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  • Authorities Unattended campfire caused California fire

    Large plumes of smoke from the Carstens Fire block the sun in the Sierra National Forest near Jerseydale, Calif., in the Mariposa area on Monday. More than 700 firefighters are battling the Carstens fire which began Sunday ...

  • GOP senators warn Reid that Yucca Mountain could be resurrected

    WASHINGTON -- Aiming where it hurts, Senate Republicans warned Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday that efforts to curb the filibuster could boomerang on him and lead to the resurrection of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project in Nevada. GOP senators delivered a not-so-veiled threat: Restarting the mothballed nuclear waste repository would be near the top of their to-do list if the 60-vote threshold ...

  • AEG MGM to develop 20000 seat Las Vegas Strip arena

    LAS VEGAS - Casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG say they've inked a deal to build a 20,000-seat Las Vegas Strip arena.Officials with Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts and Los Angeles-based AEG say the joint venture will provide a centerpiece for a renovation of the area from Las Vegas Boulevard to Frank Sinatra Drive between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo ...

  • Report Teacher-training programs not preparing educators

    A review by the National Council on Teacher Quality says that teacher-training programs in the United States do not prepare would-be educators for the ...

  • Firm seeks FAA approval for 650-foot-tall Vegas Strip thrill ride

    This artist rendering released by U.S. Thrill Rides LLC shows a tower called the Polercoaster at the Tropicana Las Vegas hotel-casino on the south end of the ...


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After.Life [Blu-Ray]

After.Life [Blu-Ray]

Like last years Orphan, Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloos directorial debut After.Life is a twisty horror-thriller that banks heavily on the audiences tendency to bite right into a genre clich and then willingly question that clich. The difference, though, is that Orphans eve ... ...

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  • Islamist governor promises safety for Luxor tourists

    By Asma Alsharif and Tom PerryCAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe.Khayat's appointment by President Mohamed Mursi as governor of the city of Luxor has triggered howls of protest, with demonstrators protesting for ...

  • Census Nevada Non-Hispanic white population shrinks

    POPULATION BY COUNTYNew population estimates for Nevada's six larges counties:-- Clark 1.97 million-- Washoe, 425,400-- Carson City, 54,838-- Lyon, 51,327-- Elko, 51,216-- Douglas, 46,996-- Nye, ...

  • California wildfire triggers air quality warning in Las Vegas

    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 11:07 a.m. California wildfires mean smoke-filled days in Las Vegas, and a recent fire has prompted air quality officials on Tuesday to issue an air quality warning. Though unhealthy levels of pollution had not been reached as of Tuesday morning, the Clark County Department of Air Quality issued the warning because of smoke from the wildfires combined with local weather ...

  • Forest Service might not refill Incline Lake after all

    RENO -- The U.S. Forest Service might abandon plans to restore a small lake overlooking Lake Tahoe to the way it was when the rich and famous vacationed at the private enclave a half century ago and instead let it return to a natural wetland. The U.S. government bought Incline Lake for $43.5 million in a land deal five years ago with plans to repair a small dam built in 1942 and refill the lake. ...

  • Court dates set in California chase case for ex-Assemblyman Brooks

    More California court dates have been set for former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks on charges stemming from a car chase and police confrontation in March. Prosecutors said a Victorville, Calif., judge on Tuesday set a pre-preliminary hearing July 16, and a preliminary hearing July 18. Brooks' defense asked last month that he be enrolled in a mental health court program that would allow ...

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