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Ocean not all that separates US, European fans

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:49:38 MDT

Ocean not all that separates US, European fans

By Nancy Armour The Associated Press

Updated May 23, 2013 12:49PM MDT

Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls halted because of unrelenting race-baiting from the crowd. It’s almost unfathomable to a U.S. sports fan, even with the country’s long, wrenching and seemingly endless struggle to achieve equality. Yet scenes like that play out at European soccer stadiums with alarming frequency, the product of a toxi...

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Wharton: Farmington memorial honors vets

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:26:02 MDT

Wharton: Farmington memorial honors vets

By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 11:26AM MDT

Farmington • Like most cities, this historic Davis County town possesses a memorial to its veterans. But, in the midst of government offices and rock homes, the small monument can be a challenge to find. I couldn’t find it searching on Google and the kind local librarian wasn’t certain where it could be seen. So, after exploring this beautiful county seat for awhile, I happened upon its cemetery. There, tucked into a quiet northwest corner, was a small monument dedicated on Nov. 11, 2011, to th...

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Krzyzewski returning to coach USA Basketball

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:06 MDT

Krzyzewski returning to coach USA Basketball

The Associated Press

Updated May 23, 2013 09:23AM MDT

Durham, N.C. • Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is back as the U.S. men’s national team coach and ready for another run at Olympic gold. During a news conference at Duke on Thursday, Krzyzewski called it the “ultimate honor” to represent his country. “I really thought I wasn’t going to do it,” Krzyzewski said. “But now that I am doing it, I can tell you I am doing it with 100 percent commitment and passion — but with seven years of experience of having done it before.” USA Basketball chairman Je...

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Sports briefs: Krzyzewski returns to Team USA

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:20 MDT

Sports briefs: Krzyzewski returns to Team USA

Updated May 22, 2013 11:35PM MDT

Basketball • Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a news conference to confirm his return Thursday at Duke, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. The Hall of Fame coach has led the Americans ...

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AP Source: Coach K returning to US men’s team

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:40:56 MDT

AP Source: Coach K returning to US men’s team

The Associated Press

Updated May 22, 2013 11:40PM MDT

Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a news conference to confirm his return Thursday at Duke, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. The Hall of Fame coach has led the Americans since 2005...

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Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:21 MDT

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO The Associated Press

Updated May 22, 2013 06:10AM MDT

WASHINGTON • A far-reaching bill to remake the nation’s immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure 13-5 Tuesday night, setting up an epic showdown on the Senate floor after Congress’ Memorial Day recess. The legislation is one of President Barack Obama’s top domestic priorities — yet it also gives the Repu...

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What’s on your plate

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:03 MDT

What’s on your plate

Updated May 22, 2013 01:01AM MDT

It’s our right as citizens of the United States to know what we are putting into our bodies. Most Americans don’t realize how many genetically modified organisms we ingest daily (bacteria and yeast, insects, plants, fish and mammals). Bills have been proposed in some states to require food companies to label our food to indicate it contains GMOs. It’s terrible that we don’t know what we are putting into our bodies, and the food industry isn’t giving us the option to choose whether we want to eat...

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Seattle MF Evans added to US training camp roster

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:31 MDT

Seattle MF Evans added to US training camp roster

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:54PM MDT

Chicago • Seattle Sounders midfielder Brad Evans will join the U.S. men for a training camp ahead of next month’s trio of World Cup qualifiers. Evans was added to the roster Tuesday, bringing the number of players invited to the camp to 30. Evans has made seven appearances with the Americans and was part of the team that lost to Mexico in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final. Training camp opens Sunday in Cleveland, where the Americans will face Belgium in an exhibition on May 29. The Americans ...

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Obamacare, Part 2

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Obamacare, Part 2

By XXXXXX The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 01:01AM MDT

The following editorial appeared in Monday’s Washington Post: Thought you had seen the last of the fighting over the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare? Since its passage in 2010, after all, it has survived Supreme Court review, innumerable challenges from House Republicans and Mitt Romney’s unsuccessful campaign to evict its author from the White House. Nonetheless, with the heart of the reform set to take effect next year, its most contentious days may lie ahead. The law will affect...

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Get it over with

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:08 MDT

Get it over with

Updated May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT

With the recent cascade of states legalizing same-sex marriage, Edward Cannon thinks we’re approaching a “tipping point when the … country must allow all adult Americans to marry whom they love” (“Gay marriage approval,” Forum, May 15). Wishful thinking. That speeding train of states will soon hit a procedural wall — the constitutions of 31 states ban same-sex marriages. Of the other 19 states, 12 now allow gay marriage, and not all of the other seven are likely candidates (think West Virginia)....

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Iran pulls out of L.A. wrestling meet

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:31 MDT

Iran pulls out of L.A. wrestling meet

The Associated Press

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

USA Wrestling says that Iran has pulled out of a dual meet set for Sunday in Los Angeles. The organization said Friday that the Iranian Wrestling Federation told them the team’s schedule has changed and that it has returned to Iran. No further reasons were given for Iran’s departure. USA Wrestling says it will instead host Russian and Canadian teams Sunday in a “United 4 Wrestling” event at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The Iranians and Americans wrestled Wednesday in New York in ...

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US beats Russia 8-3 at hockey worlds

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:48:32 MDT

US beats Russia 8-3 at hockey worlds

The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 11:48PM MDT

Helsinki • Paul Stastny had two goals and two assists and Craig Smith had five assists on Thursday to give the United States an 8-3 win over Russia and a spot in the semifinals of the hockey world championships. T.J. Oshie, Nate Thompson, Alex Galchenyuk, Ryan Carter, Jacob Trouba and David Moss also scored. Goaltender John Gibson had 31 saves. The Americans will face either Switzerland or the Czech Republic. Alexander Ovechkin scored one goal for the Russians, while Alexander Svitov and A...

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White House releases trove of Benghazi documents

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:18 MDT

White House releases trove of Benghazi documents

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 04:14PM MDT

Washington • The White House is releasing 100 pages of e-mails and notes related to the Obama administration’s response to the attack on a diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, last September. The White House had until now declined to make the documents public and had let congressional investigators review the documents without making copies. The documents describe how the administration developed “talking points” to describe what the administration wanted to discuss publicly immediately after...

Letting go of the Old West

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Letting go of the Old West

By Michael dax

Updated May 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Frederick Jackson Turner’s classic 1893 essay, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” argued that the frontier experience — the opportunity for unlimited expansion into “uninhabited” lands — shaped the country’s entrepreneurial spirit. Turner’s essay took on added significance because three years earlier, the Census Bureau had declared the frontier closed. The line that separated “civilized” from “uncivilized” was gone. Over the next few decades, settlers filled in the remaining...

US, Russia and Iran to wrestle in New York

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:57 MDT

US, Russia and Iran to wrestle in New York

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 05:03PM MDT

The governments of the United States and Russia can sometimes be at odds. Americans and Iranians rarely see eye to eye on anything. But the possibility of wrestling losing its Olympic spot has given these three often-divergent nations a cause to rally around. The U.S., Russian and Iranian wrestling teams will meet on Wednesday for an historic exhibition in New York. It’s a showcase event for what the sport’s international governing body has dubbed “World Wrestling Month.” The IOC in Febr...

Washington Post: GOP’s new low of dysfunction

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Washington Post: GOP’s new low of dysfunction

By The Washington Post

Updated May 14, 2013 01:01AM MDT

The following editorial appeared in Monday’s Washington Post: It’s no surprise that Senate Republicans grouse about Obama administration policies on enforcing civil rights laws or limiting greenhouse-gas emissions. They are entitled to their policy views. It’s a different matter for Republican leaders to manifest their views by blocking confirmation to Cabinet positions of the officials in charge of those policies. By doing so, on absurdly flimsy pretexts, Republicans not only impede the pres...

Short takes on the news

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:01:08 MDT

Short takes on the news

Updated May 11, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Papers, please • It’s hard to be more American than Renate McKitrick. The 90-year-old Utah resident came to this land of immigrants at the age of 2 from East Prussia (a country that doesn’t even exist anymore), became a naturalized citizen in 1946 and has never given anyone any cause to doubt her loyalty. Except that the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles won’t renew her state ID card, which she needs to buy medicine, vote and other important stuff, because she doesn’t have the proper paperwork o...

Obama declares health care law ‘is here to stay’

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:35:04 MDT

Obama declares health care law ‘is here to stay’

The Associated Press

Updated May 10, 2013 10:35PM MDT

Washington • Caught between nervous Democrats and emboldened Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped up the sales pitch on his health care overhaul as the final elements of his top domestic achievement go into effect. With his legacy and the law’s success at stake, Obama said: “The law is here to stay.” Behind the scenes, the White House readied a campaign-style effort to get healthy young people to sign up for the insurance “exchanges” in order to keep premium costs from skyrocke...