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Utah farmland is extremely expensive, but one proposed bill could help offset the upfront costs for small farmers
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UPR News & Programs
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Amidst recent funding cuts, the connection has hired a new executive director: Karina Brown. -
Game Night Games, a board game store in Salt Lake City, hosts a weekly game night open to all ages and play levels. -
In other news, Brigham Young University sent acceptance letters to nine people by mistake. And, Hogle Zoo euthanized a newborn gorilla this week after it was injured by other gorillas. -
Salt Lake Tribune reporters Andy Larsen, Brooke Larsen, and Addy Baird join Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including the ongoing debate over Utah public lands, and more. -
Co-founder Ed Stafford speaks about a high school clean air contest with more than a thousand Utah and southern Idaho student participants. -
In other news, Utah's bell-to-bell phone ban will likely go into effect next school year. And, snowplows in northern Utah are getting new tech to navigate traffic faster.
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Today we're doing another nonprofit spotlight. Amy Anderson, regional coordinator for A Bolder Way Forward joins us, and we hear from representatives of other nonprofits throughout the hour. -
Our hosts discuss the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, the increase in U.S. forces around Iran, President Trump's Board of Peace, and the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's tariff powers. -
Cancer advocates gathered at the State Capitol last week in support of the tax hike, while tobacco companies have claimed it's unfair to lower-income customers. -
Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels, which are the basis for Longmire, the Netflix series. -
A new report found those disasters were also closely connected, with drought and low snowpack creating ideal conditions for large wildfires. -
In other news, state leaders are asking the federal government for $1 billion to support Great Salt Lake after President Donald Trump said it was "very important" to save the lake.
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.
The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
NPR News
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In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair." -
Several leaders voiced support for the operation – but most, including those who stopped short of condemning it, called for restraint moving forward. -
Despite sanctions, Iran is one of the world's major oil producers, with much of its crude exported to China. -
The U.S. and Israel launched military strikes in Iran, targeting Khamenei and the Iranian president. "Operation Epic Fury" will be "massive and ongoing," President Trump said Saturday morning. -
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about the U.S. strikes on Iran.
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Top lawmakers were notified about the operation shortly before it was launched, but the White House did not seek authorization from Congress to carry out the strikes. -
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ariane Tabatabai, the Public Service Fellow at Lawfare, about U.S. attacks on Iran and how President Trump's calls for regime change might be received there.
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We look at what President Trump's decision to attack Iran means, what kind of support he has in Iran and what this moment means for his administration.
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The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day Jordan, in the 7th century. A new study reveals details about those who died. -
In Tehran, panicked residents rushed home to shelter and terrified children poured out of classrooms as U.S. air strikes hit the capitol.
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