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University of Utah President David Pershing announced Monday that he will be stepping down from his post, with the search for his replacement to start soon and run in “parallel” …
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Utah Jazz: From buzz to buzzsaw? Jazz ready to compete against juggernaut Golden State Warriors
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Trump says he’d be ‘honored’ to meet Kim Jong Un
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5 men file sex abuse lawsuit against Boy Scouts, Mormon church
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Rep. Mia Love calls police about people taking pictures of her kids
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Stop and explore the petroglyph wonders of Utah’s Parowan Gap
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Trump administration rolls back, delays Obama healthy-eating rules
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