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• Where do people live in the U.S.? — QUIZ

  23-12-2014 23:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada was the second-fastest-growing state in the U.S. between July 2013 and July 2014, after North Dakota. How much do you know about where people live in the U.S.? Take the quiz.
  
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• 9 injured in drive-by shooting at Fla. basketball court

  23-12-2014 22:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Florida police were searching on Tuesday for two people involved in a drive-by shooting on a basketball court that injured nine youths, including a 16-year-old boy with a critical head wound.
  
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• NASA wants to build a floating city above Venus

  23-12-2014 22:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Imagine a blimp city floating 30 miles above the scorching surface of Venus — a home for a team of astronauts studying one of the solar system’s most inhospitable planets. NASA is currently doing just that; floating a concept that could one day see a 30-day manned mission to Earth’s closest planetary neighbor.
  
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• State of the Strip: A lot went down and came up in 2014. What mattered most?

  23-12-2014 22:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Years from now, we might look back at 2014 as the year momentum on the Strip began to build again.
  
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• Woman admits to hitting man with car, leaving him in street

  23-12-2014 21:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police say the driver in a Springfield hit-and-run fatality admitted she found the pedestrian on top of her car when she stopped to check for damage, removed the man and left him in the street.
  
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• Judge: Mom who drove kids into ocean should be hospitalized

  23-12-2014 20:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A South Carolina mother who drove her three children into the ocean off Daytona Beach should be involuntarily hospitalized for mental health treatment, a Florida judge ruled Tuesday.
  
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• Cirque performer injured in “Love” finale

  23-12-2014 20:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Cirque du Soleil performer is doing well following an injury during The Beatles “Love” show finale Monday night, a show spokeswoman said.
  
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• Delta baggage handler accused of smuggling guns onto flights

  23-12-2014 19:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A baggage handler for Delta Air Lines moved a lot more than just luggage, authorities say — he also helped smuggle firearms.
  
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• Henderson brush fire causes smoke over valley

  23-12-2014 19:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The smoke plumes you probably saw during your morning commute came from a brush fire at The Wash in Henderson, according to the city.
  
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• Mormon imposters sentenced to 7 years to life in prison

  23-12-2014 19:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two men who used the Mormon religion as a disguise to enter a Las Vegas home and commit robbery were sentenced to seven years to life in prison Tuesday.
  
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• Data Broker Is Charged With Selling Consumers' Financial Details to 'Fraudsters'

  23-12-2014 18:39
  Regulators said that LeapLab sold intimate details about several hundred thousand people, including their Social Security numbers and bank account numbers, to marketers and other companies that had no legitimate need for that data.
  
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• Data Broker Is Charged With Selling Consumers' Financial Details to Fraudsters

  23-12-2014 18:39
  In an effort to crackdown on financial scams, federal regulators target a data broker who sold sensitive personal details about consumers.
  
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• 81-year-old killed in rollover on Lone Mountain near 215 identified

  23-12-2014 18:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday identified the man who was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Lone Mountain Road near the 215 Beltway.
  
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• Nevada, feds reach deal on burying potent uranium waste

  23-12-2014 18:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval and the federal government reached an agreement Monday clearing a way for highly radioactive uranium waste to be trucked into Nevada and buried in a landfill at the government’s national security reservation, officials have confirmed.
  
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• Deal with feds gives Nevada stronger voice on waste shipments

  23-12-2014 18:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval and the federal government announced Tuesday they have reached an agreement giving the state a stronger voice over radioactive waste shipped into Nevada and buried in a landfill at the government’s national security reservation.
  
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• Robbery suspect barricaded inside vehicle in southwest valley

  23-12-2014 16:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police have a man suspected of a string of armed robberies barricaded inside a vehicle in the southwest valley.
  
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• Robbery suspect arrested after standoff

  23-12-2014 16:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police identified the man who was arrested following several Tuesday morning robberies and a barricade that closed a busy intersection for several hours.
  
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• Police on scene of person barricaded in vehicle in southwest

  23-12-2014 16:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police have a person barricaded inside a vehicle in the southwest valley.
  
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• Police on scene of man barricaded in vehicle in southwest

  23-12-2014 16:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police have a man suspected of a string of armed robberies barricaded inside a vehicle in the southwest valley.
  
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• Police ID man booked after probe that shut down DI at Fort Apache

  23-12-2014 16:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police identified the man who was arrested following several Tuesday morning robberies and a barricade that closed a busy intersection for several hours.
  
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• Desert Inn, Fort Apache reopen after police arrest barricaded man

  23-12-2014 16:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Desert Inn and Fort Apache roads are now open in both directions after being closed for several hours while police tried to get a barricaded man out of a car.
  
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• Barricaded man arrested; Desert Inn reopens

  23-12-2014 16:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Desert Inn Road is now open in both directions near Fort Apache Road after being closed for several hours while police tried to get a barricaded man out of a car.
  
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• NYPD killer’s mom speaks out, apologizes for horror son caused

  23-12-2014 16:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The mother of the man who killed two New York police officers has spoken out, apologizing for the horror her son Ismaaiyl Brinsley caused before taking his own life.
  
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• Woodbury believes his team can strengthen Carson City District Attorney’s office

  23-12-2014 07:55
  
  Incoming District Attorney Jason Woodbury says there are a lot of things the office has been doing right but that he believes there are improvements to be made. He said the two key assistants he is hiring will help him do just that. Kristin Luis, who will handle the criminal side of the effort, served in the office more than 10 years before she was appointed juvenile master four years ago
  
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• John Bullis: Congress needs tax provision for immigrants

  23-12-2014 07:47
  
  Earlier this month the Reno paper had an article “Will immigrants pay back taxes”. As I read that, I wondered if anyone had really tried to guess how much taxes an immigrant living illegally might pay if they lived in the U.S. for five years. There seems to be some confusion on whether they must pay back taxes. The Obama administration indicated the president “…misspoke when he said that immigrants would have to ‘pay back taxes’�
  
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• JoAnne Skelly: Why we meet under the mistletoe

  23-12-2014 07:47
  
  Find someone, usually a lover, standing under a parasitic plant and kiss him or her. This doesn’t sound in the least romantic, particularly when you think that in its natural habitat this parasitic plant would be choking off the vascular activity of its host and slowly killing it. Why does standing under the mistletoe invite a kiss? It makes no sense horticulturally. Where did this tradition come from? Before I explore the tradit
  
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• Helping pets in need

  23-12-2014 07:47
  
  Students at Carson Montessori School and Jessica Daniels, the school’s principal, visited Nevada Humane Society and dropped off canned dog and cat food, as well as a check for $250 and $4.78 in cash. …
  
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• Carson Aquacise donates to Meals on Wheels

  23-12-2014 07:47
  
  Warren Bottino, case manager for Meals on Wheels, receives checks from Carson Aquacise amounting to $1,000 from Maggie Marin and Darline Harper. The Carson water exercise group meets from 8 to 9 a.m. weekdays at the Carson Aquatic Center. Newcomers are welcome. …
  
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• Bill to pay for 2015 Legislature seeks $18 million

  23-12-2014 07:47
  
  The legislation that will fund operation of the 2015 Legislature asks for $18 million from the state General Fund. Legislative Counsel Bureau Director Rick Combs said that compares with the $15 million in the original bill that paid for operation of the 2013 Legislature. But Combs said that was added to late in the 2013 session with another $3 million. He said that means this session’s projected General Fund cost will be the same as two yea
  
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• Pack brings smile to Carter’s face

  23-12-2014 07:31
  
  RENO — David Carter got the best Christmas present he could ask for Monday night. “Now that we won, I’m going to get some sleep,” the Wolf Pack coach said after a 83-55 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd in front of an announced crowd of 4,738 at Lawlor Events Center. “I’ve been pretty grumpy the last few weeks.” Carter will go to sleep over the next few days with visions of victories in his head for the first time in ove
  
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• Gaming pioneer, civil rights icon Knight Preddy dies

  23-12-2014 07:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sarann Knight Preddy, who broke barriers in the gaming culture of Nevada and became a civil rights icon, a prime businesswoman and a key player in the attempted revitalization of the historic Moulin Rouge, died Monday. She was 94.
  
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• Cruelty case against U.S. senator’s son dropped in Arizona dog deaths

  23-12-2014 06:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Animal cruelty charges against the son and daughter-in-law of U.S. Senator Jeff Flake and two others will be dismissed after new information came to light about the deaths of 21 dogs at a suburban Phoenix kennel in June, prosecutors said on Monday.
  
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• Packers fans win Carson City Salvation Army ringoff

  23-12-2014 05:31
  
  The Packers fans won the challenge against the 49ers fans tonight as they rang their bells at The Salvation Army Red Kettle Ring Off. The Packers fans raised $226.51 and the 49ers fans raised $143.34. The protest kettles for “Any other Team” raised $14.25. The challenge took place at the Wal-Mart on Topsy Lane on Monday. The total collected was $384.10 which makes the real winners of this contest the less fortunate families tha
  
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• Officials: Legislation won’t make off-roaders into relics

  23-12-2014 03:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The roaring, motorized beasts that buzz across Nellis Dunes need not fear extinction. Officials insist the future is secure for riders of off-highway vehicles who enjoy the natural playground of sand dunes, rocks, and carved out slopes on federal land at the valley’s northeastern edge.
  
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• Carson City gas dives toward bargain bin

  23-12-2014 03:47
  
  Gasoline’s pump price in Nevada dropped 11 cents in the past week, and in Carson City is lower than either the state’s average or the cost in Reno. It’s a gift that just keeps on giving to residents right now, one that comes at a time when less stress on the pocketbook for fuel provides relief and swells disposable income for holiday shopping. The Nevada drop of more than a dime per gallon was reported Monday by GasBuddy.com,
  
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• Tree trimmer found dead in tree in North Las Vegas

  23-12-2014 03:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The North Las Vegas Fire Department is trying to recover the body of a tree trimmer who had been trapped in the tree earlier in the day.
  
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• Nevada domestic violence report recommends education, database

  23-12-2014 02:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A team of Clark County researchers made several recommendations to lower domestic violence-related deaths in Nevada in a new report released Monday.
  
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• Metro IDs man shot by officer Sunday

  23-12-2014 02:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police have identified the man shot by an officer Sunday afternoon in an east valley condo complex.
  
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• Man arrested in videotaped hit and run at Las Vegas car wash

  23-12-2014 02:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police arrested a man Monday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured two car wash employees earlier this month.
  
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• Reid: Nevada national monument process messy, worth it

  23-12-2014 01:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  People often compare laws to sausages, as in it’s best not to see how they’re made.
  
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• Officials gather to celebrate new national momument

  23-12-2014 01:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  People often compare laws to sausages, as in it’s best not to see how they’re made.
  
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• Regents’ reaction to Nevada plagiarism scandal mixed

  23-12-2014 01:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the aftermath of allegations that the agency charged with overseeing higher education in Nevada plagiarized parts of a think tank’s report, one question is pervasive. What happens next?
  
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• Questions about plagiarism allegations persist

  23-12-2014 01:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the aftermath of allegations that the agency charged with overseeing higher education in Nevada plagiarized parts of a think tank’s report, one question is pervasive. What happens next?
  
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• 15 Nevada mine workers rescued after slide closes haul road

  23-12-2014 00:35
  
  ELKO — More than a dozen Nevada mine workers are safe after they spent a rainy night in their trucks when a slide blocked the exit road from the bottom of an open pit gold mine. Barrick Gold Corp. spokesman Louis Schack confirmed Monday all 14 miners were rescued and no one was hurt after a wall failed Sunday afternoon at the Bald Mountain mine about 70 miles southeast of Elko. He told the Elko Daily Free Press the haulage road was blocked
  
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