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The Park lights up for the holidays — PHOTOS

The idea to make The Park a destination for tourists and locals felt like a reality Monday night when radio personality Chet Buchanan asked the locals to raise their hands. Half the crowd did.

Las Vegas ranks as No. 1 Thanksgiving destination in US

About 318,000 people will descend on the Las Vegas Valley during the five-day holiday weekend set to begin Wednesday afternoon, with about 60 percent of those travelers making the trip by car, said Tony Illia, a spokesman for the Nevada Department of Transportation.

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Charter takeover debate in Nevada centers on student scores off new test

The 2016 Smarter Balanced test is considered to be slightly harder than Nevada’s previous Criterion Referenced Test — and the Clark County School District has fought back, arguing that scores are low because it’s the first time students took the new test.

Bypassing grocery stores, company delivers meat directly to consumers

You get an email telling you to meet a guy in a parking lot — he’s already got your money, so no need to get out of the car. Just exchange pleasantries and pop the trunk so he can load you up with boxes of meat.

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