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  • Tourism Protests Keep New Luxor Governor Away in Egypt

    LUXOR A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of killing 58 foreign tourists ...

  • Split Las Vegas council pursues healthy food but not unhealthy food outlets

    The city that pioneered cheap casino buffets and counts 8,000-calorie burgers as a civic attraction has adopted a healthy food policy, but not without an argument. The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday voted 4-3 in favor of a resolution that calls for increased access to healthy foods through grocery stores and farmers markets. But the approval only came after a debate that resulted in paring ...

  • Hepatitis C victim described organ failure in deposition before his death

    Prosecutors this morning began playing for a jury the videotaped deposition of hepatitis C outbreak victim Rodolfo Meana that was taken several weeks before his 2012 death. Meana, 77, flew to the Philippines a week after the March 20, 2012, deposition to spend his remaining days in his native country. He died April 27, 2012. Earlier Wednesday, one of Meana's daughters, Marjorie ...

  • Militants storm U.N. compound in Somalia 20 killed

    African Union peacekeepers take position outside the main U.N. compound, following an attack in Mogadishu, Somalia on Wednesday. Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated bombs and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials ...

  • Free meals offered to children this summer

    Several children in Las Vegas won't go hungry this summer as community organizations partner to provide free summer meals. The meals will be provided to youth who are 18 and younger through a collaboration between the Three Square Food Bank, the Culinary Academy and the Clark County School District, among others, according to Three Square. The meals will be provided from 11 a.m. through 1 ...


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  • Las Vegas waives energy efficiency standards for older buildings

    Bob Beers In a split vote, the Las Vegas City Council approved a new bill that will loosen energy efficiency standards for older commercial buildings. The council voted 4-3 in favor of the bill proposed by councilman Bob Beers, which exempts commercial buildings constructed before 2009 from the city's energy code. The code sets efficiency guidelines for insulation, lighting and other ...

  • Egypt Luxor protests appointment of governor linked to terrorist group

    Residents in the Egyptian city of Luxor protested on June 19, decrying the appointment of a member of a hardline Islamist group as the new governor of their province. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya – a former militant group responsible for the 1997 massacre at a Luxor temple that killed 62 people, including 58 foreign tourists. Demonstrators rallied against ...

  • FBI digging at former home of famed New York mobster

    NEW YORK -- Jackhammers are digging under a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster who is said to have buried victims in familiar places. The digging started Monday in Queens' South Ozone neighborhood. It was home to James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as "Jimmy the Gent." A character based on Burke was played by Robert De Niro in the movie ...

  • Protesters keep new Luxor governor away from office

    Egypt's Mubarak back in court for retrial A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of ...

  • New York strikes deal to allow Las Vegas-style casinos

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on ...

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