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Utah ranks well in school systems, math test scores, median SAT scores in new study
KUTV - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah ranked eleventh for "Best School Systems in the U.S." in a new study. The study, by WalletHub, analyzed performance, funding, safety, class size, and teacher credentials. Utah also ranked second in the highest math...
How Republicans’ cuts to the Affordable Care Act may affect Utahns’ health care
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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In recent years, more and more Utahns have been able to access health insurance, but following the passage of President Donald Trump’s mega-budget bill, industry experts say changes to the Affordable Care Act could result in skyrocketing insurance...
Details unredacted in Utah's lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging exploitation of children
KTVX - Utah
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July 30, 2025
Editor’s Note: A lawsuit only portrays one side of a story. SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The majority of Utah’s lawsuit against Snap, Inc., the company that owns Snapchat, has now been unredacted, allowing the public to know more about what kind of...
Utah scientists discuss dangers of Great Salt Lake toxic dust
KPCW - Utah
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July 29, 2025
As drought conditions persist and the Great Salt Lake hovers just above its record-low 2022 levels, scientists are keeping a close eye on the briny body of water. If the lake dries up, toxic dust storms could blow off the exposed lakebed and...
CRH agrees to buy Eco Material Technologies
Global Cement
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US: CRH has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Eco Material Technologies, a leading supplier of supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) in North America, for a total consideration of US$2.1bn. The business will subsequently...
Nationwide study cites wellbeing, quality of life makes Utah the fourth happiest state in the union
Cache Valley Daily - Utah
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MILTON, GA – A recent nationwide study has found Utah to be the fourth happiest state in the United States. Out of a possible Happiness Score of 100, the 2025 research by Your Law Firm ranked Utah at 69.38 on that scale, according to lead attorney...
Utah nonprofit spent millions of taxpayer funds on private company, vacations, state auditor finds
Deseret News - Utah
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July 29, 2025
The Office of State Auditor identified nearly $3 million in wasted funds by Impact Utah. The nonprofit group transferred millions to a for-profit company, vacations and campaigns. Auditor Cannon called for increased oversight and recommended a...
Newly unredacted details shed additional light on Utah’s Snapchat lawsuit
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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July 30, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — Newly revealed details shed additional light Tuesday on Utah’s lawsuit against the owner of Snapchat, and officials said those details further outlined how addictive and potentially harmful the social media app is to children. The...
Here's what's coming to Netflix in August
KSL - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — Another great month of streaming hits is coming to Netflix in August. Football fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the season, and there's no better way to get ready than watch the premieres of "SEC Football: Any Given...
An unexpected side of Sigmund Freud
Patheos
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July 31, 2025
This stained glass of Joseph Smith’s First Vision was created in 1913 by an unknown artist, and is now located in the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah (Wikimedia Commons public domain image) We did more interviewing today up at the...
Utah Lake is a popular recreation draw. Here's how much economic weight it has
KSL - Utah
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PROVO — Utah Lake is a key water source and an environmental marvel, but a new report details how it also has a strong economic value within the Utah Valley. The lake generated 1.1 million visitor days from people outside of Utah County in 2024,...
Turbulence injures passengers and forces Delta flight to land
Associated Press
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July 31, 2025
A flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence Wednesday night, injuring passengers and forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to Delta. The airline said that medical staff...
Twenty-five Delta passengers hospitalised after 'significant turbulence' as flight forced into emergency landing
GB News
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July 31, 2025
Twenty-five passengers have been hospitalised after a Delta flight encountered "significant turbulence". The aircraft was en route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam but was diverted to Minneapolis. The plane had been 37,000ft in the air over South...
Vote Save America sends $20K to Utah to recruit Democratic candidates for 2026
KUER - Utah
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July 30, 2025
A political consulting firm in Utah is getting a $20,000 cash infusion to recruit Democratic candidates for the 2026 elections. Vote Save America, a political action committee once part of Crooked Media, is investing the money in Elevate PAC....
Science National Geographic Velociraptor’s new cousin is a raptor unlike any seen before
Yahoo News
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Sometime before 2010, in the red sands of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert brimming with fossils, poachers excavated and stole the exquisite skeleton of a carnivorous dinosaur. They smuggled the fossil out of the country and onto the black market. It passed...
CRH Strikes $2.1 Billion Deal for Eco Material Technologies
Transport Topics
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July 29, 2025
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Building-materials provider CRH Plc has agreed to buy Eco Material Technologies for $2.1 billion in a major expansion in the cement-alternatives market in North America. CRH is paying...
SCIMaP Visualizes the True Cost of Science Funding Cuts
The Scientist Magazine
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Since early 2025, the Trump administration has disrupted science by freezing National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants and cutting research support, halting studies and threatening an infrastructure collapse. NIH funding supports a larger...
Park City Plein Air Paint Out draws Wasatch Back artists
KPCW - Utah
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July 30, 2025
Plein Air painting is the act of painting outdoors in the open air. “It's fast, plein air is always quick and you never know exactly when it ends, what it's going to turn out like,” Alicia Finlayson said. Finlayson is a fine artist from Salt Lake...
Utah hiker caught in flash floods at Zion National Park
KMYU - Utah
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ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (KUTV) — Monique Card is used to navigating tough trails and unpredictable weather, but the July 17 flash flooding at Angel’s Landing took even her by surprise. “I’m always that person and tell everybody, ‘Don’t go down...
Sen. Mike Lee applauds USDA plan to relocate federal department assets to Salt Lake City
Cache Valley Daily - Utah
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – While Utah was celebrating its pioneer heritage on July 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture here in Washington announced plans to do a little pioneering of its own. In a seismic shakeup, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins...