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Social media activism: Is it 'risky' enough?

June 18, 2024 12:00 AM
Generation Z is using social media to engage in political activism in ways that can seem new and controversial, but experts are questioning the on-the-ground impact of these efforts.
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Video of the Day: Activist arrested for climbing Las Vegas Sphere

February 15, 2024 12:00 AM
24-year-old Maison Deschamps climbed the 366-foot Las Vegas Sphere on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Deschamps climbs skyscrapers to show his support of abortion bans. He climbed the Sphere to raise money for a pregnant woman. Deschamps was arrested for the climb and faces a series of charges.
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Relief Society played essential role in fight for women’s suffrage

May 29, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This is one of two parts commemorating 150 years since Utah women were the first in any U.S. state to vote in 1870. Pioneering women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made key contributions to suffrage and were also key in establishing BYU.
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Sailing to America: Teen to bring her climate activism to US

July 29, 2019 12:00 AM
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy brand of eco-activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip classes and protest for faster action against climate change, said Monday, July 29, 2019 that she plans to take her message to America the old-fashioned way: by boat. (AP Photo/David Keyton)
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Activist groups reshape Pamplona bull racing festival

July 10, 2018 12:00 AM
PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — The topics of sexual abuse and animal cruelty are dominating this year's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, which kicks off Friday for nine days and eight nights of round-the-clock alcohol-soaked partying, traditional celebrations and dangerous bull runs.
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New activists, moms rally to keep migrant families together

July 03, 2018 12:00 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Immigrants who have spent years fighting to change the country's immigration system are getting newfound support from liberal activists, moms and first-time protesters motivated by a visceral narrative: President Donald Trump's administration separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Utahns march to defend DACA

September 20, 2017 12:00 AM
A DACA protester holds a sign outside the Utah State Capitol Building. Protesters heard from several community leaders at a Sept. 16 protest in Salt Lake City. (Ty Mullen)
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Black Lives Matter gaining traction in Utah, seeking answers

July 21, 2016 12:00 AM
Black Lives Matter protesters gather in Salt Lake City. (Jeremy Stanford)
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Nepal's 2nd quake strengthens humanitarian efforts

May 14, 2015 12:00 AM
The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck May 12 killed dozens and injured and displaced several thousands more, said Nepali Home Ministry spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal.
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