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How the world responded to Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show

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Katy Perry held a free performance yesterday, and people played football in between. That's the sentiment circulating the internet following the Super Bowl XLIX halftime performance. Perry's performance had fans drawing connections to The Hunger Games, an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba, Shark Boy and Lava Girl, Wii remotes and Guy Fieri from The Food Network. The world live tweeted, posted and commented on each second of her performance.

Former GOP nominee Romney will not run for president in ’16

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WASHINGTON (AP) — After a three-week flirtation with another run for president, Mitt Romney said definitively on Friday that he will not seek the White House in 2016.The Republican Party's 2012 nominee plans to tell supporters about his plans to pass on another national campaign during a conference call. He first let his staff know in a separate call that he was out of the race.

‘The Abolitionists’ film premieres, attracts Utah celebrities

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Moviemakers originally planned on holding a small press screening, but word got out, and more than 1,000 people thronged the South Jordan Megaplex Theatres for a chance to see "The Abolitionists" on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

LDS press conference prompts hope for Utah nondiscrimination bill

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By Madeleine LewisThe news that LDS Church leaders publicly endorsed nondiscrimination measures to protect LGBT people in employment and housing had reverberations just blocks...

LDS Church announces support of LGBT rights, reaffirms religious rights

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LDS Church leaders announced their support of legislation to protect both LGBT and religious rights at a press conference Tuesday, Jan. 27. The press conference took place on the second day of the Utah Legislature’s 2015 session.
Bryan Pearson

BYU alumna and former Utah House speaker honored

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By Universe Contributor, Capital West News ServiceThe memorial service for BYU alumna Becky Lockhart, known as “Utah’s Iron Lady,” reflected the House Speaker’s passion...