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• Northern Nevada horses test positive for West Nile Virus

  06-09-2016 23:35
  
  ELKO — Officials say six horses in Northern Nevada have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The Elko Daily Free Press reports that the Nevada Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Lab says the Elko County horses tested positive for the virus within the past two weeks. State Veterinarian Dr. JJ Goicechea says horse owners should vaccinate their animals against the disease. Goicechea says the virus is not usually seen in this part of the state but can be easily prevented through
  
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• Nye County deputy flown to Las Vegas hospital after Pahrump crash

  06-09-2016 23:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Nye County deputy was taken to University Medical Center after a crash in Pahrump on Tuesday.
  
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• Former anti-bullying program chief to head Nevada’s aging, disability agency

  06-09-2016 22:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Edward Ableser, former director of Nevada’s school anti-bullying program, has been appointed administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division, agency officials confirmed Tuesday.
  
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• Nevada’s Blood Donation Day goes national, expands to a week

  06-09-2016 22:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Effort to increase awareness of blood supply shortage now observed in dozens of states.
  
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• State treasurer’s office plans drawing to award $529 college savings accounts

  06-09-2016 21:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state treasurer’s office on Monday announced a random drawing to create five college savings accounts with an initial deposit of $529.
  
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• Nevada treasurer’s office plans drawing to award $529 college savings accounts

  06-09-2016 21:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state treasurer’s office on Monday announced a random drawing to create five college savings accounts with an initial deposit of $529.
  
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• Nevada National Guard in Carson City, Kuwait mark 5 year anniversary of IHOP shooting

  06-09-2016 21:05
  
  CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - More than 200 soldiers participated today in amemorial run here to honor three Nevada guardsmen and one civilian killedfive years ago in the Carson City IHOP shooting.On Sept. 6, 2011, Nevada Guardsmen Lt. Col. Heath Kelly, 35, Master Sgt.Christian Riege, 38, Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, and FlorenceDonovan-Gunderson, 67, were killed in the shooting.“I deployed with Master Sgt. Riege in 2009, and I worked with both Lt. Col.Kelly and Sgt. 1st Class McElhiney
  
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• Police say Las Vegas man died 11 days after July crash on Torrey Pines Drive

  06-09-2016 20:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas man died July 20, several days after crashing his vehicle into two parked cars, police said Tuesday.
  
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• Brown University now provides students with free tampons

  06-09-2016 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Brown University students are returning to classes this semester to find free tampons and sanitary napkins in academic building bathrooms.
  
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• Carson City’s Chi Duong headed to World Tae Kwon Do championships

  06-09-2016 19:03
  
  Carson City’s Chi Duong has qualified for the 10th World Tae Kwon Do Poomsae championships set for Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Lima, Peru.Duong beat Kent Nickell of Iowa in the finals of the Men’s 61-65 Division and is going to the World Championships for a third time. The U.S. Trials were held the last week of August in Colorado Springs, Colo.Duong won a Bronze Medal in the 2013 World Championships and a Silver Medal in the 2014 World Championships. No championships were held in 2015. They
  
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• Clark County coroner IDs woman killed Thursday in Boulder Highway crash

  06-09-2016 18:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The woman killed Thursday in a crash on Boulder Highway has been identified by the Clark County coroner as Laura White, 78, of Las Vegas.
  
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• Woman dies after being hit by motorcycle in North Las Vegas

  06-09-2016 18:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pedestrian struck by a motorcycle in North Las Vegas Monday night died of her injuries.
  
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• Trial date set for June in Bill Cosby’s Pa. sex assault case

  06-09-2016 17:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors said Tuesday that they want 13 other women who said they were intoxicated when Bill Cosby assaulted them to testify at his upcoming felony sex assault trial.
  
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• Trial date could be set today for Bill Cosby in Pa. sex assault case

  06-09-2016 17:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Bill Cosby’s defense team will have a new look when the actor returns to court for a hearing on Tuesday in his sexual assault case.
  
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• Coroner IDs Las Vegas woman who died after June crash

  06-09-2016 17:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman struck by a vehicle in the central valley over two months ago died just hours later that day at a Las Vegas hospital.
  
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• Obama condemns missile launch, warns of more sanctions against North Korea

  06-09-2016 14:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the wake of another missile launch, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to work with the United Nations to tighten sanctions against North Korea, but added that the U.S. was still open to dialogue if the government changes its course.
  
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• Out of this world! Freddie Mercury gets an asteroid in his honor

  06-09-2016 14:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Queen guitarist Brian May says an asteroid in Jupiter’s orbit has been named after the band’s late frontman Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 70th birthday.
  
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• Desmond Tutu remains in hospital in South Africa

  06-09-2016 13:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The family of Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu says he is responding well to treatment for an infection after checking into a South African hospital two weeks ago.
  
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• Vandals topple iconic rock formation in Oregon — VIDEO

  06-09-2016 13:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cellphone video captured a group of people knocking over a popular sandstone rock formation known as the “Duckbill” on an Oregon beach.
  
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• Vandals topple iconic rock formation in Oregon

  06-09-2016 13:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cellphone video captured a group of people knocking over a popular sandstone rock formation known as the “Duckbill” on an Oregon beach.
  
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• British Airways glitch causing worldwide delays

  06-09-2016 12:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  British Airways travelers are suffering delays globally due to computer glitches in the check-in systems, with the company warning that there may be further trouble.
  
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• Mexico’s Baja peninsula bracing for Hurricane Newton

  06-09-2016 12:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities in the southern portion of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula ordered schools closed and set up emergency shelters as Hurricane Newton gained strength while bearing down on the twin resorts of Los Cabos for a predicted arrival Tuesday morning.
  
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• Hurricane Newton batters Los Cabos, knocks out power, strands tourists

  06-09-2016 12:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities in the southern portion of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula ordered schools closed and set up emergency shelters as Hurricane Newton gained strength while bearing down on the twin resorts of Los Cabos for a predicted arrival Tuesday morning.
  
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• Comedian Chevy Chase enters rehab for ‘tuneup’

  06-09-2016 11:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Chevy Chase has checked into a rehab facility in Minnesota for treatment for an alcohol problem.
  
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• Nevada Legislature mulls special session on NFL stadium

  06-09-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  
  It’s that time of year again: The only thing standing between Nevada and what many would see as an economic-development win is a legislative deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2014, it was Tesla. In 2015, Faraday. This year, an NFL stadium. Nevada’s Legislature only meets for a few months every two years, so it's expected that a special session needs to be called before the end of 2016 to approve a public-funding deal for the stadium project, put forward by ...
  
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• Cirque du Soleil performers heading to CCSD classrooms

  06-09-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  
  Arts Nomades will be available for about 1,200 students at Quannah McCall and Gilbert elementary schools. The free program will feature one-hour weekly lessons from former and current Cirque performers, who will ...
  
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• Cirque de Soleil performers heading to CCSD classrooms

  06-09-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  
  Arts Nomades will be available for about 1,200 students at Quannah McCall and Gilbert elementary schools. The free program will feature one-hour weekly lessons from former and current Cirque performers, who will ...
  
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• Billy Idol, guitarist Stevens show they can still rock at House of Blues

  06-09-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  
  His right fist clenched and dressed in his signature leather jacket, legendary rocker Billy Idol showed few signs of slowing down in his advanced age Friday at the House of Blues ...
  
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• Philippines’ President Duterte regrets outburst directed at Obama

  06-09-2016 10:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret Tuesday over his “son of a bitch” remark while referring to President Barack Obama, in a rare display of contrition by a politician whose wide arc of profanities has unabashedly targeted world figures including the pope and the U.N. chief.
  
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• Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly was outspoken critic of Equal Rights Amendment

  06-09-2016 10:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Phyllis Schlafly, the outspoken conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and founded the Eagle Forum political group, has died.
  
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• Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92

  06-09-2016 10:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Phyllis Schlafly, the outspoken conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and founded the Eagle Forum political group, has died.
  
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• League of Conservation Voters launches ad buy opposing Heck

  06-09-2016 09:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  LCV Victory Fund, the organization’s super PAC, is launching a $860,000 television ad campaign Tuesday against U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev. Heck is running against Democratic candidate Catherine Cortez Masto, a former Nevada attorney general, for the open seat of retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
  
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• Virginia City celebrates Labor Day

  06-09-2016 08:39
  
  The Labor Day weekend brought about the annual Virginia City Labor Day parade, to honor the history of Virginia City and celebrate the hard workers around the country.The parade had thousands of people lining C Street to watch the hour long event. With a cloudless blue sky and an abundance of parade participants, patrons thought this was one for the books.“It was really good, they had a lot more participants and the weather was perfect,” said Bretta Inman.The Inmans, Virginia City r
  
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• Looking to bring business, art together in Carson City

  06-09-2016 08:39
  
  Charlie Blim has an idea how to get customers into Carson City businesses, including those struggling during downtown construction. “I’m trying to use art as a catalyst,” said Blim, owner, Charlie B Gallery, the Telegraph Street ceramics and art gallery that opened the day after Thanksgiving last year. To do that, Blim is installing art exhibits in businesses throughout Carson City. Mystique Restaurant & Lounge on Carson Street has been home to Diversity, a month-long show
  
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• Interfaith meeting in Carson City

  06-09-2016 08:39
  
  Carson City residents gather for the 8th annual Interfaith Potluck Picnic and FISH food drive on the lawn of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Monday evening. The potluck brought dozens of people together to enjoy the end of the three day weekend with music, food and faith.…
  
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• Amodei, Sandoval talk issues in Fallon on Labor Day

  06-09-2016 08:39
  
  There could be a battle royal in northwest Nevada to determine the route of Interstate 11, the new north-south freeway that ultimately will connect Mexico to Canada, according to Congressman Mark Amodei.One of several politicians who attended Monday’s Labor Day festivities in Fallon, Amodei said contention over the route’s path through northern Nevada relates to its direction after it goes through Las Vegas and heads to Tonopah en route to Idaho and points north.Whether or not the r
  
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• 93-year-old Patricia Holub keeps working in Carson City art scene

  06-09-2016 08:39
  
  Patricia Holub rarely paints anymore. “My husband did all the framing and when he passed five years ago I haven’t painted much since,” said Holub. Her husband’s framing helped her keep track of how many paintings she sold since she started painting in 1970. “He had stickers that said ‘Frames by Frank’ and he told me he’d used 1,000 stickers,” said Holub. The 93 year-old painter and long-time Carson City resident is still plenty busy, though.
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Who needs NFL when I love-hate Giants

  06-09-2016 08:31
  
  Those of you who have bothered to read this Popcorn Stand over the years might remember I have on occasion taken a break from the Popcorn Stand to write “Smashmouth” which is really a Popcorn Stand in which I write about the National Football League.Every Labor Day weekend it’s the same for many Americans, although not for me since while I admit pro football is the “Greatest Sports Show on Earth,” baseball is still the “Greatest Game There Is.”And the S
  
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• Arizona man arrested in connection with pipe bomb incident

  06-09-2016 05:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 48-year-old Bullhead City man has been arrested and jailed following the detonation of an explosive device in an alley.
  
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• Clark County student wins medals at international history competition

  06-09-2016 04:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Eshaan Vakil is the first student from Nevada who has ever qualified and won at this event, in which he competed against the top 85 history students from 38 countries, according to a release from the Clark County School District.
  
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• Water authority takes conservation effort to new heights with airborne lasers, cameras

  06-09-2016 04:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Southern Nevada Water Authority is now using a combination of aerial photography and high-resolution laser mapping to keep tabs on how much thisrty grass is growing in the valley and help shape its conservation efforts.
  
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• Elko County horses test positive for West Nile Virus

  06-09-2016 02:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officials say six horses in Northern Nevada have tested positive for West Nile Virus.
  
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• Elko County horses test positive for West Nile

  06-09-2016 02:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officials say six horses in Northern Nevada have tested positive for West Nile Virus.
  
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• Obama cancels meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

  06-09-2016 01:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama called off a planned meeting Tuesday with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a U.S. ally’s leader during a diplomatic tour that’s put Obama in close quarters with a cast of contentious world figures.
  
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• WWII planes fly in to Henderson as part of traveling museum tour

  06-09-2016 01:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The B-29 Superfortress bomber is one of several World War II planes stationed at the Henderson Executive Airport on Wednesday through Sunday for the public to tour as part of the third Commemorative Air Force Airpower History tour.
  
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• Carson City doctor convicted of murder asks for new trial

  06-09-2016 00:35
  
  CONWAY, Ark. — A Carson City doctor who was convicted of killing two men in Conway, Ark., is asking for a new trial.Attorneys for 66-year-old Richard Conte allege Conte’s defense attorneys were ineffective when he was convicted in 2013 of the 2002 shooting deaths of 49-year-old Carter Elliott and 25-year-old Timothy Wayne Robertson. Conte was sentenced to life in prison without parole.The Log Cabin Democrat in Conway reported Faulkner County Circuit Judge Charles Clawson heard argum
  
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