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Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz has emerged as a favorite to be the next Giants head coach, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter.               from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://ift.tt/2lrHjqC

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Will 2018 be the year of citizen lawmaking? Utah voters could see as many as five statewide initiatives to change state laws on their ballots in the next general election. In a state where most elections have no initiatives, next year is shaping up as unique. All are about to begin the signature-gathering phase. They have until April 15 to submit petitions signed by enough registered voters, and it’s not a simple requirement. The number of signers must equal at least 10 percent of the voters in the last presidential election in at least 26 of the 29 Utah Senate districts. It requires statewide outreach and a broad appeal to get the 113,000 signatures needed. None of the five is guaranteed to make the ballot, let alone win. But each has attracted enough money and polling success for a serious run: The Teacher and Student Success Act — The product of the Our Schools Now coalition of educators and business people, the act would increase both sales and income taxes to raise Utah’s las

While more deaths in Utah in 2017 are attributable to gang violence than last year, the director of the Salt Lake Area Gang Project said that’s not his biggest end-of-the-year takeaway. Instead, Lt. Mike Shoenfeld said he’s more worried because recently it seems gang members are younger than they used to be and are notably more violent — even if the violence isn’t always fatal. “We’ve had some pretty horrific and heinous, egregious crimes committed by gang members over the last year that I think have really shaken our conscience a little bit as a society, because we just weren’t seeing that much violence in the past few years,” Shoenfeld said. In 2016, only three homicides in Utah were attributed to gang violence. This year, at least eight deaths were gang-related, according to a database compiled by The Salt Lake Tribune. Shoenfeld said law enforcement has also been dealing with more with violent assaults, in addition to more graffiti and more theft by gang members. Like with the

Washington • Not unlike Congress, I have always been addicted to futile and meaningless resolutions. I don’t know that they are futile and meaningless at the time, or I would not make them. Every year, without fail, I resolve to become an entirely different person. It is not so much that I want to be a different person as that I think that somewhere inside me, this much better person has been hiding out all along, like a piece of cereal you discover has been hiding in your sweater. I am flabby and undisciplined; she is an impeccable machine. She wakes every day with the lark -- in fact, the lark has come to depend on her as a sign it ought to be up and about. She certainly does not have laundry covering every available surface of her apartment. When a new email arrives in her inbox, she does not make a noise like an enraged pterodactyl and throw her phone into a bucket. I spend much of my time planning around this impeccable self whom I feel confident someday I will coax into appea

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(Reuters) - "Multiple" sheriff's deputies were injured on Sunday morning after responding to a report of a domestic disturbance near Denver, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. from Reuters: Top News http://ift.tt/2zTdofc

Fireworks and parties are planned but bad weather and rail disruption threaten to spoil it for some. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2zTMcND

A man armed with a firearm stole five charity tins from a bowling club in South Lanarkshire. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EiLRHA

This year’s best movie about a spirited band of resisters fighting an empire of evil isn’t the latest entry in the “Star Wars” franchise, but “Darkest Hour,” an extraordinarily deft and moving depiction of the outset of Winston Churchill’s prime ministership during World War II. Cabinet meetings and political intrigue aren’t the most natural cinematic material, although the underlying event in “Darkest Hour” is one of the most dramatic in modern history: One man standing defiant before the onslaught of an enemy army, rallying his nation with his willpower and words. Discounting for Hollywood embellishments, the movie is worthy of this story, which is high praise indeed. In particular, Gary Oldman’s portrayal of Churchill is so compelling that the Academy Award for best actor should be signed, sealed and delivered to him right now. Upon taking power, Churchill faced disaster on every front in the war, yet bucked internal political pressure to explore a deal with Adolf Hitler. In his

Michael Eccleston and Katy Willis spent months searching for a place in Salt Lake City to open an arcade-themed bar. Then a friend suggested they look at the old Manhattan Club on the corner of 400 South and Main. The 7,000-square-foot space was not only the right size and price, it also came with a built-in piece of Salt Lake City history. “We love old things and old places,” said Willis, “and one of the things we’re excited about is keeping this space as a bar.” Their Quarters Arcade Bar, expected to open in early 2018, will become the newest chapter in the colorful story of this beloved basement bar. The rich history started in 1910, when mining magnate John J. Daley built the New Grand Hotel. During its first 20 years in business, the basement hosted a rotating list of businesses, including a cafe, a bank, a bakery, a drugstore, a pool hall and a fraternal club. Since 1930, the space that extends under Main Street and today’s TRAX trains has been a bar. Initially it was the Br

Running backs will take center stage as No. 14 Notre Dame faces No. 16 LSU in the Citrus Bowl on Monday               from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://ift.tt/2Cup8HW

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The attacker, who was on foot, set off explosives in his vest among mourners gathered for the funeral of a former district chief at a cemetery in Nangarhar Province. from NYT > Home Page http://ift.tt/2lr7vla

DENVER (AP) -- Authorities in Colorado say a number of deputies from a sheriff's office in suburban Denver have been wounded.... from AP Top U.S. News at 10:50 a.m. EST http://ift.tt/2q3dBwX

Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's tweet last week on climate change, saying that his actual opinion on the subject might surprise people. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero http://ift.tt/2lwAW4w

Residents of a Denver suburb were ordered to shelter in place early Sunday after shots were fired and "multiple deputies" were reported down in the area, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero http://ift.tt/2lvr247