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• Obama targets foreign profits with tax proposal, Republicans skeptical

  01-02-2015 23:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget will seek new taxes on trillions of dollars in profits accumulated overseas by U.S. companies, and a new approach to taxing foreign profits in the future, but Republicans were skeptical of the plan on Sunday.
  
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• Assemblyman’s wife airlifted after Northern Nevada accident

  01-02-2015 21:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  April Anderson and the couple’s four kids were traveling U.S. Highway 50 on their way to Carson City to meet the assemblyman and participate in the opening ceremony for the Nevada Legislature on Monday.
  
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• Sen. Smith to miss start of legislature to seek ‘expert medical attention’

  01-02-2015 20:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Smith, D-Sparks, didn’t reveal any details about her health, but asked for privacy while she determines how serious her medical condition is.
  
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• Japan: ‘We will never, never forgive’ ISIS for apparent beheading

  01-02-2015 19:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  He ventured to Syria to tell the stories of lives torn apart by war.
  
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• Why good ideas for fixing Vegas traffic don’t make the cut

  01-02-2015 18:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Some Road Warrior readers’ best ideas to untangle traffic in our valley are low on the priority list, but not because they’re bad ideas — they’re too expensive or legally complicated by issues of access and ownership.
  
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• Pedestrian dead after trying to cross Boulder Highway

  01-02-2015 17:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas man was trying to cross Boulder Highway at Gibson road when he was hit about 8:30 p.m. Saturday by a two-door passenger car traveling southbound, Henderson spokesman Keith Paul wrote in a release Sunday morning.
  
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• Earthen berm ready to handle floods at Mount Charleston

  01-02-2015 17:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The earthen berm designed to shift floodwaters away from the Rainbow subdivision on Mount Charleston is essentially done.
  
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• Man threatening suicide in custody, all roads reopened

  01-02-2015 17:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  All roads were reopened when the man was taken into custody about 8:45 a.m., Liberty said.
  
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• I-15 near Tropicana shut down, person threatening suicide

  01-02-2015 17:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro negotiators and NHP troopers responded to the Tropicana overpass where a person was threatening suicide, according to NHP Trooper Chelsea Stuenkel.
  
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• Bold education tax plan is make it or break it for Sandoval’s political future

  01-02-2015 16:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It seems Sandoval is prepared to gamble much of his political capital on a plan to drag Nevada into the future after 150 years of modest goals, tight spending and reliance on gaming and tourism to provide the basic needs of hardy Nevadans and a school system whose graduation rate is one of the worst in the nation.
  
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• Wyoming beats Nevada

  01-02-2015 08:19
  
  LARAMIE, Wyo. — Riley Grabau scored 18 points and Derek Cooke Jr. and Larry Nance Jr. both had double-doubles to lead Wyoming to a 63-55 win over Nevada on Saturday. Cooke had 14 points and Nance 11 and both had 10 rebounds. Josh Adams added 13 points for the Cowboys (18-4, 7-2 Mountain West). Tyron Criswell had 17 points and AJ West 15 for the Wolf Pack (6-14, 2-6). Wyoming closed the first half with a 9-2 run to lead 33
  
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• Taxes, state budget to dominate 2015 Legislative session in Carson City

  01-02-2015 08:19
  
  After almost two months of tooth gnashing and drama surrounding whether Nevada needs more tax revenue to run state government, the 2015 Legislature begins the process of figuring that out on Monday. The tradition-bound process of convening the session is supposed to begin at 11 a.m. but newcomers will probably get their first taste of what veterans call “legislative time” when the appointed hour sl
  
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• ‘SPRINGTIME’ IN CARSON CITY AREA

  01-02-2015 08:19
  
  Kurt Nelson of Santa Cruz riding the Clear Creek trail on his mountain bike, enjoying the near 60 degree weather and a pair of hawks battling for a perch on a telephone pole off Jack’s Valley Road were some of the scenes in the Carson City area on Saturday. …
  
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• Nevada Legislature: 5 storylines to watch

  01-02-2015 08:19
  
  After a dominant performance on Election Day, Nevada Republicans will finally get their chance to run the government when the Legislature officially convenes Monday. But while they now control both houses of the Legislature and the governor’s seat, the lead-up to the session has been anything but peaceful. Partisan bickering and a fierce fight over proposed tax increases promise to keep grabbing headlines. Here are story
  
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• Local sports roundup: WNC baseball sweeps S. Mountain

  01-02-2015 08:19
  
  LAS VEGAS — For a day, the Western Nevada College Wildcats can take solace in slaying last year’s dragon. After losing four of five games, including a pair of Western District tournament matchups, to South Mountain last season, the Wildcats were determined to turn the tables on the Phoenix team to open the 2015 baseball season. WNC used solid pitching, timely hitting and clean defense to sweep South Mountain, 9-7 and 3-
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors takes up downtown project Thusday

  01-02-2015 08:19
  
  A downtown remake detailed design process is set to get underway when Carson City’s Board of Supervisors is expected to choose Lumos & Associates as the lead company. A contract for $1.1 million covering the Carson Street Urban Design Project, as it’s formally called, is up for approval at this stage to kick off the overall roadway, utility and streetscape design and streetscape architecture for work on Carson Street, a
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors takes up downtown project Thursday

  01-02-2015 08:19
  
  A downtown remake detailed design process is set to get underway when Carson City’s Board of Supervisors is expected to choose Lumos & Associates as the lead company. A contract for $1.1 million covering the Carson Street Urban Design Project, as it’s formally called, is up for approval at this stage to kick off the overall roadway, utility and streetscape design and streetscape architecture for work on Carson Street, a
  
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• Eight injured in Highway 50 accident

  01-02-2015 08:11
  
  DAYTON — According to Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Dave Gibson, 8 people were injured in a t-bone crash in Dayton off Highway 50 Eastbound and Riverboat. All injuries are non-life threatening. Gibson said one person was care flighted out of the scene out of precaution. …
  
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• Western Nevada College News & Notes: Carson City college beams over asteroid with moon

  01-02-2015 08:03
  
  Western Nevada College’s Jack C. Davis Observatory captured a rare event late last Sunday night, when an asteroid with a small moon entered Earth’s orbit. The asteroid identified as 2004 BL86 was spotted low on the horizon on the observatory’s 12-inch telescope at 10:30 p.m. “It’s technically challenging with something that’s moving that fast,” said Red Sumner, an observatory volunteer who saw the a
  
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• Senator Square: Carson High Choral program to hold madrigal dinner

  01-02-2015 08:03
  
  CHS Choral Program is having their Madrigal Dinner on Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 before Feb. 1 and $25 after. A Madrigal Dinner or Madrigal Feast is an American form of dinner theater often held by schools. It’s set in the Middle Ages and is generally comedic in nature. The meal is divided into courses, each of which is heralded with a traditional song. A play is performed between the courses
  
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• Carson High School crowns WinterFest King and Queen

  01-02-2015 08:03
  
  Cindy Ortiz and Daniel Cihigoyenetche were named Carson High School Winterfest Queen and King on Friday night. …
  
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• Carson City students to accompanys USAF Band

  01-02-2015 08:03
  
  It’s not often high school band students have the opportunity to play with a professional orchestra the size and quality of the United States Air Force Concert Band of Washington, D.C. Nine CHS band students are now rehearsing John Phillip Sousa’s National Game March to play along with the full band appearing at the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, Wednesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. The nine CHS music
  
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• SILVER DOLLARS AND WOODEN NICKELS: Carson City to enter rarefied air of music

  01-02-2015 07:55
  
  The Nevada Appeal’s Silver Dollars & Wooden Nickels feature recognizes achievements from the capital region and, when warranted, points out other acts that missed the mark. SILVER DOLLAR: To the leaders instrumental (pun intended) in bringing the United States Air Force Band to Carson City. It will be an historic night when the USAF Band performs at the Carson City Community Center on March 4. There
  
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• Darrell Moody: Dayton taking its time on new football coach

  01-02-2015 07:55
  
  Dayton High School has yet to name a successor to replace Rob Turner as head football coach, and Principal Tim Logan said it very well could be another month before a decision is finally made. When I talked to Logan at a recent Dayton basketball game, he said he will wait to see what kind of teaching position he will be able to offer any out-of-district candidate. Logan said he’s waiting to see if any current t
  
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• New study ranks Nevada crater among world’s largest

  01-02-2015 04:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  About 382 million years before Las Vegas sports books perfected the prop bet, a meteor crashed down on what is now Nevada, leaving behind a bowl-shaped crater nearly large enough to swallow Clark County.
  
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• 8 people hurt in Northern Nevada collision

  01-02-2015 03:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Eight people were injured in a Northern Nevada collision Saturday night.
  
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• Nevada tax hike proposals upset smokers, ‘vapers’

  01-02-2015 03:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Smokers would pay more under Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to increase cigarette taxes while those who get their nicotine fix from flavored concoctions inhaled through battery-powered devices could see new levies and restrictions on “vaping.”
  
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• Seniors learn how to live better, healthier lives at Vegas expo

  01-02-2015 03:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Thousands of people on Saturday attended the Successful Aging Expo Las Vegas at Cashman Center put on by the Las Vegas Review-Journal to learn about topics relevant to the senior community.
  
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• Drop-in center for youth expansion celebrated in Las Vegas

  01-02-2015 03:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas’ drop-in center for homeless youth elebrated its expansion Saturday with several hundred attendees, including clients, partner agencies and community members.
  
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• Las Vegas Curve makes a comeback

  01-02-2015 02:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If you’re looking for the epicenter of the Las Vegas Valley’s housing earthquake, consider the 5-mile stretch of the 215 Beltway from Rainbow Boulevard to Tropicana Avenue that real estate locals call “the curve.”
  
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• Habitat for Humanity starts building 100th home in Las Vegas

  01-02-2015 02:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When volunteer Joanne Langston-Hendrickson’s faucet started leaking in her Las Vegas home, a friend told her to visit a Habitat for Humanity ReStore, a nonprofit home improvement store. Her decision to do so resulted in more than just a new sink.
  
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• Habitat for Humanity building 100th home in Las Vegas

  01-02-2015 02:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When volunteer Joanne Langston-Hendrickson’s faucet started leaking in her Las Vegas home, a friend told her to visit a Habitat for Humanity ReStore, a nonprofit home improvement store. Her decision to do so resulted in more than just a new sink.
  
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• Transcript of Gov. Sandoval’s meeting with RJ editorial board

  01-02-2015 02:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Just days before the Nevada Legislature convenes, GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval sat down with the Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board on Friday to talk about the new session. Here’s what he said.
  
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• Tahoe Fire captain faces federal child porn charge

  01-02-2015 00:43
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Capt. Mark Wygant was federally charged with receiving child pornography Friday morning. Only one charge was presented against Wygant in federal court, but an affidavit, filed by FBI special agent Glenn G. Norling, alleged there is probable cause to believe Wygant violated at least two more pornography sections of the federal law. Those allegations included posse
  
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• Nevada prisons chief Greg Cox wants funds to build new death chamber at Ely State Prison

  01-02-2015 00:43
  
  Nevada has more than 80 inmates on death row, and it hasn’t put a prisoner to death since 2006. It has no executions scheduled, either. But state prisons chief Greg Cox asked state lawmakers this week for $800,000 to build a death chamber at Ely State Prison. Cox, director of the state Department of Corrections, also asked a legislative budget committee on Tuesday for funding to hire 100 more prison guards. Cox
  
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• 13 apply for Nevada’s Ninth Judicial District seat

  01-02-2015 00:43
  
  A total of 13 lawyers have applied for the Ninth Judicial District seat vacated by Michael Gibbons. Gibbons left the post after being named to the newly-created Intermediate Appellate Court. The list of applicants includes several well known lawyers from the Carson-Douglas area including former Carson District Attorney Neil Rombardo and his Assistant DA Mark Krueger. Also on the list is former director of the Nevada Commiss
  
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