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Reclaim Your Data

Jul 23, 2018

Michael Chertoff, former Homeland Security Secretary and co-author of the Patriot Act, says data collection has gotten out of control.

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Farmer Terry Davidson walks through his soy fields on July 6, 2018, in Harvard, Illinois, the same day China imposed retaliatory tariffs aimed at the US soybean market.

How New Tariffs Are Impacting US Businesses

Jul 23, 2018

Rumblings of a trade war between the U.S. and China started in January when President Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines.

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Media

Tronc cited financial pressures in gutting the <em>New York Daily News</em>, a major force in local coverage. It has won Pulitzer Prizes and been a thorn in President Trump's side.

Tronc Slashes 'New York Daily News' Staff By Half

Jul 23, 2018

Tronc cited financial pressures in gutting the newsroom of the punchy New York City tabloid, a major force in local coverage. It has won Pulitzer Prizes and been a thorn in President Trump's side.

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Music News

David Bowie, photographed on March 3, 1965 — two years after the future legend recorded a demo for Decca Records with The Konrads.

David Bowie's First Demo, From 1963, Found In Bread Basket

Jul 23, 2018

The recording, a single recorded by one of Bowie's earliest projects The Konrads, was discovered after 55 years by a former bandmate and will go to auction in September.

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Sports

Mesut Ozil faced criticism after posing for a photo in May with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

German Star Player With Turkish Roots Says He Quit National Team Over Racism

Jul 23, 2018

Mesut Ozil was criticized after he posed for a photo in May with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose," he said.

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Inmate Walks Away From A Conservation Camp In Winemmucca

Jul 23, 2018

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) — Officials with the Nevada Department of Corrections say an inmate has walked away from the Humboldt Conservation Camp in Winemmucca.

They say 30-year-old Ezekial Earl Derr left the camp around 6 p.m. Saturday.

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Sierra Nevada Forest Fire Continues To Grow Near Yosemite

Jul 23, 2018

MARIPOSA, Calif.

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Report: Rent Prices Soar In Reno

Jul 23, 2018

Finding apartments in Reno and Sparks is becoming very expensive.

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Board Of Regents Boosts Funding For Higher Education In Nevada

Jul 23, 2018

The Nevada Board of Regents on Friday approved an operating budget that brings funding levels for public higher education institutions to its highest level in ten years.

The 2019 to 2021 Biennial Operating Budget and Supplemental Request was set at $1.5 billion.

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Report Shows Adelsons Donated $30 Million To Conservative Super PAC

Jul 23, 2018

The website opensecrets.org reports that in the second quarter of 2018, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson made two donations of $15 million each to the conservative Super PAC The Congressional Leadership Fund.

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The Salt

Brick transfers heat to dough more slowly than steel, allowing both pizza crust and toppings to simultaneously reach perfection.

Pizza Physics: Why Brick Ovens Bake The Perfect Italian-Style Pie

Jul 23, 2018

Brick transfers heat to dough more slowly than steel, allowing both crust and toppings to simultaneously reach perfection. In a home oven, that balance is elusive — but you might be able to get close.

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Ex-Las Vegas Councilman Sentenced In Campaign Money Case

Jul 23, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas councilman who admitted to misusing campaign funds has been sentenced to one month in prison, three months in a halfway house and eight months in home detention.

Ricki Barlow on Friday was also ordered to pay $66,000 in

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A'ja Wilson Scores 24, Aces Beat Fever 88-74

Jul 23, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A'ja Wilson had 16 of her 24 points in the second half and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 88-74 on Sunday.

Kayla McBride added 16 points, including both of her 3-point attempts.

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Sex Workers Speaking Out Against Effort Targeting Brothels

Jul 23, 2018

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Workers at a legal brothel in Nevada say an attention-grabbing pimp's campaign for the Legislature has sparked an anti-brothel effort that they fear could spread to other parts of the state that allow for legal prostitution.

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Bombing Remains A Mystery 2 Years After Rattling Nevada Town

Jul 23, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada sheriff says he still doesn't have a clue why a man with a bomb blew up a family's home and killed himself in an attack that terrorized the tiny southern Nevada town of Panaca.

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Reno Moves To Shore Up Aging Fleet Of Fire Trucks

Jul 23, 2018

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno's city council is moving to shore up the city's aging fleet of fire engines after its last functioning ladder truck went down twice in the last 10 days.

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Drought Forces Emergency Measures For US West's Wild Horses

Jul 23, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and forcing extreme measures to protect them.

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1 Dead After Shooting At Mormon Church In Fallon

Jul 23, 2018

FALLON, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and another injured following a shooting at a Mormon church in Nevada.

Fallon Police Chief Kevin Gehman says 48-year-old John Kelley O'Connor walked into the church on Sunday, opened fire and then walked home.

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Report: Southern Nevada Manufacturers Have Plenty Of Work, Not Enough Workers

Jul 23, 2018

A new report looks at the state of the manufacturing sector in Southern Nevada. One finding: Many companies are having a tougher time finding good workers than in finding work.

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Shots - Health News

Having more than one child is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's, research finds, as is starting menstruation earlier in life than average and menopause later.

Hormone Levels Likely Influence A Woman's Risk Of Alzheimer's, But How?

Jul 23, 2018

Scientists are taking a second look at the idea that hormone replacement therapy could reduce a woman's risk of dementia. New research suggests the key may be in giving it at the right time.

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Politics

Tweet By Trump Warns Iran's Hassan Rouhani To Be Cautious

Jul 23, 2018

The rebuke came after remarks by President Rouhani that a U.S. war with Tehran would be the "mother of all wars." Noel King talks to Trita Parsi, head of the National Iranian American Council.

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National

President Trump issued a strongly worded all-caps, late-night tweet after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (right) said that war with Iran would be "the mother of all wars and peace with Iran is the mother of all peace."

Trump To Iran's President Rouhani: 'NEVER, EVER THREATEN' The U.S. Again

Jul 23, 2018

President Trump threatened Iran in a late-night tweet after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Trump not to "play with the lion's tail" and that "war with Iran is the mother of all wars."

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Law

Anti-gun violence advocate and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor Emma Gonzales, center, at a rally in Chicago in June. The students from the Parkland, Fla., school have become vocal anti-gun advocates, but a more conservative Supreme Court may stymie their efforts.

Kavanaugh Could Tip Supreme Court Against Gun Control Laws

Jul 23, 2018

If confirmed, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will likely steer the court toward broader gun rights.

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Politics

DOJ Documents On Page Give Fuel To Critics And Administration Allies

Jul 23, 2018

The Justice Department releases documents related to the wiretapping of ex-Trump campaign aide Carter Page. Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and NPR's Mara Liasson.