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FILE - This Feb. 29, 2020 file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO W...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and LISA MARIE PANE

NY attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA

New York’s attorney general is suing the National Rifle Association, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for personal benefit.
4 years ago
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AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press

State Dept.: Russia pushes disinformation in online network

The State Department says Russia is using social media, state-funded media and a loose network of proxy websites to amplify conspiracy theories and misinformation, most recently around the coronavirus.
4 years ago
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

Judge: Doctrine shielding police from lawsuits is wrong

A federal judge in Mississippi calls on the Supreme Court to overturn qualified immunity which protects law enforcement from being sued for some of their actions.
4 years ago
Doctors have mixed feelings about kids going back to school because of spiking COVID-19 cases refug...
Curt Gresseth

Inside Sources: Help refugee students in Utah get back to school

The Utah Refugee Connection needs your help to put refugee kids in the state back in classrooms safely. Utah has 65,000 refugee students.
4 years ago
Trump signs new legislation for the environment....
DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Pres. Trump signs $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects.
4 years ago
4th Congressional District, Burgess Owens pulls ahead 2,095 votes in Utah’s 4th District...
LIndsay Aerts

Poll shows Utah’s District 4 race is neck and neck

Rep. Ben McAdams and his opponent in the race for Utah's 4th District, Burgess Owens, are tied according to a new Deseret News/Hinkley Inst. poll.
4 years ago
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CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer

Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok

Microsoft is confirming that it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship.
4 years ago
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The Associated Press

Navajo Nation reports 13 more COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

Navajo Nation health officials have reported 13 more cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths.
4 years ago
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MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

Two NASA astronauts in a SpaceX capsule returned to Earth in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown Sunday afternoon. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.
4 years ago
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CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer

Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on TikTok, other Chinese software

On Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said President Trump will take action on what he sees as national security risks presented by TikTok.
4 years ago
Work from home...
Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business

These companies are working from home until 2021 — or forever

Many companies are coming to terms with a future of work that doesn't look anything like it did before.
4 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Sen. Mike Lee weighs in after Supreme Court rules against Nevada church

Sen. Mike Lee shares his take on a recent Supreme Court ruling that denies a Nevada church an exemption on state restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 years ago
An elephant crosses the road in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. A...
JOHN LEICESTER, ROD McGUIRK and ARNO PEDRAM Associated Press

Sleepy lions, empty bars, lost jobs: A world without tourism

A new world without mass tourism is seeing lions sleep undisturbed in South Africa and worry for millions who depend on the global tourism industry.
4 years ago
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JULIE WATSON Associated Press

Marine sea tank sinks with 16 aboard; 1 dead and 8 missing

Officials say a military seafaring assault vehicle with 15 Marines and a Navy sailor aboard sank off the coast of Southern California, leaving one of the Marines dead and eight missing.
4 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News: Delay a Presidential election?

Pres. Trump suggests a delay to the 2020 presidential election to prevent election fraud. One Utah educator says he can't do that.
4 years ago
A polling location station is ready for the election day. Photo courtesy of Getty Images....
Curt Gresseth

Dave and Dujanovic: No, Trump, you can’t delay the election

Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen pushed back against President Trump's claim that mail-in ballots will invalidate the legitimacy of Nov. 3 election.
4 years ago
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JEFF MARTIN Associated Press

John Lewis mourned as ‘founding father’ of better America

Hailed as a "founding father" of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogized Thursday by three former presidents and others who urged Americans to continue the work of the civil rights icon in fighting injustice during a moment of racial reckoning.
4 years ago
The goal of the weapon detection system is to allow kids easy navigation of the school while keepin...
Saige Miller

A teacher strike is possible says the American Federation of Teachers

One of America's largest teachers union is ready to facilitate a teacher strike if school districts don't enforce safety measures.
4 years ago
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ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

President Trump floats idea of delaying presidential election

President Donald Trump posed the question of delaying the presidential election on November 3, 2020, citing the possibility of a fraudulent election.
4 years ago
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Ashley Strickland, CNN

Mars launch: NASA sends Perseverance rover to space

The Perseverance rover and its Ingenuity helicopter are finally on the journey to Mars.
4 years ago
A replica of the Mars rover Perseverance is displayed outside the press site before a news conferen...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

2020’s final Mars mission poised for blastoff from Florida

NASA's most elaborate life-hunting rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to rocket away to Mars on Thursday morning
4 years ago
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FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press

Execution set for sole Native American on federal death row

The only Native American on federal death row is scheduled to be executed in late August, the U.S. government announced Wednesday.
4 years ago
The CEOs of those companies are set to testify before lawmakers on Wednesday in the biggest hearing...
Brian Fung, CNN Business

Congress is about to grill the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google

For over a year, top lawmakers in Congress have been investigating Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The investigation's purpose? To determine whether the companies have abused their power and dominance in the online marketplace.
4 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Dave & Dujanovic: With coin shortage, is US moving to a cashless society?

With coins falling out of circulation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is it time for America to go cashless?
4 years ago