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  • NASA picks eight new astronauts four of them women

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has eight new astronauts -- its first new batch in four years. The space agency announced its newest astronaut class Monday. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of the eight are women, the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ...

  • Solar energy forecast mixed for Nevada

    ENN Mojave Energy representatives talked big, selling Clark County officials on the China-based company's ability to deliver the goods on plans to build a solar energy plant on 9,000 acres of county-owned land near Laughlin. The aggressive goal of obtaining a power purchase agreement within 18 months didn't happen, scuttling plans that would have brought a solar photovoltaic power ...

  • Full scream ahead Company proposes 650-foot-tall roller coaster on Strip

    A rendering shows the High Roller observation wheel at The Linq on the Strip. A Florida company, U.S. Thrill Rides LLC, has now submitted plans to the Federal Aviation Administration to build a 650-foot-tall roller ...

  • Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Fathers day Mass

    A Utah man is expected to survive after his son-in-law walked into Father's Day Catholic Mass and shot him in the head in front of a congregation of 300 people, many of whom hit the floor, then helped try to stop the bleeding and chase after the ...

  • State agency finds Child Haven staff complied with policy in case of runaway siblings

    One of two state agencies investigating Child Haven after five siblings walked out of the emergency shelter last week has concluded that the facility followed protocol. "The policies and procedures and practices, as implemented in this instance, were found to be appropriate," a letter sent Friday to officials at the Clark County Department of Family Services said. Jill Marano, deputy ...


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Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Numerous tensions cut through writer/director Sean Durkins dark, economic feature debut Martha Marcy May Marlene, but the most unsettling is the distance between the various characters and their inability to connect in a meaningful way. All of the films char ... ...

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  • Luxor protests against Morsis new governor for the city - former Islamist terror leader Adel el-Khayat

    Hoteliers and tour operators in Luxor were beginning to mobilise against Mohamed Morsi last night after the Egyptian President appointed a former Islamist terror leader as the city's new governor - the same man whose fundamentalist group committed a notorious massacre in the city back in ...

  • Explore The Creative Delights of Firefly Restaurant in Las Vegas

    Food connoisseurs who know creative delights will enjoy the delectable dishes Executive Chef Jaime Villanueva serves at Firefly's new location on 3900 Paradise Road in Las Vegas. Firefly has been catering to tourists and locals for the past 10 years. John Simmons, the owner and the creator of many of their dishes prides himself on creating cuisine that arouses taste buds, rather than ...

  • Man arrested in arson had previous incidents with church officials

    Adrian Kincade was arrested and charged in the arson fire at a Baptist church near the intersection of Nellis Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard ...

  • FEC clears Bilbray-Kohn to continue work while running for Congress

    WASHINGTON -- Las Vegas political trainer Erin Bilbray-Kohn is a step closer to launching a bid for Congress after the Federal Election Commission ruled last week she could continue to work and draw pay as a consultant during a campaign. The commission gave the green light after reviewing arrangements between Bilbray-Kohn and Emerge Nevada, an organization that trains women how to run for ...

  • Health official reiterates hepatitis outbreak findings

    Brian Labus testifies Monday during the trial of Dr. Dipak Desai and nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman. Labus is the Southern Nevada Health District epidemiologist who wrote the final report on the 2007 hepatitis C ...

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