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Sheltering homeless families in Las Vegas a challenge

A day after arriving in Las Vegas last month, Girlie Bloomquist and her family were waiting for a Section 8 housing voucher and initially went to the city of Las Vegas’ courtyard , at Foremaster Lane and Las Vegas Boulevard.

Event gives voters a chance to grill Nevada candidates

Horsford and Hardy were two of nearly 30 candidates who showed up at the meet-and-greet Monday. Others included Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, her Democratic challenger, Assemblyman Nelson Araujo, and gubernatorial candidates Independent Ryan Bundy and Libertarian Jared Lord.

$1M grant will boost STEM outreach for College of Southern Nevada

The governor’s office of Science, Innovation and Technology has poured resources into the state’s colleges over the past few years to boost the relationship between industry and STEM education opportunities.

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Judge tosses Stormy Daniels’ defamation suit against Trump

A federal judge dismissed Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Monday, saying the president made a “hyperbolic statement” against a political adversary when he tweeted about a composite sketch the porn actress’ lawyer released.

President Trump suggests ‘rogue killers’ may have killed Khashoggi

Turkish and Saudi investigators on Monday were to begin conducting what Turkish officials called a joint “inspection” of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing nearly two weeks ago.

 
Microsoft co-founder, pro sports team owner Paul Allen dies

Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65.

With wind, fire danger, California utilities cut power to customers

Concerned about downed power lines sparking wildfires, two major California utilities for the first time cut power to some customers amid high winds — and another power provider was considering similar action.

Police to file criminal complaint after fetus remains found

Police in Detroit said they would file a criminal complaint against the owners after the remains of 10 fetuses and one infant were found hidden in a former funeral home that had lost its license when decomposing embalmed bodies were found there earlier this year.