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Minnesota governor requests federal aid to repair damage from protests. Here’s why it was denied
deseret.com - Madison Kuledge
Gov. Tim Walz, center, listens at Elsa’s House of Sleep in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, June 8, 2020, as its owner Tetra Constantino described how he and …
5 hours ago
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Japan says it’s already known this nightmarish fact about COVID-19
deseret.com - Herb Scribner
Japan says it has long known that the novel coronavirus can spread through the air, a fact only recently accepted by the World Health …
9 hours ago
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These U.S. states beat back COVID-19. Here’s why it came back
deseret.com - Herb Scribner
Pedestrians wear masks as they cross a street amid the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, July 12, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif. A heat wave has brought …
10 hours ago
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Ben McAdams
Utah Vietnam veteran finally receives Purple Heart 54 years later
deseret.com - Jasen Lee
WEST JORDAN — A Utah soldier injured in overseas combat a half-century ago is finally getting the recognition he earned after years of battling …
11 hours ago
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‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera found dead at California lake
deseret.com - Associated Press
Naya Rivera, a cast member in the television series “Glee,” poses at a screening and Q&A for the show, at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences …
13 hours ago