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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Nevada

Nevada stories: 105 news summaries

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Wreckage Found Isn't Fossett's Plane

First overnight search completed; aviator has been missing since Monday

Sep 6, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wreckage found yesterday has turned out not to be that of missing aviator Steve Fossett's plane, so the search goes on. The Nevada Air Patrol's first overnight search, using a high-tech thermal imaging camera, yielded nothing. Nevertheless, searchers remain hopeful. "If anyone has to be lost out there, this... More »

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aviation • pilot • Nevada • Steve Fossett • search • aviator

Clinton, Obama Oppose Primary Leapfrogging

Candidates bow to pressure from states protecting their early primaries

Sep 2, 07 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama joined three of their presidential rivals yesterday in pledging not to campaign in states that have defied Democratic primary rules by pushing their primaries to early 2008. In recent weeks, Michigan and Florida have announced votes before February 5, challenging the first dibs the party... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Iowa • RNC • New Hampshire • South Carolina • Howard Dean • Michigan • Nevada • Jennifer Granholm • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008 • presidential election

Burning Man Torcher Calls It an 'Act of Love'

Festival has become 'too suburban,' says gonzo former lawyer

Sep 1, 07 8:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The San Francisco prankster who put an early torch to the 40-foot-tall Burning Man last week—earning himself a felony arson charge—tells the San Francisco Chronicle his stunt was a plea to put spontaneity back into the Nevada festival that culminates tonight. "This was not an act of... More »

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San Francisco • Hunter S. Thompson • festival • arson • Burning Man • Nevada • Black Rock Desert

AT&T Stops Time (of Day)

Americans no longer calling in to hear the right time

Aug 29, 07 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Californians are saying goodbye to a more genteel era, a time when they used to set clocks by calling in to AT&T for the correct hour. Cell phones and computers have made the service outdated, the company says. “Times change,” says a spokesman. “There are just... More »

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California • telecom • AT and T • Nevada • Jane Barbe • time

Burning Man Torched Early

Vandal charged with arson after icon of hedonistic arts festival bursts into flames

Aug 29, 07 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A San Francisco vandal torched a giant effigy four days before it was slated to burn as part of the annual hedonistic Burning Man arts festival, according to police. The vandal was arrested for arson and possession of fireworks. Most of the 40-foot Man is still standing, and organizers are... More »

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festival • hippies • arson • Burning Man • Nevada • effigy

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