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• ‘It’s different’: Georges Niang describes working out at Utah Jazz practice facility with restrictions in place

  15-05-2020 23:48
  
  Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang said he has been working out every day at the team’s practice facility, Zions Bank Basketball Campus, since it opened for voluntary, individual workouts Monday. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang said he felt like it was the first day of school on Monday when the Jazz reopened Zions Bank Basketball Campus.
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• Georges Niang describes working out at Utah Jazz practice facility with restrictions in place

  15-05-2020 23:48
  
  Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang said he has been working out every day at the team’s practice facility, Zions Bank Basketball Campus, since it opened for voluntary, individual workouts Monday. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang told media members during a Zoom conference call Friday he’s been working out at the team’s practice facility the past five days and that it’s been an adjustment with the restrictions in place
  
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• Utah lab at center of MLB’s plan to return to play this summer

  15-05-2020 23:31
  
  An anti-doping laboratory in Utah could play a major role in the return of Major League Baseball this season.In laying out how the league plans to protect players and personnel against COVID-19, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said the league has paid to equip a lab with the ability to process thousands of tests each week. That facility is the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory in South Jordan.Founded as the hub for athlete doping testing during the 2002 Olympics, SMRTL is a World Anti
  
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• RSL players express doubts about Orlando ‘bubble’ scenario proposed by MLS

  15-05-2020 23:20
  
  Major League Soccer has put forth a plan to get all 26 of its teams together for a tournament beginning July 1. They’d have to first arrive in Orlando by June 1 and go through some quarantine and incremental training scenarios before games actually start, but that’s the proposal out there being discussed by the league and the players union.There are some drawbacks, though, as Real Salt Lake midfielder Nick Besler outlined Friday during a Zoom call with media. Besler is one of the tea
  
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• Standardized testing company sues Utah for $2.6 million, claiming its work was ‘adequate’

  15-05-2020 23:14
  
  The standardized testing company fired by Utah education officials last year after its glitches stopped thousands of students here from finishing their exams has now filed a lawsuit against the state, countering that it was never paid $2.6 million owed for its “adequate performance.”Questar Assessment Inc., in the case filed Tuesday in 3rd District Court, said the Utah Board of Education alleged there were deficiencies in its testing software and used those to cancel its contract in
  
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• Police identify homeless man shot dead while trying to rob a Utah County apartment

  15-05-2020 23:06
  
  Four homeless people have been arrested after a fifth member of their group was shot and killed while they reportedly tried to rob a home in Vineyard.Police have identified the dead man as Robert Jalil Williams, 20, of Salt Lake City, who was shot after he and several other people entered an apartment intending to “assault a resident there with whom one of them had a prior disagreement,” according to Sgt. Spencer Cannon of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. “While this inv
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Friday, May 15: Two die; Refugee kitchen reopens

  15-05-2020 22:44
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. It’s Friday, May 15. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read more coronavirus coverage here.]---2:45 p.m.: Spice to Go returns with online ordering and curbside pickupSalt Lake Ci
  
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• Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen and the trash talk that impacted the Utah Jazz’s first trip to the NBA Finals

  15-05-2020 22:30
  
  In the final moments of Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals, Chicago’s Scottie Pippen, right, delivered a bit of trash talk to Utah’s Karl Malone, left, before Malone shot a pair of key free throws: “The Mailman doesn’t deliver on Sundays.” | Deseret News photosSALT LAKE CITY — Three nights earlier, John Stockton had propelled the Utah Jazz to their first NBA Finals appearance by delivering the game-winning 3-pointer in Game 6 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals
  
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• Rich Lowry: If Fauci didn’t exist, we’d have to invent him

  15-05-2020 22:00
  
  For his critics, Dr. Anthony Fauci cemented his status as the Rasputin of public health with his Senate testimony the other day.The National Institutes of Health official gently, but unmistakably struck a different tone than President Donald Trump, earning rebukes from radio talk show hosts and Fox News anchors, as well as fueling the outrage of the #FireFauci claque on Twitter.Although Fauci's every utterance is now examined with the same care as pronouncements of the Pope, his words weren't ex
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Friday, May 15: Two die and the state nears 7,000 total cases

  15-05-2020 21:32
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. It’s Friday, May 15. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read more coronavirus coverage here.]---1:20 p.m.: Utah reports 2 more deaths, bringing the total to 77For the sixth time i
  
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• Marina Gomberg: What could go wrong with a little home haircut?

  15-05-2020 21:16
  
  I tried to ask nonchalantly, because I knew requesting a haircut from my wife was going to make her nervous.I get it. My first corona cuts on her and our son, Harvey, gave my heart a little pitter-patter, too. But we made it out with minimal blood loss (mine, thankfully) and zero tears, so I’d call them successes.Elenor and I had consulted some of our gays and ordered clippers, shears and accessories earlier this spring when self-isolation loomed. But like the 25-pound bag of rice and Cost
  
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• Analysis: Most states still fall short of recommended testing levels

  15-05-2020 20:57
  
  Washington • As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., more than 4 out of 5 states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks, according to an Associated Press analysis.Rapid, widespread testing is considered essential to tracking and containing the coronavirus. But 41 states fail to test widely enough to drive their infections below a key benchmark, according to an
  
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• Utah governor says it’s the role of the county — not the state — to enforce COVID-19 orders

  15-05-2020 20:51
  
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is punting to Davis County about what enforcement action, if any, should be taken against Republican Kaysville Mayor Katie Witt — who is also a congressional candidate in the 1st District — for openly defying his COVID-19 orders.She is allowing a protest group to hold an outdoor concert by country music star Collin Raye on May 30 in a city park. She acknowledges it would violate new orders that limit gatherings there to 50 people, but says it protects First Ame
  
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• Derek Monson: Remove barriers for flexible use of COVID-19 relief funds

  15-05-2020 20:32
  
  What if someone offered you help to address a huge problem, but said you can’t use it in some ways you might need? This is the situation Utah and other states face, and Congress can fix it.Utah legislative leaders recently learned that economic losses caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic will likely reduce tax revenue between $186 million and $599 million in the current fiscal year (ending in June) and between $592 million and $1.287 billion in the upcoming fiscal year. At the same tim
  
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• Activists criticize federal agencies over virtual meeting access for New Mexico drilling plan

  15-05-2020 20:20
  
  Albuquerque, N.M. • It was supposed to be a virtual public meeting focused on a review of a proposed plan that will govern oil and gas drilling and other development across a vast corner of northwestern New Mexico that is home to a national park and spots important to Native American tribes.Instead, Thursday's meeting hosted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs quickly shifted to a steady stream of criticism from tribal members and environmentalists who too
  
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• Arizona man falls to his death from Utah cliff overlooking Lake Powell

  15-05-2020 19:49
  
  An Arizona man fell to his death from a cliff overlooking Lake Powell, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.Ian Brisbin, 26, fell about 70 feet from Alstrom Point, which is in a remote area of Kane County that overlooks Gunsight and Padre bays, sometime early Thursday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, Brisbin and a friend — both from the Page, Ariz., area — were camping near Alstrom Point on Wednesday night. The friend told police he had gone to bed som
  
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• Healthy once again, BYU quarterback Zach Wilson is sharpening his skills, preparing for the QB battle to come

  15-05-2020 19:26
  
  Pandemic or not, nothing’s going to stop Zach Wilson from getting ready for the upcoming season – whenever it starts and whatever it looks like.When spring practice started in March, it became clear three quarterbacks would be vying for the QB1 role. All three – Wilson, Jaren Hall and Baylor Romney – got starts during the Cougars’ 2019 injury-laden season. Most importantly, they all showed they could do the job well.“I think just knowing that there's always go
  
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• Tanner Toolson, son of former BYU standout Andy Toolson, commits to Cougar basketball team

  15-05-2020 18:49
  
  The BYU men's basketball team continues to grow, adding another signee to their 2020 recruiting class — and they're keeping it in the family.On Friday, coach Mark Pope announced that Tanner Toolson signed his National Letter of Intent.Toolson, who was named the Washington state Mr. Basketball for 2020, is the son of former BYU great Andy Toolson. His older brother Connor played for Pope at Utah Valley. He is also the cousin of recent BYU graduate Jake Toolson, who played for Pope at Utah V
  
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• Colorado cyclists and e-bikers clash over new trail rules

  15-05-2020 18:36
  
  Denver • After a couple days of hard hiking last fall, Tim Brass thought it was time to track down a motor. He was bowhunting in a trophy unit near Creede, and plenty of other hunters were using a motorized trail for swift access.His friend offered an e-bike. Brass got his elk.“Best hunting experience of my life. And that tool made it a lot easier to get the elk out of there, I’ll tell you that. It made it bearable, for sure,” said the Colorado policy director for the 40,0
  
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• Europe relaxes virus restrictions but cases flare elsewhere

  15-05-2020 18:29
  
  Berlin • Several European countries where coronavirus infections have slowed moved ahead Friday with relaxing border restrictions, while the U.S. reported a record drop in retail sales that threatened stores and weighed down the sinking economy. Infection flare-ups in Mexico and elsewhere served as a reminder the pandemic is far from over.Slovenia, which has been gradually easing strict lockdown measures, declared that the spread of the virus is now under control and that European Union res
  
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• Ed Pouzar: How lonely sits the city that was full of people

  15-05-2020 18:00
  
  I live in Manhattan, the COVID-19 Inferno.Spring has finally arrived here. Each day is growing warmer. Yet while trees and flowers are blooming new life outside, I’m still isolated inside.It is odd how this vibrant city has transformed — along with all of us New Yorkers — since the pandemic struck last March. Many streets are closed. Park Avenue’s now a pedestrian mall which allows for better physical distancing if walking around. The city’s no longer shrieking with
  
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• This Utah play is inspired by, and will closely follow, social distancing rules

  15-05-2020 17:55
  
  Are Utahns ready to return to watch live theater, after two months of no mass gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic? James Parker thinks so, with some limitations.“We looked at all the safety guidelines and the recommendations, and we thought, ‘You know? Yeah, maybe it’s not financially feasible to do it, but as far as the mechanics of getting people in and out and seating them safely, it’s completely doable,” said Parker, executive director of The Parker T
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Friday, May 15: After employee productivity jumps, Young Living extends work-from-home plans to end of the year

  15-05-2020 17:53
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. It’s Friday, May 15. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read more coronavirus coverage here.]---9:55 a.m.: After employee productivity jumps, Young Living extends work-from-home p
  
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• Utah Jazz: Will Joe Ingles be ready to play if season finishes?

  15-05-2020 16:45
  
  Utah Jazz swingman Joe Ingles has expressed his desire to protect his family from the novel coronavirus, even at the cost of sitting out NBA games With the curve of the novel coronavirus successfully being flattened in the State of Utah, and moving from the orange to the yellow zone, talk of Utah Jazz basketball […]
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• Four Utah Jazz players featured in Game of Zones

  15-05-2020 16:03
  
  Bleacher Report’s parody of “Game of Thrones” features three new episodes including four players, past and present, from the Utah Jazz. One thing that has been quenching my thirst for Utah Jazz basketball and just NBA basketball in general are the fictional episodes of “Game of Zones”, made by Bleacher Report. The staff started the […]
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• Connor Boyack: A privacy reform proposal for Utah

  15-05-2020 16:00
  
  “Banjo” has become somewhat of a bad word in Utah, bringing to mind government surveillance and using our private information in ways we didn’t intend or authorize.The company has come under fire recently for its founder’s racist past, but there are many of us who have been monitoring its work for some time, concerned about the ramifications of applying artificial intelligence to our information in order to help the government.The broad claims are noble — we all wan
  
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• USGS reports magnitude-6.5 earthquake in western Nevada

  15-05-2020 15:51
  
  Tonopah, Nev. • The U.S. Geological Service is reporting that a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck in remote western Nevada early Friday.The temblor was reported at 4:03 a.m. about 35 miles outside Tonopah, just east of the Sierra Nevada range.The initial quake struck about 4.7 miles deep, the USGS said, and at least six sizable aftershocks were recorded shortly thereafter, including two with estimated magnitudes of 5.4.People from Salt Lake City, Utah, to California’s Central Valley twe
  
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• Marina Gomberg thought what could go wrong with a little home haircut

  15-05-2020 15:16
  
  I tried to ask nonchalantly, because I knew requesting a haircut from my wife was going to make her nervous.I get it. My first corona cuts on her and our son, Harvey, gave my heart a little pitter patter, too. But we made it out with minimal blood loss (mine, thankfully) and zero tears, so I’d call them successes.Elenor and I had consulted some of our gays and ordered clippers, shears and accessories earlier this spring when self-isolation loomed. But like the 25 pound bag of rice and Cost
  
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• David Brooks: Ordinary people are leading the leaders

  15-05-2020 15:16
  
  We have entered the endurance phase of this pandemic. We are slowly mastering this disease, but we have not yet done so. And so we wait — and endure.Endurance is patience. It is shortening your time horizon so you just have to get through this day. Endurance is living with unpleasantness. In fact, it is finding you can adapt and turn the strangest circumstance into routine.Endurance is fortifying. It is discovering you can get socked in the nose and take it.Above all, endurance is living w
  
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• Paul Krugman: COVID-19 reality has a liberal bias

  15-05-2020 15:15
  
  On Tuesday, the U.S. government’s top experts warned that COVID-19 was by no means under control and that premature easing of social distancing could have disastrous consequences. As far as I can tell, their view is shared by almost all epidemiologists.But they were shouting into the wind. Clearly, the Trump administration and its allies have already decided that we’re going to reopen the economy, never mind what the experts say. And if the experts are right and this leads to a new s
  
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• Would the Utah Jazz be advantaged if NBA season finishes?

  15-05-2020 15:14
  
  In a hypothetical setting where the NBA finishes its season and crowns a champion, would the Utah Jazz have any advantages as opposed to a normal postseason? These are confusing times for any person in the world, much less the die hard fans of the Utah Jazz. In what was supposed to be a breakthrough […]
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• This COVID-19 project may turn into a Utah version of the Peace Corps

  15-05-2020 14:05
  
  Their budding futures put on hold by the pandemic, scores of Utah college students are signing up for internships to help expand random testing for the virus, in a project called Utah HEROs.But that is only a start, say education and business leaders who want to turn the Health & Economic Recovery Outreach campaign into something far bigger.Private donors and officials with the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business have spent recent weeks organizing and securing funds fo
  
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• U.S. lagging in coronavirus research, so Utahns have to look elsewhere for stats like these

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. There are pros and cons to the federal government’s decision to largely leave the coronavirus response up to each state.The good part of that strategy is that it allows local leaders to make decisions based on the realities in the
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Catherine ‘The Great’ is hilarious — and sort of true

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  Catherine the Great was a nearly penniless noble from a small German principality who married the unstable heir to the Russian throne, who treated her abominably. She ousted him in a coup, (probably) had him killed and ruled the empire for the next 34 years, becoming one of Russia’s greatest monarchs.And in the Hulu series “The Great,” her story is hilarious. Really. The basic outline of Catherine’s story is there, sort of.“She went to a country she didn’t eve
  
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• Robert Kirby: Road rage in a season of unreason

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  When I was a cop, I was dispatched on a “10-50PI” call late one night. Back then, “10-50” meant traffic crash, and “PI” meant “personal injury.” So I rolled fast.Upon arrival, it was immediately obvious that there wasn’t much “PI” to the 10-50. The same couldn’t be said for the vehicle. It looked like The Hulk had taken it for a test drive.The badly shaken driver said everything started in Spanish Fork Canyon. “They br
  
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• Raymond A. Hult: Dubious economic bluster from the White House

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  For over three years now, President Trump has bragged he’s been singularly responsible for creating the greatest economy in the history of the United States.He apparently intends to win reelection in large part based on that bravado.The reality is, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, his claim of monetary wizardry has been largely overblown. Following the arrival of the pandemic, he’s been significantly culpable for causing a steep economic decline.It was actually President Obama who has
  
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• Letter: With freedom comes responsibility

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.”To wear a mask is the responsible and mature thing to do. Wearing a mask is not for yourself — it is for others. It is for your mother, father, wife, husband, your children. It is for your grandmother and grandfather, and by not complyin
  
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• Letter: The world is together, apart

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  Dear Corona,It is said to cherish the last moments of high school. It is said that prom night will be when the best memories are made. It is said that senior season will be the last moments you’ll spend with your team. It is said that graduation will be one of the best days of your life. These moments were stripped from the graduating class of 2020.We heard about you for two months, not knowing about the upcoming heartbreak. We all joked around in the very missed classrooms. We walked out
  
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• Letter: Stick with the benefits of distance learning

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  First of all, kudos to eighth grader Veronique Mintz for her cogent, well-written commentary.As a retired middle school teacher, I can relate well to what she says occurs on a daily basis in her regular classrooms. Her experience is with a 26-student classroom. Add 10 or more students per classroom for the typical class size in Utah and you can see how the chaos can magnify exponentially.I used to love my students on a one-to-one basis, but when middle-school-aged teenagers are forced into large
  
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• Letter: Saving the 1%

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  With the onset of COVID-19, the government has overreached its step with damaging restrictions to small and medium businesses here in the Salt Lake Valley. According to multiple sources, the coronavirus’ death rate is around 1%. I guess this fact begs the question of, “Is it worth the shutdown of many people’s lives and businesses, which could potentially destroy their livelihoods, only to save the 1%?”James Wickizer, North Salt LakeSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Let’s enact the Second Bill of Rights

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  On Jan. 11, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his "Second Bill of Rights" for all — regardless of station, race or creed.These rights are:The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation.The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation.The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living.The right of every businessman, large and
  
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• First live Utah theater production since COVID-19 lockdown is inspired by, and will closely follow, social distancing rules

  15-05-2020 14:00
  
  Are Utahns ready to return to watch live theater, after two months of no mass gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic? James Parker thinks so, with some limitations.“We looked at all the safety guidelines and the recommendations, and we thought, ‘You know? Yeah, maybe it’s not financially feasible to do it, but as far as the mechanics of getting people in and out and seating them safely, it’s completely doable,” said Parker, executive director of The Parker T
  
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• Virus tests hospitals in pockets of U.S. as some states reopen

  15-05-2020 06:39
  
  Silver Spring, Md. • From a hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation to the suburbs of the nation’s capital, front-line medical workers in coronavirus hot spots are struggling to keep up with a crushing load of patients while lockdown restrictions are lifting in many other parts of the U.S.Governors are starting to slowly reopen some segments of their local economies, pointing to evidence that COVID-19 deaths and new hospitalizations are peaking or starting to recede in their states.
  
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• Trump says he’ll replenish stockpile for future pandemics

  15-05-2020 06:30
  
  Allentown, Pa. • President Donald Trump says he intends to prepare for future pandemics by replenishing the national stockpile and bringing manufacturing of critical supplies and equipment back to the U.S. His comments came the same day a whistleblower told Congress the Trump administration had failed to properly prepare for the current pandemic.“Wouldn’t that be nice?” Trump said Thursday during a visit to a Pennsylvania distributor of medical equipment. “My goal is
  
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• Utah’s Both Gach will transfer if he doesn’t stay in NBA draft

  15-05-2020 06:03
  
  Even if Both Gach removes his name from the NBA draft, the University of Utah sophomore’s time in Salt Lake City appears to have come to an end.Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reported Thursday evening that Gach will transfer if he removes his name from the draft. A source told The Salt Lake Tribune that Gach has not yet put his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal.Later Thursday evening, the school released a statement on the situation in which head coach Larry Krystkowiak didn’t sugarco
  
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• Rays’ Blake Snell says ’I’m not playing unless I get mine

  15-05-2020 05:33
  
  St. Petersburg, Fla. • Tampa Bay Rays All-Star pitcher Blake Snell says he will not take the mound this year if his pay is cut further, proclaiming: “I’m not playing unless I get mine.”“I’m not splitting no revenue. I want all mine,” the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner said on a Twitch stream Wednesday. “Bro, y’all got to understand, too, because y’all going to be like: ‘Bro, play for the love of the game. Man, what’s wrong wi
  
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• Bodies of 2 missing teenagers found eight days after the girls disappeared on Utah Lake

  15-05-2020 05:24
  
  Eight days after two teenagers were reported missing on Utah Lake, the search came to an end. The bodies of Priscilla Bienkowski and Sophia Hernandez were discovered Thursday, Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith said.“On behalf of the sheriff’s office and all the volunteers who have helped do this, is express our sincere condolences to the families of these girls,” Smith said. “This has been hard for everybody involved. I want to thank the families for their patience with us.
  
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• Most of Utah will move to ‘yellow’ risk level for coronavirus. Here’s what that means.

  15-05-2020 04:18
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. Most of Utah will shift from a moderate “orange” risk level to a lower “yellow” status starting this weekend, after the governor declared there’s now a small enough risk of the coronavirus spreading here to
  
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• Report: Utah’s Both Gach will transfer if he doesn’t stay in NBA draft

  15-05-2020 04:10
  
  Even if Both Gach removes his name from the NBA draft, the University of Utah sophomore’s time in Salt Lake City appears to have come to an end.Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reported Thursday evening that Gach will transfer if he removes his name from the draft. A source told The Salt Lake Tribune that Gach has not yet put his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal.Earlier this week, the NCAA extended its June 3 deadline for an underclassman to remove his name from the draft and retain eligibil
  
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• Chuck Tripp: Trump should be prosecuted immediately

  15-05-2020 04:00
  
  President Donald Trump’s actions in dealing with the COVID-19 virus disaster clearly demonstrate the degree to which he will tell lies and mislead people and the unlawful lengths to which he’ll go to control this country’s political discourse and the actions of his “Trumpista” followers.To review some of his lies and illegal medical advice about COVID-19, check statements in Trump’s speeches and press conferences. A quick look shows that he started talking abo
  
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