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Podcasts

Plastic bag debate drifts to Utah

By Whitney Hales
June 21, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU psychology student Hannah Hebertson carries her groceries in reusable shopping bags on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Several local grocery stores, including Smith's and Macey's, sell reusable bags. (Whitney Hales)
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Nation

Snapshots of US Mormon civic engagement

By Sarah Averett Harris
January 24, 2017 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: This story pairs with another titled “Mormon civic engagement driven by calls to action.”
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Campus

BYU alumni weigh pros, cons of leaving vs. staying in Utah after graduation

By Dru Laws
August 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Phillip Gulbrandsen and his wife Katie Ann Gulbrandsen explore their new home in Ireland. (Philip Gulbrandsen)
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Movies & Television

'Modest Mermaid' BYU student makes a splash on Kourtney Kardashian's Instagram

By Chase Lewis
June 09, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU student Teresa Jack has been a huge fan of the Disney movie 'The Little Mermaid' since she was young.
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Food

Frozen food recall covers hundreds of items from many stores

By Alayna Pehrson
May 23, 2016 12:00 AM
The outside of CRF Frozen Foods, LLC, in Pasco, Wash. The company shut down its processing operations over a listeria breakout that has sickened customers in several states. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Firefighters rescue cats trapped by high flood waters

By Tatiana Hernandez
March 17, 2016 12:00 AM
For cats, hell is high water.
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Technology

NASA salvages Mars mission that should have launched by now

By Alayna Pehrson
March 09, 2016 12:00 AM
An artist's rendering provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech depicts the InSight Mars lander studying the interior of Mars. NASA said it's shooting for a 2018 launch of the InSight spacecraft. The robotic lander was supposed to lift off in March 2016, but was grounded in December by a leak in a French instrument. Project managers said the device should be redesigned in time. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Automatic voter registration takes hold on West Coast

By Alayna Pehrson
March 07, 2016 12:00 AM
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman holds a sample of a Washington state enhanced drivers license. Senate Bill 6379 and House Bill 2682 would automatically register people who aren’t on the voter rolls but already have or apply for an enhanced driver's license or commercial driver’s licenses. (Associated Press)
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Technology

Government will consider Google computer to be car's driver

February 10, 2016 12:00 AM
Google's new self-driving car gives a demonstration at the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. The federal government's highway safety agency agrees with Google: computers that will control the cars of the future can be considered their driver. The redefinition of 'driver' is an important break for Google. (Associated Press)
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Breaking News

Northern California bus crash kills two people and sends eight to hospital

January 19, 2016 12:00 AM
Officials work at the scene of a fatal bus accident Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. The bus flipped on its side while traveling north on Highway 101, according to the San Jose Fire Department. (KGO-TV via Associated Press)
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Nation

Powerball jackpot of $1.6 billion to be split three ways

January 14, 2016 12:00 AM
Balbir Atwal, the owner of the 7-Eleven store that sold one of the three winning Powerball lottery ticket, holds up a sign at his store in Chino Hills, California on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Investigators search for motive in California shooting, 'possible was terrorist-related'

December 03, 2015 12:00 AM
Investigators gather around a Black SUV that was involved in Wednesday's police shootout with suspects, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. A heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers Wednesday, killing multiple people and seriously wounding others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, they died in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Life

BYU students' startup 'Booya! Blends' to start design submission program

By Alexander Balkman
November 30, 2015 12:00 AM
Booya! Blends, a clothing company startup run by BYU students, has announced that it will start a design submission program for its upcoming clothing line in 2016.
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Technology

Police officer pulls over self-driving car

November 13, 2015 12:00 AM
A row of Google self-driving cars stands outside the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. Google has spent six years working on cars that can drive without human assistance. (Associated Press)
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Nation

SeaWorld plans to end orca shows in San Diego by 2017

November 09, 2015 12:00 AM
A SeaWorld executive says orca shows at the company's San Diego park will end by 2017. CEO Joel Manby said the park would offer a different kind of orca experience and focus on the animal's natural setting and behaviors. (Associated Press)
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Life

University of California attacker's plan for revenge is called delusional

November 06, 2015 12:00 AM
Merced shows freshman Faisal Mohammad of Santa Clara, California. Authorities say Mohammad burst into a classroom at the California school, stabbing several people before being shot and killed by police, Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Sports

News Briefs Nov. 3, 2015

November 02, 2015 12:00 AM
The Kansas City Royals win the World Series
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News

2 accused of trying to sell stolen dog—to dog's owners

October 28, 2015 12:00 AM
Authorities in Southern California say two people were arrested after they allegedly tried to sell a stolen bulldog to the dog's original owners.
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