Concert is off, but the protest is on as hundreds rally to support businesses against COVID-19 restrictions

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Concert is off, but the protest is on as hundreds rally to support businesses against COVID-19 restrictions

Stansbury Park • The show didn’t go on Saturday night, but a protest did. Unlike the demonstration against racism and police use of deadly force that turned violent in downtown…

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Cities brace for increasing unrest over George Floyd’s death, call in National Guard

Atlanta • Protesters set police cars ablaze, smashed businesses’ windows and skirmished with baton-wielding officers in streets from Atlanta to Los Angeles, as anger over George Floyd’s death spread across…

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Southwest Utah counts 37 new cases as numbers climb

From staff reports The Spectrum & Daily News Published 5:54 PM EDT May 30, 2020 Southwestern Utah’s curve has spiked upward, with the area’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumping…

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Utah health official’s weekend plea: Wear mask, maintain distance

SALT LAKE CITY — A day after Utah reported its biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, the state epidemiologist with the Utah Department of Health took to Twitter asking residents…

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2 astronauts climb aboard SpaceX rocket for historic flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Despite more storms in the forecast, two NASA astronauts climbed into their capsule Saturday for a second attempt at a history-making ride into orbit aboard…

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John Zaccheo and Kael Weston: Look out for each other in a time of crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic and our government’s response, at all levels, has been a red lesson in civics. Almost 100,000 Americans dead amid staggering job losses not seen since the Great…

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Coronavirus updates: Here’s the latest COVID-19 news

SALT LAKE CITY — Here are the latest coronavirus-related updates from Utah and around the world. If you’re on a mobile device and can’t see the updates below, click on…

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Gordon Monson: The NBA and the Jazz should go now with a playoffs-only format

The NBA is considering its various options to complete a season interrupted like no other. If sports marks the paths of our lives, COVID-19’s smeared stain on the 2020 season…

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Oakley will hold annual Fourth of July rodeo, though officials warn it’s a public health risk

The Oakley Rodeo will be back this Fourth of July, city officials decided Wednesday, becoming the first large summer event in Summit County to announce plans to go forward amid…

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Tom Clyde: Buckle up, we’re going to green

The Memorial Day weekend was cold and threatening. It was only a week ago, but it felt like an entirely different season from this week’s unseasonal heat. The weather didn’t…

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