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A SEA OF SANTAS

December 7, 2011 - 8:43 am

A World Santa Challenge record 8,123 Santas turned out for the seventh annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run at Town Square on Saturday. The total broke the previous mark for the World Santa Challenge set by Liverpoool, England with 7,312 participants. Nearly 500 men and women with the Army National Guard participated in the race from Afghanistan. SPC Cintya Martinez and the 422 Signal Battalion organized the race and raised $8,700 for Opportunity Village. (Photo courtesy Las Vegas Great Santa Run)

CCSD Superintendent Jhone Ebert, from left, general counsel Jon Okazaki, board counsel Mahogany ...

New CCSD start times to help high schoolers most, middle schoolers least, experts say

By Spencer Levering / RJ

February 2, 2026 - 7:00 am

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Seasonal gas prices are rising and likely at this 7 Eleven station along West Charleston Boulev ...

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By Mick Akers / RJ

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Punxsutawney Phil makes 2026 winter forecast prediction

by Mark Scolforo, Tassanee Vejpongsa and Kathy McMormack Associated Press

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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, M ...

Trump: Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July

By Michelle L. Price and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press

February 1, 2026 - 6:08 pm

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A document with an email chain from Jeffrey Epstein illustrates the amount of redactions of per ...

Top Justice Department official plays down chance for charges arising from Epstein files revelations

By Eric Tucker The Associated Press

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In this photo released by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-TX, Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, five ...

5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility

By Jack Dura The Associated Press

February 1, 2026 - 1:15 pm

Images of the young boy wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack and surrounded by immigration officers drew outrage about the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minneapolis.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania&# ...

Russian drone strike kills 15 in Dnipro as Zelenskyy says more Russia-Ukraine talks next week

By Volodymyr Yurchuk The Associated Press

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Trucks carrying humanitarian aids line up to enter the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing, hea ...

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By Samy Magdy The Associated Press

February 1, 2026 - 7:55 am

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An order to release 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from detention, which included ...

Judge orders ICE to release 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, his dad

By Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press

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Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chicken gets roasted in lawsuit. Here’s what they’re claiming

By Clara Harter Los Angeles Times

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