I respect my daughter’s decision to leave the LDS Church, but she scorns my choice to stay

  22-03-2020 13:00
  
  Dear Ann Cannon • My daughter has decided to leave the LDS Church. While it is disappointing to me, I of course still love her and want her to feel welcome in my home. I have encouraged her siblings (all active) to refrain from “preaching” to her or talking about the church in her presence. They have all done so, as near as I can tell.Unfortunately, my daughter who left the church seems to not miss any opportunity to bash the church around them. If not in their presence, she ins
  
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• [Forbes] - Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert’s 2019-20 Season Review

  22-03-2020 11:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  Despite narratives, Rudy Gobert has a strong case for a third career All-NBA selection.
  
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• Miller family to ‘more than match’ Rudy Gobert’s $200K donation to Vivint Arena workers

  22-03-2020 04:39
  
  After Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert committed to a $200 thousand donation to arena workers, Gail Miller and family are contributing significant financial resources as well.On Saturday evening, the Salt Lake Tribune confirmed that the Millers have pledged to “more than match” Gobert’s $200K donation to cover shortfalls experienced by more than 1,000 part-time Jazz and Vivint Smart Home Arena employees, who are expected to receive a boost in their next paychecks. The exact donatio
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Miller family to ‘more than match’ Rudy Gobert’s $200K donation to Vivint Arena workers

  22-03-2020 04:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  After Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert committed to a $200 thousand donation to arena workers, Gail Miller and family are contributing significant financial resources as well.
  
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• Teenager charged with killing ‘best friend’ in Ogden shooting

  22-03-2020 03:54
  
  A 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting another teenager has been charged with murder.Brandon Parker admitted to police that he killed his 16-year-old “best friend,” adding he had “shot him point blank,” according to court documents filed Friday in 2nd District Court.The shooting occurred around 5:20 a.m. on March 14. The 16-year-old, whose name hasn’t been released, died at the home near 300 9th Street in Ogden.Utah law states that anyone 16 or older must be trie
  
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• [Deseret News] - Vivint Arena employees to receive financial relief from Miller family, Rudy Gobert along with an ‘innovative’ employment opportunity

  22-03-2020 02:33 via sportspyder.com
  
  Thanks to generous donations and creative collaboration, the vast Vivint Arena workforce, suddenly off the clock since games and events there were recently postponed, will soon receive financial relief and temporary employment opportunities,...
  
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• Cox asks supporters to redirect campaign donations during pandemic; other Utah guv candidates also pull back

  22-03-2020 02:14
  
  As Utah grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is discouraging supporters from donating to his gubernatorial campaign and asking them to give to friends and neighbors instead.And, for the time being, his campaign is pulling down its television advertising and canceling events, Cox wrote in an open letter Friday.“This is not the time for new expensive ads, fancy call centers, or fundraising asks,” stated the letter, co-signed by Cox’s running mate, state Se
  
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• Unified police shoot and kill man in Taylorsville

  22-03-2020 00:27
  
  A Unified police officer fatally shot a 28-year-old man early Saturday in Taylorsville.Police said the man was shot around 4 a.m. near 6250 S 3200 West. The victim was identified as Bryan Pena, of Salt Lake City.Police spokeswoman Sgt. Melody Gray told FOX13 that officers were originally called to the area because of a report of gun fire. Police saw a suspicious car and tried to stop it, but it kept driving. Officers didn’t try to chase the car, but it crashed nearby.Officers followed the
  
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