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  • April 2008

    • Braxton Rushed to Hospital With Chest Pains

      Access Hollywood  |  Apr 9, 08 4:07 AM CDT

      Braxton Rushed to Hospital With Chest Pains

      (Newser) - Singer Toni Braxton has been hospitalized in Las Vegas after suffering chest pains, Access Hollywood reports. She was taken in for tests and will likely be released today after an overnight stay, said a spokesman for the Famingo hotel-casino, where Braxton has been performing since 2006. The six-time Grammy winner suffers from a heart disease known as pericarditis. More »

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      Las Vegas  • heart disease  • singer  • hospitalization  • Toni Braxton

    • Slump Stings Vegas McMansion Owners

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 8, 08 2:13 PM CDT

      Slump Stings Vegas McMansion Owners

      (Newser) - The housing crisis has caused the number of homes for sale across the country to grow, but in Las Vegas, brokers are dealing with an unusual aspect of swelling inventory—an excess of $1 million-plus listings. Although they're luxury properties with pools and excesses of polished marble, those constructed more than a few years ago are tough to sell because they're considered outdated. The LA Times goes house-hunting. More »

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      housing market  • housing crisis  • Las Vegas  • real estate  • Nevada  • inventory growth  • luxury homes

    • Pam Bares All for Hef's Birthday

      Las Vegas Review-Journal  |  Apr 7, 08 12:59 PM CDT

      Pam Bares All for Hef's Birthday

      (Newser) - Pamela Anderson's birthday present to Hugh Hefner might have killed your average 82-year-old: The bottle blonde double-D surprised the "stunned" Playboy founder in his hotel room Saturday night with a private, naked lap dance, the Las-Vegas Review-Journal reports. More »

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      celebrity  • Las Vegas  • nudity  • birthday  • Pamela Anderson  • Hugh Hefner

  • March 2008

    • Is 21 Bad? Bet the Bank on It

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Mar 28, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      Is 21 Bad? Bet the Bank on It

      (Newser) - There’s a problem with 21 , a movie based on a true story (and the book it inspired) about some MIT math nerds who set up an elaborate system to beat the house in Las Vegas. “None of the main stars is remotely convincing as a smart person,” writes Josh Bell of Las Vegas Weekly . And the storytelling is far from gangbusters, critics complain. More »

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      movie review  • Las Vegas  • gambling  • Kevin Spacey  • Kate Bosworth

    • Spas Get the Vegas Treatment

      W  |  Mar 26, 08 1:50 PM CDT

      Spas Get the Vegas Treatment

      (Newser) - Las Vegas' go-big-or-go-home attitude runs from its slots to its spas, which now rival the Dead Sea as the world's favored soaking grounds, W reports. But what separates Sin City from Baden-Baden is the de-emphasis on escaping it all: At these luxury bathhouses, seeing and being seen is equally important as the relaxing bit. More »

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      travel  • Las Vegas  • luxury travel  • spa  • Bellagio  • Wynn Las Vegas  • Venetian

    • Man Says He Had Ricin for Self-Defense

      Associated Press  |  Mar 18, 08 7:35 AM CDT

      Man Says He Had Ricin for Self-Defense

      (Newser) - The Las Vegas man hospitalized by exposure to ricin in his hotel room told his brother he  did not intend to hurt anyone with it, the AP reports. Roger Bergendoff, who regained consciousness last week after a month, admitted possessing the biological agent but said it was for self-defense. "He just confirmed that it was not intended for anybody," said his brother. "It was something that would be used for his own purposes." More »

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      FBI  • Las Vegas  • Nevada  • biological weapons  • suspected terrorists  • toxin  • ricin  • Roger Bergendorff  • Poison

    • Diddy Denies Tupac Claim

      MTV  |  Mar 18, 08 7:15 AM CDT

      Diddy Denies Tupac Claim

      (Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has vehemently denied claims that he, the Notorious BIG, and other rap figures were involved in an attack on Tupac Shakur in 1994. Shakur was shot outside a New York recording studio, triggering the East Coast-West Coast rap wars in which Shakur and others were murdered. In an interview with MTV, Combs insisted that the Los Angeles Times story was "beyond ridiculous." More »

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      New York  • FBI  • Las Vegas  • hip-hop  • P Diddy  • Sean Combs  • Tupac Shakur  • James Sabatino  • Notorious B.I.G.  • Interscope Records  • rap rivalry

    • Man in Ricin Case Wakes Up

      Associated Press  |  Mar 14, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      Man in Ricin Case Wakes Up

      (Newser) - The man at the center of the Las Vegas ricin investigation regained consciousness today, although he remains hospitalized in critical condition, the Associated Press reports. Roger Bergendorff, 57, had been in a coma since Feb. 14; he has already been questioned by FBI agents about the toxin—considered a "biological weapon"—found in his hotel room. More »

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      terrorism  • FBI  • Las Vegas  • Nevada  • poison  • biological weapons  • toxin  • ricin  • Roger Bergendorff  • biological warfare

    • Vegas Club Pays Big Bucks For K-Fed Bash

      New York Post  |  Mar 13, 08 10:10 PM CDT

      Vegas Club Pays Big Bucks For K-Fed Bash

      (Newser) - Kevin Federline is so money he's being paid by Pure Nightclub in Las Vegas to show up to his own birthday party, the New York Post 's Page Six reports. Britney Spears' ex, better known as K-Fed, will get six figures—perhaps as much as $175,000—for giving the nightclub the honor of hosting his 30th birthday bash on March 21. More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • Las Vegas  • Kevin Federline  • birthday party

    • Gambler Sues Casinos for $20M

      Associated Press  |  Mar 9, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      Gambler Sues Casinos for $20M

      (Newser) - A former New York attorney is suing seven casinos for $20 million, claiming they helped woo her to the tables, and let her continue to play and lose despite an obvious gambling addiction. Workers at Atlantic City and Las Vegas gambling dens should have stopped her from blowing $1 million and destroying her career, she argues. "They knew I was going for days without eating or sleeping," she told AP. "I would pass out at the tables. They had a duty of care." More »

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      lawsuit  • New York City  • Las Vegas  • Minnesota  • casino  • IRS  • racketeering  • gambling addiction  • Atlantic City

    • Reuse of Syringes at Nev. Clinic Triggers Health Alarm

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 4:05 AM CST

      Reuse of Syringes at Nev. Clinic Triggers Health Alarm

      (Newser) - Six people with serious cases of hepatitis are just the beginning of what's expected to be a major health problem after a Las Vegas clinic gambled with the lives of tens of thousands of patients by reusing syringes, reports AP. The practice may have exposed patients to HIV and could be responsible for an outbreak of hepatitis C. The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada is now the focus of the biggest public health notification operation in US history with nearly 40,000 patients contacted. More »

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      Las Vegas  • AIDS  • HIV  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  • hepatitis B

    • Utah Home Searched in Ricin Case

      Salt Lake Tribune  |  Mar 3, 08 7:03 AM CST

      Utah Home Searched in Ricin Case

      (Newser) - FBI agents yesterday searched the former Utah home of a man clinging to life after apparent ricin poisoning in his Las Vegas hotel room. Neighbors within a two-block area were evacuated but were later allowed to return to their homes.  Local residents described the man as a mild-mannered, down-on-his-luck loner who could be inexplicably vindictive at times. "I never felt comfortable around him," said one neighbor. More »

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      FBI  • Las Vegas  • Utah  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  • poison  • toxin  • ricin  • storage

    • Pop Culture Gems to Hit Vegas Auction Block

      Reuters  |  Mar 2, 08 4:45 AM CST

      Pop Culture Gems to Hit Vegas Auction Block

      (Newser) - Indiana Jones' whip. The gun that killed JFK's assassin. Madonna's Like a Virgin wedding dress. All are up for grabs at a massive memorabilia auction scheduled for March 15-16 in Las Vegas, Reuters reports. Billed as the best pop-culture collection ever assembled, the 850-lot treasure trove could fetch more than $5 million, says the president of the auction house. More »

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      television  • movie  • music  • Hollywood  • Las Vegas  • auction  • John F. Kennedy  • pop culture  • John Lennon  • Lee Harvey Oswald  • Elizabeth Taylor

    • Firearms, Anarchist Book Found With Ricin

      CNN  |  Mar 1, 08 11:17 AM CST

      Firearms, Anarchist Book Found With Ricin

      (Newser) - The authorities who discovered ricin in a Las Vegas hotel room also recovered firearms and an “anarchist-type textbook” with an earmarked entry about the lethal toxin, CNN reports. The 57-year-old man whose room contained the poison remains hospitalized in critical condition and unable to speak with investigators, but seven others checked as a precaution tested negative. More »

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      Las Vegas  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  • poison  • toxin  • ricin  • castor beans

  • February 2008

    • Man in Critical Condition After Stay in Ricin Room

      CNN  |  Feb 29, 08 3:05 PM CST

      Man in Critical Condition After Stay in Ricin Room

      (Newser) - A man who stayed in a Las Vegas hotel room where ricin was found yesterday has been hospitalized for 2 weeks after exposure to the toxin and is in critical condition, CNN reports. A friend retrieving his belongings discovered the ricin. "We don't know who it belongs to or why it would be here at this time," said a police captain. More »

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      Las Vegas  • poison  • biological weapons  • toxin  • ricin

    • 'Terror Toxin' Found in Vegas

      CNN  |  Feb 29, 08 6:58 AM CST

      'Terror Toxin' Found in Vegas

      (Newser) - Las Vegas police have discovered the deadly toxin ricin at a long-stay hotel, CNN reports. It's "100% ricin," said a police official. "We did have enough ricin to be concerned. At this point, it has been contained and is not a threat to anybody." Three policemen, three hotel workers, and another person are in a local hospital under observation for signs of ricin poisoning. So far, they're fine. More »

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      Las Vegas  • biological weapons  • extremists  • toxin  • ricin

    • Huck's Wife Defends Jaunt to Vegas for Fight, Hooters

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Feb 21, 08 1:21 PM CST

      Huck's Wife Defends Jaunt to Vegas for Fight, Hooters

      (Newser) - Janet Huckabee put on her least social conservative-friendly face last weekend, going to Las Vegas for a middleweight prizefight—and staying at the Hooters Casino Hotel. The spouse of GOP candidate Mike has fine excuses—boxer Jermain Taylor is an Arkansas favorite; the risqué lodging was an eleventh-hour booking—but the San Francisco Chronicle wonders if the wild weekend might shock her husband’s evangelical base. More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • Las Vegas  • casino  • Arkansas  • boxing  • Hooters

    • Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

      Breitbart  |  Feb 18, 08 2:55 AM CST

      Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

      (Newser) - A plane flight could soon be a big gamble. Airbus is considering turning some of its super-jumbo jets into airborne casinos, Breitbart reports. The hulking A380 passenger plane is the world's largest, boasting 50% more floor space than Boeing's 747. That's the kind of space that's needed for a mile-high casino, which Airbus says could premiere as soon as 2012. More »

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      China  • Boeing  • Las Vegas  • Airbus  • gambling  • Hong Kong  • casino  • Airbus A380  • Singapore Airlines  • Boeing 747

    • Siegfried & Roy Plan Comeback

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 12, 08 11:05 AM CST

      Siegfried &amp; Roy Plan Comeback

      (Newser) - A tiger mauling has kept them offstage for over 4 years, but Siegfried & Roy aren’t letting it end their careers. Next February they’ll perform a one-night-only special for charity, reports Der Spiegel, and their publicist says he’d be “very surprised if animals were not part of the performance.” More »

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      Las Vegas  • comeback  • illusion  • tiger attack  • magician  • Siegfried and Roy  • Siegfried Fischbacher  • Roy Horn

  • January 2008

    • Nev. Caucuses Fascinating Next to SC

      Mother Jones  |  Jan 18, 08 9:25 PM CST

      Nev. Caucuses Fascinating Next to SC

      (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. "For the Democrats, there’s a lot to play for in Nevada," Abramsky writes. More »

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

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