Lisi Merkley
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Man facing riot charges in Utah on front lines of Capitol mob
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Lisi Merkley
January 09, 2021 12:00 AM
The self-proclaimed organizer of the June 29, 2020 protest in Provo that ended with one person shot and Provo police in riot gear was on the front lines of the mob that broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Outside the Outbreak: New Utah governor sworn in, GOP split over Trump's Electoral College challenge
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Lisi Merkley
January 04, 2021 12:00 AM
GOP torn over Trump's Electoral College challenge of Biden
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2020 in review: The 'rona, protests, tragedy and some good news
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Lisi Merkley
December 31, 2020 12:00 AM
2020 will certainly go down in history as an eventful year, and Daily Universe reporters have covered it all. On top of the pandemic, The Daily Universe wrote about protests about race and the Honor Code and kept track of BYU's reactions to all these things. In addition to that important coverage, they also found moments of good news amid 2020's craziness.
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Outside the Outbreak: Trump issues pardons, Biden selects nominee for education secretary
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Lisi Merkley
December 28, 2020 12:00 AM
New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
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Outside the Outbreak: Electoral College casts votes, states file anti-trust lawsuit against Google
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Lisi Merkley
December 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost
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Outside the Outbreak: Private development of Bridal Veil Falls blocked, Utah cities prohibit residential protests
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Lisi Merkley
December 14, 2020 12:00 AM
Utah County blocks private development at Bridal Veil Falls
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Twitter calling out BYU students in campus library without masks
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Lisi Merkley
December 09, 2020 12:00 AM
https://twitter.com/camillewhis/status/1336109000375472129
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Outside the Outbreak: Another monolith pops up in California, House votes to decriminalize marijuana
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Lisi Merkley
December 07, 2020 12:00 AM
California monolith pops up after finds in Utah, Romania
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A close election: How do the courts impact who wins?
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Lisi Merkley
November 30, 2020 12:00 AM
The 2020 presidential race was called for Joe Biden on Nov. 7, but President Donald Trump is still reluctant to concede the election. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, Trump's administration did allow the General Services Administration to release some funding for the Biden transition process, but he still had not conceded the race.
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