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Utah Headlines

General

• ‘Woman’s Exponent’: A history of the first Latter-day Saint women’s newspaper (Deseret News)
• Recent BYU-Idaho graduate killed in Georgia, police arrest friend (Deseret News)
• ‘It’s just horrific’: Utah coach Kyle Whittingham offers condolences, empathizes with tragic deaths at Virginia (Deseret News)
• Family mourns loss of Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy killed by cement truck (KSL TV)
• Utah part of $391 million Google settlement over misleading user tracking information (KUTV)
• Video captures thief stealing from domestic violence non-profit in West Jordan (KUTV)

Elections

• Suzanne Harrison declares victory in Salt Lake County Council race (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Tab for Lee-McMullin Senate race totals $35 million and counting (Fox13)

Business

• The Outdoor Retailer show is headed back to Salt Lake. Here’s what to expect and why it matters (Deseret News)
• Elon Musk cancels Twitter staff lunches, removes other employee benefits (Deseret News)
• More Utahns cut from iFIT jobs as Logan company reduces global staff by another 20% (Salt Lake Tribune)
• New performing arts theater to break ground in Pleasant Grove Tuesday morning (ABC4)
• Inflation worries Utah's small businesses this holiday season (Fox13)
• Amazon set to lay off thousands of corporate workers (Wall Street Journal)

Culture

• Funeral potatoes: A history of the Latter-day Saint staple (Deseret News)
• Did faith fall off a cliff during COVID? New study says no. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Education

• The future of free student lunches is now in the hands of Utah schools and lawmakers (KUER)

Environment

• ‘Just Stop Oil’ isn’t a climate strategy. If we want to tackle climate change, we need more than cans of soup and a bad slogan. (Deseret News)

Family

• Domestic Violence in Utah: Getting out alive (ABC4)
• Violent sexual predators use dating apps as ‘hunting grounds,’ BYU study finds (KSL TV)
• How to keep kids safe online: The Utah companies helping parents find answers (KSL)

Health

• Primary Children’s Hospital is full and delaying some surgeries due to RSV, flu surge. Here’s what a doctor says Utahns should be doing (Deseret News)
• Study finds 'huge' increase in children going to the emergency room with suicidal thoughts (KSL)
• Artificial light at night while you sleep is linked to higher risk for diabetes, study finds (KSL)
• Overweight or not, exercise can improve colorectal cancer outcomes, Huntsman studies show (KSL)
• Huntsman Mental Health Institute donates $15 million to mental health campaign (UPR)
• A nonprofit says preterm births are up in the U.S. — and it's not a partisan issue (NPR)

Housing

• Utah home builders offer new incentives to lure buyers (KUTV)

National Headlines

General

• Mike Pence’s new memoir covers Jan. 6, Romney, Flake, and the infamous debate fly (Deseret News)
• Jay Leno recovering from burn injuries (KSL)
• Roberta Flack has A.L.S. and can no longer sing, her publicist says (New York Times)
• How the 1918 pandemic changed America, from women’s rights to germaphobia (Washington Post)

Elections

• Republicans’ 2022 lesson: Voters who trust elections are more likely to vote. Election deniers’ doubts about voting made for compelling conspiracy theories, but proved to be a bad get-out-the-vote strategy. (New York Times)
• Inside Kari Lake’s war room, where Republicans are grappling with defeat (Washington Post)
• Liz Cheney trrolls Kari Lake for losing Arizona governor’s race: ‘You’re welcome’ (The Hill)
• 'The weirdest election I've ever been a part of': How the GOP almost blew the House (Politico)

Politics

• GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority (AP)
• Kevin McCarthy faces early loyalty test in his bid for GOP speaker (NPR)
• Walker's campaign tells Republicans to stop 'deceptive fundraising' in Georgia runoff. At least four committees, one of them associated with former President Donald Trump, have kept 90% of contributions solicited for Senate GOP candidate Herschel Walker. (NBC News)
• Trump campaign operation takes shape ahead of expected 2024 announcement (Washington Post)

Ukraine 🇺🇦 

• Zelenskyy visits Kherson and investigators find over 400 war crimes (Deseret News)
• Two explosions heard in Ukraine's capital, smoke rising over city (Reuters)
• Witnesses recount detentions, torture, disappearances in occupied Kherson: 'If there is a hell on Earth, it was here.' (Washington Post)

World News

• Why Chile’s first lady is ready to give up the role (Deseret News)
• G-20 to hold tough on Russia, urge end to Ukraine war (AP)

News Releases

New President at the Utah Foundation

Today, the Chair of the Utah Foundation Board of Trustees, Art Turner, announces that Shawn Teigen has been appointed as the president of the organization.

Teigen brings a wealth of experience to the position, from entrepreneur to Peace Corps volunteer to researcher at the Utah Foundation. He’s been focusing on public policy for the past 15 years, including as the Utah Foundation’s Research Director since 2014 and Vice President since 2017. Teigen also teaches a Master of Public Policy course at the University of Utah for the next generation of policy researchers.Outgoing President Peter Reichard said Teigen will provide “energetic, enthusiastic leadership” to drive the Utah Foundation forward. “Shawn appreciates what makes Utah special, and he’s passionate about finding ways to keep improving,” Reichard said. “It has been an honor to work with Shawn, Christopher Collard and the board to strengthen the Utah Foundation. I’m confident they will maintain the rapid upward trajectory.” (Read More)

46th annual Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards luncheon

Local businesswomen heard from inspirational speakers, gained business insights, and recognized the accomplishments of those helping to make a difference in our community at the 46th Annual Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon, hosted by the Salt Lake Chamber. 

Award-winning journalist and motivational speaker Vicki Hitzges gave the opening keynote address at the conference. She shared how stress is one of the silent problems facing women, what causes it and how one can reduce and remove stress through fun-focused activities.

Attendees also had the opportunity to hear from speakers on a variety of topics that included lessons on mentorship and empowerment, mental health in the workplace and more. 

Following the keynote and breakout sessions, the 2022 ATHENA Leadership Award was presented to Vicki Varela, managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism. Vicki leads Utah’s national and international strategy to create a prosperous and responsible visitor economy. (Read More)

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Upcoming

• Interim Days, Nov 15-16, le.utah.gov
• Advancing Religious Freedom in a Divided America with Judge Thomas Griffith, hosted by Sutherland Institute and the Int'l Center for Law and Religion Studies— Nov. 15, 9:30 am - noon, More info here
• Biases, Barriers, & Barricades for Utah Women: A Solutions-Based Workshop with UWLP and the Policy Project, Nov. 15, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sandy, Register here
• Utah Women Run Fall Celebration — Nov 15, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Hinckley Institute of Politics, RSVP here
• Utah Foundation’s 2022 Annual Luncheon â€” Nov. 16, noon, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Register here
• Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber — Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here

On This Day In History

• 1777 - Articles of Confederation adopted by the Continental Congress
• 1806 - Zebulon Pike spots an imposing mountain in what is now Colorado
• 1864 - Union General Sherman’s scorched-earth March to the Sea campaign begins
• 1867 - First stock ticker debuts
• 1886 - Ensign College opens as Salt Lake Academy
• 1887 - Georgia O’Keefe is born. The innovative painter was known for her oversized, close-up paintings of flowers and landscapes
• 1919 - US Senate first invokes the Cloture Rule to end a filibuster, passes Versailles Treaty
• 1930  - Olene Walker is born. She became Utah’s first female Lt. Governor and then first female governor. She left office in 2005 with an 87% approval rating.
• 1939 - FDR lays cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• 1943 - Himmler orders Roma to concentration camps
• 1957 - Nikita Khrushchev challenges the United States to a missile “shooting match.”
• 1969 - An estimated 2 million people take part in the Vietnam War Moratorium demonstration across the United States
• 1969 - Dave Thomas opened his first Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburger Restaurant in downtown Columbus, OH, and their Frosty was only 35¢.
• 1977- President Carter hosts Shah of Iran
• 1979 - Iran cancels all contracts with US oil companies
• 1990 - US President George H. W. Bush signs Clear Air Act of 1990
• 2001 - Microsoft releases the first Xbox game console in the US
• 2020 - US President Donald Trump tweets [Biden] "won because the election was rigged,” while refusing to concede the election

Wise Words

"There are many worthwhile things for people to do. They just need to do them, not just talk about them. Do little things that lead to big things.”

—Olene Walker

The Punny Side

My wife asked me if I thought the kids were spoiled...

I said "no, I think they're supposed to smell like that."

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