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Nevada takes first sip of Colorado River drought plan

Thursday’s 6-0 vote by the Southern Nevada Water Authority board aims to keep more water in the shrinking river system through voluntary cuts. The deal isn’t done, though, as Arizona and California are still debating their cuts.

Trump unlikely to dwell on Las Vegas shooting for long

Amid natural disasters, political confrontations and Twitter firefights, the president has distractions aplenty and seems disinclined to hold onto a tragedy that can’t be blamed on radical Islamic terrorism.