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One of the driveways that is rising in Eagle Mountain. (KSL TV)...
Ladd Egan

Eagle Mountain homeowners ask city hall for help with sinking driveways

A group of Eagle Mountain homeowners are asking for the city's help after several new homes started to show sinking walkways and driveways.
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Laura He and Hanna Ziady

Global market cheers for US debt ceiling deal fade

European stocks and oil prices gave up early gains Monday, but US stock futures stayed positive following weekend news of an agreement that could avert a catastrophic US debt default.
2 days ago
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CNN

31 billionaires are worth more than the US Treasury has in cash

Cash levels at the US Treasury are tumbling toward a dangerously low level as Washington waits until the last minute to raise the debt ceiling.
2 days ago
Pride month merchandise is displayed at the front of a Target store in Hackensack, N.J., on May 24....
Danielle Wiener-Bronner

LGBTQ+ creator ‘relieved’ after Target pulls items off shelves after online backlash

When a Target distributor reached out to Erik Carnell last year about possibly placing his brand, Abprallen, in Target stores, he was thrilled. The feeling didn’t last.
4 days ago
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Tamara Vaifanua

Save more, worry less: grilling on a budget

In today’s, ‘Save more, worry less,’ KSL shares some ways to barbecue on a budget.
6 days ago
FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs into law an education overhaul bill on Wednesday,...
Associated Press

Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed

Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14.
7 days ago
Woman texting...
Matt Gephardt

How crooks use texts to get your money, identity, or both.

If you used a mobile phone for any length of time, it’s likely you have gotten text messages that seem like an honest mistake that innocuous-looking text might have come from a scammer.
7 days ago
FILE - A worker collects shopping carts in the parking lot of a Target store on June 9, 2021, in Hi...
Associated Press

Target suffers backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing

Target is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide after backlash.
7 days ago
FILE - The Netflix logo is seen on an iPhone in Philadelphia, July 17, 2017. Fans anticipating Netf...
Michael Liedtke

Netflix begins password sharing crackdown in the US, by charging an additional $8 month

Netflix has outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S.
8 days ago
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Tamara Vaifanua

Save more, worry less: affordable ‘girls’ day out’ ideas

Trimming your budget doesn’t have to cut into your social life. Here are four affordable "girls' day out" ideas.
9 days ago
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Matt Gephardt

Driver apathy keeps tens of thousands of unsafe cars on Utah roads

Every year, the vehicle history report business Carfax releases its study on how many cars are on the roads with unfixed safety recalls.
9 days ago
Organic labeled vegetables are  offered for sale at a grocery store on January 19, 2023 in Chicago,...
Tamara Vaifanua

How to save money at the grocery store

Whether planning your Memorial Day barbecue or just planning out your meals for the week, there are ways to budget better at the grocery store. 
9 days ago
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Ken Sweet

Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already

Venmo will officially allow teenagers to open an account with their parents' permission, the company said Monday.
9 days ago
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Peter Rosen

‘Weird shaped house’ becomes dream home for musical family

A Provo couple wasn't planning to buy a house when they moved back to town about 10 years ago, but the house had other ideas.
10 days ago
In this photo provided by the Montana Governor's Office, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signs a law...
Catherine Thorbecke

Montana’s TikTok ban leaves users, business owners reeling

Many Montana businesses use social media to promote themselves, and now, one of their main apps is banned in their state.
10 days ago
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Joe McDonald

China tells tech manufacturers to stop using Micron chips, stepping up feud with U.S.

China has stepped up a feud with Washington over security by telling users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest U.S. memory chipmaker, Micron Technology Inc.
10 days ago
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Associated Press

Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of ‘hostile’ laws

The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.”
11 days ago
FILE - A JetBlue Airbus A320 taxis to a gate on Oct. 26, 2016, after landing, as an American Airlin...
David Koenig

American Airlines and JetBlue must abandon their partnership in the Northeast, federal judge rules

American Airlines and JetBlue must give up their partnership in the northeast U.S. That's what a federal judge in Boston ruled on Friday.
11 days ago
Apartment construction...
Tamara Vaifanua

Save more, worry less when it’s just you

One of the biggest advantages to being single is you only have your own financial situation to worry about, but that can also be a double-edged sword.
13 days ago
FILE: Used cars sit on the sales lot at Autometrics Quality Used Cars on March 15, 2021 in El Cerri...
Matt Gephardt

Gephardt Busts Inflation: New car prices ease slightly, so will it pay off to buy now or wait?

So why is there this juxtaposition on prices between used and new cars? Experts say inventory.
14 days ago
This Thursday, May 11, 2023, image taken in New York, shows the account suspended notice of Jessica...
Associated Press

Twitter is purging inactive accounts including people who have died, angering those still grieving

Emily Reed lost her younger sister Jessica more than 10 years ago. For much of the last decade, she’s visited Jessica’s Twitter page to help “keep her memory alive.”
15 days ago
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Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Gephardt Busts Inflation: The growing phenomenon of shrinkflation leaves consumers getting less for their money

Food prices in the grocery aisles have gone up by 19.1%. That is worse enough, but here is the one-two punch: the packaging that increasingly expensive food comes in keeps shrinking.
15 days ago
Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Techno...
MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer

ChatGPT’s chief testifies before Congress, calls for new agency to regulate AI

The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention "will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful" AI systems.
16 days ago
DETROIT, MI - JUNE 10:  2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ls come off the line at the Stellantis Detroit Ass...
Associated Press

Nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs recalled worldwide due to fire risk

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is telling owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles because the power liftgates can catch fire even when the engines are off. The company is recalling certain Cherokees from the 2014 through 2016 model years. Water can get into the liftgate […]
16 days ago

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