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State

SB70: Provo senator's bill would allow nurses to pronounce a person dead

By Marina McNairy
February 11, 2020 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY -- A bill sponsored by a Provo senator which would allow nurses to 'pronounce' a person's death has passed a legislative committee and is waiting to be heard by the Utah Senate.
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Nation

Nation's diverse funeral practices may reflect deeper values

By Kelsey Johnson
May 09, 2018 12:00 AM
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Nation

Documenting illegal border crossing deaths a challenging process

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
April 10, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Immigration has been a political boondoggle for at least two decades in the United States. Congress has yet to come up with a system that will successfully address the complexities, and President Donald Trump has taken some decisions into his own hands.
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Religion

LDS Church members react to Elder Hales' death

By Ashley Lee
October 01, 2017 12:00 AM
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Local

End-of-life journeys often create ethical questions for patients, families

By Kelsey Johnson
September 08, 2017 12:00 AM
This story pairs with 'Utah legislators at odds over 'death with dignity' proposals.'
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Campus News

BYU professor transforms personal tragedy into resource for hope

By Sarah Averett Harris
May 04, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU adjunct professor Carrie Moore mentors communications student Karenna Meredith in the Universe newsroom. Director of the Universe Steve Fidel said Moore has been a 'tremendous resource' to students throughout her time as newsroom manager. (Ari Davis)
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Campus Events

President Worthen emphasizes 'The Living Christ' during annual BYU Easter Conference

By Ryan Hernandez
April 15, 2017 12:00 AM
From left: Camille Olson, President Kevin J Worthen and Hank Smith touched on the importance of Christ during this year's Easter Conference. (Ryan Hernandez).
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Life

Celia's Rainbow Garden: the most visited place in Quartzsite

By Kelsey Robertson
February 16, 2017 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This is part of a four-story package on Quartzsite, Arizona — a snowbird mecca that draws a huge cross-section of Americans, including hundreds of retired Latter-day Saints.
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Football

3-year-old daughter of BYU football coach dies

November 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Sunny and Elsie Mahe. Elsie passed away Tuesday evening. Neurological exams prior to Elsie's passing tested positive for brain death. (Facebook screenshot)
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Movies & Television

Social media reacts to death of comedian Gene Wilder

By Emily Ashmead
August 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Gene Wilder, star of 'Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' passed away on August 29, 2016.
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Campus Events

Education Week: Recognize and overcome weaknesses that are holding you back

By Bailey Fruit
August 16, 2016 12:00 AM
LDS author and founder of Lifemission4u.com, Randal A. Wright, discussed the importance of overcoming weakness Tuesday, August 16 during Education Week.
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Police Beat

Police Beat July 20-26

By Stacie Faulk
August 02, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU
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Art

Artist specializes in portraits of the departed

By Associated Press
June 07, 2016 12:00 AM
In a May 24, 2016 photo, artist Dotti Durtschi sits in her St. George home with copies of some of the portraits she has drawn through the years. The St. George artist specializes in pencil portraits of people, both living and dead. (Brian Passey/The Spectrum & Daily News via AP)
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Breaking News

Transit police agency holds press conference about UTA worker found dead in Wyoming

By Paesha Tuttle
May 18, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY— The Utah Transit Authority Chief of Police expressed his grief over the death of a maintenance worker at a press conference at UTA Headquarters, Wednesday morning.
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Religion

President Russell M. Nelson: The Price of Priesthood Power

By Isaac Wright
April 03, 2016 12:00 AM
President Russell M. Nelson, president of the Council of the Twelve, was the first speaker of the priesthood session of the 186th Annual General Conference for the LDS Church. He invited the audience to remember their responsibilities as priesthood holders.
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World

IS claims suicide bombing on stadium in Iraq that killed 29

By Gianluca Cuestas
March 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Mourners pray over an Iraqi flag-draped coffin of bomb victim, Rasul Kadim, 24, during his funeral procession at the holy shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 7, 2016. The suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the war-ravaged country. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in an online statement. (Associated Press)
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Campus Events

BYU religious department addresses Christian views of life after death

By Katie Rhoton
March 17, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU's Religious Education department will address varying Christian faiths' beliefs about life after death. The conference is meant to build relationships across religious lines. (Universe Archives)
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Local

Police Beat Feb. 26- March 4

By Stacie Faulk
March 08, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU
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