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Month: March 2022

Restaurant leaders respond directly to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union

Restaurant leaders respond directly to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union

Getty Images/Stock Photo (NEW YORK) — Hours after President Joe Biden’s inaugural State of the Union speech Tuesday night, restaurant and bar industry leaders called on the administration for action. Chefs, restaurant owners and leaders of the Independent Restaurant Coalition spoke to media Wednesday in tandem with a new letter signed […]

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JetBlue pilot pulled off plane after failing breathalyzer

JetBlue pilot pulled off plane after failing breathalyzer

Getty Images/Robert Nickelsberg (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A 52-year-old JetBlue pilot was pulled off a plane in Buffalo, New York, after blowing a blood alcohol content over the legal limit for pilots, according to Helen Tederous, public affairs director for the Niagra Frontier Transportation Authority. Pilots face strict blood alcohol restrictions, with […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 3/2

Prep Sports Roundup: 3/2

Boys Basketball 1A State Tournament 2nd Round RICHFIELD, Utah-Brock Syrett posted 15 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds on 5-6 from the field as the No. 4 Bryce Valley Mustangs pummeled No. 13 Rich 63-30 Wednesday in the 2nd round of the 1A state tournament at the Sevier Valley Center. […]

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Bill That Would Punish Teachers For Talking About Divisive Concepts Fails

Bill That Would Punish Teachers For Talking About Divisive Concepts Fails

(Salt Lake City, UT) – A proposal that would allow the state to punish teachers for talking about “divisive concepts” in class failed to clear its committee hearing in the Utah Legislature. SB 257 from Republican State Senator John Johnson would have applied to K-12 schools and state-funded colleges. Teachers […]

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Supply Chain Issues Affect Distribution Of DMV License Decals

Supply Chain Issues Affect Distribution Of DMV License Decals

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Supply chain issues are affecting Utahns in unexpected ways. The state Department of Motor Vehicles is unable to issue new license plate decals because the material needed to make them hasn’t been delivered. DMV offices are giving car owners a letter when they renew registration […]

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Amended Bill To Prohibit Vaccine Passports Advances In State Senate

Amended Bill To Prohibit Vaccine Passports Advances In State Senate

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that seeks to prevent businesses from requiring proof of vaccination from workers and customers is advancing in the Utah Senate. The Senate’s Taxation and Revenue Committee approved an amended version of House Bill 60 on a 7-2 vote yesterday. The bill was changed […]

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Utah lawmakers pass new media restrictions for House floor

Utah lawmakers pass new media restrictions for House floor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has approved new rules limiting where members of the press can film and interview lawmakers, following similar action taken by the Utah Senate weeks ago. Rules passed on Tuesday require journalists covering the Legislature to ask for permission to interview […]

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Adoptive parents of two missing toddlers plead not guilty to murder charges

Adoptive parents of two missing toddlers plead not guilty to murder charges

California State Department Office of the Attorney General (BAKERSFIELD, Calif.) — The adoptive parents of two missing California toddlers pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges, a day after a prosecutor alleged that the couple killed the boys months before they were reported missing. Trezell West, 35, and Jacqueline West, […]

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Adoptive parents of two missing California boys arrested on murder charges

Adoptive parents of two missing California boys arrested on murder charges

California State Department Office of the Attorney General (BAKERSFIELD, Calif.) — The more than yearlong search for two missing California toddlers took a disturbing twist Tuesday night when their adoptive parents were jailed on murder charges, authorities said. Trezell West, 35, and Jacqueline West, 32, were being held without bail […]

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Juror in Ghislaine Maxwell trial intends to take the fifth at hearing

Juror in Ghislaine Maxwell trial intends to take the fifth at hearing

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the jurors who convicted Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking in December intends to take the Fifth Amendment at a hearing next week regarding his role on the jury, according to a letter from the juror’s attorney that was made public […]

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