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Beijing Olympics a five-ring fashion show
The Olympics might honor old sporting traditions, but the Summer Games in Beijing put the spotlight on some new looks. You'll see U.S. athletes in
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Mudslide closed Highway 6 near Spanish Fork
Posted: 2:44 PM- A mudslide has forced the Utah Highway Patrol to close Highway 6 near Spanish Fork this afternoon.
Trooper Cameron Roden said few details are known about the situation or where exactly motorists might be diverted.
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Utahns with Chinese roots cheer Olympics as international spotlight turns to Beijing
Posted: 11:36 AM- She's only 9 years old, but Gracie Mei Huntsman already owns one of the stuffed good-luck dolls - or "Fuwa" - that serve as mascots for the Beijing Olympics in China
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Olympic men's soccer: Seitz sits as team opens with win
Posted: 7:24 AM- BEIJING - Real Salt Lake's Chris Seitz said the U.S. men's soccer team wants to go for the gold at the Beijing Olympics, but has to "worry about our group, first."
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Stewart to quit Provo politics for LDS mission
Posted: 2:20 PM- PROVO - Provo Councilman George Stewart ended speculation that he would challenge Mayor Lewis Billings in next year's election. Instead, he says he's following a higher call.
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SL, Utah counties appeal Nevada's Snake Valley water grab
Posted: 1:57 PM- Salt Lake and Utah counties have appealed a Nevada water official's decision to keep them out of a project that would tap groundwater under Snake Valley and the west desert to feed growth in Las Vegas.
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BYU football: Open practice entertains Y. fans
Posted: 1:51 PM- PROVO -- BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall gave fans a rare treat Thursday morning, opening practice to the public for the first and, perhaps, only time during fall camp.
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A high-speed chase, growling dogs and an arrest in WVC
Posted: 10:52 AM- Police nabbed A 37-year-old man last night after he allegedly led highway patrol troopers on a chase through West Valley City in a stolen car.
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Man riddled with bullets outside grocery store
Updated: 7:26 AM- WEST VALLEY CITY -- Police here are looking for a suspect in a shooting last night outside a Smith's grocery store.
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NASCAR: Owner/driver Robby Gordon needs a win
 Car owner Robby Gordon sees Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International as a chance to show the team's progress and woo potential sponsors.
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Rolly: Is woman accused in 1970s missionary rape today's dog cloner?
Posted: 10:30 AM- Call it "The Return of Joyce McKinney," or, perhaps, "The Twilight Zone II," but it seems a former
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Eco groups sue to stop drilling in Nine Mile Canyon
Posted: 12:39 PM- Three conservation groups are suing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in a bid to halt gas drilling in eastern Utah's scenic Nine Mile Canyon.
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Corrections
* EnergySolutions' contract to help clean up the uranium tailings near Moab is for four years. A story Wednesday gave an incorrect contract length. * Layton glass artist Kerry Transtrum is charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for allegedly having child
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Stubborn wildfires still burning
Posted: 12:33 PM- Fire crews still are battling stubborn blazes today in the Stansbury Mountains and in Provo Canyon.
The lightning-started, 558-acre Little Bald Mountain fire has been burning 12 miles southwest of Grantsville since July 31.
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California teen dies in SUV rollover
Posted: 11:18 AM- A California teen died early Thursday after rolling his sports-utility vehicle near Leeds in southern Utah.
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Utah targets $2m at wildland fire prevention efforts
Posted: 11:05 AM- CEDAR CITY -- When it comes to wildland fires, the state wants to pay now, not later.
Utah Lt.
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A year after mine disaster, memorial to the lost dedicated
HUNTINGTON - In a clearing amid rows of pine trees sit six granite markers bearing the names and faces of six men entombed inside the Crandall Canyon mine.
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Lightweight trailers a noticeable trend at outdoor show
PINEVIEW RESERVOIR - Outdoor enthusiasts who look for trends would not have to walk any further than two displays near the entrance to Wednesday's Open Air Demo that launched the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show.
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USU doubles its fundraising goal to $400 million
After an impressive run of gathering pledges, Utah State University has doubled its fundraising goal to $400 million as part of a multiyear comprehensive campaign.
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'Standing' or not, Marcus will perform
No matter what happens tonight, the West Jordan comedian Marcus will be performing at two local Wise Guys comedy clubs this weekend. The only thing
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Utah ER visits explode, top the national average
The number of visits to Utah emergency rooms is growing faster than nationally.
But the time Utah patients wait to see a physician may be shorter.
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Wildlife office offers $5K poaching reward
Posted: 8:24 AM- CEDAR CITY - State wildlife officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in a deer poaching case.
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Utah Jazz: Jazz to open vs. Denver
Twenty years after he took over for Frank Layden, Jerry Sloan will mark his anniversary as Jazz coach not with a celebration at EnergySolutions Arena, but with a road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Road rage blamed for gunfire in Murray
Updated: 9:16 AM- Murray police say road rage triggered a shooting about 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Latino surge: Census a snapshot of Utah's future?
Latinos have led Utah's robust population growth since 2000, surging faster than other residents in 28 of 29 counties, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
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Live Blog: Talk prep football today at 11 a.m.
Talk with prep sports writers Maggie Thach, Tony Jones and Chhun Sun today at 11 a.m.
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Four indicted FLDS men post bond, are released
Posted: 8:51 AM- Four men from a polygamous sect posted bond and were released from a county jail late Wednesday, nine days after they surrendered to Texas authorities on sexual assault charges.
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Man sentenced to prison for embezzlement scheme
Posted: 8:23 AM- OGDEN - A former financial officer who skimmed a company bank account by cutting himself extra monthly paychecks will spend up to 30 years in prison for the embezzlement scheme.
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Oil prices rise after pipeline fire in Turkey
Posted: 8:22 AM- NEW YORK - Oil prices jumped back above $120 a barrel Thursday, rising for the first time in four days after Kurdish rebels reportedly admitted causing a fire at an oil pipeline in Turkey.
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Stock falls on weak jobs report, Wal-Mart sales
Posted: 8:21 AM- NEW YORK - Wall Street tumbled Thursday after weekly unemployment claims jumped to a six-year high and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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2-year-old girl run over by lawnmower
Posted: 8:17 AM- A 2-year-old Clinton girl sustained foot and arm injuries in a lawn-mowing accident Wednesday night.
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Televangelist's wife on trial for alleged assault on flight attendant
Posted: 7:21 AM- HOUSTON - She's the wife of a renowned evangelical pastor and one of the leaders of a Houston megachurch, but Victoria Osteen is being accused of some very unchristian-like behavior.
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Letter carrier going 'full kilt' ahead
Posted: 7:18 AM- SEATTLE - A 6-foot-tall, 250-pound letter carrier is campaigning for the right to take off his pants. Dean Peterson wants the U.S. Postal Service to add kilts as a uniform option for men.
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Stuck in elevator, 26 cheerleaders couldn't 'bring it'
Posted: 7:17 AM- AUSTIN, Texas - How many cheerleaders can cram into an elevator?
Apparently not 26.
A group of
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Photo: This little piggy went to the fair
MAKAY SMITH, 10, from Draper, scrubs his pig Wednesday at the Salt Lake County Fair before showing him as part of the 4H livestock program. The fair runs from 11 a.
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Utah forecast: Widespread thunderstorms late today
Posted: 6:14 AM- The KUTV Fresh Air Forecast for today:
Subtropical moisture remains over the entire state today which will lead to widespread thunderstorms impacting the entire state this afternoon and evening.
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Utah football: Wilson will remain with team as redshirt walk-on
Suspended Utah receiver Marquis Wilson will return to the Utes this season, coach Kyle Whittingham said Wednesday.
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BYU football: So'oto feels at home in linebacker role
PROVO - Brigham Young University junior Vic So'oto scoffs when he is asked how the transition is going. "The transition happened in January," says the former tight end.
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NFL: Favre traded to N.Y. Jets for pick
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers have reached an agreement to trade quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets, the team announced late Wednesday night.
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New town incorporated; fight looms over who will govern it
Don't fire up the cigars just yet. Powder Mountain ski resort may be Utah's newest town - but a showdown still looms over who will govern it. The Weber County Commission on Tuesday reluctantly approved the incorporation of Powder Mountain under a Utah law that was changed after
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Cottonwood Heights panel to recommend zoning change
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS - The Planning Commission, faced with the choice between a used-car lot and a hotel, decided the lodge would be a better option. So, in a room packed with residents opposing that change, the Cottonwood Heights commissioners unanimously agreed to recommend a
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Walsh: Utah's senators are too gung-ho about oil shale
Colorado Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar and Utah Republican Sens. Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch have wildly different reactions to oil shale and tar sands development.
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Neighborhoods wary of concrete plant
A concrete-mixing plant is causing a dust-up in two east-side neighborhoods even before it starts cranking out materials for nearby roads and bridges.
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Murder charges filed again against man cleared in death
Davis County prosecutors refiled murder charges Wednesday against a man previously cleared in the 1980 strangling death of a Woods Cross woman. Edward Lewis Owens, 57, was charged in 2nd District Court with one count of first-degree felony murder in connection with the June 6,
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Charges refiled in 1980 murder
Davis County prosecutors refiled murder charges Wednesday against a man previously cleared in the 1980 strangling death of a Woods Cross woman.
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Former Ute football recruit charged with weapon possession, fleeing cops
A former University of Utah football recruit has been charged with misdemeanors related to a dispute at a Salt Lake County restaurant drive-through.
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Republican has high hopes for longtime Democratic stronghold
Senate District 27, a sprawling rural region populated largely by miners and ranchers, has been in Democratic hands for four decades.
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Utahns can get tickets to Obama's big speech
WASHINGTON - Even you have a chance to snag a ticket to Barack Obama's big convention speech in Denver - whether you're a die-hard Democrat, a fence-sitting independent or, yes, a rock-red Republican.
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Utah briefs
Girls' soccer Woods Cross forward commits Ever since she scored 34 goals her freshman season, Nikisha Fernandes, a senior at Woods Cross High, has grabbed a great deal of attention.
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MLB: Chamberlain goes on DL for shoulder
Joba Chamberlain was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the New York Yankees with rotator cuff tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. The club said Chamberlain will rest for about a week before beginning a throwing program.
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Sports in brief
Basketball Kansas gives Self new deal Bill Self, the Kansas basketball coach who guided the Jayhawks to their first NCAA championship in 20 years, signed a 10-year, $30 million contract Wednesday.
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Today's Events
Television * GOLF: PGA Championship, 11 a.m., TNT U.S. Women's Amateur, 2 p.m., TGC * NFL FOOTBALL: New Orleans at Arizona, 6 p.
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Man arrested after kidnapping allegation made
PROVO - Police arrested a Pennsylvania man Tuesday after a woman reported that he kidnapped her from Dallas and held her against her will in Provo for about three weeks.
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City weighs hefty tax boost just to keep services same
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Sara Merrell wants a city library, a recreation center and better parks. So when she heard about a property-tax increase that could top 80 percent, she went to Tuesday's taxation hearing to find out what amenities are being planned.
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Summit at Southern Utah University to focus on rural issues
CEDAR CITY - Topics will range from the economic impact of all-terrain vehicles to energy and water issues at the 21st Annual Utah Rural Summit set for today and Friday at Southern Utah University.
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Lottery
The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night in Idaho's Powerball lottery, worth about $15 million, are 5, 24, 36, 37, 51. POWERBALL: 19 The winning numbers in Idaho's Wild Card lottery, worth about $125,000, are 6, 7, 10, 19, 25.
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Event to raise awareness, money
Rebecca Simmons grew up dreaming about becoming a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa. She didn't make it. Still, when she heard four years ago about the military conflict in Sudan's Darfur region in east-central Africa, the 25-year-old Salt Lake City native knew she had to get
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Owner of car where 8 died gets 4 years
A man who lent his vehicle to transport undocumented immigrants last year for a trip that ended in eight deaths was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison.
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Teen rejects plea deal in murder case
A 16-year-old accused of fatally shooting an Ogden man to impress a gang rebuffed a plea agreement in 2nd District Court this week and will take his case to trial.
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Lawyer appointed for man police say left son in hot car
A man who allegedly left a toddler alone in a car for more than an hour while he caught a midnight showing of the new Batman movie was appointed an attorney Wednesday in 3rd District Court in connection with child abuse charges.
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TSA beefs up visual presence along FrontRunner line
Two FrontRunner train stations got dramatic security boosts when groups of about 15 law enforcement officers arrived on the platforms to observe the Wednesday morning commute.
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Four charged in BB attack on pregnant woman
Four 18-year-olds were each charged with a felony count of aggravated assault yesterday after they allegedly shot a BB gun at a pregnant woman on July 30 near the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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Teen hurt in Odgen home invasion; attackers at large
A 13-year-old boy was slightly injured Tuesday night during a home invasion when a gun discharged near his head. The incident occurred in Ogden around 11 p.
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Naked jogger streaks past Sandy gym
A jogger in his 60s apparently felt like shedding more than a few pounds Wednesday morning. Witnesses at a women-only workout facility near 8500 South and 1300 East reported seeing a man in a backward green baseball hat - and nothing else - run by the business' window twice
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Dad accused in chain saw, car attacks
A 44-year-old Salt Lake City man was charged with six felonies and eight misdemeanors after he tried to attack his stepson using a chain saw and Weedeater, and later tried to run over his wife.
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Man critical after stabbing at Holladay apartment
A 35-year-old man was in critical condition Wednesday after he was stabbed several times at a Holladay apartment. Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office spokesman Paul Jaroscak said the injured man was Pete Holden.
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Fire burns vacant downtown building
A fire ripped through a vacant building in downtown Salt Lake City early Wednesday, damaging the former bakery at 1241 S. Major St. Devin Villa, a battalion chief with the Salt Lake City Fire Department, said that a call came in at 3:19 a.
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Man who starved girl says he didn't grasp the situation
DRAPER - A 27-year-old West Valley City man serving prison time for nearly starving to death his girlfriend's handicapped daughter two years ago said he didn't realize the 5-year-old was dying.
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Two wildfires still keeping crews busy
Firefighters are still working to contain a pair of fires - one in the Stansbury Mountains and one in Provo Canyon. The Little Bald Mountain fire in Tooele County was 80 percent contained Wednesday.
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Davis to see higher emissions fees
Recently Davis County commissioners approved increases for several emissions fees and restricted diesel exhaust amounts - changes that in some cases hadn't been made in a decade.
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WVC man sentenced to 125 months for carjacking
A West Valley City man was sentenced Tuesday to 125 months behind bars for a carjacking. U.S. District Judge Dee Benson also ordered Eddie Angelo Samora to serve four years of supervised release after he completes his sentence and to have no involvement with gangs during that time.
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Clean-vehicle credits to continue, board says
Utah's increasingly popular clean-fuel tax credit has been updated with a few protections to ensure the state isn't granting it for vehicles that don't qualify.
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Rep. Bishop joins GOP colleagues for vacation rail against Dems
WASHINGTON -- Tourists visiting the U.S. Capitol this week took a detour from the typical sightseeing trip to see Congress in action.
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SkyWest CFO says Q2 was 'challenging'
It was a trying second quarter for SkyWest Inc., the parent of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, and Chief Financial Officer Brad Rich didn't mince his words during a conference call with analysts Wednesday.
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Falling gas prices may fuel old habits
With gasoline nationally settling almost a dime below $4 a gallon, and prices off their highs in Utah, drivers are finally enjoying a shred of relief from what seemed to be an unrelenting surge in fuel prices.
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Recalls alert
The following products and vehicles were recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Unless otherwise indicated, discontinue use of the products immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.
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Summertime is no time for bad hair days
The summer season's major threats to hair - sun, heat, humidity, chlorine, salt water - challenge all types of scalps. But Good Housekeeping's beauty experts have smart tips for a summer of carefree hair days.
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Business Glance
U.S. Postal Service Agency loses $1.1 billion in its third fiscal quarter The Postal Service had a net loss of more than a billion dollars in the third quarter of the fiscal year, the agency said
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Ski, racket maker reports loss, downgrades forecast
Amer Sports Oyj, the maker of Salomon skis and Wilson tennis rackets with operations in Ogden, reported a wider second-quarter loss and cut its annual profit forecast after a slowing U.
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Delta_Northwest deal clears a European hurdle
ATLANTA - European regulators said Wednesday they have cleared Delta Air Lines Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Northwest Airlines Corp. The European Commission said in a statement that after examining the operation, it concluded that the transaction would ''not significantly
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Freddy Mac's big loss deepens housing gloom
The gloom over the nation's housing market deepened Wednesday as Freddie Mac, the big mortgage finance company, reported a gaping quarterly loss and predicted that home prices would fall further than previously projected.
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Orem firm settles suit over business practices
Orem-based iMergent Inc. has settled a lawsuit over its business practices that allows it to resume operations in North Carolina, the parties announced Wednesday.
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Hacking experts greet landmark indictments with a yawn
LAS VEGAS - Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment card numbers might not seriously dent the underworld where such crimes occur.
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Business Digest
Olympic opening Businesses holding block party benefit for homeless clinic An outdoor block party to mark the start of the Olympics in Beijing, while also serving to raise money for a health clinic serving the homeless,
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China's skyrocketing economy fizzling
BEIJING - China's booming economy, a bright spot amid global gloom, is weakening in areas ranging from clothing exports to auto sales to manufacturing.
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Carmax to hit brakes on growth after sales start to slide
RICHMOND, Va. - Used vehicle retailer CarMax Inc. said Wednesday it is reducing staffing levels and will temporarily slow its store growth after seeing a sharp drop in car and truck sales because of high gasoline prices.
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Utah business in brief
The law firm of Workman Nydegger was recognized as one of the top patent firms in the country by Intellectual Property Today. Workman Nydegger, at No. 36 out of 352 practices listed, was the only Utah-based entity in the top 100.
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Minor league baseball: Bees fritter away 4-0 lead
Posted: 10:00 PM- DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Bees had a one-run lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning on Wednesday, but a walk and a double later, that lead was gone.
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Jazz: Price welcomes competition from Knight
Posted: 9:59 PM- Even if it only increases the competition for minutes, Jazz guard Ronnie Price said Wednesday that he welcomed the arrival of Brevin Knight from the L.A. Clippers in a July23 trade.
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Man arrested after kidnapping allegation
Posted: 9:02 PM- PROVO - Police arrested a Pennsylvania man Tuesday after a woman reported that he kidnapped her from Dallas and held her against her will in Provo for about three weeks.
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Woman arrested in Holladay stabbing
Posted: 9:01 PM- A 35-year-old man was in critical condition Wednesday after he was stabbed several times at a Holladay apartment.
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Teen injured in home-invasion robbery
Posted: 9:01 PM- A 13-year-old boy was slightly injured Tuesday night during a home invasion robbery when a gun discharged near his head.
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Man waits to tell police he's been stabbed
Posted: 4:13 PM- A 35-year-old man is in critical condition today after he was stabbed several times at a Holladay apartment.
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Tooele County fire 75 percent contained
Posted: 2:58 PM- The Little Bald Mountain fire in Tooele County is 75 percent contained today.
Lightning started the 513-acre blaze on July 31, and it is still burning up South Willow Canyon just southwest of Grantsville in the Stansbury Mountains.
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Tooele County fire 75 percent contained
Posted: 2:58 PM- The Little Bald Mountain fire in Tooele County is 75 percent contained today.
Lightning started the 513-acre blaze on July 31, and it is still burning up South Willow Canyon just southwest of Grantsville in the Stansbury Mountains.
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