Happy Wednesday! Sen. Elizabeth Warren looked like the frontrunner while Sen. Bernie Sanders was able to deflect concerns about his health and was more lively than in past debates. Also, Sen. Amy Klobuchar showed up this time around. Former Vice President Joe Biden didn’t have the best night, though, as he struggled with some of his responses. The Washington Post takes a look at the winners and losers from the latest Democratic debate. [WaPost]
Topping the news: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it opposes a proposed rule in Utah that would ban “conversion therapy." [Trib] [Fox13] S
-> The “Free Capitalist” Rick Koerber will spend about 14 years behind bars for fraud after a judge denied his request for a new trial. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13]
-> While mass shootings turn firearms control into a national debate, Utah’s rate of gun sales grew more quickly than any other state in the past decade. [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @aseitzwald: “Where was this Amy Klobuchar in the last 3 debates?”
-> From @KevinMKruse: “Just today, I have seen Donald Trump's son, Ron Paul's son and Mitt Romney's niece speak out forcefully about how bad it is to use family connections to advance your career.”
Happy Birthday: To former Lt. Gov. Greg Bell.
Also in the news: According to Utah officials, the number of vaping-related lung damage cases in the state has risen to 83, but there have not been any more deaths reported. [Trib] [DNews]
-> Kurds living in Utah say they fear a “massacre” following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. [Trib]
-> The Huntsman family will fund six additional professorships at the University of Utah in honor of the late Jon M. Huntsman Sr. [Trib]
-> Convicted murdered Ron Lafferty plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his pending execution. [Fox13]
-> There’s a strain on the new homeless centers in Utah and they’re starting to turn people away. [DNews]
-> Why would a scooter driver ride on the sidewalk, and not in a bike lane or on the road? A new survey says scooter drivers worry about being hit by cars. [Trib]
Nationally: The remaining 12 Democratic presidential candidates faced-off at a national debate in Ohio. [AP] [WaPost]
-> Here’s the Democratic national debate speaking time, by the numbers. [CNN] [WaPost]
-> Syria’s Kurdish fighters have switched sides to join up with Damascus and Moscow, apparently having feared U.S. abandonment. [AP]
-> Rudy Giuliani will not be providing documents that were requested by House Democrats’ impeachment subpoena. [CNN]
-> Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are going to meet with the president of Turkey in Ankara to relay a demand from President Donald Trump. [NYTimes]
-> House Democrats aim to increase access to college for low-income and minority students by allowing states to offer tuition-free community college and financial aid. [NYTimes]
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