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CNN

Neighbor rescues dog from home destroyed by fire

"We all knew that the owner of the house was gone... But we knew that Sheba was still there, and it was just like – we have to get the dog out of the fire."
7 years ago
In this Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, photo an iPhone displays the apps for Facebook and Messenger in New ...
By MAE ANDERSON and RACHEL LERMAN AP Technology Writers

Facebook raises privacy questions after their use of human transcribers

Facebook answers privacy questions after paying contractors to transcribe audio clips from users who used its Messenger service.
7 years ago
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David Goldman, CNN Business

Dow tumbles 800 points after bond market flashes a recession warning

The Dow fell 800 points Wednesday after the bond market, for the first time in over a decade, flashed a warning signal for recession.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Draper City Council Candidate misses key deadline by 1 minute

Hubert Huh was disqualified for being one minute late to file a key campaign finance disclosure forms in the city of Draper.
7 years ago
The ads, for Volkswagen and Philadelphia cream cheese, were investigated by the UK Advertising Stan...
Rob Picheta, CNN Business

Volkswagen and Philadelphia cream cheese ads banned over gender stereotypes

An advertisement juxtaposing male astronauts with a woman sitting by a stroller, and another depicting two hapless dads, are the first casualties of a British ban on gender stereotypes in advertising.
7 years ago
Unified Police block off the Sunnyvale Apartments after a man was killed outside the complex early ...
Kelli Pierce

Arrests made in Millcreek shooting

Unified Police have detained several people for questioning after a man in his 30s was shot and killed outside an apartment complex in Millcreek.
7 years ago
Five big economies are at risk of recession. It won't take much to push them over the edge....
Charles Riley, CNN Business

5 of the world’s biggest economies are at risk of recession

Five big economies are at risk of recession. It won't take much to push them over the edge.
7 years ago
Twenty years ago, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" took primetime by storm, during what was traditio...
Brian Lowry, CNN

How ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ changed the primetime TV rulebook

Twenty years ago, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" took primetime by storm, during what was traditionally a quiet time in the month before the start of the fall TV season. While the quiz show recently ended its run, its impact continues to ripple through television, having opened the floodgates to all forms of unscripted projects.
7 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Mendenhall holds lead in Salt Lake mayoral primary, lower than expected voter turnout

Salt Lake mayoral candidate Erin Mendenhall holds a lead in a primary election that saw a lower than normal voter turnout.  Expected frontrunner Jim Dabakis and Luz Escamilla are a close second and third place, with at one time fewer than one-hundred votes hanging in the balance.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Girl killed when rocks fall on vehicle in Glacier park

WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Falling rocks hit the top of a vehicle traveling on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, killing a 14-year-old Utah girl and injuring her parents and two other children. Park officials say the rock slide happened at about 7 p.m. Monday near the East Tunnel on the scenic highway. Rocks […]
7 years ago
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marengo wins Stage 2 of Tour of Utah as Craddock takes lead

Umberto Marengo surged out of a late breakaway with about 100 meters to go Tuesday to win Stage 2 of the Tour of Utah, while Lawson Craddock was second and gained enough time to take the overall lead.
7 years ago
In this Thursday, July 11, 2019, photograph, United States Department of Agriculture engineering te...
DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press

Farmers use tech to squeeze every drop from Colorado River

A drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in northeastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water they would give the crops the next day.
7 years ago
FILE - In this May 10, 2017, file photo provided by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Secret...
SCOTT SONNER Associated Press

Court rules for US in fight over Nevada plutonium shipment

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas but the state's attorney general says the fight isn't over yet.
7 years ago
FILE- In this July 30, 2008 file photo, Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla. E...
JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

2 guards suspended and warden reassigned after Epstein death

The warden at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life over the weekend was removed Tuesday and two guards who were supposed to be watching the financier were placed on leave while federal authorities investigate the death.
7 years ago
Protesters surround a man carrying a t-shirt baring the words "I love police" who protesters claime...
VINCENT THIAN and YANAN WANG Associated Press

Flights restart at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize

Flights resumed at Hong Kong's airport Wednesday after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence that highlight the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters and the authorities in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
7 years ago
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Marc Giauque

Mental Health focus goes into full swing in three Utah districts

A program known as AWARE, "Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education," will enter its first full school-year in the Cache, Alpine and Jordan school districts. The program sets aside more than $8 million over the next five years to help teachers and others find students who are struggling and get them help.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Mendenhall claims victory in SLC mayoral primary election

The ballot for Salt Lake City Mayor’s race in November is half-full.  City Councilperson Erin Mendenhall claims the early lead, but, she isn’t entirely sure who she’ll run against.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Utah family devastated after grave marker stolen from cemetery

Necole Anderson was visiting her late husband's graveside on Sunday when she discovered the marker her family had made with him was missing.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson and Simone Seikaly

Uncle admits to killing 5-year-old niece, Elizabeth Shelley

A Logan man accused of killing his 5-year-old niece admits what he did in court.
7 years ago
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The Associated Press

San Francisco Opera cancels Domingo concert

The San Francisco Opera has canceled an October concert featuring Placido Domingo after an AP story quoting women saying they were sexually harassed by Domingo.
7 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Moose goes cliff-diving, swims off without a scratch

Moose, which live throughout the northern US, Canada and Eurasia, are actually born knowing how to swim and keep that ability as adults.
7 years ago
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CNN

At-home DNA test reunites father and daughter

The father-daughter duo say if you’ve ever hesitated on finding family through these DNA tests, don’t. They say you never know what you’re missing.
7 years ago
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Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business

Drug tests and background checks are becoming less important to employers. Here’s why

Close to 40% of employers say they have loosened job requirements in order to recruit workers, such as drug tests and minor criminal history.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Utahns rush to turn in their primary ballots before tonight’s deadline

They were on their way to work, school, or playdates. But dozens of Utahns stopped by the Salt Lake County Clerk's office to turn in their primary ballots.
7 years ago