Plus: How faith affects your mental health, never-before-seen footage of the Titanic and why you need a sleep schedule.
Good morning, Utah Today readers! Here’s today’s forecast: ⛅ (-2) – 23° in Logan ⛅ 18 – 38° in Salt Lake City ⛅ 24 – 48° in St. George It’s Friday, and you know what that means! Let’s round up your favorite stories from this last week. ——— ❤️ ‘We’re not giving up’: Biden assures wife of Ridge Alkonis that U.S. is working for his return: Brittany Alkonis responded to the president, “My kids are counting on you.” 🫣 Utah governor to Californians: Stay in California: Move to New Jersey instead. ✈️ 50 years later, memory still bright for pilot who flew Vietnam POWs to freedom: Provo native James Marrott flew the plane that brought the first batch of POWs back to the U.S. ✏️ Utah lawmakers might purge letter grades from school report cards: Schools don’t want letter grades on their state report card. 🎤 Preparing to speak in church? This Latter-day Saint author has 3 ‘key’ principles to help you: Struggling to write your talk for church this Sunday? We got you. 🔬 Utah strikes deal with Texas Instruments for $11 billion expansion in Lehi: Hefty paychecks, jobs and tax incentives, oh my! ——— CORRECTION: In yesterday’s email, we mistakenly said Texas Instrument’s investment in the Lehi plant was $11 million instead of what it should have been which was $11 billion. (Only a $10,989,000,000 difference.) Looking for something? Anything related to the 2023 legislative session will have a bee emoji next to it. 👉 🐝 Also on our minds: How faith affects your mental health, never-before-seen footage of the Titanic and why you need a sleep schedule. |
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| | Over the last week, it feels like we have all been living through the plot of “Independence Day.” Ever since a Chinese spy balloon was spotted and subsequently shot down off the coast of South Carolina, we’ve been witness to several unidentified flying objects (or “UFOs” for those of us in-the-know.) Our reaction, however, has been relatively calmer than our cinematic counterparts. According to Meg Walter, “This could be because the static hasn’t hit our televisions yet, or because after half a decade of ‘unprecedented events,’ we just don’t have the energy to panic anymore.” | Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters Thursday that he’s not supportive of the Utah Legislature passing SB200, a bill that would narrowly legalize psilocybin in a similar way the state currently regulates medical cannabis. What’s being said: According to the bill’s sponsor, Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla, the bill would only allow Utahns over the age of 21 to receive a psilocybin treatment directly from a therapy provider. It also requires the patient meet qualifying conditions like having tried at least one other treatment, PTSD or receiving hospice care. Gov. Cox says he’d rather “rather wait for the FDA.” He went on to say, “It’s just not there yet. We got there with medical marijuana. I just don’t believe the science is there. I don’t believe we should be experimenting on 5,000 people here in our state. And I think there are some serious consequences and side effects societally as well as medically that I’m not just comfortable with.” Read the full story here. More in Politics: Will Utah Gov. Spencer Cox support Donald Trump for president in 2024? (Deseret News) 🐝 Opinion: Should the law force Utahns to vote? (Deseret News) 🐝 Sens. Mike Lee, Chuck Grassley reintroduce balanced budget amendment (Deseret News) New poll: Voters still wary of Biden’s claims on inflation, deficit (Deseret News) | This is the race: Join us on July 24 Don’t give up on your New Year’s resolutions! Sign up for the Deseret News Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K or 5K. Register now for the 4th oldest marathon west of the continental divide. | Technology: Sen. Hawley proposes social media ban for kids, mirroring Utah Rep. Stewart’s House legislation (Deseret News) Utah Senate passes social media regulation bill, without government ID verification requirement (KSL) 🐝 All-Star Weekend: Gail Miller reflects on Utah’s first NBA All-Star Game — and all that’s happened since (Deseret News) Local brands take center stage as Utah creates 1st pop-up liquor store for NBA All-Star Game (KSL) Health: Going to bed at different times, variations in sleep duration linked to this heart woe (Deseret News) Business and Economy: Utah legislators unveil ‘historic’ tax cut proposal. How much could taxpayers save? (Deseret News) 🐝 Trending: Never-before-seen Titanic shipwreck footage released to the public (Deseret News) Faith: Perspective: Faith is a factor in good mental health. Why are so many people unable to see this? (Deseret News) How much do Americans know about the faiths around them? (Religion News Service) Northern Utah: Magnitude 3.2 Brigham City earthquake part of sequence of quakes, experts say (KSL) Wasatch Front: Man dies in auto-pedestrian crash in Layton (KSL) The West: How much Utah water used in new development gets streamlined under bill (Deseret News) 🐝 The World: China sanctions American defense contractors for supplying arms to Taiwan (Deseret News) Sports: ‘We’ll get the Games back,’ in 2030 or 2034, U.S. Olympic leader pledges during Utah visit (Deseret News) 🐝 LeBron James spoke publicly about the Jazz-Lakers trade for the first time. Here’s what he said (Deseret News) What are the new coordinators’ expectations for Cougars’ first season in Big 12? (Deseret News) |
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