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• Eli McCann: My gay date at Mormonism’s first temple

  18-03-2023 16:54 via sltrib.com
  
  My first date with my now husband, Skylar, was at the Kirtland Temple in Ohio. This wasn’t intentional.I had connected with him on a dating app because he had touched down at the Salt Lake City International Airport for a one-hour layover. He was living in Wisconsin at the time, and when I discovered this, I figured there was no way we’d ever actually meet each other. Then, after a month of talking on the phone for several hours every day, he called me up and invited me to be his plu
  
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• [ClutchPoints] - Lauri Markkanen headlines Jazz’s brutal injury list vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks

  24-03-2023 01:11 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz will be extremely shorthanded vs. the Bucks on Friday with Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, and Collin Sexton all sidelined.
  
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• [Sportsnaut] - Admiration for East-leading Bucks while Jazz ready to face them

  24-03-2023 00:18 via sportspyder.com
  Win or lose Friday night in Salt Lake City, the Utah Jazz's game against the Milwaukee Bucks could be a valuable learning experience for the young squad.
  
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• Utah coronavirus cases, hospitalizations decrease

  24-03-2023 00:17 via sltrib.com
  
  The most recent state health data shared March 23 shows decreasing COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations.Most counties are still showing “low” community COVID-19 transmission levels, based on a current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of positive case counts. Two counties — Piute and San Juan — have “medium” transmission levels.Understand the latest Utah COVID-19 trends with these graphs from The Salt Lake Tribune, based on the latest st
  
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• Utah first state to pass social media regulations aimed at protecting minors

  24-03-2023 00:11 via sltrib.com
  
  Utah is the first state in the nation to begin restricting how minors can use social media apps. Gov. Spencer Cox signed a pair of bills on Thursday that will regulate when and how minors in Utah can use of social media and aims to stop those companies from designing addicting features.Those new laws will likely lead to a protracted legal fight with the tech industry over privacy and First Amendment issues.SB152 from Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, will slap several regulations on social media
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer asks about missing GoPro video

  23-03-2023 23:49 via sltrib.com
  
  Park City, Utah • Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorneys asked the daughter of a man suing the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer over a 2016 ski collision about missing GoPro camera footage that they called “the most important piece of evidence” at trial Thursday.Steve Owens, Paltrow’s attorney, asked one of the man’s daughters, Polly Grasham, about emails exchanged with her father about the mysterious footage and the possibility that the lawsuit was filed against Paltrow
  
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• Lauri Markkanen won't play on Friday against San Antonio

  23-03-2023 23:37 via hoopshype.com
  
  Utah: Lauri Markkanen (left hand contusion) and Rudy Gay (low back soreness) have been downgraded to out for Friday’s game against San Antonio. Johnny Juzang (left hip flexor strain) is questionable.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Walker Kessler’s shot-blocking by the numbers

  23-03-2023 23:30 via sportspyder.com
  A look at the rookie’s incredible shot-blocking and how it compares historically.
  
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• Hoopes Vision offers EVO ICL, giving patients freedom from glasses and contacts without removing corneal tissue

  23-03-2023 23:25 via sltrib.com
  
  Hoopes Vision is revolutionizing how patients see the world using state-of-the-art technologies and individualized approaches to restore eyesight—and EVO Visian ICL is transforming lives for the better—eliminating the hassle of glasses, contact lenses and dry eye.People who are nearsighted often find glasses inconvenient for a variety of reasons, especially when glasses are lost or damaged. Contacts may sound better, but they can lead to adverse effects, such as irritation, abrasion
  
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• How Buddhists, Catholics, Latter-days Saints, other faiths view LGBTQ rights

  23-03-2023 23:00 via sltrib.com
  
  For the most part, religious Americans say their LGBTQ neighbors should be free of discrimination when they are at work, in public or at home.This is true even among groups that oppose same-sex marriage.One place they disagree is over whether businesses — such as cake bakers or other vendors — ever have the right to refuse service. On that issue, Americans are split along religious and party lines.Meanwhile, almost half of LGBTQ Americans are young and claim no religion.Those are amo
  
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• Con una capa de nieve récord, ¿dónde se inundará en Utah?

  23-03-2023 22:42 via sltrib.com
  
  To read this story in English, click here.Los administradores del agua en todo el estado están atentos a posibles inundaciones, pero no están necesariamente preocupados por el estado actual de la escorrentía de primavera.Al menos por ahora, eso podría cambiar con el pronóstico de lluvia y nieve en todo el estado esta semana.La mayoría de los administradores del agua se enfocan en mediados de abril, cuando se espera que la escorrentía de primavera
  
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• BREAKING: Utah first state to pass social media regulations aimed at protecting minors

  23-03-2023 22:30 via sltrib.com
  
  Utah is the first state in the nation to begin restricting how minors can use social media apps. Gov. Spencer Cox signed a pair of bills on Thursday that will regulate when and how minors in Utah can use of social media and aims to stop those companies from designing addicting features.Those new laws will likely lead to a protracted legal fight with the tech industry over privacy and First Amendment issues.SB152 from Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, will slap several regulations on social media
  
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• Equality Utah calls for ‘freedom of expression’ amid controversy over LDS apostle’s planned SUU speech

  23-03-2023 22:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Though Equality Utah “disagreed vehemently” two years ago with Latter-day Saint apostle Jeffrey R. Holland’s metaphorical call to arms for fellow congregants to defend heterosexual marriage, leaders of the LGBTQ civil rights organization issued a statement this week saying they don’t wish to silence Southern Utah University’s chosen commencement speaker.Holland’s 2021 remarks were “disheartening and painful to hear,” the statement read, but Equalit
  
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• 10 best reishi mushroom coffees

  23-03-2023 21:50 via sltrib.com
  
  Awaken your senses and elevate your morning ritual with a unique and invigorating twist on your favorite pick-me-up! Unearth the delightful fusion of Reishi mushrooms and coffee – a healthier, sustainable, and oh-so-trendy alternative that’s taking the world by storm. The centuries-old secret of traditional Chinese medicine, Reishi mushrooms boast extraordinary health benefits like boosting the immune system and melting stress away. So, why not ride the wave of this booming billion-d
  
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• Salt Lake County confirms first measles case in 6 years

  23-03-2023 21:49 via sltrib.com
  
  A Salt Lake County resident who traveled outside the U.S. has been diagnosed with measles — the first case confirmed in the county since 2017, the health department announced Thursday.The resident was not vaccinated against measles, which officials declared was eradicated in the U.S. more than 20 years ago, the department said in a statement. They added that the public is “at minimal risk of illness due to this case.” The infected person only exposed their family members and th
  
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• Four sent to hospital after gas explosion at Deer Valley yurt

  23-03-2023 21:06 via sltrib.com
  
  Deer Valley ski patrol and the Park City Fire District responded to a gas explosion at a yurt outside the Montage Deer Valley shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday.Park City Fire District Battalion Chief Darren Nelson said four people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries and are expected to be okay.Several other people who were in the yurt at the time of the explosion did not require medical attention.Nelson said the yurt was undergoing some maintenance, and believes the deep snowpack m
  
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• Flood fears, government ethics and Utah women’s NCAA run on ‘Behind the Headlines’

  23-03-2023 20:50 via sltrib.com
  
  With record snowpack, water districts around Utah are bracing for heavy spring runoff and possible flooding. In the 10 years since its creation, Utah’s Executive Branch Ethics Commission has investigated two complaints. And the University of Utah women’s basketball team is in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Jacob Scholl, Emily Anderson Stern and Alex Vejar, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke, join Utah Public Radio’s Tom
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Lauri and the rookies PUT ON A SHOW 🔥 | #DunksOfTheWeek | UTAH JAZZ

  23-03-2023 20:45 via sportspyder.com
  The rookies fly high and Lauri's catching lobs during the homestretch for this week's best dunks. Visit Utah Jazz online: https://www.nba.com/jazzFollow Utah...
  
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• [CBS Sports] - NBA Rookie Rankings: Paolo Banchero keeps making case for ROY; Jaden Hardy shining in Dallas

  23-03-2023 20:28 via sportspyder.com
  Jalen Williams is making it a race, but Rookie of the Year honors should still be going to the No. 1 pick
  
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• [Sportsnaut] - LeBron James return timeline revealed as Los Angeles Lakers make playoff push

  23-03-2023 20:26 via sportspyder.com
  The belief is that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James could return for the final week of regular season action. He's missed the past 12 games.
  
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• Utah Symphony will feature Audra McDonald, Itzhak Perlman, Beethoven’s Ninth and more in new season

  23-03-2023 20:17 via sltrib.com
  
  Utah Symphony’s first season without conductor Thierry Fischer will feature some major guest musicians, an array of composers from Ludwig van Beethoven to Danny Elfman, and the introduction of the orchestra’s first “creative partner.”Symphony leaders announced the lineup for the 2023-2024 season late Wednesday.“Every work we present has a story to share, and we continually strive to connect our audiences to these powerful musical narratives,” Steve Brosvik, pr
  
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• The full 2023 Ogden Twilight lineup is here, but some shows are already sold out

  23-03-2023 18:40 via sltrib.com
  
  The Ogden Twilight Concert Series is coming back to Ogden Amphitheater this summer — with a lineup of 10 shows featuring such headliners as Beck, M83, Bon Iver and Noah Cyrus.The bad news is that three of the 10 shows, announced before the full slate’s unveiling on Thursday, are already sold out. The rest may well sell out Friday, when the rest of the tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.The Ogden concert series, which started in 2015, has a reputation for bringing big names to northern Utah
  
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• [ClutchPoints] - 2023 NBA Playoffs: Jazz’s dream seeding scenario, matchup

  23-03-2023 17:55 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz could legitimately earn a bid to the 2023 NBA Playoffs after trading away all of their starters within the past year.
  
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• Salt Lake City police to host gun buyback event, where public can surrender unwanted weapons

  23-03-2023 17:46 via sltrib.com
  
  The Salt Lake City Police Department will host a gun buyback event this weekend, where residents can relinquish their unwanted firearms — no questions asked, and no ID needed.The event will be held Saturday at the Public Safety Building, located at 475 S. 300 East in downtown Salt Lake City, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.About 150 gift cards will be given away that day in exchange for unwanted firearms on a first-come, first-served basis, according to a news release. People who turn in semi-automa
  
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• 10 best chaga mushroom coffees

  23-03-2023 17:43 via sltrib.com
  
  Imagine kickstarting your day with a brew that not only energizes you but also packs a punch of antioxidants and health benefits. It’s time to think beyond the usual coffee routine and take a step towards a more remarkable and healthier alternative - Chaga mushroom coffee. This superstar drink is all set to dominate your mornings, for a good reason! As coffee continues to be a daily favorite for 62% of Americans, the $50.4 billion mushroom market (projected by 2025) is also steadily rising
  
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• ‘Historic’ $480 million tax cut signed by Gov. Cox. Here’s how it will impact Utah taxpayers.

  23-03-2023 17:27 via sltrib.com
  
  Gov. Spencer Cox affixed his signature to the “historic” $480 million tax cut package approved by Utah lawmakers earlier this month. While most of those reductions will be in effect for the 2023 tax year, one big part is on hold until after the 2024 election.The primary piece of the tax cut puzzle drops Utah’s corporate and personal income tax rate from 4.85% to 4.65%. Those state cuts primarily benefit the top 5% of wage earners, or those who make more than $235,000 per year,
  
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• Utah Runnin’ Utes’ Branden Carlson declares for NBA Draft, will maintain eligibility for 2023-24

  23-03-2023 17:16 via sltrib.com
  
  Branden Carlson has one season of eligibility left, but there’s no guarantee the University of Utah’s 7-foot center uses it next winter.Carlson, twice an All-Pac-12 selection, announced Thursday he has declared for the NBA Draft, but will maintain his eligibility. The South Jordan native made his plans public on The Runnin’ Hoops Podcast with host Andrew Crowley.Carlson told The Salt Lake Tribune Thursday morning that he plans to hire an NCAA-certified agent while gathering inf
  
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• 10 best mushroom coffees

  23-03-2023 17:11 via sltrib.com
  
  Start your mornings off right with a flavorful and fortifying cup of mushroom coffee! This delicious combination has gained huge popularity in recent years among java lovers who are looking for an energizing health boost. In fact, research shows that 62% of Americans now enjoy their daily dose of caffeine - many opting to try out the healthier alternative provided by mushrooms. Furthermore, studies have revealed potential advantages like increased immunity and improved cognitive function from co
  
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• At Nuzzles & Co., a small but mighty staff is saving lives

  23-03-2023 17:10 via sltrib.com
  
  Peoa • Chromis, a black puppy with floppy ears and specks of white and tan in his coat, is a favorite among the staff at Nuzzles & Co., who affectionately call him “Charlie.”“He cheated death twice,” said Arin Mead, director of operations at the private nonprofit no-kill animal shelter’s 100-acre Rescue Ranch facility in Peoa, in Summit County.Charlie, Mead said, was brought in from the Navajo Nation — where a large portion of the animals cared for at
  
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• Giving puppies and other animals another chance at a Summit County shelter

  23-03-2023 16:02 via sltrib.com
  
  Peoa • Chromis, a black puppy with floppy ears and specks of white and tan in his coat, is a favorite among the staff at Nuzzles & Co., who affectionately call him “Charlie.”“He cheated death twice,” said Arin Mead, director of operations at the private nonprofit no-kill animal shelter’s 100-acre Rescue Ranch facility in Peoa, in Summit County.Charlie, Mead said, was brought in from the Navajo Nation — where a large portion of the animals cared for at
  
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