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• Paul Krugman: The next disaster is just a few days away

  17-07-2020 23:18
  
  Some of us knew from the beginning that Donald Trump wasn’t up to the job of being president, that he wouldn’t be able to deal with a crisis that wasn’t of his own making. Still, the magnitude of America’s coronavirus failure has shocked even the cynics.At this point Florida alone has an average daily death toll roughly equal to that of the whole European Union, which has 20 times its population.How did this happen? One key element in our deadly debacle has been extreme s
  
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• Utah Jazz scrimmages will be televised before games start. Here’s how to watch them

  17-07-2020 23:12
  
  Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (10) hugs teammate Joe Ingles (2) after Ingles grabbed a loose ball at the end of the Brooklyn Nets-Jazz NBA game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — On July 4, the NBA announced the schedule for scrimmages teams would play in Orlando before the regular season restarts on July 30, but didn’t immediately say if those scrimmages would be televised.
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• Shireen Ghorbani: We’ve been given the tools, but will we fix climate change?

  17-07-2020 23:00
  
  2020 will undoubtedly be a year talked about for generations to come. We face no shortage of historic events changing the world as we know it, like a global pandemic, Black Lives Matter and the U.S. presidential election. And in both Salt Lake and the Siberian Arctic, high-temperature records bode of a future dominated by climate change.Our kids have been demanding climate change action for years; what will we tell them when they ask if we did what we could for their future?While Americans have
  
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• Parenting in the bubble: ‘This is mom’s job. You have to work with me.’

  17-07-2020 23:00
  
  When her soccer team returned to the field in June, Amy Rodriguez had a familiar problem. Alone in Utah with her two sons, she needed to get back to work but had no way to hire child care help because of the pandemic.So Rodriguez did what only felt normal after years of balancing her professional soccer career with being a mother: She set up her 3- and 6-year-old sons with blankets, toys and an iPad on the sideline and jogged out for her workouts.The boys were used to being patient. But occasion
  
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• MLS delays Charlotte, St Louis, Sacramento due to pandemic

  17-07-2020 22:56
  
  New York • Major League Soccer delayed the first seasons of expansion teams in Charlotte, North Carolina; St. Louis; and Sacramento, California, by one year each because of the coronavirus pandemic. Charlotte will start play in 2022, and St. Louis and Sacramento will take the field in 2023, the league said Friday.Austin, Texas, remains on track to begin next year, when MLS will have 27 teams. MLS said Austin FC had made significant progress before the pandemic."It is important for each club
  
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• Nathan Rafferty: Gondola is the answer for year-round canyon access

  17-07-2020 22:00
  
  The heat of the summer is not the time of year my organization is typically tackling our industry’s biggest challenges, but I write in support of a solution to an issue that’s been discussed for decades: How do we protect the mountains we love, while still being able to enjoy what they have to offer?The Utah Department of Transportation is in the midst of an environmental impact study for transportation options in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Among those options is a gondola proposal, w
  
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• Mosquitoes flying free as health departments focus on the coronavirus

  17-07-2020 22:00
  
  Bug spray, swollen welts, citronella. It’s mosquito season.And in a normal year, the health department serving Ohio’s Delaware County would be setting out more than 90 mosquito traps a week — black tubs of stagnant water with nets designed to ensnare the little buggers.But this year, because of COVID-19, the mosquitoes will fly free.The coronavirus has pulled the staffers away, so they haven’t set a single trap yet this year, according to Dustin Kent, the program manager
  
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• Utah’s COVID-19 infections high again Friday, with 727 new cases

  17-07-2020 21:39
  
  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. Friday brought another large number of new coronavirus cases to Utah, with 727 infections reported one day after reporting lags produced the largest single-day jump in new cases on Thursday.Hospitalizations also continued to rise, with
  
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• From ‘King Lear’ to ‘Godspell,’ three Utah theater productions are taking COVID-19 precautions

  17-07-2020 21:17
  
  With Broadway and many of Utah’s live theater companies going dark because of the coronavirus outbreak, some troupes are experimenting with different ways of letting the show go on.Something they all have in common: The audiences will be small, spaced well apart, and wearing masks.Here are three stage productions happening now or planned for late July and early August:
  Theatre & Film) Actors for "King Lear," a production by the troupe Renaissance Now Theatre & Film. The troupe will
  
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• Rich Lowry: Joe Biden’s shockingly adequate campaign

  17-07-2020 21:03
  
  The Biden campaign has been lucky most of all, but it’s also been smart, at least smart enough.To go, as Joe Biden did, from left for dead to sweeping to the nomination and quickly thereafter emerging as the favorite in November is a run of success that would be the envy of any national politician.It’s easy to consider this a mere accident given the weakness of Biden’s opponents, first a socialist in the Democratic primaries who had a ceiling on his support and now an incumbent
  
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• At least 123 visitors to Nevada, including some from Utah, tested positive for virus

  17-07-2020 21:00
  
  Las Vegas • At least 123 visitors to Nevada tested positive for the coronavirus while visiting the state in recent weeks or shortly after returning home, according to state health data.The cases jumped in the weeks after Nevada’s casinos reopened on June 4 after being shuttered for nearly three months. Gov. Steve Sisolak said the state was ready to welcome people from across the country, saying “We’re encouraging visitors to come and enjoy themselves and have a good time.&
  
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• Do Utah and other Pac-12 football teams owe damages after the Pac-12 canceled non-conference contests?

  17-07-2020 20:09
  
  The University of Utah will not be hosting BYU to open the college football season on Sept. 3, nor will it be welcoming FCS power Montana State to Rice-Eccles Stadium on Sept. 12. A trip to Laramie to face the University of Wyoming on Sept. 19 is also off.That much we know after the Pac-12 announced late last week that it will be going to a conference-only format for fall sports, including football. The league is expected to release a revamped football schedule, likely with nine or 10 games, no
  
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• Phil Rubin: Hideout’s annexation plan will help the Park City area

  17-07-2020 19:58
  
  There has been much discussion this week concerning the proposal by the town of Hideout to annex a part of the nearby Richardson Flat. In some corners the comments have not been factually correct, and in others they have been very enthusiastic.Hideout’s annexation policy plan was revised a year ago to include property in the Richardson Flat area, and public notice was provided to every affected entity at that time, including those that have publicly claimed to have been “blindsided.&
  
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• Utah Jazz’s Justin Wright-Foreman apologizes after retweeting support of Nick Cannon’s anti-Semitic comments

  17-07-2020 19:44
  
  Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder began his Friday morning remarks to reporters by noting that the previous night, the NBA’s coaches had a meeting in which “the topic was not COVID, it’s not the bubble, it’s not basketball … it was social justice and racism. … There’s a resolve to keep this issue and conversation alive and in our minds.”Just two minutes later, Snyder was answering a question about Jazz two-way guard Justin Wright-Foreman retweeting a s
  
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• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says her cancer has returned, but she won’t retire

  17-07-2020 19:09
  
  Washington • Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court.The 87-year-old Ginsburg, who spent time in the hospital this week for a possible infection, said her treatment so far has succeeded in reducing lesions on her liver and that she will continue chemotherapy sessions every two weeks.“I have often said I would remain a member of the Court as long as I can do the job full steam. I
  
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• Navajo leader urges residents to stay home ahead of lockdown

  17-07-2020 19:04
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Officials on the Navajo Nation are urging residents to refrain from traveling off the reservation ahead of a weekend lockdown meant to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.“Think of your parents and grandparents, chances are they are more susceptible to getting the virus, so let’s keep our guard up,” tribal President Jonathan Nez said Thursday.The tribe reported 79 new cases of the coronavirus Thursday, the highest daily total in more than two weeks
  
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• Utah Jazz guard apologizes for retweet in support of Nick Cannon’s anti-Semitic remarks

  17-07-2020 19:03
  
  20190703 Utah Jazz guard, Justin Wright-Foreman, pass the ball up court against Cleveland Cavaliers during the Jazz summer league at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz two-way guard Justin Wright-Foreman apologized Friday morning for retweeting a post that supported Nick Cannon’s recent anti-Semitic remarks.
  “I wasn’t educated enough on the topic,” Wright-Foreman said. “
  
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• Jazz guard apologetic after retweet in support of anti-Semitic remarks: ‘I wasn’t educated enough on the topic’

  17-07-2020 19:03
  
  Utah Jazz guard Justin Wright-Foreman passes the ball up court against Cleveland Cavaliers during the Jazz summer league at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz two-way guard Justin Wright-Foreman apologized Friday morning for retweeting a post that supported Nick Cannon’s recent anti-Semitic remarks.
  “I wasn’t educated enough on the topic,” Wright-Foreman said. “I apologize. I did no
  
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• Jazz guard apologetic after retweet in support of anti-Semetic remarks: ‘I wasn’t educated enough on the topic’

  17-07-2020 19:03
  
  Utah Jazz guard Justin Wright-Foreman passes the ball up court against Cleveland Cavaliers during the Jazz summer league at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz two-way guard Justin Wright-Foreman apologized Friday morning for retweeting a post that supported Nick Cannon’s recent anti-Semitic remarks.
  “I wasn’t educated enough on the topic,” Wright-Foreman said. “I apologize. I did no
  
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• DMV office in Draper will reopen Monday

  17-07-2020 17:14
  
  The DMV office in Draper will reopen Monday, a week after it was closed because an employee there tested positive for COVID-19.“The office has been deep cleaned, sterilized, and employees have been cleared to return to work,” said Monte Roberts, director of the Department of Motor Vehicles.All DMV locations, including the Draper office at 14555 S. Minuteman Drive, require members of the public to make appointments (at dmv.utah.gov). And face masks are required for everyone who enters
  
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• Utah’s jobless rate fell to 5.1% in June, 2nd lowest in the country

  17-07-2020 17:10
  
  Utah’s unemployment rate fell 5.1% in June as businesses continued to bring employees back to work from furloughs related to the pandemic.That rate is second lowest among U.S. states and well below the national average, which reported unemployment of 11.1% last month as the U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.Forty two U.S. states including Utah saw their jobless rates fall in June. The Beehive State’s rate, which declined from 8.6% in
  
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• Mike Penfold: William Perry Pendley is not fit to lead the BLM

  17-07-2020 16:36
  
  As someone who spent more than three decades working at the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, I know first-hand the dedication and commitment of BLM employees to follow the agency’s mission to “sustain the health, diversity and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.”It’s not always easy. The myriad of demands from outdoor recreationists, ranchers and energy companies can often be at odds. But I was pr
  
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• Your body fights viruses in different ways, and this one may be key in stopping the coronavirus

  17-07-2020 16:26
  
  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. A hot take: This has been a good week in our battle against the coronavirus.Yes, cases are at all-time highs in the United States, with deaths seeing the long-expected upturn. However, at the same time, we’re getting some really v
  
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• Evacuation order lifted, but residents near Big Hollow Fire told to be prepared to flee again

  17-07-2020 16:12
  
  A wildfire just south of Heber was not thought to be much of a threat for the first few hours after it started at about 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One big wind gust later, though, and that all changed.Residents of approximately 50 homes on Little Sweden Road in the small town of Daniel were ordered to evacuate about 10:15 p.m. after wind gusts expanded the Big Hollow Fire from 80 to about 300 acres in a relatively short period of time. By Friday morning, the fire had burned more than 500 acres and w
  
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• Russia is hacking coronavirus vaccine trials, U.S., U.K., Canada say

  17-07-2020 15:44
  
  Washington • Western governments on Thursday accused hackers believed to be part of Russian intelligence of trying to steal valuable private information about a coronavirus vaccine, calling out the Kremlin in an unusually detailed public warning to scientists and medical companies.The alleged culprit is a familiar foe. Intelligence agencies in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada say the hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research
  
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• Anti-wolf group goes to court to keep Utahns from knowing how it spends tax money

  17-07-2020 15:05
  
  Since 2012, the Utah Legislature has steered $5.1 million to a nonprofit group called Big Game Forever to advocate for eliminating federal protections for the gray wolf and returning management of the predator to states.Now the organization has run to court in a last-ditch move to block the public from learning how these tax dollars were spent, arguing that divulging such information would give away trade secrets, akin to Colonel Sanders having to share the recipe for his famous fried chicken.&l
  
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• Robert Kirby: Why are Utahns shouting down masking up?

  17-07-2020 15:00
  
  First, my qualifications (or the lack thereof). I am not a scientist, doctor, epidemiologist, professor, biologist, or anything else that requires a prolonged degree of formal training in a medical field.What I am is an old newspaper columnist with more pins, staples and screws in me than a hardware store, and just wary enough to remain married to the same woman for 45 years. That is the sum of my bona fides.Having said that — and despite the fact that I’m not a Republican — I
  
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• In his bid for Salt Lake County mayor, Trent Staggs pitches air pollution plan

  17-07-2020 15:00
  
  It’s peak ozone season on the Wasatch Front, and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs has released his solutions for Salt Lake County’s air pollution.Staggs, a Republican, is looking to unseat Democratic Mayor Jenny Wilson this November. His five-point air quality plan promotes telework, pushes for more sustainable transportation, and calls for cleaner county-owned vehicles and energy-efficient buildings. The proposal also singles out the planned Olympia Hills development, a key issue that pr
  
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• We may be more protected from the coronavirus than we thought, thanks to T cells

  17-07-2020 14:01
  
  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. A hot take: This has been a good week in our battle against the coronavirus.Yes, cases are at all-time highs in the United States, with deaths seeing the long-expected upturn. However, at the same time, we’re getting some really v
  
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• ‘Yellowstone’ actors say they’ll miss Utah — but the ‘incredibly messed up’ family drama will go on

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  The cast of “Yellowstone” is preparing to get back to work next month. But, for the first time since the show went into production in 2017, it won’t be filming in Utah.And cast members are more than a bit melancholy about that.“Park City has been our home for so many years,” Kelsey Asbille, who stars as Monica Dutton, told The Salt Lake Tribune. “We just love that community. We are really sad to leave.”Luke Grimes, who stars as Kayce Dutton — Monic
  
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• Utahns can ‘touch the art’ Saturday at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  Have you ever been tempted to touch a beautiful piece of artwork in a museum? Utahns can put their own spin on artwork and become a part of an exhibit this Saturday at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA).“Please Touch the Art” will feature three local artists — Tiana Birrell, Carrie Everett and Justin Watson — along with 10 national and international artists, based in places ranging from Los Angeles to South Korea. It will be hosted in the downtown Salt Lake City
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Trump is obsessed with (and generally wrong about) TV, which made him president

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  I used to think that nobody was more obsessed with TV than I am. But I underestimated Donald Trump.The current occupant of the White House went around the bend yet again earlier this week when he tweeted a video of former Vice President Joe Biden — deceptively edited to make Biden look bad — along with what Trump believed was a strong attack on his Democratic foe: “Is this what you want for your President??? With no ratings, media will go down along with our great USA!”Is
  
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• Mike Penfold: Pendley is not fit to lead the BLM

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  As someone who spent more than three decades working at the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, I know first-hand the dedication and commitment of BLM employees to follow the agency’s mission to “sustain the health, diversity and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.”It’s not always easy. The myriad of demands from outdoor recreationists, ranchers and energy companies can often be at odds. But I was pr
  
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• ‘Dog Valley,' a documentary about a gay Utah student murdered in 1988, is streaming in online film festival

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  When writer Chad Anderson learned the harrowing story of Gordon Church, a Southern Utah State College student who was beaten, raped and killed by two parolees in 1988, he wanted to make a documentary honoring Church’s memory.Nearly a decade before 21-year-old Matthew Shepard was beaten, tortured and left to die in a Wyoming field, Church was killed in a similarly brutal fashion — but his killing did not gain national attention as a hate crime in the same way Shepard’s did.Ander
  
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• Letter: Republicans are not really pro-life

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  There they go again.By supporting a ruling that allows some businesses to refuse to cover birth control with their insurance plans, Republicans have again proven that they are not pro-life, they are pro-controlling women.If they were truly pro-life, they would want every pregnancy to be a joyful occasion. They would want all pregnant women to have access to prenatal care and all children to have access to health care. They would want mothers who have to work to support their families access to s
  
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• Letter: Muster up some leadership

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  The governor refuses to issue a mandate to wear a mask, relying instead on voicing a “challenge” to do the right thing. And this is because a mandate would merely revitalize the Phil “Don’t tell ME what to do” Lyman faction of the state.We’re currently in the “yellow,” yet our COVID case count is umpteen times higher than when we were in the “red.” Millard County, “green” since June 20, is now seeing case counts mushroom upw
  
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• Letter: Listen to our health experts

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  It finally hit too close to home when the organization Defending Utah flash mobbed the grocery store without masks where my child works. These essential workers wear masks to protect all of us. I am asking Gov. Herbert and our “legislative leaders” to protect our essential workers from individuals who show a blatant disregard for the health, safety and welfare of their fellow human beings. Please, Governor, listen to your science advisers, get a spine and issue a statewide mandate fo
  
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• Letter: Herbert is committing murder to get gain

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  To Gov. Herbert:Committing “murder to get gain” (either political or financial gain) is a terrible sin, which must be avoided at all costs. It is how gangsters operate. Our political leaders should not buy into such evil and immoral actions. You should not needlessly take lives in order to “reopen the economy”; doing so is wicked. Yet, by not fully mandating public mask wearing and public social distancing, then that is what Utah’s executive branch is doing.We are a
  
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• Letter: Get the perspective of a police officer

  17-07-2020 14:00
  
  As a lifelong resident of Salt Lake City I am concerned to see elected and appointed officials taking a knee with Black Lives Matter Marxists, thugs and civil illiterate demonstrators at a time when our city at every level is under siege by social leftists.For those of you on this city council who may think or feel you have basic knowledge regarding racial equity and policing through policy change, I have a suggestion. You each should be required to spend a minimum 120 hours of ride-along experi
  
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• Fire near Heber forces evacuation of about 50 homes, while ‘red flag warning’ raises fears of more blazes in Utah

  17-07-2020 06:44
  
  A new wildfire just south of Heber was not thought to be much of a threat for the first few hours of its existence Thursday evening. One big wind gust later, though, and that all changed.Approximately 50 homes on Little Sweden Road in the small town of Daniel were given mandatory evacuations just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday night, after wind gusts led the Big Hollow Fire to grow from 80 to approximately 300 acres in a relatively short period of time.No structures have been damaged, and the evacuat
  
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• Akinola’s hat trick lifts Toronto FC over Montreal

  17-07-2020 06:18
  
  Lake Buena Vista, Fla. • Ayo Akinola scored three goals and Toronto FC beat Canadian rival Montreal 4-3 on Thursday night in the MLS is Back tournamentAkinola leads all players in the tournament with five goals.The teams combined for five goals in the opening half of the wild game played without fans at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World. Saphir Taider converted two penalty kicks for the Impact.Richie Laryea gave Toronto the early lead with a hard shot to the far post as
  
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• NCAA lays out plan for playing but warns of surging pandemic

  17-07-2020 04:37
  
  The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim.If the games can go on, the NCAA says college athletes should be tested for COVID-19 no more than 72 hours before they play, players with high-risk exposures to the coronavirus should be quarantined for 14 days and everybody on the sideline should wear a mask.The nation’s largest governing body for coll
  
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• Some Utahns impacted by March 18 earthquake may be eligible for federal assistance

  17-07-2020 03:23
  
  Salt Lake and Davis county homeowners and renters who suffered uninsured losses due to damage incurred from the magnitude 5.7 earthquake originating near Magna on March 18 may be eligible for federal disaster assistance, per a joint news release from the Utah Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.“FEMA has programs that provide financial help with temporary housing expenses, basic home repairs and other essential disaster-related needs,” the rel
  
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• Utahn Tony Finau leads Memorial after a 66

  17-07-2020 03:13
  
  Dublin, Ohio • Tiger Woods was back on the PGA Tour for the first time in five months Thursday and saw Muirfield Village like never before.It was practically empty.Woods opened with a 10-foot birdie and there was silence. He finished with a 15-foot birdie for a 1-under 71, leaving him five shots behind Utah native Tony Finau in the Memorial, and he walked to the side of the green and stood with Rory McIlroy, chatting briefly before they nudged their elbows toward one another without touchin
  
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• White House says Utah, 17 other states in coronavirus ‘red zone’

  17-07-2020 02:47
  
  This article about the coronavirus red zone was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom based in Washington, D.C.A document prepared for the White House Coronavirus Task Force but not publicized suggests more than a dozen states should revert to more stringent protective measures, limiting social gatherings to 10 people or fewer, closing bars and gyms, and asking residents to wear masks at all times.The document, dated July 14 and obtained by
  
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• Jana Riess: Memo to anti-maskers — You are the reason we can’t have nice things

  17-07-2020 02:40
  
  Back in late May, members of the media were up in arms about two hairdressers in Missouri who continued cutting hair even after they began to feel the symptoms of COVID-19. Together, the two stylists did the hair of 139 people, who then went home to their families totally unaware that they had been exposed to the disease and could now be infecting others.Experts predicted a potentially deadly “superspreader” situation. Springfield, Mo., was watched carefully as a new epicenter of the
  
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• Despite COVID-19′s rising pressure on hospitals, Utah governor says he wants to keep masks ‘voluntary’

  17-07-2020 02:35
  
  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. As Utah hospitalizations for COVID-19 continued to climb Thursday and a medical director warned that some hospitals are approaching capacity, Gov. Gary Herbert showed no movement toward ordering masks for any part of the state.“I
  
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• Utahn Tony Finau leads Memorial after a 65

  17-07-2020 02:11
  
  Dublin, Ohio • Tiger Woods was back on the PGA Tour for the first time in five months Thursday and saw Muirfield Village like never before.It was practically empty.Woods opened with a 10-foot birdie and there was silence. He finished with a 15-foot birdie for a 1-under 71, leaving him five shots behind Utah native Tony Finau in the Memorial, and he walked to the side of the green and stood with Rory McIlroy, chatting briefly before they nudged their elbows toward one another without touchin
  
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• Grace Summerhays adds a Women’s State Amateur trophy to family’s golf awards

  17-07-2020 01:48
  
  Midway • Last summer, Grace Summerhays barely missed her chance of winning a State Amateur title at an even younger age than her brother did. Her next-best possible achievement came Thursday, when she became the youngest champion in the 114th Women’s State Am.Having turned 16 last week, Summerhays validated her trophy with a 3-and-1 victory over four-time champion Kelsey Chugg in the 18-hole final match. That breakthrough came after she reversed the outcome of last year’s title
  
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• Dixie Regional Medical Center to be renamed Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital

  17-07-2020 01:46
  
  Some will call it a long-overdue move. Some will see it as kowtowing to political correctness. Some of those involved chalked it up to a simple branding opportunity and nomenclature consistency.Regardless of the underlying reasons why, though, Intermountain Healthcare announced Thursday afternoon that Utah’s Dixie Regional Medical Center will be changing its name to Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, effective Jan. 1, 2021.It was not lost on any of the three officials addressing t
  
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