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Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: Logan: 27 - 43° ⛅ Salt Lake City: 30 - 52° ⛅ St. George: 39 - 66° ☀️ If you visited the Salt Lake City airport in 2023, you were one of the record number of travelers who walked the halls — and maybe even trekked to Concourse B. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, the airport recorded 26,952,754 passengers. Also on our mind: The solution to Utah's 37,000 home deficit, the religious roots of Auntie Anne's pretzels and how nasal and lymphatic drainage discovery could help end Alzheimer’s.
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| Utah Senate says ‘this is the place’ for new NHL franchise |
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| | Utah Sen. Dan McCay hauled his old hockey kit out of the closet and donned the gear on the Senate floor Monday morning to pitch his colleagues on supporting a resolution declaring Utah as “the ideal place for a National Hockey League franchise.” Just a couple hours later, McCay and legislative leaders joined Gov. Spencer Cox on a virtual meeting with NHL officials. “Right now we’re in the very early exploration stage with the NHL,” McCay said. “They’re looking at Utah and they’re looking at other markets ... we’re talking major markets. For Utah to be in the conversation just says a lot about the economic environment and the people we have here in the state of Utah.” |
Read more about the chances of Utah getting an NHL team. |
| Donald Trump is increasing his lead for the Republican presidential nomination among Utah voters, a new poll suggests. The Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows that 49% of registered Utah Republicans say they’d support Trump if the presidential primary were held today. Nikki Haley finished in second place, with 22%. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who suspended his campaign on Jan. 21 — was included in the poll, earning 13%. Nearly 1 in 5 voters (17%) say they are still undecided. Read more about the poll. More in Politics: It’s been 2 months since Celeste Maloy was sworn into Congress. Here’s what she’s been up to (Deseret News) Payroll deduction of teachers’, public employees’ union dues would continue under bill endorsed by House committee (Deseret News) Does being a good environmental steward require coal production? Utah’s newest caucus says ‘yes’ (Deseret News) Jay Evensen: How would a major league stadium involve Utah taxpayers? (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR MYLIO PHOTOS Collect and Protect a Lifetime of Memories Are your family's precious memories scattered across different devices? Mylio Photos brings them together, offering peace of mind with a secure, cloud-free, easy-to-use library. Experience the joy of having all your family photos and videos accessible anytime and preserved for future generations. | Health Brain drain: How nasal and lymphatic drainage discovery could help end Alzheimer’s (Deseret News) Why so many Americans need more sleep in winter (Deseret News) Faith The Red Cliffs Utah Temple open house is underway (Deseret News) The religious roots of Auntie Anne’s pretzels (Deseret News) Entertainment Will Taylor Swift make it to the Super Bowl? (Deseret News) Meg Walter: The Oscars can only break your heart if you let them (Deseret News) Utah Utah needs 37,000 more homes — are smaller homes and lots the answer? (Deseret News) Public policy institute reports 'utmost confidence in the security of Utah's elections' (KSL) Construction worker saves life of man buried in Weber County trench (KSL) Iron County rodeo receives praise from Wilderness Circuit directors (KSL) The West Arizona National Guard troops injured in drone strike that killed 3 in Jordan (Arizona Republic) Colorado woman’s name appears on Minnesota presidential primary ballot — to her surprise (Denver Post) The Nation Most coffee shops charge more for nondairy milks. Is that discrimination? (Deseret News) Amazon’s Ring cameras will stop law enforcement from requesting doorbell footage (Deseret News) The World Mona Lisa survives another food attack — this time by food security activists (Deseret News) Negotiators are closing in on a cease-fire deal to bring back hostages in Israel and Gaza (Deseret News) Webb telescope captures 'stunning' images of 19 spiral galaxies (Reuters) Why is Canada so vulnerable to foreign meddling? (BBC) Sports Cougars energized after near upset of then-No. 4 Kansas State (Deseret News) The Nets made easy work of running the Utah Jazz out of Brooklyn (Deseret News) Here’s what happened to Utah State, BYU and Utah in The Associated Press poll this week (Deseret News) Where Steve Young thinks Zach Wilson needs to go to succeed in the NFL (Deseret News) |
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