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Cancer’s Lonely Soldier -- Dr. Jackson Orem Director of the Uganda Cancer Institute
Cancer’s New Battleground - the Developing World . Jackson Orem is a busy man. He directs the Uganda Cancer Institute – the only dedicated cancer treatment facility in a country of 33 million people. Yet he still finds time to see patients, like Musa Settimba. "Good to see you," Orem says as he enters a small exam room furnished with little more than a chair and table. ...
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Twitter reaction U.S. mens soccer team beats Honduras all but locks up World Cup bid
USA's national soccer team poses for the traditional team photo prior to a World Cup qualifier soccer match against Panama, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Seattle. The US men's team took on Honduras Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Sandy, ...
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Sports briefs Championship exemption for Blair WSU and UVU athletes qualify
Web.com Tour event is set for July 11-14 at Willow Creek Country Club. He won the 2013 PING Cougar Classic and the 2013 Desert Shootout, shooting a season low 64 during the third round, and concluded the season with seven top five finishes and 11 top 20 finishes. WSU, UVU ATHLETES SET FOR U.S. MEETS Weber State ...
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High school football Reigning Mr. Football Austin Kafentzis commits to Gary Andersen Wisconsin
Jordan High junior-to-be, Austin Kafentzis, unexpectedly committed to Gary Andersen's Wisconsin Badgers on Tuesday afternoon. He is the reigning Mr. Football in ...
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United States striker Jozy Altidore on a scoring frenzy but still thinks he can get better
Honduras' Jose Valasquez (5) and Jozy Altidore (17) of the U.S. battle each other as the United States and Honduras play Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Rio Tinto Stadium. USA beat Honduras ...
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Brad Rock Taking American soccer to heart
SANDY – The National Football (not futbol) League is considering putting a team in London. Major League Baseball is opening its 2014 season in Australia. The NBA was playing regular-season games in foreign places nearly a quarter-century ago. America is spreading its sports to the corners of the globe. Meanwhile, the globe is spreading its game to America. Tuesday at Rio Tinto Stadium, ...
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United States ekes out 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over defensive-minded Honduras
Brad Evans (6) of the U.S. heads the ball over Honduras' Mario Martinez (10) as the United States and Honduras play Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Rio Tinto Stadium. USA beat Honduras ...
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir performances for and with famous individuals
Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a world-renowned organization. The famous choir tours around the globe, holds a yearly, well-known Christmas concert and has been nominated for five Grammy Awards, winning one of them. The choir is currently participating in ...
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Doctors make breakthrough in Type 1 diabetes cure
SALT LAKE CITY — New information about diabetes could be life-changing for the millions who live with it, especially those battling Type 1 diabetes. Doctors at Boston Children's hospital have identified the root cause of Type 1 diabetes and hope to use it to better treat it and possibly find a cure. "To find a cure, we really have to locate those cells that are attacking ...
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Salt Lake Bees Bees welcome 10 millionth fan in 10-0 win over Sacramento
BEELINES Bees 10, River Cats 0 In short: The Bees welcomed their 10 millionth fan with four home runs — a leadoff shot from Andrew Romine, two homers from Chris Nelson and another from Matt Long — and a shutout victory. Starter Matt Shoemaker struck out nine batters in five innings for the win. Record: 38-35 Up next: vs. Sacramento, today, 7:05 p.m. River Cats LHP Justin Thomas ...
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Jordan School District says it needs 19 new schools in next decade
HERRIMAN — Nail guns and wood saws can be heard all day long in Herriman's south side. Home construction seems to be a booming business once again in this small city in the southern part of the Salt Lake valley. "We're busy," said a man with a nail gun, making sure his 2x4's measured together perfectly. A man with A wood saw would probably say something ...
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Woman buys fake iPhone 5 police warn against similar scams
OREM — What seemed like a good deal on an iPhone 5 for an Orem woman turned into a great deal for a scam artist. Someone approached the woman in a parking lot and offered her a new iPhone for a good price. She found out the hard way that just because it looks like an iPhone doesn't necessarily mean it is. "Don't fall for this scam," said Lt. Craig Martinez with ...
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Man accused of terrorism-related crimes in Utah Idaho gets new lawyer
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Uzbek refugee accused of terrorism-related crimes in Idaho and Utah has a new lawyer whose resume includes successfully defending a man accused of murdering a federal agent and helping free a Saudi college student charged with working for a group funneling money to terrorists. A federal judge appointed Charles Peterson to take over Fazliddin Kurbanov's defense. ...
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Man charged with neglecting bedridden wife
A Riverton man is facing one count of aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult after police say he neglected his bedridden wife to the point she needed hospital ...
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Woman charged with killing dog with insecticide
A Salt Lake City woman is facing animal cruelty charges after police say she killed her dog by spraying insecticide down its ...
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Impeachment investigation highly likely House majority leader says
A legislative investigation into Attorney General John Swallow that would mark the beginning of possible impeachment proceedings is "highly likely," House Majority Leader Brad Dee, R-Ogden, said ...
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Gwen Moore However Inarticulate I Think Miss Utah Was On To Something
While speaking on the House of Representatives floor Tuesday during debate on the 20-week abortion ban, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) said Miss Utah Marisa Powell may have been on to something with ...
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Woman dies after Tooele Valley skydiving accident
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A skydiver died after trying to avoid an obstacle and taking a hard landing at Tooele Valley Airport, officials said Tuesday. The 30-year-old woman was found unconscious but breathing Sunday with head, neck and leg injuries, said Tooele County Chief Deputy Sheriff Duke North. She was taken to University of Utah Hospital for surgery but didn't survive, he said The ...
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State now purchasing zero-emission electric vehicles
SALT LAKE CITY — As air pollution intensified in northern Utah Tuesday, the Division of Air Quality asked everyone to limit driving. The ozone gas didn't quite reach the threshold for Utah's first red action alert of the summer season, but it came close, making it an officially yellow day. But the state's not just asking folks to drive less. It's also purchasing ...
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String of car burglaries leads to arrest of 19-year-old man
KAYSVILLE — Davis County Sheriff's deputies stumbled onto a car burglary ring, after one of the suspected thieves struck a little too close to home. Detectives said Tuesday 19-year-old Matthew Robert King was staying with a friend in Fruit Heights and started taking interest in the friend's safe. The next day, King was gone and so were the thousands of dollars inside the cash ...
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Miss Utah gets chance to fix pageant answer flub
NEW YORK — Miss Utah USA got a second chance Tuesday morning to answer a question she stumbled over Sunday night during the Miss USA pageant. Marissa Powell, Miss Utah ...
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What Miss Utah Shouldve Said About The Pay Gap
Miss Utah USA 2013 Marissa Powell Photo by Georgina Vaughan, courtesy MissUtahUSA.com By now, you've probably heard or seen the garbled answer Miss Utah, Marissa Powell, gave to this question during Sunday's the Miss USA ...
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Gun lobbyist seeks to restore his firearms rights
Utah's top gun lobbyist wants his firearms back.Clark Aposhian had to surrender his weapons after a Memorial Day arrest for backing up a military-grade vehicle briefly at his ex-wife's home and allegedly telling her husband, "I'll bury you."His ex-wife won a stalking injunction and a protective order, which temporarily suspended Aposhian's right to possess guns or ...
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13 Utah lawmakers respond with their opinions regarding medicinal cannabis
13 Utah politicians' opinion on the legalization of medicinal cannabis in Utah Their responses are not very surprising, however one representative did ask for additional ...
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The Road Home to conduct a 24-hour online giving campaign Thursday
Emphasizing that needs of homeless families and individuals respect no season, The Road Home will conduct a 24-hour online giving campaign to raise funds and awareness about homeless families and individuals in ...
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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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