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Parkite Daniel Lewis to Run for City Council Seat, Says He will Represent City’s Working Class

Park City local Daniel Lewis announced his intent to run for city council this week. KPCW’s Sean Higgins spoke with the candidate and has this: 2021 won’t…

Jeremy Rubell Launches City Council Campaign in Park City

Jeremy Rubell, a Park City local and technology and business consultant, launched his campaign for a city council seat this week. Sean Higgins has this…

Shaman Jeong Soon-deok (center) dances during the initiation ceremony for a new shaman (left) at a temple in Seoul.

Shamanism Endures In Both Koreas — But In The North, Shamans Risk Arrest Or Worse

Combining elements of animism, ancestor worship and folk religion, shamanism remains popular on both sides of the border. But it's illegal in the North, and some who practice it have been executed.

A bin full of discarded catalytic converters at AB CatTech in Burlington, Wis.

There's Big Money In Stolen Catalytic Converters

Catalytic converters on the underside of vehicles help reduce emissions. But rising prices for some metals has led to a jump in them being stolen — and some unique theft prevention methods.

Scientists once compared the abilities of humans versus canines in tracking a trail of chocolate essential oil laid down in an open field. Though the humans weren't nearly as proficient as the dogs, they did get better with practice.

Will My Sense Of Smell Ever Return? Olfactory Insights From COVID And Beyond

COVID-19 has renewed interest in a key way humans perceive the world. A reporter who hasn't been able to tell the scent of a rose from a sweaty gym shoe for decades takes heart in the latest science.

A firefighter administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center near Paris on Monday. The European Union has signed a deal to buy as many as 1.8 billion doses.

Ramping Up Its COVID Response, EU Will Buy Up To 1.8B Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine

The agreement provides a significant boost to the European Union's goal of getting 70% of adults vaccinated. Currently, around a quarter of the bloc's population is vaccinated.

Traffic on I-95 passes oil storage tanks owned by the Colonial Pipeline Co. in Linden, N.J. An cybersecurity attack has shut down Colonial Pipeline, a major transporter of gasoline along the East Coast.

Ransomware Attack Shuts Down A Top U.S. Gasoline Pipeline

An attack shuts down Colonial Pipeline, a major transporter of gasoline along the East Coast. A security analyst says the event shows the vulnerability of key elements of the nation's infrastructure.

Saturday COVID-19 Update: Five New Cases in Summit County, No New Utah Deaths

The Utah Department of Health Reported no new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday. Utah’s COVID-19 death toll remained at 2,223 on Saturday and other pandemic…

Robert Lee Johnson in his old neighborhood in Compton. Johnson remembers moving in one day in 1961. "I see moving vans, trucks and everything all down the street," he says. Johnson was 5 years old at the time, so he says he thought "it was moving day for everybody." And he noticed that all the other families moving in were were Black, too.

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Democrats' latest COVID-19 bill a political stunt as negotiators attempt to reach a relief agreement before the election.

President Signs Spending Stopgap Measure, Averting Government Shutdown

The legislation passed hours before current funding levels were set to expire. With government funding resolved, it's unclear whether both chambers can come together on a coronavirus relief package.

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