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Russia's plot to get Texas to secede. Love returns white supremacist's donation. AP tracks guvs' travel.
Happy Tuesday. A bizarre story to lead off today: Some Russian right-wingers are hoping that Texas actually secedes from the United States and are promoting the idea, using the analogy of Crimea-is-Texas. "If one accepts the current status of Texas despite its controversial origin story, then they are more than obliged to recognize the future status of Crimea," one Russian news outlet wrote. [http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/vladimir-putin-texas-secession-119288.html?hp=t4_r#.VYlQehNViDw" target="_blank">Politico]
Topping the news: Rep. Mia Love returned a $1,000 donation from Earl Holt who is thought to have influenced Dylann Roof's shooting of members of an historic black church in South Carolina. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2652546-155/mia-love-returns-donation-from-man" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631196/Mia-Love-returning-contribution-from-alleged-white-supremacist.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kutv.com/news/nation-world/mia-love-returning-donations-made-to-her-campaign-by-white-supremacist" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://fox13now.com/2015/06/22/u-s-rep-mia-love-returning-donations-from-alleged-white-supremacist-linked-to-s-c-shooter/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> Economic development has slowed significantly for communities in southern Utah, so much that Garfield County issued a state of emergency. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2652520-155/southern-utah-county-declares-state-of" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631229/Garfield-County-issues-unique-state-of-emergency.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/state-of-emergency-declared-in-garfield-county/18665/qQ69gfxI3kOFgaa8xOpV8Q" target="_blank">ABC4]
-> The Associated Press takes a look at the travels of America's 50 governors and how much the trips cost — including Gov. Gary Herbert's Amsterdam jaunt. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/a-state-by-state-look-at-governors-trade-trips-abroad/2015/06/22/5022c016-18f8-11e5-bed8-1093ee58dad0_story.html" target="_blank">AP]
Tweets of the day: From @https://twitter.com/MichaelDoyle10" target="_blank">MichaelDoyle10: "#Scotus issues Marvel comics decision, puns start flying like Spiderman."
-> From @https://twitter.com/LukeRussert" target="_blank">LukeRussert: "Per my count there are more Confederate statues in the Statuary Hall collection at the Capitol than statues of women."
-> From @https://twitter.com/GrahamDavidA" target="_blank">GrahamDavidA: "'Racism, we are not cured of it.' Yoda or Barack Obama?"
Happy Birthday: To Utah County Association of Realtors' Taylor Oldroyd.
Tune in: National Park Service Utah coordinator Jim Ireland, Brad Petersen of the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation and Tribune reporter Nate Carlisle join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about search and rescue efforts and a new state program that will help pay for increasingly expensive rescue efforts. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
In other news: Check out Pat Bagley's cartoon on the Orem Owlz' canceled "Caucasian Heritage Night." [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2653758-155/bagley-cartoon-black-privilege-in-utah" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Company managers at Kennecott unveiled a plan Monday for the mine to become more environmentally conscious with its waste. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2652823-155/utah-mine-plans-to-beautify-make" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631219/Kennecott-copper-mine-getting-a-100-million-facelift.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kuer.org/post/kennecott-mine-project-alter-view-salt-lake-valley" target="_blank">KUER] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/new-project-at-kennecott-copper-mine-to-bring-moun/18363/kFfsu5iRokiIU0dyMiSuTA" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://fox13now.com/2015/06/22/re-vegetating-project-in-process-at-kennecott-copper-mine/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> At an American Public Transportation Association rail convention, UTA was touted as one of the top transit systems in the nation. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2652803-155/uta-shows-how-transit-fuels-economic" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Utah's Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission may introduce new rules for single-event permits to avoid any situations similar to the Oktoberfest controversy that occurred last year. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2652379-155/utah-liquor-board-considers-new-rules" target="_blank">Trib]
Nationally: Justice Elena Kagan quoted a Spider-Man comic book in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on a toy lawsuit: "In this world, with great power there must also come — great responsibility." [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/business/in-spider-man-toy-patent-case-supreme-court-stands-by-past-decision.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes] Find out what other opinions the court handed down Monday. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/high-court-rules-on-web-shooters-and-raisins-waits-on-more-weighty-cases/2015/06/22/6d1afe92-18f1-11e5-93b7-5eddc056ad8a_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> President Barack Obama used the N-word in a podcast to address racism, but people nationwide shuddered at his use of the word in light of the recent South Carolina shooting. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/obama-racism-marc-maron-podcast.html?ref=politics&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/22/obama-uses-the-n-word-in-discussion/" target="_blank">WaPost] [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/barack-obama-race-marc-maron-racism-119311.html?hp=t4_r" target="_blank">Politico]
-> Obama will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, the pastor of AME Church, who was killed during the racially-fueled attack. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/obama-and-biden-to-attend-funeral-for-clementa-pinckney.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/06/22/president-obama-to-deliver-eulogy-at-charleston-pastors-funeral/" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> The Associated Press packed its own heat with a photo of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaking with a poster of a gun is pointed directly at his head in the background. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/ted-cruz-twitter-gun-ap-photographer-picture-119270.html" target="_blank">Politico]
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