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Utah Headlines Political news Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes releases statement distancing himself from Tim Ballard lawsuit (Deseret News) Utah AG's spokesman tries to shut down 2News questions about lawsuit against Tim Ballard (KUTV) After weeks of dysfunction, Rep. John Curtis calls GOP nomination of speaker candidate âpositiveâ (Deseret News) Editorial Board: War in Israel highlights the need for a functioning House (Deseret News) Lawmaker eyes changing the office of Utah Attorney General from elected to appointed (KSL Newsradio) Will Utah legislators define âroad rage,â and make laws to address it? Lawmakers debate harsher penalties, towing vehicles and educating drivers. (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah lawmaker proposes 'right to repair' bill (Fox13) Hereâs how lawmakers could change Utahâs sensitive materials law for books in 2024 (KUER) Election news Trump, Haley gaining support among Utah Republicans (Deseret News) Lawsuit accuses Brad Wilson of fraud, breach of contract and becoming a lawmaker to chase âsweetheart deals.' Attorney for Wilson calls the complaint âbaselessâ (Deseret News) The third-party craze reaches Utah (Deseret News) General Utah news For a Utah rabbi who was in Israel when Hamas fighters attacked, âthis is personalâ (Deseret News) âWe cannot be hereâ: Utahâs Rabbi Chaim Zippel was in Israel as Hamas attacked (KUER) Utah family trapped in Gaza amid escalating Israel-Hamas violence awaits help from U.S. Embassy (KUTV) Utahn dedicated to helping immigrants, refugees recognized with Dream Team surprise (Fox13) Business Instant loan scam blackmails with sextortion, steals data, drives suicide (Deseret News) The dusty origins of life? NASA reveals first look at asteroid sample (Deseret News) Crime 23andMe confirms hack â hereâs how to protect your data (Deseret News) Kouri Richins' attorneys ask for case dismissal, say she won't receive a fair trial due to publicity (KSL) Police arrest Utah man engaging in 'fantasy' chats about raping and murdering young boys (KSL) Culture Master violinist Itzhak Perlman is back in Utah â this time on a performing spree. Perlmanâs website only lists 5 performances for the remainder of the year â and 3 of them are in Utah (Deseret News) Eboo Patel: The paradox of privilege. Is the push for diversity training working? (Deseret News) âThink Celestialâ resonated among Latter-day Saints. It didnât take long for President Russell M. Nelsonâs conference catchphrase to be written on hats, tote bags and shared across social media (Deseret News) Education Herriman High opens free clothing store for student refugees (KSL TV) Homeless Davis County students will get temporary shelter with newly planned residential center (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment Utahâs clawing way out of an extreme water deficit. Will it last? (Deseret News) Poll shows support among Utahns for keeping Bears Ears National Monument at current size (Deseret News) âCouldnât stop smilingâ: Rare fossils found along shallow Lake Powell shoreline. Scientists think itâs a sign thereâs more ancient life to discover as the lakeâs water levels recede. (Salt Lake Tribune) USU Institute brings researchers and policy makers together in regards to the environment (Cache Valley Daily) Mayor of small town in Utah to eclipse viewers: âDonât try to come hereâ (Salt Lake Tribune) Family Holly Richardson: âDo you have help?â Yes. Theyâre called my kids (Deseret News) âBeing a mom is the most important thing in my entire life,â Meghan Markle says at mental health summit (Deseret News) Utah close to falling off 'Child Care Cliff' (Fox13) Health Worried about long COVID? According to new study you can get long cold too (Deseret News) Raw milk causing âillness outbreakâ in Salt Lake County, health officials say (ABC4) Housing Is the housing market in a bubble? Looks like it â but it likely wonât pop, 2008 regulator says (Deseret News) | | |
National Headlines General She's the star witness against Sam Bankman-Fried. Her testimony was explosive (NPR) Inflation holds steady as Fed mulls more rate hikes (The Hill) Politics Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl (AP) Scalise says he's a unifier. The current state of the GOP will test that skill (NPR) Supreme Court seems inclined to reinstate disputed South Carolina map (Washington Post) Elections Democrat Thomas Suozzi launches bid to take back George Santosâs seat (Washington Post) Biden edges out Trump in Fox News poll, loses to DeSantis or Haley (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukraine's next target: Russian supply lines (Wall Street Journal) Russia mounts major attack on key city in eastern Ukraine (Washington Post) In eastern Ukraine, small assault teams quietly advance against Russia (Washington Post) Israel ð®ð± Trump says Netanyahu âlet us downâ before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general (AP) Trump faults Netanyahu, calls Hezbollah âvery smartâ amid Israel war (Washington Post) Donald Trump attacks President Biden on foreign policy as Israel-Hamas war rages (AP) Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv as Israel mobilizes along its border with Gaza (NPR) NATO ministers shown 'horrific' video from Hamas attack (Reuters) Harrowing scenes as Israeli forces enter border towns attacked by Hamas (Reuters) Israel aims to dismantle Hamas as U.S. tries to prevent wider war (Wall Street Journal) Hamas vows to broadcast hostage executions. Tech firms canât stop them. (Washington Post) World Mount Vesuvius once coated this city in ashes. Now archaeologists are helping Pompeii rise (Deseret News) Afghanistan earthquakes a 'disaster on top of a disaster', World Food Programme says (Reuters) In an âevisceratedâ state, Yemenis suffer in heat and poverty (Washington Post) | | |
| | News Releases Utahâs economy confirms elite status with high labor force participation and low unemployment The Salt Lake Chamber, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, has released the September 2023 Roadmap to Prosperity Economic Dashboard to support business leaders in understanding impacts on Utahâs economy. This tool prioritizes key data on the stateâs economic outlook and actionable context for decision-makers. âAmidst the economic landscape, where concerns about inflation echo in the halls of Washington D.C., Utah stands as a beacon of stability. And while inflation has crept up in recent months, Utahâs economy remains strong with a high labor force participation rate and low unemployment,â said Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber. âThese positive trends are a testament to the business communityâs ability to navigate uncertainties, including those emanating from Washington D.C., and this dashboard is a great indicator of Utahâs continued economic resilience and strength.â (Read More) Dr. Cameron Martin installed as new president of Rocky Mountain University Marking a pivotal moment in Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMU) history, Cameron K. Martin, PhD, took the oath of office as the graduate healthcare institutionâs second president on Friday, October 6 at the Utah Valley Convention Center. Students, faculty, staff, community members, and local and national education, healthcare, business, nonprofit, political, and community figures attended the inauguration ceremony, filling the hall with an atmosphere of anticipation and excitement for Martinâs tenure as president. (Read More) National Science Foundation grant to fund open access education research in Utah The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted $387,295 to a group of researchers at universities in the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) to create open access responsible and ethical conduct of research and mentoring trainings across academic institutions. The project is titled âScaling Open Access Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research and Mentoring Trainings across Academic Institutionsâ and will run from 2023 to 2026. One of the researchers in this inter-institutional effort is Dr. Weihong Wang, associate professor and chair of the Earth Science Department at Utah Valley University. (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1285 - 180 Jews refuse baptism in Munich Germany and are set on fire 1492 - Columbus reaches the "New World" 1900 - The first modern submarine is commissioned by the U.S. Navy as the USS Holland, named for its designer John Philip Holland 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt renames the "Executive Mansion" as "The White House" 1915 - British nurse Edith Cavell executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied prisoners escape 1960 - Nikita Khrushchev allegedly brandishes his shoe at the United Nations 1972 - Racial violence breaks out aboard US Navy ships 1973 - US President Richard Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President 1997 - John Denver dies in an aircraft accident at age 53 1998 - Matthew Shepard, victim of anti-gay hate crime, dies 1999 - Wilt Chamberlain dies of congestive heart failure at age 63 2000 - USS Cole attacked by terrorists 2002 - Terrorists kill 202 in Bali Quote of the Day "Faith is a kind of knowing; it is different from hope. My faith is that life is purposeful; of that I'm sure. There is a God, there is intelligence, there is consciousness. And behind all of this, there is incredible compassion." âJohn Denver On the Punny Side My wife told me to stop singing "I'm A Believer" or she'd leave me. I thought she was kidding.
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