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On our mind:What the future of mining looks like, Costa Rica being named the 2024 travel destination and another college football Saturday sees the Utes faltering in the second half against Washington and BYU suffering a humbling loss against Iowa State.

Do people of faith recognize their religion when it appears on the big screen?

Rebecca Olds was interested in hearing how people of other faiths feel about how their religion is portrayed in the media, so she watched movies and TV shows that depict other faith traditions with practicing members of those faith traditions.

Here's what she watched:

"Little Mosque on the Prairie" and "Ms. Marvel" with practicing Muslims.
"Charmed" and "Good Witch" with practicing Wiccans.
"Under the Banner of Heaven" with practicing Latter-day Saints.
"Father Stu" with practicing Catholics.

She asked the people she watched with to rate how accurately they believed their religion was shown in what they watched together.

Read more about how the people she watched with ranked how their faith tradition was portrayed onscreen.

Sen. Mike Lee wants to curb government spying on U.S. citizens

A bipartisan group of senators, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, unveiled new legislation Tuesday that would require the U.S. intelligence community to obtain a warrant before spying on Americans.

The White House immediately tried to squash the bill, saying President Joe Biden would veto it.

Read more about the bipartisan legislation.

More in Politics

Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in California next week (Deseret News)
Do you like your cellphone? Here’s why mining should not be a dirty word in the U.S. (Deseret News)
On Veterans Day, Biden commemorates the sacrifice made by soldiers and their families (NPR)

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Health

The dangers behind the dry scooping trend (Deseret News)
5 reasons to eat more fish (Deseret News)
How this risk calculator can predict the chances of heart disease (Deseret News)

Faith

These Catholic nuns took on the state of New York — and won (Deseret News)
Both lost family in WWII, now former stake presidents in Okinawa share their journey from sorrow to peace — and a temple (Church News)

Salt Lake and Wasatch Counties

Utah veteran, survivor of Battle of the Bulge, reflects on incredible 100 years (KSL)
Haunted house manager given consecutive sentences for sexually abusing 3 boys (KSL)

Washington County

Vehicle flies off Old Highway 91 and rolls into wash; driver faces charges (St. George News)
‘Their message is powerful’: Families, adoptions at center of event at Staheli Farms (St. George News)

The U.S. and World

World’s newest island forms off the coast of Japan thanks to undersea volcano (Deseret News)
Israel denies striking Gaza hospital – but says fighting happening around it (BBC)
North Korea closing embassies around the world amid suspected financial crisis (Fox News)

Entertainment and Travel

Travel + Leisure names Costa Rica ‘Destination of the Year’ for 2024 (Deseret News)
The parents hiking America’s longest trails with five kids (CNN)

Iowa State victory over BYU wasn’t a surprise, but defeats are getting more painful

“There’s not a lot of things going right for us right now,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake said afterward. “We need to get back to work on Monday and fix things.”