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America&#39;s Weirdest State Taxes

 America's Weirdest State Taxes 
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Apr 14, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

America's Weirdest State Taxes

Maine blueberries, New York bagels make ABC's odd-tax list

(Newser) - Federal taxes may provoke the loudest partisan bickering, but some states impose taxes that could leave you at a loss for words. Fur? Nudity? Bagels? You bet—not to mention blueberries and playing cards. ABC News rounds up a few of the weirdest:
  • Blueberries: Maine, which produces 99% of all
...

Newt Tries to Get on Utah Ballot ... Bounces Check

Cash problems hound Gingrich's dying campaign

(Newser) - He was hoping for a bounce in the polls, but the only thing bouncing in Utah was Newt Gingrich's $500 application fee to get on the primary ballot, reports the Salt Lake City Tribune . Worse—when Utah officials tried to get in touch with Gingrich's local office, there...

Live in Utah? There's a 1 in 6 Chance You've Been Hacked

State officials increase numbers for recent data breach

(Newser) - Almost 800,000 Utah residents—that's one in six people in the state—have been affected by a data breach exposing information including Social Security numbers, names, and dates of birth. Hackers broke into a Utah Department of Health computer server on March 30, and the breach was initially...

Police Found Blood, Note in Susan Powell Disappearance

But her husband was never charged

(Newser) - Based on newly revealed evidence from Susan Powell's disappearance in 2009 , husband Josh—who killed himself and two sons by blowing up his house last month — should have been charged with her murder, says one prosecutor getting his first look at the case. Investigators in 2009 called Josh...

Utah Boy, 8, Takes Sis, 5, on Joyride

Neither sibling harmed in late-night crash

(Newser) - An 8-year-old Utah boy and his 5-year-old sister were unharmed after crashing the family minivan on an ill-fated late-night trip to the store. Cops say the boy—who made sure he and his sister buckled up before setting out on their midnight mission—barely made it out of the driveway,...

Utah Legislature Expels Sex Ed
 Utah Legislature Expels Sex Ed 
Mar 8, 2012 8:39 AM CST

Utah Legislature Expels Sex Ed

Republicans refuse to debate bill dropping the subject

(Newser) - Utah's legislature has passed a bill allowing schools to drop their sex education programs and forbidding any instruction on the use of contraception. The Senate passed the bill Tuesday in a 19-10 vote, the Salt Lake City Tribune reports. Some Democrats spoke up against the bill and asked questions...

The Happiest US State Is ...

 The Happiest US 
 State Is ... 
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Mar 3, 2012 7:07 AM CST

The Happiest US State Is ...

Hawaii wins again, followed by North Dakota and Minnesota

(Newser) - So people like sun and surf and swaying palm trees —who knew. For the third straight year, Hawaii has taken first place in a national poll of happiness among US states, LiveScience reports. The telephone survey of more than 350,000 adults posed questions about emotional health, work environment,...

Utah Bill Bars Sex Ed Unless It's Abstinence-Only

Schools must drop instruction if they want to talk contraception: bill

(Newser) - A bill passed by Utah's House of Representatives gives schools a choice: Teach sex education that's all about not having sex, or drop sex ed. The bill, which allows schools to skip sex education, and bars those that keep it from discussing contraception, was passed 45-28 after a...

Mountain Man Terrifying Utah Cabin Owners

He has eluded capture for five years

(Newser) - A mysterious mountain man wanted by the law is wandering the desolate backwoods of southern Utah, reports AP . He breaks into cabins and steals food, alcohol, and guns and then disappears back into the wilderness. Authorities have been searching for him for five years to no avail, and they worry...

Romney's Olympic Role Challenged

Some in Utah think Romney overstates 'lifesaver' image

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's role in saving the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah and making them one of the most successful Winter Games ever had been a central part of his political biography for years. But now in Utah, many citizens are rebelling against that characterization, saying Romney overstates the crisis...

Susan Powell Father-in-Law Now a 'Person of Interest'

Steven Powell May Know Something About Her Disappearance: Police

(Newser) - Police in Utah trying to find the body of Susan Powell after more than two years have labeled her father-in-law a person of interest in the case, reports Utah's KSL.com . Police are specifying that Steven Powell isn't a suspect in her disappearance but that he may have...

Missing Mom's Husband Blows Up Sons, Self

Josh Powell grabbed boys, torched gas-filled home: cops

(Newser) - A Washington state man suspected in his wife's disappearance pulled his two young sons away from a social service worker at his doorstep, locked her out, and exploded his gas-filled home, according to authorities. Three charred bodies found yesterday at the blackened shell are believed to be those of...

Utah Kids' Plot: Bomb School, Steal Plane

Teens arrested after student reported threatening text

(Newser) - Two Utah teenagers who were allegedly plotting to bomb their school—and then flee on a plane stolen from a nearby airport—were arrested on Wednesday, police say. Dallin Morgan, 18, and Joshua Hogan, 16, were apprehended after another student at Roy High School reported a text message sent by...

Teen Killed by Toy Cannon
 Teen Killed 
 by Toy Cannon 
Jan 25, 2012 2:00 AM CST

Teen Killed by Toy Cannon

Replica cannon held shot, fired accidentally

(Newser) - A 14-year-old Utah boy playing with a small replica of an 18th-century cannon was killed Monday when the toy accidentally fired and struck him in the face, reports the New York Daily News . The cannon may be a toy, but it can hold a 0.50-caliber round and black powder...

Officer Killed in Utah Shootout

5 others injured as police were serving warrant on suspect

(Newser) - One police officer was killed and five more officers were injured—some critically—while serving a search warrant on a Utah home last night, KSL reports. Witnesses reported hearing three quick shots, a pause, then much more gunfire. One said he heard what sounded like an AK-47, and says he...

Pair Sought in Utah Killings Caught in Remote Nevada

Rancher surveying his cattle spotted them from his plane

(Newser) - A sharp-eyed Nevada rancher surveying his cattle by plane spotted two 20-somethings suspected in a crime spree that left an elderly couple dead and a woman seriously injured, reports the Salt Lake Tribune . Logan McFarland, 24, and Angela Atwood, 25, were arrested without incident when police got to them. They'...

Passers-By Rescue Kids in Icy River Crash

Bystander shoots out window with handgun

(Newser) - At least ten good Samaritans leaped into an icy Utah river to rescue three children trapped in a car that had careened off a road. A defense contractor used a handgun to shoot out a car window and cut a seat belt to help free the kids. The driver had...

$6.5M Ranch Comes With ... Herd of Elk

13-bedroom lodge is on 3,800 acres in Utah

(Newser) - A 13-bedroom lodge and 3,800-acre ranch in Utah is on the market for $6.5 million, and the sale offers a unique amenity: a herd of 50 elk. They contribute to the allure of the ranch as an upscale getaway for hunters, but the animals were not enough to...

1,500 Birds Crash, Die in Utah
 1,500 Birds Crash, Die in Utah 
Dec 15, 2011 2:23 PM CST

1,500 Birds Crash, Die in Utah

But 3,000 survive the crash

(Newser) - Storm clouds gathered over Utah on Monday, but what wound up raining down from the sky were birds. Thousands of eared grebes dived into roads and parking lots across Cedar City and St. George, apparently mistaking the flat surfaces for water, the LA Times reports. About 1,500 birds died...

Elizabeth Smart Recounts 9 Months of 'Hell'

First time she has spoken publicly about ordeal details

(Newser) - Kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart "couldn't feel more worthless and degraded" than the day she was raped by her captor, she revealed. "It was the worst feeling I could ever have felt," the now 24-year-old university student recounted yesterday. Smart, who was abducted from her Utah bedroom...

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