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• Gordon Monson: Nobody loves BYU — and that fact stings the Cougars, still

  04-08-2020 23:54 via sltrib.com
  
  It must suck to have nobody love you.Really suck.And nobody loves BYU.By nobody, we mean the Power Five leagues, the only suitors — non-suitors — from which BYU seeks affection.That much has been pounded into BYU’s psyche, time and time again. Try as they have, the Cougars cannot get an invite. They have knocked on the door. They have made their calls, gave their presentations. They have made their case. And they have been sent packing every time. Former Mountain West partners/
  
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• Suspect who died after shooting and injuring West Jordan cop identified as a 17-year-old

  04-08-2020 23:49 via sltrib.com
  
  The suspect who shot and injured a West Jordan police officer Sunday night, who was then shot and killed by police, has been identified as a 17-year-old boy.West Jordan police released the name of Cyrus D. Carpenter as the suspect who died Sunday, after a shootout that left an officer with a bullet in his shoulder.Police said a resident was following a stolen pickup truck, which belonged to one of the resident’s relatives, and called police about 8 p.m. Sunday.Police caught up with the tru
  
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• New York nurses arrive in Utah, to ‘give back’ for the help they got in the early days of COVID-19

  04-08-2020 23:45 via sltrib.com
  
  Madison Montague, an intensive care nurse in Manhattan, calls COVID-19 “one of the loneliest things I’ve ever experienced” — and said her fellow health care workers, including those who flew in from Utah and across the country, helped get her and other New York nurses through the worst outbreaks.Montague is one of 10 ICU nurses from New York who arrived this weekend at Murray’s Intermountain Medical Center, lending their services and experience as a thank you to Uta
  
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• Judge issues order that halts — for now — big development near Park City

  04-08-2020 23:37 via sltrib.com
  
  A judge has halted the town of Hideout’s bid to scoop up several hundred acres near Park City in Summit County for a large commercial development.Summit County sued to block the annexation which county officials have called a “land grab,” and on Tuesday, 4th District Judge Jennifer Brown granted a temporary restraining order to the county. The court will now hold a hearing on Aug. 17 to determine whether the order will be dissolved or become a preliminary injunction.“I co
  
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• Report: Retired Pope Benedict XVI ill after visit to Germany

  04-08-2020 23:24 via sltrib.com
  
  Berlin • Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has fallen ill after his return from a trip to his native Bavaria to visit his brother, who died a month ago, a German newspaper reported Monday.The daily Passauer Neue Presse quoted Peter Seewald, a biographer of the retired pontiff, as saying that the 93-year-old has been suffering from a facial infection since his return to Rome.Seewald, who has published several book-length interviews with Benedict, handed over a copy of the biography to the former po
  
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• Utah Jazz have lost two straight, but there were silver linings in loss to Lakers

  04-08-2020 23:18
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.| Kim Klement/Pool Photo via APSALT LAKE CITY — Today we’re going to talk about the positive takeaways from the Utah Jazz’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.
  I was pretty critical of the Jazz after their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. I wasn’
  
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• Massive Beirut blast kills more than 60, injures thousands

  04-08-2020 23:13 via sltrib.com
  
  Beirut • A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 60 people were killed and more than 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.Hours later, ambulances still carried away the wounded as army helicopters helped battle fires raging at the port.The sudden devastation overwhelmed a country already struggling with both the coronavirus pandemic a
  
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• Fire along Utah-Arizona border burns over 11,000 acres

  04-08-2020 23:10 via sltrib.com
  
  St. George • A fire burning along the Utah-Arizona border grew over the weekend, burning more than 11,000 acres of grass, brush and woodland habitat, officials said.The Bureau of Land Management offices in Utah and Arizona reported that one house and four outbuildings were threatened by the fire, burning about 20 miles east of Kanab, The Spectrum reported.The fire burned more than 8,000 acres near the stateline campground as of Friday and grew to about 11,400 acres by Monday, department off
  
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• Utah doctor questions school plan, warns an outbreak could spread ‘fairly quickly’

  04-08-2020 22:59 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. A renowned infectious diseases physician in the state fears that — “despite the best intentions” — Utah’s plans for reopening schools could lead to serious outbreaks and further spread of the coronavirus.Dr
  
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• Utah congressional candidate Burgess Owens downplays head injuries he suffered in the NFL

  04-08-2020 22:58 via sltrib.com
  
  During the decade he spent in the NFL, Utah 4th Congressional District candidate Burgess Owens suffered “repeated and chronic” blows to the head that have put him at an “increased risk of latent brain disease” and led to memory loss and impulse control problems.That’s according to a 2012 lawsuit Owens joined alongside dozens of other players who alleged the NFL had failed to protect them from concussions on the field.The assertions in the court case raise questions
  
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• Utah doctor questions ‘modified quarantine’ in schools, warning ‘an outbreak could spread fairly quickly’

  04-08-2020 22:14 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. A renowned infectious diseases physician in the state fears that — “despite the best intentions” — Utah’s plans for reopening schools could lead to serious outbreaks and further spread of the coronavirus.Dr
  
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• Jeff Clawson: Someone should have warned us doctors that masks are harmful

  04-08-2020 22:00 via sltrib.com
  
  The “Great Mask Controversy” continues here, unfortunately at the controlling level (science or political?) of our clueless governor and the possible guv-elect.After seeing the “outraged” demonstrating moms at a Utah County Commission meeting recently, holding signs like, “Don’t smother my child,” it caused me to contemplate my whole career.I certainly wish I had known this stuff before I was “forced” to stand in surgical operating rooms for
  
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• Utah congressional candidate Burgess Owens campaign downplays repeated head injuries he suffered as an NFL player

  04-08-2020 21:46 via sltrib.com
  
  During the decade he spent in the NFL, Utah 4th Congressional District candidate Burgess Owens suffered “repeated and chronic” blows to the head that have put him at an “increased risk of latent brain disease” and led to memory loss and impulse control problems.That’s according to a 2012 lawsuit Owens joined alongside dozens of other players that alleged the NFL had failed to protect them from concussions on the field.The claims in the court case raise questions abo
  
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• Utah’s new COVID-19 cases remain under 400, but high percentage of positive tests could be a ‘warning sign,’ specialist says

  04-08-2020 21:18 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. The number of new coronavirus cases in Utah stayed under 400 on Tuesday, but the percentage of tested patients who receive positive results remains high — and that means low testing numbers could be masking the spread of the virus
  
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• Deadly explosion rocks Beirut, causing widespread damage

  04-08-2020 21:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Beirut • A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. There were hundreds of casualties, with bodies buried under the rubble, officials said.The number of dead was not immediately known, but hours later, ambulances were still carrying away the wounded and officials said Beirut's hospitals were full. Army helicopters helped battle fires raging
  
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• As U.S. nears 5 million coronavirus cases, ‘too many are selfish’

  04-08-2020 20:56 via sltrib.com
  
  Boston • Fourth of July gatherings, graduation parties, no-mask weddings, crowded bars — there are reasons the U.S. has racked up more than 155,000 coronavirus deaths, by far the most of any country, and is fast approaching an off-the-charts 5 million confirmed infections, easily the highest in the world.Many Americans have resisted wearing masks and social distancing, calling such precautions an over-the-top response or an infringement on their liberty. Public health experts say such
  
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• LDS scholars mourn the death of a ‘generous’ groundbreaking sociologist who guided generations of Mormon academics

  04-08-2020 20:33 via sltrib.com
  
  Armand Mauss was one of the most prominent scholars of Mormonism — even though very few members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would recognize his name.That’s not so surprising, given that, though Mauss was born in Salt Lake City, he spent most of his life and career on the West Coast. Plus, his acclaim emerged from the relatively small world of Latter-day Saint independent thinkers, rather than as a spiritual or ecclesiastical leader.Still, when Mauss died Saturd
  
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• Paul Krugman: Republicans couldn’t care less about the unemployed

  04-08-2020 20:19 via sltrib.com
  
  In case you haven’t noticed, the coronavirus is still very much with us. Around a thousand Americans are dying from COVID-19 each day, 10 times the rate in the European Union. Thanks to our failure to control the pandemic, we’re still suffering from Great Depression levels of unemployment; a brief recovery driven by premature attempts to resume business as usual appears to have petered out as states pause or reverse their opening.Yet enhanced unemployment benefits, a crucial lifeline
  
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• Mitt Romney again attacks Trump foreign policy, this time on Venezuela

  04-08-2020 19:21 via sltrib.com
  
  After Sen. Mitt Romney last week slammed President Donald Trump’s foreign policy as helping China and Russia but hurting U.S. allies, on Tuesday he also raised questions about Trump’s actions with dictator-led Venezuela.In a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about that country, Romney raised concerns about an interview in June where Trump expressed second thoughts about recognizing Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s legitimate leader after dictator Nicolás Maduro
  
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• Gordon Monson: Utah Jazz must find what’s been lost in their restart... and soon

  04-08-2020 18:55 via sltrib.com
  
  The Utah Jazz have a hole in their hull.And three games into the NBA restart, they can’t seem to fill it up.Which is to say, they cannot shoot straight, and thus, they are listing hard to the left.And it’s worse than just that. They aren’t playing much defense, either.The two seem to be connected, mentally and physically, leading to another unsatisfactory effect: Bad aim, bad resistance, bad results.“When you’re not making shots,” said coach Quin Snyder, &ldqu
  
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• How ballot initiatives changed the game on medicaid expansion

  04-08-2020 18:39 via sltrib.com
  
  It was the middle of 2016, and Obamacare supporters were stuck.Nineteen states were refusing to participate in the health law’s Medicaid expansion, which provides health coverage to low-income Americans. States run by Democrats eagerly signed up for the program, lured in part by generous federal funding.Most Republican governors and legislatures had little interest in expanding the reach of the Affordable Care Act, and declined the money.“People were frustrated,” said Chris Jen
  
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• Ethics weigh prioritization in a coronavirus surge

  04-08-2020 18:29 via sltrib.com
  
  In April, as the coronavirus was rampaging through the Northeast, Larry Churchill considered what he would do if the pandemic caused medical shortages. Should he, a 75-year-old, direct care to younger people before him if he got sick?He was in a good position to raise the question. A bioethicist retired from Vanderbilt University, he published an essay on the Hastings Center’s bioethics forum saying that he intended to avoid hospitals if they became overwhelmed and forgo a ventilator if eq
  
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• Pac-12 responds to football players threatening opt-outs

  04-08-2020 16:40 via sltrib.com
  
  The Pac-12 responded Monday to football players who have threatened to opt-out of the season because of concerns related to health and safety, racial injustice and economic rights with a letter touting the conference’s work in those areas and an invitation to meet later this week.A letter from Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott, dated Aug. 3, was sent to 12 football players leading the #WeAreUnited movement. The letter was obtained by The Associated Press and first reported by Sports Illustra
  
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• Man shot and killed by police officer in Kearns

  04-08-2020 16:20 via sltrib.com
  
  A police officer shot and killed a suspect who reportedly pulled a gun during a foot chase Tuesday morning in Kearns, Unified Police said.The shooting happened around 5:10 a.m. near the intersection of 5400 West and 5400 South in Kearns, FOX 13 reported.Detective Kevin Mallory of the Unified Police Department told FOX 13 that an officer on patrol made “a routine contact” with a man. When the officer took the man’s information and went back to his patrol car, the man started run
  
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• Man shot and killed by police officer in Kearns, Unified Police report

  04-08-2020 15:39 via sltrib.com
  
  A police officer shot and killed a suspect who reportedly pulled a gun during a foot chase Tuesday morning in Kearns, Unified Police said.The shooting happened around 5:10 a.m. near the intersection of 5400 West and 5400 South in Kearns, FOX 13 reported.Det. Kevin Mallory of the Unified Police Department told FOX 13 that an officer on patrol made “a routine contact” with a man. When the officer took the man’s information and went back to his patrol car, the man started running.
  
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• Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announces police reforms, including stricter rules on bodycams and de-escalation efforts

  04-08-2020 15:26 via sltrib.com
  
  Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall signed an executive order Monday afternoon requiring several changes to Salt Lake City Police Department policies.The amendments strengthen requirements for body-worn cameras, create narrower parameters for when police can use force, and require a person’s consent for searches without warrants. Although many of the policies are vague and contain caveats, police officials will likely fill in details over the coming weeks. The order directs the police dep
  
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• Congressional candidate lands in spat over unpaid child support

  04-08-2020 15:17 via sltrib.com
  
  Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Darren Parry says he rarely missed paying child support for his seven children — and that state legal action seeking to collect $70,000 in arrears resulted from a misunderstanding. His ex-wife now says that’s false.“It wasn’t truthful,” Michele Parry says. “He did pay some partial payments and sporadic payments” before she signed a document at his request that helped release him from unpaid support. She add
  
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• Letter: We are right to leave the WHO

  04-08-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  In response to Dr. Doug Rollins’ letter to the editor published July 29, it’s a good thing to leave the World Health Organization.For 2020, this country was assessed $57,883,460 by WHO. Considering this United States is on its way to $30 trillion in debt, it's important to ask where the money to pay will come from. Not only does WHO depend on our assessment, we voluntarily contribute much more than any country in the world for little return.It is true that pandemics cross borders, bu
  
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• Letter: Reckoning with white privilege

  04-08-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  On a recent Saturday morning I was lying in a hot tub of water reading The Tribune. I read about Sunny Dooley, a woman on the sprawling Navajo reservation who somehow gets by on a gallon of water each day. That gallon covers everything, cooking, drinking and cleaning up. The average Utahn, by contrast, uses 242 gallons of water every day.By the time I had finished reading the lengthy article, my bathwater had cooled. I reached up and turned on the hot water tap. White privilege. When, I wonder,
  
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• Gary Bigelow: Time to help every student succeed

  04-08-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  As a teacher, I spend the last week of July cramming for my biggest test of the year: the first day of school. When students walk through my door for the first time, they will make judgments about me and what I have to offer that will have enormous consequences for what we can accomplish together during the next nine months.Although the young are more forgiving in their judgments, those initial impressions are powerful and lasting. That is why I spend the last days of July with a yearbook consta
  
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• What caused things to fall apart for Utah in the third quarter of the Jazz’s loss to Lakers? Anthony Davis

  04-08-2020 08:43
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) tries to control the ball between Los Angeles Lakers players Dion Waiters (left), Anthony Davis (3) and Alex Caruso (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.| Kim Klement/Pool Photo via APSALT LAKE CITY — The Los Angeles Lakers closed out the third quarter of their 116-108 win Monday night over the Utah Jazz on a 19-5 run that put the Lakers in front with an 10-point advantage that was too muc
  
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• The Triple Team: Jazz do nearly everything well but the 3-point shooting in loss to Lakers

  04-08-2020 07:22 via sltrib.com
  
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 116-108 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.1. Offense hums — except Jazz can’t make shotsI know it was a Jazz loss tonight. But I thought we saw the best basketball from them that we’ve seen at any point in the return of the bubble, except they just missed the open 3-point shots that were generated. Mike Conley sets up Jordan Clarkson perfectly here. LeBron James doesn’t even contest i
  
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• Protesters exchange tense words with counterprotesters in Cottonwood Heights, but officers don’t get involved

  04-08-2020 07:03 via sltrib.com
  
  Cottonwood Heights • A day after nine protesters were arrested during a rally in memory of their son, Zane James’ family angrily denounced the police action and argued that officers incited the violence.James was killed two years ago by Cottonwood Heights officers. The rally Sunday was supposed to be a way to remember their 19-year-old son, his parents said Monday, and to continue a string of protests against police violence.Those who attended brought pinwheels and squirt guns and a D
  
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• Dueling protesters exchange tense words in Cottonwood Heights, but officers don’t get involved

  04-08-2020 06:46 via sltrib.com
  
  Cottonwood Heights • A day after nine protesters were arrested during a rally in memory of their son, Zane James’ family angrily denounced the police action and argued that officers incited the violence.James was killed two years ago by Cottonwood Heights officers. The rally Sunday was supposed to be a way to remember their 19-year-old son, his parents said Monday, and to continue a string of protests against police violence.Those who attended brought pinwheels and squirt guns and a D
  
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• Utah Jazz show better effort, still fall 116-108 to Los Angeles Lakers for second straight loss

  04-08-2020 06:30
  
  Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) makes a three-point basket over Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. | Kim Klement/Pool Photo via APSALT LAKE CITY — For exactly 30 minutes on Monday night against the Los Angeles Lakers at Disney World, the Utah Jazz looked like a completely different team from the one that was altogether befuddled in a 16-point loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last S
  
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• Lakers ride 19-2 third-quarter run to 116-108 victory over Jazz

  04-08-2020 06:19 via sltrib.com
  
  For the first two and a half quarters on Monday night, it was all going so well for the Utah Jazz in their seeding game against the West-leading Lakers.The ball movement was capitalizing on L.A.‘s overaggressive closeouts, helping to pile up the points in spite of another rough start beyond the arc. And the defense was holding its own against everyone not named Anthony Davis.And then — just like that — it all fell apart.A 19-2 run in the final minutes of the third quarter &mdas
  
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• Protesters against police violence exchange words with militia members in Cottonwood Heights, but officers don’t get involved

  04-08-2020 06:17 via sltrib.com
  
  Cottonwood Heights • A day after nine protesters were arrested during a rally in memory of their son, Zane James’ family angrily denounced the police action and argued that officers incited the violence.James was killed two years ago by Cottonwood Heights officers. The rally Sunday was supposed to be a way to remember their 19-year-old son, his parents said Monday, and to continue a string of protests against police violence.Those who attended brought pinwheels and squirt guns and a D
  
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• Lakers sink Jazz with third-quarter run, plus two other keys in Utah’s 116-108 loss

  04-08-2020 05:52
  
  Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots over Utah Jazz center Tony Bradley (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. | Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz dropped a second straight game at the Orlando bubble, falling 116-108 to the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.
  Here are three takeaways from the game:The Jazz held a 71-67 lead midway through the third quarter, bu
  
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• Letter: Is Trump desperate enough to delay the election?

  04-08-2020 05:19 via sltrib.com
  
  Postponing the Olympics? Of course. Major League Baseball? If we must. First day of school? Yes, we must! But the elections? President Trump, are you that desperate?No, Il Duce. Mail-in balloting does not a fraudulent election make.Do you know what does? How about openly calling on Russia or China to interfere in the elections? How about systematic gerrymandering that dilutes the majority party’s influence? How about implementing poll taxes for former felons?Or removing names of voters fro
  
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• Three Wyoming sightseeing balloons crash, as many as 20 injured

  04-08-2020 05:13 via sltrib.com
  
  Cheyenne, Wyo. • Three sightseeing balloons crashed Monday in a popular Wyoming tourist destination, injuring as many as 20 people in what one passenger called a terrifying few minutes.The balloons, owned by the same tour operator, went down separately near Jackson Hole and did not crash into each other, Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr said. The exact cause was under investigation, but the weather was apparently a factor, he said.The crash was terrifying, balloon passenger Clinton Phillips t
  
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• Struggling from outside, Utah Jazz looking to get their 3-pointers going again

  04-08-2020 05:07 via sltrib.com
  
  Lake Buena Vista, Fla. • For most of this season, the Jazz have ranked either first or second in the NBA in 3-point percentage, thanks to having the likes of Bojan Bogdanovic, Joe Ingles, Royce O’Neale and Georges Niang hitting so many of their deep looks.But through the first two of their “seeding games” in the bubble in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., that deep shooting touch had disappeared. After going 8 of 34 in the opener against the Pelicans, they followed up with an 8-of-3
  
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• Smile more? Some critics see sexism in debate over Biden VP

  04-08-2020 04:20 via sltrib.com
  
  Chicago • She’s too ambitious. She’s not apologetic enough. She should smile more.The debate over Joe Biden's running mate has recently ticked through a familiar list of stereotypes about women in politics as the Democratic presidential candidate and his allies stumble through a search they had hoped would stand out for its inclusion and diversity.Instead, the vice presidential vetting has resurfaced internal party divisions between the old-guard establishment and a younger gene
  
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• Letter: Red paint sends an important message

  04-08-2020 04:18 via sltrib.com
  
  Last week, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill made a shortsighted and unfortunate decision to file felony charges against Viviane Turner, Michelle Mower and Madison Alleman for splashing red paint on the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office and accompanying road. Gill should reconsider those charges.As a lawyer, I understand that the D.A. must enforce the law. But a D.A. also plays an important role in determining which cases are worthy of our judicial resources and reflect
  
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• Parents struggle as school reopen despite coronavirus surge

  04-08-2020 03:25 via sltrib.com
  
  Dallas, Ga. • Putting your child on the bus for the first day of school is always a leap of faith for a parent. Now, on top of the usual worries about youngsters adjusting to new teachers and classmates, there’s COVID-19.Rachel Adamus was feeling those emotions Monday morning as she got 7-year-old Paul ready for his first day of second grade and prepared 5-year-old Neva for the start of kindergarten.With a new school year beginning this week in some states, Adamus struggled to balance
  
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• Letter: Kudos to Andy Larsen

  04-08-2020 03:15 via sltrib.com
  
  OK, I admit it. I don’t read the sports section of The Salt Lake Tribune. For that matter I didn’t even know who Andy Larsen was. I do now.With Andy’s background in statistics and analysis, I can’t begin to thank Andy enough for his articles in his “new” job of covering the COVID-19 virus.It has been insightful and informative. It has been a real service to the community in keeping us informed during this crisis.If I was able, I would nominate Andy for a Pulit
  
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• Big 12 passes on BYU, will go with plus-one, 10-game football season

  04-08-2020 03:08 via sltrib.com
  
  Over the last month, as BYU has seen its once-strong 2020 football schedule dwindle down to only six possible games, the murmurings of how to salvage the season have focused on a possible single-season conference agreement. And the Big 12 has led the majority of the buzz.While the majority of Power Five conferences have 14 members, the Big 12 only has 10. As conferences are moving to conference-only schedules, inviting an independent — or a few — could help the Big 12 to play a sched
  
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• L.A. Angels are set to promote top prospect Jo Adell, formerly of the Salt Lake Bees

  04-08-2020 02:33 via sltrib.com
  
  Anaheim, Calif. • Top prospect Jo Adell is joining the Los Angeles Angels, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the Angels hadn’t yet announced the transaction.Adell could make his major league debut in Seattle on Tuesday night when the struggling Angels (3-7) open a six-game road trip.Adell is a 21-year-old outfielder widely considered to be among the best prospects in baseball. He is ranked No. 6
  
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• Live coverage: Utah Jazz face Los Angeles Lakers in Orlando

  04-08-2020 02:32
  
  Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James warms up for the team’s NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. | Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz head into their third game in the Orlando ‘bubble’ looking to bounce back, after a lopsided loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
  The matchup will make that difficult, though, as the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers await the Jazz. G
  
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• Hollie Pettersson and Darren Draper: We can emerge from this better than we were

  04-08-2020 02:00 via sltrib.com
  
  As we prepare for the school year, our priority must be the well-being of students, families and public school educators. Over the last few months, we have navigated a global pandemic, soft closure of schools, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake with significant aftershocks and an economic downturn.Disproportional economic and health outcomes have exposed racial and income inequities in Utah. The inhumane murder of George Floyd, seen on video nationwide, has increased awareness of discrimination and the
  
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• Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announces police reforms, including stricter rules on body cams and de-escalation efforts

  04-08-2020 01:53 via sltrib.com
  
  Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall signed an executive order Monday afternoon requiring seven changes to Salt Lake City Police Department policies.The amendments strengthen body-worn camera requirements, reform use of force policy and require stricter rules during searches without warrants. The order directs the police department to implement the reforms by Sept. 5.The reforms include:Requirement for officers to use de-escalation techniques before using force or effecting an arrest, as well as
  
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