Plus, a look at Utah's Wild West ghost towns
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: ☀️ 50 – 75° in Logan ☀️ 59 – 79° in Salt Lake ☀️ 70 – 98° in St. George The wide-open summer season can feel long and hard for many parents. The combination of more time with kids at home and less built-in structure can lead to a number of challenges. However, there are also benefits to summertime — later nights without the stress of waking up early for school, more time for creative play and spontaneity, opportunities for developing new skills and more family time together. Read more about how to make the most of this summer with children. Also on our minds: Utah is suing TikTok, alleging the company profits off sexual exploitation Mexico elected its first female president A study found the Mediterranean diet reduces women’s mortality risk by 23% |
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| | The Utah Republican primary election is just around the corner and there are three GOP candidates vying to become the candidate for Utah attorney general. Derek Brown, Frank Mylar and Rachel Terry will be the three names you’ll see on the Republican primary ballot. The winner of the primary will square off against Rudy J. Bautista (Democrat), Michelle Quist (United Utah), Andrew McCullough (Libertarian) and Austin Hepworth (unaffiliated). In the story, candidates answer about the following: Trump verdict The border Fentanyl Title IX Fundraising and campaign update Read more about what the candidates had to say. | At the mouth of Dragon Canyon, ruins of a once bustling mining town still remain. The town — known as Silver City — was home to stores, hotels, restaurants, a post office and a saloon. Ghost towns are often abandoned or barren. Sometimes there may be a handful of residents who still live in the area, but the town itself is generally disincorporated. In the case of Silver City, all that remains are building foundations and a cemetery. In Utah, ghost towns generally once were places where mining or agriculture was booming, but something happened to them. Read more about Utah’s ghost towns. More in Utah Katherine Heigl credits living in Utah as the inspiration behind her ‘Mother Nature’ art exhibition (Deseret News) Utah alleges TikTok knowingly profits off sexual exploitation of young users in new suit (Deseret News) Founders of Larry H. Miller Company inducted into the David Eccles School of Business Hall of Fame — two decades apart (Deseret News) Utah mom says foster care helped while she battled addiction (KSL) | Faith How early Christians studied scripture, according to an ancient codex (Deseret News) Robert P. George: Why I’m celebrating fidelity to God, family and country this month (Deseret News) Health 3 simple ways to improve memory, combat mild cognitive impairment (Deseret News) Mediterranean diet linked to a 23% lower risk of death for women (Deseret News) The U.S. Is Hunter Biden the 'sacrificial lamb' in Democrats' pursuit of justice? (Deseret News) Anthony Fauci discusses COVID-19 origins, masks and vaccines during hearing (Deseret News) Melinda French Gates wants to move the needle for women and girls (Deseret News) The World Mexico elected its first female president. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum? (Deseret News) Toyota halts some shipments amid growing Japan auto safety scandal (Deseret News) Sports What happened Monday when Kyle Whittingham and Kalani Sitake faced off on the golf course for charity (Deseret News) These are the American women gymnasts who will compete for the right to go to the Paris Olympics (Deseret News) BYU’s future requires a paradigm shift away from ‘old school’ thinking (Deseret News) Why some basketball fans are worried about Jabari Parker (Deseret News) Andy Reid calls Taylor Swift ‘a sweetheart’ in new interview (Deseret News) |
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