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Double taps, tourist traps: How to find hiking spots in the era of gatekeeping
BYU student Brenden Lundberg and his family stopped at Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona during a road trip. Lundberg, who had seen Horseshoe Bend on Instagram, was surprised to discover crowds of people at the site. (Brenden Lundberg)
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Video of the Day: Activist arrested for climbing Las Vegas Sphere
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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Burning Man Exodus in Photos
After heavy rains turned the dry lakebed to thick mud, attendees of the Burning Man festival in northwest Nevada made their way out of Black Rock City Sept. 3. A team of Daily Universe student journalists witnessed the beginning of the mass exodus by more than 70,000 people.
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Legacy of decades-long atomic bomb testing lingers
U.S. congressmen introduced expansions to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in May 2023 as advocates point to the lingering effects of atomic testing in Nevada.
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Raid on Area 51
Deep in the desert is a notorious military base known as Area 51. Two million people said they would storm the base this past weekend on a Facebook page started back in July. The reality was quite a bit smaller -- about 1,500 showed up.
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Rural Nevada not equipped for big 'storm Area 51' turnout
Grace Capati looks at a UFO display outside of the Little A'Le'Inn, in Rachel, Nev., the closest town to Area 51. The U.S. Air Force has warned people against participating in an internet joke suggesting a large crowd of people 'storm Area 51,' the top-secret Cold War test site in the Nevada desert. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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BYU freshman qualifies for 2020 Olympic trials
BYU swimmer Brynn Sproul stands next to the newly-constructed swimming facility. (Emma Wiles)
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BYU nonprofit gives specialized medical care to Native American reservations
From left: Western Reperfusion volunteers Dalton Braathen, Jordan Jones, Carson Bateman and Joelle Andersen present the diagram describing peripheral artery disease to the Native Americans on the Moapa Valley Reservation screening in December. (Jordan Jones)
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BYU basketball falls to No. 7 Nevada
In an exciting season opener, the Cougars competed with the highly-touted No. 7 Nevada Wolf Pack for the game's first 30 minutes before slipping behind in the second half and ultimately falling 86-70.
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Former BYU football star Kyle Van Noy reveling in Super Bowl win
Kyle Van Noy celebrates after winning Super Bowl LI. (AP Photo)
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Snapshots of US Mormon civic engagement
Editor’s note: This story pairs with another titled “Mormon civic engagement driven by calls to action.”
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Family members serve in same missions, create unique bond
From left: Carlos Velasquez, Pearla Velasquez, Malia Johnson and Lorena Velasquez. Johnson was thrilled as a missionary to meet a family her father had taught and baptized years earlier in Molina, Paraguay. Her father had lost contact with them and was able to get in touch again because of her missionary service. (Malia Johnson)
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Trump notches another win as Rubio bids to elbow past Cruz
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Plymouth State University, in Plymouth, N.H. (Associated Press)
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Government will consider Google computer to be car's driver
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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After years of cuts, school districts face teacher shortages
LOS ANGELES — When a new school year began at the Sierra Sands Unified District 150 miles north of Los Angeles in August, students in four classes were greeted by a substitute.
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