Plus: Sisters who escaped sex trafficking who want to help survivors, and why you should sign up for a Turkey Trot this year
Good morning. Today’s temperatures: Logan: 15 - 43° 🌤️ Salt Lake City: 27 - 46° 🌤️ | ⚠️ St. George: 38 - 58° 🌤️ The end of daylight saving time is almost here, and it's about time to turn back the clocks. The time change takes place Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m. Also on our mind: Sisters who escaped sex trafficking who want to help survivors, BYU football's game against Texas and is red meat risk exaggerated?
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| E-bikes: A menace or a vehicle giving access for the disabled and elderly? |
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| | Cameron Anderson knows an 89-year-old man named Fritz who changed his life by staying active. He didn’t walk, swim or hike. He bought an e-bike. “It has done wonders for him as far as staying active,” she said. “It’s been absolutely fantastic for him.” But not everyone is a fan of e-bikes. The U.S. Forest Service recently released its own rules on how it classifies e-bikes, saying they are not allowed on any nonmotorized trails within their lands. Advocates, however, say this puts people with disabilities or the elderly at a disadvantage because they do not enjoy the same outdoor access. |
Read more about the new edict and why e-bike fans are trying to change it. |
| ‘It was worse than what the score indicated’: No. 13 Utah embarrassed by No. 8 Oregon in 35-6 loss |
Joe Coles: "All the air felt like it was sucked out of Rice-Eccles Stadium after Oregon’s first drive. The Ducks never faced a third down on the opening series in front of the raucous crowd as Nix surgically picked apart Utah’s defense with Oregon’s hurry-up offense. A 30-yard pass from Nix to Franklin and a 16-yard run from Irving were key on the drive. "On Oregon’s next drive, Tafuna had the massive takeaway, ripping the ball from Irving’s hands, but Utah’s drive stalled out. It looked like Barnes had Vele wide open in the end zone for the touchdown, but Barnes never saw him, and the drive ended in a field goal. "Then the Utes allowed two straight Oregon touchdown drives, and it was beginning to feel a little like that 2010 TCU game... "Oregon led 21-3 after less than 18 minutes of game time." Read more about Utah's devastating loss to Oregon. | Health Is red meat risk exaggerated? Do you know good stress from bad? (Deseret News) Why you — yes, you — should sign up for a Turkey Trot this year (Deseret News) Workouts to try at home: No equipment required (Deseret News) 11 foods for improved brain function and health (Deseret News) Faith Jacob Hess: Young people rally for freedom of religion all around the world (Deseret News) Disciples ‘advocate for truth and for righteousness,’ says President Johnson to law professionals (Deseret News) Politics These sisters escaped sex trafficking. Now they want to help other survivors (Deseret News) Standing at the U.S.-Mexico border, Sen. Mike Lee says undocumented migrants should beware of perilous journey (Deseret News) Jacob Hess: Campuses feel like political battlegrounds. Can a new initiative focusing on dialogue change that? (Deseret News) Salt Lake County 8 Utah pedestrians hit and killed on Utah roads in October (KSL) Community remembers Gaby Ramos, domestic violence victims on Día de los Muertos (KSL) Southern Utah How would they vote? Cedar City Council candidates talk business, housing and water sustainability (St George News) Heritage Festival offers visitors a glimpse of Iron County tradition (The Spectrum) The Nation Will JFK ban Dutch airline KLM? (Deseret News) Google agrees to invest up to $2 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic (Reuters) The World Iranian girl who collapsed on Tehran metro dies (BBC) Israeli troops remain in Gaza, marking a significant escalation of the conflict (NPR) Entertainment What’s popular on streaming this weekend? (Deseret News) 10 spooky recipes for your Halloween baking (Deseret News) | Jay Drew: "As he always does after losses, BYU head coach Kalani Sitake said the Cougars had letdowns in all three phases and it is on the coaching staff to clean it up. He’s not wrong. But you can’t blame BYU fans for wondering when it is going to happen. "This team does not seem to be learning from its mistakes... "On one hand, BYU players said the game could have been a lot closer if a handful of plays had been made by the guys in navy blue helmets. On the other hand, Texas would have won by something closer to the 41-7 beatdown the Cougars laid on them the last time BYU visited Austin if it had fared better in the red zone." Read more about BYU's loss to the Texas Longhorns. More in Sports: Utah fans brave cold temperatures and show up en masse at ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ (Deseret News) Jordan Clarkson locks up Kawhi Leonard to help Jazz beat Clippers (Deseret News) Utah Jazz 2023-24 start of the season superlatives (Deseret News) |
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