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The Topaz Museum removed a rediscovered memorial to a man shot and killed there by a guard in 1943. They unearthed it with a forklift — without archaeologists on hand and without informing former prisoners and their descendants. Some of the former prisoners recently returned to the camp to honor the man who died.
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Brian Albers/KUERFour Republican lawmakers have left the Utah Legislature over the past couple months, quitting in the middle of their terms. Some people view that as a strategy to keep legislative seats in GOP hands. -
Lexi Peery/KUERA Washington County art contest gives the winner $1,000 to display their work on a new parking structure. But just by entering it, the county has the option of purchasing all rights to artists’ submissions.
In recent years, many Americans have cut carbs and sugar, reduced fat and tried every diet. Yet millions of us still have high blood pressure, are pre-diabetic and obese. Why?
Mark Schatzker has devoted himself to trying to answer this question.
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One of the most impactful things the state could do to improve its ranking, the report said, is to elect a woman to represent Utah in the U.S. Senate. -
The newest “variant of concern” has spread rapidly around the world since it was first discovered in South Africa in late November.
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An Ohio history museum is reimbursing the Nez Perce Tribe after forcing it to pay for a collection of its own artifacts more than two decades ago.
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After a student showed up in Black face and another dressed as a Klansman for Halloween, Sky View High School held an assembly to address racism and diversity. But it was a video about privilege that sparked controversy.
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Washington County Water Conservancy District released their five-year water conservation plan. Their goal is to decrease water use per capita by 14%.
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Utah’s teacher retention rate is better than most other states across the country. But the state still struggles with keeping people who are just starting out.
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Among his new steps to fight COVID surges this winter: requiring private health insurers to reimburse people for at-home tests. It also calls for more people to get vaccines and boosters.
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Por ahora, esto es lo que se sabe, y lo que no, sobre la variante omicron.
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45 days. That’s not a lot of time to write, debate and pass hundreds of bills. And just like one notorious maiden at the ball, once the clock strikes midnight the party is over. So, how does the magic happen?
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Bette Midler about her children's book, The Tale of the Mandarin Duck.
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More than 20 states have "trigger laws," which will ban or severely restrict abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Other states are taking steps to protect abortion rights through legislation.
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Bob Dole was a hero for disability rights advocates, especially those who remember the days before the Americans with Disabilities Act, and his role in getting that landmark legislation passed.
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Russia is amassing more than 94,000 troops at the Ukrainian border in what officials in Ukraine call a "large-scale escalation" from Russia that is expected to take place in January.
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