Happy Tuesday!
Some of the video footage captured outside the prison cell where sex offender Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself is useless to investigators, according to individuals familiar with evidence in the case. It’s not clear why the recording from at least one of the hallway cameras is flawed. Clearer footage was reportedly recorded elsewhere in the vicinity of Epstein’s cell. [WaPost]
Topping the news: One “pro-family” and “pro-life” workshop has been cancelled by United Nations Civil Society Conference organizers, who felt the event was not “well rounded” or inclusive enough for the annual U.N. gathering hosted in Salt Lake City this week. [Trib]
-> A Utah woman who served in the Legislature proposed the resolution that steered the state toward ratifying suffrage 100 years ago. [Trib]
-> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says that rather than just “inappropriate,” firearms are now prohibited inside the faith’s meetinghouses. [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @CherokeeNation: “#CherokeeNation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says the tribe is taking historic initial step to enact its treaty right to send a delegate to the U.S. Congress. Chief Hoskin is nominating Kim Teehee, the tribe’s current VP of government relations, to serve as the delegate.”
-> From @redsteeze: “Again, if we didn’t elect Trump to annex things like Greenland, or nuke hurricanes, then what are we even doing this for?”
-> From @BillGates: “When I think about the world I want for my children, I know that #EqualityCantWait. When women and men can reach their full potential, everyone benefits:”
-> From @nytimes: “Investigators from NASA’s Office of Inspector General are trying to get to the bottom of what may be the first allegation of criminal wrongdoing in space.”
Also in the news: Kaysville mayor Katie Witt is running for the 1st Congressional District seat. She hopes to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop. [DNews]
-> U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney will be in Ogden on Tuesday evening for a town hall event. [StandEx]
-> A TRAX train collided with a car in Murray, leaving one woman in critical condition. [Fox13] [Trib]
-> Homes are both a problem and part of the solution to Salt Lake City’s air pollution issue. [Trib]
-> Columnist Robert Gehrke discusses a questionable timeline laid out by former Utah lawmaker Ken Ivory. [Trib]
Nationally: At a G7 summit meeting in France, President Donald Trump expressed confidence that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping could reach a deal on the trade war. Three days earlier, Trump had branded President Xi an “enemy.” [NYTimes]
-> The Amazon is on fire and has been for three weeks. G7 leaders have agreed to provide logistical support and $22 million to help fight these fires. [BBC]
-> Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are caught in a three-way tie in a new national poll on the presidential primary. [NYTimes]
-> An Oklahoma judge ruled against Johnson & Johnson in the landmark opioid case, ordering the company to pay the state $572 million. [NYTimes]
-> The National Rifle Association is losing allies in Congress while maintaining a positive relationship with President Trump. [NYTimes]
-> Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin is leaving Congress next month due to health complications of a baby he and his wife are expecting in October. [NYTimes]
-> The federal agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance laws just lost its power to punish violators. [CNN]
-> Tomato prices could be headed upward in the wake of Trump’s new produce deal with Mexico. [CNN]
-> California and 18 other states are challenging the Trump administration’s new rule to hold migrant families in detention indefinitely. [CNN]
-> More than 38,000 tips from the public came pouring in to the FBI during the week following the El Paso and Dayton shootings. [CNN]
-> Who’s the next governor of Arkansas? Sarah Sanders seems to think she’d make a good pick. [WaPost]
-> To clarify: Melania Trump has not met Kim Jong Un. [Politico]
-> Entrepreneur Andrew Yang wants to tackle climate change with technological innovation and nuclear power. But how? [Politico]
-> Political scientist Peter Berkowitz is the new head of policy planning for the State Department. [Politico]
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