Ryan Meeks, KSL NewsRadio

Moon holds more water in more places than ever thought

The moon's shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected. And for the first time, the presence of water on the moon's sunlit surface has been confirmed, scientists reported Monday.

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Stocks have their worst day in a month as virus cases surge

U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday as a troubling increase in coronavirus counts put investors in a selling mood. The skid came as doubts mount on Wall Street that Washington will come through with more stimulus for the economy before Election Day.

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Murkowski’s nod gives Barrett extra boost for Supreme Court

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won crucial backing Saturday when one of the last Republican holdouts against filling the seat during an election season announced support for President Donald Trump's pick ahead of a confirmation vote expected Monday.

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Pope names 13 new cardinals, includes first Black US prelate

Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat.

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Vice President Pence to keep up travel despite contact with infected aides

Vice President Mike Pence plans to maintain an aggressive campaign schedule this week despite an apparent outbreak of the coronavirus among his senior aides, the White House says.

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UK doctors demand free meals for kids as COVID fuels hunger

Pediatricians are urging the British government to reverse course and provide free meals for poor children during school holidays as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes more families into poverty.

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President Trump votes in Fla. before rallies; Biden focusing on Pa.

President Donald Trump said he voted Saturday "for a guy named Trump" and called it an "honor" to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campaign in three battleground states

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As astronomers search for exoplanets, those planets could have Earth in sight, study says

While the search for exoplanets has revealed more than 4,000 planets beyond our solar system over the last couple of decades, it begs the question of what may be looking back.

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California utility may cut power to 1 million people

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric may cut power to over 1 million people on Sunday to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires as extreme fire weather returns to the region, the utility announced Friday. The nation’s largest utility said it could black out customers in 38 counties — including most of the […]

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Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh goes on despite US mediation

Rocket and artillery barrage hit residential areas in Nagorno-Karabakh on Saturday hours after the United States hosted top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks on settling their decades-long conflict over the region.

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Doctor says Pres. Trump has tested negative, twice consecutively, for COVID-19

On Monday, the White House tweeted an assessment from Pres. Trump's doctor stating that the most recent COVID-19 tests taken by the president are negative.

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NFL postpones Broncos-Patriots game postponed indefinitely

The NFL has postponed the Denver-New England game indefinitely due to another positive coronavirus test with the Patriots.

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UK at ‘tipping point:’ England braces for more restrictions

Millions of people in northern England are anxiously waiting to hear how much further virus restrictions will be tightened as one of the British government's leading medical advisers warned Sunday that the country is at a crucial juncture in the second wave of the coronavirus.

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Trump makes 1st public appearance since his hospital stay

President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance since returning to the White House after being treated for the coronavirus. The White House has refused to declare that he is no longer contagious

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Temperatures to drop 25 degrees overnight in Northern Utah

A storm that will make its way into Utah Saturday evening is expected to drop temperatures by about 25 degrees from today's high to tomorrow's.

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Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school

Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at a boarding school in Utah, and on Friday she took her push nearly to the school's front doors.

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Church leaders call for an end to racism and call for a peaceful election

At the faith's General Conference this weekend, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed topics including the 2020 election.

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Virus spreads on panel handling Supreme Court nomination

Two Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions about the timing of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett

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Kamala Harris arrives in Utah and tours This Is the Place Heritage Park

Democratic Vice Pres. nominee Kamala Harris, in Utah for the Vice Presidential Debate, visited This Is the Place Heritage Park at the mouth of Emigration Canyon.

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White House doctor says President Trump doing ‘very well’ at hospital

President Donald Trump's doctor says he is doing "very well" as he spends the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19.

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Court papers: Woman wrote ‘give up’ in ricin note to Trump

A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to "give up and remove your application for this election," according to court papers filed Tuesday.

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Update: Officials report 911 issues in Layton have been fixed

Officials say that multiple agencies in Layton are experiencing problems receiving 911 calls.

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Microsoft 365 suffers outage across the US

Microsoft 365 was down across the United States Monday evening, affecting users' access to multiple services including Outlook.

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Truck crashes into Burgess for Utah campaign headquarters

Burgess for Utah Communications Director Jessy Ranney received a call late Friday night saying there was a truck in the middle of the campaign's headquarters.