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• Salt Lake City police identify man shot and killed by officers Saturday

  25-05-2020 23:54
  
  Salt Lake City police have released the name of a man whom officers shot and killed early Saturday morning, after responding to a call involving threats with a gun.Bernardo Palacios Carbajal, 22, of Salt Lake City, was killed in the shooting, at about 2 a.m. Saturday near 900 South and 300 West, Salt Lake City police announced.According to a report Saturday by FOX 13, officers tracked down Palacios Carbajal to the area. The man fled a short distance before police confronted him, then shots were
  
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• NASA astronauts go back to the future with capsule launch

  25-05-2020 22:00
  
  Cape Canaveral, Fla. • It’s back to the future as NASA astronauts launch again from the U.S. — aboard a retro-style “Right Stuff” capsule.Make no mistake: This is not your father’s — or grandfather’s — capsule.SpaceX’s Dragon crew capsule outshines NASA’s old Apollo spacecraft in virtually every way. The Dragon’s clean lines and minimalist interior, with touchscreens instead of a mess of switches and knobs, make even the spac
  
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• Utahns mark Memorial Day with drive-by tributes, out of concern for COVID-19

  25-05-2020 21:37
  
  Heber City • Back in March, Amaria Scovil, one of the people overseeing Heber City’s Memorial Day events, said, “we first realized we would have to be doing things differently this year.”Most years, there’s a breakfast program at the Wasatch County Events Center — with breakfast, music and guest speakers, said Scovil, director of the county’s recreation center. The event ends when the veterans in the audience are asked to stand in front of the main stage,
  
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• How the Utah Jazz could end up facing the Houston Rockets again in the first round of the NBA playoffs

  25-05-2020 21:28
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) is fouled by Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) as the Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets play Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals at the Toyota Center in Houston on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Over the past two years, the Houston Rockets have become the Utah Jazz’s primary nemesis, beating them soundly in the playoffs both seasons, with a number of their players becoming severely disliked by Jazz fans in the proc
  
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• A Cache County woman dies of COVID-19, raising the state’s death toll to 98

  25-05-2020 21:26
  
  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. Another Utahn has died from COVID-19, the Utah Department of Health announced Monday, bringing the state’s death toll to 98.The latest fatality is a Cache County woman over the age of 85. UDOH reported no other details. She is the
  
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• Optimism growing for NBA’s return, but myriad options abound and impediments remain

  25-05-2020 21:13
  
  Each day, more details emerge that paint a picture of momentum building toward the imminent return of the NBA, toward concluding the 2019-20 NBA campaign, which has been on hiatus since March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic.NBA spokesman Mike Bass announced Saturday that the league “is engaged in exploratory conversations” with the Walt Disney Company to potentially use Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., as the bubble site for playing games.Mean
  
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• States give few details on billions spent on virus supplies

  25-05-2020 19:23
  
  Jefferson City, Mo. • States are spending billions of dollars stocking up on medical supplies such as masks and breathing machines during the coronavirus pandemic. But more than two months into the buying binge, many aren’t sharing details about how much they’re spending, what they’re getting for their money or which companies they’re paying.An Associated Press survey of all 50 states found a hodgepodge of public information about the purchase of masks, gloves, gowns
  
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• Review: Tracee Ellis Ross shines in ‘The High Note,’ a warm-hearted story of musical passions

  25-05-2020 18:22
  
  Taking an unfamiliar route to a well-traveled destination, the music-fueled comedy-drama “The High Note” is a witty, warm-hearted story about the recording industry seen from the top and the bottom.On top is Grace Davis (played by “Black-ish” star Tracee Ellis Ross), a superstar singer whose career has spanned more than 30 years, and is facing the prospect of becoming a “legacy” act. Her longtime manager, Jack Robertson (played by Ice Cube), is nudging her tow
  
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• How ESPN’s Zach Lowe sees the Utah Jazz after losing Bojan Bogdanovic for the season

  25-05-2020 17:55
  
  Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic works to keep Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler away from the ball during game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020.| Scott G Winterton, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — After Bojan Bogdanovic underwent surgery on his wrist and is now out for the season, the Utah Jazz will look a little different once/if the NBA season resumes.
  ESPN writer Zach Lowe recently spotlighted the 2019-20 Utah Jazz, calling them “compelling” in a
  
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• A swastika adorns a gravestone at a Utah military cemetery. Members of Congress want it removed.

  25-05-2020 17:00
  
  Washington • Members of Congress on Monday asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to remove or alter gravestones at two national cemeteries — including one in Utah — that feature swastikas or honor Adolf Hitler.A gravestone at Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City for a German prison from World War II, Paul Eilert, includes a Knights Cross with oak leaves and a small swastika, a marker that has brought a rebuke by members of Congress from both parties.Two other gravesto
  
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• Jerry Sloan: The Utah Jazz’s small-market savior

  25-05-2020 16:23
  
  In a small market, on a number of fronts, the Utah Jazz are fighting an array of unique battles. Fortunately, for 23 years, Jerry Sloan was the one leading them. Two days ago, on May 22, 2020, Jerry Sloan passed away at the age of 78 from complications having to do with Parkinson’s disease and […]
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• Robert Gehrke: Utah has paid big for a tracking app that still doesn’t work right

  25-05-2020 14:30
  
  Utah inked a deal back in March worth up to $6 million in the first year with a New York-based tech company to build the ballyhooed Healthy Together app.The idea was to track user location data and when people test positive for the coronavirus, the government’s contact tracers could use the information to figure out where they had been, where they might have been exposed and to whom else they might have spread the virus.“It’s really about having the right tool in the toolbox,&r
  
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• Trump decision could end Utah National Guard’s coronavirus work — before benefits kick in

  25-05-2020 14:15
  
  About 160 Utah National Guard soldiers and airmen have spent months helping state officials with their coronavirus response.They’ve been contact tracers. They’ve gone into long-term care facilities and trained workers on how to use protective equipment and hygiene practices. They’ve worked in makeshift warehouses stacking millions of masks, gloves and other medical gear.But that work could all end in a few weeks, after the Trump administration ordered that all National Guard de
  
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• Thankful researcher hopes to connect with families of Utahns still missing in action from the Korean War

  25-05-2020 14:00
  
  Springdale • Four years ago, Sunny Lee was back in her native South Korea with more than a dozen family members of American service members still listed as missing in action from the Korean War. Sometime during the sightseeing tours and government medal presentations, she said, she noticed a pain in her stomach.She had trouble eating, too, but she didn’t pay it much mind.Maybe it was from the stress of her volunteer efforts, which bring surviving relatives to the nation their loved on
  
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• Letter: Why no mask?

  25-05-2020 14:00
  
  People wonder why Donald Trump doesn't wear a mask for COVID-19.It's obvious. Wearing a mask would smear his makeup. Plain and simple.Anna Florin, South JordanSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: We must work together to overcome this pandemic

  25-05-2020 14:00
  
  With heightened emotions during the pandemic, some choose black-and-white thinking, arguing that their ideas are superior to everyone else’s.Preoccupied by television critics, some preach doomsday designs while others are obsessed with sensationalistic data. Sadly, a public health crisis — which should unite us — is dividing many as they set in opposition politicians, scientists, medical professionals and business owners.We can do better. For our own mental and physical health,
  
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• Letter: Trump is a danger to himself and others

  25-05-2020 14:00
  
  It seems so apparent to me that President Trump is a danger to himself and others by not wearing a mask, taking potentially dangerous drugs and encouraging citizens to do the same. To my knowledge, people who do these things may have some underlying mental illness that needs to be addressed. Most importantly, how about his contempt for figures of authority, his wild aspirations and many other characteristics of mental illness he displays?Daniel Weed, MurraySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Too many vindictive disagreements

  25-05-2020 14:00
  
  As we approach Memorial Day, various degrees of “lockdown” and confinement due to the coronavirus will affect how we celebrate and honor those who died to give us our freedoms.Many would get together with family and friends and others would attend formal events. My favorite was the one at the Fort Douglas Cemetery. It is disappointing that it will not be held.We all have our stress due to the virus, which may be what leads to something that is even more disappointing. It seems to me
  
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• Letter: May I recommend a different treatment?

  25-05-2020 14:00
  
  Dear very stable genius, sir:Thank you for informing the American people that you are taking hydroxychloroquine. What a wonderful example of daring you are in leading us poor ignorant sheep.As a psychiatrist may I suggest instead that you take a medicine such as chlorpromazine (thorazine) for your obvious delusional psychosis?It may not help, but it sure won't hurt.Alan F. Heap, M.D., Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Let families find the right schools

  25-05-2020 14:00
  
  Because of his high levels of anxiety, my son Samuel struggled with his learning at our local brick-and-mortar school. That’s why I decided to find a school option that works for him. Fortunately, that was found with an online school.I enrolled Sam at Utah Virtual Academy to help with his emotional needs and to allow him to learn from the comfort of our home. Sam’s had a positive experience with his online classes because of the teachers and administrators at UTVA. They respond to qu
  
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• Letter: Go by science, not by ‘gut feelings’

  25-05-2020 14:00
  
  We just lost the last two and a half months of quarantine.We walked in Murray Park today. Playgrounds are open and outdoor exercise equipment is being used. We watched one fellow go from one piece of exercise equipment to another without sanitizing either. And lots of people are playing soccer.We were the only ones keeping a distance, and we had to walk off the sidewalk because folks were not giving an inch.Every candidate running for office, this year and every year, should be asked if they&rsq
  
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• Woods, Manning win a TV charity match as good as real thing

  25-05-2020 06:46
  
  Tom Brady delivered the shot of the match that made it easy to forget the rest of his swings. Tiger Woods didn’t miss a fairway and earned a small measure of revenge against Phil Mickelson.The PGA Tour is set to return in just over two weeks, and it has a tough act to follow.In the second and final charity match that brought live golf to TV, this exhibition was as entertaining as the real thing.Woods lagged a long birdie putt close enough that his partner, Peyton Manning, didn’t have
  
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• Keselowski wins Coca-Cola 600 to extend Johnson’s losing streak

  25-05-2020 06:41
  
  Concord, N.C. • Brad Keselowski extended Jimmie Johnson’s losing streak to 102 races, holding off the seven-time NASCAR champion in overtime early Monday in the Coca-Cola 600.Keselowski started in the back of the field, worked his way to the front at Charlotte Motor Speedway and gambled in not pitting when caution stopped Chase Elliott from winning with two laps remaining.Elliott pitted and Keselowski led a train of eight cars that stayed on the track. He lined up in front of Alex Bow
  
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• Israel’s Netanyahu attacks justice system as his corruption trial begins

  25-05-2020 05:07
  
  Jerusalem • To the sounds of his impassioned supporters chanting outside, a defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strode into a Jerusalem courtroom Sunday to face corruption charges in a long-awaited trial that has overshadowed three inconclusive elections and deeply divided the country.As he entered the courthouse to become the country’s first sitting prime minister to go on trial, Netanyahu launched into a lengthy tirade against the nation’s justice system in which
  
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• Tennis, anyone? Not on this sunny Sunday at the French Open

  25-05-2020 04:13
  
  Paris • Tennis, anyone?Not Sunday at the French Open. Nobody was there. Maybe they will be in September.It should have been the first day of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament held annually at Roland Garros — with thousands flocking to catch a glimpse of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Serena Williams.Instead, the grounds in leafy western Paris were deserted on a sunny, blue-sky day because of the coronavirus pandemic.“Every year it’s Roland Garros time, it’s a bi
  
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• White House goal of testing all nursing home staff, residents goes unmet

  25-05-2020 03:43
  
  Richmond, Va. • Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 days.It’s not going to happen.A review by The Associated Press found that at least half of the states are not going to meet White House’s deadline and some aren’t even bothering to try.Only a handful of states, including West Virginia and Rhode Island, have said they’ve already tested every nursing ho
  
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• Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings

  25-05-2020 03:39
  
  St. Petersburg, Fla. • The Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. meant big crowds at beaches and warnings from authorities Sunday about people disregarding the coronavirus social-distancing rules and risking a resurgence of the scourge that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans.Meanwhile, the White House broadened its travel ban against countries hard hit by the virus by saying it would deny admission to foreigners who have recently been in Brazil.Sheriff's d
  
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