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Utah Headlines Political news Would an ombudsman outside the public school system result in better handling of reports of racism? âSomething has to change,â said Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, describing names her son has been called at school such as the âN wordâ (Deseret News) Bills getting conserved water to Great Salt Lake, bans on outdoor watering introduced (Fox13) Rep. John Curtis responds to calls for his arrest in Hong Kong (Deseret News) Election news Here's who's running for Utah House speaker, other leadership positions (KUTV) A race for Utah House speaker is underway. Hereâs why itâs not attracting much attention (Deseret News) Attorneys for Brad Wilson call fraud lawsuit an attempt to âhurt his political campaign,â file motion to dismiss (Deseret News) US Senate hopeful Brad Wilson warns of âradical big government policiesâ out of DC (Standard-Examiner) Congressional candidate runs abortion rights ad in red state Utah (Fox13) Utah news Water project to bring running water to one southern Utah community for the first time (KSL) What's next after 'significant leadership loss' with President Ballard's passing (KUTV) President M. Russell Ballardâs humanitarian service will always be remembered by his friends (KSL TV) Seriously? Utah apparently does well among states with pothole problems (Fox13) Smaller Utah towns were banking on the promise of nuclear replacing coal. Now what? (KUER) Business/Tech New study says Google and Facebook owe U.S. news outlets $14B every year for content (Deseret News) Judge upholds decision to block Park City Mountain Silverlode, Eagle upgrades (KPCW) Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout Crime A âlethal combinationâ: Domestic violence and guns in Utah (KSL TV) Culture âThe truth is one thingâ â a conversation with Mitch Albom (Deseret News) Education What a rabbi and an imam are doing to bring peace to college campuses (Deseret News) New program at USU promises better healthcare outcomes for non-English patients (KSL TV) U professor finds new way to clean up space junk (KSL Newsradio) Davis School District outlines changes after racial discrimination settlement (Fox13) Environment Reaching for Air: How a historic mistake led to Salt Lake Cityâs pollution nightmare (KUER/Salt Lake Tribune) Great Salt Lake rally brings Native and youth voices to Utahâs Capitol Hill (UPR) Family Facing financial ruin as costs soar for elder care (New York Times) Health This sleep trick may be the most important for a long life (Deseret News) How to avoid overeating this holiday season (Deseret News) Housing Where home prices are falling the most: 4 Utah cities rank in top 25 (Deseret News) | | |
National Headlines General Donald Trump Jr. testifies about 'sexiness' of father's real estate (Reuters) Lawyer says Trump aide told her after 2020 election: âThe boss is not going to leaveâ (New York Times) Maryanne Trump Barry, the former presidentâs older sister and a retired federal judge, dies at 86 (AP) Political news The Supreme Court adopts first-ever code of ethics (NPR) Vote to avert US government shutdown first big test for new House speaker (Reuters) The right is already rebelling against Mike Johnsonâs spending plan (Washington Post) Freedom Caucus announces opposition to Speaker Johnson stopgap plan (The Hill) âHeâll be out': Santosâ GOP critics anxiously await report they hope will help boot him (Politico) Senate panel will move resolution Tuesday to break Tubervilleâs hold on military nominees (The Hill) Election news The 2024 Republican presidential field is rapidly shrinking. But is it too late to stop Trump? (AP) Nikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary (AP) Trumpâs plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings (AP) Trumpâs incendiary âverminâ remarks prompt backlash (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ 'We need to record everything': This team stayed behind in a Ukrainian war zone (NPR) Ukraine says Russians intensify bombardment of Avdiivka (Reuters) Amid competing U.S. security priorities, Ukraine could get left behind (Washington Post) Israel ð®ð± As fighting empties north Gaza, humanitarian crisis worsens in south (AP) Renowned Candian-born Israeli peace activist, Vivian Silver, confirmed killed in Hamas attack (AP) We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared (NPR) Mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital, no plan to rescue babies (Reuters) Killed by Hamas, Israeli filmmaker was inspired by border horrors (Reuters) Israel dominates battlefield with technological advantage over Hamas (Wall Street Journal) World Putin approves new restrictions on media coverage ahead of presidential elections (AP) Iceland evacuates town and raises aviation alert as concerns rise a volcano may erupt (AP) Mexico's first openly non-binary magistrate found dead at home (Reuters) | | |
| | News Releases Kennedy Jr High opens new Family Engagement Center during âEvening of Excellenceâ Join us for Kennedy Jr. Highâs âEvening of Excellenceâ on Wednesday, November 15th, from 5:30pm â 7:30 P.M, featuring The Grand Opening of the schoolâs Family Engagement Center. The new Family Engagement Center will host a variety of resources for students and their families. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Interim Day â Nov 14-15, le.utah.gov Celebrating 30 years of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation â Nov 16, 10 am, MST, Register here
General election â Nov. 21
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On This Day In History 1889 - Journalist Elizabeth Cochran, aka Nellie Bly, sails around the world in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds, beating the fictional record set by Phineas Fogg in Jules Verneâs Around the World in Eighty Days 1948 - King Charles is born. 1954 - Condoleeza Rice is born. She is the first black woman, second African American (after Colin Powell), and second woman (after Madeleine Albright) to serve as US Secretary of State. 1959 - Bryan Stevenson is born. An American social justice activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, he is also the author of Just Mercy 1960 - Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walks into William Frantz Elementary School accompanied by federal marshals 1970 - Plane crash devastates Marshall University football team 1985 - Volcano erupts in Colombia, burying nearby towns and killing over 20,000 1994 - First public trains run through the Channel Tunnel linking England and France under the English Channel Quote of the Day "Simply punishing the broken--walking away from them or hiding them from sight--only ensures that they remain broken and we do, too. There is no wholeness outside of our reciprocal humanity.â
â Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption On the Punny Side What do you get if you cross an angry sheep and a angry cow? You get two animals in a baaaaaaaad moooooooood. | | |
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