Las Vegas News
ShopSmart's Best & Worst Products of the Year
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Las Vegas, Nevada - Not every product lives up to its claims, and others sometimes exceed expectations. The January 2015 issue of ShopSmart, from Consumer Reports, spotlights the best of the best tested this year which includes more than 45 products in these seven categories: food and wine; cooking, food prep & storage; cleaning; home improvement; beauty, heath, and fitness; electronics; and cars.
FNC Index: Home Prices Drop Two Consecutive Months
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- Written by LVNT
Oxford, Mississippi - The latest FNC Residential Price Index™ (RPI) shows home prices fell slightly in October, making this the second consecutive month of declines. The continued price weakening emerges amid reports of a rising pace of existing-home sales and ongoing improvement in the labor market. Based on recorded sales of non-distressed properties (existing and new homes) in the 100 largest metropolitan areas, the index dropped 0.1% between September and October.
Preventing Use of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs in Pregnancy
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Carson City, Nevada - The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health is launching SoberMomsHealthyBabies.org to increase awareness of the many risks associated with substance use in pregnancy.
Trucker Convicted of Kidnapping and Interstate Domestic Violence
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Miami, Florida - After a week-long trial, a federal jury convicted a trucker and Florida resident of kidnapping and interstate domestic violence. Evidence adduced at trial showed that the defendant held the female victim captive for 10 days and inflicted psychological and physical abuse that included sexual battery. This was the first time an individual was charged with domestic violence in federal court in South Florida under the Interstate Domestic Violence statute.
Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts Against Members of Violent Loan Sharking and Illegal Gambling Ring
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - A federal jury today returned guilty verdicts against four defendants charged in a loan sharking and illegal gambling ring that was run out of several Philadelphia businesses, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Republican Voters Betrayed Again
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- Written by Brad Lee Barnhill
Elko, Nevada - “The American people were betrayed again by the Republicans in Congress (no surprise), when they passed a budget that includes funding for both Obamacare and the new Obama Amnesty for illegals. We can no longer pretend that there is a difference between Republicans and Democrats,” stated John Wagner, State Chairman Independent American Party.