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Utah Headlines Political news Utah immigrant advocates blast anti-illegal immigration talk as 'fear mongering,' 'dehumanizing' (KSL) Sunday Edition: Tim Shriver (KSL TV) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says culture is âsecret sauceâ that makes Utah thrive (KSL Newsradio) How our election coverage is changing. Roughly 75% of Utahns said they are somewhat progressive, moderate or somewhat conservative (Salt Lake Tribune) Election news Why these Cache County Republicans wonât see a challenger in their 2024 election bids for clerk and auditor (Salt Lake Tribune) Inside Utah Politics: Josh Randall, Phil Dean (ABC4) How âFAFSA Failâ is impacting Utah students (KUER) Endorsements and campaigns (Hinckley Report) Local GOP Nominating Convention is tough day for County Council incumbents (Cache Valley Daily) Utah news Has this fundraiser got a deal for you. Under a special legislative provision, donations to help kids with disabilities can be paid with state income tax dollars (Deseret News) What's next for Salt Lake City's bid for the 2034 Winter Games? The IOC has some advice (Deseret News) Jay Evensen: How smart do you want your bathroom to be?! (Deseret News) Families reunite at Hill AFB after airmen return from months-long deployment in Japan (ABC4) Business/Tech Utahâs economy still bumping along but housing is âsingle greatest threatâ (Deseret News) Former Deseret Management CEO Keith McMullin honored at One Utah Summit (Deseret News) Retail sales up a strong 0.7% in March from February, underscoring the resiliency of the US consumer (AP) Culture âAmerican Idolâ reveals its top 20. Hereâs how to vote for your favorite singer (Deseret News) Disney is giving out lifetime bans to guests who lie about disability status (Deseret News) Education Law aiming to protect teachers could harm students with disabilities, opponents claim (Deseret News) Environment California construction company moves to silence Parleys quarry opposition (Salt Lake Tribune) What biologists see from the shores of the drying Great Salt Lake (NPR) Family Lonely men: The sounds of silence. Is there a cure to the loneliness epidemic? (Deseret News) Health Valerie Hudson: What the U.K.âs explosive Cass Review means for gender medicine in the U.S. (Deseret News) Drug shortages reach record high in US, according to University of Utah data (KSL) Anxiety and depression is spiking among young people. No one knows why. (Politico) Housing The evolving American dream: High costs make homeownership a distant reality for Gen Z (Deseret News) | | |
National Headlines General A country divided: Reckoning with Americaâs COVID-19 school closures 4 years later (Deseret News) U.S. military review disputes that Marines had Kabul bomber in sights (Washington Post) Political news Haley joining conservative think tank (The Hill) 4 Supreme Court cases to follow this month (Deseret News) More diverse than ever: How the Democratic and Republican parties have changed over the last 3 decades (Deseret News) âDelusionalâ: Bolton blasts Trump for saying Iranian attacks wouldnât have happened on his watch (Politico) Trumpâs history-making hush money trial starts today (AP) Trump rages at judge hours before hush money case begins (The Hill) House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week (AP) Election news How Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake has shifted her abortion stance (Washington Post) These Mormon women are rejecting Trump, fraying GOP support in a key state (NPR) Ukraine ðºð¦ Should the U.S. give money to Ukraine? Here's what the Ukrainian ambassador told the Deseret News Ukraine's power plants at the mercy of Russian missiles (BBC) Israel and Gaza Analysis: Israel repelled Iranâs huge attack. But only with help from U.S. and Arab partners. (Wall Street Journal) Iran says it gave warning before attacking Israel. US says that's not true (Reuters) World news Russia and China trade new copper disguised as scrap to skirt taxes, sanctions (Reuters) Sudan's uprooted millions pay price for year-long war (Reuters) Man kills 6 in stabbing attack at mall in Sydney suburb (Washington Post) | | |
| | News Releases WTC Innovation Summit Join us for the Women Tech Council Innovation Summit on April 23. In the last 12 months, the tech industry has advanced to new levels of innovation and progress, but as tech has advanced, diversity has retreated. And working in tech, especially for women, has become a completely different place than it was several years ago. On April 23, weâre bringing together speakers from across our tech community to talk about these disruptive trends, what they mean for women in tech, and how to chart your career even amid these changing circumstances. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming April 18 â Utahnsâ Perceptions of the Challenges Facing Women and Girls, 12:00-1:15 pm, Register here April 20 â United Utah Partyconvention April 23 â WTC Innovation Summit, 8:30 am-12:00 pm, Register here April 26 â YWCA Leader Luncheon, Grand America Hotel, 11:30 am-2:00 pm, Purchase tickets here April 27 â State GOP and Democratic Conventions June 6 â Bolder Way Forward 2nd Annual Summit, Zions Technology Campus, 9:00 am-2:00 pm, Register here | | |
On This Day In History 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci is born. 1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies. 1892 - Corrie ten Boom is born. 1896 - May Edward Chin is born. She was the first Black woman doctor in Harlem and worked with George Papanicolaon on the Pap smear to identify cervical cancer. 1912 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic. 1926 - Norma Merrick Sklarek is born. Called the âRosa Parks of Architecture,â she became the first African-American woman licensed to practice architecture in New York in 1954. 1955 - Ray Kroc opens the first McDonaldâs in Des Plaines, Illinois. 1983 - Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author of The Hiding Place and Holocaust survivor, dies at 91 1998 - Pol Pot, the architect of Cambodiaâs killing fields, dies at age 72 of apparently natural causes while serving a life sentence imposed against him by his own Khmer Rouge. 2013 - Three people killed, hundreds injured in Boston Marathon bombing. 2019 - Notre Dame de Paris catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying its roof. Quote of the Day âWorry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.â âCorrie ten Boom On the Punny Side Why did the farmer bury all his money? To make his soil rich. | | |
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