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Month: August 2023

Illinois becomes 1st state to regulate kid influencers: What to know about the law

Illinois becomes 1st state to regulate kid influencers: What to know about the law

Sergio Amiti/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — During the coronavirus pandemic, Shreya Nallamothu, now 16, said she, like so many others, began to spend more time on social media, where she saw countless parents who documented their own lives and their kids’ lives on different platforms. “The more I fell down […]

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Michael Oher, subject of ‘The Blind Side,’ alleges Tuohy family profited from lie

Michael Oher, subject of ‘The Blind Side,’ alleges Tuohy family profited from lie

Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images (NEW YORK ) — Michael Oher, a former NFL star whose inspiring life story was the subject of the 2009 film “The Blind Side,” is alleging that the family who supposedly adopted him never did so and has been profiting off him for years. Oher filed a […]

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Maui wildfire survivor recounts harrowing experience hiding behind beach drywall

Maui wildfire survivor recounts harrowing experience hiding behind beach drywall

Courtesy Denny Yuckert (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — A longtime Lahaina resident said he’s “been through hell and back” after he and dozens of his neighbors raced through the deadly wildfires that struck the island, as they waited in the water near the shore for hours before they were rescued. Denny Yuckert, […]

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Philadelphia teen arrested, charged in FBI terrorism investigation

Philadelphia teen arrested, charged in FBI terrorism investigation

krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A Philadelphia teen has been charged and arrested with multiple state charges stemming from an FBI terrorism investigation, officials announced Monday. The teen, a 17-year-old whose name is not being released, is being charged as a juvenile, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said at a […]

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U of U Health Investigates Data Security Breach

U of U Health Investigates Data Security Breach

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah Health Care is investigating an information security breach. Officials say the breach potentially involves some patients’ personal information. The University says its TMG Health security team discovered an unauthorized user downloading files on June 21st. Information that was potentially leaked included […]

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Advocates Are Preparing For Utah Child Care Industry Funding Ending

Advocates Are Preparing For Utah Child Care Industry Funding Ending

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Advocates are preparing for the looming crisis of childcare funding ending. Utah’s Office of Child Care is planning to reduce stabilization grants by 75-percent in October. This means child care costs are going to increase by nine percent. Voices of Utah says most child care […]

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Crews Working On Major Fire Near Beaver

Crews Working On Major Fire Near Beaver

(Beaver, UT) — Crews are working to get a wildfire in southern Utah under control. Officials explained the Thompson Ridge Fire southeast of Beaver grew to more than 72-hundred acres as of yesterday afternoon but with zero-percent containment. The blaze started on August 4th following a lightning strike. More than […]

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Judge Throws Out Monument Lawsuit

Judge Throws Out Monument Lawsuit

(Escalante, UT) — Two national monuments in southern Utah aren’t going to shrink in size anytime soon. A federal judge made the decision to throw out a lawsuit Friday that was filed last year by several state leaders, including Governor Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes. The move was […]

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Jack Christensen/ Elder Dallin H. Oaks

08-13 Jack Christensen-Elder Dallin H. Oaks

President Russell M. Nelson- Covenants

08-16 President Russell M. Nelson