Also, Snowden is a Russian citizen, Rep. Stewart says we’re risking war and apparently remote work is to blame for high housing costs. 😒
Top of the morning, Utah Today readers! Here’s your forecast: ☀️ 42 – 83° in Logan 🌤 59 – 89° in Salt Lake City 🌤 66 – 92° in St. George | 💧 10% chance It seems like there are a lot of headlines hitting the news this week, so let me give you some quick hits on the ones that caught my attention: 🧣 It’s starting to feel a bit cooler in the evenings, so you know what that means… SWEATER WEATHER! My colleague Hanna Seariac wrote a fun article on where to find modest (and presumably warm!) clothes for fall here. 🌪️ Hurricane Ian is threatening to become the worst storm to hit Tampa in the last 100 years(🔒). We’ll be keeping an eye on this one. Please keep the people of Florida in your prayers. ☄️ In the most sci-fi moment of the week, NASA crashed a space ship into an asteroid to test our capabilities to deflect celestial bodies. Art Raymond wrote about it here. The video is embedded, and you can see the moment of impact at about 1:16:00. Tell me: What headlines have piqued your interest recently? Also on our minds: Edward Snowden is now a Russian citizen, Rep. Stewart says we’re risking war with Russia and apparently remote work is to blame for high housing costs. Rude. |
| Opinion: Ever wondered why Utah doesn’t have a single Fortune 500 company? |
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| | Arizona has eight Fortune 500 companies and Idaho has three, but does Utah not have any because we’re a bunch of slouches? Managing partner at Tapestry Capital Ryan Beck argues that Utahns are indeed very ambitious, but our motivations differ from those of the states that house the most Fortune 500 companies. | How much would you pay to keep someone off the ballot? According to a new Deseret News/HarrisX poll of 932 registered U.S. voters, people are willing to pay a good chunk of cash: an average of $3,051 for Biden and $5,478 for Trump. For perspective, according to Rent.com’s estimate for the average rental price of a 2-bedroom apartment is $1,752. That’s 1.74 month’s rent for Biden and 3.13 month’s rent for Trump. See the full numbers here. What about you — if you had $50,000 would you pay any of it to keep either or both candidates off the presidential ballot ? If so, how much would you be willing to spend? More in Politics: U.S. risks war with Russia unless President Biden defines Ukrainian success, Rep. Stewart says (Deseret News) Why Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes faces ethics complaint (Deseret News) Business community outlines federal priorities (Utah Policy) | FROM OUR SPONSOR Ensuring You Are Ready to Vote in the Upcoming Election Be ready for the voting process so you can show off your sticker without the stress this November. Check out the Utah Election website. Learn how to vote, track your ballot, find candidate information, find voter registration info and how to update your registration preferences or address. | Technology: Forget regular livestreaming—you can make more money as a VTuber (Utah Business) TikTok inching toward U.S. security deal to avoid sale (Reuters) Housing: Why are house prices so high? Blame remote work, not ‘speculative bubble,’ Fed study says (Deseret News) Health: Why did more Utah kindergarteners get vaccine exemptions last year? (Deseret News) Faith: Religion aided the rise of top sports leagues — and ended up in their shadow (Deseret News) Wasatch Front: Want to combat election misinformation? Davis County meets with voters face-to-face (KUER) Southern Utah: UHP arrests driver near Cedar City after reportedly finding 116 pounds of meth inside truck (St. George News) The West: Utah to receive additional $4.9M from FEMA in response to COVID-19 (KSL) The Nation: The White House called a rioter on Jan. 6 for 9 seconds. The reason why remains a mystery (Deseret News) Hurricane Ian likely to hit Florida’s west coast on unusual path (Deseret News) The World: World leaders, experts, respond to Putin’s nuclear threats (Deseret News) 15 killed by swastika-wearing gunman in school shooting in Russia (Deseret News) U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship (Deseret News) |
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