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Firm ranks Nevada No. 2 nationwide for foreclosures in ‘13

Another year, another high foreclosure rate for Nevada. New numbers from Irvine, Calif., real estate research firm RealtyTrac ranked Nevada among the top five for foreclosure activity in 2013.

Senators express privacy concerns over drones

Senators briefed on plans to advance unmanned aircraft for commercial uses cautioned Wednesday that a host of privacy concerns must be addressed before drones are set loose in the nation’s airspace.

Monorail turns in surprising track record — ridership goes up

After plunging by nearly half from 7.9 million in 2007, ultimately driving the nonprofit monorail corporation into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, last year marked for monorail management the beginning of what they hope will be a sustained turnaround.

Local studio tries to lure adult industry as Adult Entertainment Expo begins

A few days before AVN’s Adult Entertainment Expo hit Las Vegas, Lee Roy Myers was busy painting his movie studio and adding two sets for a restaurant and a hospital. This week marks the local business’s hard launch, and Myers said he wanted everything to be perfect.

World’s largest LED screen, on Las Vegas Strip, goes green

Here’s another superlative for the Las Vegas landscape. Since 2011 the Harmon Retail Corner has been home to the world’s largest light-emitting diode, or LED, screen, but now the sign is green, too.

J.C. Penney to cut 2,000 jobs, close 33 stores

NEW YORK — Struggling department-store operator J.C. Penney announced it will cut 2,000 jobs and close 33 stores as it tries to get back on the path to profitability.

Anti-online gaming group circulates FBI letter warning of Web wagering

An anti-online gaming group funded by Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson is distributing a letter from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that warns Internet wagering can be used by criminals to conduct money-laundering activities.

 
Child’s play: Apple to refund consumers for kids’ purchases

Apple will refund at least $32.5 million to consumers to settle a federal case involving purchases that kids made without their parents’ permission while playing on mobile apps.

Apple will refund $32.5 million in app case

WASHINGTON — Apple will refund at least $32.5 million to consumers to settle a federal case involving purchases that kids made without their parents’ permission while playing on mobile apps, the government announced Wednesday.