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University of Utah, Ariel University sign academic cooperation deal

The deal included research and student exchanges in medicine, AI, and data science.

 University of Utah president Dr. Taylor Randall and Ariel University president Prof. Ehud Grossman at the after signing a five-year memorandum of understanding
Ann Skinner (L) and her wife Sheila Belka wait for the beginning of the Utah Pride Parade in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 8, 2014. A Utah federal judge overturned the state's ban on gay marriage last December, promoting a cascade of similar rulings in more than a dozen other states. An appeal of the r

Politically neutral: Utah bans LGBTQ+, Trump flags from schools and gov't buildings

 Mia Love, who was the Republican candidate for the 4th congressional district, talks to the press from the party headquarters as results came in for the 2012 US presidential election in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 6, 2012.

Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, dies at 49

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Utah’s online weddings doesn't solve the Israel Rabbinate problem - opinion


A chill in the air at Sundance

An exclusive dispatch for the Post from the famed indie film festival.

 PRO-ISRAEL demonstrators on Main Street in Park City.

Department of Education reaches resolution with Utah school district over reports of antisemitism

In addition to dozens of active “shared ancestry” cases predating Oct. 7, OCR has opened more than 80 such cases since the start of the war.

 The southern side of the Capitol Building of the State of Utah as seen looking north. January 15th, 2022.

Hiker discovers monolith that looks like UFO in Wales hillside

Monoliths have been found in the past in Utah, Romania, and Belgium.

 A Welsh flag flies at half mast at Cardiff Castle, following the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Cardiff, Wales, Britain, September 16, 2022.

Utah is investigating a cidery that declared ‘No Zionists Allowed’

"We are pleased to announce we are banning all zionists forever from our establishments," the businesses announced in an Instagram post.

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Sundance Film Festival takes on a Jewish theme

Several Sundance panels focused on Jewish and Israeli issues, as well as events held in response to the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the Israel-Gaza war.

 KIERAN CULKIN and Jesse Eisenberg at Sundance for the screening of their film ‘A Real Pain’, about Jewish cousins on a heritage tour of Poland after the death of their beloved Holocaust-survivor grandmother.

New research uncovers secrets of snowflakes movement - study

A University of Utah professor has researched how snowflakes can be surprisingly predictable.

 Snowflakes collect on a car window during a winter nor'easter snow storm in Waltham, Massachusetts January 2, 2014

Woman swallows AirPods after confusing them for vitamins

In a strange twist, a Utah woman in her 50s accidentally swallowed her husband's AirPods while chatting with a friend, sparking a viral TikTok video.

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Utah man killed in FBI raid linked to alleged threats against Biden, VP Harris

The shooting occurred as FBI agents attempted to serve arrest and search warrants at a home in Utah, where President Biden was scheduled to visit on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds.

Bible banned in several Utah schools due to 'vulgarity and violence'

The district ultimately removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools, citing "vulgarity and violence" in its texts, but would allow it in high school libraries.

 Illustrative image of a bible.

Unlikely friendships: How bunny rabbits helped heal a paralyzed cat

Canelo underwent acupuncture, laser treatments and bunny-play therapy. He is now looking for his forever home alongside his best friend Llama.

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Israel's High Court de facto recognizes online civil marriages

The Supreme Court ruled against the state's appeal of online civil marriages conducted remotely through Utah.

 IN A DECISION announced earlier this week, the Lod District Court ruled that the Interior Ministry must recognize those civil marriages performed remotely via an online ceremony in Utah.