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• Amid all the uncertainties of the NBA’s return, Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder is sure of one thing: ‘The real enthusiasm right now is around playing basketball’

  05-07-2020 23:59
  
  Quin Snyder conceded in a Sunday afternoon videoconference with reporters that the coming NBA season restart in Orlando is so thoroughly unprecedented that one of the biggest challenges will simply be not letting the accumulation of unknowns snowball into chaos.Of course, the Utah Jazz coach added, the flip side to that is going in eyes wide open to the fact that there will be surprises that pop up, variables that will emerge that he cannot anticipate let alone control.“The word that comes
  
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• Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter

  05-07-2020 23:15
  
  Chicago • A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories that have pivoted to a variety of new targets. Their latest: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests of racial injustice.These groups, which now boast a collective audience of more than 1 million members, are still thriving after most states started lifting virus restrictions.And ma
  
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• Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open

  05-07-2020 23:06
  
  Portland, Maine • School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic, with school buses running below capacity, virtual learning, outdoor classrooms and quarantine protocols for infected children the new norm.The plans for the upcoming school year are taking shape by the day, and vary district to district, state to state. The debates have been highly emotional, with tempers flari
  
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• Paul Krugman: Trump’s virus is spreading, and his economy is stalling

  05-07-2020 22:00
  
  Just over two weeks ago The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by Vice President Mike Pence titled “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave.’” The article was supposed to reassure the nation.What it provided, instead, was a clear illustration of the delusions and magical thinking that have marked every step of the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19, producing an epic policy disaster.Put it this way: By now, according to Trump officials and
  
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• Guaranteed quarterfinal game in Challenge Cup taking pressure off NWSL teams while allowing for youth development

  05-07-2020 21:56
  
  The fact that all eight teams competing in the the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup are guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinal round has been a topic of much discussion about the OL Reign. It’s even been fodder for some lighthearted comedy.“We laugh about it a little bit,” Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock said. “Like, ‘Oh it doesn’t really matter, everyone’s through to the quarters.’ And obviously we make our little jokes because we&
  
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• Utah moves into top 20 nationally in coronavirus cases per capita, while death rate remains relatively low

  05-07-2020 21:37
  
  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. July’s first week was characterized by steady coronavirus growth, as officials worried a holiday weekend might lead to more positive cases.On Sunday, the Utah Department of Health reported 410 new cases out of 4,592 tests. Three a
  
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• Man dies during booking into jail in Iron County

  05-07-2020 21:00
  
  Justin Anderson, 49, from Cedar City died in police custody on Saturday after experiencing what the Iron County Sheriff’s office called a “medical episode.”At about 6 p.m. on July 4, Anderson was arrested on drug-related charges. After being transported to the Iron County jail and while being processed for booking, Anderson’s medical problems began, police say. That’s when Iron County jail and Gold Cross ambulance staff tried to give life-saving aid, but to no avail
  
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• Jordan Clarkson considered opting out of season restart

  05-07-2020 20:38
  
  Eric Walden: Jordan Clarkson said he briefly considered not going to Orlando, because of the combo of the BLM movement, plus his fear of injury affecting his free agency, but in the end, “I wanna go hoop. I’ve been bored sitting at home.” Also said he feels safe in the bubble environment.
  
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• 1 of 2 Seattle protesters dies after being struck by driver on freeway

  05-07-2020 19:19
  
  Seattle • One of two people hit by a man who drove his car onto a closed Seattle freeway and into a crowd protesting police brutality has died.Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died Saturday evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokesperson Susan Gregg said. Taylor and Diaz Love, 32, of Portland, Oregon, were hit by the car that barreled through a panicked crowd of protesters on Interstate 5 early Saturday morning, officials said.Dawit Kelete of Seattle drove the car around vehicles that were
  
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• YWCA Utah’s 21-Day Challenge helps participants understand the roots of racism

  05-07-2020 16:18
  
  Beginning Monday, YWCA Utah is offering a 21-day path to better understanding issues of race in America.Each day, the YWCA will send an email to participants with a summary of one facet of history. It will encourage people to read articles, listen to podcasts, reflect on personal experiences and more. There are brief activities for people who are short on time, and long-form content for those who have some to spare.The format, said YWCA Utah CEO Liz Owens, is “like a ‘Choose Your Own
  
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• For its COVID-19 response, Utah leaned on business consultants to steer logistics

  05-07-2020 16:12
  
  A group of business consultants is playing a behind-the-scenes role in Utah’s coronavirus response, advising the state budget and management heads who have at times supplanted health officials in decisions about fighting the disease.Representatives of Goldratt Consulting, who have close ties to the state’s chief budget officer, have facilitated discussions about the creation of a $2.75 million mobile app meant to assist the state in contact tracing, email records show. They offered i
  
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• Each of Utah’s Republican candidates for governor won — and lost — these counties

  05-07-2020 16:08
  
  In the close race for Utah governor between Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and former Gov. Jon Huntsman, the final outcome may come down to where in the state the tens of thousands of yet-uncounted ballots are from.So far, Huntsman’s base of support has been in the state’s population center, Salt Lake County, which alone has delivered more than a third of his votes. Cox, on the other hand, has built his slim lead both on Wasatch Front counties and the more rural jurisdictions that he catered t
  
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• How Utahns’ perception of coronavirus leaders and issues has changed over time

  05-07-2020 16:06
  
  It’s big business to know what people are thinking.By one estimate, market research and public opinion polling is a $20 billion industry in America. Businesses want to know if people like their products. Politicians want to know if they’re popular. And frequently, governments — or the politicians that comprise them — want to know what the public thinks about various issues.But finding that information out is pretty difficult. You can pay people to participate in a focus g
  
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• How business consultants are helping steer Utah’s COVID-19 response

  05-07-2020 15:20
  
  A group of business consultants is playing a behind-the-scenes role in Utah’s coronavirus response, advising the state budget and management heads who have at times supplanted health officials in decisions about fighting the disease.Representatives of Goldratt Consulting, who have close ties to the state’s chief budget officer, have facilitated discussions about the creation of a $2.75 million mobile app meant to assist the state in contact tracing, email records show. They offered i
  
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• Work on Pikes Peak Summit Complex progresses at 14,115 feet

  05-07-2020 15:00
  
  Colorado Springs, Colo. • Upon arriving at the top of Pikes Peak, visitors might not expect to see a bustling construction site in the middle of the breathtaking views they came for.Sometimes they pass by workers clad in hard hats and neon vests, like the site's project manager Rob Clough, and ask, "What are you guys doing up here?"The answer is impossible to miss. A crew of 100 from GE Johnson spend each day working on the $60 million structure that will soon be the new Pikes Peak Summit C
  
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• Utah coal counties pledge $20M in state money to help get Oakland port back on track

  05-07-2020 15:00
  
  Four coal-producing Utah counties are preparing to throw a $20 million lifeline to the bankrupt proponents of a deep-water export terminal in Oakland, Calif., a project that has been mired in controversy and litigation for years with no resolution in sight.That’s according to letters and affidavits signed by the Utah counties’ elected leaders and submitted to a Kentucky bankruptcy court in support of the terminal developer’s reorganization plan.The counties intend to tap for th
  
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• Utah child care centers develop new summer routines during COVID-19 to stay open for families

  05-07-2020 15:00
  
  A little boy jumped out of a car in front of the Jewish Community Center and showed off his new superhero mask.“Do you like it?” he asked Karla Pardini, director of programming at JCC’s Early Childhood Center in Salt Lake City.“I love it,” she replied, smiling. Pardini took his temperature and told him he was free to go inside.Masks are just the latest change Utah child care providers have implemented to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic. They’ve devel
  
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• Robert Kirby: What Jesus really meant by ‘Come, follow me'

  05-07-2020 15:00
  
  It’s my turn to teach Sunday school — not in regular church, but rather in the COVID-19th Ward, which is just across the street in the home of Ben and Kelly Clegg. That’s where I go every other Sunday during the quarantine.In addition to Ben, Kelly and me, the class will consist of their sons, Ryan, 16, and Ethan who is … well, I don’t know. Does Satan even have an age?The subject of the lesson is “Come, Follow Me,” which anyone steeped in basic Christi
  
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• Police: 2 women hit by car on Seattle highway amid protest

  05-07-2020 15:00
  
  Seattle • A 27-year-old man drove a car onto a closed freeway in Seattle early Saturday and barreled through a panicked crowd of protesters, critically injuring two women, officials said.Dawit Kelete of Seattle drove the car around vehicles that were blocking Interstate 5 and sped into the crowd about 1:40 a.m., according to a police report released by the Washington State Patrol. Video taken at the scene by protesters showed people shouting "Car! Car!" before fleeing the roadway.Summer Tay
  
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• Ancient volcanoes in southwestern Utah unleashed the largest landslides known to science

  05-07-2020 15:00
  
  The Markagunt Plateau is considered the top step in the Grand Staircase, the landscape that descends from the roof of southwestern Utah into the basement of the Grand Canyon.Back in the 1970s, students exploring the region discovered what persisted as a geological mystery for decades: Older volcanic rocks covered more recently formed stones on the 11,000-foot plateau.“What in the world might have happened to produce that? We’re talking about milelong blocks of rock that are just out
  
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• Want to better understand the roots of racism? YWCA Utah has a 21-Day Challenge for you.

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  Beginning Monday, YWCA Utah is offering a 21-day path to better understanding issues of race in America.Each day, the YWCA will send an email to participants with a summary of one facet of history. It will encourage people to read articles, listen to podcasts, reflect on personal experiences and more. There are brief activities for people who are short on time, and long-form content for those who have some to spare.The format, said YWCA Utah CEO Liz Owens, is “like a ‘Choose Your Own
  
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• Vijay Mathur: Advisories for COVID-19 promote social goods and freedom for all

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”— Nelson MandelaSome Americans claim that their constitutional freedom and liberty is violated by COVID-19 advisories and regulations. These Americans resent advisories that ask people to wear face masks, keep a distance of 6 feet from others and not participate in large gatherings in order to diminish the spread of highly contagious COVID-19.Sometim
  
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• Utah authors adapt to the COVID-19 world, where ‘virtual readings’ replace in-person bookstore events

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  Ever since her first book was published in 2007, author Sara Zarr has had a tradition: a book launch at one of her favorite hometown bookstores, The King’s English on Salt Lake City’s east side.This time, with Zarr’s latest young-adult novel, “Goodbye From Nowhere” (Balzer & Bray; $18.99 hardcover), the book’s April 7 release ran up against the coronavirus pandemic.At first, Zarr said, there was confusion. As late as April 2, “they still thought mayb
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Carl Reiner was hilarious — and he sort of scared me

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  Back in the summer of 2011, I had the distinct honor of presenting Carl Reiner with an award. And it was a little bit terrifying.Not just because Reiner, who passed on Monday, was a TV legend. He was, of course, the creative force behind “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” And his long career included an incredible list of writing (plays, TV shows, movies and novels), acting, producing and directing credits. He won nine Emmys and a Grammy; he’s in the Television Hall of Fame; and he won
  
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• Letter: Whether or not you believe it

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  Regarding Paul Sharp’s vitriolic letter “Road to totalitarianism”:Sir, regardless of your take on “forced masking,” it is neither PC driven nor “unconstitutional.” Masking during an uncontrolled viral pandemic which shows to be, statistically, growing, rather than subsiding, is good science.To quote Neil deGrasse Tyson, "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."Patrick Henry might amend his quote, “Give me li
  
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• Letter: Wearing a mask is an act of respect

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  Nineteen months ago, my life changed forever. It started with seven months of bedrest while pregnant with my twin boys. Six of those months thankfully were spent working from home and the final month was spent at St. Mark’s Hospital on strict bed rest.My little miracles arrived a little over two months early weighing only 2 pounds and 3 pounds. After a three-month stay in the NICU, we were finally able to bring our little guys home on oxygen and one of them had a feeding tube.During the fi
  
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• Letter: Respect loses out to ‘liberty’

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  I woke up this morning, wondering about personal liberties and how we get along as humans.When I was in a grocery store a few days ago, a woman without a mask was going the wrong way in the aisle. When I nicely mentioned that she was going the wrong way, she said, “I don’t care.”What don't you care about? Infecting yourself and your loved ones, with the risk of losing them? Loss of your personal liberties with an out-of-control virus that prevents you from leaving your home?On
  
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• Letter: I ask you to wear a mask because I care

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  Fact: Wearing a mask saves lives.Yet many look at mandatory mask-wearing as an infringement of their freedom. So being indoors or outdoors requires social distancing to prevent infection. If you cannot avoid people or guarantee social distancing, then wear a mask.It is no wonder the virus is spreading.For whatever reason a person does not wear a mask, it sends the message that they do not care. They do not care about their health, they do not care about the health of their family or a stranger,
  
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• George Pyle: Carl Reiner and the television machine

  05-07-2020 14:00
  
  They call them “situation comedies” — or “sitcoms” — because the humor in the program comes from the situation, the story.In this staple of television, and radio before that — and, shoot, all the way back to at least Shakespeare — the laughs often don’t come from pratfalls or rapid-fire jokes.What’s funny is the plot and how the characters interact, often in a way that involves miscommunication, deliberate or otherwise; mistaken identit
  
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• With fireworks canceled, groups gather in Sugar House Park for Freedom Fest celebration of Black excellence

  05-07-2020 05:03
  
  Groups gathered in Sugar House Park Saturday for Freedom Fest, a celebration of Black excellence and a call to support the Black Lives Matter movement.People scattered around a stage in the Salt Lake City park listened to speakers and performers. The event also was designed as a “challenge to a national holiday that commemorates the independence of this country’s people, who then turned around and took away the freedom and independence of others,” said Insurgence USA, one of th
  
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• Utah Jazz players predict what life will be like inside the NBA bubble

  05-07-2020 04:09
  
  Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale talks to journalists at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. O’Neale doesn’t believe the upcoming NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida will be that difficult for players for live in. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News The players are feeling pretty comfortable with the health and safety precautions that the NBA has put in place, and believe that the league is doing every thing within their power to mitigate risk rel
  
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• Crews fully contain Knolls blaze as National Weather Service issues fire watch

  05-07-2020 01:09
  
  Seven days after it started, the Knolls Fire in Saratoga Springs is 100% contained.Fire crews will continue to monitor hot spots from the blaze, which burned 13,000 acres and caused 13,000 people to evacuate. About 200 firefighters per day, from multiple agencies, worked to contain the flames over the past week. An evacuation warning has been lifted and city officials are now urging people to stay away from Lake Mountain.“Even the residents whose backyards are adjacent to this fire ... ple
  
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• Trump entices masses with capital event as virus cases rise

  05-07-2020 00:08
  
  Washington •  Officials across the country pleaded with Americans to curb their enthusiasm for large Fourth of July crowds Saturday even as President Donald Trump enticed the masses with a “special evening” of tribute and fireworks staged with new U.S. coronavirus infections on the rise.Several hours before Trump’s “Salute for America” celebration, people filed to the National Mall in baking heat and took shade under the scattered trees while, not far away
  
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