Plus: The case against pandemic amnesty, winter looks ominous for Democrats and road rage is getting BAD.
Good morning, Utah! Hereās the forecast: ā
22 ā 41Ā° in Logan |š§ 10% chance š¦ļø 32 ā 44Ā° in Salt Lake City |š§ 30% chance šØļø 77 ā 97Ā° in St. George | āļø 70% chance ā ļø ā ļø Hard freeze watch We have some serious, hard-hitting news today, so letās ease into it with some fun stories. Hereās what caught my eye recently: š¦ Five lions went on a walkabout after they escaped their enclosures at a zoo in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday morning. š„ø Need a good reason not to shave? Holly Richardson wrote a great piece on the charitable roots of No-Shave November. šŗ Eboo Patel wrote an amazing article combining four of my favorite things: history, religion, art and politics. š¬ Post Malone performed wearing a Karl Malone Jersey while āThe Mailmanā himself sat in attendance. Somehow the universe didnāt implode. (Salt Lake Tribuneš) Also in this issue: The case against pandemic amnesty, winter looks ominous for Democrats and road rage is getting BAD. |
| How a viral blackface video brought threats and harassment to a community hundreds of miles away |
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| | On Tuesday evening, a school in Eagle Mountain, Utah, racked up more than 1,500 calls, 3,000 emails, countless Facebook comments and an ocean of threatening texts, voicemails and private messages in response to an incident that happened 230 miles away in Cedar City, Utah, on Halloween. Itās not clear how the rumors that led to this harassment started, but the school, Cedar Valley High School, bears a similar name to Cedar City or Canyon View High School located in Cedar City. Nevertheless, students at the school have reportedly been afraid to go outside, been harassed and one studentās identity was stolen to create a social media account that apologized for the incident. | Not only is the race for the Senate heating up, the price tag is going up as well. In 2020, the 4th Congressional District Race between Rep. Burgess Owens and then Rep. Ben McAdams cost a hefty $23 million including outside spending. With Super PAC spending flowing freely into this race, as well as Leeās $9.7 million and McMullinās $5.8 million, this race is on track to being the most expensive in Utahās history. How pricy has it gotten? Read the full story here. More in Politics: Perspective: Winter is coming. Thatās bad news for Democrats (Deseret News) š³ County clerks in Utah are taking longer to process ballots. Hereās why (KUER) Opinion: We were all threatened when the attacker broke into Pelosiās home (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR UTAH EDUCATION ELECTION 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. | Ski Season: Resorts eye earlier opening as snow blankets Wasatch Front (KSL) Trending: Twitterās mass exodus ā with Musk in charge, celebrities are logging off (Deseret News) Perspective: The case against pandemic amnesty (Deseret News) Economy: Fed levies another jumbo interest hike as job market, consumer spending prove resistant to suppression strategy (Deseret News) Can Utah plan its way out of its housing crisis? Hereās how itās trying (Deseret News) If this is a recession, itās a weird one (Utah Business) Wasatch Front: Springville High School suspends student for donning a Ku Klux Klan Halloween costume (KSL) Utah family of bullied Black girl who died by suicide files $14M claim (KSL) Southern Utah: Emergency, road crews ready for stormās impact in southern Utah (KUTV) The West: UHP: Road rage, other aggressive driving behaviors on rise in concerning trend (KSL) The huddled masses: Has immigration reached a crisis point? (Deseret News) The Nation: Facts, not fiction, about the attack on Paul Pelosi (Deseret News) The World: Israeli elections: Right-wing parties are expected to hold power (Deseret News) Sports: āItās frustratingā: What Utah coach Kyle Whittingham thinks about targeting rule (Deseret News) 2 BYU ties mentioned in Auburn coaching candidate discussion (Deseret News) This Latter-day Saint football star just made the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame (Deseret News) | This week, an Ogden business held a Halloween celebration for their disabled clients and community members. Tanna, center, dressed as Elsa from āFrozen,ā and other clients of Together We Shine trick-or-treat at the center in Ogden on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News |
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