Vegasland 02/19/10

Dispute embroils Sunset playoffs

Western High School’s boys basketball team might still have a chance to get into the Sunset Region playoffs – if they ever start.

County backs vegas.com for Web domain

Clark County commissioners voted Tuesday to endorse Vegas.com in its bid to control the Internet domain suffix “.vegas”.

Business groups set to greet president

Las Vegas business leaders said Tuesday they’re looking forward to hearing directly from Barack Obama on his second presidential visit to a city where tourism officials now predict a million more visitors in 2010 than last year.

Burger King revamps coffee, eyes menu rehab

CHICAGO – Burger King plans to launch a massive new coffee line as it tries to overhaul its breakfast menu and boost its slumping business.

More Olympic weather woes; hockey, curling start

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The big news from the Vancouver Olympics on Tuesday was what wasn’t happening.

Gibbons calls for special session, releases budget-cut plans

CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons issued the proclamation Tuesday that calls the Legislature into a special session Feb. 23 and released a series of plans that he said would cut state spending by $887 million.
Gibbons called for extracting another $50 million from the mining industry by changing the deductions mining companies now may take before computing their taxes.

Wynn tip-pooling ruling delayed until May

Wynn Las Vegas dealers will now have to wait until May for a ruling on whether or not the property’s tip-pooling policy breaks state labor law.

Simon Properties offers General Growth $10 billion buyout

Even if Simon Property Group’s hostile bid to take over bankrupt rival General Growth Properties goes through, local consumers probably wouldn’t notice many changes inside the local shopping centers the two companies operate, experts said Tuesday.

NRC judges halt Yucca license hearings

WASHINGTON – The government took another step toward a shutdown of the Yucca Mountain Project on Tuesday when a panel of administrative judges halted most license hearings for the nuclear waste site.

Public defenders seek delay in ax attack

Harold E. Montague hung his head, his face marked with a fading bruise under his left eye. Before he could answer any questions from the judge, his lawyers interrupted. They wanted to determine whether he was mentally capable.

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