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A billboard advertises the jackpots of the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries, in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Lottery players will have a shot Friday night at the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. history after no tickets matched all the numbers in the latest Mega Millions drawing. The big prize for Powerball, the other national lottery game, is $550 million for Wednesday night's drawing. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 10:38 pm

Powerball jackpot hits $640M as Mega Millions grows to $750M

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another night, another unclaimed giant lottery jackpot. Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot was worth at least $550 million and grew to an estimated $640 million without a winner heading into the next drawing Saturday. Numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-...
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Mega Millions lottery tickets sit inside a convenience store in Lower Manhattan, October 23, 2018 in New York City.
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Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 7:08 am

Mega Millions jackpot rises to $750 million after no winner

Lottery players will have a shot Friday night at the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. history after no tickets matched all the numbers in the latest Mega Millions drawing.
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Mitch Kelly
January 13, 2021 - 6:43 am

Wynn, Culinary Union reach new agreement

The Wynn Las Vegas Resort says it has reached an agreement with the Culinary Union that allows the company to avoid layoffs.
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Epidemic concept COVID-19. Coronavirus Test Station. Medical worker in full protective gear takes sample from patient at a COVID-19 drive-thru test site.
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Mitch Kelly
January 13, 2021 - 6:17 am

Covid test site reopening at Texas Station on Wednesday

Starting Wednesday, the drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Texas Station at Rancho and Lake Mead will operate three days a week, Wednesday through Friday, starting at 8 a.m.
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Sheldon Adelson
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Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 5:58 am

Tributes pour in for Sheldon Adelson

Billionaire casino mogul and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson died Monday night at 87 due to complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
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Mugshot of sexual assault suspect Jordan Artis
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Mitch Kelly
January 13, 2021 - 5:37 am

Metro makes arrest of sexual assault suspect

Police are looking more additional victims of a sexual assault suspect who was arrested on Monday.
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Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto and Jacky Rosen
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Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 5:27 am

Rosen, Cortez-Masto call for investigation into Nye County official

Nevada's two U.S. senators have joined calls for an investigation of comments by the Republican Party chairman in rural Nye County that they warn could incite violence and insurrection.
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The US flag on dollar bills
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Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 5:09 am

Nevada lawmaker resigns amid campaign finance investigation

A Nevada lawmaker resigned amid an investigation involving the use of campaign contributions that prompted law enforcement to raid his home in May.
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Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 5:01 am

Leftover court bid to block Biden win in Nevada is dismissed

A leftover legal bid by a conservative former state lawmaker to block certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s win in Nevada has been dismissed.
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FILE - This Feb. 10, 2017 file photo, Chief Executive of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Sheldon Adelson shows at a business roundtable with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics has died after a long illness, his wife said Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Associated Press
January 12, 2021 - 3:41 pm

LV Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson Dies

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sheldon Adelson, who rose from a modest start as the son of an immigrant taxi driver to become a billionaire Republican powerbroker with a casino empire and influence on international politics, has died. He was 87. Adelson died Monday night from complications related to treatment...
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