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Utah Headlines

Political news

• Utah's battle against domestic violence: How officials and advocates are making a difference (KSL)
• Braver Angels: creating better conversations to combat polarization (KSL Newsradio)
• Rep. Burgess Owens says Gaetz’s effort to oust McCarthy is ‘self-centered’ (Deseret News)

Election news

•  Richfield cancels municipal election (Fox13)

General Utah news

• North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash (Deseret News)
• Autism Council of Utah distributes sensory bags to law enforcement, emergency rooms (KSL TV)

Business

• America's growing reluctance to quit jobs (Wall Street Journal)
• Chipotle robots may soon construct your salads and bowls (Washington Post)

Crime

• FBI ‘surge’ to tribal lands results in arrests and investigations (Deseret News)
• Ex-junior high staff member admits sexually abusing, threatening young Utah students (KSL)
• Attorney representing Tim Ballard accusers preparing a lawsuit (KSL Newsradio)

Culture

• Katherine Heigl opens up about living in Utah: ‘The right choice for us as a family’ (Deseret News)
• What’s the Oogie Boogie Bash? Everything you need to know about Disneyland’s Halloween celebration (Deseret News)
• ‘Twilight’ actor on his faith and his latest film’s spiritual elements and family focus (Deseret News)
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: ‘I worry that what we’re looking at is the end of curiosity’ (The Atlantic)

Education

• University of Utah research funding hits record $768 million in fiscal year ’23 (Deseret News)
• Princeton is now free for students from families earning under $100,000 yearly (Deseret News)
• Utah lawmakers propose a cap on K-1 classroom sizes (Fox13)
• Utah universities and colleges range from big research centers to smaller college-town campuses. Schools are tailoring programs to meet the needs of today’s students and workplaces. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• The college backlash is going too far (The Atlantic)

Environment

• Utah ends water year up, but Great Salt Lake is down again (Fox13)
• Parley’s Trail is completed after nearly 30 years (ABC4)

Family

• Child care in rural Utah is already feeling the sting of federal funding cuts (KUER)
• ‘IDK what to do’: Thousands of teen boys are being extorted in sexting scams (Washington Post)

Health

• Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2023: Understanding breast cancer and its impact (Deseret News)
• PrEP prevents HIV infections, but it's not reaching Black women (NPR)
• Without a degree, life in America is staggeringly shorter (New York Times)
• An epidemic of chronic illness is killing Americans in their prime (Washington Post)
• Study reveals women pay 18% more for healthcare than men (KUTV)
• Nation braces for largest health care worker strike ever (Deseret News)

Housing

• 😩 Housing market prices are more unaffordable than ever in 99% of U.S. counties (Deseret News)
• Davis County is helping buyers get into a new home with new assistance program (ABC4)
• In Salt Lake City, councilors detail what they can and can’t do on homelessness (KUER)

National Headlines

General

• Tom Hanks posts warning about ad using his AI likeness. The actor says he has nothing to do with a dental ad depicting his image (Deseret News)
• 9-year-old who vanished from New York state park found safe and man linked to ransom note arrested (AP)
• How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets (AP)

Politics

• Meet the 2024 presidential race’s evangelical kingmaker (Deseret News)
• President Woodrow Wilson had a stroke 104 years ago. Did it lead to the ‘first female president’? (Deseret News)
• Trump turns his fraud trial into a campaign stop as he seeks to capitalize on his legal woes (AP)
• Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth (AP)
• Trump gripes it's 'unfair' he doesn't have a jury - but he never asked for one in N.Y. fraud case (Forbes)
• Republican US Rep Matt Gaetz moves to oust McCarthy as speaker (Reuters)
• John Kelly’s full-throated confirmation of Trump’s ugliest comments, parsed (Washington Post)
• Rep. Cuellar unharmed in armed carjacking in DC (The Hill)

Election news

• Tim Scott’s team to donors: Just wait until South Carolina (Politico)
• ‘There isn’t a mainstream mega-donor now not looking at Nikki’: Haley catches post-debate spark (Politico)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• 'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin (Reuters)
• Inside Ukraine's fight to retake Bakhmut: The ground was covered in bodies (Wall Street Journal)
• A tactic known as "elastic defense" is helping Russia slow Ukraine's advance (New York Times)
• Ukraine puts on brave face as West goes wobbly (Politico)

World

• What is panda diplomacy and why is China taking back its giant pandas? (Deseret News)
• Honduras embraces China, and the U.S. wrings its hands (Washington Post)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

New homeownership assistance program to launch in Davis County this fall

In recognition of the dramatic increase in home prices across the state, the Davis County Commission is proud to announce the creation of a new homeownership assistance program. Utilizing $1.8 Million of Federal funds, this initiative aims to assist low-to-moderate income families overcome the unprecedented challenges to homeownership, enabling them to purchase a home that they might otherwise not be able to afford.

Launching October 16^th 2023, income-qualified individuals and families interested in buying a home in Davis County can apply for a homeownership assistance loan of up to $50,000. These loans can be used for any combination of principal reduction, permanent interest rate buy down (up to $10,000), and/or up to 50% of the required down payment and closing costs. The loans will require no payments and will be repaid to the County (with an additional 1% interest) when the home is sold or refinanced for an ineligible reason. This program can be coupled with other State and Local homeownership assistance programs. (Read More)

Tweet of the Day 

Upcoming

• Understanding Sexism in Utah with the Utah Women and Leadership Project— Oct. 10, 12:00-1:15 pm, Register here
• Civics Educator Conference with "Sharon Says So" — Oct. 10, UVU, More information and registration here
• Interim Day — Oct 10-11, le.utah.gov
• Martha Hughes Cannon Award with Utah Women Run — Nov 2, 6:00-8:00 pm, Nominate someone here
• Interim Day — Nov 14-15, le.utah.gov
• General election — Nov. 21

On This Day In History 

• 1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order, dies at 44 or 45
• 1656 - Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies at 72
• 1863 - President Lincoln proclaims the official Thanksgiving holiday to be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every November.
• 1904 - Mary McLeod Bethune opens her first school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida
• 1913 - US Federal income tax signed into law (at 1%) by President Woodrow Wilson.
• 1917 - Congress passes the War Revenue Act, increasing income taxes to unprecedented levels in order to raise more money for the war effort.
• 1922 - Rebecca Latimer Felton became the first woman to serve in the US Senate when she was appointed to fill a vacancy. She served for only 24 hours. 
• 1942 - FDR forms the Office of Economic Stabilization
• 1955 - Children’s programming gets a boost from the debut of both Captain Kangaroo and the Mickey Mouse Club.
• 1995 - OJ Simpson acquitted
• 1990 - East and West Germany reunite after 45 years
• 2008 - The $700 billion bailout bill for the US financial system is signed by President George W. Bush
• 2021 - Pandora Papers investigation reveals secret wealth of 30 current and former world leaders

Quote of the Day

"Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible."

—Mary McLeod Bethune

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