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Supreme Court rules Arizona law for proof of citizenship illegal
The Supreme Court Monday ruled against Arizona's requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up ...
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Nevada selected for early childhood education grant
CARSON CITY -- Nevada is one of six states awarded a National Governors Association grant and technical assistance to improve early childhood education. The state will receive $25,000 and have access to education experts who will discuss ways to improve. NGA will work with the selected states to improve the effectiveness of teachers and polices affecting the education of children from birth ...
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Guardian Snowden wont return voluntarily to US
View Photo Associated Press/The Guardian, File - FILE - This June 9, 2013 photo provided by The Guardian newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the U.S. National Security ...
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Need python boots Cuadra exotic leather store coming to Las Vegas
Monday17 June 201310:22 a.m. A high-end Mexican leather maker is opening its second shop in the United States at the Palazzo's Grand Canal Shoppes. Debuting its Las Vegas shop Thursday night, Cuadra offers an exotic line of leather products for men and women. Its famed collection includes belts, bags, boots and jackets made from the skins of crocodile, ostrich, python and lizard. The ...
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Medicinal Chemistry Computer Aided Drug Designing October 15-17 2013 Las Vegas USA
OMICS Groupis delighted to invite you to attend the2ndInternational Conference on Medicinal Chemistry & Computer Aided Drug Designing,which is to be held onOctober 15-17, 2013atLas Vegas, USA. The2ndInternational Conferenceon Medicinal Chemistry & Computer Aided Drug Designingwill schedule and coordinate all meetings with our Editorial Board Members and other experts in various research ...
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Tax battle in Nevada shaping up for 2014
The Education Initiative -- the teachers association's ballot measure that with voter approval would levy a business margins tax -- will be on the ballot in ...
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Winds bringing cooler temperatures to Las Vegas Valley
Warm temperatures and wind gusts are forecasted in the Las Vegas Valley through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. A light breeze on Monday is expected to change to winds up to 28 mph by Tuesday and Wednesday, temporary cooling temperatures from 102 to 97 degrees. The weather service indicated Lake Mead's heat will continue to linger around 107 degrees with wind gusts up ...
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Henderson halts project to change hamburger logo
http://bit.ly/13NaHrh ) "it's not the right time for us to be working on a logo change" because the city is making budget cuts and such a project would appear ...
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Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson being released from jail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -; Former NFL star Chad Johnson is being released immediately from jail after apologizing to a judge for lack of respect when he slapped his attorney on the backside in court last ...
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Federal agents search land linked to Hoffa case
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The FBI says it is searching a field in suburban Detroit based on information involving the disappearance of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa.Robert Foley, special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit division, says the agency and its partners on Monday executed a search warrant in Oakland Township, about 25 miles north of Detroit. He says the warrant is ...
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Horsford sets community meetings on Gold Butte legislation
Now that he has introduced legislation to redesignate swaths of federal land around Gold Butte and Lake Mead, Rep. Steven Horsford is holding meetings in northeastern Clark County to refine and sell it. The first one is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 22 at the community center in Moapa Valley, where residents have been torn over whether or how public land should be preserved and managed. Democrat ...
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Phantoms Gather in Las Vegas
Music of the Night. Vegas had its Phantom too, until recently. Fans thought the deadly chandelier was locked up for good when the great production went dark for the last time here. True fans had to remember, however, that closed theaters are the perfect place for Phantoms to hide and suddenly kidnap them again. In Vegas the theatre may be gone, but Phantoms remain to haunt The Strip. So stop ...
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70 people displaced after Las Vegas apartment fire
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials say they responded to the fire a little before 7 a.m. Sunday at the Encantada Apartments, near U.S. 95 and Eastern ...
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Tuskegee Airmen introduce teens to aviation careers
Valles talks to students participating in the Aviation Career Education Academy, sponsored by the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals and the Tuskegee Airmen's Western ...
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Hearing set on Gold Butte legislation
Now that he has introduced legislation to redesignate swaths of federal land around Gold Butte and Lake Mead, Rep. Steven Horsford is holding meetings in northeastern Clark County to refine and sell it. The first one is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 22 at the community center in Moapa Valley, where residents have been torn over whether or how public land should be preserved and managed. Democrat ...
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Chef Mina aims for fancy affordable
Do you want to be fed by a celebrity chef -- but at a reasonable price? That has been the trend on the Strip for a few years now with affordably delicious eateries by Kerry Simon, Todd English, Hubert Keller and Gordon Ramsay. On Tuesday, celebrity chef Michael Mina will open his new affordable -- yet fancy pants -- Pub 1842 at MGM Grand. If you want more upscale Mina food, you can still eat at ...
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Democrats let politics trump education
The Assembly, controlled by Democrats, those stalwart advocates for improving education, passed on the opportunity to add 100 new teachers from the Teach for America program to work in at-risk schools in Clark County over the next two years. Senate Bill 517, which died in the Assembly, was designed to invest $2 million in Teach for America, a national nonprofit, enough to add 50 teachers for ...
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Eminent domain criticism increases
Thousands of underwater North Las Vegas homeowners face a pair of bad options: Pay down a home that might never again be worth its purchase price or stop payments and await the inevitable, the credit-crashing crunch of foreclosure. City Council members are expected to vote on a third way Wednesday, one that has faced a torrent of criticism from real estate agents and which relies on a ...
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Judges plea deal rejection challenged
A judge's relationship with a television news reporter is being questioned by a defense lawyer who wants the judge to recuse herself from his client's case. In an affidavit filed Wednesday , lawyer Robert Draskovich said Judge Kathleen Delaney disregarded a stipulated sentence of probation for his client, sex offender Paul Santiago, 61, and sentenced him to a maximum 16- to 40-year ...
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Henderson logo change sidelined
Henderson City Manager Jacob Snow has had a change of heart about changing the city's logo. "It's not the right time for us to be working on a logo change," Snow recently told the Review-Journal. "I think it was a mistake on my part." While Snow still believes he could have introduced a new logo at no cost to the city, he said he realized his plan had created a ...
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Magnitude 2.8 earthquake strikes around Carson City
CARSON CITY -- A magnitude 2.8 earthquake shook the Carson City area early Sunday, the latest in a string of temblors there this month. The Nevada Seismological Laboratory said the 4:30 a.m. earthquake was followed by more than a half-dozen smaller aftershocks later in the day. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that there now have been 18 quakes in the Mexican Dam Road area of southeast Carson ...
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Leaving too late domestic violence turns deadly
Three photos from Facebook show Maria Flores and her daughter Elizabeth Gomez. Flores, with lighter hair color, and Gomez were killed in what police say was a case of domestic ...
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Connecticut crowned Miss USA in Las Vegas
It'd be too easy, and probably a little rude, to make a joke about "figures," so we won't. Instead, let's just note that Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady, a 25-year-old accountant, was named Miss USA 2013 on Sunday during a nationally televised competition at Planet Hollywood Resort. Brady, from South Glastonbury, Conn., will represent the United States in the 2013 Miss ...
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Reno residents salute U.S. flag with parade
RENO - There was no lack of star-spangled spirit in Reno on Sunday as the community gathered together in celebration of Flag Day. "When I see our flag, especially one of the really big ones rippling in a parade, it reminds me how proud I am to be born in America," said Barb Handschumacher, as she addressed a crowd gathered in front of the Reno Community Center. Flag Day takes place ...
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Miss Nevada falls short of final five
Miss Nevada USA Chelsea Caswell failed to make the final cut to the top-five finalists in Sundays Miss USA competition at Planet Hollywood Resort. Caswell had made through two previous cuts during which 51 contestants were pared down to the final five. Still surviving are contestants from Utah, Alabama, Illinois, South Carolina and Connecticut. In addition, the contestant from Texas also made it ...
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Reno's roads in contention
Reno is in need of road improvement projects around the city, the residents of Reno agreed with this when they voted in favor of fuel taxes to fund these projects, but with many projects needing to be done and costs increasing there is disagreement about how to prioritize the funds.
In 2008, a number of road project in and around Reno were presented to voters, which would be funded by incremental increases in fuel taxes over the next ten years. Broadly speaking, there are six main road infrastructure projects. Read more
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