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Situational Analysis | March 14, 2022 Hello Monday - it's Pi day - 3.14. Did you know that the Indiana legislature once tried to pass a law to make Pi be the number 3.2? I wonder if they tried to repeal the law of gravity next... Be in the Know At least 35 people were killed and 134 injured on Sunday when a barrage of Russian missiles slammed into a military facility in western Ukraine about 15 miles from the border with Poland. Moscow promises more attacks. White House official reiterates that the US will defend NATO territory. American journalist and filmmaker, Brent Renaud, was shot and killed in the attack. He got into a car with another journalist, Juan Arrendondo, when Russian troops fired on them. The driver turned around but Russian soldiers kept firing. He was killed instantly. His press pass was in a holder with an American flag and the word "Peacekeeper." Mitt Romney spoke out strongly against Tulsi Gabbard on Sunday, saying that she was "parroting false Russian propaganda. Her treasonous lies may well cost lives." Gabbard and Tucker Carlson are being shown on Russian TV, perpetuating the myth of "dangerous bio-weapons" in Ukraine. In the meantime, the Kremlin told Russian media that is was "essential" to feature Tucker Carlson. | | |
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Utah Headlines General The history of lynching is more heartbreaking than you think (Deseret News) Sandy fire captain hid cameras at business where teens undressed, police say (Deseret News) Idaho activist Ammon Bundy arrested for trespassing in child welfare dispute (KSL) South Salt Lake police investigating wrong-way crash; fourth over weekend (KSL TV) Politics Why Justice Clarence Thomas worries about the future of the U.S. Supreme Court (Deseret News) Justice Thomas slams cancel culture at SLC event (ABC4) Elected officials in Salt Lake County worry uptick in harassment and threats will stymie public service. As the 2022 midterm elections approach, Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen plans to hire more security to protect her staff. (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah hunting laws: What wildlife, poaching bills did lawmakers pass? (KSL) House leadership on the legislative session (ABC4) Robert Gehrke on the final hours of the legislative session (ABC4) After anonymous complaint, all South Summit Fire commissioners must resign (KPCW) Elections and Possible Vetoes (Hinckley Report) Environment Hereâs the land SITLA officials want to swap with the feds for property inside Bears Ears (Salt Lake Tribune) Rural counties wonât pursue controversial Book Cliffs Highway⦠for now (KUER)
Ukraine Utah first lady's 'Show Up' initiative teaming up with LHM Company to send letters, cards to Ukrainian refugee children (Fox13) Businessman in Utah opens up factory in Poland, helps fleeing Ukrainians (KUTV) Aid group: Start planning for post-war help in Ukraine (KUTV) Opinion: On the Polish jets, Romney is wrong and Biden is right (Deseret News) How European Latter-day Saints are supporting and providing relief to refugees (Deseret News) Utah Ukrainians push for defense assistance as Russian offensives continue (Salt Lake Tribune) How a Salt Lake City nonprofit gathered $7M in medical supplies for Ukraine in just 2 days (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah man goes to Europe to help Ukrainians who have fled to Poland (Fox13) Help FOX 13 News assist Ukrainian refugees in need (Fox13) Interesting 2017 article: From Utah, secretive help for a Russian oligarch and his jet. Records leaked from an offshore law firm show how the wealthy elite sidestep prohibitions on foreigners registering private planes in the United States. (New York Times) COVID Corner Friday numbers: 233 new cases, 21 deaths Former U.S. President Obama tests positive for COVID-19 (Reuters) As masks come off, vulnerable Americans feel left behind (Politico) National Headlines General Tom Brady un-retires. He will return to the Bucs for the 2022 season. (Washington Post) Actor William Hurt, star of 'Broadcast News' and 'Body Heat,' dies at 71 (NPR) Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq (AP) Naomi Osaka brought to tears by heckler during match in California (The Hill) Politics A pro-life Republican in Texas introduced a bill to allow the death penalty for women who have abortions (The Hill) Meanwhile in Missouri, a bill would make the termination of ectopic pregnancies a felony. Not terminating can mean death to the mother (The Hill) Michael Flynn to a QAnon conference Sunday: âWe need you to charge the machine gun nest .. or hold this side of the line, or form up cause weâre gonna counter-attack over here, and that counter-attack is - weâre gonna go after school boards.â (Twitter) Biden's CIA head leads the charge against Putin's information war (The Hill) 'Throwing kerosene on every fire': DeSantis targets Black-held congressional seats. And his own party. (NBC News) Ukraine Russian strike on base brings Ukraine war close to NATO's border (Reuters) Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward (AP) Ukrainian President Zelensky Visits Wounded Soldiers in Hospital (Wall Street Journal) Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam announces split with Moscow (The Guardian) Russian attacks hit at least 9 Ukrainian medical facilities, visual evidence shows (Washington Post) Morgenshtern, Russia's biggest rapper, has released an anti-war music video. It ends with a voice message from his Ukrainian producer's mother talking about surviving life under Russian airstrikes. (YouTube) Zelenskyâ late-night address: Day 17 of the war is over. âThe Russian invaders cannot conquer us. They do not have such strength. They do not have such spirit. They rely only on violence. Only on terror. Only on weapons, of which they have a lot.â (Twitter) When Lieutenant Colonel Maxim Krishtop, a captured Russian pilot, was paraded before TV cameras in Kyiv on Friday afternoon, he told listeners "Don't invade Kyiv, we have already lost this war." Political scientist Francis Fukuyama makes 12 predictions about the war in Ukraine and says Russia is headed to outright defeat (American Purpose) Ukraine refugees tell harrowing tales even as numbers ease (AP) A woman in Moscow held up a sign that says "Two Words." She is arrested in seconds. (Twitter) Another woman is arrested for protesting with a blank sign. Pope Francis decried the âbarbarianismâ of the killing of children and defenseless civilians in Ukraine and pleaded for a stop to the attacks âbefore cities are reduced to cemeteries.â âIn the name of God, I ask: âStop this massacre,ââ Francis said. (The Hill) Russian missiles strike Ukrainian military range near Poland, killing dozens. Moscow promises further attacks. (Washington Post) French activist Pierre Afner entered the villa of Putin's daughter Alta Mira in Biarritz changed the locks, and declared the villa was ready to accept Ukrainian refugees. The villa has eight bedrooms and three bathrooms A new stamp honors the Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off a Russian warship (NPR) Russia's economic blackout will change the world (The Atlantic) Poland rebuilds abandoned rail tracks to Ukraine to help refugees fleeing the war (NPR) | | |
News Releases Utah names finalists for nationâs top elementary math, science teacher awards The Utah State Board of Education is pleased to announce the names of the Five 2022 Utah finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). 2022 Utah Elementary Mathematics Finalists Quinn Braden, Meadow Elementary School, Alpine District Stacy Stoker, Red Cliffs Elementary School, Juab School District Cheri Weske, Diamond Ridge Elementary School, Granite District 2022 Utah Elementary Science Finalists Ashley Hare, Edison Elementary School, Salt Lake City School District Lanette (Stephens) Searle, Municipal Elementary School, Weber School District (Read More) Sen. Lee leads letter to defend Second Amendment Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) today led a group of twenty Senators in a letter to the Attorney General and the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) expressing concern over the ATFâs use of secret internal guidance to enforce regulations that are not openly published. This secret guidance has been used to justify the seizure of property and could troublingly be used to prosecute Americans and businesses. The letter reads in part, âWe write to express our grave concern over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosivesâ (ATF) continued pattern of enforcing secret guidance. This secret guidance was brought to our attention by those who have received recent threatening letters where the ATF makes blanket threats based on the recipient allegedly purchasing and possessing various firearms accessories, none of which are illegal based on any statute or regulation.â (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1776 - Alexander Hamilton is named captain of a New York artillery company. 1794 - Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin, which increased demand for slave laor 1833 - Lucy Hobbs Taylor is born. She was the first US woman to earn a dentistry degree. 1879 - Albert Einstein is born. 1883 - Karl Marx dies at age 64. 1921 - Ada Louise Huxtable was born. An architecture critic and writer, she was awarded the first ever Pulitzer prize for Criticism. 1943 - The Kraków Ghetto is "liquidated" during WWII. 1950 - The FBI debuts â10 Most Wanted Fugitivesâ list. 1964 - Jack Ruby sentenced to death for murdering Lee Harvey Oswald. 1973 - John McCain is released after spending over five years in a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp. 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev elected president of the Soviet Union. Did you know he is still alive?? He just turned 91. 1997 - Simone Biles is born. 2018 - Stephen Hawking dies Wise Words "Political leaders still think things can be done through force, but that cannot solve terrorism. Backwardness is the breeding ground of terror, and that is what we have to fight." â Mikhail Gorbachev Lighter Side âApparently, thereâs some spider invasion coming to the East Coast in the spring. Oh yeah, and scientists say theyâre that the size of a childâs hand, and they can parachute from the sky. I love how scientists were like, âHow should we describe the size?â and theyâre like, âOh, I settled on a childâs hand.ââ â JIMMY FALLON | | |
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