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Good News Thursday

Good News Thursday: New Jersey teacher donates kidney to colleague for transplant, Mattel releases 2023 career Barbie honoring women in sports

By Sydni Merrill
September 07, 2023 12:00 AM
New Jersey teacher donates kidney to colleague for transplant
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Football

BYU football set for Independence Bowl with Alabama-Birmingham Blazers

By Lauren Woolley
December 09, 2021 12:00 AM
Cougar Nation may not be as stoked on the Independence Bowl Game as BYU defensive lineman Lopa Leiataua gets over away-game hotel cereal, but there are many things to look forward to on Dec. 18 against the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
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Featured

Good News Thursday: No cows left behind in Hurricane Ida flooding, shelter dog becomes face of new adoption billboard

By Megan Brugger
September 02, 2021 12:00 AM
No cows left behind in Hurricane Ida flooding
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Nation

Louisiana, New York and Missouri take legal action against unconstitutional public defense

By Lauren Malner
July 19, 2018 12:00 AM
Public defense advocates in Louisiana, Missouri and New York are tipping the scale of justice for indigent public defense. (Lauren Malner)
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Nation

Shelters open amid Midwest flooding as rivers keep rising

By Associated Press
February 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Emergency crews help evacuate residents, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Elkhart, Ind. Crews are using boats to help northern Indiana residents amid flooding from melting snow and heavy rain moving across the Midwest. (Becky Malewitz /South Bend Tribune via AP)
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Nation

Man waits for shot at freedom 2 years after landmark ruling

By Associated Press
January 25, 2018 12:00 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A landmark ruling by the nation's highest court gave Henry Montgomery his first chance at freedom after nearly a half-century behind bars. Two years later, the 71-year-old Louisiana man is still waiting for a parole hearing that could set him free.
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Sports

BYU alumnus masters karate throughout lifetime

March 19, 2016 12:00 AM
Jeremy Crook, the American Karate-Do Shotokai President, practices at BYU during a week-long course. (Natalie Bothwell)
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Nation

More rain soaks north Louisiana, the SE part awaits the same

By Liesl Hansen
March 10, 2016 12:00 AM
Dacia Winters, left, embraces Ryan Ficca, center, and Stormy Winters after they were evacuated in a Louisiana National Guard high water vehicle from rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, La., Thursday, March 10, 2016. Heavy rain has forced evacuations and caused flash flooding for more than a day. (Associated Press/Gerald Herbert)
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Campus Events

New group of international youth percussionists perform at BYU

By Sarah Averett Harris
February 27, 2016 12:00 AM
The World Percussion Group is an ensemble of international youth percussionists that started in 2014. They will perform at BYU on Feb. 27 as part of a two-month tour throughout the U.S. (Tim Palmer)
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Nation

Obama says Michelle Obama will not run for president

January 14, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. He confidently said Michelle Obama will not be running for president. (Associated Press)
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