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Long-serving Utah US Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88

By Associated Press
April 25, 2022 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88.
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Nation

2K children alone: Trump's self-inflicted domestic crisis

By Associated Press
June 19, 2018 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of children split from their families at the U.S. southern border are being held in government-run facilities. A look at how we got here, what's real and what's not, and what might happen next.
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State

Bears Ears National Monument proposal creates tensions in Utah

By Theresa Davis
November 17, 2016 12:00 AM
Twin buttes rise above a few tiny towns near the Four Corners area in southeastern Utah. The tranquil rock formations known as the Bears Ears, and the 1.9 million acres of land surrounding them, are at the center of an environmental war that involves locals, politicians, Native American tribal governments and activists.
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Obama says America is horrified over Dallas attack

By Theresa Davis
July 08, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama pauses as he makes a statement on the fatal police shootings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota after arriving in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, July 8, 2016. Obama traveled to Poland to attend the NATO summit and then will travel on to Spain. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Obama heads to Europe amid British referendum's aftershocks

By Theresa Davis
July 07, 2016 12:00 AM
FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, June 9, 2016 President Barack Obama speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2016. The world was a more peaceful place when Obama was sworn into office pledged to “aggressively pursue” a global ban on nuclear arms tests, but as his term winds down, a working test-ban treaty remains a dream. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, FILE)
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Obamas dance the tango at Argentina State Dinner

By Theresa Davis
March 28, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, right, dance the tango with tango dancers during the State Dinner at the Centro Cultural Kirchner, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Associated Press)
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Food

Obama hosts dinner for Canadian Prime Minister

By Alayna Pehrson
March 10, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama smiles during his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)
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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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Nation

Obama's pick for Education says teachers saved his life

By Alayna Pehrson
February 25, 2016 12:00 AM
John King Jr., accompanied by President Barack Obama, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.
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Music

Obama, stars pay a musical tribute to Ray Charles

By Theresa Davis
February 25, 2016 12:00 AM
First lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by, from left, GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Bob Santelli, and performers Yolanda Adams, Leon Bridges, Andra Day, and Demi Lovato, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, during an interactive student workshop on the musical legacy of Ray Charles. (Associated Press)
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Obama moves to protect 1.8 million acres of California desert

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
President Obama declares national monument status to Southern California desert. The desert consists of 1.8 million acres. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Obama plans to nominate King as education secretary

February 12, 2016 12:00 AM
John King Jr., accompanied by President Barack Obama, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama will nominate King, now the acting Education Secretary, to serve as Education Secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration. (Associated Press)
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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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15 million discuss State of Union on Facebook

January 13, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama meets with top law enforcement officials in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, to discuss executive actions the president can take to curb gun violence. He recently gave his last State of the Union speech. (Associated Press)
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Obama to look beyond his tenure in final State of the Union

January 12, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama walks along the colonnade of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, to the residence from the Oval Office hours before giving his the State Of The Union address. (Associated Press)
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World

Pentagon: 2 US Navy boats held by Iran but will be returned

January 12, 2016 12:00 AM
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, speaks with Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Today's move by Iran marks among the first case of diplomatic relations between the United States and Iran. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Obama takes this year's State of Union to social media

January 11, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 20, 2015 . His final State of the Union address, scheduled for Jan. 12, 2016. He is sharing his address on social media. (Associated Press)
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LDS Church releases statement condemning Oregon armed occupation

By Alex E. J. Mohammad
January 04, 2016 12:00 AM
One Utah native called himself 'Captain Moroni,' spawning several media inquiries in connection to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after a group of militiamen occupied a federal building at a nation wildlife refugee in Burns, Oregon.
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