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Tom Grennan sued over debut single | Entertainment
Entertainment

Tom Grennan sued over debut single | Entertainment

Tom Grennan has had to stop performing his debut single live because of a row over the lyrics.The 27-year-old singer is being sued by an unnamed individual, who claims the 'Lionheart' hitmaker plagiarised the words for his 2016 track 'Something In The Water' and he is finding the dispute "really painful".A source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: “Tom has been going through hell behind the scenes after someone claimed they wrote 'Something In The Water'.“It is his first track and means so much to Tom, so to have someone saying this is really painful for him.“He can no longer perform the song live and is having to try and fight it off.”Tom recently al...
Making politics ‘for you’: Why Utah Rep. Sahara Hayes ran for office
Politics

Making politics ‘for you’: Why Utah Rep. Sahara Hayes ran for office

Estimated read time: 4-5 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — As Utah's only openly gay legislator, Rep. Sahara Hayes was thrust into an emotional debate over LGBTQ rights early on in her first session.While the Legislature moved to ban transgender-related surgeries and puberty blockers for children last month, Hayes spoke against the effort, saying "someone very close to me is trans." She spoke of how hard it was for them to live "knowing you're never going to have the body you want."Hayes, D-Millcreek, knew she might need to address an issue like that, because it was a 2022 bill banning transgender girls from playing high school sports that prompted her to run in the first place."HB11 is actually a big reason why I ra...
’24,’ ‘Runaways’ actor Annie Wersching has died at 45
Entertainment

’24,’ ‘Runaways’ actor Annie Wersching has died at 45

Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24" and providing the voice for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has died. She was 45. Wersching passed away Sunday morning in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer, her publicist told The Associated Press. The type of cancer was not specified. Neil Druckmann, who created “The Last of Us," wrote on Twitter that “We just lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is shattered. Thoughts are with her loved ones.” Just found out my dear friend, Annie Wersching, passed away. We just lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is shattered. Thoughts are with her loved ones.There’s a go fund me set up for her family: https://t.co/dhvk6uOvZV — Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) January 29...
Guest Lineups for the Sunday News Shows
News

Guest Lineups for the Sunday News Shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Paul Ryan, former Republican speaker of the House.NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Former Vice President Mike Pence.CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Pence; Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.; Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., mayor-elect of Los Angeles.Political CartoonsCNN’s “State of the Union” — Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.“Fox News Sunday” — Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Mark Warner, D-Va.Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Source link
‘It was a real miracle for us’: New technology at Intermountain Healthcare saves man’s life
Technology

‘It was a real miracle for us’: New technology at Intermountain Healthcare saves man’s life

Intermountain Healthcare recently became the first in Utah to perform a new lifesaving and less invasive heart procedure, benefiting Antonio Gomez, right. (Nilsa Gomez) Estimated read time: 2-3 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — Intermountain Healthcare recently became the first in Utah to perform a new lifesaving and less invasive heart procedure."It was a real miracle for us, for our family," said Nilsa Gomez, whose husband received this new procedure.Antonio Gomez, 64, has lived a healthy and full life, filled with family.But one day, he randomly felt unbearable pain."Everything just kind of hit full force, I started to have some debilitating pain from the che...
Diet and exercise not working? Lose weight naturally with the help of this local professional
Fitness

Diet and exercise not working? Lose weight naturally with the help of this local professional

Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes"All you have to do is eat less and move more."Not only is this categorically wrong but it is extremely frustrating to hear—especially from your doctor. Unfortunately, your doctor is sharing very old concepts with you. It takes an estimated 17 years for discoveries from scientific research to reach your doctor and shift his or her medical advice. The talk show hosts and internet searches are also often teaching incorrect or outdated information.The problem is that even trusted sources such as medical journals are often propagating bad information. The New England Journal of Medicine reported that "false and scientifically unsupported beliefs about obesity are pervasive" in our medical journals.Ideally, you would fi...
How these organizations are merging art and technology to benefit Salt Lake City
Technology

How these organizations are merging art and technology to benefit Salt Lake City

Sonali Loomba, Kaladharaa Dance owner and Indian classical dancer, left, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Srilatha Singh, Chitrakaavya Dance owner and Indian classical dancer and teacher, talk after a panel discussion about the future of art and technology on Thursday. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News) Estimated read time: 3-4 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — Derek Dyer thinks people have two options when it comes to the augmented reality technology "that's coming our way whether we like it or not."Dyer, executive director for the Utah Arts Alliance, said people can either embrace augmented reality technology — making it a "cool, good thing" — or they can ...
Scientists Expand Study on Air Quality Impact on Health
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Scientists Expand Study on Air Quality Impact on Health

By SHERAZ SADIQ, Oregon Public BroadcastingScientists at the Oregon Institute of Technology were recently awarded a $1 million grant from the federal government that could result in research that improves health outcomes in Southern Oregon due to wildfire smoke.Since 2019, a team of Oregon Tech scientists has been studying the capacity of hospitals in the Rogue Valley to handle patients arriving with respiratory problems during wildfires when air quality plummets due to wildfires.“If it’s in what we call ‘the purple,’ which is the really bad air quality, the likelihood that a hospital is going to exceed their capacity goes up to about 70 percent,” Kyle Chapman, an associate professor of sociology and population health at the Oregon Institute of Technology, told Oregon Public Broadcastin...
What impact does race have on mental health? New U. hire to explore, address disparities
Health

What impact does race have on mental health? New U. hire to explore, address disparities

The Hunstman Mental Health Institute and the University of Utah education department have announced a new hire to explore racial disparities in mental health services as a part of a larger collaboration. (Steve Griffin, Deseret News) Estimated read time: 2-3 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — The Hunstman Mental Health Institute and University of Utah education department have announced a new hire to explore racial disparities in mental health services as a part of a larger collaboration.Racial disparities in health services were illuminated during the COVID-19 pandemic — with minorities experiencing the highest rates of coronavirus deaths and case counts nationw...