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• Utah liquor stores will be open Friday, closed on July 4

  30-06-2020 23:56 via sltrib.com
  
  Independence Day falls on a Saturday this week, and that means Friday is the official day off for most workers.State offices, banks and other businesses will be closed July 3 — but Utah’s state-run liquor stores will remain open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., officials with the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced Tuesday.The outlets will be closed, however, Saturday for the July 4 holiday.Later in the month, for Pioneer Day, liquor stores will be closed on Friday, July 2
  
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• No Bees, Raptors or Owlz: Minor League Baseball cancels its 2020 season

  30-06-2020 23:51 via sltrib.com
  
  St. Petersburg, Fla. • Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons on Tuesday after Major League Baseball decided not to provide any players to its affiliated teams amid the coronavirus pandemic.The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the minor league governing body, made the long-expected announcement. The Professional Baseball Agreement between the majors and the minors expires after this season, and MLB has proposed reducing the minimum affiliates from 160 to
  
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• A group protesting COVID restrictions plans to hold a July 4 rally in Kaysville

  30-06-2020 23:16 via sltrib.com
  
  Kaysville recently threatened to turn on sprinklers at a city park to block a proposed concert with country star Colin Raye that aimed to protest and openly defy COVID-19 restrictions. So, organizers now are now planning a July 4 rally/protest there that features a water fight.Utah Business Revival posted online that it will hold a “community independence celebration” at Barnes Park on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. that includes a water fight “in case Kaysville City turns spi
  
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• Utah reports 4 new deaths and more than 500 new cases of COVID-19

  30-06-2020 23:11 via sltrib.com
  
  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. Four more Utahns have died from the coronavirus, state health officials reported on Tuesday, as the number of cases rose by more than 500.The patients who died were a Salt Lake County woman, age 65 to 84; a San Juan County man, age 45 t
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Playing Dice With Death

  30-06-2020 22:36 via sltrib.com
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Palling Around With PutinUtah Goes ViralThe BaseCriminal AccompliceWho Was That Masked Man?From Estonia With LoveTransparently CrookedThe Sinking FeelingMonumentalSpreading the MAGA MessageWant more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Five inmates at the Weber County jail have coronavirus

  30-06-2020 22:32 via sltrib.com
  
  The coronavirus is continuing to spread throughout Utah’s county jails, with Weber County officials reporting that five inmates and one employee have tested positive for the virus.Officials believe that the virus first entered the jail after a federal inmate from Nevada was transferred to Weber County. The jail has contracts to hold both federal inmates and those arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Lt. Josh Marigoni said Tuesday that the federal inmate had a cough, but reported
  
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• LDS Church says pandemic response is its largest humanitarian effort ever

  30-06-2020 22:27 via sltrib.com
  
  Truckloads of food and millions of masks to help communities grappling with the coronavirus have added up to what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday called the largest humanitarian effort in its history.“This is part of our DNA,” Presiding Bjshop Gérald Caussé, the ecclesiastical leader who oversees the Utah-based faith’s vast financial, real estate, investment and charitable operations, said in a new video that highlights the church’
  
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• Rookie forward shines as Utah Royals open Challenge Cup with high scoring draw

  30-06-2020 22:26 via sltrib.com
  
  Herriman • Craig Harrington told Utah Royals FC rookie forward Tziarra King during warmups that she would be the spark off the bench. And boy, was she ever.King scored the final goal of the match in the 89th minute to secure a 3-3 draw for the Royals against the Houston Dash on Tuesday in Utah’s opening game of the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup. She played just two official minutes, plus the six that were added for stoppage time.“I’m glad I could step
  
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• As the Utah Jazz and other NBA teams allow more coaches, players into facilities, positive tests around league stir concerns

  30-06-2020 22:23 via sltrib.com
  
  Tuesday marked yet another milestone in the NBA’s seemingly inexorable return to play, as league guidelines allowed teams such as the Utah Jazz to bolster their ranks both by having up to 10 coaches/support staff within the Zions Bank Basketball Campus practice facility at a time.And Wednesday is slated to see workouts increase from four to eight players on the court at a time.The moves are supposed to represent benchmarks in apparent lockstep with the idea that teams — like society
  
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• Rookie forward shines as Utah Royals open Challenge Cup tournament with high scoring draw against Houston Dash

  30-06-2020 22:09 via sltrib.com
  
  Herriman • Craig Harrington told Utah Royals FC rookie forward Tziarra King during warmups that she would be the spark off the bench. And boy, was she ever.King scored the final goal of the match in the 89th minute to secure a 3-3 draw for the Royals against the Houston Dash on Tuesday in Utah’s opening game of the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup. She played just two official minutes, plus the six that were added for stoppage time.“I’m glad I could step
  
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• Michelle Goldberg: Remote school is a nightmare. Few people in power care.

  30-06-2020 22:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Scott Stringer, the comptroller of New York City, has sons who are 7 and 8 years old. Over the last three months, like many parents, he’s tried to navigate what schools are optimistically calling “remote learning” while he and his wife both worked from home. It’s been, he told me, “one of the most challenging things I ever had to do in my life.”So when he hears from parents desperate to understand what’s happening with schools in September, he empathizes
  
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• Utah reports 4 news deaths and more than 500 new cases of COVID-19

  30-06-2020 21:44 via sltrib.com
  
  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. Four more Utahns have died from the coronavirus, state health officials reported on Tuesday, as the number of cases rose by more than 500.The new deaths were reported by Salt Lake County, San Juan County, the Southwest Utah Health Depar
  
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• Thanks to COVID-19, The Grand Theatre cancels ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ for the third time

  30-06-2020 21:39 via sltrib.com
  
  For the third time, Salt Lake City’s The Grand Theatre has canceled its production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.”The play, an adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel written by Oscar- and Emmy-winning playwright Aaron Sorkin, was set to premiere Thursday at The Grand, at 1575 S. State St., with the first preview on Wednesday.On Tuesday, the theater — which is associated with Salt Lake Community College — issued a statement announcing the cancellation not only of
  
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• Utah man tied to death of South Salt Lake police officer gets up to 30 years in prison

  30-06-2020 21:10 via sltrib.com
  
  Five seconds.That’s all the time it took for Felix Calata to make the decision to aim his Chevrolet Impala at police who were trying to stop him, step on the gas pedal, and run over South Salt Lake Police Officer David Romrell.Jeffrey Black was sitting in the passenger seat that November afternoon in 2018 when Romrell was killed. But his defense attorney said at Black’s sentencing hearing Tuesday he didn’t know Calata ran over a police officer and didn’t have the time to
  
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• Police say Lori Vallow Daybell helped keep her children’s bodies hidden

  30-06-2020 21:01 via sltrib.com
  
  Boise, Idaho • Prosecutors say the mother of two children who were found dead in rural Idaho months after they vanished in a bizarre case that captured worldwide attention had conspired with her new husband to hide or destroy the kids’ bodies.The new felony charges against Lori Vallow Daybell came late Monday, the latest twist in a case tied to the mysterious deaths of the couple's former spouses and their beliefs about zombies and the apocalypse that may have affected their actions.D
  
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• Utah Royals open Challenge Cup tournament with high scoring draw against Houston Dash

  30-06-2020 20:58 via sltrib.com
  
  Herriman • The Utah Royals FC started its 2020 season on Tuesday with a 3-3 tie against the Houston Dash.Midfielder Diana Matheson, who played her first game since the 2018 season, notched the first goal for the Royals, with the help of forward Amy Rodriguez’s assist. Vero Boquete and rookie Tziarra King added goals late to secure the draw in the Royals’ Challenge Cup tournament opener at Zions Bank Stadium.Rachel Daly netted two goals for the dash, while Shea Groom finished the
  
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• Replacing Zack Moss will prove difficult, but Utah football has options with Devin Brumfield, Jordan Wilmore

  30-06-2020 20:47 via sltrib.com
  
  By the time Zack Moss’ college career ended on New Year’s Eve at the Alamo Bowl, the Buffalo Bills rookie had already solidified himself as the best running back in University of Utah history.No Ute running back has more career rushing yards (4,067), rushing touchdowns (38), touchdowns from scrimmage (41), points scored (246), or rushing attempts (712). As a senior, Moss rushed for 1,416 yards and 15 touchdowns, while amassing 1,804 yards and 17 touchdowns from scrimmage on his way t
  
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• Fauci: U.S. ‘going in wrong direction’ in coronavirus outbreak

  30-06-2020 20:46 via sltrib.com
  
  The U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” with the coronavirus surging badly enough that Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators Tuesday some regions are putting the entire country at risk — just as schools and colleges are wrestling with how to safely reopen.With about 40,000 new cases being reported a day, Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said he "would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around.""I am very concerned," he told a
  
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• Gordon Monson: Meine Gute! Martin Schiller is a Utah Jazz name you should know.

  30-06-2020 19:46 via sltrib.com
  
  1. Er heisst … Martin Schiller.We’re going to learn a little German here, and learn more about a German coach who contributes mightily to the Utah Jazz. Check the key at the end for the English translations. Read on to learn about the man.By now, you may know his name, though even if you recognize it, there’s a decent chance you haven’t fully comprehended what Martin Schiller does for the Jazz. As he once put it, he does “whatever they need me to do.”2. Ausge
  
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• Brian Moench: American exceptionalism now means something deadly

  30-06-2020 19:44 via sltrib.com
  
  American exceptionalism used to imply national greatness; the most powerful military, the most global influence, the world’s defender of democracy and paragon of human rights. Throw in the best scientists and the most Nobel Prizes.Now, under this administration, American exceptionalism means something quite different.In a recent commentary in the Irish Times, Fintan O’Toole writes America has become an object of worldwide pity. We used to be known for eradicating deadly diseases. Now
  
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• Utah Sports Hall of Fame cancels annual fall induction ceremony due to COVID-19 concerns

  30-06-2020 19:37 via sltrib.com
  
  The COVID-19 virus has claimed another 2020 event.The Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation announced that it’s Fall Awards banquet to induct new members into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame has been cancelled.The 2020 group, which included golfer Jay Don Blake, Olympic water polostar Courtney Young Johnson, pro football player Haloti Ngata, RSLsoccer star Nick Rimando and college track all-America Teri OkelberrySpiers, will now be honored in 2021.The 2021 banquet is scheduled September 27, 20
  
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• Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies at 98

  30-06-2020 18:50 via sltrib.com
  
  New York • Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died. He was 98.Reiner’s assistant Judy Nagy said he died Monday night of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, California.One of show business’ best liked men, the ta
  
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• Golfer Daniel Summerhays will play on after strong finish at Utah Championship

  30-06-2020 17:55 via sltrib.com
  
  Daniel Summerhays will extend his pro golf career in ColoradoDaniel Summerhays is following through on his tie for second place in the Utah Championship by playing in the Korn Ferry Tour’s next event. He’s joining three other Utahns – Patrick Fishburn, Mike Weir and Connor Howe — in the TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes, starting Wednesday at Berthoud, Colo.Summerhays planned to retire as a touring pro after the Utah Championship, but his top-25 finish gave him a s
  
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• Man is shot as he drives through a crowd of protesters in Provo

  30-06-2020 17:21 via sltrib.com
  
  Provo Police are searching for a man who shot the driver who ran a SUV through a crowd of protesters on Monday night.His wounds are not life-threatening, according to police.A group protesting police brutality had gathered at the intersection of University Avenue and Center Street on Monday evening, according to Lt. Brian Taylor of the Provo Police Department, and a second group arrived to express their support for police. Protesters were in the street, blocking cars, when a large, white SUV hea
  
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• Navajo Nation concerned with COVID-19 spikes in surrounding areas

  30-06-2020 16:49 via sltrib.com
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • The Navajo Nation Department of Health is reporting 63 additional cases of coronavirus with no new deaths.The numbers made public late Monday put the number of positive COVID-19 cases on the reservation at 7,532. The death toll remains at 363.Reports from a dozen health care facilities on and near the Navajo Nation indicate more than 5,080 people have recovered. More than 54,700 people have been tested so far.The Navajo Nation stretches into northeastern Arizona, northw
  
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• Retired Utah deputy dies from injuries sustained in small-plane crash in Centerville

  30-06-2020 16:34 via sltrib.com
  
  A retired Davis County Sheriff’s deputy has died from injuries he suffered as a passenger in a small plane that crashed Thursday in Centerville, killing the pilot.Lt. Jason Sorensen, 47 — a retired deputy and paramedic for Davis County and pilot for Intermountain Life Flight — died Monday night from injuries and burns sustained in the crash, the sheriff’s office announced on its blog.Sheriff Kelly V. Sparks, in a statement, said, “Davis County Sheriff’s Office
  
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• AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019

  30-06-2020 16:20 via sltrib.com
  
  Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the intelligence.The assessment was included in at least one of President Donald Trump's written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the officials. Then-national security adviser John Bolton also
  
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• Utah elections officials expect record voter turnout in Tuesday primary, despite pandemic

  30-06-2020 15:32 via sltrib.com
  
  Though the global pandemic has forced gubernatorial candidates off the campaign trail and shut down in-person polling places, Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen still holds onto hope that voters will participate in Tuesday’s primary in record numbers.“Maybe that’s my optimistic thinking,” she laughingly said on the eve of the election.The statistics so far appeared to back up her positive thinking. On Monday, state elections officials reported that county clerks state
  
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• Tom Goldsmith: Faith communities must participate in social change

  30-06-2020 15:11 via sltrib.com
  
  Freedom will not comeToday, this yearNor everThrough compromise and fear…Freedom is a strong seedplantedin a great need. – Langston HughesAs Black Lives Matter finds its voice to help mold and shape a new inclusive society, faith communities must find theirs in order to fully support the already forceful movement. We are currently witnesses to unprecedented historic change, and predominantly white congregations must add their support to a movement that relies on the moral assertions
  
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• New building plans unveiled for downtown Salt Lake City’s transformative Post District

  30-06-2020 15:09 via sltrib.com
  
  Construction is set to start soon on a $144 million residential and commercial project in the currently blighted area of Salt Lake City that motorists pass getting to and from Interstate 15.In the first major work on what project backers see as downtown’s “next great expansion,” Post House will involve five multistory buildings with unique architectural designs and nearly 580 apartments, substantial square footages of retail outlets and offices, a unique plaza and additional ou
  
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• Review: ‘Hamilton’ movie captures the revolutionary spirit of the stage version

  30-06-2020 15:07 via sltrib.com
  
  Like a Fourth of July firework, the movie version of “Hamilton” bursts forth with color and spectacle, bottling the emotional fire that made Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop history lesson a Tony- and Pulitzer-winning masterpiece and a cross-cultural hit.Miranda’s collaborator Thomas Kail, who directed both the stage version and this movie, makes the smart move of rendering “Hamilton” in its purest, original form, from the stage of the Richard Rodgers Theatre on B
  
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• Letter: Without police, there would be chaos

  30-06-2020 14:05 via sltrib.com
  
  During these tumultuous times when law enforcement is under attack because of the acts of some officers, we must not forget that the vast majority of police protect us with their lives every day, and sometimes lose theirs doing their duty.Whom do we call if there is a prowler, an auto accident, a lost child, a deranged person with a weapon, and for so many other reasons? Without their service there would be complete chaos.Let's not listen to cries of defunding, or taking away their weapons durin
  
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• Robert Kirby: Utah renames July Fourth ‘Set the Mountain on Fire Day'

  30-06-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Most Utahns with any form of connection to the outside world know we have entered the burn zone. Anyone who lives anywhere close to something flammable — like a house, a tree, or even just clothing — is on edge.That’s because Independence Day — known in Utah as “Set the Mountain on Fire Day” — is less than a week away. It’s time to go over the do’s and don’ts of celebrating with fire as responsibly as possible.“Responsibly”
  
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• Letter: Want freedom? Wear a mask.

  30-06-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  COVID-19 cases have spiked alarmingly in Utah, tripling and quadrupling in recent weeks, yet we know enough now about how the virus spreads to easily slow, even nearly stop it. Very simply: Everyone, wear a mask.Want to buy groceries whenever you want? Wear a mask.Want a haircut? Wear a mask.Want to run into a convenience store late at night? Wear a mask.Want to go to the mall? Wear a mask.Want everyone to stay on the job? Wear a mask.Want to help your neighbors and serve your community? Wear a
  
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• Letter: July is the worst time for fireworks

  30-06-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Explain to me why we promote and sell fireworks during the 4th and 24th of July.It’s our driest month of the year, with highest fire danger. Yet we set up booths and sell fireworks. It’s ridiculous to me.Yup, I’m a killjoy.Peggy Clark, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: How to keep the air in Utah clean

  30-06-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  One of the bright spots in the past few months has been the improved air quality in the Salt Lake Valley, but disturbing news dampens my enthusiasm.According to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in May, 2020, the amount of CO2 in the air globally hit the highest monthly average value ever recorded at 417 parts per million, up from 414.7 in May of last year.In fact, CO2 levels are the highest they’ve been in human history, and likely the highest in 3
  
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• Letter: Eliminate our fabricated boundaries

  30-06-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  George Floyd’s inhumane murder ignites concern over the abuse of power by some law enforcement against my African American siblings. We’re finally realizing that the real issue is rooted in racial injustice and systemic discrimination.As an Ahmadi Muslim, I condemn racism, hatred and injustice in all it’s ugly forms. I follow and advocate the teachings of true Islam’s compassion and sympathy for all humans as one family. True Islam eliminates fabricated boundaries that we
  
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• Greg Osborne: To curb the second wave, send in the clowns

  30-06-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Utah is facing a second wave of coronavirus infections. But, while studies prove the effectiveness of communal adoption of mask wearing and a couple of counties have required it, a walk into most convenience stores reveals that a large portion of Utahns refuse to wear masks.When a legal requirement doesn’t suffice, how do we persuade Utahns to wear face masks and curb a crippling second wave? One option would be to follow an innovative mayor of Bogota, Colombia, who used clowns and educati
  
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• Charles M. Blow: Yes, even George Washington

  30-06-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  On the issue of American slavery, I am an absolutist: enslavers were amoral monsters.The very idea that one group of people believed that they had the right to own another human being is abhorrent and depraved. The fact that their control was enforced by violence was barbaric.People often try to explain this away by saying that the people who enslaved Africans in this country were simply men and women of their age, abiding by the mores of the time.But, that explanation falters. There were also m
  
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• Reports: China approves national security law for Hong Kong

  30-06-2020 06:17 via sltrib.com
  
  Hong Kong • Hong Kong media are reporting that China has approved a contentious law that would allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, sparking fears that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the semi-autonomous territory.The South China Morning Post newspaper and public broadcaster RTHK, both citing unnamed sources, said that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress voted unanimously to approve a national security
  
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• As survey says students still don’t trust its officers, University of Utah announces overhaul of police department

  30-06-2020 05:44 via sltrib.com
  
  The University of Utah will overhaul its troubled police department — requiring more public reporting of misconduct, hiring a new command staff to oversee officers and devoting a division to victim services with a special focus on sexual violence.The massive reorganization was announced Tuesday by the U.‘s new chief safety officer, who started in February and whose first task has been to fix the system there. It’s part of a continued effort by the university to rebuild trust af
  
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• Margaret Renkl: Don’t cancel that newspaper subscription

  30-06-2020 05:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Nashville • In 1954, a man called the city desk of The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily morning newspaper, to say he planned to take his own life by jumping from the Shelby Avenue Bridge. If the paper wanted the story, he said, they should send a reporter.At the scene, a young journalist named John Seigenthaler spent 40 minutes talking with the man, who was sitting astride a gas pipe that ran beneath the bridge’s railing. When the man turned to look at the water below, Mr. Seigenth
  
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• Midvale may be the next Utah city to form its own police department

  30-06-2020 04:26 via sltrib.com
  
  Another city in Salt Lake County may be forming its own police department.The Midvale City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss a possible “notice of intent” to withdraw from the Unified Police Department in favor of running its own agency.It’s the second city in the past week to announce such a move. Last week, Taylorsville officials sent a letter notifying Unified police the city intends to withdraw on July 1, 2021. It plans to hold a series of focus grou
  
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• Patriots hope winning still in fashion for new QB Newton

  30-06-2020 03:53 via sltrib.com
  
  One is a man of a million fedoras.The other is all about the hoodie.But whether Cam Newton and Bill Belichick can take the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl is going to be more about football than fashion.The Patriots have turned to the former Panthers quarterback to replace Tom Brady, who defected to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after 19 years, six Super Bowls and three NFL MVP awards. Newton gets his fresh start in New England after nine seasons in Carolina, where his own MVP-winning car
  
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• States reverse openings, require masks as coronavirus cases surge

  30-06-2020 03:35 via sltrib.com
  
  Arizona’s Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide.Among those implementing the face-covering orders is the city of Jacksonville, Florida, where mask-averse President Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination in August. Trump has refused to wear a mask during visits to states and
  
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• 21 Republicans and 3 Democrats: Here’s a look at the first partisan Utah Board of Education election

  30-06-2020 03:28 via sltrib.com
  
  With the first set of races for Utah’s state school board where candidates can now run under a political party, Republicans looking to nab a seat far outnumber their Democratic competitors — by a massive margin of 7 to 1.It’s a surprising turnout for the elections that typically don’t draw much attention. But the skew has some worried.“Most people don’t have a clue who’s running for school board and will just vote for party,” said David Magleby, a
  
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• GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing

  30-06-2020 03:20 via sltrib.com
  
  Washington • Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing Monday about explosive allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan — intelligence the president himself was said to have not been fully read in on. Members of Congress in both parties called for additional information and consequences for Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, even as White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany insist
  
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• Judge rules Utah County must name businesses that created COVID-19 hot spots

  30-06-2020 03:07 via sltrib.com
  
  Following a judge’s ruling on Monday, Utah County will be required to release information to the public identifying two businesses that reportedly created hot spots of the coronavirus and infected at least 68 people.The judgment, issued virtually from the bench in 4th District Court, comes after KSL-TV sued Utah County earlier this month over its refusal to provide the names of those businesses, arguing that there was no legal merit for withholding them.Judge Christine Johnson agreed on Mo
  
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• Rebecca McFaul: The role of the arts in unprecedented times

  30-06-2020 03:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Unprecedented. It is the word of the moment as we navigate the adjustments of living amidst a global pandemic, the grief of losing thousands of lives, the worry of more infections and the corresponding economic fallout.Artists and arts organizations are familiar with the struggle for sustainability even in the best of times. Right now in the arts community, our bandwidth is full with questions of survival.Recently I attended a campaign event hosted by one of our gubernatorial candidates, slated
  
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• Utah’s governor urges Trump to recommend face masks as states continue to see a coronavirus spike

  30-06-2020 02:50 via sltrib.com
  
  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. Gov. Gary Herbert told Vice President Mike Pence on Monday that the administration could help Utah — and other states — get a handle on the increasing cases of COVID-19 by encouraging the public to wear face coverings. This
  
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