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Month: January 2021

Proposed bill to allow Utah inmates access to birth control

Proposed bill to allow Utah inmates access to birth control

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Utah have proposed a bill that would allow incarcerated women to continue receiving contraceptives, including birth control, while imprisoned in state jails. KUTV-TV reported that bill sponsors Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost and Sen. Luz Escamilla said the legislation would require jails to […]

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COVID live updates: South African variant found in US for first time

COVID live updates: South African variant found in US for first time

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 101 million people worldwide and killed over 2.1 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and […]

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Suit filed over all-terrain vehicles in Utah recreation zone

Suit filed over all-terrain vehicles in Utah recreation zone

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior has been sued over plans to allow all-terrain vehicles in a recreation area in Utah that conservation groups say would be destructive. The Spectrum reports that the National Parks Conservation Association filed the lawsuit on Jan. 19. It demanded […]

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Panel OKs plan to narrow stalking law over victim opposition

Panel OKs plan to narrow stalking law over victim opposition

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to narrow the legal definition of stalking cleared an early hurdle at the Utah Legislature Tuesday, despite opposition from victims and advocates. Republican Rep. Candice Pierucci said she decided to sponsor the bill after hearing about an unfair arrest of a Utah man […]

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Dixie State, California Baptist meet in conference play

Dixie State, California Baptist meet in conference play

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP)-Dixie State (4-7, 0-4) vs. California Baptist (7-4, 2-2) CBU Events Center, Riverside, California; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: WAC foes meet as Dixie State matches up against California Baptist. Both teams last played this past Saturday. California Baptist beat Long Beach State by 21 points, while […]

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Emmett Till’s childhood home is named a Chicago landmark

Emmett Till’s childhood home is named a Chicago landmark

Bettmann / Contributor/ Getty ImagesBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (CHICAGO) — The childhood home of slain teenager Emmett Till has been declared a landmark by the Chicago City Council. Till, a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago, was killed while visiting his family in Mississippi in the summer of 1955. Till […]

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Tarleton State, Utah Valley meet in conference play

Tarleton State, Utah Valley meet in conference play

OREM, Utah (AP)-Tarleton State (3-7, 0-4) vs. Utah Valley (5-6, 3-0) UCCU Events Center, Orem, Utah; Friday, 6 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: WAC foes meet as Tarleton State matches up against Utah Valley. Tarleton State blew out Howard Payne by 60 at home on Monday, while Utah Valley is coming […]

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Worster’s near triple-double helps Utah St. beat UNLV 83-74

Worster’s near triple-double helps Utah St. beat UNLV 83-74

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rollie Worster had 19 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals to lead all five Utah State starters scoring in double figures and the Aggies beat UNLV 83-74. Neemias Queta, Justin Bean and Brock Miller added 13 points apiece and Marco Anthony scored 12 for […]

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COVID live updates: US reports over 152,000 new cases

COVID live updates: US reports over 152,000 new cases

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 100.7 million people worldwide and killed over 2.1 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and […]

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More mudslides, flooding and heavy snow West; Northeast could see coldest air in two years

More mudslides, flooding and heavy snow West; Northeast could see coldest air in two years

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of people are without power and thousands have been evacuated as mudslide and flash flooding threats continue in California. Up to 8 inches of rain has already fallen since Tuesday south of Monterey, California, and it is helping […]

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