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Minaj wins Mars performs at Billboard Awards
(AP Photo/dpa, Sven Hoppe,File). FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file picture Canadian singer Justin Bieber performs at O2 World in Hamburg, ...
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Non-native snail turns up in Truckee River in NV
RENO, Nev. -; A non-native snail has turned up in the Truckee River in Nevada for the first time, and wildlife officials are hoping it doesn't harm the river's trout ...
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Officer who mistakenly shot Hofstra student faced harrowing choice expert says
The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a ...
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Tornadoes hit Kan. Okla. no injuries reported
A tornado from a large storm system moving cross the south has struck a Georgia town 60 miles north of Atlanta, according to CNN. A least one death has been reported in the state. High winds also are raking Tennessee, where a man died after a tree fell into his home, according to ...
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Gasoline prices at US pumps 11 cents over past 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon of regular is $3.66. Midgrade costs an average of $3.84 a gallon, and premium is $3.98. Diesel held steady at $3.93 gallon. Of the cities surveyed in the Lower 48 states, Tucson, Ariz., has the ...
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Marcos Arenas Las Vegas Teen Dies After Being Run Over By Men Who Attempted To Steal His iPad
Marcos Arenas, 15, was walking on the side of the road with his iPad when an SUV pulled up. A suspect jumped out, accosted the boy and attempted to steal his iPad. Police investigators told the newspaper that the suspect dragged the teen, who tried to hold onto the device, back toward the car. The suspect then re-entered the passenger side of the car, which sped off with Arenas either still ...
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Two new viruses could both spark global outbreaks
In this undated file image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which was first identified last year in the Middle East. Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials _ a novel ...
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Wrong-way crash near Vegas kills 3 injures 4
LAS VEGAS -; The Nevada Highway Patrol says a wrong-way crash early Sunday near Las Vegas killed three people and critically injured four ...
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Week in Review Reporters Notebook May 19
A story last week about conservative activist Chuck Muth's crusade to name a mountain peak to honor President Ronald Reagan drew positive and negative comments from Review-Journal readers. The negative ones were decidedly more colorful. One angry caller who did not leave his name had this to say: "You tell him he can stick Mount Reagan up his nether region." Then, after a short ...
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Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim ...
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Photos Tiger Woods keeps Lindsey Vonn hidden in Las Vegas amid engagement rumors
2012 Tiger Jam at Mandalay Bay Events Center with Tiger Woods, Jon Bon Jovi, David Cook and Lindsey Vonn on Saturday, April 28, 2012. END .inline-content --> Amid online buzz of buying engagement rings, golf great Tiger Woods was all smiles as he walked hand-in-hand with Olympic skiing champion girlfriend Lindsey Vonn on their Las Vegas honeymoon-styled weekend visit. Their eyes sparkled with ...
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2 men arrested in teens killing over iPad in NV
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Las Vegas police said Sunday that two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy after he refused to give up his ...
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Las Vegas police arrest two suspects in teens death
According to Las Vegas police, two suspects have been arrested in the hit-and-run accident on Thursday that resulted in the death of a Bonanza High School student.Marcos Vincente Arenas, 15, died Thursday while fighting off two men who wanted his iPad.Las Vegas police said Marcos was walking on Charleston Boulevard near Scholl Drive about 4:15 p.m. when he was approached by two men in a white ...
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Three dead four injured in early morning accident on I-15 near Speedway
Three people were killed and four were critically injured Sunday morning in an accident on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Speedway. An Acura Legend was northbound in the southbound lanes of I-15 when it crashed into a GMC ...
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Swift Bieber more ready for Billboard Awards
Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 -- are the key finalists at Sunday's awards show, airing live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ABC. Those acts are up for 11 awards ...
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Las Vegas Dubais brash cousin in the American desert
Las Vegas and Dubai. From the Bellagio fountain, bright lights and top-notch hotels, Vegas is a top destination for not only pleasure, but business as well, playing host to some of the biggest conferences and conventions in the world. As well as having thematic parallels, the cities overlap economically. The Nevada city's economy was hit hard by the recession and it lost out to cheaper ...
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Three killed in Vegas highway crash wrong-way driver blamed
Three people were killed and four others were critically injured Sunday in a collision involving an apparent wrong-way driver in Las Vegas, police said. The Nevada Highway Patrol said an Acura was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 and plowed into an oncoming sport utility vehicle. Both drivers and a passenger in the SUV were killed. Four others were taken to hospitals in ...
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Dying man identifies assailant by blinking
Ricardo Woods, left, sits with attorney Wendy Calaway on Thursday after he was found guilty in the shooting death of a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while ...
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Mob business mix in Goodman book
Oscar Goodman's most difficult client wasn't a mobster. It was visionary Jay Sarno, the Caesars Palace founder "who probably had as much to do with shaping the modern theme-oriented Las Vegas as Steve Wynn or Howard Hughes," Goodman wrote in his new book, "Being Oscar." "He wouldn't listen," according to Goodman, and they were "constantly banging ...
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Sandoval keeps tax promise as Legislature nears end
In his State of the State message Jan. 16, Gov. Brian Sandoval said "we must be mindful that while Nevada's economy is growing, we must avoid actions that will slow our economy. Tax increases will only hurt job growth. I have no doubt we can fund our state's priorities without increasing ...
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Got a beef Send it here because complaining works
Complaining works. Whether it's to get yourself motivated, or just to make you feel like you've done something, go ahead and complain. Complain to your spouse, complain to your boss, complain to your kids and your friends and your co-workers. Don't let the self-help gurus deter you with their talk of negativity and bad juju. Negativity is a part of life. Let us not ignore it. ...
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Washington Digest Assault on Obamacare shows void
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans took another whack last week at the 2010 health care overhaul, voting to repeal the law that is transforming the landscape for health insurance. Lawmakers voted 229-195 along party lines to repeal "Obamacare" in its entirety, marking the 37th time the GOP-controlled House has voted to get rid of all or part of the law. The measure stands no chance of ...
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Educator of the Month Counselor says its all about the kids
School counselor Brenda Reeh stands next to a mural that she helped paint at Quannah McCall Elementary School on Monday in North Las Vegas. Reeh has been selected as Clark County's Educator of the ...
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Tight vise closes even tighter on players in HOA indictments
Blink and you might have missed it. But the stakes were raised this past week in the burgeoning investigation of corruption inside local homeowners associations and the construction defect racket. Two events promise to substantially increase pressure on key defendants -- and just might cause some unnamed subjects to lose a little sleep. The first event involves Leon Benzer, a central figure in ...
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Las Vegas councilman concerned about costs of downtown projects
Dancers in Ballet Folklorio from the After-School All-Stars at Squires Elementary School prepare to dance Wednesday for the grand opening celebration of La Comida. Restaurateur Jenna Morton credited a grant worth up to $45,000 for prompting the decision to open the trendy Mexican restaurant in downtown Las ...
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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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