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  • Utahns warned about runoff danger

    There's a lot of snow in the mountains, and it's going to be an unusually hot weekend, which means people are being advised to use caution around creeks and rivers swollen with spring runoff.
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  • Putting Murray on the map

    "American Idol" focused its national spotlight and millions of fans on David Archuleta and his Utah hometown in recent days. So, what do the Murray residents think of all that publicity?
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  • Reality TV: Show to be filmed at Murray High this summer

    First were the "High School Musical" movies, but Utah this summer will add a reality TV show to the "HSM" portfolio — in David Archuleta's hometown of Murray.
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  • Utah Jazz: Where amazing almost happens — Jazz stage late comeback, but come up one '3' short

    An onslaught of late-game 3-pointers — one from Deron Williams, two from Mehmet Okur, two from Andrei Kirilenko — and two failed trey tries in the waning seconds sure did make things interesting.
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  • 1-child policy adding pain to mourners

    After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin, decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan, "Have fewer kids, live better lives."
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  • MormonTimes.com: Church fighting measles

    Since October 2003, the Church has participated with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the American Red Cross and Ministries of Health in an effort to decrease the incidence of measles worldwide.
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  • United through stitches

    Whatever the color or design, there is something soothing, nurturing and loving about pieces of cloth stitched together by hand, a cushy roll of cotton between them to bulk up the body of a finished quilt.
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  • Price of oil pushes $128

    As President Bush wrapped up a meeting with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Friday, the country's oil minister announced the desert kingdom had opened its taps and was pumping an additional 300,000 barrels of crude a day.
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  • End to private-club laws sought

    Utah's bar owners have filed an initiative petition that would do away with private club laws requiring drinkers to fill out applications and pay membership fees.
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  • BYU basketball: Plaisted confirms rumor — He's hired agent

    Trent Plaisted is now among hundreds of college basketball players waiting to be prodded, poked, tested and judged as a potential professional basketball player. His agent believes he doesn't rank in the top 100 prospects but could be among the first 30 drafted in June.
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