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Signing of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Between the United States and Kazakhstan
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Washington, DC - , Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Department of Justice Counselor for International Affairs Bruce C. Swartz and Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev signed a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. The signing of this Treaty marks an important step forward by the United States and Kazakhstan to enhance law enforcement cooperation and to protect the law-abiding citizens of both countries.
NASA, ESA Telescopes Give Shape to Furious Black Hole Winds
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Washington, DC - NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) and ESA’s (European Space Agency) XMM-Newton telescope are showing that fierce winds from a supermassive black hole blow outward in all directions - a phenomenon that had been suspected, but difficult to prove until now.
Richard Whitley has been appointed Interim Director of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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Carson City, Nevada - Governor Brian Sandoval announced today that Richard Whitley has been appointed Interim Director of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Whitley currently serves within DHHS as the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health Administration. Director Romaine Gilliland will return to retirement after an accomplished career in public service having worked in the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services.
Larry’s Villa in Las Vegas Claims Title of %^&$iest Strip Club
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Las Vegas, Nevada - In a landscape dominated by multi-million dollar properties Larry’s Villa, Las Vegas’ first licensed Strip Club, seems like a venue that time forgot. Now it has a new claim to fame as it steps up and proudly claims itself ‘The Shittiest Strip Club on Earth’.
North Lake Tahoe Celebrates 34 Years of "Snow Much Fun" SnowFest
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North Lake Tahoe, Nevada - Who needs tons of winter snow? Not the 34th Annual North Lake Tahoe SnowFest! Thousands of skiers and boarders will flock to the North Shore of Lake Tahoe next week to take part in this wacky, and wonderfully “Snow Much Fun” event. Beginning Thursday, Feb. 26, Vulcans, Queens, and Polar Bear plungers take to the streets (and hillsides) of the Sierra Nevada to take part in parades, races, parties, concerts and other performances, not to mention great food specials and lodging deals, through Sunday, March 8.
Man sentenced to 50 years in prison for engaging in sexual activity with minors and videotaping the assaults
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New York - A man from Westchester County was sentenced to 50 years in prison for engaging in sexual activity with seven different minors, all under the age of 11 at the time of the sexual activity. This sentencing follows an investigation by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assigned to the Child Exploitation Unit.