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Will Utah experience a baby boom once the pandemic is over?...
Saige Miller

Will Utah experience a baby boom once the pandemic is over?

Is a Utah baby boom in the future
6 years ago
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JAKE SEINER and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press

‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge

Many funeral homes in New York and around the globe are in crisis as they try to meet surging demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
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JIM MUSTIAN and FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press

Americans brace for ‘hardest, saddest’ week of their lives expecting COVID deaths to surge

Americans are bracing for what the nation’s top doctor warns would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives due to an expected wave of coronavirus deaths to come.
6 years ago
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FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press

Palm Sunday services held without public; some on rooftops

Pope Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday Mass without the public, since the traditional ceremony in St. Peter's Square was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
A Costly Cure: Lawmakers unite to bring down prescription prices...
John Wojcik

A Costly Cure: Lawmakers unite to bring down prescription prices

KSL Newsradio dives into the high price of prescription drugs, which is forcing everyday Utahns to make life-and-death decisions. Reporters Kelli Pierce and John Wojcik speak to those impacted, while also having a conversation with Utah lawmakers about potentially life-saving legislation.
6 years ago
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John Wojcik

Record-long hiring streak ends, worst is likely yet to come

A record-long streak of U.S. job growth, spanning nearly a decade, is ending suddenly in March. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%.
6 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Inside Sources: Pollster takes Utah’s political pulse during pandemic

Pollster Scott Rasmussen said 58 percent of Utah voters approve of President Donald Trump's performance amid the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Silicon Slopes partners with state to launch mobile COVID-19 testing sites

SALT LAKE CITY – Technology companies from Utah’s Silicon Slopes have partnered with the state of Utah to launch a program designed to more quickly establish mobile testing sites across the state. The “Utah Crush the Curve Campaign,” is designed to fill some of the gaps in COVID-19 testing in Utah, especially in Utah County. […]
6 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Road Home: no positive tests for coronavirus at area homeless shelters

The Road Home says they are doing everything they can to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at homeless shelters in the Salt Lake area.
6 years ago
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AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER and ALAN FRAM Associated Press

Pres. Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to states

President Trump is resisting calls to issue a national shutdown, leaving the decision up to state governments to invoke.
6 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Firefighters, first responders need more masks for COVID-19 pandemic

So. Salt Lake firemen are among those in Utah with first responder masks and other personal protective gear they need ... for now.
6 years ago
South Salt Lake to connect people to financial resources during pandemic...
Kelli Pierce

South Salt Lake to connect people to financial resources during outbreak

Some people in South Salt Lake have been struggling financially since the Coronavirus outbreak, with lost jobs and worries about missing rent
7 years ago
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Lee Lonsberry

Opinion: Fighting spirit of WWII needs to be harnessed against coronavirus

We don't have a foreign enemy threatening us like we did in WWII, but we do have an invisible enemy in coronavirus and we can fight it together.
7 years ago
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Clare Foran, Haley Byrd, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN

House set to vote on $2 trillion stimulus package despite objections from GOP lawmaker

The House of Representatives on Friday will attempt to approve the historic $2 trillion stimulus package that passed the Senate earlier this week and clear the way for President Donald Trump's signature.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

US leads world in confirmed coronavirus cases

The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases at a total of 82,000.
7 years ago
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Anna Bahney, CNN Business

More people are avoiding cash. That might not be a good thing

Cash is no longer king. With concerns about passing around bills, the homebound are ordering take-out and shopping online using credit instead.
7 years ago
Utah Economic Plan...
Kelli Pierce

Plan unveiled to help Utah economy during the coronavirus pandemic

The Utah economy is feeling effects already from the coronavirus outbreak. There is a plan in place to help the Utah economy during the coronavirus outbreak. 
7 years ago
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ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

President Trump says he hopes US will be reopened by Easter amid virus

President Trump is hoping the US will reopen by Easter while also redefining national social-distancing guidelines to get Americans back to work.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

2-legged pup wins contest to become next Cadbury Bunny

Well, the two-legged pup named Lieutenant Dan might not have his back legs, or be a rabbit, he's now the new Cadbury Bunny.
7 years ago
Salt Lake Airport changes greeting rules...
Kelli Pierce

New rules for picking up missionaries at Salt Lake City International Airport

There are new rules about greeting returning missionaries at the Salt Lake City International Airport.
7 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Extroverts and social distancing

Extroverts may have a harder time during mandated social-distancing as opposed to quiet-loving introverts, here's why.
7 years ago
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Clare Foran, CNN

Amy Klobuchar announces her husband has coronavirus

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced on Monday that her husband has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
7 years ago
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David Williams, CNN

A couple left a $9,400 tip at a Houston restaurant to help staff get through coronavirus shutdown

The staff at a popular Houston restaurant got a $9,400 tip from some regular customers who wanted to help them get by during the coronavirus shutdown.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Surgeon General on coronavirus: ‘This week is going to get bad’

Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general, says Americans should expect the coronavirus outbreak to get worse fast because we're not taking it seriously.
7 years ago