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Utah State Representative Jeffrey Stenquist is sponsoring H.B. 303, which would prohibit school off...
Elizabeth Weiler

Choice in education; where does legislation stand after the pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic required a shift in education and its accessibility. Now, post-pandemic-peak, parents are considering options and asking questions about education legislation. 
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FILE - Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, stand on the roof of the...
The Associated Press

Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical

RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil — Enraged protesters broke into government buildings that are the very symbol of their country’s democracy. Driven by conspiracy theories about their candidate’s loss in the last election, they smashed windows, sifted through the desks of lawmakers and trashed the highest offices in the land in a rampage that lasted hours […]
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President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border on Sunday. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters via CNN)...
Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN

Biden makes tightly controlled visit to the southern border, his first as president

President Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time as president, but he did not appear to see or meet with migrants.
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SAM METZ and COLLEEN SLEVIN, The Associated Press

Family of slain Utah family says husband took guns from home

According to a family relative, the Utah man who fatally shot his wife, mother-in-law and his five children before turning the weapon himself had removed weapons from the house just days before.
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robert palmer sentenced...
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press

Capitol riot investigation growing 2 years later

More than 930 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the siege on Jan. 6, 2021, and the tally increases by the week.
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Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is seen after falling short of the necessary votes to become speak...
Mark Jones

House adjourns for second day without electing a speaker with McCarthy’s bid in peril

In his bid to become House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost a sixth round of voting on Wednesday.
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Facebook’s parent company Meta is considering whether to allow former President Donald Trump, pic...
Donie O'Sullivan, CNN

Facebook considering whether to allow President Trump to return, decision expected in ‘coming weeks’

A decision from the parent company of Facebook to allow former President Donald Trump back onto the platform should come sometime in the next few weeks.
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FILE - Bison roam outside Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont., on March 17, 2011. Thirteen...
The Associated Press

Thirteen bison dead after truck hits herd near Yellowstone National Park

An accident Friday involving a semi and two other vehicles resulted in the deaths of thirteen bison on Friday near Yellowstone National Park.
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The home where four University of Idaho students were killed in the early morning hours of Nov. 13,...
Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller, Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN

Authorities tracked the Idaho student killings suspect cross-country to Pennsylvania, sources say

According to sources to CNN, authorities tracked the suspect all the way to Pennsylvania and watched him for several days before taking him into custody early Friday morning.
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The exterior of the U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset in Washington, U.S., Dec. 13, 2022. REUTERS/Sara...
Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Kate Sullivan, Holmes Lybrand and Sara Murray, CNN

President Trump wanted to trademark ‘Rigged Election!’ and other key findings from the Jan. 6 panel’s latest release

 (CNN) — The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, on Friday released another wave of witness interview transcripts. The new drop, which complements the panel’s sweeping 845-page report and is among a steady stream of transcripts released over the past week, includes interviews with some of the most intriguing figures in the committee’s probe into the US Capitol attack. […]
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FILE - Barbara Walters arrives to participate in a panel discussion featuring the hosts of ABC's "T...
The Associated Press

Barbara Walters, television news trailblazer, dies at 93

Barbara Walters, a pioneering TV broadcaster, died Friday night, ABC News reports.
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Patchy carbon dioxide frost, or dry ice, can be seen inside a crater during winter in the Martian S...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

NASA images showcase eerie beauty of winter on Mars

A new video released by NASA shows what appears to be winter on Mars.
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FILE - Shoppers, visitors and employees exit the Mall of America on March 17, 2020 as the mall in B...
The Associated Press

Shooting sends Mall of America into lockdown, police say

A report of a shooting has placed the Mall of America on lockdown Friday night, Dec. 23, 2022.
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French police and firefighters secure a street after gunshots were fired killing two people and inj...
Xiaofei Xu, Niamh Kennedy and Joseph Ataman, CNN

Three dead, several injured in central Paris after gunman opens fire

The shooting took place at a Kurdish community center, and a nearby restaurant and barber shop, Cordebard added.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, D...
Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN

Zelensky delivers impassioned speech for more help fighting Russia on the ‘frontline of tyranny’

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to meet with President Biden, and delivered a speech to Congress later that night.
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Migrants sleep in the cold outside a bus station on December 18 in El Paso, Texas. Photo credit: Jo...
Nouran Salahieh, CNN

This is what the crisis along the United States border looks like

Thousands of immigrants are waiting to cross at the United States border.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference with the heads of state of France, ...
Kevin Liptak, CNN

4 takeaways from the historic visit of Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky flew to Washington on Wednesday to discuss what the next state of the war in his country might look like.
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Jan. 6 hearings...
Sam Herrera

Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals

The chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., has said the committee will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department recommending prosecution.
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highland park mourners gather around a memorial...
Sam Herrera

Father of July 4 parade shooting suspect charged with felony

Illinois authorities have previously said Bob Crimo sponsored his son's application for a a gun license in 2019.
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Equality Act...
The Associated Press

Senate sends Biden bill to keep government open through Dec. 23

The Senate passed a bill Thursday night that will fund the government for one more week before a break for the holidays and a new Congress takes office.
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Sliding centers are reopening as the Luge World Cup returns to Olympic Park this winter for the fir...
Elizabeth Weiler

Luge World Cup returns to Utah with free admission

The sliding centers are reopening as the Luge World Cup returns to Olympic Park this winter for the first time in six years.
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Volodymyr Zelensky is pictured on the cover of TIME as the person of the year...
Amy Woodyatt, Sebastian Shukla and Nimi Princewill, CNN

Ukrainian President Zelensky named TIME’s ‘person of the year’

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, he gained new fame as an international audience watched his impassioned video addresses from the streets of the shell-damaged capital, Kyiv.
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In this image taken from NASA video, a solar panel is unfolded at the International Space Station, ...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

Astronauts will give the space station a power boost during Saturday spacewalk

The International Space Station will receive a power boost during a spacewalk on Saturday, as NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio install a solar array outside the floating laboratory.
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The new Prince and Princess of Wales touched down in Boston Wednesday ahead of the second iteration...
Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster and Carolyn Sung, CNN

Prince William and Kate make first US trip in eight years

The trip is a chance for Prince William to showcase how he intends to adapt to his new Prince of Wales role from his predecessor.
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