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  • For Philadelphia bicyclist a cat is his co-pilot

    Bicyclist Rudi Saldia and his cat Mary Jane pose for a portrait during an interview with the Associated Press in Philadelphia. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on ...

  • Bill to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada clears key Senate panel

    CARSON CITY -- Nevada's 3,400 medical marijuana patients could buy their medication through licensed, state-regulated dispensaries under a bill that won unanimous support Thursday from the Senate Finance Committee. Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, said he was concerned that additional amendments are anticipated but won't be addressed by the Senate before the bill goes to the Assembly. But ...

  • Juror kicked out of Whittemore campaign contribution trial in Reno

    A federal judge in Reno Thursday temporarily halted the trial of Harvey Whittemore, shown here in April in Las Vegas, after being told that a juror may have made an inflammatory comment about the ...

  • U.S. new home sales up 2.3 percent in April

    Eric Wennerberg, left, and his sister Emily talk with their friend John Siemer as they tour a model home in April in the Coronado Ranch subdivision in Las Vegas. U.S. new-home sales rose in April to the second highest level since ...

  • Las Vegas Housing Crisis Seems to Be Subsiding

    Las Vegas' underwater mortgage woes keep showing signs of improvement -- but also remain worst in the country. Some 54.3 percent of valley homeowners with mortgages were underwater -- meaning their debt outweighed their home's value -- in the quarter ending March 31, according to a report out Wednesday from Zillow, a Seattle-based research firm. The local rate was more than ...


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The Cranes Are Flying (Letjat zhuravli) [DVD]

The Cranes Are Flying (Letjat zhuravli) tells an old, melodramatic war story in visual terms that are so striking and evocative that you are able to overlook the plot ellipses, contrivances, and clichés and revel in the romantic impact. Winner of the Palm d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, it marked the beginnings of the post-Stalinist cinema, when the first truly great So ... ...

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  • Bail denied for men accused in iPad robbery

    A Las Vegas judge ordered two men accused of killing a 15-year-old while robbing him of his iPad held without bail on Thursday. A preliminary hearing was set for June 7. Prosecutor Robert Daskas said Jacob Dismont, 18, and Michael Solid, 21, acted like lions on the plains of Africa, ready to pounce on a weak victim, when they robbed Marcos Arenas of his iPad -- a birthday gift. The 15-year-old ...

  • Whittemore trial halted because of jurors comments

    RENO -- A federal judge Thursday morning temporarily halted the Harvey Whittemore campaign contribution trial after receiving word that a juror might have made an inflammatory comment about the defense. Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks told lawyers that the male juror is said to have stated after the government rested its case Wednesday "Now we have to listen to the other side's ...

  • Recent events raise the question Is Las Vegas prepared for a major medical emergency

    Thursday, May 23, 2013 | 2 a.m. Dr. Aaron Meltzer spent a week in November learning about medical care during emergencies and disasters in Israel, a country that handles multiple-casualty incidents on a regular basis. He returned to Las Vegas with questions about U.S. cities and how they have prepared for large-scale medical emergencies. In Israel, the public gets regular reminders on how the ...

  • Tax district aspect to UNLV Now stadium bill gets a tweak

    A model of the UNLV Now stadium project is shown here at the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. UNLV and its private developer partners updated regents on the project, which now features a 100-yard-long video screen and six VIP suites seating 300 ...

  • Tickets on sale for

    Tickets are on sale for the July 3 soccer match at Sam Boyd Stadium between traditional Mexican powers Club America and Chivas Guadalajara. The Liga MX rivals have combined for 21 titles, and the game is the first stop on Chivas' 2013 U.S. tour. Tickets are available at the Thomas & Mack Center box office or at ...

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