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Good morning. Today’s temperatures: Logan: 24 - 52° 🌥️ Salt Lake City: 35 - 58° ⛅ St. George: 37 - 68° ☀️ "Sell-by date," "best-before date" and "use-by date." What's the difference? Utahns are just as confused as the rest of America, and this misunderstanding leads to $907 dollars of food waste per year for the average American household. For Utah households, that number is $855 of food waste per year. Which state wastes the most? In case you missed it, Mitt and Ann Romney's Halloween costumes brought "Traylor" to the Senate. Also on our mind: Who will benefit from Mike Pence's decision to drop out, when does daylight saving time end and what Lauri Markkanen is learning about being an NBA star. |
| Inside the order requiring Utah universities to release NIL contracts |
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| | In an order issued Monday, the State Records Committee explained its reasoning for requiring five Division I schools in Utah to disclose the NIL contracts with an athlete’s name, sport and compensation, as well as the name of the business. Earlier this year the Deseret News requested NIL contracts and written agreements athletes submitted to five Utah public universities. All five denied the initial requests and the subsequent appeals. Attorneys for the universities contended that release of the contracts would be a violation of FERPA, reveal private financial information and be an unwarranted invasion of privacy. The State Records Committee concluded that it’s self-evident that college athletes give up some of their privacy when they sign deals to profit from their name, image and likeness. |
Read more about why the committee ruled that an NIL contract is commercial, not institutional. |
| Utah’s senators spoke harshly of the Biden administration’s border policies Tuesday as Border Patrol encounters approach 300,000 per month and two-and-a-half million per year for the first time ever. What Sen. Mitt Romney said: “If that were my record, I would resign in shame or I would have fashioned a piece of legislation designed to solve that problem and worked like crazy to get it passed. I don’t think you’ve done either one of those things.” What Sen. Mike Lee said: “We don’t know who a lot of these people are. In fact, we know that some of them don’t mean us well. The American people deserve to have a secure border. And every day that elapses when we have an insecure border is a day that threatens our homeland security.” Read more about 2023's record-breaking number of illegal border crossings. More in Politics Gov. Cox warns America is heading in a dangerous direction (Deseret News) With Mike Pence out, who will benefit? (Deseret News) | FROM UTAH BUSINESS Are you ready to drive your business to new heights? Join us at Utah Business Forward on November 16 Designed exclusively for executives to discover cutting-edge strategies, engage with industry experts, and network with like-minded professionals. Tracks include Entrepreneurship, International Business, Marketing, People & Culture, and Strategy. Purchase tickets now at forward.utahbusiness.com. | Health What you need to know about HV.1, the new COVID-19 variant spreading across the U.S. (Deseret News) Will this be a bad year for the flu? (Deseret News) Faith Temple sites in Austria, Virginia and Pennsylvania will bring blessings to Latter-day Saints (Deseret News) What was 'The Chosen' Insiders Conference like? (Deseret News) Science & Tech Why Gen Z is more vulnerable to online scams than their grandparents (KSL) SafeUT app sees 'record breaking' use in 2023 (KSL) Education ‘America’s government teacher,’ Sharon McMahon speaks to a sold-out crowd at UVU (Deseret News) What did Tom Holmoe conjure up for his Halloween costume this year? 🧙🏻♂️(Deseret News) Weber and Salt Lake Counties Is Ogden's historic Browning Mansion home to more than just the living? (KSL) Salt Lake airport opens 13 new gates, many more concessions as it completes 'Phase 2' (KSL) The West Heavily armed man found dead at Colorado amusement park (Deseret News) How multiresort ski passes reshaped Utah’s ski industry (Utah Business) The Nation Will car prices go up when the United Autoworkers strike ends? (Deseret News) Daylight saving time is ending soon. Here’s when to turn back your clocks (Deseret News) The World There’s big support for France’s Winter Olympic bid — but also opposition (Deseret News) What China wants from Israel-Hamas war (BBC) Sports A marked man? Lauri Markkanen learning what it takes to be an NBA star (Deseret News) Is Taysom Hill the equivalent of the Tush Push? His teammate says yes (Deseret News) Vikings plan to start Jaren Hall this week, even with Josh Dobbs trade. What it all means (Deseret News) Backup QB Brandon Rose on ‘path’ for medical redshirt (Deseret News) |
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