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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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 […]
6 years ago
vote by mail ballot...
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.
6 years ago
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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. 
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
Winds howled, water leaked through windows and the generators kicked on at Lake Charles Memorial Ho...
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
Utahns head to Florida to aid in relief from Hurricane Ian....
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. 
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
Protesters demonstrate during a "National Day of Action to Save the "Peoples" Post Office!" outside...
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.
6 years ago
Referees huddle on an empty court at game time of a scheduled game between the Milwaukee Bucks and ...
BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers

Boycott: NBA playoff games called off amid player protest

All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice.
6 years ago
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MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press

Kenosha police: 3 shot, 2 fatally, during Wisconsin protests

Police say two people have died and one person was injured as shots were fired during the third night of unrest in Wisconsin following the shooting of a Black man by police.
6 years ago
Beachgoers sit on the beach Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura heads t...
JEFF MARTIN, JOHN MONE and STACEY PLAISANCE

Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane

Forecasters say Hurricane Laura is rapidly intensifying and will become a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane before landfall.
6 years ago
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DAVID PITT Associated Press

Iowa farmers unsure what’s next after winds flatten corn

About a month before corn would be ready for harvest, a derecho blew in from the west with hurricane-force winds that cut a swath through Iowa.
6 years ago
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MATTHEW PERRONE and DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is apologizing for overstating the benefits of using convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients.
6 years ago