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CNN

Facebook to target vaccine misinformation in pages, groups, ads

"These Groups and Pages will not be included in recommendations or in predictions when you type into Search," Facebook officials said in a statement.
8 years ago
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CNN

Anti-vaxxers’ adult son gets measles; has message for the world

Joshua Nerius texted his mom after a doctor said his high fever and rash looked a lot like the measles. Had he been vaccinated? No, he learned.
8 years ago
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CNN

High schoolers shovel neighbor’s driveway so she can get to dialysis

A snowstorm was no obstacle to four New Jersey teens, who got up at 4:30 am to shovel the driveway of a neighbor who needed dialysis.
8 years ago
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Madison Park, CNN

Asbestos found in Claire’s cosmetics, FDA says

The FDA advised consumers not to use three Claire's brand cosmetic products - an eye shadow, contour and powder - after tests found they contained asbestos.
8 years ago
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LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer

Luke Perry, heartthrob on ‘90210,’ dies at 52 after stroke

Born and raised in rural Fredericktown, Ohio, Luke Perry gained fame as Dylan on "Beverly Hills, 90210," which ran from 1990 to 2000.
8 years ago
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Colby Walker

Say Cheese! Latest viral challenge has people cheesing babies

After a year of teenagers eating laundry detergent and driving with their eyes closed or jumping out of moving vehicles, the latest viral internet #cheesechallenge now has people throwing cheese at babies.
8 years ago
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Emerson Oligschlaeger

At least 14 dead on day of tornadoes, severe storms in South

An apparent tornado roared into southeast Alabama and killed at least 14 people and injured several others Sunday, part of a severe storm system.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probe

The chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment charges says the panel is requesting documents from more than 60 Trump associates.
8 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Local reaction to gun bill passed in U.S. House that ramps up background checks

In the first gun legislation passed in Congress in 25 years the vote fell mostly along party lines including among Utah's delegates.
8 years ago
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Emerson Oligschlaeger

Why a preventable shooting wasn’t thwarted

Gary Martin of Aurora, Illinois, took the lives of five people with a gun he should not have been allowed to retain, but was never forced to surrender.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to declare emergency

President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that he would prevail over a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a border wall.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

At All-Star Game, Anthony Davis finds himself in spotlight

Davis will finally be LeBron James’ teammate Sunday night, when Team LeBron takes on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Team Giannis in the All-Star Game.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

Trump prepared to protect his emergency declaration

Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove of his declaration of a national emergency along the Mexican border.
8 years ago
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in El Paso, Texas, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Su...
JILL COLVIN, ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM, AND JONATHAN LEMIRE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump Not ‘Thrilled’ With Border Deal But Leaning Toward It

President Donald Trump appeared to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement Tuesday that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he’s been demanding for his Mexican border wall.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

Notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman convicted

Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

As clock ticks, new hurdle emerges in border security talks

Bargainers clashed Sunday over whether to limit the number of migrants authorities can detain, delaying a border security deal.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

Crisis escalates in Virginia; top 3 Democrats under fire

The political crisis in Virginia spun out of control Wednesday when the state’s attorney general and lieutenant governor came under fire.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

Many federal workers still unpaid after shutdown

Nearly two weeks after the end of the shutdown, many federal workers are still reeling financially and waiting to be made whole by government agencies.
8 years ago
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Emerson Oligschlaeger

Patriots beat Rams 13-3 in lowest scoring Super Bowl ever

No Super Bowl had gone into the fourth quarter without a touchdown. This one did, tied 3-3 — even though these teams averaged just over 60 points a game.
8 years ago
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Emerson Oligschlaeger

Expert: Red Flag laws could have stopped the Parkland shooting

Monica Bellenger of Action Utah explains why police were unable to take the Parkland shooter's guns despite his threatening behavior.
8 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Furloughed federal workers have to repay unemployment benefits

2,100 federal workers in Utah collected more than $2 million total during the shutdown and now have 45 days to repay. They can appeal.
8 years ago
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FELICIA FONSECA, ASSOCIATED PRESS

6 states backed Colorado River plan; Arizona faces deadline

Arizona is facing a deadline to become the last of several states in the U.S. West to approve a plan ensuring shared water from the Colorado River doesn’t dry up for millions of farmers, cities, tribes and developers that depend on it.
8 years ago
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Kira Hoffelmeyer

Four Utahns facing drug-resistant infection, HIV after having a surgery in Mexico

The Utah Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control are investigating infections popping up in Utahns after they had surgery in Mexico.
8 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

IRS workers in Ogden to head back to work unpaid

337 IRS workers in Utah have been recalled as the agency launches a contingency plan to make sure tax refunds are processed on time.
8 years ago