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Teachers association gets head start in selling business tax hike
CARSON CITY -- The November 2014 election is still more than 16 months away but the Nevada State Education Association on Wednesday kicked off its effort to win voter approval of its business margins tax with a $1 million donation to the effort. Political consultant Dan Hart said the money will be used to get the campaign for The Education Initiative, which would impose a margins tax on business ...
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Cuomo strikes deal to allow Las-Vegas style casinos in New York
Photo credit: Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens.(Barbara Alper) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on Wednesday. The agreement would amend the state constitution to legalize public, non Native American casino gambling with an initial ...
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Compromise among senators eyed on border security
legal status to immigrants living in the United States unlawfully while the additional security was being put into place. No green cards -- signifying permanent residence status -- could be issued to them until the plan was fully implemented. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to disclose terms of a plan that was not yet finalized. If agreed to, the ...
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Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval names new DMV director
Dillard had been serving as the interim director of the department since November of last year. He previously served as the administrator for the department's Compliance and Enforcement ...
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I-Team North Las Vegas to Consider Eminent Domain Plan
LAS VEGAS -- A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a Henderson man to 15 years in federal prison for multiple child pornography offenses. Richard Carl Brown, 35, was convicted in February on several ...
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Split Las Vegas council pursues healthy food but not unhealthy food outlets
The city that pioneered cheap casino buffets and counts 8,000-calorie burgers as a civic attraction has adopted a healthy food policy, but not without an argument. The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday voted 4-3 in favor of a resolution that calls for increased access to healthy foods through grocery stores and farmers markets. But the approval only came after a debate that resulted in paring ...
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Hepatitis C victim described organ failure in deposition before his death
Prosecutors this morning began playing for a jury the videotaped deposition of hepatitis C outbreak victim Rodolfo Meana that was taken several weeks before his 2012 death. Meana, 77, flew to the Philippines a week after the March 20, 2012, deposition to spend his remaining days in his native country. He died April 27, 2012. Earlier Wednesday, one of Meana's daughters, Marjorie ...
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Militants storm U.N. compound in Somalia 20 killed
African Union peacekeepers take position outside the main U.N. compound, following an attack in Mogadishu, Somalia on Wednesday. Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated bombs and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials ...
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Free meals offered to children this summer
Several children in Las Vegas won't go hungry this summer as community organizations partner to provide free summer meals. The meals will be provided to youth who are 18 and younger through a collaboration between the Three Square Food Bank, the Culinary Academy and the Clark County School District, among others, according to Three Square. The meals will be provided from 11 a.m. through 1 ...
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Las Vegas waives energy efficiency standards for older buildings
Bob Beers In a split vote, the Las Vegas City Council approved a new bill that will loosen energy efficiency standards for older commercial buildings. The council voted 4-3 in favor of the bill proposed by councilman Bob Beers, which exempts commercial buildings constructed before 2009 from the city's energy code. The code sets efficiency guidelines for insulation, lighting and other ...
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As wildfires rage feds cut funding on prevention
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western ...
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FBI digging at former home of famed New York mobster
NEW YORK -- Jackhammers are digging under a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster who is said to have buried victims in familiar places. The digging started Monday in Queens' South Ozone neighborhood. It was home to James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as "Jimmy the Gent." A character based on Burke was played by Robert De Niro in the movie ...
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Feds in Calif. bust international gambling ring
SAN DIEGO -; Federal authorities have charged 18 people with involvement in an illegal gambling ring they say spanned from California to Peru and used violence against customers with outstanding ...
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Study Wiser use of prescription medicines could cut health costs
TRENTON, N.J. -- If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude. The new findings by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics improve on numerous prior ...
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In Berlin speech Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
President Barack Obama delivers a speech Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, touching on nuclear stockpiles and climate change in a wide-ranging ...
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Deal signed with Motorola for police radio system
Las Vegas police have officially adopted Motorola Solutions as the department's new radio provider. The $26 million deal was approved by the department's fiscal affairs committee in February, a department spokesman said. The deal comes after two years of complaints from officers about dropped calls and dead zones wit the Desert Sky radio system. That system, unveiled in 2010, cost $42 ...
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Dynasty hotel-casino could open in Las Vegas by 2015
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 12:36 p.m. Clark County commissioners have green-lighted plans for a new 26-story hotel-casino on Flamingo Road. Currently home of the Fortune Hotel & Suites just west of Paradise Road, the plot of land between the Tuscany and the recently fire-damaged Key Largo could be transformed into The Dynasty Hotel & Casino as soon as 2015. While the property has never ...
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Man dies when his bicycle hits tractor-trailer
A man was killed Wednesday morning after his bicycle collided with a tractor-trailer, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. Troopers responded at 8:15 a.m., and the bicyclist was pronounced dead on scene. The 35-year-old man was going southbound on Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Sloan when the accident occurred near mile marker 17, Trooper Jeremie Elliott said. Contact Rochel Leah Goldblatt ...
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94th Reno Rodeo opens Thursday Wests richest
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- An up-and-coming young buck who's trading his basketball shoes for cowboy boots and the defending world champion bull rider are among the headliners this week at the 94th Reno ...
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Temperatures cool down for the first day of summer
People might have been wondering whether the weather would relent, and as we head into the official days of summer, the brief respite has appeared. It's still hot, but the 17-day streak of triple-digit temperatures is expected to end with a mild and breezy 97 degrees today, according to the National Weather Service. The wind is kicking in with gusts of 20-30 mph today and Thursday, but the ...
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U.S. Senate bill would extend mortgage tax break
WASHINGTON -- A bill introduced Wednesday in Congress would extend a tax break for homeowners who obtain mortgage modifications or complete short sales for their homes. The Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act would continue the law that waives taxes on mortgage debt that is erased when a troubled homeowner receives loan assistance. The tax break, which was created in 2007, is good until the end ...
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Voice winner calls it incredibly overwhelming
In this image provided by NBC Blake Shelton and Danielle Bradbery pose after she won season-four of "The Voice" Tuesday June 18, 2013. Bradbery never had a big singing gig or a vocal lesson. It's also the third win for her coach Blake Shelton. (AP Photo?NBC, Trae ...
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Reno students ingest substance at Safe and Sober party
RENO -- Washoe County deputies are investigating after some students at a Catholic high school in Reno ingested an illegal substance at a "Safe and Sober" graduation party. The acting president of Bishop Manogue High School, Jim Toner, said at least one student was taken to the hospital after the June 1 party. He says it's unfortunate that the actions of a few students tarnished ...
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Fatal accident closes Las Vegas Boulevard in Sloan
A man was killed Wednesday morning after his bicycle collided with a tractor-trailer, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. Troopers responded at 8:15 a.m., and the bicyclist was pronounced dead on scene. The 35-year-old man was going southbound on Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Sloan when the accident occurred near mile marker 17, Trooper Jeremie Elliott said. The accident closed down the ...
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Man of Steel promoted from the pulpit
View Photo Associated Press/Warner Bros. Pictures, Clay Enos - This film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Henry Cavill as Superman in "Man of Steel." Warner Bros. enlisted Christian-focused ...
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Veer Towers showcase Nevada spirit
The Veer Towers represent Nevada’s contribution to the world of modern design and architecture and a trend that has emerged out of places like Dubai to push the boundaries of construction.
Nevada’s skyline or the skyline of Las Vegas at least, has more in common with the skylines of Dubai or Macau than the rest of the United States. The gleaming modern casinos and skyscrapers, the glittering lights of The Strip, the flashing neon signs of various hotel-casino resorts, these are the quintessential images of the city and they’re the perceptions that market the state throughout the US and indeed the world. The newly developed Veer Towers are no different, although their design certainly is. Read more
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