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Political Cornflakes: What’s the meaning of the ellipses in the now-infamous Ukrainian call transcript?

Questions are swirling around the publicized transcript of the call between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president. The document released to the public contains several ellipses, fueling uncertainty about whether the punctuation marks signified missing words. A White House official has said the markings indicate a pause or “trailing off of a voice” rather than deletions. [WaPost]

Topping the news: Jon Huntsman is leaving his post as U.S. Ambassador to Russia this week and returning to Utah for a potential gubernatorial run. [Trib]

-> The Salt Lake County Council voted to move an extra $40,000 into its fund to help the health department pay for the increasing number of cremations needed for those who can’t pay for funerals.