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SENSATIONS 06-27-2008

June 27, 2008 - 11:41 am

Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, with friends at Tao nightclub (Venetian) on Thursday. Members of the Kardashian family were at another table...

Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce, most valuable player of the NBA Finals, along with teammates Ray Allen, Kendrick Perkins, Rajon Rondo, Glen Davis and Tony Allen, celebrating their world championship at Jet nightclub at The Mirage and Fix restaurant & bar at Bellagio on Thursday night. Pierce has a Las Vegas home...

Bette Midler, touring the Liberace Museum on Friday, all aglow over the glittering collection of costumes, pianos, stage cars and jewelry...

Toni Basil of "Hey Mickey" video fame, dancing on stage during The Time's show at the Flamingo on Thursday. Basil, who is Midler's choreography for "The Showgirl Must Go On," was pulled on stage along with a number of her dancers...

Hilton headliner Barry Manilow and friends, attending the Toxic Audio show Friday afternoon at the V Theater inside the Miracle Mile at Planet Hollywood...

NBA stars Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets at 40/40 Club (Palazzo) on Thursday...

Caesars Palace headliner Bette Midler, at Tryst (Wynn) with cast members from her show, “The Showgirl Must Go On" after dining at Wing Lei (Wynn)...

Also at Tryst: Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor and soccer star Shaun Wright-Phillips of English Premier League team Chelsea...

Actor Dennis Quaid, checking into a suite Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino...

Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, dining at BOA Steakhouse (Forum Shops at Caesars) on Thursday...

Actor Branscombe Richmond, dining with his wife and two children at Nove Italiano (Palms) on Thursday...

A University of Southern California protester, right, confronts a University Public Safety offi ...

Police clash with students, make arrests at Texas university

By Jim Vertuno, Acacia Coronado and Nick Perry The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 6:48 pm

Police bulldozed into student protesters at a Texas university, arresting over a dozen people, while new student encampments sprouted at Harvard and other colleges.

Jay McCandless, left, and his wife Marijke McCandless, right, free climb a rock wall following ...

‘Free Solo’ climber Alex Honnold advocates for rock climbing bill

By Jessica Hill / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 5:44 pm

Alex Honnold joined Democratic Rep. Susie Lee in a panel discussion with outdoor recreation small businesses to talk about ways to support outdoor recreation.

A woman is arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas, Wednesday, April 2 ...

SAUNDERS: Note to Hamas fans in college: antisemitism is not a major

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 4:36 pm

In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist massacre in Israel that left 1,200 dead, the far left has decided to protest the Jewish state, not Hamas.

FILE - People walk past an image of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, a hostage held by Hamas, projected ...

Biden meets 4-year-old Abigail Edan, an American who was held hostage by Hamas

By Aamer Madhani The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 4:09 pm

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the White House meeting with Abigail and her family was “a reminder of the work still to do” to win the release of dozens of people who were taken captive by Hamas terrorists in an Oct. 7 attack on Israel and are still believed to be in captivity in Gaza.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, ...

UN calls for investigation of mass graves at Gaza hospitals

By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 2:04 pm

A United Nations spokesperson said credible investigators should get access to the graves found at two hospitals in the Gaza Strip that were raided by Israeli troops.

Family and supporters of hostages held in the Gaza Strip hold up their hands, painted red to sy ...

Israel sends 2 brigades to Gaza as it prepares for Rafah offensive

The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 1:28 pm

Wednesday’s announcement came as Israel prepared for a ground invasion of Rafah, the southern Gaza city that Israel says is Hamas’ last major stronghold.

Tropicana’s implosion set for fall, making way for A’s ballpark

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 7:24 pm

Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. filed for a commercial demolition permit with Clark County as preparations continue to build a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.

Rachel Goldberg, center, mother of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, along with other fami ...

Video of renowned Israeli American hostage released by Hamas

By Jack Jeffery and Josef Federman The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 2:01 pm

The video was the first sign of life of Hersh Goldberg-Polin since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel.

Dr. Ikram U. Khan sits for a photo in his Las Vegas office Wednesday, July 24, 2002. (Christine ...

‘No-show job’?: Colleagues question well-connected doctor’s UMC contract

By Mary Hynes / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 12:01 pm

University Medical Center defends the $115,200-a-year contract of an influential doctor, but the public hospital can’t document cases he has reviewed.

President Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package that includes a Tik ...

Biden signs TikTok ban, part of $95B aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

By Aamer Madhani and Seung Min Kim Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 9:41 am

The measure, which President Joe Biden signed Wednesday, requires TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform or face a nationwide ban.