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• Toll of damaged historic buildings in Utah earthquake rises to 126. Here’s a map.

  24-03-2020 23:56
  
  Last week’s earthquake rattled bricks and facades off of historic buildings from Magna’s Main Street to Salt Lake City’s University Neighborhood, according to a list compiled the by Utah Division of State History.Architectural historian staffers from the division have found 126 historical buildings damaged in Wednesday’s magnitude 5.7 earthquake or the aftershocks that followed. The list includes public and religious structures along with private buildings such as the Alm
  
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• Kalani Sitake is ‘not worried about football’ at the moment, instead focusing on the safety of his athletes

  24-03-2020 23:54
  
  Before BYU suspended all sports events due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, coach Kalani Sitake said the football program had already made the decision to hold back. The school first opted to close all practices to fans, only allowing essential personnel, but things quickly changed to a hard suspension.Even now, a lot of BYU’s buildings have shorter business hours available and all fitness and recreation facilities are closed. Yesterday, the University received notification that a stud
  
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• A virus rages, a flame goes out: Tokyo Games reset for 2021

  24-03-2020 23:53
  
  Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the world’s biggest sporting event, a global extravaganza that’s been cemented into the calendar for more than a century.The Tokyo Games, slated for 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries and at a reported cost of $28 billion, had been scheduled to start July 24. They will now be pushed into 2021 on dates to be determined.They will
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Joe Ingles not worried about any beef between Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell

  24-03-2020 23:37 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz swingman Joe Ingles is confident things will be fine between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell moving forward. Mitchell is reportedly upset at Gobert for how the All-Star big man acted prior to his positive coronavirus test. Players on the...
  
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• Bernie Sanders is awarded 16 of Utah’s 29 Democratic delegates

  24-03-2020 23:36
  
  Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders claimed 16 of Utah’s 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, the Utah Democratic Party announced Tuesday, formalizing the Vermont senator’s victory in the state’s primary election earlier this month.Sanders was trailed in the state by former Vice President Joe Biden, with seven delegates, former New York Gov. Michael Bloomberg, with three delegates, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., also with three delegates. Bloomberg and War
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Joe Ingles speaks out on taking coronavirus test: ‘It’s horrible’

  24-03-2020 23:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles says his coronavirus test experience was “horrible.” Ingles and the rest of his Jazz teammates had to take the coronavirus test in OKC after Utah center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus: “It’s horrible,” Ingles...
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Tuesday, March 24: Family doctors want Utahns ordered to stay home; Salt Lake City police see jump in domestic violence calls.

  24-03-2020 23:08
  
  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 Tuesday, March 24. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]4:05 p.m.: Salt Lake City police report jump in domestic violence callsSal
  
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• Susan R. Madsen: Outreach during an outbreak

  24-03-2020 23:00
  
  March traditionally celebrates women. In addition to being Women’s History Month, March 8 was International Women’s Day and March 17 marked the 172 anniversary of the largest women’s organization in the world, the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.But with the arrival of the novel coronavirus, celebration has been replaced by fear and isolation. As the founder of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, hosted at Utah Valley University, I know th
  
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• Dead snowmobile rider was seeking treasure in Utah park

  24-03-2020 22:49
  
  Denver • Two snowmobile riders from Colorado were searching for an elusive treasure when they became stranded and one died in a Utah park.The pair set out from the Denver area March 17 to search for Forrest Fenn’s treasure, The Denver Post reported. The eccentric New Mexico antiquities dealer had said he hid the bounty rumored to be worth around $2 million somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.The 58-year-old snowmobiler died before the men were located Saturday near Dinosaur National Monu
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney tests negative for COVID-19; Rep. Ben McAdams remains hospitalized.

  24-03-2020 22:26
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney has tested negative for COVID-19, his office said Tuesday, though the Utah Republican will stay in quarantine for the full 14 days out of precaution.“Thankfully I’ve tested negative for COVID-19,” Romney tweeted. “Nevertheless, guidance from my physician, consistent with the CDC guidelines, requires me to remain in quarantine as the test does not rule out the onset of symptoms during the 14-day period.”Thankfully I’ve tested
  
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• Utah football never returned from spring break thanks to the COVID-19 outbreak, doing the Utes no favors

  24-03-2020 22:24
  
  The University of Utah football team’s spring practice schedule is always a little quirky.Similar to previous years, the Utes this spring were to practice three times, take a week off for spring break, then return for final 12 sessions, capped by the annual Red-White Game on April 11. They got those three practices in on March 2, 3, and 5. After that third session, the team was on spring break, save for anyone who had academic responsibilities on March 6, the final day of classes.Practice
  
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• [Larry Brown Sports] - Donovan Mitchell expected to sign max extension with Jazz before next season

  24-03-2020 22:18 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell has just one more year left on his rookie deal, but Utah Jazz fans probably will not have to worry about him going anywhere. In a mailbag article this week, Tony Jones of The Athletic said that Mitchell "genuinely loves playing for...
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Tuesday, March 24: Mitt Romney tests negative; Family doctors want Utahns ordered to stay home

  24-03-2020 22:01
  
  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 Tuesday, March 24. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]3 p.m.: Family doctors want Utahns ordered to stay home Utah family doctor
  
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• Ex-field organizers sue Bloomberg campaign, claiming they were misled

  24-03-2020 21:33
  
  Former field organizers for Michael Bloomberg filed two proposed class-action lawsuits against his presidential campaign Monday, arguing that they and thousands of others laid off this month had been tricked into taking jobs they were told would last until November.The lawsuits, both filed in federal court in New York City, argued that the campaign had recruited staff members to work on Bloomberg’s bid under false pretenses, preventing them from pursuing other opportunities. One of the sui
  
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• Utah State names Kayla Ard as new women’s basketball coach

  24-03-2020 21:32
  
  Utah State tabbed a coach known for her recruiting abilities to lead its women’s basketball team. John Hartwell, the school’s director of athletics, announced Monday that Kayla Ard would become the Aggies women’s ninth head coach in 32 seasons.Ard replaces Ben Finkbeiner, who served as USU’s interim head coach most of the past season. His father, Jerry Finkbeiner, was the team’s head coach for seven seasons before taking a medical leave of absence for a non-life-thr
  
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• Utah football never returned from spring break thanks to the COVIDA-19 outbreak, doing the Utes no favors

  24-03-2020 21:24
  
  The University of Utah football team’s spring practice schedule is always a little quirky.Similar to previous years, the Utes this spring were to practice three times, take a week off for spring break, then return for final 12 sessions, capped by the annual Red-White Game on April 11. They got those three practices in on March 2, 3, and 5. After that third session, the team was on spring break, save for anyone who had academic responsibilities on March 6, the final day of classes.Practice
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Tuesday, March 24: Utah has 298 cases of COVID-19; Mitt Romney tests negative

  24-03-2020 21:08
  
  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 Tuesday, March 24. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----2:05 p.m.: Mitt Romney comes up negativeWashington • Sen. Mitt Ro
  
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• Jamelle Bouie: Trump thinks he knows better than the doctors about coronavirus

  24-03-2020 21:00
  
  First, President Donald Trump ignored the coronavirus, dismissing its threat to the public. Then briefly he took it somewhat seriously. He gave an address from the Oval Office, followed by one of the more sober-minded news conferences of his administration. A day later, he was back to his usual antics, attacking the press, amplifying propagandists and spreading misinformation. He has even promised a miracle cure.Now, as it becomes clear that this is not a momentary crisis — that the econom
  
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• So you have your groceries. Here’s how to make them safe amid the coronavirus.

  24-03-2020 20:57
  
  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.Several times a day, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Teresa Hunsaker is asked the same question.“Can I get the coronavirus by touching the boxes, bottles and bags I buy at the grocery store?”It’s not the only food-safety query Hunsaker, a family and consumer science educator with Utah
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: 5 target players to pair with Donovan Mitchell

  24-03-2020 20:51 via sportspyder.com
  
  While there is a lot of uncertainty of whether the Utah Jazz should focus on the offseason or a last-minute playoff tournament, here are five dream guards ...
  
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• Utah restaurants are upset insurers don’t cover coronavirus-related losses, pressure government for help

  24-03-2020 20:41
  
  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.Utah restaurant owners want the governor’s help to require insurance companies to pay for how the pandemic has interrupted their businesses.Supporters of the idea say these “business interruption claims” would rapidly infuse cash into Utah’s hurting economy, letting restaurants pay worker
  
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• Utah Jazz: 5 target players to pair with Donovan Mitchell

  24-03-2020 20:26
  
  While there is a lot of uncertainty of whether the Utah Jazz should focus on the offseason or a last-minute playoff tournament, here are five dream guards to target for the future. Throughout the course of this season, I’ve been trying to come up with scenarios in my head where the Utah Jazz can find […]
  Utah Jazz: 5 target players to pair with Donovan Mitchell - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• A mustang crisis looms in the West

  24-03-2020 20:18
  
  Challis, Idaho • Dawn broke over the peaks of the Lost River Range, revealing a chase in the wide open valley below. Seven wild horses crashed through the sage, dark manes billowing in the golden light, pursued by a government contractor in a glossy helicopter that dodged left and right like a mechanical border collie, driving the band forward into a hidden corral.Within hours, the captured mustangs had been sorted, loaded onto trucks to be stamped with an identification number and sent to
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Could Donovan Mitchell’s Shoe Deal Actually be a Bad Thing?

  24-03-2020 20:17 via sportspyder.com
  
  Sneaker Free Agency Says Maybe
  
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• Remember the good old days — last year — when Utah’s economy was red hot?

  24-03-2020 20:15
  
  New federal data released Tuesday evokes a reminder of the halcyon days of the recent past when Utah’s economy was truly hot before layoffs and closures forced by the coronavirus pandemic.Data show that Utah ranked No. 2 in the nation last year for growth in personal income.It grew by 6% in 2019, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.That was well above the national average of 4.4% and was second only to the 6.1% growth in neighboring Colorado.West Virginia had the l
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Tuesday, March 24: Utah has 298 cases of COVID-19; Governor orders a halt to all elective medical procedures

  24-03-2020 19:46
  
  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 Tuesday, March 24. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----12:45 p.m.: Utah now has 298 confirmed casesUtah has 298 confirmed cas
  
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• How you can help: Give up some of that toilet paper stash

  24-03-2020 19:44
  
  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.If you want to help people during the coronavirus pandemic, you can donate that most precious commodity — toilet paper.Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services is collecting wrapped, unopened packages of toilet paper to help seniors who can’t get out of the house to buy their own, the agency wrote o
  
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• Michelle Goldberg: Here come the death panels

  24-03-2020 19:00
  
  We were told that if America passed Obamacare, it would result in death panels.This lie was invented by Sarah Palin in 2009, during the fight for what would become the Affordable Care Act. It was the hysterical version of the common conservative critique that universal health care means government rationing.“Virtually every European government with ‘universal’ health care restricts access in one way or another to control costs, and it isn’t pretty,” said a Wall Stre
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Tuesday, March 24: Governor orders a halt to all elective medical procedures to save supplies

  24-03-2020 18:58
  
  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 Tuesday, March 24. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----11:45 a.m.: Utah orders a stop to non-urgent medical, dental and veter
  
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• Utah pharmacy board urges slow steps on using malaria drugs to treat coronavirus

  24-03-2020 18:41
  
  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.The state of Utah wants to slow down panic buying of two drugs that some health officials — and President Donald Trump — have touted as a potential treatment for coronavirus.The Utah Board of Pharmacy, meeting by teleconference Tuesday, started working on draft regulations to limit the distribution o
  
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• NBA Daily: 8 Free Agents – Northwest Division

  24-03-2020 18:33 via basketballinsiders.com
  
  With content at an absolute crawl, Basketball Insiders is ready to make comparisons to apocalyptic classics and get you some much-needed virtual water cooler chatter. Up first, a look at the most intriguing potential free agents in the Northwest Division.
  
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• UHSAA extends spring sports suspension until at least May 1

  24-03-2020 18:27
  
  Spring sports and activities at Utah high schools have been delayed further.The Utah High School Activities Association announced Tuesday that the spring schedule will be delayed until at least May 1, in accordance with Governor Gary Herbert’s directive he gave during a press conference Monday that schools extend their soft closures.“In consultation with board directives and information provided by state public health officials, the UHSAA has suspended spring activities and athletics
  
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• Utah State basketball standouts Sam Merrill, Neemias Queta earn NABC honors

  24-03-2020 18:23
  
  Two players from the Utah State men’s basketball team received awards from the National Association of Basketball Coaches for their play in the 2019-20 season, which was cut short after the NCAA canceled its postseason tournament due to the coronavirus.Senior guard Sam Merrill was named to the all-District 17 first team, and sophomore center Neemias Queta to the second team. Both players received those accolades after last season. Merrill and Queta are the only duo in the Mountain West Con
  
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• San Juan County copper mine shuts down, leaving behind unpaid workers, environmental fears

  24-03-2020 18:10
  
  No cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed in San Juan County as of Tuesday, but the outbreak has already claimed its first economic casualty in southeast Utah.Lisbon Valley Mining Company (LVMC), which operates Utah’s second largest copper mine 35 miles southeast of Moab, shut down abruptly last week. Roughly 65 employees were furloughed on March 18 and paychecks due two days later were not deposited.In a statement obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, the company said “global econ
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - As the coronavirus outbreak runs its course, the NBA season could play out in multiple ways. Here are some options.

  24-03-2020 18:05 via sportspyder.com
  
  We’re all missing sports right now, yeah?
  
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• From top to bottom line: Mount Everest closing means financial hit

  24-03-2020 17:54
  
  Kathmandu, Nepal • Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He’s been to the summit 21 times.The potential for a COVID-19 outbreak at base camp had him just as fearful as a blizzard or cracking ice.The 60-year-old mountaineer from Nepal who now lives in Salt Lake City applauded the decision to shut down the routes to the top of the famed Himalayan mountain over concerns about the new coronavirus.That meant Sherpa didn't have to worry about the health of anyo
  
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• As the coronavirus outbreak runs its course, the NBA season could play out in multiple ways. Here are some options.

  24-03-2020 17:53
  
  We’re all missing sports right now, yeah?And so, we’re all trying to fill the void however possible, whether it be watching rebroadcasts of old games, tuning in to documentaries, settling for lesser “sporting” competitions, like say, the marbles, stone-skipping, and sign-spinning events brought to us over the weekend via ESPN’s latest “The Ocho” homage to the 2004 film “Dodgeball.”It leaves a little something to be desired, doesn’t it?
  
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• Paul Krugman: Republicans add insult to illness

  24-03-2020 17:49
  
  If you want a quick summary of the state of play over fiscal stimulus legislation, here it is: Republicans insist that we should fight a plague with trickle-down economics and crony capitalism. Democrats, for some reason, don’t agree, and think we should focus on directly helping Americans in need.And if legislation is stalled, as it appears to be as I write this (although things change fast when we’re on COVID time), it’s because Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, is
  
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• Earthquake damage reports keep flowing in as experts examine why some parts of the Salt Lake Valley were hit so hard

  24-03-2020 17:45
  
  Five days after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake rocked the Wasatch Front, Salt Lake County residents still were reporting damage as strong aftershocks rumbled and seismologists further explained why some places were hit harder than others.The Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District asked those living within its boundaries to go to a form online and submit a report if they suffered damage at their home or business. The district covers Magna, near the epicenter and the township hardest hit by Wed
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Tuesday, March 24: Feds send money for more tests, medical equipment

  24-03-2020 17:23
  
  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 Tuesday, March 24. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----10:20 a.m.: Feds release health clinic money to pay for more tests, me
  
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• Salt Lake County mayor’s race looks to be a showdown over grappling with growth

  24-03-2020 17:16
  
  November’s election for Salt Lake County mayor will pit incumbent Mayor Jenny Wilson, who’s seeking her first full term in office, against Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, a vocal proponent for the southwestern portion of the valley and sharp critic of recent county actions affecting that area.Both Staggs, a Republican, and Wilson, a Democrat, officially filed their paperwork for the race last week, as did Michael Cundick, an environmentalist and inland port opponent running on the Green
  
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• How lobbyists succeeded in watering down Utah anti-vaping measures

  24-03-2020 17:11
  
  State lawmakers who have long battled youth vaping entered this year’s legislative session confident that the time had come for clamping down on the epidemic, for confronting the problem head-on instead of nibbling around the edges.Concern about the crisis had reached new heights as dozens of Utahns required hospitalization and one died because of vaping-related lung ailments that medical experts didn’t fully understand.Legislative leaders last year formed a work group to address e-c
  
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• Aimee Winder Newton picks Utah Auditor John Dougall as her running mate in the governor’s race

  24-03-2020 16:54
  
  Republican gubernatorial candidate Aimee Winder Newton, a member of the Salt Lake County Council, on Tuesday named state Auditor John Dougall as her running mate.“His knowledge of tax policy, combined with a long history of challenging bloated government programs, has never been more important,” Winder Newton said. “Utahns are facing serious economic instability, but when you have a team that knows how to reform budgets, fight wasteful spending, and provide financial security,
  
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• How Latter-day Saint Charities is helping during coronavirus crisis — in Utah and around the world

  24-03-2020 16:49
  
  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.As a global faith with headquarters in Utah, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is well-positioned to enlist a veritable army of helpers to combat the coronavirus pandemic. It has a worldwide network of leaders and members who see preparedness for disasters as a theological principle and who can add
  
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• Snow headed back to Utah as spring storm approaches

  24-03-2020 16:47
  
  The coronavirus pandemic, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks — and now spring snow in Utah? That’s what the National Weather Service is forecasting.A cold front is expected to “sag south” into northern Utah late Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night, bringing “significant precipitation” with it. There’s a 60% chance of rain — possibly thunderstorms — in the Salt Lake City area on Wednesday afternoon; that probability rises to 90
  
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• ‘Utah Booze News’ podcast: Liquor stores cut hours, bars close and restaurants reinvent themselves in the age of the coronavirus

  24-03-2020 16:18
  
  Liquor stores have shorter hours, distilleries are making hand sanitizer, bars are closed and restaurants are reinventing themselves in the age of the coronavirus.In the latest episode of “Utah Booze News,” Michele Corigliano, executive director of the Salt Lake Area Restaurant Association, shares how the hospitality industry is dealing with the pandemic, whether it’s safe to order takeout and how everyone can help.The Tribune’s Kathy Stephenson and FOX 13′s Ben Win
  
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• Utah arts groups are losing millions because of the coronavirus outbreak

  24-03-2020 16:05
  
  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.Arts and cultural groups in Utah have bled at least $29.1 million in financial losses so far from event closures, postponements and other effects of the coronavirus outbreak, a new survey indicates.With nearly 768 events and counting canceled by COVID-19-related health measures and social distancing, these group
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Jazz Reporter: Donovan Mitchell Will Sign New Max Contract Before Next Season

  24-03-2020 15:19 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz and guard Donovan Mitchell may come to terms on a max contract extension in the near future...
  
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• Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021

  24-03-2020 14:15
  
  The Tokyo Olympics have been officially postponed until 2021.The International Olympic Committee along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organizers have decided that the Tokyo Games cannot go ahead as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus outbreak.The IOC says the games will be held “not later than summer 2021” but they will still be called the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.This story will be updated.
  
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• First Native American super PAC’s leader has Utah roots

  24-03-2020 14:13
  
  In the lead-up to the 2018 midterm elections, two Democrats set out to make history. Deb Haaland of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico and Sharice Davids, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation from Kansas, ran to become the first Native American women elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.As their campaigns gained momentum, they received support from an unlikely ally: a super PAC.Unlike many corporate super political action committees (PACs) that bundle donations to advance the policy goals of an
  
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