Las Vegas home sales dropped 26.5 percent in October from a year ago and inventory climbed 7.5 percent, an indication the housing market will end the year more sluggish than usual.
NEW YORK — Amazon is selling a self-published book defending pedophiles, sparking discussions about the retailer’s obligation to vet items before they are sold in its online stores. The book, “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover’s Code of Conduct” by Philip R. Greaves II, offers advice to pedophiles afraid of becoming the center of retaliation. It is an electronic book available for Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle e-reader.
CARSON CITY — Gov.-elect Brian Sandoval announced Wednesday that former Assembly Minority Leader Heidi Gansert will be his chief of staff and that Dale Erquiaga will be his senior adviser.
LOS ANGELES — Kurt Warner’s “Dancing With the Stars” stint is over, but the Super Bowl champ is still a crowd pleaser. The studio audience and Warner’s fellow contestants cheered “M-V-P! M-V-P!” as he was eliminated from the hit ABC show Tuesday.
GENEVA — A rare pink diamond goes on auction next week – and Sotheby’s says the gem could set a new world record if it sells for its estimated price of $27 million to $38 million. The 24.78-carat gem, described as “fancy intense pink,” would top the previous record set by rival auctioneers Christie’s when they sold the blue 35.56-carat Wittelsbach-Graff diamond for $24.3 million in 2008.
Analysts expressed optimism that a pattern was taking hold after state gaming revenues showed a modest increase in September, the first time since the fall of 2007 that Nevada casinos have recorded two straight monthly revenue bumps.
Bonanno’s New York Pizzeria, MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received 29 demerits Oct. 25. Violations included pasta not cooled by approved methods. GRADE: C.
UNLV junior forward Chace Stanback was benched for the first half Tuesday, forced to sit for not fulfilling his academic responsibilities over the summer. Stanback made up for lost time, scoring all of his 23 points in the second half to help the Rebels defeat Washburn 88-53 in an exhibition game at the Thomas & Mack Center.
