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Today is the 226th day of the year. There are 139 days remaining in 2019.
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447 days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)
Mendenhall leads tight three-way race in the Salt Lake City Mayoral primary
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Erin Mendenhall It appears the Salt Lake City mayoral primary is now a three-way race for two spots in November's general election.
Reunited, and it feels so good! - Bernick and Schott on politics
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott are back with their cynical take on all things Utah politics.
Coleman is 4th Republican to jump into Fourth District Race; Cannon launches candidacy to replace Bishop
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Rep. Kim Coleman State Rep. Kim Coleman is the fourth Republican to seek that party's nomination to face Democrat Ben McAdams in November.
Rising home prices offset falling transportation costs
By Zions Bank
The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained essentially unchanged overall from June to July on a non-seasonally adjusted basis.
Deseret News
Salt Lake Tribune
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Mass shooting fallout. House and Senate Democrats are pressuring Senate Republican leadership to take up gun safety legislation. Senators in both parties have been meeting with White House officials about gun control legislation [NYT].
Hong Kong. Order was restored at Hong Kong's airport on Wednesday after thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with police in the main terminal on Tuesday [CNN].
2020
Trump admits tariffs hurt consumers. President Trump announced tariffs on some Chinese consumer goods, including cell phones, laptops and video games, would be delayed until December, which is after the Christmas shopping season [AP].
Immigration
Uh oh! U.S. mortgage debt hit a record level, pushing even higher than the 2008 peak [WSJ].
Extreme climate change is here. The Washington Post found 1 in 10 Americans are living in areas that are rapidly heating up due to global warming. Grand County, Utah was named as one of the most quickly warming areas in the U.S. [WaPo].
Tech. Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users voice chats on Facebook Messenger. The contractors were not told where the audio came from nor why they were transcribing the audio. The company says they have discontinued the practice [Time].
1784 - Grigory Shelikhov, a Russian fur trader, founded the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska on Kodiak Island.
1848 - The Oregon territory is organized by an act of Congress.
1893 - France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
1912 - U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after Jose Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act.
1945 - Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II.
1975 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London.
Treasurer Damschen announces record-breaking $29.3 million in unclaimed cash returned to Utahns in FY2019
Utah State Treasurer David Damschen today announced that the Utah Unclaimed Property Division reunited a record-breaking $29.3 million in lost property with rightful owners in fiscal year 2019 (July 2018 June 2019).
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Motives
"One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are." Cal Thomas
Fundraising
"Fundraising it's as integral a part of American politics as low voter turnout and terrorizing babies," said Trevor Noah in a Daily Show segment on the blow-up over a Trump fundraiser hosted by Stephen Ross, an investor in the popular gymsEquinox and SoulCycle.
