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The 20 best places to live in your 20s

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From graduating college and finding your first job to making your career dreams a reality and the many milestones in between, a lot of things can happen in those 10 years of young adulthood - so why not add moving to a new city to your list? Personal finance site WalletHub recently analyzed and ranked the 150 most populous US cities based on 19 metrics that 20-somethings would likely find most helpful in picking a new city. Metrics included the number of entry-level jobs per 10,000 residents, housing affordability, annual job growth rate, recreation ranking, unemployment rate, and number of leisure establishments in the area.

Many options, no single solution to nation's traffic snarls

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In this Wednesday, May 20, 2015 photo, traffic slowly moves along the 101 Freeway during afternoon rush hour in Los Angeles. Traffic congestion is projected to become significantly worse and more widespread without big changes in how people and products get around.

Andong Song becomes 1st Chinese player taken in NHL draft

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Andong Song was chosen by the New York Islanders with the No. 172 pick in the draft Saturday.

Episcopal Church elects first black presiding bishop

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Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina, celebrates after being elected the Episcopal Church's first African-American presiding bishop at the Episcopal General Convention Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Curry won the vote in a landslide.

Episcopalians to vote on allowing gay marriage in churches

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In this May 1, 2005, file photo, Bishop Gene Robinson addresses the congregation at Christ Church in Philadelphia, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Robinson, now retired, said he is breathless about how quickly the gay rights movement has progressed since he was getting daily death threats and forced to wear a bulletproof vest to his consecration 12 years ago.

Episcopalians OK allowing gay marriage in churches

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The Rev. Cynthia Black, right, and the Rev. Bonnie Perry, left, hug after Episcopalians voted to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Salt Lake City.

Top-ranking Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer dies at 90

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Packer died Friday afternoon at his home in Salt Lake City from natural causes, church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement. Packer, known for being a staunch advocate for a conservative form of Mormonism, was next in line to become president of the Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints.

Excommunicated founder of Mormon women's group steps down

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In this June 22, 2014, file photo, a tear rolls down the face of Kate Kelly, the co-founder of Ordain Women, during a vigil in Salt Lake City. Kelly, who was excommunicated in 2013, is stepping down from the organization, Chairwoman Debra Jenson said Friday, July 3. Ordain Women was founded in 2013 to push for women to be allowed in the all-male lay clergy.

Funeral for Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer slated for Friday

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This April 4, 2015, file photo, shows President Boyd K. Packer, seated, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leaving the opening session of the Mormon church conference, in Salt Lake City. Mormon leader Packer, president of the faith's highest governing body, has died.

Utah doctor convicted in ex-wife's death to be sentenced

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In this May 9, 2014, file photo, John Brickman Wall, a Salt Lake City pediatrician, appears in court in Salt Lake City. Brickman Wall, convicted of killing his cancer researcher ex-wife, is scheduled to sentenced Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Salt Lake City.

Son of Utah doctor cheers father's prison term in killing

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John Brickman Wall, right, a Salt Lake City pediatrician, looks on while his son Pelle Wall speaks during a hearing Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Salt Lake City. John Brickman Wall was convicted of killing his cancer researcher ex-wife amid a bitter custody dispute and given a sentence of 15 years to life by state Judge James Blanch.

Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer remembered for humor and wit

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This Friday, July 10, 2015 photo shows the Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Several thousand people are expected at a public funeral Friday in Salt Lake City for Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer, who was next in line to become president and prophet of the religion.

Utah woman considered leaving husband before murder-suicide

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This June 22, 2015 file photo shows police tape hanging in front of a home where a Utah family of four was found shot to death in Roy, Utah. A Utah woman was considering leaving her husband before he fatally shot her, their two children and himself on Father's Day, according to police documents released Monday, July 13, 2015.

Judge rules Utah should put 2 moms on birth certificate

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Angie, right, and Kami Roe of West Jordan arrive at the federal courthouse Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Salt Lake City. A federal judge has ordered the state of Utah to list the names of the lesbian couple on a birth certificate as the mothers of their new baby.

Police question person of interest in 12-year-old's death

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Police officials gather during an investigation after a 12-year-old girl was found dead Friday, July 17, 2015, in West Valley City, Utah. The search for the missing 12-year-old girl is now being investigated as a homicide after West Valley City police discovered the girl's body in a horse pasture.

Utah teenager charged with aggravated murder in girl's death

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Police officials gather during an investigation after a 12-year-old girl was found dead Friday, July 17, 2015, in West Valley City, Utah. The search for the missing 12-year-old girl is now being investigated as a homicide after West Valley City police discovered the girl's body in a horse pasture.

Non-Mormon faux holiday 'Pie and Beer Day' gains traction

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Stephen Baker, left, eats pie while his brother Daniel Baker, drinks a beer at the Epic Brewery during pie and beer day Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Most people will gathered Friday in Utah to celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at Pioneer Day parades featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses.

Researchers launching study of Salt Lake City-area watershed

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In this July 20, 2015 photo, University of Utah Assistant Biology professor Bill Brazelton collects microbes for DNA identity sequencing from Miller Park near Salt Lake City, the first leg of a broader Utah water study backed by a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation. University of Utah researcher Paul Brooks said the extensive data collection in the Red Butte Creek watershed will help researchers understand the relationship among landscaping, runoff, water use and the mountains.

Ex-Utah attorney general pleads not guilty to bribery

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Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow, right, leaves the courtroom with his attorney Stephen McCaughey, Monday, July 27, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Swallow has pleaded not guilty to 13 charges of bribery and other crimes after prosecutors say he accepted beach vacations and use of a luxury houseboat from businessmen in trouble with regulators.

Boy Scout leaders vote on ending blanket ban on gay adults

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In this Sunday, June 8, 2014, file photo, a Boy Scout wears his kerchief embroidered with a rainbow knot during Salt Lake City's annual gay pride parade. The Boy Scouts of America's top policy-making board planned a vote Monday, July 27, 2015, on ending its blanket ban on gay adult leaders while allowing church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion if that accorded with their faith.
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