Chris Samuels
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including Gov. Spencer Cox's picks to fill new Utah Supreme Court seats and Kevin O'Leary's plans to reduce the Stratos data center size.
Janet Iwasa, Ph.D. and Jared Thompson
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University of Utah Health
A show designed to showcase local Utah musical artists and highlight public radio.
Stream a variety of music and talk programs in Spanish from Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
UPR News & Programs
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For years, Logan taxpayers have paid for fire services they haven’t used. -
The Utah Transit Authority covers most of the Beehive State’s population center, but a key connection is missing. -
It's the latest upgrade to St. George's new downtown city hall, which debuted in January. In other news, there are new fire restrictions for northern Utah amid continued drought. -
The unanimous decision comes after months of debate, public hearings, and impact studies — and just a week after commissioners voted to pause new data center applications for six months. -
The federally-funded project focuses on the wildland-urban interface, where forests and nearby communities meet. Those areas can be especially vulnerable to wildfires. -
The new Pew Research Center survey also found that most U.S. adults felt extreme weather events are more severe. Political party was a major factor in responses. -
A new lawsuit argues killing predators in these areas, even to protect livestock, violates the 1964 Wilderness Act. Plaintiffs wants to halt the practice in areas like Utah. -
The convention center is closing next year as part of plans for an expanded entertainment district. In other news, part of Nine Mile Canyon is being preserved without becoming public land.
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Utah's Senate President demanded a massive reduction in the project this week after extensive public backlash. O'Leary has blamed pushback on misinformation, but agreed to make the facility smaller. -
Our guests today are Ryan Jackson and Ned Weinshenker. We discuss a new CRISPR system that can be used to selectively kill cells, and some recent breakthroughs in the growing technology. -
Shireen and John discuss affordability, the rush to prepare for the United States' semiquincentennial, and the DNC's faulty autopsy of their 2024 presidential campaign. -
Several Colorado and Idaho counties have passed moratoriums on data center development, at least for now. Cheyenne, Wyoming, opted to speed ahead.
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The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
NPR News
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Britain's deputy prime minister says he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to blame immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound. -
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his governing party are looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course for Armenia. The opposition includes some parties that are vocally pro-Russia. -
The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with OPB listener Jocelyn Tutak of Portland, OR., along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
The crowd cheered and shouted "This is the youth of the pope!" as Pope Leo arrived for Mass at a central Madrid plaza. It's the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years. -
Gunfire erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio, wounding at least 12 people and sending some eventgoers scrambling for cover while others rushed to help the victims. -
In South Africa and Mozambique, health care providers say cancellation or redirection of U.S. PEPFAR funding under the Trump administration have already endangered vulnerable people and cost lives. -
The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the World Cup: Senegal and Germany. The matches showed the U.S. is ready. -
New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do. -
Every year, we highlight essential Broadway workers not eligible for Tonys. This year, we look at the world of Broadway merch, which is a lot more than T-shirts, mugs and refrigerator magnets.
