EasyJet warns of 'weak' summer sales amid Brexit uncertainty

The airline says Brexit uncertainty is one of the factors leading to weaker demand from customers.

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Oasis singer's fashion chain calls in the administrators

Pretty Green, which has 13 stores across the UK, will continue trading until further notice.

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Fears Are Forever In Jordan Peele's 'Twilight Zone'

A new incarnation of The Twilight Zone, narrated and executive produced by Jordan Peele, sees community somewhat differently from the original, but retains its sense of moral peril.

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China economy: Manufacturing sector returns to growth in March

Two separate surveys showed a surprise jump in Chinese manufacturing activity last month.

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Layton man born without limbs on a mission to prove what disability truly means

Once you meet Gabe Adams, you certainly won't forget him. But the Layton man says it's his message of unity and understanding he hopes endures.

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Crews continue work to clean up tangle of derailed train cars in Juab County

At least 60 emergency responders from multiple agencies continued to work Sunday to clean up the aftermath of a derailed Union Pacific train in Juab County.

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Motorcyclist dies in crash near Utah-Arizona state line

A motorcyclist died Sunday afternoon in a crash that shutdown I-15 near the Utah-Arizona state line for a time, emergency officials said.

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State accepting applications for $1M in workforce grant programs

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has opened the application period for the 2019 Talent Ready Utah grant program, which focuses on developing work-based training and career pathways for students and adults competing in the labor force.

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Ex-pat composes concerto for Venezuela amid political chaos

A musical director at a Catholic school in northern Utah has composed a concerto that he said is inspired by the political chaos in his native Venezuela that has led many to flee the country.

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Automatic compensation for broadband users goes live

Five UK broadband and landline providers will now compensate users when services do not work.

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Man, 76, dies in West Valley rollover

A man died Sunday after a rollover crash in West Valley City.

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'Taking big, scary decisions is critical'

"Taking scary decisions is critical", says James Dawson who junked his existing teas to start again.

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Minimum wage rates rise, but bills go up too

Two million UK workers on minimum wages receive a pay rise - but household bills have also increased.

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Automatic compensation for broadband users goes live

Five UK broadband and landline providers will now compensate users when services do not work.

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Small firms face a series of new costs from Monday

The Federation of Small Business criticise a series of new costs facing firms from this week.

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Natalia Fileva: Russia airline co-owner dies in private jet crash

Natalia Fileva, one of Russia's richest women and S7's major shareholder, dies in a German air crash.

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UTA is making changes to bus and rail routes and schedules soon

If you commute by bus or rail, you'll want to see this. The Utah Transit Authority will be implementing changes to its routes and schedules starting Sunday, April 7.

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New Podcast 'The Double Shift' Explores What It Means To Be A Working Mom

NPR's Korva Coleman talks to Katherine Goldstein about her new podcast, which looks at the lives of working mothers and childcare issues.

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A Conversation With U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy Smith

To kick off National Poetry Month, NPR's Korva Coleman talks with the nation's two-term poet laureate about the importance of poetry during divisive times.

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Fantasy Collides With African Culture In Blitz The Ambassador's 'Burial Of Kojo'

The new Netflix movie, "The Burial of Kojo," is a fantasy film confronting illegal mining in Ghana. NPR's Michel Martin talks with the film's director about the project.

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Is there a wage gap at Utah colleges, universities? Update to 1985 policy will track data

A 33-year old Utah State Board of Regents policy on women and minorities in faculty and administrative positions that's been on the books but apparently never acted on has undergone substantial revisions and will be considered by the regents in May.

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Falls in Snow Canyon, Red Mountain prompt rescues involving long treks on foot

Two recent rescues in popular hiking destinations in Washington County may be the precursor to a potentially busy season for search and rescue teams as temperatures begin to rise.

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More than 3,100 without power as outages rise across Salt Lake City

Power outages across Salt Lake City continued Sunday morning, impacting more than 3,100 customers, according to Rocky Mountain Power officials.

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Labour plans national bank using Post Office network

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says the proposed Post Bank would protect community banking.

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Angel? Hero? Utahn says donating kidney to stranger was no big deal

Matthew Thompson chose to donate his kidney to a total stranger, Mitchell Salas. The two are no longer strangers after they got to know each other in an emotional meeting Friday morning.

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Utah ranks 3rd in the nation with most growth in arts and culture

Utah nearly topped the list as one of the states with the most economic growth in the arts and culture sectors.

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Teddy bear clinic eases kids' anxiety about hospital visits

McKay-Dee Hospital hosted a teddy bear clinic Wednesday designed to help children understand the hospital experience, ease their fear or anxiety about seeing a doctor and highlight the hospital's child life services.

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One Fan's Game To Find The Throne In Sweden

We hear from Game of Thrones fan Josefine Wallenå of Sweden about her search for an Iron Throne replica. It was part of a worldwide scavenger hunt promoting the final season of the hit HBO show.

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Tips For Spring Travel

Spring break, grounded Boeing planes, bankruptcies, thunderstorms — perfect conditions for overcrowded and canceled flights. SmarterTravel editor Ashley Rossi offers advice to Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

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In An Increasingly Polarized America, Is It Possible To Be Civil On Social Media?

Tyler and Larry have never met. But almost every day for the last few years, they get into a fight on Twitter.

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'Women Talking' Gives A Human Voice To Horror

Miriam Toews' new novel is based on an awful true story: The drugging and rape of women in a Mennonite colony in Bolivia. Toews says she wanted to show the women as real humans, not isolated cultists.

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Behind The Bar With Natalie Morales, The Abby Of NBC Sitcom 'Abby's'

In a new TV show, Morales runs a very, very local watering hole. In an interview, she discusses her character's sexuality and her path as a Latina in Hollywood.

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'Sky Without Stars:' Vive La Revolution ... In Space!

Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell's new novel recasts Les Miserables on a distant — yet French-inflected — planet where a powerful Regime keeps the populace split and oppressed.

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Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator

An investigator working for Jeff Bezos says Saudi Arabia accessed data on the Amazon boss's phone.

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Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator

An investigator working for Jeff Bezos says Saudi Arabia accessed data on the Amazon boss's phone.

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Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content

Mark Zuckerberg writes an open letter calling for new laws to monitor internet content.

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Community welcomes Box Elder County deputy home after 2nd liver transplant

A sheriff’s deputy returned home this week after being released from the hospital following his second liver transplant.

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Teens and toddlers developmentally the same, expert says

An expert in juvenile justice reform was the keynote speaker at the "Breaking the Pipeline" fourth annual symposium at the University of Utah, discussing ways to plug the pipeline from schools to prison for marginalized and at-risk youth.

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Eagle Mountain students make blankets for families of fallen first responders

It’s unusual to hear the stitches of a sewing machine in an elementary classroom, but a project taken up by Eagle Mountain students provided them a chance to comfort families of fallen first responders in Utah.

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Life after a devastating mining disaster

Brazil's Brumadinho dam disaster is having consequences in towns which are near similar dams.

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Lyft, Uber, Pinterest: Are internet unicorns really worth billions?

Lyft is the first tech company to float this year but the $24bn business is yet to make profit.

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Nationwide search underway for next superintendent of Jordan School District

A nationwide search is underway for the next leader of Jordan School District after Superintendent Patrice Johnson notified the Board of Education of her intention to retire effective July 1.

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Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content

Mark Zuckerberg writes an open letter calling for new laws to monitor internet content.

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Refugees make their mark in robotics competition

A team of 14 recently immigrated Utah high school students made up almost entirely of refugees is competing against more than 1,000 other teenagers in the annual FIRST Robotics Competition Utah Regional event.

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Compensation unlikely for London Capital & Finance investors

Rules suggest investments did not qualify for compensation as "personal advice was not involved".

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Crews responding to train derailment outside of Nephi

Multiple Utah County agencies are responding to a train derailment where hazardous materials may be involved.

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New book explores war experiences of Lehi veteran

Growing up, author Kenneth D. Evans heard little about his father’s experiences during World War II. Now, after years of thoughtful research, Evans is sharing the powerful story of his father's time as a fighter pilot and POW in Europe.

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Thousands still without power after Utah spring snowstorm

Thousands of customers were still without power Saturday afternoon after a spring snowstorm hit parts of Utah overnight Thursday and into Friday.

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Some regents cry foul on Utah tuition hikes in face of robust economy, healthy legislative appropriations

Over concerns raised by regents about raising college tuition during a robust economy and after healthy legislative appropriations, the Utah State Board of Regents approved on tuition changes for the coming year.

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Officials identify man killed in crash after police chase in Ogden

Authorities on Saturday identified a man who died in a crash after he led police on a short chase Friday evening.

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Fresh Air Weekend: John Mulaney; Natasha Lyonne

Former SNL writer Mulaney was "absolutely terrified" to host the show. David Bianculli reviews What We Do in the Shadows. Lyonne says her own near death experience informed her work on Russian Doll.

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Will winter snowpack be enough to replenish Lake Powell?

Utah experienced a huge year for precipitation in the 2018-2019 winter, but everyone is wondering if it will be enough to compensate for past years of drought and help refill the state’s reservoirs.

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Extreme winter may cause big pothole problems this spring

An extreme winter in Utah could mean a lot of pothole problems for drivers this spring.

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Book Of Mormon' Star Andrew Rannells On Ethel Merman

Rannells starred as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon ... but how much does he know about Ethel Merman? We'll give him three chances to prove himself in a game called The Book of ... Merman.

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Semitruck rollover and gas spill closes SR 28 near Levan

A semitruck rollover and gasoline spill has forced the closure of state Route 28 between Gunnison and Levan Saturday morning, officials report.

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Cold case from Carbon County gets fresh look after nearly 43 years

Nearly 43 years after a woman was found shot to death inside her home outside of Price, an investigator is taking a fresh look at the case that stumped detectives in the 1970s.

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The Stories In 'Guestbook' Linger Like Ghosts

Leanne Shapton's new short story collection feels like walking through an art gallery, each piece linked in ways that are ineffable but clear. And many sections use artwork, including Shapton's own.

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Staging A Debate Over 'What The Constitution Means To Me'

The play is a personal memoir and a civics town hall. It recreates the debate contests Heidi Schreck attended in high school and explores how the Constitution hasn't protected all Americans equally.

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We Are All 'The Other Americans'

Laila Lalami's new novel combines riveting police procedural with a sensitive examination of life in California's Mojave Desert region, told through a well-rendered choir of different voices.

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Officials identify 2 dead in crash on SR 201 in Magna

Authorities have identified two men who died in a rollover crash on state Route 201 Wednesday evening.

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Family of 6-year-old girl who died in Vineyard auto-pedestrian crash speaks out

The family of a 6-year-old girl who died after being struck by an SUV spoke about their daughter Friday.

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Person crashes, dies after short police chase in Ogden

One person died in Ogden after leading police on a vehicle chase and crashing, police said.

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3 charged in Salt Lake drug distribution ring

The Utah Attorney General's Office charged three men on Friday accused of distributing drugs throughout the Wasatch Front.

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Meet the man glamming up supercars for the stars

Yianni Charalambous transforms cars for the rich and famous people searching for that extra shine.

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Avid Utah bike rider finds pain relief through regular stretching

Making time for exercise — whether that's hitting the gym or going for a run — isn't always easy, but adding one more regimen to your workout could be worth an extra five minutes.

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FanX adds Zachary Levi, Tye Sheridan to guest lineup for April event

FanX has added two more high-profile guests this week to the lineup for its spring event.

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Warrant issued after man in viral video misses court hearing

A $2,500 warrant was issued Friday for a man whose alleged attack on a gay man in Salt Lake City went viral after video of the incident was released.

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Gambling industry warned over fixed-odds stake cut

Firms are warned to be responsible as the maximum bet on fixed-odds betting terminals is cut to £2.

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Police identify man who's body was found in Little Cottonwood Creek

Murray police have identified a man whose body was found Thursday by kayakers in Little Cottonwood Creek.

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'It was a total miracle': Family recalls 2015 crash caused by distracted driver

Spring break often means warmer weather and more drivers on the road, which can be a deadly combination for Utah drivers. Historically, March 28 has proven just that.

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Apple Card: Here's who will benefit from it most

We sat down to chat about Apple's upcoming credit card and the people who will get the most out of it.

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Wunderlist's death by a thousand cuts continues as Microsoft axes Cortana integration

Pics of the month: Winter and spring wrestle in Utah

Utahns know March is the month where they will have to balance Old Man Winter's final punches. Many of the photos provided to us from our readers throughout the month highlighted the struggle.

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Big university gender pay gap revealed

Most British universities pay their average male employee more than they pay their average female employee.

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Why is Turkey fighting the markets?

Financial markets in Turkey have been volatile as elections loom - and the president blames the West.

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UK fashion brands battle for China's growing market

UK fashion designers are chasing business in Shanghai - one of Asia's biggest fashion weeks.

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BYU law professor headed to the Supreme Court

A law professor at Brigham Young University is headed to the Supreme Court.

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Police identify body found in car near top of Emigration Canyon

Police identified the body of a man found in his car near the top of Emigration Canyon Thursday, authorities said.

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Best gaming mouse: Find your perfect match

This week in games: Free copies of Morrowind, Divinity: Original Sin 2 gets a tactics spinoff

Utah woman charged in car arsons became victim of kidnapping, assault, police say

A woman accused of setting two cars on fire at the residence of an ex-boyfriend became the victim of an alleged kidnapping and assault a couple of days after her arrest, police say.

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Tech Tent: Apple, Lyft and feel-good tech

Lyft shares, Apple TV+, and those times when tech gets it right.

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Utah gets federal approval to expand Medicaid to at least 70K people

The federal government has approved the state of Utah’s request to expand its Medicaid program, state officials announced Friday.

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New 'Twilight Zone' Reboot Pales In Comparison To The Original

Jordan Peele hosts the new Twilight Zone series streaming on CBS All Access. Critic David Bianculli says the reboot of the cult favorite misses the mark in most ways.

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Mexican-American Author Finds Inspiration In Family, Tragedy And Trump

Luis Alberto Urrea's The House of Broken Angels borrows from the story of his older brother, who died of cancer. He told Fresh Air in 2018 that the book went through a rewrite after the 2016 election.

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New 'Twilight Zone' Reboot Pales In Comparison To The Original

Jordan Peele hosts the new Twilight Zone series streaming on CBS All Access. Critic David Bianculli says the reboot of the cult favorite misses the mark in most ways.

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Mexican-American Author Finds Inspiration In Family, Tragedy And Trump

Luis Alberto Urrea's The House of Broken Angels borrows from the story of his older brother, who died of cancer. He told Fresh Air in 2018 that the book went through a rewrite after the 2016 election.

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Woman arrested after fires damage two Orem churches, police say

An 18-year-old woman was arrested early Friday in Orem for allegedly setting fire to at least two churches, causing an estimated $600,000 in damage.

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Russia police probe 'dark net' murder case

Investigators are looking into claims that a killing was arranged and paid for via covert net forums.

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Apple leaves Android users with few alternatives as Texture is earmarked for May 28 shutdown

Lyft shares surge over 20% in market debut

The ride-hailing company's shares jump 21% in the much anticipated flotation.

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Beyond Arles: Cosmos goes offspace

Since 2014, Cosmos-Arles-Books has brought over 90 international publishers to Les Rencontres d’Arles, curating a lively and experimental space to share international publishing projects with the photography world and general public. After four successful years, the book fair will part from the main festival programme this summer, downsizing and relocating to a bullfighters’ club known as Muleta.

“We need to concentrate on what we know is best,” says Sebastian Hau, who co-founded the fair in 2009 with artist Olivier Cablat. The fair began as an offspace event called Supermarkt, where 12 photographers and five independent publishers were invited to exhibit and sell work in a relaxed environment. In 2014, they were invited to join the main festival and rebranded as Cosmos, more than tripling in size. The decision to split from the festival five years on was mutual, says Hau: “They had the feeling they wanted a change, and so did we.”

Cosmos will scale back down in size, with 30 pop-up style stalls that will house around 50 publishers over the festival period. The new venue is a 17th century building with 7m-thick walls, which keeps the rooms cool and dry – an ideal condition for books.

“I don’t want to say we’ve got the best publishers, because that’s not interesting. We want to get stuff that people might not see elsewhere,” says Hau. “I think choosing who to work with comes from the energy of the publisher and what they invest in the community.”

Hau has worked with photobooks for 20 years; he is the former director of LE BAL, an independent bookshop in Paris, and co-founder of Polycopies, the annual book fair that runs parallel to Paris Photo.

Photograph courtesy of Sebastian Hau

As with most offshoots of the publishing industry, the photobook market has radically changed since Hau first visited Arles in 2000, when there was no social media or readily accessible internet. Back then, the festival was the best place to get seen and sell work, whereas now people tend to buy books online, and book fairs have transformed into a space where forming connections and nurturing a community are just as important as selling.

“When you run a book fair, it allows you to create a different economy,” says Hau, explaining that there is less at stake with a book fair compared to running a shop, because you don’t have to buy in stock. “All I can do is try to give the publishers the best conditions so that collectors, curators, and the public can discover new work.”

“The changes in photobooks are radical,” he continues, “there are more random, small, and poetical photobooks, and a whole lot more political photobooks. The language of photography and books is evolving rapidly”.

The following for these new trends are growing too, mostly outside of the mainstream and major institutions. Though this means it could take a while for classical publishers to follow suit, and while a lot of the production is economically marginal, “the numbers of people visiting festivals and buying books is rising,” says Hau.

“Books that would have been considered highly esoteric, let’s say at the beginning of the century, are now introduced to a worldwide public. They are discussed, criticised, and bought,” he continues. “It’s a very difficult professional world to survive in as a photographer, but we are in a time of complete change in terms of how photography is understood and valued.”

As Cosmos returns offspace, they aim to include a wider range of international publishers. This year, they hope to invite more sellers from South America – though economically this can be tricky. “Unfortunately we still have a huge blindspot for the African continent,” adds Hau. “We’re hoping to change that one day”.

Cosmos will continue to run the PDF Book Award, and will introduce a free exhibition space for young artists to introduce their work to the public. “We used to be a bit more edited, but we really want to open up now,” says Hau.

http://hypercosmos.org/ Cosmos book fair will run from 01 July till 22 September

Photograph courtesy of Sebastian Hau

Photograph courtesy of Sebastian Hau

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Cache Valley to get area’s first opioid treatment center

The Dayspring Clinic will soon be the Cache Valley’s first opioid treatment center.

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Who will take home the 2019 World Cup?

That is the question we will answer in just ten days!

The World Photographic Cup (WPC) was founded in 2013 as a cooperative effort by The Federation of European Photographers (FEP) and Professional Photographers of America (PPA), and since then the event continues to grow. This year a record number or 32 countries entered the competition, including new countries from Central and South America, and judging the stunning images which have been submitted has not been an easy job…

 

“The judging committee watched closely as the judges analysed each and every image. We can say with complete enthusiasm that the judges put their heart and soul into each and every score. The very exciting part of the process is the results. I don’t mean the medallists, which will be made known in a short time”, said Don MacGregor, chairman of the Judging Committee. “I am referencing the very subtle difference from the top score to the bottom, added Don MacGregor. “In virtually every category, the difference is less than a few points and many positions are decided by 100th’s of a point. That means that every entrant, every country is in the game. Every entrant and every country should be proud of their efforts.”

Last year the WPC has been held in Sydney, Australia, and the US Team won the cup.

“As a past host of the World Photographic Cup presentation, I have experienced first-hand the WPC’s goal to unite photographers in a spirit of friendship. There is no better way to build worldwide ties and make long standing friendships than by hosting the WPC announcement presentation in your own country, alongside one of your local events”, said Kylie Lyons, member of the WPC organizing committee.

The city of Drammen, in Norway, will be the place for hosting the WPC FINALS 2019. The date for the event is April 8th and the venue will be at the historical Drammens Teater. “Both our Norwegian Association and myself are looking forward to hosting the WPC award ceremony in Norway, to meeting our international friends in person”, answered Truls Løtvedt, President of the Norges Fotografforbund, “and to be given the possibility to enjoy beautiful images together. Both on screen during the ceremony and also exhibited at the event and for almost four weeks at Fotografiens Hus in Oslo, where the stunning winning images will be displayed, thanks to ChromaLuxe, WPC Gold Sponsor.  I am certain this will be an event to be remembered, both nationally and internationally”.

  

“This year will have a record number of international delegates gathering in Norway… almost 150 from 20 countries. Of course, I can’t give you any anticipation about the winners”, said Giuseppe Scozzi, WPC CEO. “However, I can say that the true internationality is demonstrated by the fact that within the 18 medal winners, there are represented 12 countries from 4 continents!”.

Again, who will take home the 2019 World Cup?

Pictures of Don MacGregor, Kylie Lyons, the 2018 US team, Truls Løtvedt and Giuseppe Scozzi.

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Business ‘devastated’ by Brexit vote

Industry bodies say the Brexit uncertainty puts the UK's reputation, jobs and livelihoods at stake.

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Utah launches new career pathways program aimed at construction industry

The Governor's Office of Economic Development announced Thursday the official launch of the Utah Architecture, Engineering and Construction Pathway program. The program was developed as a catalyst for high-demand jobs in the construction industry.

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Announcing the judges for Female in Focus 2019

On International Women’s Day 2019 we announced our new global award Female in Focus. The inaugural competition seeks to highlight the exceptional quality of photography by women and address the gender imbalance in the industry. While 80 percent of photography graduates are female, only 15 percent of professional photographers are women. By providing underrepresented photographers with the tools and platforms to succeed, we are committed to encouraging diversity across the photographic landscape.

Female in Focus welcomes entries from photographers based anywhere in the world. To reflect the international nature of the award, we are excited to announce our impressive panel of judges – including photographers, gallerists and educators – who represent a cross-section of the photography world.

From the series Drummies. © Alice Mann

The panel will select two bodies of work to win the Stories category and 20 individual images to win the Single Image category. Both the two winning series and the 20 images will be exhibited in the Female in Focus group exhibition, taking place at the leading New York gallery – United Photo Industries  –  for a month in late-2019. The two Stories category winners will be flown fly to New York for the opening of the show; the winning work will receive international press coverage and be featured on BJP-online.

“There is definitely a certain amount of power that comes with being part of a community,” says Veronica Sanchis Bencomo, one of our judges and the founder of Foto Feminas – an online platform dedicated to promoting the work of female photographers working in Latin America and the Caribbean. “When I started out there was this real feeling that ‘If you are a photographer, you are alone, you are always alone’. I feel like that was the truth back then and things have changed now.”

Bencomo is a Venezuelan photographer, curator and writer based in Hong Kong. She will be judging alongside Neo Ntsoma – an award-winning South African photographer, educator and consultant. In 2004, Ntsoma was the first female recipient of the Mohamed Amin Award, the CNN African Journalist of the Year Photography Prize. Ntsoma also co-authored the book Women by Women, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Women’s March.

From the series Hope. © Kourtney Roy

Another photographer on the panel is Hannah Starkey. Starkey’s practice centres on the experiences of women; she offers glimpses into her subjects’ interior lives by capturing them during moments of introspection amid ordinary urban spaces. Starkey has exhibited internationally and worked on curatorial projects, including an initiative at London’s Hayward Gallery.

Devika Daulet-Singh is another judge. The director of PHOTOINK – a New Delhi-based photo agency and publication that she established in 2001– Daulet-Singh is also an editor, curator and photobook publisher. She oversees the Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Grant for photography in India and has sat on the juries of numerous awards, most recently, the 2018 Kyoto Prize. She is joined by Brandei Estes, director, head of photographs department at Sotheby’s, and Laura Roumanos, the co-founder of United Photo Industries and Photoville, for which she has produced over 300 photography exhibitions and public projects across the world.

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The Female in Focus 2019 judging panel comprises Veronica Sanchis Bencomo, founder of Foto Feminas; Devika Daulet Singh, director of PHOTOINK; Hannah Starkey, photographer; Laura Roumanos, co-founder of United Photo Industries; Brandei Estes, director, head of photographs department at Sotheby’s; and Brandei Estes, photographer and educator.

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Female in Focus is calling for exceptional photography by women. Want to win a group show at United Photo Industries Gallery inNew York? Apply today!

From the series Middle of Fucking Nowhere. © Kourtney Roy

From the series Hope. © Kourtney Roy

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Director Agnes Varda, A Giant Of French Cinema, Dies At 90

French film director Agnes Varda was a pioneer during the New Wave arts revolution of the 1950s and 60s. She kept making important films for the next five decades.

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Sony World Photography Award shortlists announced

“The photographers we have selected who are part of the exhibition are the vanguard – they are the next generation,” says Brendan Embser, managing editor of Aperture. He’s talking about the professional finalists in this year’s Sony World Photography Awards, which he helped judge alongside three other photography experts: Emma Lewis, assistant curator, Tate; Liu Heung Shing, founder of the Shanghai Center of Photography; and Isabella van Marle, head of artist & gallery relations at Unseen Amsterdam.

The Sony World Photography Awards are divided into four categories – professional, student, youth, and open – which this year received over 326,000 submissions from 195 countries and territories. The shortlisted work will go on show at the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London, before going on tour around the world; this exhibition will also include a section dedicated to work by Nadav Kander, who has been awarded a prize for his Outstanding Contribution to Photography.

Audrey with toes and wrist bent, 2011 © Nadav Kander, courtesy of Flowers Gallery

The winners in each of the 10 professional categories will be announced on 17 April, the day before the exhibition opens, with the overall winner of the Photographer of the Year prize set to win $25,000. “When reviewing work at the Sony World Photography Awards, I was immediately attracted to the different approaches within certain categories,” commented van Marle. “I think everyone should visit the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition because it has a great diversity of work, with some really clever and beautiful projects.”

The Student competition was judged by: Jason Baron, creative director of photography, BBC Creative; Bruno Bayley, managing editor, Magnum Photos; and Jeff Hamada, founder & editor, BOOOOOOOM. “What’s been so interesting to see in this year’s student competition is the range, variety and diversity of the images on show, not just in the subject matter, but in the genre of photography,” commented Baron. “Urban landscapes, lit portraiture, photo essays and still life to name but a few.”

The 2019 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition is on show from 18 April until 06 May at Somerset House, London. Tickets cost from £5 for a weekday lunchtime slot www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards-exhibition

Sistan and Baluchestan province in South East Iran shares borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Once a forest, and with a history of over 5000 years, it used to be a great source of crops. Now, rapid climate change is turning this vast region into an infertile desert. Lake Hamun is connected to Helmand/Hirmand River which flows from Afghanistan. The Afghan government has built dams in upstream Helmand, preventing water from reaching Iran. Today there is nothing left of the lake except cracked, barren land. From the series An Elegy for the Death of Hamun © Hashem Shakeri (Iran), shortlisted for Professional Documentary award

A shirtless young protester in Gaza gripping a Palestinian flag with one hand and swinging a slingshot over his head with the other, on the northern border between Gaza Strip and Israel in the weekly protests, which are organised by Palestinian protesters to protest against the Israeli blockade of Gaza, which has been in place for 12 years now. Image © Mustafa Hassona (Palestine), shortlisted for Professional Documentary award

Phundundu Wildlife Area, Zimbabwe, June 2018. Specially selected women from an all female conservation ranger force undergo sniper training in the bush to curb poaching. Akashinga (meaning the ‘Brave Ones’ in local dialect) is a community-driven conservation model, empowering disadvantaged women to restore and manage a network of wilderness areas as an alternative to trophy hunting. From the series Akashinga – The Brave Ones © Brent Stirton/Getty Images

This series is part of the Radical Beauty project, an international photography project which aims to give people with Down’s syndrome their rightful place in the visual arts. ‘Chosen [not ]to be’ reflects on the reality of people with Down’s Syndrome – the barriers they face, society’s refusal to see their capabilities, the invisibility of their true selves – and translates their experiences visually. With much love and respect to Juliette, Margot, Emma, Eveline and Tessel. Image © Marinka Massus (Netherlands), Professional Creative

Tamzleigh De Kock, Wakiesha Titus, Riley Van Harte, Claresha Nano, Chrishey Sassman, Charity Adams, Kesia Plaatjies, Erin Carolus, Aneeqah Meyer and Linomtha Makaleni. Despite the girls in the Avondale Majorettes team being 6 to 13 years old, they work very well together, and are expected to perform at a pace which accommodates everyone. From the series Drummies © Alice Mann (South Africa), shortlisted for Professional Brief award

“Every day is another chance” is an ongoing series about the links between personal mythologies within my family. In September, I returned to Nevis (a former British colony; population 12,000) after three years in New York City. Feral monkeys, donkeys, goats and sheep still charmingly regulate traffic; inertia and frustration linger in the warm breeze, mingling with the unfulfilled promises of sun, sea, and sand. My new life in the US was a seismic cultural shift: festering racial tensions thrust on me a notion of blackness that felt like indoctrination. From the series Every Day is Another Chance © Kacey Jeffers Nevisian (US), shortlisted for Professional Brief award

Höllental und Himmelreich (Valley of Death and Kingdom of Heaven) Even in these times of continuous technological development, centuries-old customs are still cherished in the Black Forest, a region in South West Germany where I grew up. In many villages, there appears to be a deep-rooted consciousness of tradition across generations. Seasonal festivals and religious processions are maintained and show no sign of being forgotten; they have also become commercialised and well established in the tourist calendar. This project poses questions concerning the significance of customs within our plural society. Image © Christina Stohn (Germany), shortlisted for Professional Brief award

In Northern Ireland, Protestant Unionists and Catholic Nationalists live in homogeneous neighbourhoods that are still divided by walls. While they stick to their own symbols of identity and tradition, they wear the same clothes, listen to the same music, have the same haircuts and often the same worries such as violence, unemployment, social discrimination and lack of prospects. The photo essay depicts the ubiquity of problems afflicting Belfast’s youth, on both sides of the Peace Wall. From the series Youth of Belfast © Toby Binder (Germany), shortlisted for Professional Brief award

The dormitory is the living space of college students. The objects in the dormitory embody personal hobbies, habits and so on. I exaggerate the articles in the dormitory to show the personality of these people. I call these individualized objects dormitory furniture, which are the most characteristic items of these people in the dormitory. Through this, I can see that Some personal possessions can show their interesting features. From the series Dormitory Belongings © Zhipeng Zhu (China), shortlisted for Professional Brief award

from In The Garden of England © Edward Thompson (UK), shortlisted for Professional Brief award

In August 2015 the photographer (b. 1991) was invited to a wedding by her friend Tracy. Here, the photographer was introduced to the warm, unabashed approach to life of the Congolese community in Belgium and the Bantu concept “Ubuntu”: that you only really become human when you are connected to everything and everyone. The concept of Ubuntu seems to intertwine with the desire to belong to a group and maintain a group identity in a changing environment. From the series Ubuntu – I Am Because We Are © Rebecca Fertinel (Belgium), shortlisted for Professional Brief award

The “netropolis” artworks deal with the future urban development of global megacities and the myriad challenges such development brings. Just as Fritz Lang built his 1927 film “Metropolis” on the eponymous 1921 photo-collage of the Bauhaus artist Paul Citroen, Najjar’s “netropolis” works take Lang’s vision of a futuristic city and place it in the 21st century. The panoramic view of “netropolis” changes the reality of how urban space is constructed into a landscape. From Netropolis © Michael Najjar (Germany), shortlisted for Professional Architecture award

The individual works are alluring collages that demand and seduce our visual and art historical memory, create time jumps and explore new combinations of different genres. Everything is composition and photography is a means to arouse associations in the mind of the beholder and to establish connections with our cultural-historical socialization and its emergence. In this setting of the media, the pictures move along the border and the narrow ridge between photography and painting. From Back to the Future © Peter Franck (Germany), shortlisted for Professional Architecture award

There is an intrinsic charm in the cabana rental structures of Miami Beach. Each is unique and often paired with the umbrellas it rents out to form a small community of matching hues. The hotel staff will even have matching uniforms to top it off. This series came about in late 2017 and early 2018 after getting tired of shooting Miami’s lifeguard towers. Everyone does it and everyone’s seen them, but the cabanas are often overlooked. There are dozens of them but most people have no idea unless they’re willing to walk for hours. Now this series exists you don’t have to, but you still should. © David Behar (US), shortlisted for Architecture Professional award

Bosphorus boat wedding parties are very popular choice among young couples, in particular for long time established middle class immigrants people from the Eastern countries, like Armenians, Iraqi and Afghans. Image © Marc Caimi and Valentina Piccinni (Italy), shortlisted for Professional Discovery award

“To the south of the colourful clouds” (2017) depicts the otherworldly “ecology recovery” landscape in Haidong Development Zone in Dali, Yunnan Province, China. Here, a small rural area is being urbanised systematically to create “an international leisure town and an ecology model town.” In doing so, the topsoil of the entire area is replaced by a type of red, semi-artificial soil, which forms the base for introduced, mostly non-indigenous plants, including thousands of mature trees. The images are part of an eight-year project “Forest” (2010-2017), for which the photographer investigates the politics of recreating forests and “natural” environments in new Chinese cities. Image © Yan Wang Preston (UK), shortlisted for Professional Landscape award

The civil war between Nigeria and Biafra was paid for with our blood, our future, and our imagination. More than two million souls died in vain. It was the most expensive war in the history of mankind. 51 years have passed and we are still trying to pay off our debts. Photography came and gave me back my imagination and liberation. When the light became my mentor, I changed perspective and I wish for the shutter speed to slow down and let more light into my country and my dreams. From the series The Struggle for Freedom © Cletus Nelson Nwadike (Sweden), shortlisted for Professional Still Life award

These are photos of Japanese handicrafts that I bought in Japan. Each item is something very special both in colour and expression. I have combined the craft work with pieces of wood, paper and food to create still lives. The whole is complemented by colored paper in the background. For me, the “Small Treasures” series is a wonderful reminder of a trip to Japan. I worked on the series with my sister in the studio and took the pictures with a digital camera. From the series Small Treasures © Stefanie Dolhopf (Germany), shortlisted for Professional Still Life award

This series is inspired by Dutch 17th-century still-life painters. One of the concepts of the series was to photograph the roadkill animals I found and arrange them laid out ceremonially as if on their deathbeds. As a sort of “Remember you must die, so don’t forget to live”. From the series Memento Mori © Peter M Madsen (Denmark), shortlisted for Professional Still Life award

I went to Marrakech to visit a friend, but I got lost in the medina, and was robbed by some boys. I was too scared to fight back. I stayed in my friend’s house without going out for days. Then I decided to get out. I met a neighborhood boy and told him what happened. He invited me to follow him. We ran for quite some time and arrived in a dark place where some boys were boxing. “If you trust me, I’ll make you a strong man and you won’t be scared anymore,” said the master. I practised with them, sweating and swearing. On my last day, I asked to take some photos. I wanted to illustrate this weird, funny group of boxers. I found something grotesque but also something sweet in them. They look very ramshackle but very determined, as if they’re screaming: “We are the boxers of Marrakech and nobody can stop us!” From the series Boxing in Marrakech © Filippo Gobbato (Italy), shortlisted for Professional Sport award

This project looks under the surface and examines the hidden landscape within the spaces in which our food is produced. Looking at cyclical changes and the relationship between chaos and control in the natural environment. In the polytunnel, the seasons are stretched and softened within a polythene skin, creating its own cosmos. In these unseen spaces, nature vies for territory within a man-made colony. From the series Polytunnel © Marco Kesseler (UK), shortlisted for Professional Landscape award

Lithium Mining, Chile © Catherine Hyland (UK), shortlisted for Professional Landscape award

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