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There was A LOT of interesting news this week, so here’s a summary of your favorites ICYMI:

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🔐 A cyber attack breached some Latter-day Saint member data. Here’s what we know: The church had a suspected cyber attack in March. Luckily federal investigators are saying that the risk of member or banking information is slim and members and employees are at low risk.

👍 Is the thumbs-up emoji canceled? 10 emojis that Gen Z says only ‘old’ people use: Rude.😭

🌭 What is the Mitt Romney martyr thesis? Atlantic columnist and conservative writer David French made some pointed observations of the GOP’s cultural divide over Mitt Romney and Donald Trump.

💍 Perspective: The courts are coming for monogamy. We should resist: The authors of this perspective piece make the case that the courts have loosened the dam on polyamorous relationships, potentially threatening the rights of monogamous marriages.

🗳 Sen. Mike Lee, Evan McMullin don’t hold back in heated Senate debate: They also had plenty to say after the debate.

💔 The most surprising part of a new survey on adultery: Religion reporter Kelsey Dallas always discusses the most interesting topics in her “State of Faith” newsletter, but this one was particularly interesting. Conventional wisdom would say that cheating on a spouse is always wrong regardless of the gender of the partner, but according to this survey, people look far less favorably on men who cheat than women.

🦙 ‘Rampant organized theft’ in San Francisco leads Utah-based Cotopaxi to close store: Utah-based CEO Davis Smith says the once-beautiful “Golden Gate City” and “Paris of the West” is now a “city of chaos ... overrun with drugs, criminals, and homelessness.”

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By the way: Today's email is heavy on politics, and I couldn’t fit all of it into one section. To make it easier for you to find stories about the Utah midterm elections, I’ve put a ballot box emoji by the relevant headlines: 🗳

Also on our minds: What Mike Pence said about voting for Trump in 2024, what Adam Kinzinger has to say about Lee and McMullin and some awesome photos of outer space to start your weekend.

What did auditors find when they looked at what’s being taught in Utah public schools?

Ten-thousand teachers, 500 hotline complaints, 150 parents, 44 courses and five school districts. That’s what went into the Utah Legislature’s dive into the state’s public school curriculum. What it all boiled down to is a handful of key conclusions including that there is little guidance or clarity on teacher neutrality or how to address emerging issues.

What did they find being taught in the classroom? Read the article here.

More candidates are skipping debates. Here’s what Utah Gov. Cox has to say about it 🗳

In his monthly PBS press conference, Gov. Spencer Cox discussed his thoughts on the current atmosphere of political debates. Although he appreciates Utah’s bipartisan debate commission, he noted that debates are a “debate” in and of themselves.

Earlier this month, Rep. Burgess Owens pulled out of a debate after the Salt Lake Tribune published what he felt was a racist cartoon of him. Several other candidates across the nation have also pulled out of debates. Cox also noted the lack of substance in the debating atmosphere and questioned whether or not people’s minds are changed after watching.

What else did he say? Read more about it at KSL.

More in Politics:

Perspective: Why young people are down on democracy — and how we can change that (Deseret News)
🗳 What Adam Kinzinger has to say about Evan McMullin, Mike Lee (Deseret News)

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Opinion:

🗳 Opinion: Why I’m supporting Mike Lee (Deseret News)
🗳 Opinion: Evan McMullin can restore truth and accountability (Deseret News)
Opinion: I could have been a casualty. We need to address the roots of the opioid crisis (Deseret News)

Economy:

The housing market is correcting — but Utah’s affordability crisis isn’t going away (Deseret News)

Faith:

‘May I pray for you?’: Intel CEO on faith and business (Deseret News)

Northern Utah:

F-35 crashes at Hill Air Force Base; pilot ejected, taken to hospital (KSL)
Hill AFB expansion is part of updating US nuclear defense (KSL)

The West:

We need to invest more money in our national parks (Utah Business)
Someone is shooting wild horses in southern Utah and the West. Why? (Deseret News)

The Nation:

Immigration is the U.S.’s ‘easiest’ controversial issue to solve, Utah Gov. Cox says. Here’s why (KSL)
D.C. audience asks Mike Pence if he would vote for Trump in 2024 (Deseret News)

The World:

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 44 days in office (Deseret News)

Sports:

BYU and Liberty have a brief football history. Here’s what happened in the past (Deseret News)
Utes win over USC was big, but plenty of work ahead (Deseret News)
Analysis: The Utah Jazz have a lot to be happy about after collective effort paid off against the Nuggets (Deseret News)