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Storm surges and wind speeds caused wide-spread damage across multiple US states. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Another inland port project has been approved on imperiled Great Salt Lake wetlands. Detecting when students use artificial intelligence for homework is this school year’s newest challenge. Here’s how one Utah district is dealing with it. And the Utah Pride Center won’t be closing , leaders say, backtracking on an earlier statement. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Leia Larsen, Carmen Nesbitt and Palak Jayswal, along with columnist Robert Gehrke, join Utah Public Radio’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories. Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org , or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio at www.upr.org for the broadcast. Join the live conversation this week by email to upraccess@gmail.com or Twitter @upraccess. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Joe Biggs' sentence is one of the longest so far handed out to participants in the 6 January riot. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Up to 9in (23cm) of rain and life-threatening flash flooding could hit parts of eastern North Carolina. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Manila, Philippines • The opponent names will become more recognizable for USA Basketball now. Nikola Vucevic awaits on Friday, Jonas Valanciunas on Sunday, and if the Americans keep progressing through this FIBA World Cup the challenges will only get tougher. To that, they say this: Good. Second-round play at the World Cup starts Friday, with a 32-team field to start the tournament now down to 16 contenders for the Naismith Trophy. The U.S. is one of eight teams with 3-0 records, and those are the teams that have the easiest path to the quarterfinals. “There’s an immediate respect level from guys going against them in the NBA,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. “The familiarity really helps as well. The hard part is when you go into a game and there’s a great player who these guys don’t know, and he’s got a last name with lots of letters, and you have to refer to him as No. 5 or whatever and our guys aren’t ready for how good this player is. That’s a huge challenge in this tournament.” ...

Draper • As it toppled over Wednesday, the last guard tower at the old Utah State Prison gave way to an ambitious future. Demolition crews and public officials supporting The Point, the state-backed redevelopment of the former prison site into a green, vibrant and futuristic mini-city , watched nearby as the spindle-legged tower tumbled. Much of the rest of the sprawling 72-year-old correctional facility in Draper has been leveled, with a total of 252 buildings demolished and harvested for thousands of tons of recyclable materials, much of it ground into piles of usable rubble. Only the historic Chapel by the Wayside , built by inmates, still stands on the 600 or so acres of what was the main penitentiary campus — save for dozens of excavators and immense piles of crushed concrete and mulch from removed invasive trees. The wrecking started last November, when crane crews pushed over the first prison tower , and is now 90% done. Caleb Townes, senior project manager for Bountiful’s ...

The storm leaves roads and towns along Florida's 'nature coast' inundated with knee-deep floodwaters. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Vatican City • When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed and convert. Those medieval exchanges between Roman pope and Mongolian khan were full of bellicose demands for submission and conversion, with each side claiming to be acting in the name of God, according to texts of the letters that survive. But the exchanges also showed mutual respect at a time when the Catholic Church was waging Crusades and the Mongol Empire was conquering lands as far west as Hungary in what would become the largest contiguous land empire in world history. Some 800 years later, Francis won’t be testing new diplomatic waters or seeking to proselytize Mongolia’s mostly Buddhist people when he arrives in the capital Ulaanbaatar Friday for a four-day visit. His trip is ne...

For the second time in just over a month, the Senate Minority Leader appeared to freeze. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida before crossing into Georgia, with flooding the biggest concern. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Vatican City • When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed and convert. Those medieval exchanges between Roman pope and Mongolian khan were full of bellicose demands for submission and conversion, with each side claiming to be acting in the name of God, according to texts of the letters that survive. But the exchanges also showed mutual respect at a time when the Catholic Church was waging Crusades and the Mongol Empire was conquering lands as far west as Hungary in what would become the largest contiguous land empire in world history. Some 800 years later, Francis won’t be testing new diplomatic waters or seeking to proselytize Mongolia’s mostly Buddhist people when he arrives in the capital Ulaanbaatar Friday for a four-day visit. His trip is ne...

A bond has been set for Harrison Floyd, who has been held in Fulton County Jail since Thursday. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Utah content creator and “Mormon mom TikTok” star Taylor Frankie Paul entered a plea in abeyance Friday related to a February altercation with her boyfriend at the time. Paul was charged in March after a report of domestic violence on Feb. 17, when Paul’s then-boyfriend called Herriman police to say that Paul had begun hitting him in the presence of her two young children, according to court documents. She entered a plea in abeyance on Friday to a third-degree felony count of aggravated assault, and four other charges were dismissed with prejudice. The plea will be held in abeyance for three years, at which time the charge will be entered as a Class A misdemeanor as long as Paul abides by the terms of her the plea agreement, according to court documents. During the February altercation, Paul, then 28, threw her phone and a wooden play set at the man, damaging his vehicle, court documents state. Video of the altercation obtained by police also indicates Paul threw “heavy metal chai...

The father is heard telling an emergency dispatcher his son stopped taking psychiatric medication. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Warming oceans have led to more powerful storms forming over the Atlantic in recent years. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Kenneth Law is alleged to have sent parcels containing poisonous substances to customers in 40 countries. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The House Majority leader says he is getting treatment for multiple myloma, a blood condition. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

All eyes were on the lead box, buried in the 1820s, as it was opened at a US military academy source https://oto.oto-login.com/

It’s going to be hot in Salt Lake City on Tuesday — an all-time record could be tied — but temperatures are expected to fall starting Wednesday. And there’s at least a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms that could affect both the University of Utah’s football game on Thursday night and BYU’s home opener on Saturday night. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 99 in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, which would tie the record for Aug. 29 set in 2017 — 11 degrees higher than average for this time of year. However, a “dry but fairly potent” cold front is expected to move across northern Utah on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, “bringing temperatures back to near normal for this time of year.” The forecast calls for highs of 87 on Wednesday; 92 on Thursday; 86 on Friday; 85 on Saturday; and 81 on Sunday. The forecast high for Labor Day is just 75 — about 10 degrees below normal and 27 degrees colder than a year ago, when the thermometer topped out at 102, a record...

One woman said the man put his hands down his pants in front of her. Another woman said the same man texted her a picture of his crotch. A third woman said she had a consensual relationship with the man, only to have him retaliate after it ended. The man is Kenny Parcell, president of the National Association of Realtors, a powerful nonprofit organization with more than $1 billion in assets that controls access to nearly every American home listing. All three women, who worked at the Chicago-based group, said they were sexually harassed by Parcell, and described a pattern of behavior that included improper touching and lewd photos and texts. Within the organization, known as NAR, and its affiliates, 29 employees and former leaders told The New York Times that even after years of complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination and retribution by Parcell and other leaders, little changed. Many of these claims have begun to surface in recent weeks after Janelle Brevard, the former emplo...

Mitchel Musso, who starred opposite Miley Cyrus in the US sitcom, spent a night in jail in Texas. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Alexandra Paul's baby, who was also in the car, survived the crash in Ontario's Melancthon Township. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The totem pole has been in Scotland for almost a century since it was sold to the museum in 1929. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The city has become the crucible of an experiment - are robotaxis ready for the streets? source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Salt Lake City police are searching for a 15-year-old girl who is considered to be at-risk. Paightyn Jones was last seen in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday night, wearing a white Hello Kitty T-shirt with cars on it, along with pink shorts, said SLCPD. Jones is about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 105 pounds, and also has a tattoo of a heart on her cheek. Jones is in Salt Lake City for treatment, police said, and doesn’t have her medication with her. (Provided by SLCPD) At left is pictured 15-year-old Paightyn Jones with an unnamed man whom police say was the last person to be seen with her. He is not considered a suspect. At right is a truck that police say he left in. On Sunday, SLCPD shared a photo of Jones with a man whom police said is the last known person to be seen with her. In the photo, the two are walking in a store together, and he is wearing a white shirt, jeans and black sneakers. He left in a dark pickup truck, said police, and it’s unclear whether Jones left wit...

Rudy Gobert and France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won’t even make the second round, an absolutely stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists. Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 Sunday night in a Group H game at Jakarta, Indonesia. The result sent Latvia and Canada through to the second round, and meant France — which won the bronze at the last two World Cups — cannot finish better than 17th place this year. Rolands Smits added 20 points and Davis Bertans had 15 points, as Latvia rallied from a 13-point deficit. It took the lead for the first time with 37.7 seconds left and held on when Sylvain Francisco missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Evan Fournier had 27 points for France, who lost to Canada in its opener. Gobert had nine points and seven rebounds. The momentum swung in the middle of the fourth quarter when France playmaker Nando de Colo was ejected after receiving his second unsportsmanlike foul. Latvia and...

Sandy • Corey Baird and defender Daniel Steres scored first-half goals to guide Houston to a 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, snapping the Dynamo’s 11-match winless streak in the series and ending RSL’s nine-match unbeaten run. Baird scored his fifth goal of the season to give Houston (10-10-5) the lead in the 9th minute. Defender Brad Smith notched an assist. Steres found the net in the 29th minute when he took a pass from Héctor Herrera and scored for the first time this season. Adalberto Carrasquilla scored off an assist from Ibrahim Aliyu in the 75th minute to complete the scoring with his second netter of the campaign. Steve Clark finished with one save to earn his 10th clean sheet of the season for the Dynamo, one behind league leader Stefan Frei of the Seattle Sounders. Gavin Beaver saved one shot for Real Salt Lake (10-8-7), which had gone 5-0-6 in its club-record run against Houston. It was the Dynamo’s longest winless streak against any opponent. Real ...

On Aug. 23, Republican Sen. Mike Lee held a town hall meeting in Lehi. Many citizens attended, and the Q&A component was lively. Attendees had questions for him about the Afghan Adjustment Act, border control and concerns about his support for indicted sexual predator and twice impeached Donald J. Trump. One brave man (unknown to me) — a military veteran, retired professor, businessman and Utah resident of nearly 80 years — asked this question: “In October 2020 you stated your allegiance and respect for Donald Trump by comparing him to one of your heroes in the Book of Mormon, Alma 43-56. Captain Moroni, you stated, was like Donald Trump — a great leader worthy of being our president. Are you prepared today to defend your allegiance to Donald Trump, and want him to be our next president? If so, how can you defend his dishonest, obscene, and criminal actions during his entire adult life? If not, why have you not denounced him publicly? Why have you not voted for his removal from of...

Many of Utah’s leading politicians are engaged in an embarrassing dance of either supporting the multiply indicted inciter of an attempted overthrow of the U.S. government or displaying a wan hope that the former president would just, somehow, go away. This is not the leadership that Utah deserves. Our elected officials and our dominant political party should shake off the outsized influence of social media and conspiracy theorists and build the kind of center-right political party the nation needs. A party that believes in law and order, individual responsibility, a small, trustworthy government and that works to boost America’s standing in the world. Yet we get exactly the opposite of that from Utah’s senior U.S. senator, Mike Lee . The man who spent “ 14 hours a day ” trying to drum up support for a false elector scheme cooked up by a handful of people who are now under indictment in Georgia now says that, while it is too soon to actually endorse any candidate, the nation would b...

A recent Tribune article reprinted from the New York Times , “Why Haven’t We Made It Safer to Breathe in Classrooms?” critiqued the results of a federally funded program intended to improve school classroom air quality and make schools safer by reducing the transmission of COVID and other respiratory diseases. Despite ample federal funds, many schools struggled to make effective air quality improvements due to the little guidance they were given from the CDC and the EPA on what products would be most effective to install, leaving them on their own to decipher between meaningful and cost effective changes, and the sales pitches of eager purification companies. Nationally only 34% of school districts made upgrades to A/C and ventilation systems , and only an additional 28% attempted to install portable air purifiers in each room. Many states made the mistake of purchasing air purifiers with “ionizing” features that potentially release ozone, another hazardous pollutant, undermining the ...

Merchandise bearing the ex-president's scowling face at his arrest on Thursday is flying off the shelves. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Civil rights activists and Martin Luther King Jr's family spoke at the event in Washington DC. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Fires in western Canada have burned homes and ripped up trees, laying them down "like toothpicks". source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Two men and a woman were killed by a gunman who then shot himself, in a "hate-filled" attack, officials say. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Salt Lake City Police executed a search warrant at an exclusive Salt Lake City nightclub Saturday morning, leading to two arrests — along with the seizure of firearms, marijuana and cocaine. The New Yorker Social Club on 60 W. Market Street operates as a private event space and not a standard bar — so it’s able to stay open later, from about 1:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Saturday mornings, and opens again from about 9 p.m. Saturdays to 4 a.m. on Sundays. Two private groups currently host invite-only events at the club, the club’s owner Glen Ross Easthorpe told The Tribune. Authorities said Saturday’s search warrant was part of an “ongoing criminal investigation,” which began in June related to “alleged conduct” inside of the club. The department enhanced weekend patrols around the club as part of that investigation and in response to several nearby shootings. According to court documents, the business was recently served with two eviction notices — and in the most recent notice, a law fi...

Barker was the face of The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in the US, for 35 years. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Republican Bruce Hough has loaned nearly $400,000 to his campaign in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District special election, which accounts for more than 60% of his campaign cash ahead of the Sept. 5 GOP primary election. Hough loaned over $130,000 to his campaign in July and during the first half of August, and added another $56,000 after the Aug. 16 reporting deadline, bringing his total personal contribution throughout his campaign to just over $390,000, according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings. The businessman is not alone when it comes to self-financing in the race. Becky Edwards loaned her election effort another $200,000, according to her FEC campaign filings. Edwards has put $300,000 of her funds toward her campaign. That’s on top of the $527,000 Edwards loaned her 2022 U.S. Senate campaign. Federal election rules allow candidates to repay those personal loans with donor money. So far, Hough has repaid $25,000 to himself. Celeste Maloy is the only candida...

A grassroots group opposed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building a temple in a Cody, Wyo., neighborhood has gone to court in an attempt to stop construction. Preserve Our Cody Neighborhoods filed the petition in district court as a “last line of defense against an LDS corporation that has threatened and intimidated our community” by going to court, according to a post on its Facebook page . (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) This is the spot in Cody, Wyo., where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wants to build a temple. The group is asking the court to review a conditional use permit for the nearly 10,000-square-foot temple on a 4.69-acre site issued by the city’s planning and zoning board. The group also plans to file another appeal to the city over the decision to approve the temple site plan. It’s the latest development in an ongoing dispute over the structure. The Cody planning and zoning board approved, then withdrew its appr...

The former US president turned himself in at the notorious Fulton County Jail. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The country is looking at ways tackle the housing affordability crisis, including capping student visas. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

The energy firm is accused of not turning off electric equipment in high winds and dry conditions. source https://oto.oto-login.com/

Shorts finally will be allowed at Brigham Young University-Idaho just like at its sister school in Provo. It’s all part of a move to standardize student belief and behavior at the four schools — BYU, BYU-Idaho,, BYU-Hawaii and Ensign College in Salt Lake City — owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For decades, students have had to secure an “ecclesiastical endorsement” signed by their bishop, but those men did not have a prescribed set of questions to ask. Going forward, they will have such a list, according to a news release issued Thursday afternoon . The new list asks, for instance, whether the student is “striving” to believe and follow the faith’s behavioral expectations of premarital chastity, paying tithing, and avoiding coffee, tea, alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs. It also includes this query: “Do you support or promote any teachings, practices or doctrine contrary to those of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?” Students m...