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NEWS ABOUT: Reno

Reno stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - Government agencies have been warned not to hold meetings in cities employees might actually enjoy visiting, the Wall Street Journal reports. Places like Reno, Orlando, and Las Vegas are all considered untouchable. “We do have guidance that says avoid locations … that give the appearance of being lavish,”... More »

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Las Vegas • US government • Orlando • Reno • business travelers

 Brothels to Nevada: 
 Tax Us, Please 

Brothel owners see taxes as insurance to keep them legal

Jan 26, 09 3:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Nevada's brothel owners are offering to fork over tax money to the state to help cover its debts—but legislators are reluctant to increase the state's involvement in the $50-million-a-year sex business, reports the New York Times. Nevada's 25 legal brothels pay hefty taxes to their home counties, but are... More »

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prostitution • taxes • Las Vegas • Nevada • Reno • brothel • sex industry • Nevada Brothel Association • Moonlite Bunny Ranch • Shady Lady Ranch

AT&T to Cap Bandwidth
of Some Users

Firm tests usage limits in Reno

Nov 5, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - AT&T is capping users’ Internet bandwidth in Reno as an experiment, suggesting that the practice of limiting usage may soon become widespread, Wired reports. Depending on the service plan, new broadband customers will be held to 20 to 150 gigabytes of usage monthly. Current customers will soon face limits... More »

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Internet • Time Warner • Comcast • Reno • AT&T • bandwidth

Obama Rips McCain
on 'Disaster' Economics

Derides GOP economic policy, slams Mac's 'maverick' claims

Aug 18, 08 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama yesterday blasted John McCain’s attacks on his economic policies by slamming the GOP record as a "disaster," reports the Reno Gazette-Journal. McCain “claimed my economic plan would lead to economic disaster,” Obama said. “I’ve got news for John McCain. My plan... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • speech • Reno • campaign stops

 5.2 Quake Again Rattles West 

Spate of temblors raising jitters

Apr 30, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest in a series of shakers to rattle the West was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck a rural area 190 miles northwest of Sacramento last night. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. Quakes have recently rattled Los Angeles, Lake Tahoe, and Reno, where a swarm of... More »

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California • Sacramento • Reno • Lake Tahoe • earthquake

Scientists Warn Reno to Brace for Major Quake

Two months of shakers could signal trouble

Apr 27, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are warning Reno residents to prepare for a major quake following a series of smaller rumbles that have shaken the area for two months, AP reports. The strongest was Friday night’s magnitude 4.7 tremor, which cracked walls and rattled products off store shelves. Now, “a magnitude... More »

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natural disaster • Nevada • Reno • earthquake

OPINION

Nev. Caucuses Fascinating Next to SC

Advanced date, knotty demographic make state key for Dems

Jan 18, 08 9:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Just hours before voting begins in Nevada, its newly bumped-up caucuses are more crucial for Democrats than South Carolina's primary, blogs Sasha Abramsky of Mother Jones. Yes, Nevada has powerful unions, but it's more complex than that: outlying areas are conservative and rural, and the state is a third non-white.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democrats • Las Vegas • trade unions • Reno • Nevada caucus

Nev. Flood Victims Start Cleanup

Helicopter and boat rescues near Reno

Jan 7, 08 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Water is receding and residents are returning to their homes today in parts of Nevada and California beset by flooding over the weekend, the Reno Gazette Journal reports. Dozens of people had to be rescued by helicopter and boat after rising flood waters inundated their homes in Fernley, 30 miles... More »

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flood • flooding • Nevada • Reno • Fernley • Fernley High School • Fallon Naval Air Station • Gov. Jim Gibbons • gophers

Even in Jail, Francis Still Not a Guy Gone Mild

Fiery 'Girls Gone Wild' chief faces myriad
legal hurdles

Dec 16, 07 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Wild antics usually sell videotapes for Joe Francis, the iconoclast behind “Girls Gone Wild.” But now they’ve landed the 34-year-old entrepreneur in jail and a slew of legal trouble. “I am not a criminal,” Francis insists, but his trail of civil suits and charges—including... More »

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Florida • Girls Gone Wild • Joe Francis • Oklahoma • Nevada • Reno • Bay County • soft porn • Roy Black • Quincy Jones

Reno Thrives Although Most Bets Are Off

Tribal gambling hurts city, but Renoans
find ways to adapt

Sep 29, 07 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reno's lost billions to Native American casinos, yet the Nevada town is growing again, even thriving. How did Renoans react when Tribal casinos lured away their business? They put up shop as gambling consultants and sold even more slot machines. Now downtown is growing: Developers are free to build without... More »

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gambling • casino • Native American • Nevada • red tape • Reno • Wal-Mart

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