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Utah Headlines

Election news

• After losing GOP primary, Phil Lyman will run as a write-in candidate for Utah governor (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Phil Lyman asks Utah’s top court to prevent printing of ballots until resolution in his case (KSL)

Utah

• Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew Durrant elected to lead Conference of Chief Justices (KSL)
• Former BYU athletic director Val Hale aims to tell 'behind the scenes' stories in new book (KSL)
• Outbuilding suffers $750k in damages after catching fire near Spanish Fork ranch (KUTV)
• Gay activist sues Equality Utah and its executive director (KUTV)
• Massive sports park hopes to be 'epic' for Provo recreation, economy (Fox13)
• These Utah farms are bringing new international foods and flavors to your table (Salt Lake Tribune)

Olympics

• How much did the U.S. pay out for all the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals? (Deseret News)
• In the wake of Tom Daley’s retirement from diving, let’s look at his Olympic knitting career (Deseret News)
• Jordan Chiles medal inquiry: USA Gymnastics says arbitration panel won’t reconsider decision (AP)

Business/Tech

• Utah Hockey Club breaks ground on new training facility (KSL)
• Utah couple buy land where Evermore Park stood, with a promise of ‘something spectacular’ (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Salt Lake biotech giant is about to get a little bigger (Salt Lake Tribune)

Culture

• BYU student claims Miss Samoa USA title, aims 'to give back to my people' (KSL)
• How to get free nuggets and a $1 Frosty at Wendy’s this month (Deseret News)

Education

• Back to school, back to routine (Deseret News)
• Washington Co. first district in state to go back to school (KUTV)
• Back-to-school social media summit to be held Saturday in Salt Lake City (Standard-Examiner)
• Opinion: Why it’s time to end the Department of Education (Deseret News)
• Footage shows Utah drivers ignoring school bus stop arms (Fox13)
• USU will use $2.3M National Science Foundation grant to study earthquake zones (Cache Valley Daily)
• Snuggles, pep talks and love notes: 10 ways to calm your kid’s back-to-school jitters (NPR)
• Get into college without applying? The University of Utah is experimenting with it (KUER)

Environment

• Opinion: Stand for Utah’s public lands — tell the BLM why motorized access matters to you (Deseret News)
• 30% fee increase proposed for campground near Lake Powell (KSL)
• Feds scheduled to remove 420 wild horses from 3 Utah counties for overpopulation (St. George News)

Health

• Latter-day Saints have more cosmetic surgery than the average American (KUER)
• Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law (AP)
• Childhood immunizations lag worldwide, data suggests (Washington Post)

Housing

• Study: Glut of unaffordable homes in Washington County hits historic high (St. George News)

National Headlines

General

• A religious discrimination case against Dave Ramsey can proceed, federal court rules (Deseret News)
• Stressed and stretched: Americans battle financial anxiety (Deseret News)
• Starbucks ousts CEO, names Chipotle boss as replacement (Wall Street Journal)

Political news

• Colorado clerk found guilty of illegally giving access to voting equipment to election deniers (CPR)

Election news

• David French: To save conservatism from itself, I am voting for Harris (New York Times)
• Latino voters mixed on presidential hopefuls, say economy is key issue, survey shows (KSL)
• FBI investigating after Trump campaign says it was hacked by Iran (Reuters)
• Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York’s ballot, says he is not a state resident (AP)
• ‘AI’ crowds and unskewed polls: Trump prepares to reject another loss (Washington Post)
• Brain worms, dead bears, cat ladies: This election is a zoo! (Washington Post)
• Harris builds momentum against Trump in national, swing-state polls (The Hill)
• GOP pleads with Trump to control impulses, focus on policy (The Hill)
• Pro-Trump super PAC plans $100M ad blitz (Politico)
• Kamala Harris’ sorority forms its own PAC (Politico)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Ukraine touts huge gains in Kursk region as it takes war back to Russia (Reuters)
• Facing a Ukrainian incursion, Putin directs his rage at the West (New York Times)

Israel and Gaza

• Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow (Reuters)
• Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons (AP)
• Israel puts military on high alert as U.S. sends assets to Middle East (Wall Street Journal)

World news

• ‘Exceptionally dangerous’ wildfire with 80-foot flames rages around Athens (Washington Post)
• Bangladesh’s New Leader, Nobel Winner Muhammad Yunus, Says He Answers to Protesters (Wall Street Journal)
• War tears apart Sudan's capital city (Wall Street Journal)

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Upcoming

• August 14 â€” Hatch Foundation "Titan of Public Service" recognizing Sen. John Thune, Grand America, Register here
• August 20-21 — Interim Days
• September 17-18 — Interim Days
• October 4 — Conservative Climate Summit, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, UVU, Register here
• October 4 — Hatch Foundation hosts Civil Dialogue Symposium with Dana Perino, 2:00 pm, USU, Register here
• October 7-9 — One Utah Summit, SUU, Register here
• October 15-16 — Interim Day
• November 15 â€” Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel, Register here
• November 19-20 — Interim Days

On This Day In History

• 1521 - The Aztec capital falls to Cortés.
• 1818 - Lucy Stone is born. She was a suffragist and supporter of rights for women and African Americans and boldly kept her own name when she married.
• 1893 - Eva Dykes is born. She was the first African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree (in English from Radcliffe College in 1921), was a professor at Howard University, and Chair of the English Dept. at Oakwood College.
• 1899 - Alfred Hitchcock is born
• 1910 - Florence Nightingale, British pioneering nurse (Crimean War), dies at 90
• 1914 - First ship passes through the Panama Canal
• 1942 - The 'Manhattan Project' commences, under the direction of US General Leslie Groves: its aim - to deliver an atomic bomb
• 1961 - Berlin is divided. Shortly after midnight, the first version of the wall went up, trapping Berlin residents and cutting them off from friends and family in the other half.
• 1981 - Reagan signs the Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA), a package of tax and budget reductions that set the tone for his administration’s trickle-down economic policy.

Quote of the Day

"A President's greatest responsibility is to protect all our people from enemies, foreign and domestic. Here at home the worst enemy we face is economic -- the creeping erosion of the American way of life and the American dream that has resulted in today's tragedy of economic stagnation and unemployment."

–Former President Ronald Reagan

On the Punny Side

Why is "Dark" spelled with a K, and not a C ?

Because you can’t C in the dark.

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