$1.50 Nov. 8, 2024 | Vol. 3 Iss. 40
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Historic election brings out large number of voters DAVIS COUNTY—A line of cars packed the South Branch Library’s parking lot on Tuesday night as voters came to cast their ballots.
Man convicted of conspiring to commit 9/11 style attack Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a 34-year-old al Shabaab operative, was found guilty of plotting a 9/11-style attack in the U.S. He trained with the Somalian terrorist group and studied at a Philippine flight school to obtain a commercial pilot’s license, researching American targets along the way. His actions were part of a series of al Shabaab attacks in retaliation for U.S. policies, prosecutors said. Abdullah faces a maximum life sentence.
By Tom Haraldsen t.haraldsen@mycityjournals.com
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s results started to pour in from voting precincts on Nov. 5, election staff kept busy counting ballots after voters turned out in large numbers to cast their votes in person. In a heated race for the White House, former President Donald J. Trump was victorious over Vice President Kamala D. Harris who took over the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden stepped down. Trump lost his bid for the presidency in 2020. Closer to home, Gov. Spencer J. Cox was reelected by a convincing margin. Election results were more than two hours late after polls closed because of long polling lines and due to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office announcing that no results would be posted until after the last votes were cast. John Curtis won decisively in Da-
The rise of AI: When will Congress regulate it? POLL WORKERS sort ballots at the election office in Davis County.
Photos by Tom Haraldsen
vis County for the U.S. Senate, Blake Moore retained his seat in U.S. House Dist. 1 and Celeste Malloy won in U.S. House Dist. 2. Todd Weiler retained his seat in
State Senate Dist. 8 and incumbents for the State House of Representatives won in their districts. Amendments B and C also passed by large margins. See election results on page 7.
Presbyterian church pulls out of becoming Code Blue warming center for homeless
FRUIT HEIGHTS—The state requires the county have a place for the unhoused to go when temperatures drop below 18 degrees. The Mountain Road Evangelical Presbyterian Church offered its building but decided not to after complaints from residents. By Becky Ginos becky.g@thecityjournals.com
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esidents in Fruit Heights were up in arms at a town hall meeting with the city and the county on Wednesday
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over the news that Mountain Road Presbyterian Church would be a location for a warming center during a Code Blue and Winter Response. Code Blue is for unhoused people on extremely cold days where temperatures
drop to 18 degrees or below from Oct. 15-April 30. The county provided four possible locations to the state in October, three were county owned facilities and one private (church). “The church stepped up and wanted to help,” said Ryan Steinbeigle, Grant Administrator for Davis County. Please see CODE BLUE: pg. 2
Congress is under pressure to pass AI regulation, but the path is unclear. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has hosted forums with tech leaders like Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman to discuss AI’s risks and benefits. Schumer aims for legislation within months, though bipartisan consensus is challenging. Historically, Congress has struggled with tech policy, initially avoiding regulation of the telegraph in the 1840s, though it later intervened in the 1920s to regulate radio signals, setting a precedent for federal oversight.
Strong safeguards ensure certified election results New laws and reinforced procedures aim to prevent a repeat of the 2020 election crisis. Despite former President Trump’s claims of widespread fraud, certification is now mandatory in swing states, with clear rules for the Electoral College and Congress.
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