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Situational Analysis | August 24, 2022 Today is Wednesday and National Peach Pie Day. It's also Ukraine's 31st Independence Day. Slava Ukaini! Be in the Know Instead of celebrating their Independence Day, Ukraine is steeling themselves for an increase in attacks on the 6-month anniversary of the war. Many world leaders are expressing ongoing support for Ukraine, including President Biden who said: âThe United States of America is committed to supporting the people of Ukraine as they continue the fight to defend their sovereignty. As part of that commitment, I am proud to announce our biggest tranche of security assistance to date: approximately $2.98 billion of weapons and equipment." A former Louisville police detective who helped falsify the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylorâs apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. Federal investigators said Kelly Goodlett added a false line to the warrant and later conspired with another detective to create a cover story when Taylorâs March 13, 2020, shooting death by police began gaining national attention. Rapid Roundup The body of Jetal Agnihotri's was found 4 days after she went missing in a flash flood in Zion National Park; top Hungarian weather service officials are fired after they got the forecast wrong; Jehovah's Witnesses are once again knocking on doors; Tony Hawk says his return to the skateboarding ramp is a "little scary" five months after breaking his leg; and a first look at a piece of the meteorite that caused that sonic boom on August 13. | | |
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Utah Headlines General Utah is the worst state for womenâs equality, ranked last fifth year in a row (Deseret News) The first rule of Secret Pizza Club: You can talk about Secret Pizza Club (Salt Lake Tribune) Retired park ranger shares emotions after pulling unconscious 9-year-old from sunken pickup truck (Fox13) Politics What issues do Utahns support most â that our lawmakers have ignored? Topics range from gun control to the ERA to sex ed. (Salt Lake Tribune) A conservative political group with Utah ties scored a $1.6B donation (Deseret News) Gerrymandering lawsuit moves forward in Utah; judge rules no need to wait for U.S. Supreme Court (Salt Lake Tribune) More charges filed against 2 Utahns accused in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot (KSL) Business Apple employees push back against Tim Cook ending remote work (Deseret News) US recovers more than $600K in back overtime wages for Utah tile laborers (KSL TV) Education Administrators expelled from Utah public school run by polygamous Kingston group. Vanguard Academy moved from âwarning statusâ to âprobationâ (Fox13) After discipline, public school with ties to polygamous Kingston group addresses the elephant in the room (Fox13) Princeton Review retires âStone-Cold Sober,â rebrands with BYU still No. 1 (Deseret News) BYU team excavates depictions of 2 biblical heroines in ancient Jewish synagogue: Deborah and Jael. They are believed to be the first known depictions of these women. (Deseret News) Crossing guard hit by car in Heber City; police looking to identify driver (KSL TV) Psychologist to discuss school shooting prevention with Utah law enforcement, educators (KUTV) Utah teacher on leave after controversial social media video about 'non-white' classroom (KUTV) New program helps address nursing shortage in Utah (KUTV) What to know as Utah moves ahead with its transgender sports eligibility commission (KUER) Environment Gov. Cox declares state of emergency in Moab after flooding causes up to $10M damage (KSL) This grass can save Salt Lake City residents water and money in Utah's drought (Fox13) As many as one in six U.S. tree species is threatened with extinction (Washington Post) Family Make sure back-to-school photos don't open door to scammers (Fox13) Health In the physician shortage, thereâs a solution patients agree with â but the laws donât. With long waits and lack of availability altogether, patients are having a difficult time accessing health care during this doctor shortage. Revisiting scope-of-practice laws could help (Deseret News) Utah saw a decline in life expectancy during first year of COVID-19 (KSL Newsradio) Housing Park City affordable housing project receives $1 million grant (Fox13) Americaâs first homelessness problem: Knowing who is actually homeless. The unhoused are often hidden. Seattle is testing a new method to find them. (Washington Post) National Headlines General Two alleged militia members found guilty of plot to abduct Michigan governor (Reuters) Politics Democrat Charlie Crist to face Ron DeSantis in Florida race for governor (NPR) Rep. Carolyn Maloneyâs 30-year career ends in loss to Nadler (AP) FBIâs search of Mar-a-Lago club followed months of resistance, delay by Trump (Washington Post) Former President Trump kept more than 700 pages of classified documents, a letter from the National Archives to Trump's attorneys said (New York Times) Democrats gain momentum: 5 takeaways from the last big primary night of 2022 (Politico) Chris Wray was hired by Donald Trump to be boring. Now, heâs guiding the FBI through threats and MAGA hate. (Politico) Ukraine ðºð¦ US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months (AP) How Russiaâs invasion strengthened Ukrainian identity (Washington Post) Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital (Washington Post) Five months after Russian forces took over the Zaporizhzhia plant, all that stands between the world and nuclear disaster are dedicated Ukrainian operators working at gunpoint. (New York Times) Capturing the horrors of war: six months of photographs (New York Times) Calculating the warâs human cost: Thousands are dead and millions have been pushed from their homes. (New York Times) | | |
News Releases Office of the State Auditor releases limited review of the Wayne County School District Board The Office of the State Auditor (Office) today releases its limited review of the Wayne County School District (District) Board (Board). The Office received a complaint about excessive Board spending while traveling, which was reviewed. State Auditor John Dougall said, âEvery governmental entity should have clear travel policies which allow for efficient operation while simultaneously protecting the taxpayer from excessive or improper expenditures. Elected officials and government officials should then diligently follow those policies.â (Read More) Romney joins Collins and Portman in urging Commerce Department to implement broadband expansion as Congress intended U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in sending a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, calling on the department to follow congressional intent in implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program that was created through the bipartisan infrastructure law negotiated by Senator Romney and his colleagues. The bill included $65 billion to improve access to broadband. These funds will supplement the good work already being done at the state level to extend Utahâs broadband infrastructure and provide more familiesâespecially those in rural areasâwith affordable, fast, and reliable internet. (Read More) UASCB statement re: Board action against Vanguard Academy Following the State Charter School Boardâs unprecedented vote last night to replace the Board of Directors, School Director and Business Administrator at Vanguard Academy, Royce Van Tassel, executive director of the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, issued the following statement. âThe State Charter School Boardâs action against Vanguard Academy is wholly unsupported and should be immediately reversed. Innuendo and religious bias simply cannot justify the actions taken last night. Neither the State Charter School Board nor its staff presented a single instance of Vanguard Academy actually violating Utahâs conflict or procurement laws. Because many of Vanguardâs board are affiliated with the Davis County Cooperative Society, they assumed that Vanguard Academy is guilty until proven innocent. (Read More) Number of the Day | | |
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On This Day In History 79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. 1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics begins in Paris and later spreads to the French provinces. Tens of thousands die. 1759 - William Wilberforce is born. He was a British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. 1814 - The White House is burned by British troops during the War of 1812. 1918 - Ray McIntire is born. As a chemical engineer for Dow Chemical Company, McIntire accidentally developed Styrofoam while trying to create a flexible, rubber-like insulator. 1932 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to make a transcontinental non-stop flight. 1936 - FDR gives the FBI the authority to pursue fascists and communists 1949 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect 1950 - Judge Edith Sampson was named the first black delegate to the United Nations. 1954 - Congress passes the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party at the height of McCarthyism 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of USSR Communist Party 1991 - Ukraine declares its independence from the USSR 2006 - The 9th planet in the solar system, Pluto, is demoted to a dwarf planet. 2011 - Co-founder Steve Jobs resigns as the CEO of Apple. 2021 - Kathy Hochul becomes the first female Governor of New York, replacing Andrew Cuomo after his resignation Wise Words "For us, the most terrible iron is not missiles, aircraft and tanks, but shackles. Not trenches, but chains. And we will put our hands up only once, when we will celebrate our victory. All of Ukraine." âVolodymyr Zelenskyy, August 23, 2022 The Punny Side My friend Joe recently went on the Dolly Parton diet. It really made Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe leannnnnnn..... | | |
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