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Situational Analysis | July 26, 2024 It's Friday and National Talk In An Elevator Day. What you need to know - Michelle and Barack Obama have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House. In a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple, former President Obama said "Michelle and I couldnât be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office." Michelle told her âI canât have this phone call without saying to my girl, Kamala, I am proud of you." Yesterday, Donald Trump withdrew from the Sept 10 debate in part, he said, because Obama had not endorsed Harris, leaving her future as the Democratic nominee in question, he said.
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Utah Headlines Political news - With political divisions center stage, faith continues uniting Americans in unpretentious ways (Deseret News)
- Utah Rep. Tyler Clancy champions working-class conservatism in Washington, D.C. (Deseret News)
- Mitt Romney serves his favorite meat â âhot dog,â from Utah favorite J. Dawgs â to Republican colleagues (Salt Lake Tribune)
Election news - Trump to visit Utah in August for fundraiser (Deseret News)
- Utahâs 2024 Republican primary saw lower voter turnout compared to record-setting 2020 (Daily Herald)
Olympics - Franceâs train network hit by arson attacks hours before Olympic ceremony (Reuters)
- How faith and adversity led Courtney Wayment to the 2024 Paris Olympics (Deseret News)
- Athletes speak out about their experience staying at the Paris Olympic Village (Deseret News)
- Lindsey Vonn helping bring families to 2034 Winter Games (ABC4)
- Australia field hockey player has part of a finger amputated to compete at the Paris Olympics (AP)
- The U.S. Women's soccer team opened the Paris Olympics with an easy win over Zambia (NPR)
Business - Ryan Starks: Opinion: Utah is the best place to pioneer a business (Deseret News)
Crime/Courts - Court vacates sentence for Utah death row inmate, upholds conviction for 1985 murder (KSL)
- Fentanyl seized in Utah in 2024 already surpasses mark set last year (Fox13)
Education - Tooele taxes could increase by hundreds to compensate for school district deficit after massive funding loss (KSL TV)
Environment - Drought returns to Utah, but storms forecast for state's driest region (KSL)
Family - Pew survey asks why so many U.S. adults donât have any children (Deseret News)
- Study shows Utah has the most stay-at-home parents in U.S. (KSL Newsradio)
Health - Even as little as 10 minutes in nature can relieve mental illness symptoms, study finds (Deseret News)
- Researchers study creativity and the brain (Daily Herald)
- Maternity care in rural areas is in crisis. Can more doulas help? (NPR)
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National Headlines General - California Gov. Newsom leverages Supreme Court ruling to tackle homeless encampments (Deseret News)
- Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in a WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it (AP)
- California wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day. A 42-year-old man is arrested (AP)
Political news - A Utah Republican and a Connecticut Democrat want smartphones out of schools (Deseret News)
- House launches task force to investigate Trump assassination attempt (Deseret News)
- Report: FBI not trusted by some local law enforcement, seen as politically biased (Deseret News)
- Trump hush money prosecutors say conviction should stand despite immunity ruling (Reuters)
- US Senate advances two child online safety bills (Reuters)
- Harris tells Netanyahu âit is timeâ to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home (AP)
Election news - New poll shows a tight race between Trump, Harris (Deseret News)
- Some House Republicans slam Vance as Trumpâs VP pick: âThe worst choiceâ (The Hill)
- JD Vance's comments about 'childless cat ladies' rankles stepparents and cat lovers alike (Deseret News)
- George Washington said his lack of âimmediate offspringâ was good for U.S. (Washington Post)
- Harris gains ground in polls as Trump tries to brand her a Marxist (Reuters)
- Trump struggles to find line of attack against Harris: âThey are literally grasping at strawsâ (Politico)
- Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support (AP)
- Russia wary of U.S. and France election surprises, especially Kamala Harris (Washington Post)
Ukraine ðºð¦ - Russian drones knock out Ukrainian power facilities near Kyiv (Reuters)
- For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics (AP)
- Pentagon finds another $2 billion of accounting errors for Ukraine aid (Reuters)
Israel and Gaza - Israel recovers bodies of five hostages amid delay in latest talks on deal (Washington Post)
World news - In the Canadian Rockies, a fast-moving wildfire ravages the resort town of Jasper (NPR)
- As starvation spreads in Sudan, military blocks aid trucks at border (New York Times)
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Upcoming - August 14 â Hatch Foundation "Titan of Public Service" recognizing Sen. John Thune, Grand America, Register here
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- October 15-16 â Interim Day
- November 19-20 â Interim Days
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On This Day In History - 1533 - Francisco Pizarro orders the death of the last Sapa Inca Emperor, Atahualpa - 200 conquistadors conquered an empire of 10 Million
- 1775 - US Postal Service established
- 1908 - FBI is founded
- 1945 - Winston Churchill resigns
- 1947 - President Harry S. Truman creates the Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, the U.S. Air Force, National Security Council and the Joint Chiefs of Staff when he signs the National Security Act of 1947.
- 1948 - President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981 ending discrimination in the military. Trumanâs order ended a long-standing practice of segregating Black soldiers and relegating them to more menial jobs.
- 1990 - President George H.W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act into law.
- 1996 - The All American Red Heads play their last official game.
- 2020 - The body of civil rights activist John Lewis crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma for the last time - he had been beaten there 55 years previously.
Quote of the Day "We've got your back. We have you and Doug's back. It's gonna be a fight. But you know, I think the country is ready for something special." âMichelle Obama, on endorsing Kamala Harris for president
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