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What if nukes hit Salt Lake City? Expert, students weigh in on threat of nuclear war

By Joshua Carr
April 16, 2024 12:00 AM
You’re walking down the street in a large city and you suddenly hear sirens. You check your phone to find out what is going on. Is it an earthquake? A tornado?
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Good in the Universe

North Korean defector, New York Times bestselling author addresses Utah community at UVU

By Lauren Willardson
February 10, 2024 12:00 AM
Eds: This article contains graphic details about human trafficking, sex trafficking, rape and sexual assault.
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World

Concern about global unrest on the rise, research indicates

By Marissa Lundeen
March 16, 2023 12:00 AM
The world has faced two world wars in its history, and some research indicates a rise in public concern about the possibility of another, but, according to two BYU faculty members, there is still plenty to be reassured about.
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World

World Press Freedom Index highlights global media challenges

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
March 05, 2019 12:00 AM
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters during a rally in Erzincan, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Trump claims Cohen hearing may have hurt North Korea summit

By Associated Press
March 04, 2019 12:00 AM
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, and national security adviser John Bolton, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Office of Government Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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World

Things you should know today: 03/04/19

By Holly Ferguson
March 04, 2019 12:00 AM
In this Thursday, Feb. 28, file photo, filmmaker Steven Spielberg poses at the 2019 'An Unforgettable Evening' benefiting the Women's Cancer Research Fund, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Reports that Spielberg intends to support rule changes that could block Netflix from Oscars-eligibility have provoked a heated and unwieldy online debate. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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World

Trump accepts Kim 'word' he had no role in Warmbier death

By Associated Press
February 28, 2019 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un take a walk at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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World

Things you should know today: 2/26/2019

By Rachel Keeler
February 26, 2019 12:00 AM
Crime scene tape surrounds the Robert Morris Apartments in Morrisville, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. A woman and her teenage daughter are facing homicide charges in the deaths of multiple relatives. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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World

Memorial speaks to North Korea's ties to summit host Vietnam

By Associated Press
February 19, 2019 12:00 AM
war veteran Duong Van Dau walks in between a row of headstones at a memorial for North Korean fallen pilots in Bac Giang province, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
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Featured

Things you should know today: 2/19/19

By Arianna Davidson
February 19, 2019 12:00 AM
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance', at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 11/16/18

By Sadie Anderson
November 16, 2018 12:00 AM
A fire engine is parked near to a burnt out bus after a bus accident in Gwanda about 550 kilometers south of the capital Harare, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Police in Zimbabwe say more than 40 people have been killed in a bus accident on Thursday night. (AP Photo)
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Nation

Trump address to UN overshadowed by messy domestic politics

By Associated Press
September 25, 2018 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Nation

The Latest: Ryan defends Trump for thanking NK leader

By Associated Press
May 10, 2018 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump, from left, greets Tony Kim, Kim Hak Song, seen in the shadow, and Kim Dong Chul, three Americans detained in North Korea for more than a year, as they arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Thursday, May 10, 2018. First lady Melania Trump also greet them at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 5/9/18

May 09, 2018 12:00 AM
The LDS Church announced on May 8, 2018 that it will launch a worldwide initiative for children and youth in January 2020. Along with the announcement of this initiative, the church also announced it will conclude its relationship with the Boys Scouts of America as a charted organization. (Mormon Newsroom)
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World

N. Korea's Kim meets China's president ahead of Trump summit

By Associated Press
May 08, 2018 12:00 AM
BEIJING (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a northern Chinese port city and pledged his continuing commitment to denuclearization ahead of his expected summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, state media said Tuesday.
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Religion

North Korean refugees make it to BYU

By Mckayla Robinson
April 27, 2018 12:00 AM
Nearly 10 years ago, North Korean native Donghyun Kim told his wife Jiyein Song he was leaving town on a business trip. Song believed this trip would only last 15 days, but she began to worry when he never returned. Little did she know, Kim had escaped North Korea and was making his way through China, Laos, Thailand and into South Korea.
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Local

Experts explain Utah's emergency alert system after Hawaii's false alarm

By Madalyn Mcrae
April 04, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: this story pairs with'BYU-Hawaii student led tourists to safety during false missile alert panic'
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World

Kim, Xi portray strong ties after North Korea leader's China trip

By Associated Press
March 28, 2018 12:00 AM
In this photo provided Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's Xinhua News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China. The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday.(Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)
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