Herb Scribner
Staff writer and InDepth web producer for @DeseretNews. I report on everything. Originally from Massachusetts. Self-published author.
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Elizabeth Warren Seeks a Second Act After Slip from Top
She is taking on Pete Buttigieg directly, whacking at Mike Bloomberg and emphasizing her gender as the top woman left in the race.
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Elizabeth Warren Seeks a Second Act After Slip from Top
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Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli won’t appear in court Wednesday for arraignment. Here’s why
The couple waived their right
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Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli won’t appear in court Wednesday for arraignment. Here’s why deseret.com/entertainment/… pic.twitter.com/PUgF3vJnh3
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Mexico Says U.S. Homicides May Have Been Case of Mistaken Identity
Mexican authorities investigating the killing of nine U.S. citizens on a road in northwestern Mexico said a shootout between two rival drug gangs earlier that day may have prompted the attack.
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A shootout between two rival Mexican drug gangs earlier that day may have prompted the attack, authorities say. wsj.com/articles/mexic… via @WSJ
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Ewan McGregor confirms Obi-Wan Kenobi series was originally going to be a movie
McGregor will star in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney Plus, whenever it drops
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Ewan McGregor confirms Obi-Wan Kenobi series was originally going to be a movie deseret.com/entertainment/… pic.twitter.com/l9owg4UNrI
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Hong Kong Bars Joshua Wong, a Prominent Activist, From Seeking Election
Mr. Wong, a leader of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, had planned to run for a district council position amid widespread public anger with the government.
My boss doesn’t know what TikTok is. So I wrote this story
U.S. lawmakers accused TikTok of threatening national security. That’s right, TikTok.
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There’s a good chance that you don’t use TikTok. It’s really popular among American high schoolers searching for viral success and, of course, The Washington Post guy. But it’s still under the radar for adults and pretty much anyone sick of social media.
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The West Wing's impeachment war room aims to keep Senate Republicans in line
It's focused on messaging — not the legal side of the impeachment fight.
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Top Trump officials have quietly created a de facto impeachment war room, with a chief goal of policing and solidifying Republican Senate support for acquittal.
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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. close to decision on another run
Expects to announce second week of November
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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Tuesday he’ll announce his decision about making another run for governor in about two weeks. deseret.com/utah/2019/10/2… via @DeseretNews
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Lori Loughlin slapped with additional charge in college admissions scandal
Here’s what she’s been charged with and why it matters
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Lori Loughlin slapped with additional charge in college admissions scandal deseret.com/entertainment/… pic.twitter.com/m78pYTtt9b
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Sheep with famously large fleece dies in Australia
Chris the sheep's mammoth coat won him fans globally in 2015 after he was spotted in the wild.
Erdogan Seeks Putin’s Support to Carve Out Syrian Buffer Zone
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian counterpart to discuss dividing influence in Syria as U.S. troops pull out and a five-day halt to a Turkish offensive comes to an end.
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As a five-day cease-fire comes to an end, Turkey is seeking Russian support to carve out a Syrian buffer zone wsj.com/articles/erdog… via @WSJ
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Revealed: Trump's attorney general met Priti Patel as he sought UK help to investigate Russia probe
Donald Trump's attorney general met Priti Patel this summer as he sought British help in an investigation casting doubt over the Russian 2016 election meddling probe, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
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Revealed: Trump's attorney general met Priti Patel as he sought UK help to investigate Russia probe telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/0… via @telegraphnews
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CIA's top lawyer made criminal referral on whistleblower's complaint
Experts are raising questions about why the Justice Department did not open an investigation.
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"The move by the CIA's general counsel, Trump appointee Courtney Simmons Elwood, meant she and other senior officials had concluded a potential crime had been committed" nbcnews.com/politics/trump… via @nbcnews
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Rep. Ben McAdams says he supports Trump impeachment inquiry
Utah’s Rep. Ben McAdams now supports an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
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Rep. Ben McAdams says he supports Trump impeachment inquiry deseret.com/utah/2019/10/4… via @DeseretNews
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The problem with ‘Joker’ that no one is talking about
‘Joker’ was a well-made film. But its focus on violence and tension overshadowed the discussion on mental health.
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“Joker” could have been an epic film about the way society treats those with mental illness. It could have been a story about those who don’t have the resources, the know-how or the proper environment to find the help they need. It wasn’t. deseret.com/entertainment/… via @DeseretNews
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Montana blizzard: 40 inches of snow in one weekend. What’s next?
A February storm hit Montana in September. What will October bring.
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Montana blizzard: 40 inches of snow in one weekend. What’s next? deseret.com/2019/10/1/2089… pic.twitter.com/6tSc1BJnWK
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Woman who mistook wasabi for avocado hospitalized with 'broken heart syndrome,' report says
An Isreali woman was hospitalized with so-called “broken heart syndrome” after mistaking wasabi for avocado, according to a report recently detailed in a medical journal.
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Woman who mistook wasabi for avocado hospitalized with 'broken heart syndrome,' report says
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White House circulates gun background check proposal to lawmakers
People familiar with the matter said Trump is not aggressively pushing the proposal.
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“You don’t need to worry about what’s floating around,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). “We aren’t going to do anything that the president isn’t going to sign anyway.”
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1.1 Million Students in N.Y.C. Can Skip School for Climate Protest
The city will not penalize those who attend global youth climate strikes on Friday. “This completely changes things,” one student said.
Yes, Pumpkin Spice Spam is real. Here’s how to get it
The pumpkin-space flavor was teased way back in 2017.
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Yes, Pumpkin Spice Spam is real. Here’s how to get it deseret.com/2019/8/15/2080… pic.twitter.com/dWI6R4SWtk
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