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| | In Aug. 2020, law enforcement responded to a domestic violence report the home of Michael and Tausha Haight in Enoch, Utah. An Enoch police officer screened Tausha Haight through the Lethality Assessment Protocol — a tool designed to identify the risk of lethal violence in domestic abuse cases — which assessed that she was not considered “High-Danger.” Jan. 4, 2023, Tausha Haight, her mother Gail Earl, and all five of her children were found murdered in their home by Michael Haight, who then turned the gun on himself. Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson has pushed for legislation to mandate officers to complete lethality assessments when responding to domestic violence cases. However, according to Kimmi Wolf, spokeswoman for the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, the assessment isn’t perfect. | Sen. Mitt Romney urged the Biden administration Thursday to implement bipartisan legislation requiring the U.S. to develop an overall plan to confront the rise of China. According to Romney, “I have to tell you, it drives me nuts to watch us deal with China, and have objectives, but to see everybody going in different (directions) … We don’t have a comprehensive, let’s-put-it-together strategy.” Read the full story here. More in Politics: Poll: How many Utahns have a gun in their home? (Deseret News) Why Gov. Cox vetoed transgender sports bill but signed law banning surgery for minors (Deseret News) 🐝 Bill would make tampering with Utah ballot drop boxes a felony offense (KSL) 🐝 Perspective: No filibuster, no Senate (Deseret News) | Culture and History: ‘7 habits’ sold 40 million books. Now it could help win the Super Bowl (Deseret News) A Mitt Romney biography by fellow Latter-day Saint writer McKay Coppins announced (Deseret News) From 1794 to now: how espionage balloons have been used (Deseret News) Health: 4.9 million Fabuloso bottles recalled for bacteria contamination risk (Deseret News) Colon cancer is on the rise in young people (Deseret News) Education: Curriculum transparency bill critics say is ‘punitive’ to teachers stalls in committee (Deseret News) 🐝 The future of education is inclusive, flexible and hands-on (Utah Business) Family and Relationships: Want a happy marriage? Don’t stop dating (Deseret News) Perspective: The caustic words that are poisoning our discourse (Deseret News) Opinion: This Valentine’s Day, consider showing love to your political opposites (Deseret News) Environment: Space dust could offset climate change impact, research says (Deseret News) These ‘lake outbursts’ threaten 15 million people globally, study says (Deseret News) Lawmakers propose UTA free fare year to improve Utah's air quality (KSL) 🐝 Technology: Ouch: Google’s new Bard AI chatbot flubs out of the gate and Alphabet just lost $160 billion (Deseret News) How technology developed by BYU engineers could benefit future Super Bowl teams (Church News) Wasatch Front: Riverton student arrested for alleged threats against staff, officers (KSL) 1 dead in auto-pedestrian crash in Murray; police search for 2nd vehicle (KSL) The World: Experts worry about secondary disaster with plummeting temperatures after earthquakes in Turkey, Syria (Deseret News) China now wants to boost fertility — and will help pay for treatments (Deseret News) Russians participating in the Paris Olympics? Why the mayor of Paris says, ‘Non’ (Deseret News) Sports: Analysis: Breaking down the Jazz trade from every angle (Deseret News) Like father, like son: Alex Whittingham following in Kyle’s footsteps (Deseret News) How to enjoy NBA All-Star Weekend without breaking the bank (Deseret News) |
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