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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 03:02 UTC

Nevada lawmaker s surprise during gay-marriage debate: I m gay

State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, a Democrat from North Las Vegas, told his Senate colleagues that he is gay during discussion of a measure to repeal a state ban on gay marriage.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 16:17 UTC

Pacers' Paul George wins NBA's Most Improved Award

Pacers forward Paul George spent the past summer turning himself into a better player.

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The Register, 23.04.13 06:24 UTC

Firewall tech pioneer Gil Shwed: Former teen sysadmin on today's infosec biz

Feature Twenty years after the technology behind FireWall-1 was first developed, the teenage coding prodigy who founded Check Point says that "IT security is [still] very hot". Shwed, 44, is the ...

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Los Angeles Daily News, 22.04.13 22:18 UTC

Virgin America to fly between LAX and Vegas

The first flight blew into McCarran Airport in Las Vegas on Monday, with Richard Branson onboard. The British billionaire dreamed up the airline. Virgin will make three daily roundtrips between the ...

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 03:47 UTC

Matt Kenseth holds off Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw in NASCAR event | Auto racing

Matt Kenseth held off Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw to win the STP 400, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.

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Seattle Times, 19.04.13 18:38 UTC

Montoya says he's happy with Earnhardt Ganassi

Juan Pablo Montoya appears to be perfectly content with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, even if nobody seems willing to talk about whether he'll still be with the team next season.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 18:45 UTC

Expelled Nevada lawmaker indicted on firearm count

A former Nevada lawmaker has been indicted on a felony firearms charge stemming from an arrest in January in North Las Vegas that began a spiral leading to his expulsion from the Legislature.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 18:44 UTC

Travel association exec to lead US gambling lobby

The new head of the U.S. casino lobby is a 38-year-old with ties to the travel industry who says he will seek consensus on Internet gambling.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 11:11 UTC

Flavor Flav has Hall ceremony, court date conflict

Flavor Flav has a scheduling conflict between a court date in Las Vegas and his induction with the rap group Public Enemy into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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BBC World News, 18.04.13 09:38 UTC

New Star Wars film yearly from 2015

Disney has said a new Star Wars film will appear yearly from 2015, alternating between new episodes in the space saga and spinoff character films.

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Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, fine dining, and entertainment. Las Vegas, which bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is famous for the number of casino resorts and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, it is the 28th m...

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