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• Privacy group files complaint against Uber over tracking

  23-06-2015 23:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A privacy group has filed a complaint against Uber for its updated policy of tracking passengers and accessing their personal information.
  
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• National Archives sees signs of computer ‘compromise’

  23-06-2015 23:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The National Archives, which houses the U.S. Constitution and other historical documents, has found signs of possible unauthorized computer activity.
  
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• Islamic State urges followers to use holy month to escalate attacks

  23-06-2015 23:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Islamic State urged its followers on Tuesday to use Ramadan to increase attacks against Christians, Shi’ites and Sunni Muslims fighting with a U.S.-led coalition.
  
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• Reid calls for Nevada to reconsider ‘Runnin’ Rebels’ nickname

  23-06-2015 23:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Amid new concerns over symbols of the Confederacy, Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday said Nevada should reconsider the “Runnin’ Rebels” nickname for UNLV.
  
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• Reid calls for Nevada to reconsider ‘Runnin’ Rebels’

  23-06-2015 23:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Amid new concerns over symbols of the Confederacy, Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday said Nevada should reconsider the “Runnin’ Rebels” nickname for UNLV.
  
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• Reid calls for Nevada to reconsider ‘Rebels’ nickname

  23-06-2015 23:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Amid new concerns over symbols of the Confederacy, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday said Nevada should reconsider the “Rebels” nickname for UNLV, a carryover from the days the school more closely identified itself with the South.
  
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• Northbound I-15 reopens after fatal motorcycle crash

  23-06-2015 22:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Traffic on Interstate 15 is moving again after a fatal crash closed northbound lanes of the freeway in North Las Vegas for nearly three hours.
  
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• Northbound I-15 closed near Cheyenne; 1 person dead

  23-06-2015 22:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person is dead and northbound Interstate 15 is closed after a crash near Cheyenne Road, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
  
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• Nevada’s federal waiver extended for public school standards

  23-06-2015 22:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Education will grant Nevada three additional years of flexibility from the accountability standards, and potential consequences, included in the No Child Left Behind Act.
  
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• Opportunity Village breaks ground for a unique new park in Las Vegas

  23-06-2015 21:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The $4 million Sean’s Park is touted as a one-of-a-kind project to provide learning and recreational opportunities for those with intellectual and learning disabilities.
  
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• Sears, eBay to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise

  23-06-2015 20:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Wal-Mart, Sears and eBay are now banning all sales of Confederate flag merchandise on their websites, joining a growing movement to remove the flag after it appeared in imagery of Dylann Roof.
  
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• Google, Amazon to stop selling Confederate flags, merchandise

  23-06-2015 20:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Google, Amazon, Wal-Mart, Sears and eBay are now banning all sales of Confederate flag merchandise on their websites, joining a growing movement to remove the flag after it appeared in imagery of Dylann Roof.
  
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• Amazon, Sears, eBay to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise

  23-06-2015 20:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Amazon, Wal-Mart, Sears and eBay are now banning all sales of Confederate flag merchandise on their websites, joining a growing movement to remove the flag after it appeared in imagery of Dylann Roof.
  
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• Man gets life in prison without parole for role in slaying

  23-06-2015 20:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 32-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the slaying of a mother of four in her northwest valley home, where her daughter was critically injured from gunfire.
  
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• Man gets life in prison for role in Las Vegas mother’s death

  23-06-2015 20:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 32-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the slaying of a mother of four in her northwest valley home, where her daughter was critically injured from gunfire.
  
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• Charleston closed near Maryland after pedestrian hit by car

  23-06-2015 20:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Charleston Boulevard is closed between Maryland Parkway and 10th Street after a pedestrian was struck by a car, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• 102 killed by toxic moonshine in Mumbai

  23-06-2015 19:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Toxic moonshine has killed 102 people and seriously sickened scores of others of drinkers from a Mumbai slum, Indian police say. Forty-six others have been hospitalized, with many in a critical condition, after consuming the illegal homebrew, Mumbai police spokesman Dhananjay Kulkarni told CNN.
  
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• Hidden fetus found buried with mummified bishop — VIDEO

  23-06-2015 19:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Swedish researchers studying the mummified remains of a 17th century bishop have made an unusual discovery — a fetus hidden at the feet of the prominent clergyman.
  
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• 3 hurt in crash on southern 215 Beltway

  23-06-2015 19:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three people were hospitalized Tuesday after a multi-car crash on the southern 215 Beltway near the Interstate 15 interchange, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Washington Fire: Saving Markleeville priority

  23-06-2015 19:27
  
  Markleeville residents were assured Tuesday morning they would get plenty of notice of an evacuation in case the 16,543-acre Washington Fire threatens the town.Firefighters asked residents obey the evacuation order when it comes in order to prevent a panic that might block the way out of town.The town’s reverse 911 is working, so residents would receive a phone call. Sheriff Rick Stephens said he will send deputies door-to door to make sure residents know they need to go.He asked anyone who w
  
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• Senate gets closer to approving Obama’s Pacific trade deal

  23-06-2015 19:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama’s Pacific Rim trade pact moved closer to a final U.S. Congress vote, with lawmakers agreeing on Tuesday to limit debate on legislation that would grant Obama authority to speed trade deals through Congress.
  
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• Some vehicles double-counted in US air bag recall

  23-06-2015 18:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday their estimate for the millions of vehicles affected by the Takata Corp air bag recall will likely be revised because cars with two front air bags were double-counted.
  
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• Vegas to stay hot; clouds not bringing any rain

  23-06-2015 18:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Tuesday high temperature is expected to reach 108 degrees in the Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• Washington Fire brings heavy smoke to Carson City

  23-06-2015 18:28
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a dense smoke alert for virtually the entire Northern Nevada area, including Carson City, Reno, Gardnerville and Minden.It’s hoped the alert will be lifted at 11 a.m. if winds pick up and push the smoke out of the area. Carson City is virtually covered by heavy smoke right now, so those who have respiratory issues are advised to stay indoors.As of 9 a.m. the Washington Fire south of Markleeville was still listed as burning 15,000 acres and 500 personnel
  
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• Metro makes arrest in May shooting death

  23-06-2015 18:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police arrested a man on Sunday in connection with a fatal shooting of 31-year-old Rahmond Suri.
  
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• Bicyclist Las Vegas police needed help identifying has died

  23-06-2015 18:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police said the boy, who was riding a silver BMX-style bicycle Thursday, was hit by a 2006 Ford Fusion headed east on Bonanza Road near Prescott Street. He was crossing Bonanza in a marked crosswalk.
  
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• Reno NHP office re-opens

  23-06-2015 18:16
  
  The Reno Nevada Highway Patrol office is open again for business. On Monday, the office was closed for business and remained closed due to electronic malfunctions of server batteries that emitted toxic fumes, but the office re-opened this morning.…
  
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• 1 hospitalized, 1 in custody in stabbing near Strip

  23-06-2015 18:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police were called about 9:30 p.m. to the Siegel Suites at 3890 Graphic Center Dr. where they found a person, whom they could only describe as male, with multiple stab wounds.
  
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• Husband of escaped prisoners’ accomplice tells of plan to kill him

  23-06-2015 17:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man whose wife is accused of helping two killers escape a prison in upstate New York says the men planned to kill him.
  
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• US Capitol Visitor Center reopens after no fire found

  23-06-2015 16:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center was reopened on Tuesday after no fire was discovered following the sounding of a fire alarm, U.S. Capitol Police said.
  
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• US Capitol Visitor Center evacuated after alarm sounds

  23-06-2015 16:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The evacuation at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center followed the sounding of a fire alarm, U.S. Capitol Police said on Tuesday.
  
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• Tornado destroys Chicago homes, several injured

  23-06-2015 08:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Emergency responders in the small town of Coal City, about 60 miles (100 km) south of Chicago, reported that homes were destroyed by the storm, said Joe Schroeder, director of the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency.
  
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• Scientists discover jawbone in Romania, reveals Neanderthal ancestry

  23-06-2015 08:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  You may not know it, but you probably have some Neanderthal in you. For people around the world, except sub-Saharan Africans, about 1 to 3 percent of their DNA comes from Neanderthals, our close cousins who disappeared roughly 39,000 years ago.
  
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• 27 fatalities confirmed in MERS outbreak

  23-06-2015 08:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The heir-apparent of South Korea’s massive Samsung Group bowed in apology during a nationally televised address on Tuesday for failing to stop the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) at a Seoul hospital run by a group foundation.
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Aug. 3, 1936: Cornerstone of Carson’s new high school will be laid by Masons

  23-06-2015 08:44
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.Aug. 3, 1936The cornerstone of the new high school building for Carson city will be laid Saturday afternoon, August eighth, with ceremonies conducted by the Masonic grand lodge of Nevada. Tracy T. Fairchild, grand master of the grand lodge, will preside and have an important part in the service.Persons who have papers or trinkets which they believe should be placed in the box that will be sealed
  
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• Local sports roundup: Carson City’s Whitt, Blueberg off to solid starts

  23-06-2015 08:44
  
  Adam Whitt was perfect in his short-season A debut and Colby Blueberg kept sailing along in the Midwest League.Whitt made one appearance over the weekend and pitched a hitless and scoreless inning with one strikeout for the Tri-City ValleyCats in the New York-Penn League.Blueberg, meanwhile, has a 0-1 record with a 1.14 ERA and nine saves in 18 outings for the Padres’ Class A affiliate in Ft. Wayne, Ind. In 23.2 innings, Blueberg has 24 strikeouts , has allowed just 12 hits and walked eight b
  
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• Carson City trailhead opening ceremony Wednesday

  23-06-2015 08:44
  
  A ceremony is planned Wednesday morning to open the new Kings Canyon/Waterfall Trailhead officially, according to Parks and Recreation Department Director Roger Moellendorf.Moellendorf said the celebratory ceremony is due to a trail and trailhead that can be credited to the work of various individuals and organizations. The trailhead is located at the western end of Kings Street and the new facility on city open space and U.S. Forest Service land are for various outdoors activities. Moellendorf
  
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• Carson City Supes, school board to meet jointly

  23-06-2015 08:44
  
  A joint meeting of Carson City’s Board of Supervisors and School District Board of Trustees will dig Thursday into the Digitorium and jump into the Jump Start Program.The 6 p.m. session in the Sierra Room at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., will feature opening remarks, a public comment period and three items for discussion. The discussion items:A summary of activities at the Library Digitorium and future uses of that library technology/media center; an update on the scho
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested after road rage incident

  23-06-2015 08:44
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.FRIDAYAt 10:59 a.m., Richard Adams, 29, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony robbery with use of a deadly weapon warrant after deputies responded to reports of Adams being in the area of the 1100 block of Thompson Street. Bail was set at $50,000.At 9:44 p.m., Debra Cisneros, 55, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., was arrested on suspicion of felony failure to appear, peti
  
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• Carson City residents give views on downtown makeover

  23-06-2015 08:44
  
  Carson City residents provided their preferences for pavers, pedestrian buffers, bike racks, benches and other accents during two downtown makeover design sessions Monday.More than 60 citizens turned out for the open house that began at 12:30 p.m., another 35 for the 5:30 p.m. session in the Carson City Community Center, to give their input now that the downtown revitalization project has reached the 30 percent design stage. More open house sessions before the end of 2015 will be held at the 60
  
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• Carson City Chamber event at prison to feature Lacy J. Dalton

  23-06-2015 08:44
  
  The Nevada State Prison will be rocking Monday night as well-known country folk singer Lacy J. Dalton is the first to perform in this historic setting. Joining her in concert is singer/songwriter Dale Poune, the accomplished guitarist from Carson City who has performed with some high-profile bands.The prison has been closed since May 2012, and the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society has been busily making the property ready — as ready as one can make an old property — for this historic
  
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• Wash. police officer who shot Mexican farmworker resigns

  23-06-2015 08:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One of three police officers who shot dead an unarmed Mexican farmworker in Washington state, triggering protests akin to those after police slayings in other U.S. cities, has resigned from his job amid an investigation into the videotaped struggle.
  
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• Albuquerque police officers face second-degree murder charges in shooting of homeless man

  23-06-2015 07:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A special prosecutor in New Mexico will seek second-degree murder charges against two Albuquerque police officers in the 2014 shooting death of a knife-wielding homeless man that triggered protests in the city, court papers showed on Monday.
  
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• Laura Myers had a voracious appetite for reporting, adventure

  23-06-2015 07:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Whether chasing a story or hiking in the hills, Laura Myers was impossible to catch and something to behold. It’s how Laura lived her life, not how it ended, that made her special.
  
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• Man wanted in North Las Vegas shooting surrenders

  23-06-2015 03:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man North Las Vegas police were seeking in connection with a shooting that left a relative critically wounded turned himself in Sunday, police said Monday. Terry Johnson, 38, is accused of shooting a 42-year-old man last week, police said.
  
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• Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan battling ‘very advanced and very aggressive’ cancer

  23-06-2015 03:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The governor told a news conference in the capital, Annapolis, that he had been diagnosed with stage III non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Exams had turned up about 30 to 40 tumors in his abdomen, neck and groin, he said.
  
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• Sobbing Vegas attorney talks of suicide, depression at disbarment hearing

  23-06-2015 03:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Defense lawyer Brian Bloomfield testified that he contemplated suicide in the months after his guilty plea in a high-profile courthouse fraud involving forged documents showing convicted prostitutes had completed mandatory counseling.
  
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• A 28-year-old inmate is found dead in a Nevada prison

  23-06-2015 02:58
  
  Prison officials say a 28-year-old inmate died in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center’s mental health unit late Friday. The Nevada Department of Corrections said Monday that officers found Billy Williams hanging inside his single cell. The agency says Williams was serving a sentence of up to 15 years for attempted sexual assault and attempted robbery when he received up to five years more for committing battery in prison. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is expected to conduct an autops
  
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• Northern Nevada inmate hangs himself in mental health unit

  23-06-2015 02:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 28-year-old Northern Nevada inmate imprisoned in January died after hanging himself on Friday, the Nevada Department of Corrections said.
  
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• Northern Nevada inmate dies in mental health unit

  23-06-2015 02:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 28-year-old Northern Nevada inmate imprisoned in January died on Friday, the Nevada Department of Corrections said. Billy Williams of Pershing County died at the mental health unit in the prison’s medical center, NDOT said in a release on Monday.
  
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