That meant I would miss the one connecting flight to Vernal, Utah, where my group was meeting at sunrise.

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The expulsion of three passengers of Middle Eastern descent from a Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Salt Lake City prompted Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff to threaten to sue.

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Ironically, the 14th day of the XX8 Days of Flight comes strikingly close to when the current Bulls will play at the Utah Jazz, five days later.

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