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Palace reveals some of Kate’s baby plans

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:29:08 MDT

Palace reveals some of Kate’s baby plans

By MARTIN BENEDYK The Associated Press

Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:29PM MDT

London • With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July — and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch — the royals’ office has released some of the couple’s plans, although many details are still being kept private. Kate has made several public appearances recently but is expected to keep a low profile in the final weeks of her pregnancy. Here is the latest news about the infant who will, upon entering the world, be third in line f...

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Unlicensed Utah midwife charged in newborn’s death

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:49:13 MDT

Unlicensed Utah midwife charged in newborn’s death

By Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:49PM MDT

An unlicensed midwife has been charged in the August death of a newborn boy from Moab. Valerie El Halta, 71, of Eagle Mountain, was charged on Tuesday in 7th District Court with unlawful conduct, a felony for which she could serve up to five years in prison. She was also charged with negligent homicide and reckless endangerment, both misdemeanors that carry a jail sentence of up to one year. El Halta has never been licensed in Utah, according to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing. Yet ...

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Commentary: Speculation about Mandela’s fate seen as cultural taboo

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:00:03 MDT

Commentary: Speculation about Mandela’s fate seen as cultural taboo

By ZAHEER CASSIM and CATHERINE FEATHERSTON USA Today

Updated Jun 17, 2013 02:00PM MDT

Johannesburg • Will native son and national hero Nelson Mandela survive his latest bout with illness? That is the single question dominating headlines, speeches, Twitter and conversation throughout South Africa. It’s an unusual situation in a country where death is an off-limits topic due to local culture. But as locals brace themselves, anxious and hopeful, they remain stoic and protective, insisting on Mandela’s privacy as he battles a lung infection. And they say he has a right to be left al...

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Attacks in Pakistan’s southwest kills 22

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:27:51 MDT

Attacks in Pakistan’s southwest kills 22

By ABDUL SATTAR and REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press

Updated Jun 15, 2013 11:27PM MDT

Quetta, Pakistan • Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour standoff that capped a series of attacks that killed 22 people. The violence emphasized the challenges that new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will have in bringing calm to Baluchistan, a region beset by a separatist movement, Taliban militants and violent sectarian groups. Police said six attackers were also killed in the fi...

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Nevada sandstorm causes 27-car pileup; one man dead

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:06:25 MDT

Nevada sandstorm causes 27-car pileup; one man dead

By MICHELLE RINDELS The Associated Press

Updated Jun 11, 2013 04:06PM MDT

Twenty-seven vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm that blinded drivers on Interstate 80 in rural northern Nevada, killing a truck driver, seriously injuring several other people and sapping already thin emergency resources, officials said. Humboldt County sheriff’s dispatchers called in virtually every medical, law enforcement and fire worker in the sparsely populated area after drivers reported “near-apocalyptic” conditions Monday evening on I-80 at Winnemucca, according to offic...

Kelly expects speedy recovery after surgery

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:42:41 MDT

Kelly expects speedy recovery after surgery

The Associated Press

Updated Jun 7, 2013 11:42PM MDT

Buffalo • Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly is anticipated to have a speedy recovery and successful outcome after having surgery to remove cancer from his upper jaw, according to doctors who performed the operation. The operation, conducted on Friday morning, was described as going “very well,” according to a release issued by Buffalo’s Erie County Medical Center. Kelly is recovering comfortably and will remain in hospital for an undetermined period, the release said. The oper...

Paul Rolly: Dan Snarr and the case of the flawed flasher

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:15:34 MDT

Paul Rolly: Dan Snarr and the case of the flawed flasher

By paul rolly The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 7, 2013 07:15AM MDT

The Perry Mason-type drama swirling around the disputed speeding ticket of Murray Mayor Dan Snarr will be continued until fall season, keeping us as spellbound as the suspenseful wait to find out who shot J.R. Ewing. In the Caper of the Mysterious Missing School-Zone Light, Snarr’s date with destiny in Salt Lake City’s Justice Court was to reach its climax Thursday. But Snarr was granted a continuance until Sept. 5 so he could attend Murray High School’s graduation ceremonies one last time as m...