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On September 26, at a modest auditorium tucked away in Salt Lake City’s Main Public Library, two congressmen and their opponents gathered for a climate discussion, striking for its divergence from politics as usual. The discussion was civil, informed and pragmatic, focused on ways to move forward, with few of the partisan jabs that have become, to the detriment of our country and communities, expected of many of our politicians. This town hall was more remarkable still for facilitating a productive discussion on a topic that has been polarizing — climate change, and what we and our elected leaders can do to mitigate its accelerating and potentially catastrophic impacts. Republican Reps. John Curtis and Blake Moore and their Democratic challengers, Glen Wright and Rick Jones, engaged earnestly, answering questions from local high school students. They talked about how they have personally felt the effects of climate change, what they have done about it in their personal lives and the ...

In a round of interviews, the prime minister showed little sympathy for the pain that high interest rates could inflict on mortgage holders, critics said. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The House passed the bill in its final legislative act before the midterm congressional elections, sending it to President Biden before a midnight deadline when federal funding is set to lapse. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The N.F.L. said its concussion protocols were followed when Tua Tagovailoa hit his head on Sunday. On Thursday, the quarterback left the field on a stretcher after a second head hit. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The investiture of Justice Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, was attended by President Biden and other dignitaries. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Thousands of asylum seekers have suddenly arrived in the city with infinite need. What is being done to help them? source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Forty million people rely on the river. ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten says that water scarcity in the West hasn't been recognized as the national emergency that it is. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The BBC's John Sudworth talks to residents who survived a direct hit from Hurricane Ian. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

A woman describes how flood waters were above waist height at her home after the hurricane hit Florida. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The army major doctor and her wife, a civilian doctor, are charged over plans to leak health information. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Utah lost a reckoning force in the community radio scene on Sunday. Donna Land Maldonado, one of the first staff members at Salt Lake City station KRCL-FM 90.9 who eventually served as general manager, uplifting diverse voices as she worked her way up the ranks, has died. The member of the Northern Ute tribe was 78. “She was willing to do what needed to be done and it wasn’t always easy to do,” said Stephen Holbrook, founder of the KRCL station. He brought Maldonado on in July 1979, just five months before the station went on air in December 1979. The magnitude of Maldonado’s work at the station, Holbrook said, is even greater when considering the context of the media landscape as Maldonado got her start. Her position was originally grant-funded through a federal anti-poverty program introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Holbrook said. “She was completely new to [broadcasting],” Holbrook recalled. “It was unique to have a Native American woman [on board], [especially at] a tim...

The mission in Germany would streamline a training and assistance system that the United States and its allies created on the fly after Russia’s invasion, officials said. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The city loosened selection criteria during the pandemic, policies some parents protested as unfair and others hoped would reduce racial disparities. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped Hurricane Ian gain strength. Rapidly intensifying major hurricanes are more likely as the Earth gets hotter. (Image credit: RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Deciding if and how to share health information can leave daters on a tightrope between vulnerability and vigilance. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The TV news host, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the Today show, wrote on her website that she's had surgery and radiation treatment. "Please get your annual mammogram," she said. (Image credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Such massive storms are fairly rare, and it's even more rare for them to make landfall. NOAA says that for such storms, "catastrophic damage will occur" with electricity outages "for weeks or months." (Image credit: Andrew Itkoff/AFP/Getty Images) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

September is National Senior Center Month and, for the first time since 2019, it actually feels true. Contrary to popular assumption, Salt Lake County senior centers are not drab places filled with beds where older people go for care when they can no longer live alone. No, senior centers are active community centers for adults over age 60 that offer evidence-based programs on health and well-being, exercise classes, social activities, competitions, daily lunches and a wealth of opportunities for older adults to thrive and remain engaged as they age. There are no fees at senior centers – they are funded by a mix of federal, state and county tax dollars, and suggested participant donations – and with 15 county-operated and three city-run centers in our community, there is almost certainly one in your neighborhood. If not? No problem. Throughout the past two years, our staff have developed new ways to serve our clients, including a curbside meal program during the pandemic and Wellness...

The Revolutionary Guards Corps has been attacking Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, blaming them for fomenting the unrest in Iran that was set off by the death of Mahsa Amini. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

In addition to those killed, dozens of women were raped when security forces stormed a pro-democracy rally in 2009, a U.N. investigation found. Eleven men, including the country’s former president, are on trial. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Hurricane Ian delivered an eerie omen to coastal Florida residents Wednesday morning: Its winds pulled massive amounts of water out of Tampa Bay and other areas. (Image credit: Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

They stood by each other at Birkenau, married other Holocaust survivors, lived near each other in Alabama and remained close into their 90s. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

In her new book, By Hands Now Known, Margaret Burnham reports on little-known cases of racial violence in the Jim Crow era, including crimes that went unreported and murderers who were never punished. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

St. Petersburg and Tampa are preparing for what could be their first direct hit by a major hurricane in over a century. Officials there are urging people to comply with evacuation orders immediately. (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

ST. LOUIS (AP) • Within what’s known as the secure transport industry, it’s called “gooning.” Brawny men show up under the cover of darkness and force a teenager into a vehicle, taking them against their will to a boarding school, foster home or treatment center. The process is typically initiated by parents at wit’s end over what to do with a child they perceive as troubled. For the kids, it’s the traumatic first leg of a journey to an unheard-of place, perhaps hundreds of miles away from home. Teens who resist are often told, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” They might be restrained with handcuffs or zip ties. They could be blindfolded or hooded. Though a secure transport company operator was indicted last month, criminal charges are rare because the little-known industry is virtually unregulated. In fact, the indictment was for violating a restraining order, not for the transport itself. “Some of these stories are almost out of a Charles Dickens novel,” said Rep. R...

Under the governing Conservatives, the markets are down and the pound is under pressure. On Thursday, Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, staked his claim as the guardian of sound fiscal policy. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Hurricane Ian is on a track to strike Florida as a Category 4 as early as Wednesday. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ken Welch, mayor of St. Petersburg, about his city being in the likely path of Ian. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Mr. Snowden, a former intelligence contractor, left the United States after giving hundreds of highly classified N.S.A. documents to The Guardian and The Washington Post in 2013. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

In a community ravaged by fire, floods and contaminated drinking water, residents wonder, ‘What’s next?’ And who will pick up the bill? source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Mississippi spent millions in welfare money on Brett Favre's pet project, a university volleyball arena. The retired NFL quarterback then tried to get additional money for another sports facility. (Image credit: Rogelio V. Solis/AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The boat overturned while carrying about 100 Hindu pilgrims from a temple on the Karatoa River in Panchagarh district in northern Bangladesh. (Image credit: AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Snowden, a former contractor with the National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution for leaking classified documents about government surveillance programs. (Image credit: AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The former US intelligence contractor leaked a vast US intelligence surveillance programme in 2013. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Hollywood likes to blow up incoming asteroids with nukes, but NASA's first test of whether it can change the trajectory of a space rock will try just giving one a little nudge. (Image credit: Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The New Orleans police department is overhauling its hiring process to include civilians, as well as eliminate credit score checks and marijuana use questions. (Image credit: Kevin McGill/AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

From superheroes praising tacos to an improper tilde, many businesses fail to connect with members of the community during Hispanic Heritage Month. (Image credit: Ron Jenkins/AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Authorities in Cuba suspended classes in Pinar del Rio province and said they will begin evacuations as Tropical Storm Ian was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane. (Image credit: NOAA via AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Iran's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain's ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlets. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi/AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Tiafoe spoiled the fairytale ending for Federer with a remarkable comeback against Stefanos Tsitsipas, denying the Swiss player a final trophy in the Laver Cup event. (Image credit: Kin Cheung/AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving five rescuers dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work. (Image credit: Aaron Favila/AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Authorities in Cuba suspended classes in Pinar del Rio province and said they will begin evacuations as Tropical Storm Ian was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane. (Image credit: AP) source https://oto.oto-login.com/