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SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 8: A person hands out shirts to people entering the 'Our Lady of Guadalupe' Catholic Church for the funeral of Ricardo Portillo on May 8, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ricardo Portillo was the soccer official that was punched by a teenage player after a yellow card during a game last week. Ricardo Portillo died of his injuries this past weekend.
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Perhaps the senator from Utah doesn't know about that -- the fact that even if they did raise the debt limit, it could not become law because it doesn't go to the president of the United States ... So again, maybe the senator from Utah ought to learn a little bit more about how business has been done in the Congress of the United States.
A deal struck Tuesday to secure Republican support for the Senate immigration bill has set off a war of words between labor unions and the tech industry. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), a member of the chamber’s Gang of Eight, secured a compromise on a package of tech-friendly amendments by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) after days of back-and-forth negotiations.
Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, says President Barack Obama may face impeachment over his administration's response to the Benghazi attack. 'They purposefully and willfully misled the American people, and that's unacceptable,' Chaffetz tells me. 'It's part of a pattern of deception.'More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Nearly all U.S. states see hefty drop in teen births
and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona , Colorado , Idaho , Nevada and Utah saw rates fall by 30 percent or more.In 22 states, teen Hispanic birth rates plunged at least 40 percent, which was described Read more »
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Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot
organization. The group's purpose is to overthrow the government of Uzbekistan, said David B. Barlow, U.S. attorney in Utah. The alleged co-conspirators were not named.The indictment also alleges Kurbanov provided material support to terrorists, knowing it Read more »
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Ricardo Portillo, Utah soccer referee, dies after being punched by teenage player
A 46-year-old soccer referee who was punched by a teenage player during a game and later slipped into a coma has died, police said.Ricardo Portillo of Salt Lake City passed away at the hospital, where he was being treated following the assault last weekend Read more »
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Collector keeps his 29 boa constrictors _ for now
-- A Utah snake collector who says his rare boa constrictors are getting a bad rap has won at least a temporary reprieve from an order to remove more than two dozen of the exotic pets from his home.Cottonwood Heights police cited Thomas Cobb a week ago for Read more »
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Kurt Thomas likely to be waived to make room for James Singleton
minutes put him in the position he's in in terms of him probably not being able to play again this year.''"I think that game in Utah Kurt won for us really turned the ship around,'' Carmelo Anthony said. "For him to go out there and be playing on a fractured Read more »
Around the web
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Utah’s Memorial Day weekend expected to wrap up sunny, breezy
Memorial Day weekend expected to wrap up sunny, breezy Weather » Warm temperatures predicted through Monday. By Michael McFall | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published 6 minutes ago • Updated 6 minutes ago Meteorologists expect Utah’s Memorial Day weekend will 40 m ago from Salt Lake Tribune Read more »
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15-Year-Old Killed Siblings: Did Rivalry With Adopted Brothers Play Role? (VIDEO)
15-year-old Honor student in Utah is the prime suspect in the murder of his two younger adopted brothers. Police found the 15-year-old boy, who was not identified because he is a minor, wandering the streets with blood stains several miles away from the home. 11:27 AM from The Christian Post Read more »
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A Container Garden on the Deck and Herbs in the Kitchen Window (2013 Garden Update #1)
to that is Celebrity, a tomato I've grown for years that consistently does well in Utah. I don't think I could go a year without garden cucumbers, and these are my favorite Sweet Slice cucumbers. I'm going to use twist-ties to encourage the cucumber vines 10:59 AM from Kalyn’s Kitchen Read more »
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Raid of sex show at UT theater leads to 6 arrests
Utah (AP) — A police raid of a live sex show at a family-oriented movie theater in Utah has led to six arrests. Police say three women and a man are accused of engaging in sex acts early Thursday inside the Syracuse 6 Movie Theater in Syracuse, 25 miles north 10:31 AM from San Antonio Express Read more »
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Key senators tightly control immigration debate
said one member of the Judiciary Committee who was not part of the group. "It's a very complex bill," added Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. The legislation that now goes to the Senate floor creates a 13-year road to citizenship for the estimated 11.5 million immigrants 10:26 AM from Miami Herald Read more »
