http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Political, legislative, city, and election news for Salt Lake City and Utah - Deseret News en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Thu, 23 May 2013 09:07:18 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630400/President-Obama-to-address-drones-Gitmo-in-security-speech.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630400/President-Obama-to-address-drones-Gitmo-in-security-speech.html President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 08:42:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630409/Russia-wary-of-deeper-nuclear-arms-cuts.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630409/Russia-wary-of-deeper-nuclear-arms-cuts.html Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 08:22:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630406/US-unemployment-aid-applications-fall-to-340K.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630406/US-unemployment-aid-applications-fall-to-340K.html The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 07:14:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630405/5-dead-in-Lebanon-clash-of-Assad-foes-backers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630405/5-dead-in-Lebanon-clash-of-Assad-foes-backers.html Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 07:03:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630401/Brave-woman-tried-to-reason-with-London-attackers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630401/Brave-woman-tried-to-reason-with-London-attackers.html A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630403/Britain-Soldier-slaying-suspects-had-been-probed.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630403/Britain-Soldier-slaying-suspects-had-been-probed.html Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 06:54:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630402/US-Israel-raise-hopes-for-Mideast-peace-restart.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630402/US-Israel-raise-hopes-for-Mideast-peace-restart.html The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580516/Latinos-in-Utah-call-on-Hatch-to-support-immigration-reform.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580516/Latinos-in-Utah-call-on-Hatch-to-support-immigration-reform.html Members of the Salt Lake Dream Team and others in Salt Lake City's Latino community met Wednesday asking Sen. Orrin Hatch,... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630343/Okla-tornado-damage-Thousands-of-homes-15-2B.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630343/Okla-tornado-damage-Thousands-of-homes-15-2B.html The tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:41:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580495/26B-needed-for-Utah-to-reach-per-pupil-national-education-spending-average.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580495/26B-needed-for-Utah-to-reach-per-pupil-national-education-spending-average.html Lawmakers met Wednesday for the first meeting of the Education Task Force. The task force was created during the most recent... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:25:00 MDT