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• Ahead of noteworthy return to OKC, Utah Jazz are more focused on what happened vs. Minnesota

  27-12-2020 23:53
  
  There’s plenty of built-in intrigue, no doubt, in the Utah Jazz’s first trip back to Oklahoma City since the infamous events of March 11.Of far more immediate concern to the Jazz, though, are the events of this past Saturday night, wherein they were unexpectedly physically manhandled for much of the game at Vivint Arena by a young-but-truculent Minnesota Timberwolves squad.While Mike Conley flat-out denied the Jazz took the Wolves lightly, and Rudy Gobert added he didn’t think
  
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• Federal officials say man suspected in Nashville explosion died in the blast

  27-12-2020 23:27
  
  Nashville, Tenn. • The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday.Investigators used DNA and other evidence to link the man, identified as Anthony Quinn Warner, to the mysterious explosion, though officials said they still had not uncovered a motive for the bombing. Officials have received hundreds of tips and leads, but do not believe anyon
  
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• Two Weber State men’s basketball games against Idaho State canceled due to COVID-19

  27-12-2020 23:02
  
  The two games next up on the schedule for the Weber State men’s basketball team have been canceled due to COVID-19 among its would-be opponent’s program.The Wildcats were scheduled to play the Idaho State Bengals on Dec. 31 on the road and Jan. 2 at home. But due to coronavirus cases within the Idaho State program, both those games have been canceled and won’t be rescheduled, Weber State announced Sunday.A total of four games have now been canceled for Weber State this season.
  
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• Officers give harrowing account of Nashville RV bombing

  27-12-2020 21:54
  
  Nashville, Tenn. • Nashville police urged nearby residents to get away as an ominous recording blared from a recreational vehicle. Suddenly the warning stopped, and Petula Clark’s 1964 hit “Downtown” started playing. Then the bomb went off.Police officers provided harrowing details Sunday of responding to the Christmas morning explosion in downtown Nashville, at times getting choked up reliving the moments that led up to the blast and offering gratitude that they were stil
  
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• Letter: Climate change is a threat to national security

  27-12-2020 21:00
  
  Mr. Frank De Jong’s letter “Militarizing climate change” of Dec. 10 seems misguided on many fronts. His “analysis” appears one-sides and disregards the threats climate change represents. Climate change is a growing threat to our very existence.We experience increased natural disasters, like rising sea levels and storm surges that threaten infrastructure and property. Our economy is strained by the growing costs of restoring infrastructure. We experience increased na
  
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• Letter: Charges of sedition

  27-12-2020 21:00
  
  The article “Former Overstock.com CEO says he took part in White House Meeting about election results” has got me wondering just what distinguishes disgruntlement and complaining from sedition. Patrick Byrne, taking photos to prove his attendance, participated in a meeting with Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell and others to discuss Donald Trump’s strategy to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden. As reported, the discussion considered seizing voting machines in several states (onl
  
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• Esau McCaulley: Why you can’t meet God over Zoom

  27-12-2020 20:00
  
  When our congregation, Church of the Savior, moved to online services some nine months ago, our family tried to keep things normal. We had the children dress in nice Sunday clothes, though we would be watching via screen instead of entering a sanctuary. We arranged the chairs in the living room to look like pews. We tried follow along, bowing at the right times and crossing ourselves at the right moment.Anyone who has ever attended a religious service (or any event) with children knows it is a c
  
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• Coronavirus in Utah: Cases fall, ICU beds increase as state reports two new deaths

  27-12-2020 19:44
  
  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.Things are looking up for Utah in terms of number of new coronavirus infections and the availability of beds in intensive care units statewide.The Utah Department of Health on Sunday reported 796 new COVID-19 infections, ending the week
  
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• Letter: A Christmas gift for Mike Lee

  27-12-2020 19:00
  
  Robert Gehrke’s “Your last-minute gift guide for these Utah politicians” was clever and, as usual, spot on. However, I would suggest a more fitting gift for Mike Lee. Yes, that Mike Lee. The self-proclaimed constitutional expert. Not! Witness his tortured definition of America’s not-democracy and his support of the un-American and unconstitutional post-election Trump/Giuliani charades. The heartless Mike Lee who, as Gehrke pointed out, voted against a pandemic relief bill
  
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• Utah institutions move away from ‘Dixie,’ but locals split

  27-12-2020 17:00
  
  St. George, Utah • Some institutions in southern Utah are moving away from the name Dixie because of its ties to the confederacy. The hospital will have a new name in 2021 and the university could be next, if the state Legislature passes a bill to do so.But there are also efforts within the community to keep the name around, and they’re hoping legislators will listen to them, KUER reported.Troy Blanchard is one of the leaders of the Defending Southwestern Utah Heritage Coalition, and
  
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• Letter: The luxury of privilege

  27-12-2020 17:00
  
  Bryant Heath’s achievement running all the streets of Salt Lake City is admirable. What’s sad, however, is that only a white male could attempt this without a moment’s thought and without fear. Women and people of color would not have that luxury.Patrick de Freitas, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Rone Tempest: Learning to navigate a post-print world

  27-12-2020 16:25
  
  The writing has been on the wall or, more accurately, on the digital screen for years.On Jan. 1, Salt Lake City will become yet another American city without a daily print newspaper.The Salt Lake Tribune will be online-only six days a week, with a print Sunday edition. The LDS Church-owned Deseret News will also move online daily, with a single weekly print edition and a monthly magazine.According to University of North Carolina media analyst Penelope Muse Abernathy, in just the past three years
  
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• Former students at Utah troubled-teen centers say their reports of sex abuse were ignored

  27-12-2020 16:15
  
  Roosevelt • Police had uncovered a pattern of abuse at Cedar Ridge Academy.A staffer, one who had worked with kids daily for 10 years at the “troubled-teen” facility, had made sexually charged comments to the boys. He had groped some of them during unapproved medical procedures in a small room after covering the only window with butcher paper so no one could see. He gave kids medications they weren’t prescribed so often, a lawsuit later alleged, they called him “the
  
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• Ty Jordan’s early trajectory resembled Zack Moss, Utah’s greatest running back

  27-12-2020 16:00
  
  The comparisons were already being made, which means the questions were going to come eventually, and everyone paying any attention to University of Utah football knew it.Zack Moss left Salt Lake City last winter with a boatload of career records, including rushing yards, and is universally considered the program’s greatest running back. Ty Jordan was just a true freshman in 2020, but he ran for 597 yards and six touchdowns in just five games on his way to Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the
  
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• Robert Kirby: And you thought Christmas was over? Ask Mary and Joseph.

  27-12-2020 15:00
  
  The Big Day is technically over. For most, it ended when the hours wound down on Friday. But that is really only true for those telling Christmastime with a clock.Christmas won’t really be over until the last of the overly rich food has been wolfed down, the dog has thrown up the half-digested fruitcake and Legos, and the final decoration is packed away. Say, oh, roughly another week.It wasn’t like this when the Savior of the World was born. The Bible doesn’t say anything about
  
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• Gary Herbert, the nation’s longest-serving governor, has this to say about his 11.5 years in office

  27-12-2020 15:00
  
  When Utah Gov. Gary Herbert took office in 2009, the state was in the throes of the Great Recession, a period marked by such economic uncertainty and hardship that he said at the time it was “one of the most challenging” stretches in the state’s history.Now, after more than a decade and three elections later, the governor is preparing to leave office amid a different crisis: a global pandemic that’s killed more than 1,200 Utahns, sickened upward of 260,000 and rattled the
  
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• Why Utah’s Latino immigrant community is still waiting to celebrate after Joe Biden’s election

  27-12-2020 14:00
  
  Longtime activist Josie Valdez said it was a sign four years ago of just how terrified Latinos were when Donald Trump was elected president.She found long lines of Latinos buying several carts of food each at a warehouse store the day after the election. One woman told her why: “Trump said he’s going to round us all up and send us back, so I want to be as low-profile as possible.” Stocking up allowed her to stay deeper underground.Valdez said then that Trump’s election &l
  
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• What you should know about the U.K. mutation and what it means for the end of the pandemic

  27-12-2020 14:00
  
  Does 2020 have one last surprise in store for us?Ever since the pandemic started, there’s been some fear of a mutant, game-changing strain of the virus. So when British scientists discovered a new variant called B.1.1.7 in December, naturally we wanted to find out if our fears have come true.After a couple of weeks of studying, we’ve gained some real knowledge of what’s going on here — where our fears have been realized and where they’ve not come to pass. Both the s
  
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• The top 10 movies of 2020: Big thoughts when we were stuck at home

  27-12-2020 14:00
  
  In the plague-stricken year of 2020, when going to the movies turned into staying home and streaming the movies, the best films asked the biggest questions.Questions like: What life have I lived? How did I get here? Where am I going? Who is the person I love? What is a legacy? What’s going to happen when I die?Seeking the answers — when we didn’t have any blockbusters to distract us — took us through surreal drama, scathing comedy, sweeping romance, vibrant animation, ima
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Is ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ a hit? Ratings say no.

  27-12-2020 14:00
  
  There is a certain contingent of people out there who are highly offended by “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.” And the common thread is that the show disrespects and misrepresents The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Following the premiere of the series, Brittany Maddux, known as a Mormon influencer on social media, posted on Instagram: “I’m actaully (sic) livid about the housewives. NOT OFFENDED but livid at the worlds (sic) double standard. It’s
  
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• Print changes coming soon for The Salt Lake Tribune

  27-12-2020 14:00
  
  Big changes are coming soon at The Salt Lake Tribune, and we want to remind our loyal readers.You will receive your last daily print edition Thursday, Dec. 31.That next morning, Jan. 1, we’ll offer an electronic edition that will still have the same look and feel as the printed paper.It will be emailed to subscribers who have linked their print accounts online at sltrib.com/free. It will also be available on our mobile app (look for the red Tribune logo when you search for apps on your sma
  
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• Here are 13 of the best TV series of 2020

  27-12-2020 14:00
  
  Once upon a time, I felt at least somewhat comfortable compiling a year-end list of TV best shows — because it used to be possible for a TV critic to see at least some of everything that aired.But, c’mon, nobody has time to watch all of the approximately 500 scripted series that aired in 2020, let alone documentaries and news and sports and reality shows. So what follows is a list of the 13 best shows I saw this year.1. “Better Call Saul” (AMC) • There’s not an
  
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• Deborah Gatrell: 2020 has been a disorienting year

  27-12-2020 14:00
  
  When the Army rolled out a new portable oxygen system for helicopter pilots, we went through Air Force high-altitude chamber training to prepare to fly at altitudes that would cause hypoxia (oxygen deprivation).The Air Force insisted we complete the full course of study, which included instruction on ejection seats. As helicopter pilots, we protested. To no avail. Training would be completed as prescribed.Simulating 18,000 feet in the high-altitude chamber was a fascinating experience. The goal
  
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• The Triple Team: Jazz force bad looks inside, make poor decisions throughout in loss to Timberwolves

  27-12-2020 07:02
  
  Three thoughts on the Jazz’s 116-111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.1. High pressure befuddles lackadaisical JazzThe Minnesota Timberwolves read the scouting report.They knew the Jazz had set a franchise record for 3-point attempts in their first regular season game, and knew that it had been a hallmark of their preseason performances and an emphasis in training camp. So what do you do to defend a team that takes a majority of their s
  
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• Utah Jazz denied in home opener by aggressive Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-111

  27-12-2020 05:57
  
  Itwas some random possession Saturday night, not yet midway through the third period: Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale was standing out of bounds, looking to simply inbound the ball to teammate Bojan Bogdanovic and struggling to do so.Bogey was being denied by Minnesota’s Malik Beasley, who was doggedly shadowing him, being physical with him, aggressively denying him. As O’Neale finally hurriedly threw the ball in to beat the five-count, Jarrett Culver jumped in and knocked it b
  
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• Stephen C. Bannister and Hailey Brookins: It’s past time to talk about population and pandemics

  27-12-2020 04:00
  
  Utah has long had one of the fastest growing populations in the country — and we have also had one of the highest per-capita rates of COVID-19 during much of the past year. These two facts are largely unrelated (as myriad factors drive virus transmission in any particular area), but it is nonetheless worth thinking about the very real connections between population growth and the pandemic.Although our state’s population growth rate is slowing, it still stands at around 1.3% annually.
  
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• Draper Park trees don lights for holidays

  27-12-2020 01:15
  
  There is still time to drop by Draper Park and see more than 65,000 lights displayed on trees and the park’s bridge before the display starts to come down on Jan. 2.Each year the city lights up the park for the holiday season. The tradition began in 2008 but the city has added more lights to the park each year. The biggest attraction when the park is lit is the large willow tree at the center of the park.The lights went on at the start of December but they will be removed starting on Jan.
  
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• Letter: Russian hack is beyond serious

  27-12-2020 01:00
  
  Buried on page A6 of the Dec. 18 Salt Lake Tribune is the alarming article regarding “a long undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe.” Authorities believe this attack was carried out by Russian hackers, who were enabled by the fact that the Trump administration had eliminated the White House cybersecurity adviser.A U.S. official admitted that, “This is the worst hacking case in the history of America and a grave risk to government and private
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Criminal Class

  27-12-2020 00:46
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Making a ListHo Ho HerpetologyHalf a LoafPlaying ThroughThe ThinkerWorking PresidentTime of Good CheerLoyalty OafManspreader MansplainsMAGA Makes Their PointWant more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Police arrest suspect in Salt Lake City shooting

  27-12-2020 00:32
  
  Salt Lake City police say they have arrested a man for a Tuesday shooting that killed one person and injured another two others on Kensington Avenue.The shooting started with a fight at the Kings Lounge at 25 E. Kensington Ave., according to police.Police were initially called to the Colonial Motel at 1530 S. Main St.just after midnight on Tuesday. When they arrived they found a man in critical condition who had been shot in his torso and forearm.The police learned that the victim had run to the
  
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• Rone Tempest: Learning to navigate in a post-print world

  27-12-2020 00:00
  
  The writing has been on the wall or, more accurately, on the digital screen for years.On Jan. 1, Salt Lake City will become yet another American city without a daily print newspaper.The Salt Lake Tribune will be online-only six days a week, with a print edition Sunday. The LDS Church-owned Deseret News will also move online daily, with a single weekly print edition and a monthly magazine.In 2012, University of Southern California journalism professor Jeffrey Cole boldly predicted that “alm
  
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