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Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:31 MDT

Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:54PM MDT

Denver • Avalanche fans are talking about the possibility of Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy becoming the next coach of the Colorado team. Roy’s younger brother, Stephane Roy, posted a Facebook note late Monday night saying his brother would be the new coach. Stephane Roy later told The Denver Post: “They’re discussing the final details of an arrangement.” The organization remains silent on the report, saying in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Avs, “won’t comment on any ...

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State Department: Reports of anti-Semitism increase

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:10:30 MDT

State Department: Reports of anti-Semitism increase

By MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press

Updated May 20, 2013 01:10PM MDT

WASHINGTON • The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Ira Forman, former CEO of the National Jewish Democratic Council, was named special envoy as the State Department released its annual report on religious freedom around the world. Forman replaces Michael Kozak, who had served in an acting role after Hannah Rosenthal stepped down last year. The 2012 r...

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Son wants to keep father behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:43:47 MDT

Son wants to keep father behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

By Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 05:43PM MDT

To keep John Brickman Wall in jail as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his ex-wife, the couple’s 19-year-old son will testify in court Monday that his father is a violent, vindictive man who poses a threat to himself and his four children. Following the hearing, a 3rd District Court judge will decide whether the 49-year-old pediatrician will have an opportunity to bond out of jail on charges of first-degree felony counts of murder and aggravated burglary in the alleged 2011 slaying of ...

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Report: Tennessee defensive back to transfer to Utah State

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:17 MDT

Report: Tennessee defensive back to transfer to Utah State

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 05:02PM MDT

A news report indicates that Utah State is getting a new cornerback transfer from SEC country. Daniel Gray, a 2012 Tennesee signee, will transfer to Utah State this fall, according to Eric Woodbury of Go Vols Xtra. Gray went to Boyd Anderson in Florida, the high school of Aggies receivers Travis Reynolds and JoJo Natson. Last year, Gray saw action in eight games with only six total tackles and started once as a freshman. A coaching change at UT seemed to bolster a decision to leave the Volunteer...

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Green River Fishing Report - Fish are "super sizing their meals', terrestrials starting to show up

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:46:03 MDT

Green River Fishing Report - Fish are "super sizing their meals', terrestrials starting to show up

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 09:46AM MDT

Ryan Kelly with Flaming Gorge Resort sent in this report of fishing on the Green River. Check out more of his tales of Green River Fishing Report for May 16th, 2013Hatches: Midges, Small BWO's, Few Cicadas and Pine Beetles.Flows: 800, but could change any day now.The warm weather has brought a transition time here on the Green. The smaller bugs are less prevalent and bigger bugs are starting to show. A few cicadas have been out, along with a fair amount of pine beetles. The terrestrial fishi...

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Obama: IRS acting commissioner being ousted

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:41:05 MDT

Obama: IRS acting commissioner being ousted

By JIM KUHNHENN The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 05:41PM MDT

Washington • President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the ouster of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following disclosures that the agency targeted conservative political groups. Obama, who has been criticized for appearing passive in his response to the matter, declared, “I am angry about it” and said the American people had a right to be angry as well. Before announcing the departure of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, Obama conferred with top officials from the Trea...

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Boomers need immigrants

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Boomers need immigrants

By XXXXXX The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT

The Senate Judiciary Committee took up comprehensive immigration reform late last week. And, as expected, opponents are already rushing to derail it, arguing that any bill that legalizes the vast majority of undocumented immigrants in the United States will cost billions of dollars and place an unfair burden on taxpayers. Such arguments are merely scare tactics. There’s no doubt that granting citizenship to millions of immigrants 13 years from now, as the Senate bill would, will carry a cost, b...

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Study questions how sharply U.S. should cut the salt

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:16:02 MDT

Study questions how sharply U.S. should cut the salt

Updated May 14, 2013 10:16PM MDT

Washington • A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it’s not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much salt, not just from salt shakers but because of sodium hidden inside processed foods and restaurant meals. Tuesday’s report stresses that, overall, the nation needs to ease back on the sodium for better heart health. But there’s no good evidence that eating ...

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Dept. of Justice investigating IRS' targeting of tea party

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:33:31 MDT

Dept. of Justice investigating IRS' targeting of tea party

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The Associated Press

Updated May 17, 2013 10:33AM MDT

Washington • The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday, widening a probe that includes investigations by three committees in Congress. Ineffective management at the IRS allowed agents to improperly target tea party groups for more than 18 months, concluded one investigation, by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. The in...

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Justice launches probe of IRS

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:07:56 MDT

Justice launches probe of IRS

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and HENRY C. JACKSON The Associated Press

Updated May 14, 2013 11:07PM MDT

Washington • The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday, widening a probe that includes investigations by three committees in Congress. Ineffective management at the IRS allowed agents to improperly target tea party groups for more than 18 months, concluded one investigation by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. The ins...

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Coordinator of Army sexual assault prevention office accused of ‘abusive sexual contact’

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:43:40 MDT

Coordinator of Army sexual assault prevention office accused of ‘abusive sexual contact’

By ROBERT BURNS The Associated Press

Updated May 14, 2013 06:43PM MDT

Washington • A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for “abusive sexual contact” and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Wednesday. The announcement came just one week after an Air Force officer who headed a sexual assault prevention office was himself arrested on charges of groping a woman in a parking lot. The two cases highlight a problem that is drawing increased scrutiny in the Cong...

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Boy who was riding bike on Utah freeway to remain in state custody

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:38:23 MDT

Boy who was riding bike on Utah freeway to remain in state custody

By Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 11:38PM MDT

A 9-year-old Salt Lake City boy found riding his bike on Interstate 215 late in West Valley City on Friday night will remain in state custody for at least two more weeks, a judge ordered Tuesday. During a shelter hearing in 3rd District Juvenile Court, the 25-year-old mother of the boy did not dispute that, for now, the boy should remain with the state Division of Child and Family Services. Judge Charles Behrens scheduled another hearing in two weeks. The woman will be allowed supervised visita...

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Senator: IRS targeting of tea party is ‘chilling’

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:07:55 MDT

Senator: IRS targeting of tea party is ‘chilling’

The Associated Press

Updated May 12, 2013 11:07PM MDT

Washington • Republicans said Sunday that the Internal Revenue Service’s heightened scrutiny of conservative political groups was “chilling” and further eroded public trust in government. Lawmakers said President Barack Obama personally should apologize for targeting tea party organizations and they challenged the tax agency’s blaming of low-level workers. “I just don’t buy that this was a couple of rogue IRS employees,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. “After all, groups with ‘progressive’ in...

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Utah seminar to focus on doing business in Bakken oil fields

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:50:34 MDT

Utah seminar to focus on doing business in Bakken oil fields

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Updated May 11, 2013 11:50PM MDT

World Trade Center Utah is offering a seminar Wednesday aimed at identifying business opportunities in the Bakken oil fields that might be available to companies in the state. A new report details many of the needs — from hosing to pipeline construction — being generated by drilling in the oil formation that stretches from western North Dakota and northeast Montana into Canada’s Saskatchewan Province. Output has been so prodigious that some estimates say the hub could challenge production levels...

AP Exclusive: IRS knew tea party targeted in 2011

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:16:14 MDT

AP Exclusive: IRS knew tea party targeted in 2011

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The Associated Press

Updated May 14, 2013 10:16AM MDT

Washington • Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups as early as 2011, according to a draft of an inspector general’s report obtained by The Associated Press that seemingly contradicts public statements by the IRS commissioner. The IRS apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. The agency blamed low-level emp...

U.S. is Gun Runner No. 1

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:01:08 MDT

U.S. is Gun Runner No. 1

By Joshua E. Keating

Updated May 11, 2013 01:01AM MDT

By Joshua E. Keating Foreign Policy WASHINGTON — One of the most infamous moments of the bloody uprising that followed Zimbabwe’s disputed 2008 election was the so-called “ship of shame” — a Chinese freighter discovered carrying small arms, rocket-propelled grenades, and mortars to Robert Mugabe’s landlocked regime. Zimbabwe’s neighbors denied the ship docking rights, but the incident only reinforced the perception that China has become the arms dealer of choice for Africa’s most brutal thugs...

Business news briefs

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:53:03 MDT

Business news briefs

staff and news services

Updated May 9, 2013 05:53PM MDT

Report: Microsoft interested in Nook Barnes & Noble shares skyrocketed after a report said Microsoft was offering $1 billion for the digital assets of the bookseller’s e-reader business. Investors cheered signs there might be a deal for the digital arm of Nook Media. The report appeared on the technology blog TechCrunch, which cited internal Microsoft documents. Record profit signals healthier Fannie Mae Fannie Mae said something Thursday that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: I...

Green River fishing report - Good fishing and great memories

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:58:02 MDT

Green River fishing report - Good fishing and great memories

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 10:58AM MDT

Ryan Kelly with Flaming Gorge Resort sent in this report. The fish on the Green are in the best shape I've ever seen them. Get over there and create some lasting memories. Green River Fishing Report for May 9th, 2013Flows: 800, current outlook is for high flows to begin around the 20th (this is always subject to change).Hatches: Midges and BWO'sWith the inclement weather the last few days there has been large BWO hatches out. True to form, the BWO's have gotten smaller as the hatch has progress...

Retailers report modest gains for April

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:18:56 MDT

Retailers report modest gains for April

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press

Updated May 9, 2013 11:18AM MDT

NEW YORK • Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. Revenue at stores open at least a year — an industry measure of a store’s health because it excludes results from stores recently opened and closed — rose 4.7 percent in April compared wit...