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Utah Headlines

Political news

• Perspective: The best things are built together, not voted into reality (Deseret News)
• Senate GOP clamor over leadership changes grows louder as Sen. Mike Lee insists on term limits (Politico)

Election news

• Lyman considering lawsuits as he delays conceding to Gov. Spencer Cox (Deseret News)
• Pair of incumbent state lawmakers headed for defeat after Tuesday's primaries (KSL)
• Data shows most Utah County voters didn’t mail ballots; turnout rates differed slightly (KSL TV)
• 2024 Utah GOP convention winners struggle in primary election (KSL Newsradio)
• Signature-gathering candidates won major races in Utah GOP primary (Fox13)

Utah news

• Report showcases Utah’s population and employment centers by region (KSL)
• Search crews find pants, wallet, ID during search for missing couple in Grand County (KSL TV)
• Kidnapping victim leaves note in Utah gas station leading to suspect arrest, documents say (ABC4)
• Utah vehicles may be able to communicate with roads soon with V2X technology expansion (Standard-Examiner)

Olympic news

• Utah athletes head to 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris (KSL TV)

Business

• Ford recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gear (KSL TV)
• Amazon Prime Day 2024 will fall on July 16 and 17 (ABC4)

Courts

• Utah officials weren’t racist when they stopped Ute Tribe from buying Tabby Mountain, judge rules (Salt Lake Tribune)
• A Supreme Court ruling on abortion seems to have gotten out early — again (Deseret News)

Culture

• ‘I teach my kids to work hard and dream big’: Utah moms compete in ‘Race to Survive: New Zealand’ (Deseret News)
• This Fourth of July expected to be the ‘busiest ever’ with nearly 71M travelers (ABC4)

Education

• A new USU program aims to make school materials accessible for disabled students (UPR)
• Utah higher ed. commissioner didn’t force schools to close cultural centers now — but said it’ll be ‘an inevitability’ (Salt Lake Tribune)

Family

• Opinion: Want to help solve homelessness? Listen to Gov. Cox and become a foster parent (Deseret News)

Health

• Lehi man's 'I Love You Bro' Project expands mental health support for men (KUTV)

Housing

• Single and buying: Women take the lead in purchasing real estate - by millions (Deseret News)
• A plan to build housing to replace a drive-in theater and swap meet moves closer to reality (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Two Utah counties have lots of housing being built, but they probably aren’t in most people’s budget (Salt Lake Tribune)

National Headlines

General

• Fossil of child with Down syndrome hints at Neanderthal compassion (Reuters)
• DEI programs toppled amid a surge of conservative lawsuits (Washington Post)

Political news

• Supreme Court rejects GOP-led suit claiming government censored social media (Wall Street Journal)
• McConnell breaks with Trump on vilification of Biden (The Hill)

Election news

• Trump allies test a new strategy for blocking election results (Washington Post)
• ‘Angels’ and an ‘animal’: Biden, Trump spar on immigration ahead of debate (Washington Post)
• Trump eyes bigger trade war in second term (New York Times)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• In his home near Ukraine's front line with Russia, Yurii makes a stand (Reuters)

Israel and Gaza

• Medical groups challenge Israel's ban on evacuations from Gaza. Is Israel relenting? (NPR)
• Biden administration scrambles to head off wider war between Israel and Hezbollah (Wall Street Journal)

World news

• Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace (Reuters)
• Sudan faces famine risk in 14 areas, global hunger monitor says (Reuters)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

Romney, colleagues introduce legislation to better inform students on military career options

U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) have introduced the Military and Educational Data Integration Act, bipartisan legislation to help states access military enlistment data to better inform students on military careers.

The Military and Educational Data Integration Act would require the Department of Defense to create a data-sharing program to enable state education systems to access military enlistment data. This would allow high schools to more accurately track the outcomes of students who choose a career in the military after graduation. (Read More)

Salt Lake Chamber to recognize business and community leaders at 2024 annual meeting

The Salt Lake Chamber will hold its 2024 Annual Meeting on September 17, releasing its annual report and honoring individuals and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional support to advance the Chamber’s mission and bolster the business community over the past year. (Read More)

Tweet of the Day

Upcoming

• August 14 â€” Hatch Foundation "Titan of Public Service" recognizing Sen. John Thune, Grand America
• August 20-21 — Interim Days
• September 17-18 — Interim Days
• October 15-16 — Interim Day
• November 19-20 — Interim Days

On This Day In History 

• 1829 - English scientist James Smithson establishes the Smithsonian Institution 
• 1844 - Joseph and Hyrum Smith killed in Carthage, Illinois
• 1880 - Helen Keller is born
• 1893 - Prices collapse at the New York Stock Exchange drawing the United States into a deep economic depression.
• 1950 - President Truman orders US forces to Korea
• 1985 - Route 66 decertified, highway signs removed.
• 2008 - Bill Gates steps down as Chairman of Microsoft Corporation to work full time for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
• 2015 - Activist Bree Newsome removes Confederate flag from South Carolina State House.
• 2017 - Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook has reached 2 billion monthly users
• 2019 US Supreme Court rules 2020 census cannot contain a question about citizenship in a 5-4 ruling 
• 2019 - US Supreme Court rules the Constitution doesn't prohibit partisan gerrymandering, allowing a ruling party to redraw electoral boundaries

Quote of the Day

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.”
― Helen Keller

On the Punny Side

My favorite exercise is a combination of a lunge and a crunch.

It's called lunch.

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