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  • Did The Oprah Winfrey Show make O.J. Simpson snap

    O.J. Simpson has recently revealed that he had been drinking for the whole day on Sept. 13, 2007, before he robbed two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. But sources close to the case think that it might be that watching "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that afternoon made Simpson impulsive, the New York Post reported. The family of Ronald Goldman, who was murdered along with Simpson's ...

  • Dr. Kimmel leaves them laughing at UNLV graduation

    Comedian and television personality Jimmy Kimmel, center, is handed an honorary doctorate from Regent Rick Trachock, right, with UNLV president Neal Smatresk, left, during the commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2013 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on ...

  • Employers employees face different challenges

    We've been talking about high unemployment for a few years now, and we have different ideas of what that means. Although the unemployment rate has been as high as 12.4 percent between the start of the Great Recession in December, 2007 and the present, the actual number of people who have been continuously idle for all of those years is relatively small. For example, the Bureau of Labor ...

  • Las Vegas hospitals expand look to improve service

    Big dollars are being spent at hospitals throughout the Las Vegas Valley on large-scale expansions and improvements to the medical campuses. Will Wagnon is CEO of MountainView Hospital, 3100 N. Tenaya Way. He said a "fairly conservative approach" was used in planning the $85 million expansion underway there. The first phase of the expansion included a $70 million, three-story tower ...

  • Migraines can keep sufferers employers guessing

    They affect 12 percent of the U.S. population, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, and many experts today say migraines are underdiagnosed. For those who suffer from them, the pain is intense and sometimes debilitating and can put added pressures on employment and the personal life. "It used to be a long time ago most headaches were not migraines. Now the pendulum has swung ...


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Ivan's Childhood (Ivanovo detstvo) [DVD]

Ivan's Childhood (Ivanovo detstvo) [DVD]

Especially in Western culture, the term childhood comes laden with heavy associations--particularly innocence, comfort, and a strong sense of safety. As the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay described it, Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Thus, it is telling that director An ... ...

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  • Sports-related concussions tied to brain disease

    Dr. Charles Bernick, left, at the Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, works with former boxer Albert Yasbick. Bernick heads the Professional Fighters Brain Health Study. Yasbick suffers from Parkinson-like ...

  • What does Affordable Care Act mean to you

    There is little dispute that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as the Affordable Care Act, PPACA, ACA or simply Obamacare, has polarized the nation. While at least 27 of the ACA's provisions have already been implemented, much of it still looms on a horizon that begins Jan. 1. Proponents insist it is the panacea for what ails health care today and it will bring ...

  • Clinics offer low-cost care

    Casey and Melissa Laub never expected to be without the safety net of health insurance but that's what happened about five years ago when, because of the recession, Casey lost his job as a heavy-equipment operator. Their biggest concern was that Casey Laub, 49, who is an asthmatic, wasn't getting the medications he needed for the relief of symptoms that, if left untreated, could put ...

  • Growth of diabetes cases shows no signs of abating

    When her grandfather died in 1992 from a sudden heart attack, Joyce Malaskovitz went through the expected sadness and grief. But she also recalled memories as a child, those of him checking his urine for sugar and using special tablets to sweeten his coffee. Malaskovitz's grandfather was a diabetic, and these moments clearly made an impression on her. "I started my career right out of ...

  • Billboard Awards Red Carpet 2013 Music Stars Shine In Las Vegas

    MTV Video Music Awards ) are here! That means it's time yet again to honor the biggest names in the music biz, from Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 to fun. (each nominated in 11 categories). Also finalists: Rihanna, Carly Rae Jepsen and One Direction -- cue the T-Swift and Harry Styles drama But forget the awards -- it's all about the clothes! Since the award shows take place in Las ...

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