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Hearing on Crown deal postponed

Arnold Knightly

December 1, 2008 - 5:41 pm

The logistics of getting Melbourne, Australia-based Crown Limited’s executives to Carson City this week proved to be too difficult.

A Wednesday hearing before the Gaming Control Board on the company’s proposed $1.8 billion buyout of Cannery Casinos Resorts was postponed today until January, according to regulators. The new hearing will be held in Las Vegas.

Regulators wanted all of Crown’s executives, including notoriously media shy billionaire and majority shareholder James Packer, to make the nearly 15-hour trip from Down Under for the hearing.

Crown said it could not arrange to have all of the executives in Carson City in time for the Wednesday hearing.

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Iconic LAX airport sign is being removed letter by letter. Here’s why

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times

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The giant “LAX” sign that has welcomed travelers to Los Angeles International Airport for the last 25 years is coming down.

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Appeals court upholds columnist’s $83.3M defamation judgment against Trump

By Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press

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He had argued that he should not have to pay the sum as a result of a Supreme Court decision expanding presidential immunity.

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6 killed after Palestinian gunmen attack Jerusalem bus stop

By Melanie Lidman and Julia Frankel The Associated Press

September 8, 2025 - 7:47 am

Monday’s shooting — at a major intersection, with a road leading to Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem — was the deadliest in Israel since October 2024.

Visitors enter Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Disneyland ends biggest hotel perk of them all

Brady MacDonald, The Orange County Register

September 8, 2025 - 7:03 am

Disneyland is getting rid of its biggest perk that lets hotel visitors into the parks early to ride Space Mountain, Star Tours, Incredicoaster, Soarin’ and many other popular rides while daily visitors impatiently wait each morning for rope drop.

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Driving to Phoenix from Las Vegas? This crucial road project is halfway done

By Mick Akers / RJ

September 8, 2025 - 6:00 am

A pair of road projects between Las Vegas and Phoenix are making progress that will lead to a smoother commute between the two desert southwest cities.

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Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz the first millennial saint

By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press

September 7, 2025 - 11:57 am

Pope Leo XIV declared the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith

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Players from Missouri and Texas split nearly $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot

By The Associated Press

September 7, 2025 - 9:38 am

Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner.

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Shhh! If you win the $1.8B Powerball jackpot, don’t tell anyone

By Safiyah Riddle and Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press

September 6, 2025 - 7:30 am

The $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot is the second-largest in history, but even if there is a winner, don’t expect to find out who they are or how they plan to use their winnings.