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Delivered: Postpartum Mental Health

Expecting parents are told to prepare for the highest highs, but how about the lowest lows? Or the moments of uncertainty in between? The postpartum period is filled with mental and physical challenges that are sidelined in many public conversations about parenthood. In the two-episode special “Delivered,” Embodied opens up conversations about the under-discussed parts…

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Utah coal power’s last leg, more abortion restrictions and flood fears

This week in Utah news: What does spring runoff need to look like to avoid flooding? A Texas pastor aims to outlaw abortion in towns bordering Utah. And the end of Utah coal power is in sight as Rocky Mountain Power moves to renewables and nuclear. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern, Jacob Scholl and…

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Delivered: The Postpartum body

Expecting parents are told to prepare for the highest highs, but how about the lowest lows? Or the moments of uncertainty in between? The postpartum period is filled with mental and physical challenges that are sidelined in many public conversations about parenthood. In the two-episode special “Delivered,” Embodied opens up conversations about the under-discussed parts…

Behind the Headlines

LDS missionaries and mental health, Paltrow ski verdict and safer roads

Mental health challenges for missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are rising and so is the faith’s response. A jury decides that Gwyneth Paltrow was not at fault for a Deer Valley ski crash. The trial shines light on the Wild West of ski law. And federal funds will soon be used to make Utah roads safer.…

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Brazen Presents: Dynamite Doug

How one man carried out the greatest art heist in history – the looting of Cambodia’s entire cultural heritage – with the aid of Western academics, dealers and curators. This is the story the art world doesn’t want told. For 50 years, Douglas Latchford was the world’s premier expert on Cambodian art, supplying priceless statues…

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Flood fears, government ethics and Utah women’s NCAA run

With record snowpack, water districts around Utah are bracing for heavy spring runoff and possible flooding. In the 10 years since its creation, Utah’s Executive Branch Ethics Commission has investigated two complaints. And the University of Utah women’s basketball team is in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Jacob Scholl,…

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Seeking Connection

For people of all ages, social connections are critical to health and wellbeing. Experts say we are inherently social creatures—hardwired to engage and depend on others for support throughout a lifecycle. Doctors and health researchers have signaled concerns about loneliness for decades—forced isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic introduced many more people to daily struggles with…

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Zions Bank after SVB failure; LDS Church helps Great Salt Lake; Utah’s war on wolves

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints permanently donates thousands of acre-feet of water to the Great Salt Lake. Zions Bank stock plummets in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, but the Utah bank’s CEO says your money is safe. And lawmakers spend $500,000 to recruit out-of-state hunters for Utah’s war on wolves. At 9 a.m. on…

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Humankind Special: The Life of Dorothy Day

We profile Dorothy Day â€” a remarkable 20th century figure: journalist and founder of the “Catholic Worker” movement, which established soup kitchens and “houses of hospitality” in the Great Depression. More than 200 Catholic worker facilities remain in operation today. Hear the provocative story of her social activism and inspiring spiritual beliefs. When Pope Francis addressed Congress…

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From school vouchers to Great Salt Lake, a Utah Legislature recap

The 2023 session of the Utah legislature concluded last week. We’ll review what the Legislature did, from banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors to passing a new school vouchers law. And we’ll ask: Did the Legislature do enough to save the Great Salt Lake? At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern,…

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