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• University of Utah vows to fight racism in research

  11-06-2020 23:55
  
  The University of Utah’s research community participated this week in #ShutDownAcademia, a day dedicated to conversations about the Black Lives Matter movement.On Wednesday, faculty and students from universities across North America stopped researching and instead had conversations about how to value diversity within their departments.Andy Weyrich, the U.’s vice president for research, encouraged different departments to participate in this endeavor and learn more about systemic rac
  
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• African Americans point to racial biases in economics

  11-06-2020 23:42
  
  Baltimore • The field of economics is facing an upheaval, with African American scholars decrying bias in the profession and presenting evidence that leading journals have failed to publish sufficient research that documents racial inequalities.This tumult reflects racial dynamics at a delicate moment set against the backdrop of protests over the police killing of George Floyd that have thrust varying forms of bias into public consciousness. Though videos have illustrated police brutality a
  
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• Private patient records accessed in cyberattack on University of Utah Health that lasted 2 months

  11-06-2020 23:38
  
  Hackers accessed private patient medical records at the University of Utah’s hospitals in a cyberattack that went unnoticed for nearly two months.The hack started on April 6 and continued through May 22, said U. Health spokeswoman Kylene Metzger. When the university became aware of the scam, she added, it locked down the affected accounts.It started when several employees responded to phishing emails that appeared to be legitimate requests. Hackers were then able to gain access to their ac
  
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• Utah eases restrictions in some areas amid surge of COVID-19 cases

  11-06-2020 23:34
  
  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. While some parts of Utah move into looser safety guidelines for the coronavirus, and other areas seek the same easing of the rules — all while the state’s rate of COVID-19 cases is growing — Gov. Gary Herbert warned Ut
  
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• RSL draws rivals Sporting KC and Colorado as MLS reveals groupings for Orlando tournament

  11-06-2020 23:27
  
  Maybe fate does exist.Real Salt Lake just happened to draw its two biggest rivals for the group stage of the MLS Is Back Tournament. RSL was joined by Sporting Kansas City, the Colorado Rapids and Minnesota United in Group D, where RSL holds the top seed.RSL has a complicated history with SKC, which beat Salt Lake in the 2013 MLS Cup. The two teams have had a bitter rivalry ever since.In the case of Colorado, RSL faces the Rapids twice a season in what’s dubbed the Rocky Mountain Cup. RSL
  
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• Navajo Nation residents urged to stay the course, keep the coronavirus curve flat

  11-06-2020 23:10
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Health officials with the Navajo Nation have reported 125 new cases of coronavirus and five new related deaths on the reservation.The death toll is approaching 300 and reservation-wide cases totaled 6,275 as of Wednesday.Tribal officials also said preliminary reports from 11 health care facilities indicate nearly 3,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 with more reports pending.The vast Navajo Nation reservation stretches into northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Me
  
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• Thomas Reese: Four ways to tell a prophet from a political puppet

  11-06-2020 23:06
  
  In the streets of Washington, D.C., we have seen religion used as a political prop and we have seen it exercise its prophetic voice.On June 1, President Donald Trump infamously had the street in front of the White House cleared of protesters so he could use St. John’s Episcopal Church on Lafayette Square as a photo backdrop. Not only were peaceful demonstrators tear-gassed, clergy were chased away from the church, which was turned into a political prop without the permission of its pastor
  
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• Safety Terrell Burgess and skier Guro Jordheim named Utah’s recipients of the Pac-12’s Tom Hansen Medal

  11-06-2020 22:47
  
  Safety Terrell Burgess and skier Guro Jordheim were named Utah’s recipients Thursday afternoon of the Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal for the 2019-20 academic year. Conference medals have been awarded annually since the 1960-61 academic year to one senior male and female student-athlete from each Pac-12 institution based on a combination of academics, athletics and leadership. Burgess, an All-Pac-12 honorable-mention selection at safety as a senior in 2019, majored in kinesiology, was t
  
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• Navajo Nation residents urged to stay the course, keep the coronaviurs curve flat

  11-06-2020 22:42
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Health officials with the Navajo Nation have reported 125 new cases of coronavirus and five new related deaths on the reservation.The death toll is approaching 300 and reservation-wide cases totaled 6,275 as of Wednesday.Tribal officials also said preliminary reports from 11 health care facilities indicate nearly 3,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 with more reports pending.The vast Navajo Nation reservation stretches into northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Me
  
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• Feds award UTA grants to study expanding TRAX and FrontRunner

  11-06-2020 22:34
  
  The Utah Transit Authority won two federal grants Thursday to help it study a proposed $1 billion-plus expansion of TRAX to Utah County through the soon-to-be-redeveloped Utah State Prison site, and a possible expansion of FrontRunner commuter rail from Provo to Payson.The Federal Transit Administration announced a $275,000 grant for the TRAX study, and $250,000 to help with the FrontRunner evaluation.“We are proud to support our local partners as they plan for transit-oriented development
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: This Land

  11-06-2020 22:13
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, June 12, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Witness to Fascism’s RiseAntifaAmerica the BeautifulDressed for UnrestThe Frat Boy PartyCOVID Hide and SeekFree RiderBeat the PressNon-essential BillionairesFacebook LinksWant more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• The Tribune and KCPW recap the week’s news Friday morning

  11-06-2020 22:07
  
  This week in Utah news:Meatpacking employees and their supporters marched Tuesday in Logan demanding that a company close its Hyrum plant for cleaning and that workers be paid while they grapple with a coronavirus outbreak, affecting 287 workers at the facility.After receiving a false negative test result for COVID-19 earlier this week, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said he received a positive diagnosis Wednesday.And, in the last several years, neglect or substandard care in the Salt Lake County
  
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• Olivia Juarez: Environmental health means being pro-black

  11-06-2020 22:00
  
  Black and brown communities throughout Utah are hurting for the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Darrien Hunt, Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal and many more victims of police brutality.Our hearts are broken. Not just for the wrongful death of these people at the hands of police. We’re hurting for Christian Cooper who was harassed by a white woman for being black while birdwatching. We’re hurting for Ahmaud Arbery who was lethally shot by two white men for being black while jogging.
  
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• Three Utah cyclists put on Olympic short list by USA Cycling

  11-06-2020 21:44
  
  They’ve been completing virtual challenges all spring after COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the races that were supposed to be qualifiers for the 2020 Olympic Games and then caused the postponement of the Olympics themselves.But now three Utah cyclists have something real to chase.USA Cycling on Thursday announced the selection of its Olympic long teams in road, track and mountain biking. Park City mountain bikers Haley Batten and Keegan Swenson and Murray road cyclist Tayler Wiles wer
  
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• Utah’s governor bans police chokeholds, elevates multicultural leaders

  11-06-2020 21:25
  
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert addressed police brutality and bias in a news conference intended to address the coronavirus, announcing an executive order banning state law enforcement officials from using chokeholds and calling on other police throughout the state to follow suit.Herbert once again expressed dismay at the death of George Floyd, who died while in police custody in Minneapolis when an officer pressed his kneed into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. When “egregious” a
  
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• Utah reports three new deaths amid continuing surge of COVID-19 cases

  11-06-2020 21:00
  
  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. Another 388 Utahns have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and three more residents of the state have died from it, the Utah Department of Health reported Thursday.The three people who died are: A Salt Lake County woman, over 85, who was in
  
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• Cottonwood Heights police chief sues council member and city

  11-06-2020 20:28
  
  The Cottonwood Heights police chief is suing the city he works for and a city council member, alleging a scheme to get him fired.The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Chief Ernest Rob Russo last month, names council member Natalie “Tali” Bruce, who was elected in 2017, but claims “others acting in positions of authority with Cottonwood” were a part of the alleged conspiracy, too.Bruce denied the accusations, saying, “It is unfortunate that someone like Russo, who has been
  
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• Elizabeth Joy: Looks who’s leading the way now

  11-06-2020 20:09
  
  These turbulent times require authentic leadership — leaders who make informed decisions, who are collaborative and are transparent in their decision-making.The front page of The Salt Lake Tribune on June 4 featured two Utah leaders, Dr. Angela Dunn, the state’s epidemiologist, and Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake City’s mayor. Dunn has been providing steady leadership in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the recent protests over George Floyd’s
  
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• New interim superintendent picked for Salt Lake City School District

  11-06-2020 20:06
  
  Salt Lake City School District has named a new interim superintendent who will take over this summer after the previous superintendent was reportedly forced out. Larry Madden — currently the principal at both Bryant Middle School and the Salt Lake Center for Science Education — was appointed by the district’s board of education Tuesday night to fill the position for the next year while it searches for a permanent replacement. Members voted 5-0 on the appointment, with two choos
  
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• Delta Air Lines offers workers incentives to leave voluntarily

  11-06-2020 20:02
  
  Delta Air Lines — the carrier for 73% of departing flights at Salt Lake City International Airport before COVID-19 hit — asked employees on Thursday to consider financial incentives to retire early or simply leave to avert involuntary furloughs later this year.“It’s clear that the impact of the pandemic will be lengthy, and that Delta will need to be a smaller airline over the next few years,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian wrote to employees. “We hope to see enough par
  
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• Hundreds of Navajo Nation homes might finally get running water

  11-06-2020 19:38
  
  When Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez held a town hall in May to discuss the coronavirus pandemic’s impacts on the Navajo Nation and the best use of federal relief funds, he identified a clear spending priority: the construction of water lines.More than one third of Navajo Nation households lack running water, and the problem is even worse in Utah’s San Juan County where, according to the office of Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, half of Navajo Nation residents have to haul water. Fami
  
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• Thousands of LDS missionaries are heading to their new assignments

  11-06-2020 19:27
  
  Thousands of Latter-day Saint missionaries who had to return from their assignments abroad due to the coronavirus are now heading back out to finish their service in their home countries.In late March, those missionaries who had a few months left to serve were released, while those with more time on their missions were given two options: Depart for new assignments as soon as possible or delay for 12 to 18 months. Most missionaries opted to return to proselytizing service right away, according to
  
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• Utah man faces manslaughter charge after his girlfriend was shot to death

  11-06-2020 18:26
  
  A Utah man has been charged with manslaughter in the November shooting death of his girlfriend.Steven Howard Scruggs, 47, of Salt Lake City, was also charged in 3rd District Court with possession of a gun by a restricted person, a second-degree felony, in addition to manslaughter, also a second-degree felony.On Nov. 26, police received a report of shots fired at an apartment at 1798 W. 700 North and arrived to find Scruggs lying on the ground outside “bleeding from a gunshot wound to the c
  
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• Review: Disney’s ‘Artemis Fowl’ doesn’t fly as the next ‘Harry Potter’

  11-06-2020 18:26
  
  You can see, through the morass of visual effects and narrative short cuts in “Artemis Fowl,” what the folks at Disney were trying to get out of Eion Colfer’s book series: A fast-moving fantasy adventure franchise that could become the next “Harry Potter.”That’s why Disney invested nearly 20 years in development, after buying the rights to Colfer’s first book before it was published in 2001. Such producers as Robert De Niro and Harvey Weinstein have been
  
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• How public opinion has moved on Black Lives Matter

  11-06-2020 18:24
  
  American public opinion can sometimes seem stubborn. Voters haven’t really changed their views on abortion in 50 years. Donald Trump’s approval rating among registered voters has fallen within a 5-point range for just about every day of his presidency.But the Black Lives Matter movement has been an exception from the start.Public opinion on race and criminal justice issues has been steadily moving left since the first protests ignited over the fatal shootings of Trayvon Martin and Mi
  
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• Census workers to resume delivering packets to Navajo homes

  11-06-2020 17:58
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Census workers will resume dropping off questionnaires at homes on the Navajo Nation this week.The tribe's legislative branch said the work to deliver paper packets to more than 70,000 homes begins Thursday. The operation that started in mid-March quickly was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.People who receive the packets can fill out the census using the paper forms, by phone or online.The U.S. Census Bureau said its staff has received training in social d
  
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• Heavy delays expected on I-15 this weekend

  11-06-2020 17:48
  
  Heavy delays of up to 30 minutes in spots are expected on Interstate 15 this weekend because of paving and repair work in Salt Lake and Juab counties, the Utah Department of Transportation says.The work is scheduled in three areas:•Southbound I-15 in Salt Lake City: The freeway will be reduced to one lane in areas between Beck Street and 2100 South overnight for several days — and all day on Sunday.Restrictions begin at 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and end early the next morning. The
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Fight against racism ramps up; Heavenly Mother gets more attention; an apostle ruminates.

  11-06-2020 17:25
  
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want this free newsletter in your inbox? Subscribe here.End racism ‘once and for all’
  (Jeremy Harmon|Tribune file photo) Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, speaks during an event on May 17, 2018, when Latter-day Saint and NAACP leaders emphasized a
  
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• University of Utah creates fund to honor George Floyd and help black students

  11-06-2020 17:09
  
  The University of Utah is creating a fund to honor the man killed by police in Minneapolis on May 25.The George Floyd Memorial Fund in the Black Cultural Center will “directly support students and programs committed to advancing the interests of the next generation of aspiring black leaders,” according to a news release, including the Black Student Union, the Black Graduate Student Association and the U.’s chapter of the National Society for Black Engineers.
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• Gordon Monson: Why doesn’t everyone act on what they know? If they will, change can happen.

  11-06-2020 17:00
  
  Change is an important, integral, intriguing thing, one that is necessary in sports and in the country as a whole. Black lives matter. Everyone knows that, should know that, and those who don’t need the awareness enveloped in change more than anybody. Millions of protesters are attempting to heighten that awareness for the stubborn, for the ignorant, for the empowered.In that lifting, among the intrigue is the manner in which athletes in all leagues will respond when the national anthem is
  
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• Pro lacrosse league latest sport to hold tournament at RSL training facility

  11-06-2020 16:32
  
  Real Salt Lake’s practice facility will be used to house much of the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup. But that that’s not the only tournament that will arrive in Herriman this summer.The Premier Lacrosse League announced Thursday that it will hold a three-week tournament for all seven of its teams from July 25 through Aug. 9. The event, which won’t allow spectators, will feature 20 total games that will be broadcast on NBC, NBCSN, and NBC Sports Gold.“T
  
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• Utah’s unemployment claims inch up again after steady weekly declines

  11-06-2020 15:38
  
  Unemployment claims bounced up slightly last week in Utah after eight weeks of declines since their pandemic-related highs in early April.The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday that 5,452 Utahns filed for jobless benefits the week ending May 30, roughly 500 more than the week prior. They were among 1.54 million U.S workers who did the same across the country.The report marked only the second week that national weekly jobless claims had fallen below the 2 million mark since their historic
  
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• Utah small businesses welcome rule changes for federal relief loans

  11-06-2020 15:24
  
  The U.S. government has steered a massive $5.2 billion to Utah in COVID-19 relief loans for small businesses, as of last Saturday.Now, with a series of new rule changes passed by Congress, those business owners will have more time and flexibility on how they use the money — while still qualifying for the loans to be forgiven.For thousands of establishments knocked into financial crisis by the pandemic, those small tweaks to the Paycheck Protection Program are proving beneficial in what rem
  
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• Another year, another plan for Salt Lake County’s Wasatch canyons

  11-06-2020 15:24
  
  Hardly a year goes by without a new plan emerging for the ever-busy alpine wonderland east of Salt Lake City, whose canyons and peaks provide both the water and recreation that make modern urban life possible and enjoyable in this arid region.The latest comes from Salt Lake County whose elected council this week voted to approve a long-overdue general plan for the slice of the Wasatch Mountains inside Utah’s most populous region.“The Wasatch canyons are one of the most defining featu
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: Our friends make fun of us for social distancing and it hurts

  11-06-2020 15:23
  
  Dear Ann Cannon • My husband and I, who are both in our 70s, are following our doctor’s orders to wear masks, socially distance and avoid crowds. We buy our groceries online and visit our children with 6-foot distancing in the backyards. Many of our friends are ridiculing us for doing this and it hurts. It’s hard enough to be away from those we love, but to be condemned for doing this makes it even harder. Any suggestions on what we can say or do?— This is UnbearableDear T
  
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• Poll: GOP Utah attorney general race is close, with many undecided voters

  11-06-2020 15:00
  
  Incumbent Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes holds a surprisingly small lead over challenger David Leavitt, the Utah County attorney, in a new poll about their hard-hitting Republican primary race — but undecided voters actually outnumber the supporters of either candidate.Reyes leads with 30.8% support to 26% for Leavitt with a huge 43.2% undecided in a race in which Leavitt has accused Reyes of corruption, and Reyes has called Leavitt a liar who is unqualified and pushes unrealistic judici
  
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• Letter: We can make our voices heard

  11-06-2020 14:00
  
  As difficult as the events during the past few weeks have been, I hope and pray there is a silver lining to all of this pain. I hope that our nation is finally waking up to the fact that racial injustice never went away and now, more than ever, we need to take real action to create real change.So as individuals, what can we do?We can use one of the most powerful tools we have: Our voice. We can make our voices heard in peaceful marches, in conversations, in city halls, on petitions, here on the
  
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• Letter: Violence vs. vandalism

  11-06-2020 14:00
  
  In many news reports of the protests in Salt Lake City on May 30, the destruction of a police car is cited as an escalation of violence.Property damage is not violence, it is vandalism. I generally don't condone vandalism, but spray paint and broken glass and even a burned-out car don't keep me up at night.Knowing that police departments all over the country are rotten to the core with racism and empowered to abuse and kill people with impunity does. To be honest, it makes me want to break thing
  
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• Letter: Utah throws the dice on coronavirus

  11-06-2020 14:00
  
  Instead of fully funding testing, contact tracing, small businesses and higher unemployment benefits, our governments have chosen to throw the dice and see what happens.The results are in: The largest number of new cases in Utah in a single day was reported last Friday, the second largest yesterday, one month after opening up all businesses, etc. Fewer people are wearing masks and less are social distancing with more elderly and other vulnerable people at risk of dying.Everyone seems to agree it
  
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• Letter: Rage can be unleashed at any time

  11-06-2020 14:00
  
  When I was at a stoplight recently, a man called through my open car window saying something like, “What kind of idiot wears a mask when they are alone in their car?”At first, I didn’t realize what he had said. When it sunk in, I turned to explain that I had forgotten that it was on, having just dropped off my elderly father. The opportunity to converse constructively was quickly quelled by him yelling about my blathering. I kept the window unrolled at the very long light hopin
  
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• Letter: How to handle problems

  11-06-2020 14:00
  
  Going through an old file, I came across this very fitting quote that my husband, Maurice Abravanel, wrote some 27-plus years ago."An educated society learns how to handle its problems in a humane way."Carolyn Abravanel, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: All police officers should wear cameras

  11-06-2020 14:00
  
  Body-worn cameras can protect officers, restore faith in officers and help ensure equality in policing.Police in Utah lack funding for cameras for every officer, but you can remedy this.Write your leaders. Tell them, "Let's find the money." Tell them you're willing to pay an extra fee on your utility bill. Let's ask the state of Utah to put a $3 donation checkbox on tax forms for body cams. Help our officers, help your neighbors of color, help yourself feel secure and confident in the place you
  
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• Jefferson Davis statue torn down Virginia

  11-06-2020 07:42
  
  RichmondProtesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along the city’s famed Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday night.The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was toppled shortly before 11 p.m., news outlets reported.Richmond police were on the scene and videos on social media showed the monument being towed away as a crowd cheered.About 80 miles (130 kilometers) away, protesters in Portsmouth beheaded and then pulled down four statues that
  
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• Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia

  11-06-2020 07:22
  
  Richmond, Va.• Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night.The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was toppled shortly before 11 p.m., news outlets reported.Richmond police were on the scene and videos on social media showed the monument being towed away as a crowd cheered.About 80 miles away, protesters in Portsmouth beheaded and then pulled down four statues that were part of a
  
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• Panel addresses racism in Utah while protesters gather downtown for 11th rally in 12 days

  11-06-2020 06:31
  
  Saida Dahir and her three sisters were all dressed up in big puffy gowns and on their way to a school dance when police lights flashed behind them.When they pulled over, the Salt Lake City officer ordered the girls — all black — out of the car, Dahir said. She was 14 years old and terrified.Her older sister tried to explain that they hadn’t done anything wrong, but the man told them to line up against a wall and be quiet. Four more police cars pulled up behind them and those of
  
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• Wildfire in Juab County threatens homes before crews get it under control

  11-06-2020 06:30
  
  A fast-moving wildfire threatened homes in Juab County on Wednesday — requiring residents to evacuate for a few hours before crews got it under control.The fire, near the small town of Rocky Ridge in central Utah, started in the evening around 4:30 p.m. An hour later, it had grown to about 250 acres, spreading through dry brush and grass.The town has about 800 residents — sitting just south of Santaquin in Utah County — and some homes were evacuated as the blaze neared. Officia
  
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• Tigers draft Arizona State slugger Torkelson with No. 1 pick

  11-06-2020 05:54
  
  New York • Spencer Torkelson slugged his way through college, bashing baseballs all around the country with eye-popping power.All those impressive drives made the decision easy for the Detroit Tigers, who selected the Arizona State star with the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball amateur draft Wednesday night.But while Torkelson was long considered the favorite to go first overall, the surprise came when he was announced as a third baseman by Commissioner Rob Manfred. Detroit plans to
  
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• Panelists speak about racism in Utah while protesters gather downtown for 11th rally in 12 days

  11-06-2020 05:07
  
  Saida Dahir and her three sisters were all dressed up in big puffy gowns and on their way to a school dance when police lights flashed behind them.When they pulled over, the Salt Lake City officer ordered the girls — all black — out of the car, Dahir said. She was 14 years old and terrified.Her older sister tried to explain that they hadn’t done anything wrong, but the man told them to line up against a wall and be quiet. Four more police cars pulled up behind them and those of
  
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• Philip O. Ozuah: I fought two plagues and only beat one

  11-06-2020 04:00
  
  The last 12 weeks will haunt me forever. At the Montefiore Health System, where I am the chief executive, the coronavirus has killed 2,204 patients and 21 members of our courageous staff, despite our best efforts.Now, as the pandemic has subsided and our Covid-19 caseload has dropped to 143 patients from a peak of 2,208 on April 12, the nation is coming to grips with another fearful crisis — the lethal effects of racism, the pain of which is all too familiar to me.It was hard for me to wat
  
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• University of Utah deputy police chief resigns amid investigation

  11-06-2020 03:07
  
  The deputy police chief at the University of Utah has resigned, a departure that comes less than a month after he was put on leave during an independent investigation into how one of his officers handled sensitive photos of student-athlete Lauren McCluskey before she was killed.Rick McLenon stepped down Monday, U. spokesman Chris Nelson confirmed. He declined to say why the deputy chief left or whether it was related to the current investigation by the state Department of Public Safety.“I
  
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