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On our mind today: Why those with omicron symptoms are still showing up to work, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's censure by Arizona Democrats and the Utah Jazz kicking off a tough stretch of the season.

Quinoa. It’s tricky to spell, but these BYU researchers think it’s an answer to global food security

Quinoa, that nutty sweet seed we curiously refer to as a grain, has shot up the food chain from obscure California-hipster dish to an American culinary mainstay.

Now, plant scientist Rick Jellen and a team of student researchers at BYU are digging in on a program that promotes the cultivation of hybridized quinoa strains, whose heat resistant qualities and soil adaptability make for a viable crop in communities where precarious climate conditions threaten food security

Thousands of Utahns join pro-life rally on anniversary of Roe v. Wade ruling

About 3,000 Utahns came to the state Capitol to join in the March for Life and advocate against abortions on Saturday.

This March for Life marks 49 years since abortion was legalized in the United States through the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision announced Jan. 22, 1973 and was the seventh annual march in Utah.

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema censured by Arizona Democrats over filibuster vote (Deseret News)
Opinion: Prison education programs help inmates and the public (Deseret News)

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COVID

Why those with omicron symptoms are still showing up to work
(Deseret News)
How Utah small businesses, entrepreneurs thrive amid the pandemic (KSL.com)

Faith

The untold stories of American religious life (Deseret News)
Can places of worship stay open ... and safe? (Deseret News)

Southern Utah

Grand County Sheriff’s Office shares update on Moab murders investigation (ABC 4)
Rare bird spotted inside Zion National Park (Salt Lake Tribune🔒)

Northern Utah

Ogden schools seek more subs; COVID-19 keeping teachers at home (Standard-Examiner)

Wasatch Front

Increasing calls to Utah’s crisis hotline show Utahns are struggling — but they’re also asking for help (Deseret News)

The West

How the government hopes to prevent wildfires by starting them
(Deseret News)
Wildfire in Big Sur Forces Residents to Evacuate (New York Times 🔒)

The Nation

All monkeys accounted for after trailer crashes in Pennsylvania
(CNN)

The World

UK warns of plot to install Russia ally in Ukraine (BBC News)
Kiribati and Samoa implement rare lockdowns after travelers test positive (NPR)

Trending

A reporter was hit by a car on live TV. A conversation about safety in journalism followed (Deseret News)
Can kids overcome peanut allergies? What a new study says
(Deseret News)

College football’s new game: Quarterback Dominoes

Blink and you might miss which high-profile college quarterback is on the move. Welcome to the world of Quarterback Dominoes, the game that was begun by the creation of the transfer portal.