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• Iron County commissioner posts meme threatening violence against Black Lives Matter protesters

  16-09-2020 23:50
  
  Iron County Commissioner Paul Cozzens posted a meme on Facebook that suggested violence against Black Lives Matter protesters or members of Antifa would be justified in the wake of the “defund the police” movement.The online discussion began with Salt Lake County Council member Aimee Winder Newton’s Facebook thread theorizing the calls to defund the police precipitated a run on ammunition and firearms.“If people don’t believe that law enforcement will be able to pro
  
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• Jana Riess: How so-called fundamentalist Mormons recovered after the trauma of Warren Jeffs

  16-09-2020 23:26
  
  This week I want to introduce you to an outstanding new podcast that takes listeners behind the scenes of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The polygamist sect’s members and ex-members in southern Utah and northern Arizona are still recovering from the trauma inflicted by Warren Jeffs, who has been in prison for more than a decade for the sexual assault of underage girls.The 10 documentary episodes of “Unfinished: Short Creek” kept me riveted &mdas
  
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• Romney says Biden probe ‘not legitimate role of government’

  16-09-2020 23:19
  
  Washington • Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is sharply criticizing an investigation by his own party into Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son, saying it’s “not the legitimate role of government” to try and damage political opponents.GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, has said the committee will issue a report before the Nov. 3 election on Hunter Biden’s activities in Ukraine. Johnson, a c
  
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• Utah reports 747 cases of COVID-19 — the most in a day since July — and a record 48 new cases in schools

  16-09-2020 22:39
  
  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.Another 747 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19 — the most in one day since Pioneer Day — the Utah Department of Health said Wednesday. And the spike comes, too, with the biggest single-day jump for cases tied to schools
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: How 7,000-plus LDS women have united to clean up politics and bring about ethical government

  16-09-2020 22:34
  
  In 2017, after the election of President Donald Trump, several female members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, distressed by the increasing political polarization and eroding ethics in government, formed Mormon Women for Ethical Government. The group, which is not endorsed by the church, is dedicated to seeking a peaceful, just and ethical world with a pledge to be faithful, nonpartisan and proactive, along with a commitment to civility.In a few short years, its membership has
  
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• Rudy Gobert, Damian Lillard named to All-NBA teams

  16-09-2020 22:20
  
  Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert (27) goes up for a shot as Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic defends during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Gobert was named to the All-NBA third team on Wednesday. | Ashley Landis, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, formerly of Weber State, were named to All-NBA teams on Wednesday.
  Gobert garnered third te
  
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• George Pyle: Who you calling conservative?

  16-09-2020 22:00
  
  Instead of launching a crusade against Google, Mike Lee might want to use the online search engine to look up how to avoid standing next to people who make him look bad.The senior senator from Utah has been after tech giants such as Google and Facebook for what he says is a bias against conservatives, blocking certain content and sites. Which is possible.But — forgive me for going all Euclidean on you — if, as the social media companies say, what’s being blocked is racist or ha
  
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• Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert named All-NBA for third time, earning third team honors

  16-09-2020 21:54
  
  Rudy Gobert has been named to the All-NBA team for the third time.TheNBA announced Wednesday that Gobert was named to the 2019-20 All-NBA Third Team. He previously earned All-NBA honors in 2018-19 (third team) and 2016-17 (second team).Gobert was named an All-Star for the first time during the2019-20 season, averaging 15.1 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. His 13.5 rebounds per game wasthe second-best rebounding average in Jazz franchisehistory and the most since Truck Robinson grab
  
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• Joe Ingles considering a return to Australia

  16-09-2020 21:48
  
  Utah Jazz and Boomers star Joe Ingles has hinted at a possible return to the NBL when his NBA career ends. Speaking on an NBL podcast, Ingles said he would love to end his career back where it all began, but wouldn’t be drawn on when that could be. He said ultimately it would be dictated by his family situation. “I’ve always said I would love to finish in the NBL. It’s where I started and it would be awesome to finish in front of family and friends,” Ingles said.
  
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• Utah Debate Commission poll shows McAdams leading Owens — the only Democratic ray of hope

  16-09-2020 21:38
  
  Freshman Rep. Ben McAdams, a Democrat, has nearly an 11-point lead over Republican challenger Burgess Owens in Utah’s hotly contested 4th Congressional District race, according to a newly released poll.The Utah Debate Commission poll showed McAdams at 47.2% and Owens, a former NFL player, at 36.7%. It was conducted by Lighthouse Research from Aug. 31-Sept. 12 and has a margin of error of 4.38 percentage points.Nearly 14% of voters say they’re still undecided in the race, which is exp
  
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• NBA announced 2019-20 All-NBA teams

  16-09-2020 21:24
  
  Shams Charania: 2019-20 All-NBA teams: First: LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis, James Harden Second: Damian Lillard, Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokic, Chris Paul, Pascal Siakam Third: Ben Simmons, Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Rudy Gobert, Russell Westbrook
  
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• Salt Lake City officer charged with a felony for ordering his police dog to attack a Black man

  16-09-2020 21:23
  
  A Salt Lake City officer who ordered a police dog to bite a Black man who was on his knees with his hands in the air is now facing a criminal charge for the attack.Officer Nickolas Pearce was charged Wednesday with aggravated assault, a second-degree felony. If convicted, Pearce could face a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison.Pearce has been suspended from the police force since August, after The Salt Lake Tribune published body camera footage of Pearce ordering his dog to bite 36-year-
  
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• Gordon Monson: Let the Utes play. Let the Pac-12 play. Discretion has bettered valor.

  16-09-2020 21:19
  
  Utah should go ahead and play football.The Pac-12 should go ahead and play football.The Pac-12 should be allowed to go ahead and play football by government leaders in California and Oregon, the ones who have restricted teams from schools in those states to have practices, let alone play games.There’s likely a few of us out there — granted, far from all of us — who have resisted coming to that conclusion on account of … well, you know, a freaking global pandemic —
  
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• Another 747 cases of COVID-19 in Utah, the most in a day since July

  16-09-2020 21:00
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber.Another 747 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19 — the most in one day since Pioneer Day — the Utah Department of Health said Wednesday.The state’s rolling seven-day average for new cases — the metric public-h
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee ramps up criticism of ‘Cuties’ film, talks to Netflix CEO

  16-09-2020 20:39
  
  Sen. Mike Lee is continuing his assault against the controversial Netflix film “Cuties,” calling for the online streaming service to pull the film because he says it’s akin to child exploitation.“This film actually embodies that. It profits from it. It normalizes it, and that’s wrong,” said Lee, R-Utah, during a Tuesday interview on Fox News.“Netflix needs to take it off of its platform and people shouldn’t watch it,” he said.Lee held a confe
  
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• Leonard Pitts: We give a damn too late

  16-09-2020 20:20
  
  Los Angeles • We gave a damn too late.Sometimes, I think that will be the legacy of this generation. Or maybe I’m just tired of seeing people walking around without masks as if a pandemic had not taken almost 200,000 American lives. Then again, it could just be the smoke.On a normal morning, the sky here is a metallic gray. Today, it is a queasy yellow. The sun is blurry and the air smells faintly like a backyard barbecue.The Golden State is burning, dozens of wildfires charring its f
  
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• Does God want Christians to be a ‘good guy with a gun’?

  16-09-2020 19:46
  
  Does Jesus want you to own a gun?It’s a question Richard Berry said he wrestled with for years, unsure of how to match his Christian faith with his appreciation for firearms and self-defense. A native of Olathe, Kansas, he told Religion News Service he began grappling with the issue of God and guns in earnest following a 2017 shooting incident near his house.In February of that year, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, both Indian, were enjoying after-work drinks at Austins Bar and Gri
  
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• This year’s NBA draft moved back again, rescheduled for Nov. 18

  16-09-2020 19:38
  
  The NBA logo at center court is shown during the second half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. | Mark J. Terrill, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — The 2020 NBA draft has yet another new date.
  As multiple outlets reported last week, the draft will now be held on Nov. 18, the league announced Wednesday, although it cautioned that “The date remains subject to change as
  
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• This year’s NBA draft moved back again

  16-09-2020 19:38
  
  The NBA logo at center court is shown during the second half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. | Mark J. Terrill, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — The 2020 NBA draft has yet another new date.
  As multiple outlets reported last week, the draft will now be held on Nov. 18, the league announced Wednesday, although it cautioned that “The date remains subject to change as
  
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• Utah summer road deaths jumped by 40% thanks to speeding

  16-09-2020 19:18
  
  With the pandemic, traffic was down a bit on Utah roads this summer as more people worked at home — but deaths jumped by 40% compared to last year.“Speed had a lot to do with it,” said Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Nick Street, noting summer highway deaths this year increased to 102 compared to 61 last year.Anecdotally, he said some people apparently figured that highways were more open with less traffic during the pandemic, and sped at extreme rates. Officers ticketed many for going
  
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• Utah Debate Commission poll shows McAdams leading Owens

  16-09-2020 18:07
  
  Freshman Rep. Ben McAdams, a Democrat, has nearly an 11-point lead over Republican challenger Burgess Owens, according to a newly released poll.The poll, commissioned by the Utah Debate Commission, has a margin of error of 4.38 percentage points and was conducted by Lighthouse Research from Aug. 31-Sept. 12. It showed McAdams at 47.2% and Owens, a former NFL player, at 36.7%.Republicans were ahead in every other race polled, including the governor’s contest, where Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox had
  
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• Where and by how much the mail has slowed down in the U.S.

  16-09-2020 18:03
  
  In July and August, when a public outcry rose over late mail, there was indeed slower delivery from the U.S. Postal Service.Since then, on-time delivery of the mail has improved slightly. But for first-class mail — like letters and postcards — the system has remained slower than it was earlier this year.The late-summer slowdown was noticeable on a national scale: to companies that send thousands of pieces of mail daily; to software firms that track that mail; and to the Postal Servic
  
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• Big Ten votes to begin football season next month, leaving Pac-12 as lone Power Five conference not playing

  16-09-2020 16:04
  
  Not long after the Pac-12 announced on Sept. 3 that it would be instituting rapid-response testing thanks to Quidel, league commissioner Larry Scott held a Zoom call with reporters to discuss the breakthrough.At one point, Scott was asked about his league and the Big Ten seemingly making decisions on a parallel track. Scott happily noted that a high priority would be to align the Pac-12 and Big Ten seasons “in a way that not only could our student-athletes have a Pac-12 championship game a
  
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• Bountiful police shoot armed man to death outside Viewmont High

  16-09-2020 15:38
  
  A “heavily armed” man was shot to death by Bountiful police outside Viewmont High School on Tuesday night.A spokesman said police were called to the school, at 120 W. 1000 North, about 10:30 p.m. and found a 27-year-old man armed with a rifle, a knife and a bow and arrow outside. According to police, the man and three police officers all fired their weapons — the man was killed, and no officers were injured.The name of the dead man, who was a Bountiful resident, has not been re
  
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• Big Ten changes course, aims for October start to football

  16-09-2020 15:32
  
  Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all.Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday and said it plans to begin its season the weekend of Oct. 24. Each team will have an eight-game schedule.The Big Ten said its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously Tuesday to restart sports. The emergence of daily rapid-response COVID-19 testing, not available
  
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• Salt Lake City residents share objections over homeless encampment cleanup

  16-09-2020 15:00
  
  Salt Lake City residents continue to criticize officials' homeless encampment cleanup efforts and call for more compassion for people experiencing homelessness.About 50 people voiced their frustration over two hours during a formal City Council meeting Tuesday evening, urging officials not make the same mistakes that besieged the community after Operation Rio Grande, a three-phase plan intended to reduce homelessness.“If we want to see less chronic homelessness, the answer is not to throw
  
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• Robert Gehrke: The next few weeks of this pandemic may be rough. Focus on your loved ones.

  16-09-2020 15:00
  
  Just a few weeks ago, it looked like we had beat back the spread of COVID-19.By any standard, August was a very good month. We went from averaging more than 650 cases a day to closer to 350 at one point. It was a reprieve for doctors and health care providers, according to Dr. Eddie Stenehjem, an infectious disease specialist with Intermountain Healthcare.Hospital occupancy dipped from more than 200 entering August to a low of 116 as the month neared its end. Most importantly, where we entered A
  
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• Radioactive material from Japan is heading to San Juan County

  16-09-2020 14:07
  
  A uranium company’s controversial request to import 2,000 drums of radioactive material from Estonia drew so many comments this summer that state regulators are still sifting through them months later.But a separate proposal to ship 136 tons of radioactive material from two atomic research sites in Japan across the Pacific Ocean to the White Mesa Mill just south of Blanding was approved in June without public hearings.The difference between the two applications is in how the material is cl
  
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• What we know about Utah’s school outbreaks and how kids can transmit the coronavirus

  16-09-2020 14:00
  
  School is back. Students are (mostly) wearing masks. Teachers are trying to keep their distance while doing their vital jobs. And everyone is a bit worried about outbreaks. What will it mean for our communities?I thought this was a good time to get an initial look at the issue, for two reasons. First, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released two studies about young people and the virus — including one from right here in Salt Lake City.Second, we’re just starting to get
  
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• ‘We hike to heal’: Utahn encourages people of color to explore the outdoors

  16-09-2020 14:00
  
  Ashley Cleveland was 8 years old, walking through Sequoia National Park, when a park ranger pointed out a banana slug dragging itself across the forest floor.The ranger explained the anatomy and diet of the slug to Cleveland and the group of young campers, and asked if any of them was brave enough to kiss the slimy gastropod. The kids recoiled.But Cleveland had been the ranger’s shadow throughout the trip, listening to her talk about the habitat and ecology of the park. And she was the onl
  
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• Letter: Trump insulted my family

  16-09-2020 14:00
  
  The Atlantic tells us that President Donald Trump “has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades.” He also called the American dead at a World War I cemetery in France “losers” and “suckers.”As a veteran and member of a family which has had participants in every war our country has fought since 1918, I deeply resent the unpatriotic comments President Trump has made about our soldi
  
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• Letter: Take responsibility for one another

  16-09-2020 14:00
  
  The subject of this year’s Utah State History Conference is “Rights and Responsibilities.” The title alone could not come at a more apropos time. As a citizen and a primary care physician, I am surprised and disappointed at my fellow citizens who feel that their individual rights outweigh their responsibilities. The very notion that groups of people would band together and essentially make a pact that they will not only not wear masks themselves during a time of global pandemic
  
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• Letter: Some people learn nothing from history

  16-09-2020 14:00
  
  I’m constantly amazed at how many things I know because I lived through them, and nobody else seems to remember them. I’m not even 80 years old yet.The current issue is the Garfield County Clerk’s Office insisting that newcomers should vote at their “primary” address instead of their new address.This issue was litigated extensively in the 1960s when the voting age was changed from 21 to 18. New voters tried to register at their college addresses and clerks told them
  
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• Letter: A testimonial from the parent of a ‘troubled teen’

  16-09-2020 14:00
  
  I am writing in response to the article “Inside Utah’s troubled teen industry.” It is my obligation to express my personal experience, as not all residential treatment centers are created equal. Can you imagine having a daily fear that you are going to get a knock on your door that your child is dead? I was desperate to save my child from her own self destruction after seeking help from multiple counselors, psychiatrists, and the police.I was watching Dr. Phil and learned about
  
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• Experts split on what survey responses mean in Title IX case attempting to bring girls' football to Utah

  16-09-2020 04:07
  
  The information that can be gleaned from a survey to measure what sports girls would be interested in participating in has been a key portion of the bench trial that will decide whether two Utah school districts and the Utah High School Activities Association are in violation of Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause by not providing football for girls.The survey was conducted in September of last year and overseen by the Jordan District, one of the defendants in the lawsuit. Granite District
  
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• Tamara N. Stevenson: Diversity training would benefit everyone

  16-09-2020 04:00
  
  While many among us enjoyed the long Labor Day weekend to rest in tribute for working on the other days of a given year, work never really ends for some of us. I spent the Labor Day weekend consoling my emotions, comforting my academic identity and contemplating how to process the Trump administration’s recent announcement to end racial sensitivity trainings for federal employees.This change is significantly relevant due to this particularly volatile time of racial unrest, all happening du
  
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• Gov. Herbert’s education adviser steps down

  16-09-2020 03:40
  
  Tami Pyfer, who has served for more than six years as Gov. Gary Herbert’s education adviser, announced Tuesday that she will be stepping down.The move comes as Herbert’s final term in office winds down, a time when senior staff members commonly leave. But it was a tearful goodbye for Pyfer, who has led on several major projects — pushing to get rid of letter grades in schools, fighting against education vouchers, and most recently directing how classrooms should reopen with pre
  
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• Utah’s rate of positive COVID-19 tests rises sharply; BYU jumps to 560 infections

  16-09-2020 03:34
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber.The rate of positive COVID-19 test results in Utah rose sharply Tuesday, reaching its highest level yet — which suggests many infected people are not being tested, state health officials have said.Meanwhile, Utah County numbers con
  
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• Utah reports 562 new COVID-19 cases as rate of positive tests jumps sharply; BYU jumps to 560 infections

  16-09-2020 03:16
  
  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 rate of positive COVID-19 test results in Utah rose sharply Tuesday, reaching its highest level yet — which suggests many infected people are not being tested, state health officials have said. Meanwhile, Utah County numbers co
  
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• Six months into pandemic, Salt Lake County reflects on past successes and challenges ahead

  16-09-2020 02:41
  
  Six months have passed since Salt Lake County closed its public buildings, drew up restrictions for businesses and limited public gatherings as the coronavirus officially began spreading in Utah.With past experimental responses to combating COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, government and public health officials are now looking at the long road ahead since the pandemic is still far from over. Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson acknowledged the journey to date hasn’t been smooth. Lives have
  
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• Water shortages in U.S. West likelier than previously thought

  16-09-2020 02:32
  
  Carson City, Nev. • There’s a chance water levels in the two largest man-made reservoirs in the United States could dip to critically low levels by 2025, jeopardizing the steady flow of Colorado River water that more than 40 million people rely on in the American West.After a relatively dry summer, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released models on Tuesday suggesting looming shortages in Lake Powell and Lake Mead — the reservoirs where Colorado River water is stored — are m
  
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• City to pay $12M to Breonna Taylor’s family, reform police

  16-09-2020 01:17
  
  Louisville, Ky. • The city of Louisville agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a settlement announced Tuesday, months after Taylor’s slaying by police thrust the Black woman’s name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race.But Taylor’s mother and others who have taken up her cause said more must be done to right the wrongs of racial injustice in America.“Please continue to say her name,” Taylor&r
  
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• Preliminary report on no-bid government contracts finds poor communication between state officials

  16-09-2020 00:47
  
  Poor communication and lack of input from public health experts have shadowed multimillion-dollar contracts for two of Utah’s primary coronavirus initiatives, state auditors concluded after a quick review of nearly $100 million in emergency spending during COVID-19.In the limited review released Tuesday, state legislative auditors determined that many of the state’s pandemic contracts have been “executed without major concerns,” but explained that a more in-depth investig
  
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• Preliminary audit of no-bid government contracts finds poor communication between state officials

  16-09-2020 00:19
  
  Poor communication and lack of input from public health experts have shadowed multimillion-dollar contracts for two of Utah’s primary coronavirus initiatives, state auditors concluded after a quick review of nearly $100 million in emergency spending during COVID-19.In the limited review released Tuesday, state legislative auditors determined that many of the state’s pandemic contracts have been “executed without major concerns,” but explained that a more in-depth investig
  
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• Bret Stephens: A rare Middle East triumph

  16-09-2020 00:11
  
  For years, the Trump administration’s peacemaking efforts in the Middle East have been the object of relentless derision in elite foreign-policy circles, some of it justified. Yet with Friday’s announcement that Bahrain would join the United Arab Emirates as the second Arab state in 30 days to normalize ties with Israel, the administration has done more for regional peace than most of its predecessors, including an Obama administration that tried hard and failed badly.There are lesso
  
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• Two people suspected in the killing of Utah woman are arrested in California

  16-09-2020 00:08
  
  Two people have been arrested in connection to the killing of a Utah woman whose body was found Aug. 23 in a remote area of western Iron County.A 27-year-old woman from Missouri and a 30-year-old man from North Carolina are being held in a Barstow, Calif., jail pending extradition to Utah.According to police, the body of Stevie Shay Wilkerson, 26, was found two weeks after she was reported missing from the St. George area. Police have not released any information about how she died but determine
  
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• Losing family to COVID-19 is ‘much more traumatic to process.' These new Utah support groups are meant to help.

  16-09-2020 00:08
  
  The last time that LaNece Andreason talked to her husband, Todd, it was at the doors of Lone Peak Hospital. She waved one last goodbye as he was wheeled off by staff, and a week later he died from COVID-19.Hilary Moody lost her mother-in-law to the virus a month after that. She got to talk to her on the phone, though Carol Moody was too sick at that point to say much. And members of the Hatfield family had their final moments with their 83-year-old patriarch, Gary, in a FaceTime call. The Utah n
  
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