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Month: July 2021

Michael Avenatti, one-time foe of President Trump, sentenced to 30 months in jail for Nike extortion scheme

Michael Avenatti, one-time foe of President Trump, sentenced to 30 months in jail for Nike extortion scheme

Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Not long ago, Michael Avenatti was a fixture on cable news, the bellicose nemesis of former President Donald Trump as lawyer to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. He even briefly considered a run for president. On Thursday, Avenatti dropped another few pegs […]

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Suspect arrested in shooting of three law enforcement officers in Chicago

Suspect arrested in shooting of three law enforcement officers in Chicago

amphotora/iStock (CHICAGO) — A 28-year-old man accused of shooting three law enforcement officers on Chicago’s South Side has been arrested. Eugene McLaurin, a Chicago resident, has been federally charged with one count of using a dangerous and deadly weapon to assault an ATF agent, punishable by a maximum sentence of […]

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Salina City Police Department Seeking Public’s Help in Locating Suspect

Salina City Police Department Seeking Public’s Help in Locating Suspect

The Salina City Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect. In a post made to their Facebook page the department shared an image of the suspect stating that the subject was last seen at Loves in Salina the morning of July 8 at about 9:30. The […]

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Small Plane Crash Near Chester

Small Plane Crash Near Chester

Just before 6:30 p.m. on July 7, authorities in Sanpete County responded to a small plane crash about one mile north of Chester. The plane was a small glider that flew out of Nephi with the pilot and one passenger on board. The glider made an emergency landing in a […]

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Utah receives final portion of $615M federal school relief

Utah receives final portion of $615M federal school relief

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Schools in Utah have gained access to an additional $205 million in federal relief after the U.S. Education Department approved plans from several states detailing how the funding will be used to get students caught up on learning. Utah is among the first cohort of […]

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Weber State Football Is No. 7 in HERO Sports Preseason Rankings

Weber State Football Is No. 7 in HERO Sports Preseason Rankings

OGDEN, Utah-Thursday, Weber State football achieved a No. 7 ranking in the HERO Sports preseason poll. The Wildcats are tied for No. 7 with fellow Big Sky Conference foe Montana State. Other Big Sky Conference schools to be ranked include No. 9 Montana, No. 16 Eastern Washington and No. 23 […]

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Willow Creek Fire Update

With the quick response of air & ground resources, the Willow Creek Fire was held to 48 acres. Federal & state crews, along with @DromedaryPeak & Snake River Hotshots, will be working to establish containment today. Please avoid the area for firefighter & public safety.

Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 60 as rescue efforts shift to recovery

Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 60 as rescue efforts shift to recovery

Eva Marie Uzcategui Trinkl/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — At least 60 people have now been confirmed dead and 80 others remain potentially unaccounted for since a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County last month. The disaster occurred on June 24 around 1:15 a.m. […]

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Nikole Hannah-Jones says UNC tenure fiasco indicative of broader racial inequality in higher learning

Nikole Hannah-Jones says UNC tenure fiasco indicative of broader racial inequality in higher learning

Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Peabody Awards (NEW YORK) — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones was offered tenure at the journalism school of her alma mater, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, but she won’t be taking it. Instead, she will go to Howard University after her tenure was initially […]

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Naomi Osaka speaks out after French Open mental health controversy: ‘Athletes are humans’

Naomi Osaka speaks out after French Open mental health controversy: ‘Athletes are humans’

Quality Sport Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka is speaking out in-depth for the first time about her withdrawal from this year’s French Open due to mental health concerns, and the unexpected debate and controversy that followed her decision. “I feel uncomfortable being the spokesperson or face […]

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