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Pro-impeachment demonstrators Corruption has no place in government

The debate over whether to impeach embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow spilled over into the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday, with demonstrators trying to give lawmakers a nudge. "The one thing we all agree on is that corruption has no place in Utah's government," said demonstration organizer Isaac Holyoak with Alliance for a Better UTAH. He was flanked by representatives ...
Utah Arts Festival begins Thursday

Michael McKee of Chicago looks out from his tent while setting up for this weekend's Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The festival runs June 20-23 at Library Square in Salt Lake ...
Salt Lake City Mayor Becker vetoes property tax increase City Council considers override

Mayor Ralph Becker voiced concern for Salt Lake City's poorest residents Wednesday before vetoing the City Council's 2013-14 budget and its accompanying 13.8 percent tax ...
Utah Jazz hire Jerry Sloan in a senior basketball adviser role

Hall of Fame coach will take on a role with his former team's front office, helping out with scouting on the professional and college ranks, among other ...
On Location | Bluff Utah Her Hallowed Ground in the Navajo Nation

When a nonprofit group approached Lorraine Nakai in 2011 and offered to build her a house, she was taken by surprise. Although her community activism had improved living conditions for other Navajos on the reservation, it had never occurred to her to seek anything for herself. ...

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Movie Review

Silent Running [DVD]

Some three decades after its unsuccessful theatrical release and later elevation to cult status, Douglas Trumbull's Silent Running is terribly dated, but still intriguing didactic science fiction. Taking place in the early years of the 21st century, it posits a time in which all plant life on earth has been destroyed, and the only remaining traces of vegetation are in carefully nurtured for ... ...

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City Creek Center made $200M in first 9 months

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A lavish Salt Lake City shopping center is on track to generate $266 million in sales in its first year of operation, tax figures released Wednesday show. City Creek Center - notable for a set of retractable roofs - apparently comes at the expense of downtown Salt Lake City's other outdoor shopping center. The Gateway, a more family-oriented center, saw sales ...
Lehi implements extraordinary water conservation measures

LEHI - The city is experiencing an emergency shortage of its drinking water supply, sending workers door-to-door Wednesday and Thursday to ask residents to stop using tap water on gardens, lawns and to refrain from washing driveways or cars. "We have seen too much usage in that area," said Robert Ranc, a city spokesman. "We want people to stop using culinary water for ...
Pronghorns in eastern Utah to get help with water

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has teamed up with Anadarko to give pronghorns south of Vernal some new water ...
911 call of Ogden church shooting released

OGDEN - The 911 call reporting the Sunday shooting at the St. James Catholic Church in Ogden has been released. An eyewitness to the shooting immediately called the Ogden Police Department to report the incident. The audio of the 911 call was released to the media on Wednesday. "So, did he come into the church and shoot him in the church?" the 911 dispatcher said. "Yes, ...
NYT Utah one of 6 states President Obama has avoided during time in office

During his time in office, President Barack Obama has failed to visit six ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Crowne Plaza, Los Angeles International Airport

I needed a hotel overnight near LAX and decided on the Crowne Plaza, a 4 star recently-renovated business class hotel ...

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U.S. Senate puts paid to gun reform amendments

Of the forty five U.S. senators who voted down Wednesday's gun reform bill, 42 have received funding from arms manufacturers or their agents.

The London newspaper The Guardian revealed the statistic on Thursday citing a study dating back to 1990.

On Capitol Hill, 45% of the Senate was able to derail a proposal that polls say is supported by roughly 90% of Americans.

"Everyone who voted yesterday knows after reading that bill, in their heart of hearts, that the bill would have made America safer," MSNBC's co-host Mika Brzezinski said on Thursday's Morning Joe. "We are the 90%," his co-host Joe Scarborough added. "And 90% will not be ignored."

Forty one Republicans voted against the bill, as did four Democrats.

"All in all this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," President Barack Obamai, in company with victims of gun violence, told a press conference in the Rose Garden Wednesday.

Seven amendments were put up, covering assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and straw purchases. All 7 amendments were defeated.

The senators who opposed the bills were:

1. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

2. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

3. Sen. ...