Utah Headlines

Political news

• Sen. Cotton sounds alarm on China at Orrin Hatch award gala (Deseret News)
• Trump administration pumps new life into a Utah coal mine (Deseret News)
• As map war rages on, Utah lawmakers stop short of supporting bill to ban gerrymandering on national level (Deseret News)
• Blake Moore calls Texas GOP's redistricting plans 'a step too far' (KSL)
• Utah Board of Pardons and Parole names 5 finalists as governor prepares to fill vacancy (KUTV)

Municipal

• These Utah cities, school districts, other entities are seeking property tax hikes (KSL)

Utah

• Gas prices? Inflation? Airfare? Here’s what Utahns had to say about summer travel decisions (Deseret News)
• Utah family reunited with missing cat one year later (KUTV)
• Police departments across Utah face staffing challenges as officers leave for higher wages (KUTV)
• National Pickleball Day: Utah is one of the most pickleball-obsessed states in the U.S. (Deseret News)

Biz/Tech

• Centerville company, in charge of five ICE detention facilities, purchases closed Arizona prison (Fox13)
• Trump’s planned 100% computer chip tariff sparks confusion among businesses and trading partners (AP) 
• Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats (AP)
• Instagram Map lets your friends, and possibly exes, track your every move (Washington Post)

Crime/Courts

• Veterans court aims to rehabilitate, reform those who served (KSL TV)
• Man hit victim's vehicle multiple times in Midvale road rage incident, police say (KSL)
• Utah landscaper faces charges accusing him of accepting money, not completing work (KSL)
• Kaysville businessman accused of taking nearly $500,000 from unfinished jobs (KSL TV)
• Salt Lake man who allegedly 'just wanted to kill' charged with attempted murder (KSL)

Culture/Community

• 'Comfort food, USA': This new mac and cheese spot in St. George is stirring up a flavor frenzy (KSL)
• Stacked with flavor, family and pastrami, Crown Burgers has been a Utah staple for nearly 50 years (KSL)

Economy

• Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era (Washington Post)

Education

• New middle school opening in Eagle Mountain (KSL TV)
• Jordan Learning Center opening soon, will provide range of services to Jordan School District (KSL Newsradio)
• Utah has emerged as a national leader in figuring out AI in K-12 education (KUER)
• Back-to-school: Simple lunchbox swaps to help kids stay focused in the classroom (KSL TV)

Environment/Energy

• Extreme weather builds in West, across the U.S. (Deseret News)
• Utah seeing less triple-digit days this summer (KSL TV)
• Campers evacuated after fire breaks out near Mirror Lake Highway in Summit County (KSL Newsradio)
• Environmental group reignites legal fight over mine at Sevier Dry Lake (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Utah geothermal stands to gain as Trump targets wind and solar (KUER)

Faith

• Country star surprises Utah fans with new song about Jesus Christ — and gets a standing ovation (Deseret News)
• Latter-day Saint communications manager asks church members to ‘move off the sidelines’ (Deseret News)
• Meagan Kohler: ‘We need a broader vision of gender equality’ (Deseret News)
• Church of Jesus Christ donates $5.1M to American Red Cross (KSL)

Health

• Researchers tested 64 natural remedies for depression. They found this (Deseret News)

Housing

• Are mortgage rates falling? What homebuyers need to know (Deseret News)

National Headlines

General

• Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband and former manager, dies at 48 (AP)
• US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service (AP)
• MLB’s first female umpire just received the call of a lifetime (Washington Post)

Political news 

• Georgia's former lieutenant governor to join the Democratic Party (Deseret News)
• Former ‘Superman’ actor Dean Cain announces plans to join ICE (Deseret News)
• This isn’t the first U.S. gerrymandering battle (Deseret News)
• Trump administration returning Confederacy ‘reconciliation’ monument to Arlington National Cemetery (Deseret News)
• American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era (Reuters)
• JD Vance went kayaking for his birthday. Secret Service had the river level raised (AP)
• Epstein victims speak out: This ‘smacks of a cover up’ (Politico)
• Blue state Republicans sound alarm on redistricting tit-for-tat (The Hill)
• GOP’s FBI talk on Texas sparks firestorm with Democrats (The Hill)

Immigration/deportation

• Judge to consider the fate of an agreement on protecting immigrant children in US custody (AP)

Ukraine/Russia

• Ukrainian troops have little hope for peace as Trump’s deadline for Russia arrives (AP)
• Putin suggests meeting Trump in UAE as Kremlin senses advantage (Washington Post)

Middle East

• Israel approves plan to take control of Gaza City (Reuters)

World news

• Chinese villagers hit by worst floods in generations say they had no warning (Reuters)

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On This Day In History

• 1844 - Brigham Young chosen as head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• 1898 - W.K. Kellogg invents corn flakes
• 1911 - President William Howard Taft signed a measure raising the number of U.S. representatives from 391 to 433, effective with the next Congress, with a proviso to add two more when New Mexico and Arizona became states.
• 1945 - President Harry S. Truman signs the United Nations Charter, making the US the first nation to complete the ratification process and join the new international organization.
• 1969 - Executive order 11478 issued by President Nixon requires each federal department and agency to establish and maintain an affirmative action program of equal employment opportunity for civilian employees and applicants.
• 1974 - Nixon resigns
• 1975 - The term “global warming” appears for the first time
• 1992 - The original US 'Dream Team' wins the basketball gold at the Barcelona Olympics
• 2009 - Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
• 2017 - The Walt Disney Company announces plans to create its own streaming service, canceling ties with Netflix. (Hello Disney+!)
• 2023 - Fire in Lahaina, Maui

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"Do your best, history will do the rest."

— Harry S.Truman

On the Punny Side

Why don’t chemists like puns?

All the best ones argon.

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