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Utah man shot by son-in-law during Catholic Mass upgraded to fair condition
Police are outside St. James Catholic Church in Ogden, Utah, Sunday June 16, 2013 after a man was shot in the back of the head during mass at the church. The suspect, Charles Richard Jennings Jr., 35, was captured Sunday afternoon in nearby Box Elder County after fleeing in a stolen pickup truck, investigators said. (AP Photo/Standard-Examiner, Benjamin Zack) TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT MBO ...
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Man charged with attempted murder in Ogden church shooting
The man accused of shooting his father-in-law inside an Ogden church was charged in 2nd District Court on ...
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Miss Utah 2013 Addresses Pageant Gaffe Finally Answers Question
Marissa Powell, otherwise known as Miss Utah, flubbed on a question about women being the primary earners in 40 percent of American homes, yet still earning less than men.Earning herself a place in pageant history, Powell replied that we need to "create education better" during a botched answer."I think we can relate this back to education and how were are continuing to strive to ...
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Yesterday Miss Utah Was Taunted Today Shes Celebrated
Miss Utah Marissa Powell finished third in the Miss USA Pageant, and became an Internet sensation for her flubbed response to a question about the gender wage gap. But she is getting just as much, if not more attention as the actual winner of the pageant, Miss Connecticut Erin Brady. Powell’s response to a question about female breadwinners and income inequality went viral after she gave ...
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Miss Utah USAs botched answer makes her a star
Marissa Powell didn't win the title of Miss USA on Sunday, but she did make quite an impression en route to being named third runner-up. Not necessarily a good impression, but certainly one that is unforgettable. When asked what it says about society that women continue to earn less than men, the Salt Laker stumbled and bumbled her way through an answer that went viral on the Internet: ...
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Miss Utah USA takes 2nd stab at pageant question
De izquierda a derecha, Miss Connecticut, Miss Carolina del Sur, Miss Illinois, Miss Alabama y Miss Utah en el concurso de Miss USA 2013 el domingo 16 de junio de 2013 en Las Vegas. Miss Utah no ganó pero su respuesta accidentada creó escándalo en ...
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Utah girl with cancer who met Justin Bieber dies
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — A young girl with cancer who made headlines after her family successfully campaigned for a meeting with Justin Bieber has died. Millie Flamm died Tuesday morning after three and a half years of chemotherapy, according to a post by family ...
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Communications A good week for terrible interviews. Starring Joe Kinnear and Miss Utah
He may have mastered the interview for the job of director of football at Newcastle United, but Joe Kinnear made a complete hash of an interview on TalkSport the day after signing his ...
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USMNT ready for Rio Tinto Stadium and World Cup qualifier
SANDY - Coming off a huge 2-0 win over Panama in Seattle just one week ago, the U.S. Soccer Men’s National Team is ready to open up the second half of the Hexagonal and play its World Cup qualifier against Honduras at Rio Tinto Stadium Tuesday night. "I think we’re really looking forward to the match," U.S. Soccer head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said at a press conference ...
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Miss Utah redeems her education flub on ‘Today’
Nene Leakes has some advice for Miss Utah, who is still smarting from her convoluted answer to the reality star’s question during the Miss USA pageant Sunday night. “She can turn this negative into a positive,” Leakes told ...
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Leave Miss Utah alone | Tauriq Moosa
Her parents adopted her little brother , who was subsequently diagnosed with several medical issues, including an inoperable brain tumor.Now consider: she entered an inoffensive competition, where under the gaze of an unknown and massive multitude, she was asked this ...
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Driver killed when car flies off road rolls end-to-end
LOGAN — A man was killed late Monday night when his speeding car flew off a road in Logan. Police said he was traveling way too fast for the 25 mile an hour speed limit. The 24-year-old Salt Lake City man was driving on 1500 North near 1400 East in Logan around 11 p.m. Monday when he lost control of his car. "Officers responded to the scene. They found a Subaru that had exited ...
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Miss Utahs botched answer elicits cringes across web
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Miss Utah Marissa Powell is the latest beauty queen to trip on national television, not over her gown, but during the interview ...
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Billy Blancos Open Soon in PC
Motor City Mexican Park City restaurateur Bill White’s empire (Grappa, Chimayo, Wahso, Windy Ridge, Ghidotti’s, Sushi Blue) is about to get a little bigger. At the end of the month, he’ll unveil his newest Park City eatery, this one in Pinebrook’s Quarry Village (8208 Gorgoza Pines Road), and I think it’s going to blow people’s minds. I got a private sneak ...
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Dog Days Log Haven
I live with Ranger, and he’s a dog. So, he’s forgiven-plus, this good-lookin’ fella is a great hiker. To treat ourselves after a jaunt up Burch Hollow Trail-also in Millcreek Canyon-with Bodhi (my roommates’ other dog) and my human friend, Katy, we went to Log Haven’s Dog Days of Summer (daily, 5:30-7 p.m., through Oct. 15), where four-leggers can join their owners ...
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Swallows Strategy Blame the Media
In a leaked memo from his attorneys to Legislative counsel, the words "media," "press" and "headline" appear 12 times. In fact, the word "media" is used four times in the opening paragraph alone.It’s a common tactic to blame the media for unfair coverage when a political scandal hits. Swallow seems to be following this playbook by rote. Some ...
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The Internet Is Devouring Miss Utah and Its Not Really Fair
Posted // 2013-06-17 - Was the answer bad? Yes. Could she have done better? Yes. But, was the question fair? No. Last night’s Miss USA Pageant, which was held in Las Vegas, could have ended better for Utah contestant Marissa Powell. Not just because she lost, but because she completely tanked her interview ...
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Salt Lake Bike Party
Posted // 2013-06-17 - Once a month, the streets of Salt Lake City become overrun with one of the loudest and most adventurous groups around: The Salt Lake Bike Party. Made up of hardcore cyclists, casual riders, fixie hobbyists, first-timers and an array of random bike owners who don't belong to any labeling system, all these will gather up in a single location and hit downtown SLC and ...
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Glad You Asked Nekromantix John Wayne and Bad Veins
Film Buff Night at Brewvies , which means film lovers can enjoy a free screening of a classic film from years past. Tonight's movie is the John Wayne 1956 ...
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Wilfred 21 Over
In the second season of the funniest Australian-in-a-dog-suit comedy on cable, Ryan (Elijah Wood) finally gets his life together with a new job and girlfriend, but Wilfred (Jason Gann) has other plans-and a shocking revelation! Woof! ...
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Monday Meal Jamaican Jerk Chicken
in France, there are as many different recipes as the people who make it. Supposedly, the word "jerk" derives from a Spanish term of Quechua ...
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How To Utah Arts Fest
How to Festival " page on UAF.org suggests with its use of the word "festival" as a verb, there are a number of ways to enjoy the annual June celebration of the arts, suited to different people’s needs, and different kinds of artistic ...
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Recent crashes at new I-15 interchange have drivers concerned
SPANISH FORK — TheI-15 interchange with U.S. Highway 6 in Spanish Fork has seen a couple of semitrailer rollovers in the last month. The latest, on Saturday, nearly killed a motorcyclist. The problem, drivers say, is the new configuration of the off-ramp created during the I-15 CORE project. Truck driver Alton Bartek drives a Texas-to-Seattle route once a week, and has done so for ...
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Downtown Salt Lake City redevelopment
Salt Lake’s downtown area has, like many major cities across the US, deteriorated in recent decades as businesses and homeowners have moved out into the suburbs, but now, even in the midst of one of the worst real estate crisis in recent history, a number of major Salt Lake City developers are turning the tide.
Salt Lake City will have an entirely different downtown area in the next few years as major residential and mixed-use developments and new condominiums come online. Well over 1000 residential units are under construction or in the planning stages with major developments such as the City Creek Project leading the new trend. Read more
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