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The governor said it’s “important to protect women and children in private spaces” while defending the rollout of a law that restricts transgender people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
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Laura Seitz/Deseret News, PoolThe governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, May 16, 2024. -
Courtesy Utah State LegislaturePresidents from Weber State University and the University of Utah appeared before lawmakers to report how they’re implementing the law ahead of the July 1 deadline.
On July 12, 1776, James Cook set sail on his third voyage and never returned home again. He was a celebrated explorer and a gifted cartographer, and was also responsible for the deaths of many Native Hawaiians. In a new book, historian Hampton Sides tells the story of James Cook’s last journey and why it went wrong. It may have had to do with Cook’s secret orders: to claim territory for Britain before her rivals could.
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Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera says teams uncovered the bodies Friday morning. The men — 23-year-old Andrew Cameron of Utah and 32-year-old Austin Mallet of Montana — were killed in a snowslide Thursday morning in the area of Lone Peak.
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