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• Utah’s Bernie Sanders fans disappointed but ready to rally around Joe Biden

  08-04-2020 23:47
  
  Washington • Sen. Bernie Sanders’ withdrawal from the presidential race on Wednesday hit hard with his fans in Utah, a state where Democrats have now voted twice to pick him as their White House nominee only to see him come up short.Sanders' supporters, though, say they are ready to rally around former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic pick to take out President Donald Trump and that the progressive ideas Sanders touted will remain.“I mean, of course I'm disappointed,&r
  
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• Provo Daily Herald ceases printing a Sunday edition

  08-04-2020 23:47
  
  The Provo Daily Herald is not a daily print newspaper anymore. Beginning this weekend, it will no longer deliver a Sunday edition — instead, subscribers will receive a Saturday-morning paper labeled “Weekend Edition.”“I’m very excited with the introduction of the Weekend Edition, one big weekend edition filled with great community content you have come to expect from the Daily Herald,” said publisher Scott Blonde in a story printed in that paper.Blonde is also
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Where Joe Stands

  08-04-2020 23:42
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, April 9, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/04/07/bagley-cartoon-branded/" target=_blank><u>Branded</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/04/06/bagley-cartoon-playing"><u>Playing Doctor</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/04/03/bagley-cartoon-space/"
  
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• Utah women should know how to manage their own finances, report says

  08-04-2020 23:36
  
  Utah women, like women across the country, need to be more prepared to handle their own finances, according to a new report.“We’ve got this cradle-to-grave issue in terms of women’s financial disempowerment,” said Robbyn Scribner, one of the authors of the report released last week from the Utah Women and Leadership Project.It’s really within the last half century that U.S. women have been able to have more control of their money, according to the report. “Ove
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Wednesday, April 8: Utah is requiring a ’travel declaration’ from visitors; state parks move to pre-pay

  08-04-2020 23:22
  
  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 Wednesday, April 8. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----3:20 p.m.: Utah state parks announce pre-pay systemThe Utah Division
  
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• Utah man fined and banned from Zion National Park for illegal BASE jumping

  08-04-2020 22:39
  
  A professional BASE jumper has pleaded guilty to taking two illegal jumps in Zion National Park. Marshall Miller — who describes himself as a “human flight pro” on his Instagram account — has been fined $5,000 and banned from Zion for two years.And, according to a news release from the park, the court warned him that any new offense would result in a jail sentence.According to his web page, flywithmarshall.com, Miller has made his living for the past decade by “trav
  
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• New research links air pollution to higher coronavirus death rates

  08-04-2020 22:39
  
  Washington • Coronavirus patients in areas that had high levels of air pollution before the pandemic are more likely to die from the infection than patients in cleaner parts of the country, according to a new nationwide study that offers the first clear link between long-term exposure to pollution and COVID-19 death rates.In an analysis of 3,080 U.S. counties, researchers at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that higher levels of the tiny, dangerous particles in
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: A look back at General Conference — the historic moments, the lasting memories and how it played amid a global pandemic

  08-04-2020 22:08
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just concluded one of the most unusual General Conferences in its history.Due to crowd restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, the sessions took place in a small auditorium in the Church Office Building in downtown Salt Lake City. While no more than 10 people were in that room, the conference may have never had a larger audience — transmitted online and on TV to millions around the world, many of them forced to hole up in their
  
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• Paul Gibbs: COVID-19 shows how universal health care is necessary

  08-04-2020 22:00
  
  A few weeks ago, I developed a persistent cough.Due to seasonal allergies, this is not unusual for me at this time of year. But, as such a cough is a well-known symptom of COVID-19, I was concerned.Because my immune system is compromised by the medications I have to take for a transplanted kidney, I’m at high risk if do become infected. So I decided to find out if I should be tested.I called the number I found most readily available for evaluation for testing, and it lead me to a health ca
  
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• Gordon Monson: Turns out, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are just like you and your spouse … well, sort of.

  08-04-2020 21:50
  
  At a lot of levels, it’s difficult for sports fans to relate to the athletes they either root for or against. They may feel some kinship to or dislike for said players because of the uniform they wear, the team they play for, the brilliance or struggles they demonstrate on the field, on the court, on the diamond.This is especially true of superstar athletes.Joe and Jill Sixpack might adore or despise them, but relate to them?On the ground level, they have everything in common — excep
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Wednesday, April 8: No new deaths, 108 new cases; Utah is requiring a ’travel declaration’ from visitors

  08-04-2020 21:44
  
  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. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Wednesday, April 8. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----1:40 p.m.: Utah is ordering adults coming into the state to sign a &r
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Wednesday, April 8: No new deaths, 108 new cases; Delta to stop selling the middle seat

  08-04-2020 21:21
  
  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 Wednesday, April 8. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----1:10 p.m.: Utah has 1,846 cases of COVID-19; no new deaths reportedUt
  
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• Tell The Tribune: How has the coronavirus affected mental health in Utah?

  08-04-2020 20:49
  
  The coronavirus is impacting the physical health of Utahns across the state. But as we all self-isolate and face the near constant stream of information, we want to know how the virus is affecting your mental health. If you work in mental health or have sought mental health treatment in recent weeks, we want to hear from you. Your responses won’t be published without your permission. A reporter from The Salt Lake Tribune might reach out for further comment.window.jQuery || document.write('
  
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• Tasked with schoolwork help, many U.S. parents lack English

  08-04-2020 20:49
  
  Since her daughters’ school closed for the coronavirus outbreak, Mariana Luna has been thrust into the role of their primary educator, like millions of parents across the U.S. But each day, before she can go over their schoolwork, her 9-year-old first has to help her understand what the assignments say.A Spanish speaker originally from Mexico, Luna uses Google Translate on her phone and, when she gets stuck, asks her daughter to translate instructions and emails from teachers."To be honest
  
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• Transit ridership is way down, but that’s OK with UTA

  08-04-2020 20:47
  
  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.The Utah Transit Authority is usually pushing to increase ridership on its trains and buses through advertising, special fare discounts and more. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency is now asking people to just stay home if
  
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• [NBC Sports] - NBA players’ union tells agents to expect player salary withholding, even some players paying refunds

  08-04-2020 20:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  The NBA players union told agents Tuesday to expect some salary withholding from the league as the sides deal with the coronavirus stoppage.
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Wednesday, April 8: Spencer Cox says no new deaths, 108 new cases; Delta to stop selling the middle seat

  08-04-2020 20:22
  
  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 Wednesday, April 8. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----12:15 p.m.: No new deaths, 108 new casesLt. Gov. Spencer Cox gave a p
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: Bring back the short-sleeved jerseys

  08-04-2020 20:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz have built a reputation for themselves as a team with a good taste in apparel. Still, it's time they bring back the short-sleeved jerseys. Do...
  
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• Judi Hilman: Now is a good time to review Intermountain Healthcare’s commitment to the community

  08-04-2020 20:05
  
  In response to outcry following a March 30 Tribune report that Intermountain Healthcare is cutting pay for “non-essential” physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants during the coronavirus outbreak and that it was not paying hazard pay to frontline workers, IHC’s top leaders posted a clarification of its actions.Yes, they may be cutting up to 15% in pay, but they are making every effort to redeploy providers to areas of need. The recent piece makes no mention of t
  
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• Disabled Utahns should not face discrimination in access to care during COVID-19 outbreak, new civil rights complaint says

  08-04-2020 20:02
  
  If Utah has to ration medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, advocates worry that people with disabilities would not be prioritized for life-saving care based on current emergency plans.State leaders said Friday that they have more than enough ventilators needed to treat the projected number of COVID-19 patients. Hopefully, things stay that way, said Nate Crippes, an attorney with the Disability Law Center of Utah.But if Utah has a shortage in the future, Crippes said, the law center
  
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• BYU catcher Abe Valdez ended up in Provo thanks to the late John Altobelli; now he intends to see it through

  08-04-2020 19:45
  
  2020 hasn't gone the way Abraham Valdez had hoped it would.The senior catcher wanted a redemption for his junior season, which didn’t go anywhere near as well as he’d hoped. He struggled with the transition, having transferred from Southwestern College.Everything caught up with him — being at a new school, having to make new friends, adjusting to a different program and being further away from family — and it resulted in a drop in production. In his second season in Calif
  
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• [NBC Sports] - While the NBA takes a big financial hit, rumor is the salary cap won’t see a huge drop

  08-04-2020 19:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  While the NBA is taking a serious financial hit with the coronavirus stoppage, the salary cap may not fall much if the sides agree to smooth it out.
  
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• Coronavirus not enough to get mistrial for defendant convicted in Washakie Renewable Energy fraud

  08-04-2020 19:25
  
  A federal judge says there’s no evidence the guilty verdicts reached by a jury in a high-profile Utah trial were tainted by the coronavirus pandemic. Lawyers for Lev Dermen, who was convicted March 16 on 10 counts of conspiracy and money laundering, had argued before the verdict arrived that a mistrial should be declared because the spread of the coronavirus would cause the jurors to rush their deliberations.Federal Judge Jill Parrish denied the motion Monday.“Defendant has offered
  
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• Utah women should know how to manage own finances, report says

  08-04-2020 19:20
  
  Utah women, like women across the U.S., need to be more prepared to handle their own finances, according to a new report.“We’ve got this cradle-to-grave issue in terms of women’s financial disempowerment,” said Robbyn Scribner, one of the authors of the report released last week from the Utah Women and Leadership Project.It’s really within the last half century that U.S. women have been able to have more control of their money, according to the report. “Overt
  
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• University of Utah model shows Utah’s new coronavirus cases could peak this week

  08-04-2020 19:12
  
  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's coronavirus outbreak could peak as early as Friday, according to a model created by University of Utah researchers, based on the spread of the virus in Italy."We are behind Italy three weeks," said biostatistician Fares Qued
  
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• The Utah Grizzlies had their hockey season cut short by COVID-19; for some players, it might have been a career-ender

  08-04-2020 19:12
  
  The Utah Grizzlies were on the verge of making a playoff run.With just 10 games remaining in the regular season, the Grizzlies were third in their division with a good chance of finishing in the top four and qualifying for a postseason berth. But the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancelation of the East Coast Hockey League, putting end to what the team felt was an opportunity to win the Kelly Cup.Now everyone on the roster has gone home. For some players, the reality of their season ending didn&r
  
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• [KSL] - Utah Jazz GM Justin Zanik interviews with Chicago Bulls | KSL.com

  08-04-2020 18:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  Justin Zanik was promoted to Jazz general manager last May.
  
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• Denver opening roomier shelter, hotel rooms for homeless

  08-04-2020 17:45
  
  Denver • Denver is opening a large, temporary homeless shelter and making about 300 hotel rooms available to homeless people who need to be isolated because of the coronavirus, moves the mayor said Tuesday are essential to protecting the whole community.About 250 members of the Colorado National Guard are taking over staffing at the city's existing homeless shelters, allowing the city to open an additional shelter for 600 men at the National Western Complex on Thursday, Mayor Michael Hancoc
  
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• Bernie Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Joe Biden as likely Democratic nominee

  08-04-2020 17:41
  
  Washington • Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up.The Vermont senator’s announcement makes Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November.Sanders plans to talk to h
  
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• [NBC Sports] - NBA decision-makers prepare for a draft unlike any other

  08-04-2020 17:31 via sportspyder.com
  
  Without in-person workouts, GM's worry about missing information leading up to draft
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Most heartbreaking moments in Houston Rockets history

  08-04-2020 17:26 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Houston Rockets are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA. Debuting as the San Diego Rockets in 1967, the franchise moved to Houston four years later and have called H-Town its home since. If you talk to a Rockets fan, they would most likely...
  
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• How Utah’s coronavirus restrictions differ by county

  08-04-2020 17:14
  
  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. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Public health orders have created a contiguous seven-county containment zone across most of the Wasatch Front.Nearly 1.9 million Utahns living inside it are subject to legally binding restrictions on how they can gather and what bu
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Wednesday, April 8: Delta to stop selling the middle seat; Company offers $100,000 to help renters, homeowners

  08-04-2020 17:06
  
  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 Wednesday, April 8. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----9 a.m.: Delta Air Lines temporarily will not sell middle seatsHate si
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Nets Joe Harris says he hopes to remain with Brooklyn long-term

  08-04-2020 16:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  Harris will be a free agent after four seasons of bargain deals with the Nets
  
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• [NBA] - Ingles Insight: "Modern Family" star Ty Burrell helping workers with Tip Your Server program

  08-04-2020 16:11 via sportspyder.com
  
  Ever since actor and comedian Ty Burrell first visited Salt Lake City, he knew there was something different about the place. Over time, the “Modern Family” star has adopted Utah as his home.Burrell
  
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• Wisconsin voters wait for hours, others stay home amid virus

  08-04-2020 15:47
  
  Madison, Wis. • Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday so they could participate in a presidential primary election that tested the limits of electoral politics in the midst of a pandemic.Thousands more stayed home, unwilling to risk their health even as Republican officials pushed forward with the election amid a stay-at-home order. But many of the potential voters who remained in thei
  
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• Some Utah liquor store employees, worried about safety, wonder why alcohol sales are deemed ‘essential’

  08-04-2020 15:13
  
  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 contrary to what many people expect from a conservative state like Utah, but right now churches and temples are closed and liquor stores are open.Customers are grateful — and a little surprised — that state o
  
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• Letter: Alternate facts about coronavirus

  08-04-2020 15:12
  
  I’m writing in response to George Ekdahl’s April 6 letter to the editor.Mr. Ekdahl, your letter is a classic example of a Trump supporter spewing "alternate facts" fed to you by either Fox News or some extreme right wing media outlet (in this case The Gateway Pundit).The facts are that the New York pandemic review you referenced in your letter wasn't just performed in 2015. It was years in the making covering multiple scenarios. The review you referenced did identify that in the even
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Wednesday, April 8: Company offers $100,000 to help renters, homeowners

  08-04-2020 15:10
  
  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 Wednesday, April 8. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----7:05 a.m.: Real estate company will pay $100,000 to help Utah homeown
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Take a peek inside the nerve center controlling Salt Lake County’s coronavirus response

  08-04-2020 15:00
  
  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. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Salt Lake County Emergency Manager Clint Mecham pulled the pandemic response plan off the shelf on Feb. 25 and went to work. That was 10 days before Utah had its first coronavirus case within its borders. But it was clear what was
  
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• Utah’s six stay-at-home orders all seek to fight the coronavirus. But here’s where they differ.

  08-04-2020 14:05
  
  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. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Public health orders have created a contiguous seven-county containment zone across most of the Wasatch Front.Nearly 1.9 million Utahns living inside it are subject to legally binding restrictions on how they can gather and what bu
  
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• Letter: Now is the time to beat swords into plowshares

  08-04-2020 14:00
  
  The current situation with the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt shows the difficulty of fighting a war at this time.How can an Army or Navy be maintained with COVID-19 among the troops? The short answer is that it can’t. And all nations are faced with the same dilemma. Conventional warfare may be doomed, at least for a few years. This seems like a good time to pull back on it.The U.S. may have to bring home many of the troops. Will we be forced to beat our swords into plowshares and our
  
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• Letter: How do I prepare for racism?

  08-04-2020 14:00
  
  Faster than toilet paper flew off shelves, widespread fear and panic have quickly consumed our society since COVID-19 reached America’s shores and disrupted life as we know it.It’s also important to note that the disease itself isn’t the only thing spreading. Over the past months, numbers soaring especially in the past few weeks, thousands of discrimination cases towards Asian Americans have been reported in this country, and this number only includes those brave enough or with
  
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• Letter: Help the COVID-19 unemployed in Utah

  08-04-2020 14:00
  
  As employers are forced to lay off their entire staff, Gov. Gary Herbert could be waiving the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits and rush resources to help the Department of Workforce Services speed payments, as other states have done.Gaylen Nebeker, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Missing Sandy man found after Silver Alert activated

  08-04-2020 04:18
  
  UPDATE: Sandy Police reported Tuesday evening that the missing man was located.A Silver Alert for a missing senior citizen with dementia was activated Tuesday evening.Brian Lee Park, 81, of Sandy was last seen at 4:15 p.m. at about 9200 South on 700 East. He was possibly going to a Walmart or CVS on 9000 South.He was in a gray 2003 Toyota Corolla with Utah license plates 016MNA.Park is 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds and has gray hair and green eyes. He was wearing gold sunglasses, a fl
  
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• Thomas L. Friedman: What America needs now is a Biden Unity Cabinet

  08-04-2020 04:00
  
  In the last Democratic debate, Joe Biden declared that he would nominate a woman as his vice-presidential running mate. That felt right at the time. But times have changed. Biden needs to go much, much further: At the Democratic convention he needs to name not just his vice president, but his entire Cabinet. And it needs to be a totally different kind of Cabinet — a national unity Cabinet — from Democrats on the Bernie Sanders left to Republicans on the Mitt Romney right. Why?Because
  
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• Silver Alert activated for missing Sandy man

  08-04-2020 03:48
  
  A Silver Alert for a missing senior citizen with dementia was activated Tuesday evening.Brian Lee Park, 81, of Sandy was last seen at 4:15 p.m. at about 9200 South on 700 East. He was possibly going to a Walmart or CVS on 9000 South.He was in a gray 2003 Toyota Corolla with Utah license plates 016MNA.Park is 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds and has gray hair and green eyes. He was wearing gold sunglasses, a flannel shirt, blue jeans and athletic shoes.Anyone who may have seen him is aske
  
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• Page man arrested for urging killings of Navajo over virus

  08-04-2020 03:38
  
  Page, Ariz. • Authorities in northern Arizona have arrested a man for writing a racist social media post accusing Navajo people of carrying the coronavirus and calling for their deaths.The Page Police Department announced Tuesday that 34-year-old Daniel Franzen was taken into custody on suspicion of attempting to incite an act of terrorism.Police say they received reports Monday of a Facebook post that urged people to use “lethal force” against the Navajo community because they
  
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• Clear vision: Program provides ski goggles to medical staff amid crisis

  08-04-2020 03:17
  
  Olympic snowboard champion Anna Gasser cleaned out her closet in Austria over the weekend and found nine pairs of goggles.They’re all being cleaned, packed and donated, including a pair she’s pretty certain she wore at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.Destination: Health care workers.Olympic athletes, recreational skiers and snowboarders, resorts and businesses are contributing an assortment of ski goggles with one clear vision: To help those in the medical community who are in need of eye
  
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• Players, managers intrigued by baseball’s all-Arizona option

  08-04-2020 02:33
  
  Boston’s Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect of his teammates sequestered in the Phoenix area for an extended period if Major League Baseball and its players adopt an all-Arizona start to the season.“I don’t know if I could look at my kids just through a screen for four or five months. Same thing goes with my wife,” the pitcher said Tuesday. “That’s a long time. But people have done it in harsh scenarios, I g
  
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