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  • Kitchen Nightmares appearance leads to viral customer service disaster for restaurant

    PHOENIX -- It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last week, to the delight of people who love a good Internet meltdown. "I AM NOT ...

  • FBI Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

    Investigators stand outside an apartment complex where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ...

  • Colonoscopy mill operator doesnt concern insurance company

    To hear Health Plan of Nevada's advocates tell it, Dr. Dipak Desai was a master of deception. He was a real sleight-of-hand artist, a veritable David Copperfield of the colonoscopy. The fact Desai and a nurse anesthetist are on trial facing a list of criminal charges including second-degree murder illustrates the fact he's the one at fault. HPN, on the other hand, is a dedicated and ...

  • Las Vegas project weighs on Property and Building results

    PTBL ) 66% to NIS 72 million for the first quarter of 2013 from NIS 211 million for the corresponding quarter of 2012. CBRE Inc. raised the fair value of the HSBC building in Manhattan by 8% $670 million. Property and Building said, "The net profit accruing to the company from the HSBC Building and Barney's Building (in Chicago) was NIS 77 million in the first quarter, compared with ...

  • How those hoping to build a baseball stadium in Summerlin can learn from the hype of UNLV Now

    The Sun's Las Vegas 51s section New Las Vegas 51s owners might want to take a page out of UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck's playbook when talking about their plans to build a state-of-the-art Triple-A stadium in Summerlin. And, please, no jokes about how most of Hauck's plays have failed in his three years coaching the Rebels. He got this one right. Two summers ...


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Wallace & Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures [DVD]

Wallace & Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures [DVD]

There is a perfect logic to the illogic of the world of Wallace and Gromit. The slightly daffy English gentleman (memorably voiced to perfection by veteran actor Peter Sallis) and his loyal, wordless canine companion are like two sides of the sa ... ...

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  • Bieber still a hero to homeless kids

    Justin Bieber may be facing a fan revolt but hundreds of homeless kids in Las Vegas are still Beliebers. Bieber, 19, kept his promise on Friday by returning to Whitney Elementary School, where nearly 98 percent of the 600 students are at or below the poverty line. The pop superstar made their day by providing the school with its largest food donation, a $150,000 commitment, according to ...

  • Clark County School Board chooses Skorkowsky as new superintendent

    Clark County School Board members sneaked in an appointment for permanent superintendent late Tuesday night, hiring Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky after just one impromptu interview. They considered no other candidates, refusing pleas from Board President Carolyn Edwards to slow down in choosing the leader of the nation's fifth-largest district who would oversee a $2 billion budget. ...

  • Passage of North Las Vegas budget raises specter of further cuts

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | 10:25 p.m. The North Las Vegas City Council voted on Tuesday to approve more than $18 million of cuts to expenditures to balance its budgets for fiscal year 2014. The council approved the balanced general fund, public safety tax fund and library district budgets 4-1 during a special city council meeting. Only Councilman Robert Eliason from Ward 1 voted against it, saying ...

  • FBI agent shot during apprehension of suspect wanted in homicide

    An FBI agent was shot while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in connection to a homicide in the 1700 block of Karen late Tuesday night. A joint task force of Las Vegas police and FBI agents were attempting to arrest the suspect inside a residence near Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway when multiple shots were exchanged, according to Las Vegas police. The federal agent was struck in the ...

  • Henderson Police Department fees to change

    The Henderson City Council voted Tuesday to change some police service fees. For instance, the Henderson Police Department now will charge 10 cents a page for accident reports. The department previously charged a flat $5 fee for such reports. The Police Department previously charged a minimum of $40 for audio tape reproduction and $60 for a CD with digital photos, but it now will charge $1 for ...

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