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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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Egypt Luxor protests appointment of governor linked to terrorist group
Residents in the Egyptian city of Luxor protested on June 19, decrying the appointment of a member of a hardline Islamist group as the new governor of their province. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya – a former militant group responsible for the 1997 massacre at a Luxor temple that killed 62 people, including 58 foreign tourists. Demonstrators rallied against ...
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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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Protesters keep new Luxor governor away from office
Egypt's Mubarak back in court for retrial A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of ...
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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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Egyptian tourism minister quits over Luxor governor
CAIRO--Egypt's minister of tourism has resigned following the appointment of a new governor in the temple city of Luxor who belongs to an Islamist party linked to a deadly attack on tourists, state TV said ...
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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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Police at Patriots tight ends home for 2nd day
Steven Senne, File | AP Photo FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) holds his helmet as he steps onto the field before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. State and local police spent hours at the home of Hernandez on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 as another group of officers searched ...
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Mens Wearhouse ousts founder pitchman Zimmer
FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures to Andy Dolich prior to a meeting, in Oakland, Calif. Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed Zimmer, its founder and executive chairman. In a terse release issued Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from ...
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Warner Bros. Consumer Products Stomps Onto The Show Floor At Licensing Expo 2013 In Las Vegas Legendary Pictures Godzilla Leads Strong Portfolio of Entertainment Properties to Be Showcased Including Films Television TV Classics Animation and Su
BURBANK, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) stomps into Licensing Expo 2013 with a massive footprint and impressive lineup of licensees to support the studio's coveted properties. Returning the character to its epic roots, Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' Godzilla is exciting fans around the world in advance of its 2014 ...
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FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffas remains ends
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 and announced the FBI was ending the search operations for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos ...
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Latest blow to Egypts tourism Luxors governor
President Morsi has enraged residents in Luxor, one of Egypt's main tourism destinations, by appointing as governor a former member of Al Gamaa ...
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Bulger ex-enforcer grilled about varying stories
An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI ...
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Egypt appoints former terrorist as Luxor Governor
Adel Mohamed al-Khayat is a former leader of terrorist group Gamaa Islamiya -- which in 1997 sent a terrorist squad that massacred 62 tourists before killing themselves at the ancient Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor -- and now he's a governor. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi this ...
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Healthcare building has contraversial design in Las Vegas
Among architectural enthusiasts and professionals it is one of the most controversial creations Las Vegas has seen in years, and most surprisingly it is not a flashy casino built to resemble a cruise ship or the Sydney Opera Houses, but a health clinic that specializes in treatment for brain ailments.
Opened to the public in 2009, the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which is a Las Vegas branch of the Cleveland Clinic, was designed by Frank Gehry of Santa Monica-based Gehry Partners and resembles a half-finished assortment of steel facades and outlandish patterns, presenting the viewer with an intense sense of irony. Read more
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