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☆ FBI shoots and kills Utah man wanted for threats against Biden, Manhattan DA
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he departs from Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Aug. 7, 2023. The FBI shot and killed a Utah man on Wednesday while trying to arrest him for threatening to murder President Joe Biden and the New York district attorney who is prosecuting former President Donald Trump in connection with hush money payments, NBC News reported. Many other politicians were also allegedly threatened by the man, Provo resident Craig Deleeuw Robertson, who was accused in court documents of vowing to retaliate against the FBI during an investigation. Robertson was fatally shot by at least one FBI agent at 6:15 a.m. in Provo, about 12 hours before Biden was due to visit the state in Salt Lake City No agents were injured. "The incident began when special agents attempted to serve arrest and search warrants at a residence,"the FBI said in a statement.

Persons: Joe Biden, Base Andrews, Donald Trump, Craig Deleeuw Robertson, Robertson, Biden Organizations: Delaware Air National Guard Base, Base, FBI, New, NBC News, Provo, FBI's Locations: New Castle , Delaware, Utah, New York, Provo, Salt Lake City

CNN —FBI special agents shot and killed a Utah man Wednesday while attempting to arrest him for allegedly making threats against President Joe Biden ahead of the president’s trip to the state. The case comes amid heightened vitriol aimed at national and local leaders in the lead-up to the 2024 election and what FBI Director Christopher Wray has called an “unprecedented” level of threats against FBI agents. “The Secret Service is aware of the FBI investigation involving an individual in Utah who has exhibited threats to a Secret Service protectee,” a Secret Service spokesperson said. !”FBI agents approached Robertson at his house in March about a social media post, investigators wrote in an affidavit. Don’t return without a warrant.”After the interaction, Robertson allegedly repeatedly threatened FBI agents online.

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☆ A Utah man who once posted on Truth Social about putting 'a nice hole' in Biden's forehead was shot and killed by FBI agents after feds accused him of threatening the president the day of his visit to
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Lindsay Whitehurst | Sam Metz | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

FBI agents shot and killed an armed Utah man accused of threatening President Joe Biden. Craig Deleeuw Robertson was armed when agents arrived to serve a search warrant. Biden was expected to to visit Utah around the time the threats were made, per court documents. Robertson was charged under seal Tuesday with three felony counts, including making threats against the president, court documents show. Clark said Robertson had a collection of about 20 guns, though he noted that that wasn't unusual for the area.

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☆ The 10 fastest-shrinking US cities and towns
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jackson, Mississippi, led the nation in the rate of population decline from July 2021 to July 2022. Though the Midwest is experiencing a "doom loop" in many of its cities, in which remote work has slowed the economies of Midwestern cities, only one Midwestern city made the top ten cities and towns shrinking at the fastest rate between 2021 and 2022. In an analysis of nearly 20,000 cities, towns, villages, and boroughs across the US, the Census Bureau found that places in Utah and Louisiana saw especially sharp declines. Some residents left following the city's water crisis, sparked by poor infrastructure and climate change. Three Utah cities outside of the Salt Lake City area — Taylorsville, Orem, and Sandy — also had above 2% losses in population.

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Apple's high-yield savings account passed $10 billion in deposits. The account, which encourages automatic deposits from Apple Card users, offers 4.15% APY. The savings account is the newest part of Apple's suite of products built into Apple Wallet, which allows iPhone users to easily integrate with Apple Card and Apple Savings. Users can choose to put this cash (called Daily Cash) in one of two places: an Apple Cash card, or an Apple Savings account. Like Apple Savings, Marcus is fee-free, FDIC-insured, and supported by the Salt Lake City branch of Goldman Sachs.

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☆ Redistricting battles could determine control of US House in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But a series of legal challenges, including a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling, have cast many of those district lines into doubt. Legal experts said the ruling bolsters similar challenges in Georgia and Louisiana, where voting rights groups have argued that Republican-drawn maps marginalized Black voters. In Ohio, the state Supreme Court appears set to alter course after previously finding Republican maps violated the state constitution’s prohibition on gerrymandering. In Wisconsin, the most expensive state Supreme Court election in U.S. history resulted in a new liberal majority. OTHER BATTLESLast month, the Utah Supreme Court heard arguments over the state’s Republican-drawn congressional map, which carved Democratic Salt Lake County into four separate districts.

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☆ Homer-happy Braves aim for series win over Angels
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Braves hit three more homers on Tuesday in a 5-1 win that evened the series. "It's kind of the key to our success is that everybody is contributing, and they have to a man, so it's been really good. The Braves' homers on Tuesday all came from the bottom third of the batting order. "The bottom third of our lineup has been really good, and they put a lot of pressure on the opposition. "I felt relatively sharp, throwing a lot of strikes, but they hammered my mistakes pretty good," Giolito said.

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☆ Instant View: Fitch downgrades U.S. foreign currency ratings to 'AA+' from 'AAA'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

The downgrade follows a debt ceiling agreement in June that came after months of political brinkmanship and ultimately lifted the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. Unless they think that fiscal trajectory suggests risk of a default, which I don't think they say, I don't understand the reason for this." “So I don't think the reaction, it should surprise anyone in the markets because we've been through this before. JACK ABLIN, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, CRESSET WEALTH ADVISORS IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA"I'm surprised, but I'm not surprised." "It's really the just the troubled negotiations that take place every time we have a debt ceiling or budget negotiation.

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☆ Toyota unveils the retro-styled return of the Land Cruiser
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Just three years after being discontinued in North America, the Toyota Land Cruiser is coming back — with an all-new, retro-styled design. The Toyota Land Cruiser has its own similarly passionate fan base. ToyotaFor those who really want to tap into Land Cruiser history, customers in the United States will be offered the Land Cruiser 1958 Edition, commemorating the year the model was first offered in the United States. The Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 edition has round headlights. In many parts of the world, especially in places where roads are poor and service centers scarce, Toyota Land Cruisers have become ubiquitous.

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☆ Analysis: Why Republicans can't get out of their climate bind, even as extreme heat overwhelms the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“We need to be talking about this,” Rep. John Curtis, a Republican from Utah and chair of the House’s Conservative Climate Caucus, told CNN. “The good news is Republicans are stopping arguing with thermometers,” Inglis told CNN. “I think the evidence so far is that the West is getting drier and hotter,” Romney told CNN. He later told CNN the GOP is “way behind” on climate and there’s been “too little” progress on the party’s stances. “I think we’d get a lot more done with a Democratic House, a Democratic president and continuing to have a Democratic Senate,” Schumer told CNN.

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You'll want to know how to watch the UFC 291 live stream tonight, July 29. We'll also guide you step-by-step on how to use a VPN to watch UFC 291, no matter where you are. If you're not in the US, you still have a few options to watch UFC 291. In Canada, UFC 291 will be available as a pay-per-view through most TV providers and directly via UFC Fight Pass. UFC 291 Fight Card: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2Main Card — 10 p.m.

Persons: Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Poirier, Gaethje, Jan Blachowicz, Alex Pereira, We'll, CEST, McGregor, ExpressVPN, Stephen Thompson, Michel Pereira, Tony Ferguson, Bobby Green, Michael Chiesa, Kevin Holland, Gabriel Bonfim, Trevin Giles, Derrick Lewis, Marcos Rogerio De Lima, Claudio Ribeiro, Jake Matthews, Darrius, CJ Vergara, Vinicius Salvador, Matthew Semelsberger, Uros Medic, Miranda Maverick, Priscila Organizations: UFC, Delta Center, ESPN, ABC, TNT Sports, Amazon, Apple, PlayStation, Samsung, BT, BT Sport, You'll, LG, AEST Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Asia, Africa, Brazil

☆ US annual inflation posts smallest rise in more than two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.2% last month after edging up 0.1% in May, the Commerce Department said. Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index gained 0.2% after rising 0.3% in the prior month. That lowered the year-on-year increase in the so-called core PCE price index to 4.1%, the smallest advance since September 2021. The annual core PCE price index climbed 4.6% in May. Line chart with data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and Federal Reserve shows PCE inflation slowed to 3% year-on-year in June, while core PCE inflation also eased to 4.2%.

Persons: Christopher Rupkey, Cory Stahle, Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley, Lucia Mutikani, Chizu Nomiyama, Paul Simao Organizations: Labor, Federal Reserve, Fed, Commerce Department, Reuters, Treasury, Labor Department, Employers, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, New York, U.S, Ukraine, Salt Lake City , Utah

☆ Why Cities Across the US Look the Same: Remote Work, High Home Prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( David A. Banks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The shift to remote work early in the pandemic allowed wealthy residents to ditch big cities in droves and set up shop in smaller cities and towns nearby. While the surging costs of housing and the new freedom of remote work helped trigger this mass migration, small cities have been laying the groundwork over the last decade to entice these big-city refugees. Then came the pandemic, and remote work suddenly made small cities a viable home for wealthy professionals. For the past two decades, cities have turned to an economic development strategy I've deemed "the city authentic." It spiked even more during the pandemic when change of addresses from New York City jumped a whopping 787%.

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Visit Seattle, the city's tourist organization, hopes the same will happen this weekend. King County Council declared the week leading up to the concert as "Taylor Swift Week" in her honor. Woody said he expects 144,000 Swift fans to descend on the city over the two days of concerts. "I love Taylor Swift and she’s not coming to Canada yet,” said Katherine Archibald who is visiting Seattle from Calgary, Alberta for the concert. In addition to the two sold out concerts, Seattle is also hosting multiple sporting events, the Bite of Seattle food festival, and the Capitol Hill Block Party music festival this weekend.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Lumen, Ragnhild Read, Taylor, Public Affairs Michael Woody, Woody, Swift, Justin Trudeau, she’s, ”, Katherine Archibald, Matt McKnight, Diane Craft Organizations: Swift, Reuters, Seattle, Community, Public Affairs, King County Council, Capitol, Block Party, Thomson Locations: Seattle, United States, Salt Lake City , Utah, Salt Lake City, Canada, American, Calgary , Alberta, LA

☆ Across rural America, data center development booms as investors race to cater to artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Data center development is booming and AI is expected to stoke already growing demand. Demand is sapping power grids in major markets and pushing data center development across the US. The project's neighbors include Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon – all of whom have similar plans, or are already underway with major data center projects. The message came after a torrid period of growth by the data center industry in that region. Wes Swenson, Nova's CEO, said the Reno region was becoming increasingly popular for data center development because of its access to power.

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☆ MLB: Chicago White Sox at New York Mets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson allowed two runs on five hits in three innings. Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara (3-9) allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings. Red Sox starter Brayan Bello (7-6) took the loss, pulled after allowing all six Oakland runs and five hits in four innings. Mets 5, White Sox 1Justin Verlander tossed eight solid innings and Brett Baty homered for a second straight game as host New York beat Chicago. Nick Castellanos hit a solo home run and Kyle Schwarber added a two-run single for the Phillies, who had their four-game winning streak end.

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☆ Plans for the world's largest Costco warehouse are under review, but customers would only be able to shop in part of it
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Costco is seeking to build a new 241,342 square-foot warehouse in Fresno, California. The facility would replace an existing location and combine ecommerce fulfillment under one roof. This would be the wholesale club's largest warehouse, but shoppers would only be able to access part of the location. Target has gone all-in on using its stores to fulfill orders, and Walmart has used its stores for e-commerce fulfillment for years. The Salt Lake City location also opened as a hybrid concept, with a general members store and a dedicated business center for commercial customers under one roof.

Organizations: Costco, Service, Walmart, Fresno Bee Locations: Fresno , California, Wall, Silicon, Salt Lake City , Utah, Target, Salt Lake City, Fresno, Fresno . City

☆ A Current War Collides With the Past: How World War II Endures in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | More About Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Clambering over boulders, past old tires and shellfish-encrusted scrap metal, Oleksandr Shkalikov ventured onto the dry bed of a vast reservoir. Out in this wasteland rested a haunting reminder of long-ago battles on this same swath of southern Ukraine: a swastika, chipped into a rock, had emerged from the receding water. The year “1942’’ was written next to it. “History is repeating itself,” Mr. Shkalikov, a tank driver on leave from the Ukrainian army, said of the World War II-era carving. “We are fighting this war on the same landscape and with the same weapons” as those used in World War II, he said, evoking the heavy artillery and tanks that still shape the course of a land war.

Persons: Oleksandr Shkalikov, ’, ” Mr, Shkalikov Locations: Ukraine, Salt Lake, Utah

☆ Global temperatures near record highs as US, China meet on climate
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Charlie Devereux | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Remo CasilliSummary Weather extremes experienced around the worldBiggest polluters United States and China meetClimate crisis 'is happening', says WHO bossMADRID, July 17 (Reuters) - Global temperatures were soaring to historic highs as the world's two biggest carbon emitters, the United States and China, sought on Monday to reignite talks on climate change. Wildfires in Europe raged ahead of a second heat wave in two weeks that was set to send temperatures as high as 48C. Ahead of meeting Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua in Beijing, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry urged China to partner with the United States to cut methane emissions and coal-fired power. Prolonged high temperatures in China are threatening power grids and crops and raising concerns about a repeat of last year's drought, the most severe in 60 years. The heat dome across the western United States also helped to generate heavy rains in the northeast, claiming at least five lives.

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☆ These 10 states are running America's best economies for residents
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

To determine which states have the best economy, we look at overall economic growth and annual job growth on a percentage basis, as well as the health of state finances. We measure the breadth of each state's economy by looking at how many major corporations are headquartered there. IndianaWhile the Hoosier State's economy is hardly a barnburner, Indiana offers stability. The state's debt rating is solid. UtahThe Beehive State's economy just keeps buzzing.

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☆ Nvidia invests $50 million in biotech company Recursion for A.I. drug discovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chipmaker Nvidia will invest $50 million in Recursion Pharmaceuticals to speed up the development of the biotech firm's artificial intelligence models for drug discovery, the companies said Wednesday. AI models usually require vast amounts of data, typically measured in terabytes, to train them. Nvidia can then potentially license those AI models on BioNeMo, the company's cloud service for generative AI in drug discovery that it rolled out earlier this year. A month later, Google Cloud launched two new AI-powered tools that aim to help biotech and pharmaceutical companies accelerate drug discovery. The company in May acquired two companies in the AI-driven drug discovery space for $87.5 million.

Persons: Roche, Chris Gibson, Nvidia's, drugmakers, Exscientia, AbCellera Biologics, — CNBC's Benjamin Taubman Organizations: Nvidia, Pharmaceuticals, Bayer, NVIDIA, Moderna, Google Cloud Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah

☆ Nvidia deepens bets on AI in drug discovery with Recursion investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 12 (Reuters) - Chip designer Nvidia (NVDA.O) will invest $50 million to speed up training of Recursion's (RXRX.O) artificial intelligence models for drug discovery, the companies said on Wednesday, sending the biotech firm's shares surging about 62%. Recursion, whose advisers include AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, will use its biological and chemical datasets exceeding 23,000 terabytes to train AI models on Nvidia's cloud platform. Nvidia, seen as a big winner of the boom in artificial intelligence, could then license those models to biotech firms through BioNeMo, a generative AI cloud service for drug discovery that it rolled out earlier this year. The investment comes as Recursion strengthened its AI focus in May by snapping up two companies in the AI-driven drug discovery space for $87.5 million. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based company's current partners include Bayer (BAYGn.DE) and Roche (ROG.S).

Persons: Nvidia, Roche, Mubadala, Baillie Gifford, Chavi Mehta, Stephen Nellis, Mariam Sunny, Shilpi Majumdar, Sriraj Organizations: Nvidia, Bayer, Baillie Gifford & Co, Thomson Locations: BioNeMo, Salt Lake City , Utah, Abu, Bengaluru, San Francisco

☆ Utah G.O.P.’s Map Carved Up Salt Lake Democrats. Is It a Legal Matter?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Michael Wines | More About Michael Wines | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The 550,000 voters in Salt Lake County, Utah’s most populous, handed Joseph R. Biden Jr. an 11-percentage point victory over Donald Trump in the 2020 contest for president. On Tuesday, the Utah Supreme Court will consider whether to wade into the increasingly pitched nationwide battle over partisan gerrymanders. The justices will decide whether the state’s courts can hear a lawsuit challenging the House map, or whether partisan maps are a political issue beyond their jurisdiction. But voting rights advocates say Utah’s Constitution offers a stronger case than the federal one for reining in political maps. He said other relevant provisions in the State Constitution, but absent from the federal Constitution, include guarantees of free elections and the right to vote.

Persons: Joseph R, Biden, Donald Trump, ”, Mark Gaber Organizations: Republican, Utah Supreme, U.S, Supreme Locations: Salt Lake County, Utah’s, Utah, State, Washington

☆ Jamie MoCrazy: She nearly died in a skiing accident - now, she wants to help others who have suffered traumatic brain injuries
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

She went into a natural coma, was intubated on the mountain and a battle began to save her life. It was the beginning what the former skier calls the second version of herself, “Jamie 2.0.” Recovery was slow, often painful. MoCrazy had been intubated for such a lengthy period that it took two months for her to re-learn to swallow. Her mom forced her to learn algebra again, the argument being that her brain had to relearn its critical thinking skills. “And the fact that I am a White, privileged, accomplished athlete with finances made a huge difference in my recovery.

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☆ Dozens of federal lawmakers are pushing for more flights to a DC-area airport, a move that would drastically improve some of their commutes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A bipartisan group of lawmakers want major flight changes at Reagan National Airport in Virginia. Many lawmakers want to see the 1,250-mile perimeter restriction for round-trip flights relaxed. But some members of Congress argue that Reagan National is already under immense strain. But members of Congress also have a huge personal motivation for increasing the number of flights at Reagan National: the location. The prime location makes Reagan National the preferred airport for most lawmakers, but any route alterations would require changing a law which currently blocks long-haul flights of over 1,250 miles to or from the airport.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Democratic Sen, Jon Tester, Montana, Tester, Blake Moore of, Virginia aren't, Abigail Spanberger, I'm Organizations: Reagan National Airport, Reagan, Service, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Reagan National, Capitol, Washington Metro, DC, Washington Dulles International, Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, The New York Times, Democratic, Times, Great Falls International, Washington DC, GOP, Delta, American Airlines and United Airlines, The Times Locations: Virginia, Wall, Silicon, Ronald Reagan Washington, Arlington , Virginia, Washington, Baltimore, Montana, Great Falls, Great Falls , Montana, Denver , Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Blake Moore of Utah, Maryland, Austin , Texas, Seattle

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