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Former Chamber chairman tapped by governor for post

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU

September 22, 2011 - 1:03 am

Former Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Chairman Steve Hill was named Wednesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval to serve as interim executive director of the new state Office of Economic Development.

Hill will assume the position on Oct. 3. His agency will coordinate state efforts to induce businesses to locate in Nevada and create more jobs for unemployed residents.

Now senior vice president at CalPortland, a concrete and gravel supplier in Las Vegas, Hill also has been serving as chairman of the Economic Development Policy Committee and advised the governor and legislators on economic matters during the 2011 legislative session.

Sandoval also announced that Terri Janison, his director of community relations and a former Clark County School Board president, will work with Hill as regional director. She will be responsible for outreach, business relationships and work-force development.

Destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip are seen during the sunset from southern Israel, Thursday ...

Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed

By Wafaa Shurafa and Joseph Krauss The Associated Press

May 10, 2024 - 6:23 pm

Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian terrorists on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left aid crossings inaccessible, U.N. officials said.

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UN assembly OKs resolution granting Palestine new rights, reviving UN membership bid

By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press

May 10, 2024 - 6:01 pm

While Friday’s resolution gives Palestine some new rights and privileges, it reaffirms that it remains a non-member observer state without full U.N. membership and the right to vote in the General Assembly or at any of its conferences.

‘This is a Family Court issue’: How a contentious custody battle became a fatal shooting

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 7:39 pm

Hundreds of unsealed court documents reveal the contentious custody battle between Ashley Prince and Dennis Houston leading up to a fatal shooting in April.

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For Israel’s contestant, the Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers

By Jill Lawless The Associated Press

May 10, 2024 - 5:54 pm

Eden Golan has become a focus for protests by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who want Israel kicked out of Eurovision over the war that began with the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack.

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U.S. says Israel’s use of U.S. arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aamer Madhani and Matthew Lee The Associated Press

May 10, 2024 - 5:48 pm

The Biden administration said Friday that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law.

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Fetterman slams Biden over threat to withhold some arms supplies to Israel

By Julia Terruso The Philadelphia Inquirer

May 10, 2024 - 4:20 pm

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman called President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold military aid to Israel “deeply disappointing.”

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Dozens arrested as police dismantle pro-Palestinian protest encampments

By Bruce Shipkowski and Michael Casey The Associated Press

May 10, 2024 - 4:17 pm

Philadelphia and campus police moved in around daybreak at Penn to remove protesters from an encampment that was in place for more than two weeks.

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Las Vegas woman facing charges in Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 4:04 pm

A Las Vegas woman was arrested Thursday for her alleged participation in the U.S. Capitol riot after the 2020 presidential election.

The Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into MGM — the victim of the September ...

SAUNDERS: After fighting off hackers, MGM takes on federal bureaucracy

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 2:56 pm

Where’s the outrage? Strip giant stands up to extortion — and ends up under federal investigation.

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Severe geomagnetic storm may disrupt communications, extend northern lights

By Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times Tribune Content Agency

May 10, 2024 - 9:18 pm

For the first time since January 2005, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Friday evening.