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😅🤣😂 This should be one of the Kennedy Centers new productions
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The European Union’s climate commissioner has told the 27-country bloc that the only way out of energy crises fueled by the wars in Iran and Ukraine is homegrown energy, and that the EU must accelerate its transition away from fossil fuels.
One country leading the charge towards green energy is Denmark. to.pbs.org/43hDxEG
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Found too quickly.
We can stop looking.
Jun 13
A Kaysville man found the hidden treasure chest worth $25,000 after following a series of clues from a poem.
kutv.com/news/local/kaysvill…
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Historians evaluate how Trump skewed history in the West Wing gold-lettered plaques that summarize each of the 47 U.S. presidencies. nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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At least six states have RSVP’d NO to Trump’s Freedom 250 state fair. Freedom 250 is Trump’s hijack of the official bipartisan celebration America250.
Jun 12
At least six states have RSVP'd 'no' to Trump's America 250 state fair.
notus.org/donald-trump/freed…
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President Trump’s big birthday bash for America is suffering more setbacks, as at least six states — Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Oregon — plan to sit out the Great American State Fair.
notus.org/donald-trump/freed…
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Empty subsidized “low-income” housing.
Billions for “low-income” housing that many can’t afford.
Subsidized units remain empty.
propublica.org/article/low-i…
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Billions for “low-income” housing that many can’t afford.
Subsidized units remain empty.
propublica.org/article/low-i…
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Utah Bug retweeted
Jun 12
In the days of horse-drawn carriages, horses’ hooves often DASHED mud onto passengers in wet weather.
To block the mud, people installed wooden BOARDS up front.
They called them ‘dashboards.’
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Restaurant Stopped Charging for Food. Profits Are Up
nytimes.com/2026/06/08/dinin…
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Nearly Everyone Veers Left When Walking
nytimes.com/2026/06/10/scien…
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The FBI was investigating Tremonton's then-fire chief when agents uncovered chats with another prominent Box Elder County figure: Justice Court Judge Kevin Christensen. The judge is now going to prison. sltrib.com/news/2026/06/08/f…
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Remember Greg Ostertag?
He’s a mayor.
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Greg Ostertag manned the middle for the Jazz. Now he’s a 7-foot East Texas mayor. sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2026/…
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Data Centers in Space ??
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Companies including Blue Origin are exploring orbital data centers they say could someday complement computing facilities on Earth, like the one proposed in Box Elder County — and perhaps replace them. sltrib.com/news/2026/06/10/u…
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Utah “has access to 40 of the 50 minerals the U.S. Geological Survey classified as critical to national security and economic health.”
Jun 11
Read more: utahbusiness.com/sponsored-c…
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Summit County buys Highland Flat parcel to provide buffer for neighbors, encourage development in other areas
Read More at: parkrecord.com/2026/06/11/su…
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For-profit organizations are more likely to deny coverage.
Aetna & United Healthcare are at the top of the list for denying coverage.
Elderly people on privatized Medicare plans were routinely denied coverage for long-term hospital care and inpatient rehab by a trio of for-profit insurers that dominate the program, according to a government watchdog report. wapo.st/4xoLQMC
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Plan for 46-acre medical campus and 200,000 square foot hospital at Point of the Mountain - Draper. ksl.com/article/51509450/uni…
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