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Las Vegas Crash Driver charged with Murder

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 21 (UPI) — The motorist police say ran over dozens of pedestrians in Las Vegas on Sunday night, killing one, was named and charged with murder Monday — as investigators try and determine whether the incident had

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Vegas Car Rampage Suspect Said She Was Stressed from Living in Car

A homeless woman accused of slamming a car carrying her 3-year-old daughter into a crowd of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip told authorities she was stressed out after being chased by security guards from parking lots where she had been trying to sleep before the crash, according to a police report obtained Monday.

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Mike Huckabee: Washington, D.C. The Real ‘Sin City’ and ‘Vegas of the East’

“Sin City, it’s where liars cheat, crooks and thieves make a living. Futures are destroyed. Families are ruined. Risky and selfish bets. I’m not talking about las vegas, but our nation’s capitol, Washington D.C.,” Huckabee says in the video. “Politicians have done enough lying and stealing. It’s time to burn down the corrupt Washington political machine, the Vegas of the East, [and] put Americans first.”

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Report: GOP Debate Expectations, High Ratings, and More Donald Trump

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Media Research Center (MRC) analyzed data from the first four GOP presidential primary debates to predict what the audience should expect for Tuesday’s fifth GOP primary debate, predicting the moderators will try to get candidates to fight with each other and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump will have the most talking time.

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Chafee Jabs Clinton: ‘I Have Had No Scandals’

Presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee wasted no time in attacking fellow Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton and her email scandal at the party’s first debate of the 2016 election season. “I have high ethical standards,” Chaffee said, as he hit Hillary with in his opening statement. He has “had no scandals,” he added.

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Hillary Clinton Brings Her Act to Las Vegas

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an early appearance Monday evening in Sin City ahead of Tuesday’s first Democratic debate at the luxurious Wynn hotel. There, she joined a protest across the Strip by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, which is trying to organize the workers at the Trump International Hotel.

Hillary at Wynn Las Vegas Debate (Michelle Moons / Breitbart News)

Fire Engulfs British Airways Plane on Las Vegas Runway

Billowing black smoke and red-orange flames poured from a British Airways plane in Las Vegas that 172 people rushed to evacuate Tuesday afternoon. McCarran Airport posted details stating that the Clark County Fire Department and airport received a first call

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Obama Leaving For Las Vegas As Stock Market Crashes

President Obama won’t be in the White House to see the market close. Later this afternoon he will board Air Force One for a trip to Las Vegas where he is expected to make a speech at the National Clean Energy Summit to promote his stiff regulatory policy on power plant emissions.

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X Train from L.A. to Vegas Will Run New Year’s Eve

The X Train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas has scheduled its inaugural run for New Year’s Eve 2015-6. Tickets will go on sale on September, with 350 coach seats available on the retro-style Hiawatha Milwaukee Road locomotive for $99, and 150 more first-class and VIP seats for a higher price.

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Bomb Threat Diverts British Airways Flight Bound for London to Montreal

There are still conflicting reports about the reason British Airways Flight 274, carrying 312 passengers from Las Vegas to London on an overnight flight, was diverted to Montreal for an emergency landing on Wednesday morning. However, several sources cite interviews and social-media postings from passengers who indicate the plane was grounded after a bomb threat.

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Drivers Vent Anger over Towing Fees from I-15 Fire

Several California drivers are balking at the hefty fees they will have to pay for having their vehicles towed from Interstate 15 after the highway was engulfed by a brush fire. Drivers complain that many of the vehicles were drivable, and that they had no choice of towing companies, according to NBC Los Angeles.

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Showdown on the Las Vegas Strip: Donald Trump vs. Marco Rubio at Planet Hollywood

The made-for-show-business showdown between the rising star of the Washington, D.C. GOP establishment and the controversial populist insurgent marks what might be the biggest ideological rivalry inside the Republican Party in the 2016 cycle. Trump, a bombastic flamethrower, has hammered Rubio-style Republicans for their support for amnesty for illegal aliens while not wanting jobs to first go to unemployed and struggling Americans. Rubio and his allies in the establishment of the party, on the other hand, have argued that Trump’s harsh rhetoric is not good for the Republican Party.

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Kirk Kerkorian Dies at 98

Kirk Kerkorian, an eighth-grade dropout who later became the richest person in Los Angeles, died at age 98 of age-related causes on Monday at his home in Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Las Vegas High School Censors Pro-Life Club

Administrators of a Las Vegas school district have received a demand letter from attorneys at the Thomas More Society charging them with unconstitutionally discriminating against a student by denying her the right to form a pro-life club at her high school.

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Republican Jewish Coalition Ready to Fight in 2016

LAS VEGAS –The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) wrapped up its spring meeting in this weekend on an enthusiastic note. Several presidential contenders, declared and potential, addressed the meeting in on-the-record sessions. Former President George W. Bush addressed the gala dinner Saturday, in a rare (and off the record) public appearance.

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GOP Contenders Gather at ‘Sheldon Adelson Primary’ in Vegas

This weekend, leaders of the Republican Jewish Coalition hold their annual spring meeting in Las Vegas–and, as in prior years, many Republican presidential hopefuls will be in attendance. The conference is hosted by Sheldon Adelson, casino magnate, philanthropist and Republican mega-donor.

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