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LDS wealth on ‘60 Minutes,’ an LGBTQ school walkout and Kennecott’s tailings

May 18, 2023 JCE

This week in Utah news: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a “60 Minutes” episode about its investment portfolio was based on “unfounded allegations.” LGBTQ+ students in Utah County walk out to protest the school board’s silence on removing pride flags. And Kennecott’s tailings may creep even closer to Magna homes. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters…

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Brazen Presents: The Closer

May 15, 2023 JCE

This is a special edition of The Closer, a series from Project Brazen and PRX that shares the inside story of the deals that changed the world. In this episode, ‘The deal that made the world’s biggest airline,’ we reveal how a series of dramatic aviation deals brought about the shrinking legroom and extra charges…

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Homeless couple’s heartfelt journey, Utahns’ economic views, Ute Tribe sues

May 12, 2023 JCE

This week in Utah news: Residents generally feel better about their finances and future than other Americans. The Ute Tribe alleges discrimination was behind a rejected bid to buy Tabby Mountain. And a Salt Lake City couple went from “living in a homeless camp on a mountainside with a newborn baby” to a home and steady work. At 9 a.m. on…

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Queer Youth Resilience & Mental Health

May 10, 2023 JCE

Every day, queer teens and young adults are challenged by the politicization of gender identity and sexual orientation and the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. And the mental health consequences are alarming. A staggering 45 percent of LGBTQ+ youth 13 through 24 report to have seriously considered suicide, and 14 percent have tried to hurt themselves,…

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Floods continue; Zion is swamped by visitors; Pornhub retreats; abortion clinics get reprieve

May 5, 2023 JCE

This week in Utah news: Flood risks in Utah remain high as the weather cools. A Utah judge blocks an abortion clinic ban — for now. Zion National Park has too many people and too little management. And Pornhub, the nation’s busiest porn site, blocks Utahns ahead of a new age-verification law. At 9 a.m.…

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KCPW Presents: Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?

May 2, 2023 JCE

TikTok is considered the world’s most successful video app. But with concerns that U.S. data could be transmitted to China’s government, President Biden banned TikTok from government phones. Should the Whitehouse go further? Those in support point to the ban on Huawei as an effective means of limiting China’s influence. Those against say a ban…

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A rebounding Lake Powell, an exiting Salt Lake Bees and a dog-friendly city

April 28, 2023 JCE

This week in Utah news: How Salt Lake City tried to keep the Bees baseball team, and why it didn’t work. With projections showing a 71-foot rebound coming, Lake Powell resumes the Grand Canyon’s experimental floods. And a Utah woman couldn’t find a good list of dog-friendly places in Salt Lake City, so she started making one. At 9…

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Call Me — Maybe?: The 50th Anniversary of the First Cell Phone Call

April 24, 2023 JCE

On April 3, 1973, an engineer named Martin Cooper stood nervously along a busy midtown Manhattan street, about to make a phone call. It was a call that would change life as we know it: The first cell phone call ever. The phone Cooper used that day — a prototype — was a bulky, 2-pound…

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Skiing for the super rich and missing FLDS kids

April 21, 2023 JCE

This week in Utah news: The state’s newest ski resort is for the megarich only. Moms who are former members of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints say their kids have gone missing since Warren Jeffs’ latest revelation from prison. And an audit alleges former Cache County prosecutors misused public resources. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…

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The Race to Net Zero: will EVs get us there fast enough?

April 18, 2023 JCE

NHPR’s Outside/In podcast presents this 1-hour radio special, The Race to Net Zero: will EVs get us there fast enough? Transitioning to electric vehicles is essential to meeting our climate goals. But there are so many barriers to overcome – from expanding EV charging infrastructure, to updating the power grid, to mining the metals that…

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