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SALT LAKE CITY — Here are 10 stories you may have missed over the weekend. As always, click on the headline to read the full story.
1. Utah's newest congressional leaders sworn into office at US Capitol on Sunday
Burgess Owens and Blake Moore, the Beehive State's two newest congressmen, were sworn into office on Sunday at the U.S. Capitol.
2. Washington Post: In recorded call, Trump pressures Georgia election official to change results
President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn his defeat in the southern state, according to a recording of the hour-long call published by the Washington Post.
3. Pfizer and BioNTech to offer COVID vaccine to volunteers who got placebo
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech plan to give volunteers who received a placebo in its COVID-19 vaccine trial an option to receive a first dose of the vaccine by March 1, 2021, while staying within the study.
4. Will Utah become the next state to drop concealed carry permit?
A Utah lawmaker is furthering his bid to make Utah the next state to allow concealed carrying of firearms without a permit.
5. Utah State Parks annual pass fee increased
The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation announced that beginning on Friday, Jan. 1 the cost for its annual day-use pass will increase from $75 to $100.
Sports
1. Brace for it: Jazz smash Spurs to start 7-game road trip
Bogdanovic scored 28 points to lead Utah to a dominant 130-109 win over the Spurs in San Antonio to start the team's seven-game road trip.
2. Efficient Wildcats pull away from Utah Valley in nonconference finale
Jaiwa had 14 points and three assists, Cody Carlson added 10 points and nine rebounds, and Weber State shot 52% from the field in the second half to pull away for a 70-62 win over in-state rival Utah Valley in a nonconference finale for both teams Saturday at the Dee Events Center.
3. Utah shoots 28% from the field as Utes falls 64-46 to USC
Utah (4-3, 1-2) only managed 18 points to USC's 32 in the second half as the team missed several close baskets around the rim and were forced to put up poor shots.
4. Former BYU basketball coach Dave Rose 'currently stabilized' after suffering stroke
The Brigham Young University basketball team announced on Twitter Saturday that former head coach Dave Rose has been hospitalized following a stroke he suffered Thursday.
The account said Rose is "currently stabilized in the hospital."
5. After record-setting BYU career, QB Zach Wilson declares for the 2021 NFL Draft
Wilson made his decision Friday and announced it on social media, a moment that has long been expected since the Cougars' QB1 took the college football season by storm in 2020.v