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• Scientists searching for ways to make Christmas trees last longer

  27-12-2014 23:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The presents are unwrapped. The children’s shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it’s time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that are falling off your Christmas tree.
  
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• Vegas cop killings, Bundy standoff among top 10 news stories for 2014

  27-12-2014 22:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A shooting rampage that left two Las Vegas police officers, a good Samaritan and the two attackers dead, a standoff between the feds and a Southern Nevada rancher, the legalization of gay marriage in the Silver State, and a political storm that left Republicans in charge of the Legislature and all state offices topped the news in 2014.
  
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• THE ULTIMATE LOVE TRAIN

  27-12-2014 22:27
  
  Ray Bertucci of Gardnerville caught this shot of the Comet Lovejoy below Orion — the bright blue circle near the right bottom corner of the photo at about 10 a.m. this morning. Get your binoculars and telescopes ready because the best chance to catch the streaking comet at its brightest should come by looking to the south and southeast at about 8:30 p.m. tonight. …
  
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• Turk who tried to kill Pope John Paul II puts roses on his tomb

  27-12-2014 20:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who tried to kill former Pope John Paul II 33 years ago showed up at the Vatican on Saturday to put white roses on his tomb and said he wanted to meet Pope Francis.
  
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• What went wrong with Nevada’s Obamacare exchange?

  27-12-2014 20:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The latest version of the exchange, launched Nov. 15 via the federal healthcare.gov site, works well, but hundreds of residents still lack insurance they paid for, and a lawsuit looms in early 2015.
  
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• Somali with $3 million U.S. bounty on head surrenders

  27-12-2014 20:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  MOGADISHU — A leader of Somali Islamist group al Shabaab, who has a $3 million U.S. bounty on his head, has surrendered, a Somali government official and local media said on Saturday, although the militants said he had long left their organization.
  
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• Hundreds of cops turn their backs on New York mayor

  27-12-2014 19:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The reaction from officers watching Officer Rafael Ramos’ funeral on giant TV screens followed comments from police union officials who had said Mayor Bill de Blasio contributed to a climate of mistrust that contributed to the killings of the two New York Police Department officers.
  
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• Downtown vehicle fire hospitalizes one person

  27-12-2014 19:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities were dispatched to railroad tracks behind the Smith Center for Performing Arts about 8:30 a.m., the fire department said.
  
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• Highway Patrol campaigning to stop texting and driving

  27-12-2014 18:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Carolina State Highway Patrol master trooper Chris Knox says he’s seen too many accidents caused by distracted drivers — mostly teenagers and young adults texting or emailing.
  
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• Strip gates: Clue that New Year’s party is nearly upon us

  27-12-2014 17:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas celebrates the arrival of the new year better than most cities and part of the fun is turning Las Vegas Boulevard into pedestrians only. That’s why there are gates on the Strip’s major cross streets at the Boulevard.
  
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• Biden says officers deaths have “touched the soul of an entire nation”

  27-12-2014 16:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Vice President Joe Biden addressed hundreds of police officers and family and friends of Officer Rafael Ramos inside the Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens on Saturday.
  
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• N. Korea compares Obama to monkey, blames US for Internet outage

  27-12-2014 08:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Korea compared President Barack Obama to a monkey, and blamed the U.S. on Saturday for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row over the comedy “The Interview.”
  
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• Irish court rules clinically-dead pregnant woman can be taken off life support

  27-12-2014 07:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ireland’s High Court ruled on Friday that a life support machine keeping a brain-dead woman alive could be switched off because her unborn fetus had no chance of survival, a decision likely to upset anti-abortion campaigners.
  
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• A MAD YEAR: Games to remember from 2014

  27-12-2014 07:47
  
  They kept us on the edge of our seats and brought us to our feet. They sent us into joyful celebration or left us in anguished disbelief. When we look back at 2014, these are some of the games — not to mention stock car races, tennis finals and golf rounds — we’ll remember the most. IRON MAN BUMGARNER So much for pitch counts and pampered arms. Madison Bumgarner almost single-handedly pitched the San Francisco Gian
  
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• SnowGlobe Music Festival kicks off Monday

  27-12-2014 07:39
  There’s no escaping electronic dance music. Many of the biggest musicians in the world create their art on a laptop, and some of the best-attended music festivals globally are dedicated to gathering the largest number of thumping bass tracks in one place as possible. Lake Tahoe’s South Shore has become part of that popularity in recent years, hosting one of winter’s most massive dance music festivals. Now in its fourth year, the SnowGlo
  

• PENNY WISE APPROACH

  27-12-2014 07:39
  Lori Bagwell, formerly a state budget eagle eye, intends to bring nickel rubbing and perhaps penny producing ways to her new city government policy role next year. Bagwell, who takes over as Carson City’s supervisor from Ward 3 come Jan. 5, believes if you watch pennies, nickels and dimes closely city government’s dollars are going to take care of themselves. Now retired from the state and a small business
  

• Northern Nevada NAACP chief supports legalized pot

  27-12-2014 07:39
  LAS VEGAS — The head of a civil rights group in northern Nevada said Friday the incoming state Legislature should legalize marijuana for recreational use instead of leaving the question to voters. Jeffrey Blanck, president of the Reno and Sparks chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, cast legalization as a race issue. He pointed to studies, including a June 2013 report by the American Civil Liberties Unio
  

• Carson wins its opener

  27-12-2014 07:39
  CARLSBAD, Calif. — Carson High opened the 25th annual Torrey Pines Holiday Classic with a narrow 38-37 win over Laguna Friday night at Carlsbad High School. The win sends the Senators, 4-3 overall, intro a winner’s bracket game today at 3:45 against Murrieta Valley. Carson led the whole way, but Laguna had a chance to win with 4.5 seconds left and missed the last shot. Carson led 26-11 at the half, but was outscored 26-12 in the final hal
  

• Carson City’s Bagwell wants to bring eagle eye to budget

  27-12-2014 07:39
  
  Lori Bagwell, formerly a state budget eagle eye, intends to bring nickel rubbing and perhaps penny producing ways to her new city government policy role next year. Bagwell, who takes over as Carson City’s supervisor from Ward 3 come Jan. 5, believes if you watch pennies, nickels and dimes closely city government’s dollars are going to take care of themselves. Now retired from the state and a small business
  
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• CARSON CITY SHERIFF’S LOG: Felony marijuana possession arrest made

  27-12-2014 07:39
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court. CHRISTMAS DAY • At 8:25 a.m., a 45-year-old was arrested on suspicion of petit larceny after a witness at a convenience store on East William Street told deputies he saw the man take a bottle of liquor from the shelf and hide it in his coat. He was also charged with violating court ordered supervision conditions. Total bail
  

• Coroner says pit bull killed Indiana man on Christmas

  27-12-2014 06:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police in northwest Indiana are investigating the death of a 40-year-old man who the coroner says was apparently killed by a pit bull.
  
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• New Michigan law will require drug testing for some welfare recipients

  27-12-2014 05:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Friday that creates a drug-testing program for adult welfare recipients who are suspected of using drugs.
  
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• ‘American Sniper’ story clouded by crime and lawsuits

  27-12-2014 04:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The real-life story behind Hollywood’s “American Sniper,” rolled out this holiday season, has been a dark tale of lawsuits and a pending murder trial for the man accused of gunning down the movie’s hero.
  
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• Coalition opposes R. Kelly’s concert on the Strip

  27-12-2014 03:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Dozens of New Year’s 2015 events are scheduled to take place this week on the Strip, but one, featuring a three-time Grammy award winner, is getting extra attention.
  
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• US investigating cartel’s claim of kidnapping Border Patrol agent

  27-12-2014 03:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a claim made in a call to a Texas border town police department that a Mexican organized crime cartel has kidnapped a U.S. Border Patrol agent, officials said on Friday.
  
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• Clark County diversity director settlement to cost $150,000-plus

  27-12-2014 02:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County will pay its diversity director $150,486 to settle a federal wage discrimination lawsuit that the U.S. Department of Justice filed against the county.
  
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• Feds launch highway guardrail complaint website

  27-12-2014 02:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. highway regulator opened an Internet portal this week allowing the public to report accidents tied to a Trinity Industries Inc. guardrail system, which has been linked by lawsuits to at least eight deaths.
  
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• ‘Death with dignity’ bill headed to Nevada Legislature

  27-12-2014 01:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevadans diagnosed with terminal diseases could legally end their lives by taking lethal doses of doctor-prescribed medication under a proposed law that would see the Silver State join a growing national movement to give people who are dying greater control over their final days.
  
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• Accident blocks lanes at Charleston and Christy

  27-12-2014 01:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A rollover accident at the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard and North Christy Lane is causing traffic delays. Las Vegas police responded to a call at 3:05 p.m. about the two-car accident.
  
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• Budget problems push drug court to stop taking new referrals

  27-12-2014 01:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County drug court recently stopped accepting new referrals, and the program may be full through this spring, according to Judge Linda Bell, who has presided over the county’s specialty court program for two years.
  
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• CCSD board member scrutinized by ethics commission

  27-12-2014 01:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A state commission is investigating Clark County School Board President Erin Cranor for actions that led to a lawsuit against her and the district, resulting in a $100,100 settlement paid without the approval of her fellow School Board members that got Cranor dropped in the lawsuit.
  
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• Fiery crash kills 4 in NoCal

  27-12-2014 00:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two vehicles collided head on in a fiery crash near Sacramento, California, leaving four people dead and two more seriously injured.
  
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