Situational awareness – June 21, 2019

Good morning from Salt Lake City and TGIF!

Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the official start of summer.

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Here are the stories we’re following today:

  • Bishop is rethinking his decision to retire.
  • Trump ordered, then called off, a strike against Iran.
  • The Senate voted to block Trump’s arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

Friday trivia

In the 1980s the mayor of one Utah city was removed from office for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Can you name the mayor and what city kicked him out of office?

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