Tax breaks being considered

White House advisers mull package of business tax breaks to spur hiring, combat GOP charges.

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Re-employed but less satisfied

Those who were unemployed during recession are more likely to see selves as overqualified for jobs.

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St. Vincent Healthcare Terminates 28 Employees

A hit to the local economy Thursday as St. Vincent Healthcare announced plans to re-structure, leaving nearly 30 employees without a job.

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Iranian Opposition Leader's Home Attacked

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Mexico: 25 Dead After Shootout Near Border- Calderon: Violence Worth Paying in Drug War- Migrant Massacre Survivor Speaks

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Former Egg Farm Workers: Complaints Ignored

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14 Colombian Police Killed in Rebel Ambush

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Passenger Arrested at Airport After Bomb Scare

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Indonesian Volcano Spews New Burst of Ash

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Judge Blocks Nebraska Ban on Flag Mutilation

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Will Mud Plug HoldUntil BP's Final Cap?

Engineers remove a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf in order to clear out failed equipment and prepare for the permanent final plug

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    Gates: 'Tough Days Ahead' in Afghan South

    Defense Sec. Gates speaks to U.S. troops in Kandahar, saying the success of the Southern Afghanistan campaign hinges on success in the region's largest city

  • Gates: Troops in Afghanistan for 'Years'
  • Muslim GI: Koran Says I Can't Fight for U.S.
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    Man Donates $1.5M to Defend Arizona Law

    Wyo. man gives more than $1.5 million to help defend Arizona's controversial immigration law in court, bringing Gov. Jan Brewer's total defense fund to $3.6 million

  • Arpaio: Justice Dept. 'Sandbagged' Me
  • OPINION: Obama, You're Not Fooling Us on Immigration
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    Richmond American, local executive sever relationship

    The builder poised to take over the No. 1 ranking in home sales in Las Vegas by the end of the year has parted ways with its division president.

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    Successful Hollywood movies continue to sell Las Vegas

    Ever since “The Hangover” debuted in June 2009, people from all over the world have gone to Caesars Palace to book a night at the suite where members of a bachelor party woke up from a night of debauchery they couldn’t remember.

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    Q&A: Pushkin Kachroo, Director of UNLV’s Transportation Research Center

    Transportation frequently is listed as one of the biggest issues facing the Las Vegas business community, and UNLV has a facility, researchers and educators to address those challenges.

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    14 Colombian Police Killed in Rebel Ambush


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    Judge Blocks Nebraska Ban on Flag Mutilation


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    Indonesian Volcano Spews New Burst of Ash


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    Former Egg Farm Workers: Complaints Ignored


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    Passenger Arrested at Airport After Bomb Scare


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    Muslims Say Local Radio is Fueling Hate Crime

    A Valley Islamic Center that was the target of a hate crime last week took steps Thursday to reach out to the community. They're teaming up with law enforcement to increase understanding of their faith, but also crying foul over some heated rhetoric going out over the local talk radio airwaves. Justin Willis has the very latest.

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    No. 14 USC beats Hawaii 49-36 in Kiffin's debut (AP)

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    Historic coaster at Geauga Lake for sale on eBay

    People often turn to eBay to pick up beloved toys from bygone years. One childhood icon currently up for sale would take up a whole lot of space in someone's backyard, not to mention beaucoup bucks.

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    Battered wife sentenced in slaying

    A 27-year-old Akron woman diagnosed as a battered spouse has been sentenced to five years in prison for the fatal stabbing of her estranged husband.

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    Local news briefs - Sept. 3

    AKRON Players fined AKRON: Two Akron Aeros players have been convicted of disorderly conduct in connection with the June 3 beating of a downtown nightclub patron.

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    Area deaths|

    Stark • Hay, Fay G., 99, of Canton. Died Wednesday. Spiker-Foster-Shriver.

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    Berlin lake test finds nothing

    Tests for one algal toxin from Berlin Reservoir were negative. That announcement came Thursday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the 3,590-acre reservoir on the borders of Portage, Stark and Mahoning counties.

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    Baby sitter indicted in slaying of toddler

    A baby sitter accused of killing a toddler during a sleepover in her Green apartment was indicted Thursday by a grand jury on a murder charge.

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    CHEERS FOR STEM

    When Kylie Sees and Sean Rich started the new school year on Wednesday at the National Inventors Hall of Fame School, the seventh-graders got a challenging assignment.

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    Take Five: Getting to know Wisconsin

    From the first day Bobby Hauck was on the job as UNLV's new head football coach back in December, it was no secret that the schedule he faced in his inaugural season in Las Vegas would be murderous. Now, after months of talking about how rough the terrain looks, it's now time to explore it.

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    Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.4 billion (Reuters)

    Reuters - Canada's Goldcorp Inc agreed to buy Argentina-focused gold miner Andean Resources Ltd for C$3.6 billion ($3.4 billion), trumping a competing offer from rival Eldorado Gold Corp.

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    Wounded Warriors Slug It Out On Field

    Operation Comfort has created a softball league at Brooke Army Medical Center that helps injured soldiers rehabilitate.

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    Bikes, commuters by the hundreds are parted

    It seems like seamless and sustainable urban transportation: You ride your bike to the bus or light-rail stop, attach it to the bus bumper rack or the wall of the train car, and relax for the rest of the ride to work or home.

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    Debate over off-leash dog park divided along racial lines

    With neighbors split over possible changes at MLK Park, other options will be explored.

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    Cargill ground beef is tied to rare E. coli strain

    Cargill Meat Solutions, a division of Minnetonka-based Cargill, recalled 8,500 pounds of hamburger after investigators determined that it was the likely source of a bacterial strain which had sickened three people in Maine and New York.

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    Toxic-peanut case settled: $12M

    Three Minnesotans were among the nine people who died nationwide; more than 100 became ill.

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    No. 12 Wisconsin ready to run against UNLV (AP)

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    Labor Day weekend outlook: More visitors, less spending

    The outlook for Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas appears much like that for most holidays since the Great Recession took hold — visitors will still flock to the city but they will spend less.

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    Time to cool off

    Morse Arberry abruptly resigned his Assembly seat Tuesday, ending a tenure that started with his election in 1984 and wrapped up with him serving as the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

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    Equal protection of the law matters

    In her Tuesday letter to the editor, headlined “Mosque backers misunderstand our Bill of Rights,” Jane Ham writes that there “is no dispute that Muslims have a right to practice their religion. But our Constitution doesn’t give them the right to build their mosque anywhere they please. They have a right to apply for a building permit, which is subject to New York City ordinances.”

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    Reid has helped Nevada change with the times

    During my early years in Pennsylvania, we had an ice block that was used to cool our refrigerator and a three-part washing tub for clothes. It was fairly easy to grow veggies as long as it didn’t freeze during the short summer season. (It often did.)

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    BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe (Reuters)

    Reuters - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the disaster.

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    Enough already: Let’s shelve the negative TV ads

    I find it discouraging and confusing that Sen. Harry Reid, who is vying for a fifth term, considers it appropriate that the way to get elected is by disparaging and belittling a lesser-known candidate.

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    Legalizing drugs would put cartels out of business

    Regarding Dan K. Thomasson’s Tuesday column, “Drug cartels’ carnage,” about the violence in Mexico:

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    Is Reid really ‘reeling’ from NRA snub?

    You have to love this headline in The Washington Times: “NRA mans up to Harry Reid.”

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    Louis Malfaro and 18 Years of AISD Politics

    The teachers' union veteran looks back as he moves forward

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    Will Arberry’s shenanigans will be the last straw

    Cooling off the hot iron?

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    Debate? Check. Debaters? Er ...

    Perry plans to skip Oct. 19 gubernatorial debate

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    City Hall Hustle: Milk Cows and Cash Cows: City utilities ponder diminishing returns ... and subsidies

    AE's uncertain future means wobbly program budgets

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    All Things Budgetary ... and WTP4

    The proposed plant dominates budget discussions at the dais

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    Point Austin: Water, Water (Plant) Everywhere: Stop me if you've heard this one before, because you have

    The arguments over WTP4 have petrified

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    University system: Enough is enough with the budget cuts

    Higher education in Nevada has always felt like a poor relation in a state that seems suspicious of the need for colleges and universities. Now, with more and deeper budget cuts looming, it is beginning to feel even more threadbare and unloved.

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    Track to the Future

    Tilke GmbH unveils design for F1 track

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    The Hightower Report

    Wall Street's Ethical Dilemma; and Big Banks' Inside Job

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    Accountability needed in wake of crisis

    Brian Greenspun turns over his Where I Stand column today to Heather Murren, a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

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    Walking away from a mortgage comes with risks

    The news is bad enough that three homeowners out of four in the Las Vegas Valley owe more on their houses than they’re worth. And there’s no comfort in the prediction that the local real estate market won’t recover for years.

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    Back to (Informal) School

    UT's informal classes programs gets new lease on life

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    Music Venue Owner Fights Lawsuit 'Blitzkrieg'

    Multiple firms claim money owed for work on Backyard, Austin Music Hall

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    More Debate Hate

    Abbott leaves debate decisions to his campaign

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    Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions

    Recommendations on improving witness identification and evidence testing head to the Lege

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    Res Publica

    Citizens' calendar, Sept. 2-9

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    Headlines

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    Naked City

    News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

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    25 Killed In Gunbattle Near Border

    A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug cartel members near Roma left 25gunmen dead, according to the military.

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    Mexico: 25 Dead After Shootout Near Border

    A shootout between soldiers and suspected Zetas drug cartel members near the U.S.-Mexico border leaves 25 purported gunmen dead

  • Calderon: Violence Worth Paying in Drug War
  • Migrant Massacre Survivor Speaks
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    Man Donates $1.5M to Defend Arizona Law

    Wyo. man gives more than $1.5 million to help defend Arizona's controversial immigration law in court, bringing Gov. Jan Brewer's total defense fund to $3.6 million

  • Arpaio: Justice Dept.
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    With Cap Off BP Well, Will Mud Plug Hold?

    Engineers remove a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf in order to clear out failed equipment and prepare for the actual final plug

  • Oil Crew Rescued |
  • Another Gulf
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    McCourt: Wife concerned about nest egg (AP)

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    Tiger takes another step at Deutsche Bank (AP)

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    Swedish bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor (AP)

    AP - Swedish investment bank Carnegie AB Friday said it will buy competitor HQ Bank AB, which had its banking license revoked by the financial watchdog last week.

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    Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan (AP)

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    Bomb scare empties Miami airport

    Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said.

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    Bomb scare empties Miami airport

    Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said.

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    Parts of Miami airport evacuated after suspicious item found

    Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said.

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    Miami airport fully open again (AP)

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    Hogan given leave to return to US

    Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan reaches an agreement with tax authorities in Australia allowing him to return to his home in the US.

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    Ladies' night a big bar boost

    The courts upheld ladies' night and New Yorkers say the feeling's right.
    Charging female patrons less is a good idea, say bartenders and customers.
    "The [appellate court] judges made a good decision," said Martha Giretti, 30, a bartender at Local 138 on the Lower East Side. "Ladies' night gets...

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    Ferry-tix 'scam' sunk

    Four New Jersey men are accused of selling bogus tickets for ferries that shuttle passengers to and from New York City. SeaStreak alerted the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office after noticing that the ticket numbers were out of sequence. Charles Frobosilo's business in New Brunswick was used to stamp...

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    Gang war behind 'toon-kid shooting

    An escalating turf war between bloodthirsty street gangs nearly claimed the life of a 10-year-old Brooklyn boy who was hit by a bullet that flew through his window while he was innocently watching cartoons on television. Khali Robinson was in stable condition at Brookdale Hospital yesterday following his terrifying ordeal...

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    Hostage taker smuggled immigrant

    The gunman who held three people hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters was once convicted of smuggling an illegal immigrant into the country from Mexico.

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    Hostage taker smuggled immigrant

    The gunman who held three people hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters was once convicted of smuggling an illegal immigrant into the country from Mexico.

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    Fears for villagers as Indonesian volcano erupts again (AFP)

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    Saunders writing Spice Girls show

    TV comedienne Jennifer Saunders is to write the story for musical Viva Forever - based on the songs of the Spice Girls.

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    Swedish bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor (AP)

    AP - Swedish investment bank Carnegie says it is buying competitor HQ Bank, which had its banking license revoked by the financial watchdog last week.

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    Coffey: I'm the 'nerd' who never did drugs

    Attorney-general hopeful Sean Coffey is scared that a secret from deep in his past will blow his chance to get the job. "This may cost me the Democratic nomination: I have never used drugs," he joked last night at a forum for his party's candidates at NYU. "I was...

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