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Situational Analysis | Jan. 2, 2025 It's Thursday and National Buffet Day. What you need to know In New Orleans, a man intentionally drove a truck into a crowd, killing 15 people and injuring more than 30. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a US citizen and Army veteran, was identified as the suspect midday Wednesday in an FBI statement. An ISIS flag was located in the truck, as well as IEDs. The FBI does not believe he was acting alone. The Sugar Bowl was postponed a day after the attack. Rapid Relevance A Tesla packed with explosives blows up outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel; 10 people are wounded in a shooting outside a New York City nightclub; and here's what Utah's snowpack looks like heading into 2025. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news Unfinished business: The Cox administration reflects on triumphs and trials from the first four years (Deseret News) Utah political leaders react to the passing of Jimmy Carter (Deseret News) Utah governor orders flags lowered as local politicians, community leaders pay tribute to Carter (Fox13) Opinion: Understanding vote-by-mail in Utah (Deseret News) The stories of 2024 that you wonât want to have missed (Deseret News) Voices: In 2025, Utahâs policy will focus more on preventing societal challenges (Salt Lake Tribune) âThe most powerful person in the buildingâ will leave Salt Lake City Hall this month (Salt Lake Tribune) One of Utahâs coldest counties lacks indoor recreation space. These residents are trying to change that. (Salt Lake Tribune) New Utah Congressman pledges âto fight for every dimeâ for 2034 Olympics (Fox13) Utah How to bring families into Salt Lake City (Deseret News) 26,000-year-old âIce Ageâ fox recovered in Uinta Mountains cave (ABC4) Deseret News reporters, photographer share key moments from 2024 (Deseret News) Snowboarder found buried under 20 feet of snow likely triggered avalanche by accident, report says (Salt Lake Tribune) Avalanche safety reminders after 2 victims' bodies found (Fox13) Biz/Tech/Economy U.S. economy was top election issue but ends year firing on all cylinders (Deseret News) As Salt Lake City changes, location and timing can make or break a business (KUER) Crime/Courts Family releases statement on woman whose body was found in car in Bluffdale (KUTV) Utah-based film producer sentenced for forcibly retaking home after it was seized for tax evasion (Daily Herald) Culture Resolutions? No thanks. Try these instead. (Deseret News) Derwin Gray: How to make 2025 the best year of your life (Deseret News) Editorial Board: The magic of New Yearâs Day (Deseret News) More Americans set mental health as a resolution for 2025 (Fox13) A nudge word can help you set a vision for 2025. Hereâs how to choose one. (Washington Post) RIP, cancel culture? Why cancel culture might not survive 2024 (Deseret News) Education A Utah scientist tracking elephant bones in South Africa makes a smelly find (UPR) Not welcome: Many academics say conservative professors donât fit on campus (Deseret News) After Davis School District agreed to reduce racism, this former student faced it nearly every day, lawsuit alleges (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment How a landscape restoration program is spurring change in the Beehive State (Deseret News) Utah Lake Authority to host yearlong carp-catching competition (Daily Herald) How much water flows to the Great Salt Lake? New streamgages might have the answer, officials say (Standard-Examiner) Family The biggest challenges parents faced in 2024 â and how to navigate them in the new year (Deseret News) Need help with breastfeeding? There are plenty of women who can help (KSL) Health Stomach flu cases are increasing. How to stay safe (Deseret News) Ozone may already be affecting Utahâs next generation, new study finds (Salt Lake Tribune) Housing New high-capacity homeless shelter will have pros and cons, state homeless coordinator says (KSL TV) Utah lawmaker proposes 'Homeless Bill of Rights' (Fox13) | | |
National news General Why the patent office gives us hope for the future (Deseret News) A fireworks explosion in the Honolulu area has killed 3 people and injured at least 20 (AP) Norovirus outbreaks are on the rise around the country and on cruise ships (NPR) Here's how TikTok creators are preparing for a TikTok ban (NPR) Politics Biden to honor Liz Cheney with Presidential Citizens Medal (Washington Post) Trump says he supports Mike Johnson to stay on as speaker (Deseret News) Jimmy Carter in uniform: From Naval Academy plebe to U.S. Commander in Chief (Deseret News) Perspective: Jimmy Carter and the decency meter (Deseret News) Abortion lawsuits, Ten Commandments displays and other key religious freedom developments in 2024 (Deseret News) Trump to hold DC rally day before inauguration (The Hill) Ukraine Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit (Reuters) How suicide drones transformed the front lines in Ukraine (New York Times) Israel/Gaza Israeli airstrikes kill at least 37 across Gaza, medics say (Reuters) World news A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future (AP) Puerto Rico's power grid collapses; could take two days to restore service (Reuters) El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides (AP) | | |
Upcoming Jan. 6 â Salt Lake County inauguration, 10 am, Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, 2525 Taylorsville Blvd, Taylorsville Jan. 8 â Inauguration for Gov. Cox, Lt. Gov Henderson, AG Derek Brown, Auditor Tina Cannon, and Treasurer Marlo Oaks, 10 am Jan. 9 â Whatâs Up Down South Economic Summit. St. George. Register here Jan. 10 â Rural Utah Data Symposium. St. George. Register here Jan. 11â Special election for HD4, 2 pm Jan 14 â Utah Taxpayers Association Legislative Outlook Conference, 9 am - 12:00 pm, Little America Hotel, Register here Jan. 21 â Utah legislative session begins Mar. 7 â Utah legislative session ends | | |
On This Day In History 1776 - Congress publishes the Tory Act, describing how the colonies should âhandleâ those who remained loyal to the British crown 1811 - First censuring of a U.S. Senator, Timothy Pickering, who publicly revealed secret documents 1839 - Louis Daguerre takes the first photo of the moon 1854 - Alice Marry Robertson is born. An educator, social worker and Native American rights activist, she was Americaâs first female postmaster and the second woman to serve in Congress. 1868 - Alice Merrill Horne is born. She was elected to the Utah state legislature in 1898 and began Utahâs art program. 1890 - President Benjamin Harrison welcomes Alice Sanger as the first female White House staffer 1903 - US President Theodore Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola, Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black 1965 - Martin Luther King, Jr. starts a voting drive in Selma. 1974 - President Nixon signs national 55 mph speed limit into law 2009 - Eric Holder confirmed as the first Black US Attorney General 2017 - US House Republicans vote to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, a public uproar forces them to back down the next day 2018 - US senator Al Franken resigns Quote of the Day "God has created gifts, and men work so that we are not without poets, painters, sculptors, architects, craftsmen, gardeners and home makers." âAlice Merrill Horne On the Punny Side Doctor: Hi, I'm Juan, and I'll be delivering your baby. Me: OB Juan, you're our only hope. My wife: Leave his name off the birth certificate. | | |
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