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3 women at BYU have created an app they hope will protect others from sexual violence |
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| | What's happening: After meeting with researchers on sexual assault, three women created an app called Sava with options to send yourself a fake text or call or to call the police in dangerous situations. The data: One in every 6 American women have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape, according to research by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. About 69% of sexual assault victims in America are under 30, according to RAINN. Looking ahead: The app founders hope to expand its services to help with other safety concerns. They hope to make Sava more user-friendly by "curating the software to be more personal with each user’s unique situation." | What's happening: With growing inflation and skyrocketing housing market prices, it's hard to imagine $7.25 per hour going very far in this economy. However, that is still the reality for some residents in Utah. The data: Utah is among 20 states throughout the U.S. that still match the federal minimum wage rate of $7.25, and it's been that way since 2009, when it increased from $6.55 an hour. In comparison, in 30 states and the District of Columbia, minimum wage thresholds exceed the federal minimum. "For context, that $7.25 rate is now over a dollar an hour below the federal poverty rate of $8.38 for a family of two or more with a single wage earner," our colleague Art Raymond writes. Looking ahead: On Friday, 20 states enacted minimum wage increases to account for rising inflation. Among the states are Nevada, Oregon and some cities in California. Read more about Utah's minimum wage history and its possible future. More in Politics Perspective: The Supreme Court’s EPA decision is as revolutionary as Dobbs (Deseret News) Here’s what data shows on who, where, when and why women get abortions in Utah (The Salt Lake Tribune 🔒) These candidates lost badly, but now are claiming fraud (NPR) | FROM OUR SPONSOR Celebrate our shared pioneer spirit at a rodeo that belongs to us all. No matter who your ancestors were or where you came from, we can all share a pioneering legacy of hard work, perseverance, and grit. Come join a celebration of the values that make our state great: Utah’s Days of ’47 Rodeo, July 20-23 and 25 at the Utah State Fairpark. | Health New omicron variant may be the ‘worst’ yet (Deseret News) Researchers may have just solved this 700-year-old mystery (Deseret News) Faith 9 patriotic moments with the Tabernacle Choir (Church News) What the Church of Jesus Christ will call the new greater Guatemala City area temple (Deseret News) Perspective: Will the real Chris Pratt please stand up? (Deseret News) Environment The BLM seeks public input after construction damaged some of Mill Canyon’s dinosaur tracks (KUER) Pets vs fireworks: Helping your pet’s pyrotechnic panic (St. George News) Education Opinion: What our children are learning from history (Deseret News) Southern Utah Zion National Park bursting at the seams during Independence Day weekend (St. George News) Breach of etiquette: American flags found among discarded items after St. George cemetery cleanup (St. George News) Northern Utah What makes Bear Lake so blue? (ABC4) 'Ghost Rider of Clinton' brings cheer to neighborhood (KSL.com) Wasatch Front Where you can — and can't — light off personal fireworks in Utah this year (KSL.com) An old Salt Lake City Ramada helped as a shelter but it wasn’t a homelessness solution (KUER) The Nation Texas migrant deaths: Truck driver 'unaware air conditioner had stopped working' (BBC News) Abortion-rights advocates in the 13 trigger law states refuse to give up post-Roe (NPR) The World Julian Assange submits High Court appeal to fight extradition (BBC News) Why 2 people glued their hands to a Van Gogh painting (Deseret News) Trending ‘Stranger Things’: Garth Brooks reveals his Vecna song (Deseret News) Amazon Prime Day 2022: Here are some of the best deals (Deseret News) Sports Grading the Jazz’s first offseason move (Deseret News) |
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