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Utah Headlines

General

• Stanford Athletics says it ‘deeply regrets’ offense caused by band’s halftime show during its football game against BYU (Deseret News)
• 😮 Herriman standoff suspect's father caused deadly hospital standoff in 1991 (KUTV)
• Utah police have trained for decades for a call like Monday’s (Fox13)
• Overfilled shelters implore Utahns not to give pets as Christmas presents (UPR)
• Dream Team gifts holiday joy to Utah man behind 'Santa Flight' (Fox13)

Politics

• Political violence and threats are on the rise. Who’s to blame? Research from Pew might convince us to look in the mirror instead of at our political foes (Deseret News)
• Hal Boyd: The church is right. The Respect for Marriage Act can be a vehicle for protecting religious freedom. The act carves out protections for those who support traditional marriage and says diverse beliefs are ‘due proper respect’ (Deseret News)
• Why Latter-day Saints support the amended Respect for Marriage Act. A look inside the rationale behind the church’s position on the Respect for Marriage Act, which is back in Congress this week (Deseret News)

Business

• Some Utah businesses still found success amid holiday weekend dominated by online shopping (KSL)
• The Great Disconnect: Remote positions drying up as growing number of U.S. workers want to toil from home. Once just a symbol of pandemic realities, remote work is now a mainstay in the U.S. and a growing number of employees want to toil from home permanently (Deseret News)
• For Utah small businesses, holiday season is 'make or break' time (KUTV)

Education

• University of Utah students will lose their affordable apartments to new rentals nearly double in cost. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Weber County auto teacher recognized as one of the nation's best (Fox13)
• Utah State Board of Education will vote this week on new social studies standards (KUER)
• Survey finds 75% of high school graduates don't feel prepared for the future (UPR)

Environment

• How Tesla conquered the West (Deseret News)
• Map: Here’s the land Utah will need to build the massive ski gondola. Utah needs to make land deals with the U.S. Forest Service and the LDS Church to build the Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola to Snowbird and Alta. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• At new Utah prison, a clash between killing bugs that bite inmates and protecting shorebirds. Conservationists worry that too much pesticide near the prison aimed at staving off mosquitoes could threaten the sensitive wetland habitats they maintain. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Family

• What do babies need before age 3 to thrive — and how can state family policy help? The “Prenatal to 3 Roadmap” lays out strategies, goals and policies states are adopting that help families with young children (Deseret News)
• Keri Jones-Fonnesbeck and Amberlie Phillips: Utah children should have access to full-day kindergarten (Salt Lake Tribune)

Health

• 'Unprecedented surge' of RSV patients causes more surgery delays at Primary Children's hospital (KSL)

Housing

• How Salt Lake County plans to fight homelessness and improve mental health in the long term (KSL)

National Headlines

General

• Perspective: From Ye to Balenciaga, artistic license shouldn’t mean anything goes (Deseret News)
• Why 2.2 million people in Houston area have to boil their water to make sure it’s safe (Deseret News)
• America’s homicide rate has surged. In 9 cities, loved ones tell the story of lives lost. (Washington Post)

Politics

• The White House is decked out for Christmas and this year's theme is "We the people." (Deseret News)
• Congressman Donald McEachin of Virginia dies at 61 (Washington Post)
• Pelosi orders Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Rep. Donald McEachin (The Hill)
• GOP’s new committee leaders prepare blitz of investigations (AP)
• GOP-controlled Arizona county refuses to certify election (AP)
• Paul Ryan on the GOP’s future: ‘We lose with Trump’ (Washington Post)
• Pence says Trump should apologize; ‘wrong’ to give antisemite ‘a seat at the table’ (The Hill)
• Crunch time for Democrats is holding up bipartisan bill to protect pregnant workers (Politico)

Ukraine 🇺🇦 

• Nicholas D. Kristof: Russia traffics in Ukrainian children. They should be a wake-up call to Americans and Europeans fatigued by support for Ukraine. (New York Times)
• Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation (AP)
• Russian retreat reveals signs of an atrocity in a Ukrainian village (New York Times)
• NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid (AP)

World News

• Students sent home, police on patrol as China curbs protests (AP)
• 😳 Qatar says worker deaths for World Cup ‘between 400 and 500’ (AP)
• Ethiopia offers no date for end to blackout in Tigray region (AP)
• Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei dies ‘suddenly,’ state says (Washington Post)

News Releases

Old state prison demolition ushers in new chapter of Utah history

The public demolition of a decades-old prison guard tower marks a critical milestone in the development of Utah’s Innovation Community known as “The Point.” Today’s 10 a.m. ceremony honors Utah’s past and formally welcomes its future. The event will also be live streamed on The Point YouTube Channel, Twitter account and Facebook Page. (Read More)

UVU students pledge to Give the Gift of Clean Air by riding with the Utah Transit Authority

Students at Utah Valley University (UVU) will unveil their Give the Gift of Clean Air campaign, which includes a pledge to ride public transportation, at a press conference on November 30 at 10 a.m. at the Orem Central Station, located at 1350 West 900 South in Orem, Utah.

The students will address Utah’s poor air quality and climate change and will share why it is important to make the sustainable decision to ride public transportation. Attendees will be invited to join UVU students in taking the pledge to ride and “Give the Gift of Clean Air.” (Read More)

Vivaldi by Candlelight concert celebrates 40 years in Salt Lake City

Local nonpartisan, nonprofit Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy (UCCD) is pleased to announce the 40th anniversary of the Vivaldi by Candlelight fundraising concert, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 & 3. 

This year’s program features masterpieces by the four greatest composers of the baroque era – Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, and George Frideric Handel – while reflecting Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy’s mission of fostering respect and understanding between the people of Utah and other nations. This year’s concert will be conducted by Gerald Elias, returning for his 18th year. Maestro Elias is a veteran of both the Utah and Boston Symphonies. (Read More)

False alarm incident at Granger Elementary

Granite School District responded to a false alarm incident at Granger Elementary earlier this morning. 

A teacher in the school heard loud noises which they thought could be potential shots fired. That teacher immediately called 911 and notified police.

Upon further investigation, it was determined that this report was non-credible. The loud noises were the result of a science experiment taking place in a nearby classroom. Everyone is safe and accounted for at the school. (Read More)

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Upcoming

• Utah Health Policy Project annual conference, Dec. 7, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Register here
• Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber — Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here
• Legislative session begins, Jan. 17, 2023, le.utah.gov

On This Day In History

• 1832 - Louisa May Alcott is born.
• 1876 - Nellie Tayloe Ross is born. She became the nation’s first female governor (Wyoming), replacing her husband who died of appendicitis. Later, she was appointed the director of the US Mint, a position she held for 20 years.
• 1898 - C.S. Lewis is born.
• 1935 - Physicist Erwin Schrödinger publishes his famous thought experiment "Schrödinger's cat", a paradox that illustrates the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics
• 1947 - The UN votes for the partition of Palestine and the creation of an independent Jewish state.
• 1963 - LBJ forms commission to investigate Kennedy assassination
• 1972 - Atari releases the first commercially successful video game, Pong. I remember playing that game. Do you?
• 1975 - President Gerald Ford requires states to provide free education for people with disabilities (now IDEA).
• 1976 - Chadwick Boseman is born.
• 1995 - US President Bill Clinton lifts ban on exports of oil from the Alaskan North Slope
• 2001 - George Harrison, lead guitarist for the Beatles, dies at age 58
• 2017 - Bosnian war criminal Slobodan Praljak commits suicide by poison in court at The Hague after 20 year prison term is read
• 2021 - Jack Dorsey announces he is stepping down as CEO of Twitter. Wild year since then.

Wise Words

"You should rather find purpose than a job or career. Purpose crosses disciplines. Purpose is an essential element of you. It is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history.”

—Chadwick Boseman

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