Tag: Vegas
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Trump invokes economy, public safety and ‘China virus’ during Asian American rally in Vegas
At his first campaign rally targeting the Asian American and Pacific Islander community this election cycle, former President Donald Trump took the stage Thursday evening in Las Vegas with a speech focused on the economy, public safety and immigration to a group he says he believes he can make inroads with. Trump headlined the “Unite…
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Rock guitarist Jake E. Lee hit multiple times in random Las Vegas shooting
Rock guitarist Jake E. Lee was struck multiple times early Thursday in a Las Vegas street shooting, his management said in a statement. Officers responded to the shooting around 2:45 a.m. and found Lee with gunshot wounds, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. The musician was then taken to the hospital,…
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Tom Brady expected to become part owner of NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders
National Football League owners are expected to approve Tom Brady as minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. The seven-time Super Bowl champ is looking to buy about a 10% stake in the Raiders with his business partner, Knighthead Capital founder Tom Wagner. The deal is…
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An embarrassing in-flight snafu and goodbye to a Las Vegas icon: The weekly news quiz
Oct. 12, 2024, 9:00 AM UTC By Annie Hill Passengers on a Qantas Airways flight got a surprise and Las Vegas said farewell to an icon. But what were they? Test your knowledge of the week in news and take last week’s quiz here. Annie Hill Annie Hill is platforms editor for NBC News based in…
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Florida wakes to Milton’s destruction and Vegas says goodbye to the Tropicana casino: Morning Rundown
Hurricane Milton leaves a trail of destruction in Florida. An Afghan man arrested and accused of plotting an Election Day attack was a CIA guard. And an iconic Las Vegas casino goes out with a bang. Here’s what to know today. Milton sweeps through Florida after a destructive landfall Florida communities are waking up to…
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The Tropicana casino is imploded as Las Vegas bets on sports
The Tropicana itself spent much of its life targeting middle-class guests. One of the first luxury properties on the Strip, the casino’s ties to organized crime and a shifting competitive landscape brought that flashy era to an end. It was sold to Ramada in 1979 and, despite ownership changes, was operated as a budget-friendly resort…
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Video shows fire coming from Frontier flight after landing in Las Vegas
Video showed flames coming from underneath a Frontier flight that made a hard landing in Las Vegas after reports of smoke in the cockpit Saturday, officials said. Flight 1326 was on its way from San Diego to Las Vegas when “the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency,” Frontier said in a statement. There were…