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Chicago adds 14-day quarantine for ‘surge’ states travelers

Chicago adds 14-day quarantine for ‘surge’ states travelers

CHICAGO (AP) — People traveling to Chicago from 15 states with increasing numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines, city officials announced Thursday. To comply with the order that takes effect Monday, travelers must stay at a […]

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Qualtrics expansion includes on-site STEM-focused daycare

Qualtrics expansion includes on-site STEM-focused daycare

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The survey-software provider Qualtrics is planning to expand its Provo-based headquarters, add jobs and build an on-site daycare center that will focus on science, math, engineering and technology. Qualtrics International Inc. said in a news release Thursday the expansion will double the size of the […]

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Salt Lake City to host 2023 NBA All-Star Game

Salt Lake City to host 2023 NBA All-Star Game

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will host the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. Commissioner Adam Silver announced the selection Wednesday. The game will be played Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 at Vivint Smart Home Arena. It will be the 30th anniversary of Utah’s only other All-Star Game. Silver said […]

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Mahomes’ 4 TDs in 2nd quarter lead Chiefs past Raiders 28-10

Mahomes’ 4 TDs in 2nd quarter lead Chiefs past Raiders 28-10

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes bounced back from the first scoreless opening quarter of his career in the regular season by throwing four touchdown passes in a near perfect second period that led the Kansas City Chiefs to a 28-10 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. The Raiders (1-1) held […]

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Giraffe euthanized at Utah zoo after battling health issues

Giraffe euthanized at Utah zoo after battling health issues

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 15-year-old giraffe has been euthanized at a Utah zoo after struggling with intestinal issues. Utah’s Hogle Zoo announced Monday that Kipenzi the giraffe was euthanized on July 12 after zookeepers noticed her appetite severely decreased and she wasn’t going to the bathroom. Zoo veterinarians […]

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CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 22:  People shop at a Kmart store on March 22, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Sears Holdings, the parent of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck, & Co., said there is "substantial doubt" about the company's financial viability.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 700023570

Chicago woman sentenced for defrauding Kmart in 11 states

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A 40-year-old Chicago woman faces nearly four years in federal prison for using fraudulent federal nutrition benefit checks to purchase nearly $220,000 worth of items at Kmart stores in 11 states during a four-month crime spree. Lynada Laticia Mahone was arrested in Arizona, pleaded guilty to […]

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Neemias Queta Invited To NBA Combine

Neemias Queta Invited To NBA Combine

LOGAN, Utah-Late Wednesday, Utah State freshman men’s basketball player Neemias Queta became one of 66 players to receive an invitation to the 2019 NBA Draft combine May 16 and 17 at Chicago. Queta was the only collegian from a Utah school to be invited. Queta, a Portuguese national from Barreira, […]

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Brands roll with stoner ‘holiday’ as pot legalization grows

Brands roll with stoner ‘holiday’ as pot legalization grows

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it. No, Hallmark doesn’t yet have a card to mark “420.” But many […]

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Gobert, Mitchell lead Utah in 116-95 rout of Washington

Gobert, Mitchell lead Utah in 116-95 rout of Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Utah beginning a four-game trip while jockeying for position in the tight Western Conference playoff race, the objective in its first game was clear — contain Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal. Beal had posted back-to-back 40-point games for the Wizards, who are clinging to the slimmest […]

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