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• Utah’s unemployment claims fall to its lowest level during the pandemic

  03-12-2020 23:37
  
  Unemployment claims have declined for the second consecutive week across the country as well as in Utah, although officials warned Thursday the state’s jobless picture is likely to worsen as 2020 winds down.Nearly 712,000 U.S. residents filed initial claims for state unemployment insurance last week, adjusted for seasonal swings, with 3,519 of them in Utah.That is Utah’s lowest number of weekly jobless claims since the pandemic started, down almost 20% from the week prior and far bel
  
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• Why kids will be the last group in Utah to get vaccinated against COVID-19

  03-12-2020 23:10
  
  As the state prepares to receive and distribute a vaccine for COVID-19, there’s one group of Utahns who will have a much longer wait to get immunized: children.On Thursday, Dr. Angela Dunn, the state’s epidemiologist, said it’s going to take awhile— possibly even another year — before the vaccine is available for those younger than 18. That’s largely because the first trials for the new vaccines have not yet been completed with kids.“It’s going to
  
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• U. researchers find peaks in pollution linked to lower student test scores

  03-12-2020 22:51
  
  Winter inversions in the Salt Lake Valley are doing more than harming kids’ lungs. Recent research found spikes in air pollution may also impact their performance at school.Heaps of scientific studies have connected chronic exposure to fine particulate matter to poor cognition, including in children. But a team of University of Utah scientists looked to the Wasatch Front’s unique pollution problem — periods of stagnant air that cause muck to build up, peak, then dissipate when
  
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• Silver Alert canceled for 73-year-old Salt Lake County man

  03-12-2020 22:47
  
  The Utah Department of Public Safety has canceled a Silver Alert issued for a 73-year-old man who disappeared earlier this month.No further information was immediately available.Kenneth Brockell was last seen on Nov. 12. He told his employer on Nov. 11 he was in the hospital and wouldn’t be coming to work for a while, but wouldn’t say which hospital. Brockell was supposed to move out of his apartment on Nov. 15. but all of his belongings were still in the apartment when it was checke
  
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• Buried trash at UTA construction site uncovers glimpse of 19th century rail travel

  03-12-2020 22:39
  
  Finding a pile of trash on your property may not seem like reason for excitement. But discovery of one buried at the downtown Salt Lake City site of a new Utah Transit Authority bus maintenance facility is delighting archeologists.Crews installing a storm drain unearthed a “midden” — a fancy word for trash pile — full of artifacts from trains used as long ago as the 19th century, when the site was a maintenance shop for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad between
  
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• Retirements and election defeats shuffle Utah House committee assignments

  03-12-2020 22:38
  
  It’s rare to have a freshman member of the Legislature assume a committee chairmanship when first taking office. It’s more unusual to have newly elected legislators sit in both the chair and vice-chair slots. Next year, the House Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Committee will be led by newbies.Well, kinda.Rep.-elect Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden, who will chair the committee, returns to the Legislature after a six-year hiatus. Wilcox served in the House from 2008 to 2014, when he resig
  
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• Steve Warren: Support for Trump does not speak well of Christians

  03-12-2020 22:19
  
  Fresh out of college in the mid-1970s, I envisioned a more enlightened world in the not-too-distant future, a world in which political divisiveness would be minimal.Why the optimism? For almost three years, 40 hours a week, I sat in front of a computer that symbolized to me a coming wired world in which vast amounts of knowledge would be readily accessible to everyone, knowledge that would bring widespread consensus on issues and challenges facing humanity.I was right about the knowledge thing,
  
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• Utah Jazz’s Joe Ingles urges fans to ‘be as safe as possible’ with coronavirus pandemic still raging

  03-12-2020 22:04
  
  Jordan Clarkson said in his Zoom interview with media on Wednesday that, in his mind, the biggest factor in the Utah Jazz taking a step forward this season would be everyone holding each other accountable.On Thursday, Joe Ingles and Georges Niang both spoke extensively on accountability as well, though not in the context of their play on the basketball court.With the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing — there were 3,945 new cases and 11 more deaths announced by the Utah Department of Healt
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 310 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

  03-12-2020 21:50
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday night reported 310 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths.Tribal officials said the Navajo Nation now has had 17,035 total cases since the pandemic began with 658 known deaths.The vast reservation includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.Tribal health officials said 166,517 people have been tested and 9,517 have recovered.Residents remain under a stay-at-home order, with an exception for essential workers and essen
  
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• US Speedskating Long Track Nationals postponed after COVID-19 outbreak

  03-12-2020 21:47
  
  The U.S. Speedskating Long Track National Championships have been put on hold after a COVID-19 outbreak was detected among athletes.The event, scheduled for Friday through Sunday at the Utah Olympic Oval, would have been just the second competition for American long track athletes this season.The Oval was originally scheduled to host the third stop in the World Cup series this weekend. However, the International Skating Union canceled all 2020 World Cup races because of the virus and limits on i
  
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• California monolith pops up after finds in Utah, Romania

  03-12-2020 21:46
  
  Los Angeles • Days after the discovery and swift disappearance of two shining metal monoliths half a world apart, another towering structure has popped up, this time at the pinnacle of a trail in Southern California.Its straight sides and height are similar to one discovered in the Utah desert and another found in Romania. Like those structures, the origin of the California edifice is also mysterious.It’s at the top of a hill in Atascadero, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angele
  
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• Nearly 1 in 4 coronavirus tests are positive and we haven’t seen full impact of Thanksgiving, says Utah’s epidemiologist

  03-12-2020 21:13
  
  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.Social gatherings were driving a new surge of coronavirus cases in Utah, Gov. Gary Herbert acknowledged — but he said he was not considering any further restrictions on get-togethers, even as hospitalizations and deaths from the vi
  
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• Here’s how Utah’s first vaccinations will be distributed and when you will get yours

  03-12-2020 21:04
  
  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.Front-line health care workers at five large hospitals will be the first people in Utah to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, officials for those hospitals confirmed Thursday.The five are University of Utah Hospital, and the Intermountain Hea
  
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• Gordon Monson: Taysom Hill faces the same questions in the NFL that he faced at BYU

  03-12-2020 21:03
  
  The question now asked about Saints quarterback Taysom Hill hasn’t changed much from the question that was asked about him when he was playing at BYU.It is, in fact, the same.Is he an authentic quarterback or is he something else, something with slashes and hybrids and mashups and yeah-buts mixed in?Is he football’s version of a conjunction junction?The answers, in short, are … he is something else, something out of the ordinary, a kind of human fusion.And that’s not all
  
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• Why kids will likely be the last group in Utah to get vaccinated against COVID-19

  03-12-2020 20:52
  
  As the state prepares to receive and distribute a vaccine for COVID-19, there’s one group of Utahns that will have a much longer wait to get immunized: children.On Thursday, Dr. Angela Dunn, the state’s epidemiologist, said it’s going to take a while — possibly even another year — before the vaccine is available for those younger than 18. That’s largely because the first trials for the new vaccines have not included testing the doses on kids.“It’s
  
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• ‘Utah Politics’ podcast: How Utah officials will get people to take the vaccine

  03-12-2020 20:41
  
  The coronavirus pandemic will likely end sometime in the next year with news that a vaccine is on the way. In the meantime, Utah lawmakers still must deal with the societal and economic effects.On this week’s podcast, we speak with Rep. Suzanne Harrison, D-Draper, who is a medical doctor. She discusses whether the state’s response to the pandemic has been effective. And, once a vaccine arrives, how do Utah officials convince people to get inoculated?Then we’re joined by Rep. St
  
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• What you need to know about The Tribune’s new website

  03-12-2020 20:37
  
  The Salt Lake Tribune has relaunched sltrib.com as we focus on presenting local journalism in a cleaner, easier-to-read format.The website now includes a new navigation bar at the top of the page to help you more easily get to key destinations. Individual story pages are less cluttered.This site is also more accessible to people with disabilities.It is more flexible, making it easier for readers to scroll through the news of the day on their phones and easier for our team to make changes in resp
  
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• Stuart C. Reid: Religious freedom stands to lose the culture wars

  03-12-2020 20:18
  
  An evangelical, megachurch minister, Pastor Andy Stanley, tried to embolden millennials and Gen Zers, dispirited over the political and religious conflicts provoked by baby boomers, by stating: “Once upon a time, a handful of disenfranchised Jews, crushed between an empire and a temple, maintained their faith in a resurrected Savior and changed the world.”Many baby boomers became radical revolutionaries starting in the 1960s, militantly challenging the accepted norms and enduring val
  
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• Shea Sawyer: The moral implications of Bears Ears

  03-12-2020 20:17
  
  In 2015, five tribal governments proposed that 1.9 million acres of eastern Utah be designated a national monument and be placed under the collaborative management of federal agencies and native tribes. In the last full month of his presidency, Barack Obama designated 1.35 million acres as Bears Ears National Monument.The decision was met with heated controversy. Then-Sen. Orrin Hatch explained his support for protection of historical landmarks but vilified Obama’s decision, calling it a l
  
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• Subscription FAQs

  03-12-2020 19:13
  
  Do I need a subscription to read Salt Lake Tribune content?Visitors to sltrib.com can view 5 different articles (including opinion columns, comments pages and multimedia features) each month for free. Access to our homepage, section pages, podcasts and obituaries is unrestricted.I want to learn more about The New York Times offerClick here to learn more about this offerWhat do I get with my digital subscription?Supporting Subscribers receive unlimited access to all content on www.sltrib.com and
  
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• Watch Live: Gov. Gary Herbert on COVID-19 as hospitalizations spike, deaths remain high

  03-12-2020 19:12
  
  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.Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn were scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. Thursday about developments in the coronavirus pandemic.The rate of new coronavirus cases had been declining for about a week but rose sha
  
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• Red All Over: Ute sports have been brutalized by the pandemic and I am tired of it

  03-12-2020 19:02
  
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering Utah athletics. Subscribe here.I am exhausted from the COVID-19 pandemic.No, I am not going to stop wearing a mask, or taking proper precautions at all times, and neither should you, because this remains a widespread health emergency. No, you’re not going to see me protesting outside Dr. Angela Dunn’s home. Honestly, who has time for that?What I mean is, strictly from a work perspective, a beat-reporting perspective, the pandemic is gettin
  
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• Utahns with Dish Network will lose 2 more local TV stations because of a contract dispute

  03-12-2020 18:10
  
  Dish Network subscribers in Utah lost access to two local TV stations and two national networks on Wednesday — both KTVX-Channel 4 (an ABC affiliate) and KUCW-Channel 30 (a CW affiliate) were removed from its lineup.It is not, however, a local issue. Dish has been unable to come to terms with Nexstar, which owns both KTVX and KUCW — and 162 more stations across the country, as well as cable channel WGN America, all of which have been dropped by Dish.As is almost always the case in th
  
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• Low-income people and frequent UTA riders could soon receive big fare discounts

  03-12-2020 18:05
  
  Senior citizens already enjoy a 50% discount on Utah Transit Authority buses and trains. So do youth, and qualified people with disabilities. Now, UTA is planning a pilot project that would extend that half-off discount to all low-income people.It would go to those who earn less than 150% of the federal poverty level. Currently, that’s $39,300 a year for a family of four or $19,140 for an individual. They would need to apply online, with proof of income from such things as pay stubs or tax
  
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• Lawmakers propose amending 13th Amendment to remove references to slavery

  03-12-2020 18:05
  
  New York • National lawmakers introduced a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America’s foundational documents.The resolution, spearheaded and supported by Democratic members of the House and Senate, would amend the 13th Amendment’s ban on chattel enslavement to expressly prohibit involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime. As ratified, the original amendment has permitted exploitation of labo
  
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• Utah births plummet but the state’s population continues to grow

  03-12-2020 17:02
  
  Utah’s population swelled by an estimated 52,820 people — equivalent to adding a city the size of Herriman — during the fiscal year that ended July 1, 2020, as a yearslong economic boom ended and the pandemic and its recession began.The hotbed of growth in the state was Utah County, where the population grew by 19,437. That was 61% more than the 11,899 people added by Salt Lake County, the most populous in the state.And births in the state dropped to their lowest level in 21 ye
  
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• Unbeaten BYU to play unbeaten Coastal Carolina on Saturday

  03-12-2020 16:46
  
  Unbeaten BYU has added another game to its 2020 football schedule.The Cougars, No. 13 in the latest College Football Rankings, have lined up an agreement to play undefeated and No. 18 Coastal Carolina on Saturday in Conway, S.C.Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. MST, and will be televised on ESPNU.ESPN first reported the matchup.An agreement has been reached for No. 13 BYU to replace Liberty as No. 18 Coastal Carolina's opponent Saturday after COVID-19 issues prevented the Flames from playing, sources
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Why Trump’s loss may be a win for the global church; what critics may get wrong on LGBTQ teachings.

  03-12-2020 16:18
  
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want this free newsletter in your inbox? Subscribe here.Is Trump’s loss good for the church?Did Donald Trump’s presidency harm missionary efforts in Europe? Not so much. Blame increasing secularization and other factors for that.Will his failed bid for reelection
  
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• Report: Unbeaten BYU to play unbeaten Coastal Carolina on Saturday

  03-12-2020 16:12
  
  Unbeaten BYU has added another game to its 2020 football schedule, according to reports.The Cougars, No. 13 in the latest College Football Rankings, have lined up an agreement to play undefeated and No. 18 Coastal Carolina on Saturday in Conway, S.C.ESPN first reported the matchup.The 9-0 Cougars have been seeking another opponent to help fill out their schedule for weeks, but the issue took on new urgency last week when BYU failed to crack the top 12 in the first CFP rankings of the season, put
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Utah County needs to preserve Bridal Veil Falls — voters aren’t helping

  03-12-2020 15:37
  
  With the possible exception of Timpanogos Cave, there is probably nowhere in Utah County as revered, recognized and publicly important as Bridal Veil Falls.So it’s hard to fathom why the County Commission would facilitate plans to build a drug and alcohol treatment center at the top of such an iconic location.But for months one commissioner, Bill Lee, has been working behind the scenes with Richard Losee, owner of the for-profit addiction treatment center Cirque Lodge, to do just that.Cirq
  
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• Utah lawmakers prepare to seal contracts for lobbyists, consultants on public lands issues

  03-12-2020 14:00
  
  A handful of Utah lawmakers are about to negotiate contracts potentially worth a combined $1 million with two vendors — including a New Orleans-based law firm that has previously lobbied for reduction of Bears Ears National Monument and promoted the state’s attempts to take control of federal public lands.The state Legislature’s Federalism Commission on Wednesday voted to empower four Utah lawmakers to iron out and finalize the agreements with Sunrise Engineering and the Davill
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Utah County need to preserves Bridal Veil Falls — voters didn’t help

  03-12-2020 14:00
  With the possible exception of Timpanogos Cave, there is probably nowhere in Utah County as revered, recognized and publicly important as Bridal Veil Falls.So it’s hard to fathom why the County Commission would facilitate plans to build a drug and alcohol treatment center at the top of such an iconic location.But for months one commissioner, Bill Lee, has been working behind the scenes with Richard Losee, owner of the for-profit addiction treatment center Cirque Lodge, to do just that.Cirq
  
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• Letter: Stewart worries about the wrong things

  03-12-2020 14:00
  
  Throughout his campaign, Rep. Chris Stewart emphasized his personal military service along with his legislative committee assignments that appeared to prioritize his unique capability related to national security. He assured his constituency that he would continue to ensure appropriate oversight, especially as regards positive foreign relations and support of our military in the Middle East.The assassination of Iran’s premier nuclear scientist poses a grave threat to international security
  
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• Letter: Spend money on the homeless, not politics

  03-12-2020 14:00
  
  Does anyone agree with me that the estimated $19 million to $22 million spent on Utah’s 4th Congressional District race was a big waste of money?Did anyone get tired of the thousands of TV ads calling Democrat Ben McAdams a liberal socialist who supported House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hundreds of times or Republican former NFL player Burgess Owens, who it was said had tons of bankruptcies and no Utah values?I think that money would have been better spent on finding our homeless population a w
  
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• Letter: Apples and oranges and schools

  03-12-2020 14:00
  
  In his commentary on what public education can learn from APA charter schools, Terry Marasco ignores important issues.Parents who enroll their children in charter schools have the interest and ability to be invested in their education. They have time to serve on boards, be engaged in the teacher-student learning process and reinforce homework standards. They have the ability to stay connected via the internet.Public schools have a wide spectrum of students from all walks of life. Some come from
  
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• Letter: All children benefit from recreation opportunities

  03-12-2020 14:00
  
  The issue of leisure inequality is so often ignored. Not only in the state of Utah, but also in our entire nation.Our legislative bodies and government representatives spend so much time bickering and arguing that they leave so many opportunities on the table. Children in this country, children in this state, county and even city, are missing out on opportunities that could help shape their future.Failing to give children better access to safe parks that have equipment and programs that they wan
  
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• Farhad Manjoo: We’ve got a vaccine. How do we get people to take it?

  03-12-2020 14:00
  
  In early September, officials in South Korea announced an ambitious plan to vaccinate 30 million people against the flu — 10 million more than last year, an increase aimed at keeping down rates of the flu while the country battled the coronavirus.But as The New York Times reported last week, the internet soon got in the way. As the vaccine was distributed, a few logistical problems popped up, and South Koreans began circulating grave stories online — pictures of vaccine boxes that lo
  
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• State colleges: Utah Valley holds 
off Westminster

  03-12-2020 06:23
  
  Orem • Le’Tre Darthard and Jamison Overton scored 16 points apiece as Utah Valley got past Westminster 79-71 on Wednesday night.Blaze Nield added 13 points, Fardaws Aimaq scored 12 and Trey Woodbury had 11 for the Wolverines. Nield also had six assists, while Aimaq posted 18 rebounds and three assists.Joey Andrews had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Griffins. Taylor Miller added 15 points. Jarrett Jordan had 11 points.SUU women’s basketball pauses activitiesThe Southern Utah
  
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• Episode 4 recap: Jen fights with Meredith and ramps up her feud with Mary on ‘Real Housewives’

  03-12-2020 05:01
  
  Episode 4 of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” is a dumpster fire burning around Jen Shah.Jen fights with Mary Cosby. And with Meredith Marks. Her drama sucks in Heather Gay, Lisa Barlow and Whitney Rose.Meredith says Jen is acting “unhinged.” Heather says, “She scares the s--- out of me.” Neither is exaggerating.The partyWhen Jen makes her big entrance at Whitney’s 1920s-themed party at Prohibition in Murray, she’s already had “like, 1
  
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• ‘The Weekly Housewives Watch’: Roaring Emotions

  03-12-2020 05:00
  
  Who is Heather Gay’s cowboy friend? Does Mary Cosby know what the Met Gala is? Can anyone get a Coach Shah pep talk? TV critic Scott D. Pierce and trash television connoisseur Sara Weber ponder these questions and more on the latest episode of “The Weekly Housewives Watch.”Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Soundcloud | RSSHave a question for Scott or Sara? A fun fact to share? Email [email protected] more about the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City:”Episod
  
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• Wandering in Winter Wonderland

  03-12-2020 04:41
  
  Jethro, Makalah and Gabriel Polidario stand under a 40-foot canopy of lights Wednesday at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Jordan Clarkson felt instantly connected with the Jazz, which is why he signed on for 4 more years in Utah

  03-12-2020 04:30
  
  Utah Jazz’s Jordan Clarkson (00) works to make a pass as Denver Nuggets’ Jamal Murray (27) defends during the first half an NBA first round playoff basketball game, Tuesday, Sept. 1,2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.| Mark J. Terrill, Associated PressAfter the Utah Jazz’s Game 7 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs in the NBA bubble, Jordan Clarkson was a little cryptic about his impending free agency and whether we had seen the last of him in a Jazz unifo
  
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• Inland port meeting brings out supporters, dissenters of massive distribution hub development

  03-12-2020 04:17
  
  During the first portion of the Utah Inland Port Authority Board’s quarterly meeting on Wednesday, a group of government economic development leaders and rural business interests took the chance to extol the many benefits a satellite port would bring to their ailing economies.“We couldn’t be more excited about anything,” said Frank Nichols, a real estate developer in Cedar City. “Maybe the biggest thing that could happen to Southern Utah would be the inland port. It
  
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• Frank Bruni: The deep state is on a roll

  03-12-2020 04:00
  
  President Donald Trump was right about the “deep state” — sort of. There exist, in government, people and forces rigged to foil disruption.But the deep state isn’t, as he suggested, a reflexive defense of a corrupt status quo. It’s a righteous defense against the corruption of democracy, which he continues to attempt.And that defense is holding. Three cheers for the deep state, which has been on a roll these past three weeks.I’m thinking of Brad Raffensperger,
  
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• Rockets trade Westbrook to Wizards for Wall, first-round pick

  03-12-2020 03:23
  
  Houston • The Houston Rockets have traded Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for John Wall and a future lottery-protected first-round pick.Both teams announced the trade Wednesday night.The move ends Westbrook’s tenure in Houston after just one disappointing season. Westbrook was traded from Oklahoma City for Chris Paul and draft picks in July 2019.The Rockets had hoped that the 32-year-old Westbrook would be the final piece they needed to win their first title since winning
  
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• Utah’s rate of new coronavirus cases on the rise again, with 4,000 cases reported Wednesday

  03-12-2020 02:57
  
  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.With 4,004 new coronavirus cases reported Wednesday, Utah’s rate of new diagnoses was on the rise again after a brief decline around the Thanksgiving holiday.The Utah Department of Health reported a seven-day average of 2,611 new p
  
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• Bojan Bogdanovic making strong progress in recovery from wrist surgery

  03-12-2020 02:46
  
  Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) drives to the hoop between Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield (24) and Sacramento Kings guard Cory Joseph (9) as the Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings play an NBA basketball game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsBojan Bogdanovic did not want to have surgery on his wrist.
  Yeah, he’d been playing all season in pain and he had a torn ligament, but he didn’t want to miss the
  
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• BYU bounces back quickly, tops St. John’s 74-68 at the Roman Legends Classic

  03-12-2020 02:30
  
  The Cougars couldn’t afford to lose two in a row. So, they didn’t.BYU closed out the Roman Legends Classic with a hard-fought 74-68 win over St. John’s on Wednesday in Uncasville, Connecticut. The victory improves the Cougars’ record to 4-1.Originally, the Cougars were set to play Vanderbilt on Thursday, but COVID-19 issues forced the change of opponent and date. The quicker turnaround may have benefitted BYU. Instead of having another day to feel the burn from Tuesday&rs
  
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• BYU bounces back quickly, tops St. John’s 73-68 at the Roman Legends Classic

  03-12-2020 02:24
  
  The Cougars couldn’t afford to lose two in a row. So, they didn’t.BYU closed out the Roman Legends Classic with a hard-fought 73-68 win over St. John’s on Wednesday in Uncasville, Connecticut. The victory improves the Cougars’ record to 4-1.Originally, the Cougars were set to play Vanderbilt on Thursday, but COVID-19 issues forced the change of opponent and date. The quicker turnaround may have benefitted BYU. Instead of having another day to feel the burn from Tuesday&rs
  
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• Utah State men’s basketball coach Craig Smith tests positive for COVID-19

  03-12-2020 01:42
  
  The Utah State men’s basketball team will have to play without its head coach when it faces BYU on Saturday.Aggies coach Craig Smith tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Wednesday. Smith is asymptotic, per the team.“It will be difficult watching from a distance, but I know our team is in great hands with our coaching staff. Our program has always been led by our student-athletes,” Smith said in a statement. “This doesn’t change a thing. I’m looking
  
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