Updated: November 20, 2008 2:25:18 PM MST
Financial crisis: As fortunes sink, Congress rushes to extend jobless benefits
WASHINGTON » Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress rushed Thursday toward keeping unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for Americans whose benefits are running out. Full Story

 
Adult film model sues over pay and royalties
An Ogden woman is suing a California company for allegedly failing to pay her for work she did in adult films. Tamara Vandyck said she entered an agreement in 1996 with Dennio Enterprises, an Oceanside adult film distributor, to be a "model" in films produced by the company. Full Story

 
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Boozer awaiting word on MRI
Posted: 11:09 AM- Jazz All-Star power forward Carlos Boozer is undergoing an MRI on his strained quad muscle this morning. Full Story

 
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Stocks plunge to levels not seen in five years

Stocks have plunged again to levels not seen in more than five years as hopes fade that lawmakers will soon put together an aid package for U.S. automakers. Full Story

 
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Loans to Detroit
Timing is everything. The debate in Congress over a bailout of GM, Ford and Chrysler comes down to this: Should the taxpayers throw $25 billion in bridge loans to Detroit, thereby preventing huge job losses that would sink the economy deeper into recession? Full Story

 
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is struggling to pay for the upkeep of 30,000 wild horses and burros.
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Rally against California's Proposition 8 at the City-County Building.
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Outdoors reporter Brett Prettyman speaks to the DWR about Pikas in Utah.
FLDS UEP Hearing
At least 2,500 members of the FLDS showed up at the St. George courthouse Friday to show their disapproval of a plan to sell UEP trust land.
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Movie stardom, in a hamster ball
If Mark Walton weren't a real person, his appearance -- gangly frame, shiny dome, bushy beard, broad smile and mischievous eyes -- would make the good basis for a cartoon character. Full Story

 
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Man accused of assault with a deadly sandwich?
Posted: 7:56 AM- PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.-- A Florida man is accused of tossing a sandwich at his girlfriend as they cruised down an interstate, knocking off her glasses and nearly causing her to lose control of the car. Full Story

 
Vehicles vulnerable
Spencer Wood knew the minute he stepped outside his home on Capitol Hill to go to work that something was wrong.     Where was his car?     There was no sign of Wood's Nissan Pathfinder, but it still took a minute for the reality to set in. Full Story

 
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