Also: Why Sen. Mike Lee wants to defund the United Nations
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: Logan: 24 - 33° 🌨️ | 70% 💧 Salt Lake City: 29 - 36° 🌨️ | 70% 💧 St. George: 32 - 54° ⛅ Time magazine has named its 2023 person of the year. Among the top contenders were Barbie, King Charles III, Sam Altman, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. But Taylor Swift made the cover. Also on our minds: Why Sen. Mitt Romney is urging Senate Democrats to deal with the border crisis, the difference between being spiritual or religious and why many married couples share high blood pressure. |
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The University of Utah is prepared for an active aggressor event such as the gunman who shot and killed three faculty members on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus on Tuesday, a University of Utah public safety official said on Wednesday. In the aftermath of the shooting, Jason C. Hinojosa, administrative captain of the university’s Department of Public Safety, said the agency and campus prepare to respond to such events. He described both the training and planned response as “robust.” |
Read more about the University of Utah's preparedness plan. |
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Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill Wednesday that would see the United States stop payments to and give up membership in the United Nations. The Disengaging Entirely from the United Nations Debacle Act, or the DEFUND Act, would repeal federal laws — like the U.N. Participation Act of 1945 and the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act — that tie the U.S. to the U.N. “No more blank checks for the United Nations. Americans’ hard-earned dollars have been funneled into initiatives that fly in the face of our values — enabling tyrants, betraying allies, and spreading bigotry,” said the Utah senator in a press release. Read more about Sen. Mike Lee's proposed DEFUND Act. More in Politics: Rep. Blake Moore questions the extent of President Biden’s involvement in family business dealings (Deseret News) Sen. Mitt Romney urges Senate Democrats to deal with the border crisis (Deseret News) Embattled Utah AG Sean Reyes considers re-election bid, cites internal polling showing strength (Deseret News) Utah loosens ballot access rules after RFK Jr. sues (Deseret News)
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Roger B. Porter: Henry Kissinger — a realist without illusions (Deseret News) The World Who are Yemen’s Houthis? (Deseret News) Egypt’s presidential election, explained (Deseret News) Sports ‘I want to finish it out’: Why Bryson Barnes will quarterback the Utes in Las Vegas Bowl (Deseret News) Carly Dockendorf has interim tag lifted, is named Utah gymnastics’ new head coach (Deseret News) ‘We are in a good position’: Athletic director Tom Holmoe is on the BYU basketball bandwagon, too (Deseret News) ‘I want championship football and then amazing relationships’: Bronco Mendenhall has high expectations for New Mexico (Deseret News) |
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