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Gov. Spencer Cox and Rep. John Curtis have big leads over their general election opponents. Gov. Cox has a 40-point lead over Rep. Brian King, with 23% undecided. When undecideds were asked to make a choice, Gov. Cox's lead increased to 44 percentage points. Rep. Curtis has a 34-point lead over Democrat Caroline Gleich, with 22% undecided. When undecideds were asked to choose between the two candidates, Curtis's lead increased to 42 percentage points.
Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says (Reuters)
Reuters safety adviser killed, two journalists injured in Ukraine's Kramatorsk (Reuters)
Israel and Gaza
Families flee after new Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza as ceasefire hopes dim (Reuters)
Why Israel and Hezbollahâs attacks have raised fears of an all-out war (AP)
World news
Opinion: A studentâs journey to freedom: How the youth of Bangladesh toppled a dictatorship (Deseret News)
Captain of sunken Lynch family yacht put under investigation, source says (Reuters)
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News Releases
Gov. Cox issues executive order declaring a State of Emergency due to flooding
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency due to recent flooding in Utah communities.
Many Utahns have seen significant damage to homes and public infrastructure over the past weeks. Additionally, wildfire burn scars and high temperatures have contributed to hardened ground surfaces, increasing flash flood and debris flow risk. The executive order is effective immediately and will remain in effect for 30 days. (Read More)
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Upcoming
September 17-18 â Interim Days
October 4 â Conservative Climate Summit, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, UVU, Register here
October 4 â Hatch Foundation hosts Civil Dialogue Symposium with Dana Perino, 2:00 pm, USU, Register here
November 15 â Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel, Register here
November 19-20 â Interim Days
On This Day In History
1682 - English astronomer Edmond Halley first observes the comet named after him
1794 - President George Washington decides to subdue the Whisky Rebellion
1873 - The Missouri Board of Education establishes the first public kindergarten in the country. Susan Blow directed the new program.
1910 - Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu is born. We know her as Mother Teresa.
1918 - âHidden Figuresâ Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson is born. She was an African-American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. manned spaceflights. She lived to be 101.
1920 - The 19th Amendment is formally adopted into the Constitution
1930 - Idahoan Philo T. Farnsworth receives patent No. 1773980 for his invention of a television system.
1939 - The first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast.
1971 - The first Womenâs Equality Day, initiated by Representative Bella Abzug, is established by Presidential Proclamation and reaffirmed annually
1996 - US President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law
2016 - San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the US national anthem
Quote of the Day
âLet me do it. You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land, and Iâll do it backwards and tell you when to take off.â
âKatherine Johnson
On the Punny Side
What happens when a microscope crashes into a telescope?
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