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Governments have a long road ahead of them as they try to regulate TikTok, which young generations ...
STAN CHOE AP Business Writer

Pres. Trump backs proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart

Pres. Trump has approved a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for U.S. operations of TikTok, a Chinese-owned app with national security and data privacy concerns.
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Utah reaction Justice Ginsburg...
Simone Seikaly

Utah reaction to the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Reaction from Utah officials after the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
6 years ago
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Business

New reality show promises to send winner into space for 10 days

A new reality show offers contestants the opportunity to compete for the chance to visit space.
6 years ago
Utah less red...
NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press

AP-NORC poll: Majority plan to vote before Election Day

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that finds 54% of voters say they will vote before polls open on Nov. 3.
6 years ago
Hurricane Sally...
JAY REEVES, ANGIE WANG and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press

After Sally Hurricane: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers

Rivers swollen by the rains of Hurricane Sally could mean more problems for parts of south Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
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Obama's memoir...
HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer

First volume of Barack Obama’s memoir coming Nov. 17

The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day.
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Floodwaters move on the street, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Sally made ...
JAY REEVES, ANGIE WANG and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press

Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding, hundreds rescued

Hurricane Sally has lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line with 105 mph winds and rain measured in feet, not inches.
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LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

‘Law and order’ is a campaign focus, so what are the numbers really like?

Several cities have seen a sobering surge in murders this summer, but those numbers capture only a small snapshot of crime in the United States.
6 years ago
utah covid-19 special session...
Lee Lonsberry

OPINION: Transparency in government has a down side – for politicians

Lee Lonsberry supports a new law that gives politicians the right to hide their home addresses, even though it's not exactly transparency in government.
6 years ago
US Postal Service 2020 general election results...
Mary Richards

In-depth: why 2020 general election results may take a while

Utah's experience could help other states prepare, but it mail-in voting may mean the results of the 2020 general election take longer to report.
6 years ago
Air quality western wildfires...
SARA CLINE and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

Seeping under doors, bad air from West’s fires won’t ease up

People in Oregon, Washington state and California have been struggling for a week or longer under some of the most unhealthy air on the planet.
6 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Inside Sources: Talking with Bob Woodward

Last year Bob Woodward, legendary journalist and author of a new book about President Donald Trump called "Rage," talked to Boyd Matheson.
6 years ago
Trump Bahrain UAE peace Israel...
DEB RIECHMANN, MATTHEW LEE and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

Israel signs peace pacts with two Arab states

Israel signs diplomatic pacts with two Gulf Arab states at the White House which President Donald Trump hopes will mark the "dawn of a new Middle East."
6 years ago
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Associated Press

Nurse questions medical care at immigration detention center in Georgia

A nurse at an immigration detention center in Georgia says authorities performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.
6 years ago
lego bags...
JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer

Lego to ditch plastic bags for paper ones in its boxed sets

Lego says it will be ditching the plastic bags inside its boxed sets and replacing them with paper ones. The Danish toymaker said it will start making the switch next year and the expects plastic bags be completely gone in the next 5 years.
6 years ago
World War II veteran Lawrence Brooks holds a photo of him from 1943 as he celebrates his 110th birt...
Kelly Murray and Kay Jones, CNN

America’s oldest World War II veteran celebrates his 111th birthday

Looking on from his front porch in New Orleans, Lawrence Brooks probably never imagined he'd see this day. On Saturday, the oldest known US veteran of World War II turned 111, and the National WWII Museum held a socially distant celebration for him.
6 years ago
voter fraud utah mail in ballot...
Paul Nelson

Elections officials say voter fraud not widespread in Utah, still taking steps to prevent it

Just how widespread is voter fraud in the U.S. or in Utah?  Some news agencies say it’s a total myth, while others say it’s far more of a problem than people want to admit.  Either way, state and county leaders say it shouldn’t be happening at all, and they’re taking steps to fight it. 
6 years ago
Image of a generic vote by mail envelope....
Simone Seikaly and Lindsay Aerts

Utah elections officials clarify erroneous voter information sent by US Postal Service

Utah elections officials are calling attention to incorrect information contained in a postcard sent to all Americans from the US Postal Service.
6 years ago
The Granite School District wants to give parents more information about how many COVID-19 cases ar...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: COVID-19-linked illness targets children

Utah doctor advises parents on what to look out with a new illness linked to COVID-19 that targets children.
6 years ago
first female lawmaker...
Saige Miller

Statue of the first female lawmaker stands tall at Utah’s State Capitol

A statue of the nation's first female lawmaker, Martha Hughes Cannon, is finally finished and standing proudly at the Utah State Capitol.
6 years ago
Hurricane Tropical Storm Sally...
Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN

Tropical Storm Sally expected to make landfall as a hurricane near New Orleans

Originally Published: 13 SEP 20 06:12 ET Updated: 13 SEP 20 16:02 ET (CNN) — Tropical Storm Sally could be a Category 2 hurricane when it reaches the United States near New Orleans on Tuesday morning. Hurricane warnings have now been issued from Morgan City, Louisiana, east to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, including New Orleans, Lake […]
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US Postal Service 2020 general election results...
Elizabeth Joseph and Devan Cole, CNN

Federal judge grants temporary restraining order to prevent USPS from sending election mailers with ‘false statements’

Originally Published: 13 SEP 20 14:53 ET Updated: 13 SEP 20 15:32 ET (CNN) — A federal judge has temporarily barred the US Postal Service from sending mailers containing what Colorado’s top election official calls “false statements” that may discourage voters from participating in the November election, according to court documents filed Saturday evening. Unless […]
6 years ago
The postcard arrived just in time for Halloween. (Courtesy Brittany Keech)...
David Williams, CNN

A postcard arrived in Michigan almost 100 years after it went in the mail

A Michigan woman got quite a surprise when she went to her mailbox this week -- amid her regular bills was a postcard that was mailed almost 100 years ago.
6 years ago
wildfire misinformation...
ALI SWENSON Associated Press

Officials battle online misinformation along with wildfires

Emergency responders in the Pacific Northwest are fighting misinformation along with raging wildfires as people spread rumors blaming arsonists from both the far left and far right for setting the blazes.
6 years ago