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Utah was the 45th state admitted to the union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 88% of Utah's 2,500,000 people, known as "Utahns," live in an urban concentration with Salt Lake City as the center, known as the Wasatch Front. In contrast, vast expanses of the state are nearly uninhabited, making the population the sixth most urbanized in the U.S. The name "Utah" is derived from the Ute Indian language, meaning "people of the mountains". Utah is known for its geological diversity ranging from snowcapped mountains to well-watered river valleys to rugged, stony deserts. Meanwhile, Utah is also known for being one of the most religiously homogeneous states in the Union, with approximately 62% of its inhabitants claiming membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which greatly influences Utahn culture and daily life.

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Fannie, Freddie rescue plans leave many anxious

Aug 21, 2008 8:50 pm

A government rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be costly for scores of investment, banking and insurance companies that hold billions in preferred shares of the mortgage finance giants as ass...

Oil jumps $5 on U.S.-Russia tensions, sliding dollar

Aug 21, 2008 8:49 pm

Oil prices shot up more than $5 a barrel Thursday, rising to the highest level in over two weeks as escalating tensions with Russia stoked fears of supply disruptions to the West.

Russia blocks Georgia's main port city

Aug 21, 2008 8:47 pm

Russian forces dug trenches and built fortifications in key areas of Georgia Thursday, but also rolled columns of tanks north toward home, picking and choosing how their nation would comply with the t...

Ventilator removed from young fireworks victim

Aug 21, 2008 8:46 pm

The young Orem boy injured when a homemade firework exploded is continuing to improve at Primary Children's Medical.

More FLDS women testify before grand jury

Aug 21, 2008 7:57 pm

The grand jury investigating crimes within the Fundamentalist LDS Church is meeting again today, with more young women being hauled before the secret panel.

Young boy critical after being struck by van in Saratoga Springs

Aug 21, 2008 7:56 pm

A 4-year-old boy is in extremely critical condition after being completely run over by a van Thursday morning in Saratoga Springs.

MormonTimes.com: Scriptures have patterns, speaker says

Aug 21, 2008 7:31 pm

When people study scriptures they are less likely to make doctrinal or application errors if they apply a pattern to it, said S. Michael Wilcox, an instructor at the University Institute in Salt Lake ...

Stocks fluctuate on rising oil, financial worries

Aug 21, 2008 7:13 pm

Stocks fluctuated Thursday as a surge in oil prices fanned investors' growing inflation concerns. But a rebound in shares of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and gains by energy companies...

Neville dives at the finish to secure U.S. sweep in 400

Aug 21, 2008 6:48 pm

The United States won't leave the Olympic Games without a diving medal after all. David Neville's bronze on the track came with a high degree of difficulty.

FEC frees McCain from spending limit for primaries

Aug 21, 2008 6:40 pm

The Federal Election Commission has freed Republican presidential candidate John McCain from a public matching fund program that would have limited his spending in the primaries.

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