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🌤 36 – 65° in Logan |💧 10%

🌤 50 – 71° in Salt Lake City |💧 10%

☀️ 65 – 87° in St. George

Week four of the NFL season started off with a scare when the Miami Dolphins' quarterback Tua Tagovailoa hit the turf and was carried off in a stretcher on Thursday night. It was a reminder of the danger of the beloved game. Tagovailoa could have led the Dolphins to a 4-0 start 50 years after the team's undefeated season. Now, the Philadelphia Eagles are the only remaining undefeated team, but that could change when they play the 2-1 Jacksonville Jaguars.

This football weekend in Utah looks a little different with two of the state's teams having already played on Thursday night. BYU beat Utah State 38-26 and retained the Wagon Wheel. Coach Kalani Sitake says they have a lot to fix before they play their next opponent: Notre Dame. The Utes face Oregon State in their homecoming game, hoping to avoid leaving any "meat on the bone" and finishing the game with the same result as last season. But they will be without tight end Brant Kuithe.

Also on our minds: How BYU engineers made the smallest Book of Mormon ever, what parents need to know about BeReal and when it will snow in Utah.

Facebook parent Meta announces mega expansion to Eagle Mountain data center project

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced on Friday that it will expand its data center in Eagle Mountain by adding two additional buildings.

This will add about 2 million square feet to the 2.4 million square foot facility that houses data storage and processing equipment.

Meta also donated $200,000 to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District’s Hobble Creek Flow Restoration project in Utah County.

“We are thrilled to be expanding our presence in Utah,” Meta's director of community and economic development, Darcy Nothangle, said in a statement. “Eagle Mountain, the state of Utah and Rocky Mountain Power have been outstanding partners from the beginning and we look forward to continuing this strong and fruitful partnership for years to come."

Read about the expansion plan here.

Senate unites in bipartisan support of Electoral Count Act reform

The Senate Rules Committee voted 14-1 to pass the Electoral Count Reform Act on Tuesday during their committee meeting. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer voted in support of the bill in an act of bipartisan support. Sen. Ted Cruz was the only opposing vote.

The bill amends the Electoral Count Act of 1887 by clarifying that the vice president purely plays a ceremonial role in certifying elections.

“After 150 years the Electoral Count Act needs some modest updates. Those of us in the committee know it. I believe all of our colleagues in the Senate know it. And the American people certainly know it,” McConnell said during the meeting.

More in Politics:

Tourism conference looks at turning around drop in Utah visitation (KSL)
Sen. Mike Lee touts Mike Pence's endorsement in Utah Senate race (Axios Salt Lake City)
Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Can we trust the polling in Utah’s U.S. Senate race?
(Deseret News)

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Business:

A 3-second TikTok video saved this family restaurant (Utah Business)

Technology:

The smallest Book of Mormon ever? How these BYU engineers etched the book onto a microchip (Deseret News)
What parents need to know about BeReal, Gen Z’s favorite social media app (Deseret News)

Faith:

How to watch October general conference 2022 (Deseret News)
Revisiting ‘the surge’: When President Monson announced a minimum-age change for missionaries in 2012 (Church News)

Northern Utah:

Logan man charged with killing Brigham City father in DUI crash
(KSL)
Utah serial sexual predator given 4 more sentences of 5 years to life (KSL)

Wasatch Front:

16-year-old arrested, accused of killing 17-year-old in Salt Lake City (KSL)
When will it snow? Here’s an October forecast (Deseret News)

Southern Utah:

Washington County attorney says county was excluded from Northern Corridor lawsuit settlement discussions (St. George News)

The West:

Unsolved homicides in Stockton: What do we know? (Deseret News)

The Nation:

Hurricane Ian leaves Sanibel Causeway in ruins (Deseret News)

The World:

Russia is illegally annexing 4 regions of Ukraine (Deseret News)
Sweden confirmed a fourth leak in the Nord Stream pipeline (Deseret News)
Iran: Fifa called on to ban country from World Cup over women's rights (BBC)

It’s official: Zach Wilson will start Sunday

Quarterback Zach Wilson was a full participant at the New York Jets' practice on Friday and was removed from the injury report. Wilson will make his 2022 NFL season debut on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the Jets' preseason opener, Wilson suffered a meniscus tear and bone bruise in his right knee.

New With The:

BYU Cougars: BYU’s Gunner Romney ‘glad to be out playing again’ after making season debut vs. Utah State (Deseret News)
Utah State Aggies: Utah State is Cooper Legas’ team now
(Deseret News)
Utah Utes: How Utah players are coping with their ‘best friend’s’ season-ending injury (Deseret News)

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