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coronavirus December COVID long haulers...
Maggie Fox and Amanda Sealy, CNN

A new study found coronavirus may have been in the US in December. That doesn’t mean you’ll ever know if you had it then

A new study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests the novel coronavirus was infecting people across the US as early as December.
4 years ago
COVID-19 relief plan...
ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Senate GOP leader says he’s revising his COVID-19 relief plan

Senate leader Mitch McConnell said he's revising his scaled-back COVID-19 relief bill with the goal of passing a significant downpayment during the lame-duck session and then revisiting the topic next year.
4 years ago
widespread election fraud barr resign...
MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

Disputing President Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud

Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department has not uncovered any evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 general election.
4 years ago
covid-19 vaccines vaccine line jump...
Mary Richards

Utahns would pay $429 to jump ahead in line for coronavirus vaccine

A new survey says some Utahns would be willing to pay to jump the line and get a Covid-19 vaccine. Would you jump the line for the vaccine? MyBioSource.com did a survey to find out how much people would be willing to pay. MyBioSource.com said its poll shows the average Utahn would hypothetically spend $429 […]
4 years ago
Threats to Sen. Mitt Romney...
Mark Jackson

Romney, Problem Solvers urge passage of $908 billion coronavirus bill

A Utah Senator is one of the lawmakers in a group called the Problem Solvers, pushing to get another round of COVID-19 funding to Americans.
4 years ago
Granite teachers rally file photo...
John Wojcik

UEA survey finds most teachers don’t support a work stoppage

A new survey from the Utah Education Association is finding little support among teachers for any sort of a work stoppage.
4 years ago
Thanksgiving surge...
Lindsay Aerts

Are the Covid-19 vaccines safe?

Are the Covid-19 vaccines safe? We’re getting closer to having an approved Covid-19 vaccine but can we trust that it’s safe to take? We went to the experts and asked. Here's what they said.
4 years ago
the utah food bank need...
Kelli Pierce

Utah Food Bank demand triples since April

The Utah Food Bank typically hands out 2 million pounds of food every month. Since April, demand has gone up and that number has tripled to 6 million pounds per month.  
4 years ago
Chinese documents...
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN | Exclusive

The Wuhan files

Internal Chinese documents shared with and verified by CNN amount to the most significant leak from inside China since the beginning of the pandemic and provide the first clear window into what local authorities knew internally and when.
4 years ago
McDonalds burger recipe...
Marika Gerken, CNN

Mcdonald’s is giving away 10,000 free sandwiches for fans who shave their faces

Shave the date: the McDonald's McRib is back this week and you can get a free one -- if you shave your face.
4 years ago
This satellite image provided by 2020 Maxar Technologies shows the damaged radio telescope at the A...
DÁNICA COTO Associated Press

Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope collapses; many mourning

Officials say a huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has long played a key role in astronomical discoveries has collapsed.
4 years ago
Amazon hiring...
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Amazon sales surge during a record-breaking holiday shopping season

Amazon was already having a blowout year. And it's shaping up to be a record-breaking holiday shopping season, too. Shoppers have been increasingly relying on Amazon to deliver goods to their homes during the pandemic, and that has proven particularly true as infections soar during the colder months.
4 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Rapid COVID-19 testing starting in high schools this week

Schools all over the state are stepping up their COVID-19 testing efforts, especially for student-athletes.
4 years ago
intermountain surgeries, COVID-19 hospitalizations plateau in Utah, but doctors worry about after T...
Kelli Pierce

COVID-19 hospitalizations plateau in Utah, but doctors worry about after Thanksgiving surge

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have seen a plateau in Utah, averaging around 560 a day recently. But at least one doctor is worried
4 years ago
Thanksgiving surge...
Becky Bruce and Curt Gresseth

We know who gets the vaccine first — but who gets it next?

Utah health officials are already working out the details of vaccine distribution, but it remains unclear who will be next in line for it.
4 years ago
Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges related to nation's opioid crisis...
Lauren del Valle, CNN

Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges related to nation’s opioid crisis

The maker of OxyContin, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three federal criminal charges related to the company's role in creating the nation's opioid crisis.
4 years ago
bountiful native mascots...
Simone Seikaly and Paul Nelson

Braves no more: Bountiful High School will change mascot

Bountiful High school, in Bountiful, Utah, will change its school mascot and drop the existing "Braves" mascot.
4 years ago
How vaccines work...
Curt Gresseth

How COVID-19 vaccines will work: what you need to know

There are currently five COVID-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials -- but how do they work? Basically, by teaching your body to fight.
4 years ago
judge dee benson file photo...
Becky Bruce

Judge Dee Benson, longtime federal judge, dead at 72

A well-known, long-serving federal judge in Utah, Dee Benson, has passed away after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
4 years ago
utah romania monolith...
Becky Bruce

Monolith may be gone from Utah desert, but not from Romania

The mystery of the Utah desert monolith just got a little more -- well, mysterious -- after the discovery of a similar structure in Romania.
4 years ago
Bitcoin...
Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business

Bitcoin hits an all-time high of just under $20,000

    (CNN) — Bitcoin just hit another milestone in its impressive 2020 run. The cryptocurrency surged 8% to a new all-time high of $19,800 on Monday, topping the previous peak of $19,783 from December 2017. It’s been a wild year for bitcoin, which has soared more than 175% since the end of 2019. Prices plunged below […]
4 years ago
schools COVID...
John Wojcik

Schools ready to welcome students back, some concerned of potential COVID-19 spike

Schools are back in session Monday for most districts across the state, which has some worried about a potential spike in COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving break.  
4 years ago
two skiers shown, ski industry in utah has a big economic impact...
Stacey Lastoe, CNN

If you’re going to ski, here’s how to do it safely in the pandemic

With its wide-open spaces, stashes of powder and even covering up to brave the elements, skiing might seem like the perfect pandemic sport -- if the proper precautions are taken.
4 years ago
fewer Utahns driving Christmas...
Mark Jackson

CDC recommends extra safety measures be taken following Thanksgiving travel

Even if you feel fine now, there's still the possibility that you could have been exposed at some point during your Thanksgiving travel.
4 years ago