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50 years after MLK assassination, housing equality fight continues

Some 50 years after Washington, D.C., added legal protections against discrimination with the Fair Housing Act — a law enacted in the days after the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. — disparity still exists locally and beyond.

 
Raiders finalize $1.8B deal with Las Vegas Stadium Authority

Las Vegas Stadium Authority Chairman Steve Hill and Oakland Raiders President Marc Badain on Wednesday signed all the documents needed to fund a $1.8 billion indoor football stadium that will house the NFL team and the UNLV Rebel football team beginning in 2020.

 
Home values growing in Las Vegas Valley

With its damaged mailbox, peeling stucco, overgrown yards and obscene graffiti on front and side windows, this North Las Vegas house could easily scarewould-be buyers.

 
Las Vegas startups seek to capitalize on technology behind bitcoin

Bitcoin caught mainstream attention for its rise in investor interest last year, and now startups worldwide and in the Las Vegas area are seeking ways to capitalize on the technology powering bitcoin.

 
Shoppers line up for Toys R Us liquidation sale in Henderson

More than 50 people lined up outside Henderson’s Toys R Us store Friday morning armed with shopping carts, wallets and gift cards, ready to take advantage of liquidation sales before the company closes its doors .

 
Toys R Us founder Charles Lazarus dies at 94

Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys R Us six decades ago and transformed it into an iconic piece of Americana, died Thursday at age 94, a week after the chain announced it was going out of business.

 
Reno businessman plans $100M investment to revitalize SLS

Alex Meruelo will invest up to $100 million to revitalize the SLS Las Vegas after the Nevada Gaming Commission approved his acquisition Thursday of the struggling Strip property.

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