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Air Date: Monday, November 19, 2018

Everyone Knows The Colorado River’s Top Agreement Is Flawed. Why Not Fix It?

UNLV Researchers Enlisted To Study Prehistoric Tracks Found In Grand Canyon

Could Troubles In Macau Hit Las Vegas?

  • Coming up on Monday's program... 

  • Revenues from Macau helped Las Vegas gaming companies through the recession but now that its fortunes have turned will the gaming enclave in China end up hurting our city?

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Ryan Spainhower and his wife Kimberly discover a coin they had made during their honeymoon amidst the burned ashes of their home in Paradise, Calif., on Sunday.
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77 Killed In California's Camp Fire As Number Of Missing Drops To 993

Nov 18, 2018
At least 80 people have died throughout the state since the Camp and Woolsey fires broke out earlier this month. The official missing persons list spans 993 names.
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Petition Drive Underway To Stop Proposed Traffic Plan In Laughlin

Nov 19, 2018

A group in Laughlin is opposing a proposed traffic plan for Nevada State Route 163 and Casino Drive.

The group set up camp outside of a local market last week gathering signatures for a petition to stop the Nevada Department of Transportation’s proposal to bring roundabouts to the area.

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New Legislators Get Crash Course In Carson City

Nov 19, 2018

New legislators in Nevada got their crash course on the way of the statehouse last week.

Twelve freshman Assembly and Senate members got a three-day orientation in Carson City barely a week after their victories.

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Politics
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is facing opposition from a group of House Democrats who argue that after the midterm elections voters want a new generation of leadership in the House.

Pelosi's Democratic Opponents Go Public, But Still Lack Challenger

Nov 19, 2018
12 House Democrats and 4 incoming freshman have signed a letter committing to oppose Nancy Pelosi's speakership bid on the House floor.
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The speed limit in Acquetico, a village in Northern Italy, is 50 kph, or 31 mph. Drivers have been clocked passing through the village at more than double that speed.

Italian Village Installs Speed Cameras, Records 58,000 Infractions In 2 Weeks

Nov 19, 2018
A highway runs right through the community of Acquetico, population about 120. The area's mayor decided to take action against motorists blazing by and was shocked at what he found.
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World
A few hundred people gathered in Tijuana's high-end Rio area on Sunday, to protest against groups migrating from Central American countries.

Shouting 'Mexico First,' Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan

Nov 19, 2018
While some residents of the northern Mexican city have said "all migrants are welcome," a group of protesters this weekend demanded they be kicked out.
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Do You Know The Right Way To Wash Your Hands? Watch This Video Aimed At Halting Ebola

Nov 19, 2018
There are six separate steps in the video from Democratic Republic of the Congo — and that's not counting "abundantly" wetting your hands and lathering up.
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Politics
This turkey seemed to be in a fowl mood in 1987 when Ronald Reagan used the word "pardon" for the first time in reference to sparing a Thanksgiving turkey.

The Presidential Turkey Pardon's Weird Roots Go Back To The Iran-Contra Scandal

Nov 19, 2018
President Reagan's pivot away from a reporter's question about possibly pardoning those involved with the 1980s arms-sales scandal is a key moment in the history of the event taking place Tuesday.
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A view inside Rhode Island's John J. Moran Medium Security Prison, in Cranston. Rhode Island is the only state to screen every individual who comes into the correctional system for opioid use disorder, and to offer, in conjunction with with counseling, a

Rhode Island Prisons Push To Get Inmates The Best Treatment For Opioid Addiction

Nov 19, 2018
The state has started to reduce overdose deaths by offering counseling and medication for opioid addiction in prison. Research finds the treatment helps inmates avoid relapse after release.

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