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11

percent drop in the Las Vegas stock index on Monday, when the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 777 points, its largest point-drop ever.

1.6 MILLION

dollars spent by the state on the initial search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett. His remains and wrecked airplane were finally found last week.

4

runs batted in by former Las Vegas 51s standout James Loney, who hit a grand slam in Los Angeles' 7-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs Wednesday.

$708

to be spent per Nevada resident this fiscal year on education, public safety and health and human services, down from $761 in 1996.

10,692

square feet in a seven-bedroom, 10-bath Summerlin estate that ranks as the region's priciest bank-owned home, and a steal at just $7.95 million.

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