Plus: Judge awards Gabby Petito’s parents $3 million, new records found in Joseph Smith’s handwriting and coping with miscarriage.
Happy Friday, Utah! Here’s your forecast: ⛅ 14 – 35° in Logan |💧 10% chance 🌤️ 25 – 43° in Salt Lake City ☀️ 31 – 53° in St. George There’s one more week until Thanksgiving, so you can expect a shorter week next week. Until then, here’s your roundup of the stories you liked the most. ——— 🐸 The National Park Service asks visitors to stop licking psychedelic toads: I feel like this should go without saying… 🏘️ Why two housing experts disagree on how much Utah home prices will drop in 2023: Neither expert is predicting a 2007-style catastrophe, but we are getting some mixed signals. 💅 What do the midterm election results mean for Mitt Romney’s political plans? Romney congratulated Sen. Mike Lee on Twitter for his recent win. Lee responded with, “Will see you soon” and the nail polish emoji. 🗳️ How did Liz Cheney react to Kari Lake’s loss in Arizona? Some political drama played out on Twitter after the elections — this time between Kari Lake and Liz Cheney. 😔 Recent BYU-Idaho graduate killed in Georgia, police arrest friend: The body of 21-year-old Aaron William Davis was found stabbed about 20 times in Rome, Georgia. The police have arrested Davis’ friend on suspicion of the murder. Formal charges have not been filed. 🏳️ No, Utah’s new flag is not a symbol of a Babylonia goddess, and yes, it’s better than most other state flags: Have you even seen the seizure-inducing assault that is Maryland’s state flag? 🎭 Construction begins on the newest Hale Center theater: The Pleasant Grove location is going to be named “The Ruth” after the original theater owners, Ruth and Nathan Hale. ——— Tell me: What have you been liking about this newsletter? Are there things you want more or less of? What makes you open it every morning? Reply and let me know! Also on our minds: Why four senators acknowledged the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the Senate floor, archivists find new records in Joseph Smith’s handwriting and how to cope with miscarriage. |
| Gabby Petito’s parents awarded $3 million in wrongful death lawsuit |
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| | A Florida judge awarded the family of Gabby Petito $3 million in a wrongful death suit against Brian Laundrie’s estate. In Sept. 2021, Petito was reported missing while she was on a cross-country trip with Laundrie, her fiancé. Laundrie soon became a person of interest in the case and went missing soon thereafter. His remains were discovered Oct. 2021. According to the family’s attorney, his death was ruled a suicide. Petito’s parents also filed a $50 million lawsuit against the Moab Police Department claiming negligence when Petito and Laundrie were pulled over and confronted by police on Aug. 12, 2021. | When Sen. Mike Lee and challenger Evan McMullin met for a debate in October, they knew they were auditioning for Utahn’s votes, but what they did not realize is a group of University of Utah students were listening to see if the candidates treated their opponents with dignity or contempt. This was part of a pilot project sponsored by the Dignity Index — an organization that seeks to reduce political polarization in Utah. How did Lee and McMullin do? Read to find out. More in Politics: Perspective: How ‘transformational’ politics is hurting Gen Z’s mental health (Deseret News) Opinion: Promoting strong values in Utah (Utah Policy) Is there still room for Paul Ryan’s ideas in the Republican Party? (Deseret News) Could UTA waive its fares forever? Utah lawmakers weighs costs, benefits of idea (KSL) | FROM OUR SPONSOR: THE DIGNITY INDEX Are you ready for a cultural shift in our politics? Raise your Dignity Index score, a scale that rates speech on its power to unite or divide. Ease divisions, solve problems and prevent violence by tipping the scale toward dignity. Take the pledge. | The Holidays: Turkey shortage rumors overblown but the Thanksgiving ‘22 big bird, and trimmings, will be pricier (Deseret News) ‘Great British Baking Show: Holidays’ comes to Netflix in November. Here’s what to know (Deseret News) Family and Relationships: How common are miscarriages and what you can do to cope (Deseret News) Education: Why are Yale, Harvard dropping out of U.S. News’ law school rankings? (Deseret News) University of Utah’s new provost brings higher ed leadership, engineering chops to the job (Deseret News) Advocates rally at the Utah Capitol to put a teen center in every high school (KUER) Business: Just in time for the holidays, some retail credit cards charging 30% or more (Deseret News) Faith: ‘Complicated euphoria’: Historians, archivist tell about finding new records for the Joseph Smith Papers (Church News) Why four U.S. senators acknowledged The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the Senate floor (Deseret News) The Nation: Should the COVID-19 pandemic emergency declaration end? Here’s what the U.S. Senate says (Deseret News) Nancy Pelosi will not seek another term as Democratic House leader. Who will replace her? (Deseret News) FDA approves lab-grown meat as safe to eat (Deseret News) The World: Opinion: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s meeting — ‘Utopia has not yet arrived’ (Deseret News) Sports: How does a good NBA team respond to a losing streak? The Jazz think they have the right approach (Deseret News) ‘Zach’s Little Brother’ — ZLB — making his own name (Deseret News) Tom Holmoe on independence and the Big 12 (and his thoughts on BYU’s first Big 12 schedule) (Deseret News) |
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