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Month: June 2021

3 people dead after fiery multi-vehicle crash in Utah

3 people dead after fiery multi-vehicle crash in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in northern Utah say three people have died in a fiery multi-vehicle car crash on a highway near the Heber Valley Airport. KSTU-TV reported that investigators with Utah Highway Patrol said they believe a Jeep traveling on the highway slowed down and was rear-ended […]

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Utah governor calls for reduced water usage amid drought

Utah governor calls for reduced water usage amid drought

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is urging residents and businesses to cut down on their water usage to combat the worst drought the state has experienced in decades. Cox said Tuesday he will issue an executive order directing state agencies in northern Utah to only water […]

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Mormon sex therapist’s ouster stirs worries of shame culture

Mormon sex therapist’s ouster stirs worries of shame culture

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A decision by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to kick out a sex therapist who had publicly challenged the faith’s policies on sexuality has triggered concerns from mental health professionals. They fear the move will further embolden a culture of shame that […]

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Texas to reform energy grid in response to fatal blackouts caused by severe winter storms

Texas to reform energy grid in response to fatal blackouts caused by severe winter storms

Sundry Photography/iStock (AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill to reform the state’s power grid and how it’s operated in response to the disastrous energy crisis caused by severe winter storms. More than 4 million people in the state were left without heat and potable water […]

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Alabama officials offer $125,000 in rewards for tips in shootings of five children

Alabama officials offer $125,000 in rewards for tips in shootings of five children

City of Birmingham (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Authorities in Alabama are offering $125,000 for information leading to arrests in five separate shootings of young children. Six children younger than 10 years old have been shot in Birmingham so far this year, and only one related arrest has been made, Mayor Randall […]

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Arrest made in fatal shooting of 10-year-old Justin Wallace in New York City

Arrest made in fatal shooting of 10-year-old Justin Wallace in New York City

Ben185/iStock (NEW YORK) — A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Justin Wallace in New York City, a crime that outraged residents and city leaders, and underscored an alarming spike in gun violence across the nation. The suspect, identified by the New York Police Department as […]

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Bjorkgren out as Pacers coach after one season

Bjorkgren out as Pacers coach after one season

Will Newton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that the Indiana Pacers have fired head coach Nate Bjorkgren after one season. The team finished 9th in the Eastern Conference with a 34-38 record and missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons after losing to the Washington […]

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Three caught on video allegedly shooting at homeless people with BB gun: Police

Three caught on video allegedly shooting at homeless people with BB gun: Police

Alex_Schmidt/iStock (CINCINNATI) — Three people were taken into custody after allegedly shooting at people experiencing homelessness with a BB gun, said police in Cincinnati, Ohio. The suspects — two sisters and one man — allegedly shot at seven people in the early hours of June 3 in attacks caught on […]

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Gauff falls to unseeded Krejcikova at French Open

Gauff falls to unseeded Krejcikova at French Open

Tnani Badreddine/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images (PARIS) — 17-year old Coco Gauff fell short at the French Open after losing 7-6 (6), 6-3 to unseeded Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter-final on Wednesday. Gauff led early in the first set 3-0 but could not convert the five set points she held, allowing […]

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Maine’s legal marijuana market begins to boom as state breaks another sales record

Maine’s legal marijuana market begins to boom as state breaks another sales record

Nastasic/iStock (NEW YORK) — Marijuana sales in Maine have shown no signs of slowing down as the state set another record for monthly sales in May. Sales totaled $5.36 million last month, which is $1 million more than the previous record-breaking month in April, according to Maine’s Office of Marijuana […]

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