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Month: November 2020

Utah could receive virus vaccine as early as mid-December

Utah could receive virus vaccine as early as mid-December

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say Utah could receive its first round of a coronavirus vaccine as early as mid-December. Wider distribution likely won’t be available until July. The first doses in Utah will go to staff in emergency departments, urgent care facilities, COVID-19 units and long-term care […]

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Coronavirus live updates: Nurse speaks out from the picket line

Coronavirus live updates: Nurse speaks out from the picket line

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO, ERIN SCHUMAKER, IVAN PEREIRA and JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 1.3 million people worldwide. Over 55.7 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory […]

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Utah lawmakers consider K9 training restrictions after audit

Utah lawmakers consider K9 training restrictions after audit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are now considering adding further training requirements for dogs and their handlers. At an interim committee hearing on Tuesday, legislators unanimously approved a bill that would require annual certification for Utah police dogs and their handlers. The bill would also amend provisions so […]

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Salt Lake Tribune hires Sacramento Bee exec as top editor

Salt Lake Tribune hires Sacramento Bee exec as top editor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune has hired Sacramento Bee President Lauren Gustus as its new editor. The Tribune reported Tuesday that Gustus becomes the third woman to serve as the newspaper’s executive editor in its 150-year history. She will oversee all news gathering processes and a […]

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At least 11 dead in Central America from powerful Hurricane Iota

At least 11 dead in Central America from powerful Hurricane Iota

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, CHRISTINE THEODOROU and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least 11 people are dead in the wake of powerful Hurricane Iota, which is slamming Central America. Iota made landfall Monday night in Nicaragua, and though the storm is dissipating, the threat for heavy rain […]

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The Pac-12 Reverses Course; Is Now Open To Non-Conference Football Games This Season

The Pac-12 Reverses Course; Is Now Open To Non-Conference Football Games This Season

SAN FRANCISCO-Tuesday, presidents of Pac-12 institutions, including University of Utah president Ruth V. Watkins, discussed the possibility of allowing non-conference football games to occur this season if a previously scheduled matchup is canceled because of covid-19. This is per information shared via multiple sources who had knowledge of the discussions. […]

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Knicks move up with second first-round pick in Jazz swap

The New York Knicks moved up a few spots with their second pick of the NBA draft’s first round by completing a trade with the Utah Jazz. The Knicks acquired the No. 23 pick from Utah, sending the Nos. 27 and 38 picks to the Jazz. New York also received […]

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Iota continues to bring deadly floods to Central America

Iota continues to bring deadly floods to Central America

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nine people have been confirmed dead in Central America from Iota’s fury as the system continues to bring life-threatening flash floods and mudslides to the area. Iota is currently a Tropical Depression with winds of 35 mph, but heavy rain continues […]

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Will there be an American insurgency?

Will there be an American insurgency?

krblokhin/iStockBy MICK MULROY, ABC News(NEW YORK) – David Kilcullen, one of the world’s leading counterinsurgency theorists, recently posed the question of whether the United States is on the precipice of an insurgency. The answer remains unclear, but it is important to review the facts and the means of preventing an […]

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Coronavirus live updates: Tokyo reportedly mulls new restrictions as cases rise

Coronavirus live updates: Tokyo reportedly mulls new restrictions as cases rise

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO, ERIN SCHUMAKER, IVAN PEREIRA and JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 1.3 million people worldwide. Over 55.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory […]

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