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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden receives a briefing from educatio...
ZEKE MILLER Associated Press

USA Today’s Susan Page to moderate VP debate in Salt Lake City

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has announced that Susan Page will moderate the VP debate on Oct. 7 in Salt Lake City.
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Colby Walker

Salt Lake woman defended family with American flag

Police say a woman in South Salt Lake defended her family with an American flag during an aggravated burglary on Monday morning.
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BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

Facebook, Twitter suspend Russian network ahead of election

Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory" that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election.
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NFL rookie punter Matt Araiza has been released from the Buffalo Bills days after he and two other ...
Madeleine Porter

NFL updates mask guidelines for coaches and staff near benches

The NFL has updated its mask guidelines applying to coaches and staff near the benches. The NFL is requiring everyone in the bench area to wear a mask. 
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MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer

Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts

Scientists are reporting that the antibodies people make to fight the new coronavirus do not fade quickly. The new study is the most extensive work yet on the immune system's response to the virus and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines.
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The Associated Press

Police: Teacher with “boogaloo” ties harassed health officer

A California college instructor with ties to the "boogaloo" group is in custody, suspected of sending threatening letters to a county health officer.
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David Goldman, CNN Business

Walmart unveils Walmart+ to take on Amazon Prime

Walmart on Tuesday unveiled a subscription service that will go toe-to-toe with Amazon Prime.
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Curt Gresseth

Inside Sources: Don’t wait, start planning to assume role of governor, Leavitt tells two candidates

SALT LAKE CITY — Don’t wait until after the election to begin plans to lead Utah and deliver on the promises made during the campaign, former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt advised the two gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Chris Peterson and Republican Spencer Cox. Leavitt knows how difficult and exhilarating the transition to power can be, but […]
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Both parties benefit equally with mail-in voting

A BYU professor tells KSL's Lee Lonsberry his research found neither party benefits over the other with mail-in voting.
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Saige Miller

Navajo Nation is encouraging residents to complete the 2020 census

Leaders of the Navajo Nation are proclaiming September 2020 as "Navajo Nation Census Month" to encourage residents to fill out the U.S. Census. 
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Sherisse Pham, Eric Cheung and Philip Wang, CNN Business

New Chinese rules could complicate a sale of TikTok’s US business

China appears to have complicated efforts to sell TikTok to an American company by introducing new rules that could allow Beijing to veto any potential deal.
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U.S. Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner, center right, and U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'...
ARON HELLER Associated Press

Israeli, US delegations depart to UAE in 1st direct flight

A Star of David-adorned El Al plane has departed from Israel’s international airport, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates.
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An unidentified man participates in a Blue Lives Matter rally Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Kenosha, Wi...
JENNIFER PELTZ and RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press

Rally supporting police draws scores to downtown Kenosha

Scores of police supporters gathered in Kenosha where protesters have demonstrated against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake last weekend.
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A man is treated after being fataly shot Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Portland, Ore. It wasn’t cle...
GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

Protester killed in Portland as mayor, Trump trade blame

Portland police are asking for video of or eyewitnesses to a shooting that reportedly killed a supporter of the Patriot Prayer group which clashed Saturday night with Black Lives Matter protesters.
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This Aug. 19, 2020, image shows Aaron Cuffee of Red Planet Books & Comics in Albuquerque, N.M.,...
TERRY TANG Associated Press

Fans hope Marvel comic book improves Native representation

Native American comic book fans hope a new Marvel anthology by Native artists and writers will jump-start more authentic representation.
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GERALD HERBERT and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press

Weeks without power or water ahead as Laura cleanup begins

Cleanup has begun after Hurricane Laura and officials in southwestern Louisiana are warning returning residents they will face weeks without power or water.
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Curt Gresseth

Pandemic paradox: economy suffers as Americans’ personal finances improve

How can an economy slammed by COVID-19 help improve personal finances for nearly half of all Americans? This is the pandemic paradox.
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Christina Zdanowicz, CNN

Louisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit

Even as winds howled, water leaked through windows and the generators kicked on at Louisiana's Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, someone had to watch the babies.
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FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, Jerry Kuny sprays water on a home as flames from the LNU ...
CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press/Report for America

Neighbors with hoses target fires as crews urge them to stop

Some people are taking firefighting into their own hands as large wildfires across California stretch crews.
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Dads faring better than moms while working from home

Dads working at home alongside kids seem to be having a easier time than moms with kids who are working from home.
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Debbie Dujanovic

Opinion: In-person voting during a pandemic is dumb

In this opinion piece, Dave & Dujanovic's Debbie Dujanovic gives listeners five reasons why she says it's time to get rid of in-person voting.
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Kelli Pierce

Utah Task Force 1 heads to Louisiana to help those in Hurricane Laura’s path

80 members of the Unified Fire Authority’s Utah Task Force 1 are on their way to Louisiana to help people trapped in the path of Hurricane Laura. 
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August 24th 2020 - The NASDAQ Composite stock market index and The S&P 500 stock market index b...
Matt Egan, CNN Business

Even Corporate America thinks the stock market is overvalued

ven Corporate America thinks Wall Street's meteoric recovery may be getting out of hand. A stunning 84% of Fortune 500 CFOs say the US stock market is overvalued, according to a survey released Thursday by Deloitte.
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ERIC TUCKER and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press

US officials: No signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote

U.S. officials say they have no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting.
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