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A cow wearing VR goggles is transplanted to a summer field, in an attempt to increase its mood.

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Leah Asmelash, CNN

Russian dairy farmers gave cows VR goggles with hopes they would be happier and make better milk

Virtual reality isn't just for video games anymore.
7 years ago
First lady Melania Trump speaks at the B'More Youth Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, at UMBC in Balt...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Melania Trump defends rights of Baltimore teens to boo her

BALTIMORE (AP) — Melania Trump on Tuesday defended the rights of teenagers who booed her when she addressed them in Baltimore, a city her husband, President Donald Trump, has disparaged as “rat and rodent infested.” She traveled there to urge hundreds of middle and high school students to avoid misusing drugs, saying that would make […]
7 years ago
File photo: President Donald Trump. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

Democrats push impeachment to next phase with Dec. 4 hearing

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have scheduled the next hearing in the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump for December 4, 2019.
7 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Gov. Herbert proposes new rule banning conversion therapy on minors

Governor Gary Herbert has proposed a revised rule banning conversion therapy on minors in Utah.
7 years ago
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John Wojcik

Inland Port protesters appear in court

Ten people charged in the inland port protest stood before a judge Tuesday. The protesters are charged with starting a riot at the Salt Lake Chamber offices this summer.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

No vote on Utah tax reform amid more questions, complaints

A legislative task force in Utah has postponed a vote on state tax reforms that could increase tax cuts from the currently proposed $80 million to as much as $124 million.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2019  file photo, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez talks during an int...
Associated Press

Cuba accuses US of violating Vienna Conventions

Cuba’s foreign minister on Tuesday accused the United States of violating the Vienna Convention and the deal re-establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
7 years ago
Janalee Tobias waits to give public comment during a Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force ...
Mary Richards

Unhappy taxpayers give Utah tax reform task force another earful

It was standing room only during Monday night's Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force hearing where lawmakers heard from voters for more than an hour and a half of public comment.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Sen. Mike Lee wants aggressive sanctions against Mexican drug cartels

The Kingpin Act, which is already law, is one of the ways Lee says could be used to allow the President to block foreign narcotics traffickers from using the US financial system. The US could also block or revoke visas.
7 years ago
Curt Gresseth

Utah governor praises cleaner-burning Tier 3 fuel coming to Utah

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says Tier 3 fuel is coming to Utah, and he expects that as more stations offer the fuel and more consumers start buying it, that Utahns along the Wasatch Front can expect an 80% decrease in pollution.
7 years ago
Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson hosted the second annual Great Salt Lake Summit on Thursday. (AP Pho...
John Wojcik

Tax reform coming soon to Utah

A massive in-state tax reform effort could be wrapping up shortly with the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force final meeting set for Monday night.
7 years ago
Election winner candidate Kelvin Lam, right, and pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, second right, ...
EILEEN NG Associated Press

Pro-democracy camp looks to have won big in Hong Kong vote

The pro-democracy opposition appears to have swept to a resounding victory in Hong Kong elections.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks with member...
DAVID BAUDER and RACHEL LERMAN AP Writers

Bloomberg entry into presidential race raises ethics issues

With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said it will not "investigate" him or any of his Democratic rivals.
7 years ago
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital and is home after having experienced chi...
Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter

Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘home and doing well’ after hospitalization, Supreme Court says

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital and is home after having experienced chills and a fever, the Supreme Court announced.
7 years ago
FILE - In a Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 file photo, U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer speaks at a news...
ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer

Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy

Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy's top official for allegedly proposing a deal with the White House behind Esper's back.
7 years ago
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ROBERT BURNS and ROB GILLIES, Associated Press

Navy official says White House won’t intervene in Gallagher proceeding

A senior Navy official says the White House will not intervene in a disciplinary proceeding that may cost a Navy SEAL his position in the elite unit.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a ...
STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer

Michael Bloomberg launches Democratic presidential bid

Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world's richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for president.
7 years ago
A polling location station is ready for the election day. Photo courtesy of Getty Images....
Associated Press

2 small Utah cities test ranked-choice voting method

Two small Utah cities tested an alternative method of voting that allows people to rank candidates from first to last during the recent municipal elections.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures w...
Associated Press

Ginsburg hospitalized for treatment of chills and fever

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized after experiencing chills and fever, the court said Saturday.
7 years ago
Helene de Ponsay shows a CNN reporter a photo of her murdered sister, Marie-Alice Dibon....
CNN

137 women have been killed by their partners in France this year

At least 137 women in France to die at the hands of their partner in 2019, according to advocacy groups who track the issue.
7 years ago
FILE - This July 1, 2019 file photo shows the Manhattan Correctional Center, in New York. Financier...
Associated Press

Feds fight back as Epstein death conspiracy theories swirl

Conspiracy theories continued to flourish about the death of Jeff Epstein, even after prosecutors took pains to point out the ample evidence backing a medical examiner’s determination that Epstein hanged himself.
7 years ago
In this April 13, 2016 image, Former San Diego County Sheriff's Capt. Marco Garmo is seen in San Di...
Associated Press

Ex-San Diego sheriff’s captain arrested in gun sales

Federal agents on Friday arrested a former San Diego County sheriff's captain accused of running a gun trafficking business.
7 years ago
FILE - Jury trials continue in Utah State Courts....
Mark Jackson

Cease and desist sent by Lt. Governor’s office to stop unauthorized use of State Seal

A cease and desist order has been sent to the Utah Association of Realtors after a mailer sent out by the organization included the use of the official Utah State Seal caught the eye of Utah Representative Carol Moss.
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

“Factcheck” Twitter deception criticized in U.K. politics

Avery Holton, associated professor of communications, joined Doug Wright on KSL Thursday to talk about the debate deception in the U.K.
7 years ago