$1.50 August 9, 2024 | Vol. 3 Iss. 27
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SALT LAKE CITY—Utah Supreme Court affirmed the lower courts made the right decision to prevent the state from enforcing the near-total abortion ban while the case proceeds.
US-Russian prisoner exchange
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
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ruling by the Utah Supreme Court last Thursday preventing the state’s abortion law from taking effect will allow for legal abortions to continue while Planned Parenthood’s challenge to the law makes its way through the court system. “In 2020, the Utah Legislature proactively passed S.B. 174 Abortion Prohibition Amendments, which would prohibit all elective abortions in Please see BAN: pg. 10
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LEGISLATORS DISCUSS BILLS on the Senate floor during the 2024 Legislative Session. Some lawmakers are disappointed with the Utah Supreme Court ruling last Thursday on S.B. 174 Abortion Prohibition Amendments.
In an event that sounded like something out of the Cold War, the United States and Russia agreed to one of the most significant prisoner exchanges in decades. In the exchange, the US released Vadim Krasikov, Roman Seleznev, and Vadim Konoshchenok, and Russia released American citizens Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and several others being held in their custody. Gershkovich, a journalist, recently made headlines when he was imprisoned, and brought up on charges of espionage in Russia in a trial many deemed hasty and onesided. President Biden, who orchestrated the exchange, lauded it as a great success for the United States, those who were brought home, and their families.
Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
Utah outranks other states in charitable giving Utah is one of the most charitable states in the U.S., but why is that? By Braden Nelsen braden.n@mycityjournals.com
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t’s no secret that life can be hard. Unexpected expenses can come out of nowhere, and setbacks happen all the time. For centuries, charitable organizations have depended on those who are more stable financially to contribute to help those who aren’t as fortunate, and a recent study has shown that Utah outpaces many in the United States in charitable giving. A study by SmartAsset took an in-depth look, county by county across the United States, at charitable giving. While Utah didn’t take the number one slot, that title belongs to Benton County, Arkansas, the third-most charitable county in the entire country is Morgan, Utah. Of the top 10 most charitable counties in the nation, four were from Utah, and expanding it out to 20, even more counties in Utah made the list, including Davis, Salt Lake, Weber, and others. Please see CHARITIES: pg. 2
Harris picks VP
A BEEKEEPER STANDS next to a traditional beehive in western Tanzania’s Muganza district where his honey production has drastically improved through his involvement in Church World Service’s beekeeping project funded by the Giving Machines.
The photograph was taken on July 26, 2023. © 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
The whirlwind that has been the Democratic race for president in 2024 has only continued. This week, only two weeks after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, official Democratic nominee Kamala Harris announced her pick for vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Many have lauded Harris’ decision as both a strong moderate candidate and one that will help bring votes from the much-needed Midwest. In a race that is increasingly delineated, Harris and Walz will need more votes from those in the public who are still undecided in the coming weeks and months leading up to the November election.
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