In a long-awaited report released Thursday, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration proposed a record fine against operators of the Crandall Canyon Mine and detailed 10 violations directly related to the August 2007 collapses that entombed six men and killed three others trying to rescue them.
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Congress seemed to step back into the 1880s on Thursday, as polygamist women in pioneer dresses listened in a packed hearing room as the Senate's leader urged stepped-up law enforcement against criminal syndicates he says lead polygamous groups.
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When clowns, pooper-scoopers and drum majors take over the streets of downtown Salt Lake City, it must be time for the Days of '47 Parade on Pioneer Day.
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Peer pressure compelled Rebecca Walter to compete in her first marathon since 2003. Her friend and training partner, Zusana Tomas, has spent the past several months preparing to represent her native Slovakia as a marathon runner next month in Beijing.
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In a highly unusual move for an American presidential candidate, Barack Obama staged a foreign policy speech Thursday before a huge overseas audience, calling for renewed trans-Atlantic cooperation to rein in Iran, fight religious extremism and terrorism, and address global warming and poverty.
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Twenty years ago, Andres and Rita Ramos didn't know anything about Scouting. Now they each put in 30 to 40 hours a week for its cause.
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A South Temple bakery frequented by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and his family is closing shop for good Saturday, largely because of high food costs.
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A new study puts to rest one of the most widespread myths about boys' and girls' aptitude in math. After analyzing 7 million test scores, researchers found no difference.
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