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This bill would make data centers pay their own way for power

This bill would make data centers pay their own way for power

Leah Bowers, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 23 - 8:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Amid backlash over Utah data centers, Sen. Mike Lee co-authored a bipartisan bill requiring developers to cover their energy costs.
Trump says Bombardier to invest $270 million in the US

Trump says Bombardier to invest $270 million in the US

Devika ⁠Nair and Rajveer Singh ​Pardesi, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 23 - 6:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said late on Thursday Canadian jet maker Bombardier was investing $270 million in ​the United States, days after he dropped threats to ban the company from the country.
Romney invokes Churchill and George Washington in rare second rebuke of Trump's Russia deal

Romney invokes Churchill and George Washington in rare second rebuke of Trump's Russia deal

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 7:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney pushed back against a deal brokered by President Donald Trump freeing a U.S. hostage from Russian custody, warning of the long-term implications.
Trump backs Ramaswamy on ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

Trump backs Ramaswamy on ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 7:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump has urged Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, to keep running a controversial ad. The ad features the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton.
West Virginia investigates environmental groups over 'deceptive' climate change advocacy

West Virginia investigates environmental groups over 'deceptive' climate change advocacy

Jim Mustian and Sarah Rankin, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

West Virginia's Republican attorney general has launched a broad investigation of the state's leading environmental groups, demanding a decade of internal records involving "unfair or deceptive acts" in their fundraising and climate change advocacy.
Trump blasts 76ers star LeBron James as 'disgrace' for not standing still during national anthem

Trump blasts 76ers star LeBron James as 'disgrace' for not standing still during national anthem

Dan Gelston, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 4:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump has accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States. This comes after James continued his warmups during the national anthem at a game on Tuesday.
Millions in cheese revenue lost as protest torpedoes Italy's buffalo mozzarella output

Millions in cheese revenue lost as protest torpedoes Italy's buffalo mozzarella output

Giada Zampano, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 2:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A truckers' protest in southern Italy has halted the production of buffalo mozzarella, causing an estimated loss of over $3 million in just 24 hours.
This 'hidden gem' in Arizona just became America's newest national park

This 'hidden gem' in Arizona just became America's newest national park

Emily Walker, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 2:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump signed a law Tuesday redesignating Arizona's Chiricahua National Monument as America's newest national park, the National Park Service said.
Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

David Fischer, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 12:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.
Shark nicknamed 'Bukangi' foils rescue attempts, returns to South Korean canal

Shark nicknamed 'Bukangi' foils rescue attempts, returns to South Korean canal

Maggie Grether and Hyun Young Yi, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 11:46 a.m.  |  Save Story

A shark that South Korean authorities ​spent hours guiding into the open sea has swum back into a canal in the port city of Busan, eluding a ‌net that was meant to prevent her return.
30 colleges cut research ties to 'problematic' foreign entities — at the Pentagon's orders

30 colleges cut research ties to 'problematic' foreign entities — at the Pentagon's orders

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 11:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Pentagon's ongoing involvement with higher education continued with an announcement that 30 universities, at its direction, had cut research connections with "foreign entities of concern."
Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed

Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed

Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 11:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Russia launched a nighttime barrage on Kyiv while its military says it intercepted more than 800 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and other cities, dampening hopes for peace talks.
EU awards top rights prize to International Criminal Court days after Trump sanctions

EU awards top rights prize to International Criminal Court days after Trump sanctions

Lorne Cook and Mike Corder, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 7:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, an official said Thursday.
Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as fears grow of a return to war

Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as fears grow of a return to war

Melanie Lidman, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 6:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Iran's government says seven oil tankers have caught fire or been damaged in the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions over the prospect of a return to all-out war.
Utah lawmakers paid for a study on mail-in voting security. Here's what researchers found

Utah lawmakers paid for a study on mail-in voting security. Here's what researchers found

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 6:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

A study paid for by the Utah Legislature found "no evidence of significant or widespread fraud" in Utah elections and no increase in fraud when states use mail-in voting.
Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation

Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation

Jonathan Landay, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 8:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

The top Democratic lawmakers on the congressional intelligence committees on Wednesday said they received an intelligence briefing ​that Russia has been waging a misinformation campaign against Democrats running in next month's midterm elections.
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days

Kyu-seok Shim, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 8:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers on standby along the entire border within days and has put unspecified new ​countermeasures on alert, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader, said on Thursday.
Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language

Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language

Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 21 - 6:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday.
Residents cited after physical altercation over data center discussion in Utah County meeting

Residents cited after physical altercation over data center discussion in Utah County meeting

VideoKSL Staff  |  Updated Oct. 21 - 5:54 p.m.  |  Save Story

A tense meeting in Utah County over a change in data center plan policy ended in an altercation between protesters and law enforcement.