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Proposal to raise tuition at UNLV divides regentsLas Vegas SunNevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Klaich discusses his legislative agenda, including the new funding formula, during a Las Vegas Sun editorial board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. By Paul Takahashi (contact) Paul Takahashi. Friday … and more …read more Source: Las Vegas News … Read more
How Smoking Weed Made a College Basketball Star Go ProMashableBadluckmitch Michigan forward Mitch McGary, center, hugs and reacts with teammates Glenn Robinson III, left, and Jordan Morgan, right, from the bench in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, … …read more Source: NCAA Basketball … Read more
New York TimesEarl Morrall, who threw 161 touchdown passes in 21 N.F.L. seasons but was best remembered as the backup quarterback who led the Baltimore Colts and the unbeaten Miami Dolphins to Super Bowls in the 1960s and ’70s, died on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, …Morrall, who led Colts to 1969 Super Bowl, diesBaltimore SunEarl … Read more
CBS LocalThe route includes East Little Havana, Overtown, Allapattah, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Upper East Side, North Bay Village, North Beach, Miami Beach, Venetian Islands, and end up again in Downtown. Those driving in or around the listed areas may want …Downtown stadium essential to MLS expansion in MiamiFOXSports.comCritical Mass May Tie Up Traffic On … Read more
The reasons – and risks – behind shipping crude oil by railBellingham HeraldThat same year, a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. natural gas pipeline exploded in San Bruno, Calif., killing eight people and destroying more than 100 homes. An Olympic pipeline ruptured in Bellingham, Wash., in 1999, spilling 237,000 gallons of gasoline … …read more … Read more
Los Angeles TimesSACRAMENTO — With every part of California suffering from the drought, Gov. Jerry Brown issued a new executive order on Friday in an attempt to provide some relief from the persistent dry conditions across the state. Brown’s actions run the gamut from …California Drought: Gov. Jerry Brown Orders Additional MeasuresNBC Bay AreaGovernor Brown … Read more
ESPN (blog)BOSTON — In any other ballpark, on any other night, Mark Teixeira would have been watching a forgettable fly ball in the early stages of a New York Yankees rout. Only this was Fenway Park, a place where high flies to left are desired commodities …Pine tar may be the least of Yankee Pineda’s … Read more
Los Angeles Modernism Show & Sale set at 3Lab StudiosLos Angeles TimesMore than 40 dealers from around the world, including Los Angeles-based Danish Modern Noho, Loft Thirteen and Reform Gallery, will convene at 3Lab Studios on April 26 and 27 for the Los Angeles Modernism Show & Sale. As with year’s past, the 27th … … Read more
Las Vegas InformerLast night (April 24), Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant inside MGM Grand Hotel & Casino kicked off the venue’s one-year anniversary celebrations as it welcomed an exclusive VIP event hosted by VEGAS Magazine. The influential publication was on hand to …Haute Event: Hakkasan Celebrates Its One-Year AnniversaryHaute LivingWeekend Jump Off: Questlove Shares His Hakkasan … Read more
Bears Open MPSF Tournament With Overtime WinCal AthleticsLOS ANGELES – The fourth-seeded Cal women’s water polo team advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament with an 8-7 overtime victory over fifth-seeded San Jose State on Friday afternoon at the Uytengsu Aquatics …Cal Women’s Water Polo MPSF Tournament Quarterfinal GamethreadCalifornia Golden Blogs … Read more
San Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — Warriors coach Mark Jackson is considering a starting lineup change for Game 4. Reading between the lines: Draymond Green might start on Sunday. Good. The Los Angeles Clippers have established through the first three games, even in …Warriors seek name-change inputESPNReport: Golden State Warriors Mull Name Change with San Francisco … Read more
CitizenPolice forensic officers enter a house in New Malden, south London, on April 23, 2014 after three children were found dead at the house on the previous day. A South African woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after her three disabled …Three Children Found Dead In New Malden, South LondonHuffington Post UKWoman arrested … Read more
Courthouse News ServiceMANHATTAN (CN) – A federal judge showed no patience Friday for the lawyer whom he blasted last month for using fraud to extort a multibillion judgment from Chevron in Ecuador. Steven Donziger, an American attorney for Ecuadoreans harmed by decades …Chevron’s RICO case against plaintiffs attorney presents unique set of facts …Washington Examiner … Read more
NEWS.com.auAround the world the families of 238 other people are also heartbroken about those who boarded the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 late in the evening of March 7 at Kuala Lumpur and who several hours later were missing without trace, along with the …Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: seabed search set to widenCBC.caMH370: Narrowed underwater search … Read more
Yoenis Cespedes out of A’s lineup with strain and moreSFGate (blog)Astros GM Jeff Luhnow was asked about the incidents today, and he said he couldn’t comment on the Oakland portion, because he wasn’t there, but, he said, “Obviously I saw what happened last night. I’ve got to believe Clemens at what he said. So I … Read more
Tribe reaches agreement over Grand Canyon SkywalkLas Vegas SunThe Hualapai Tribe, which owns the horseshoe-shaped glass bridge on the northwestern Arizona reservation, and the family of the Las Vegas businessman who developed it have reached a financial settlement. The terms of the agreement are confidential, … and more …read more Source: Las Vegas News By … Read more
GameThread #24: Oakland Athletics at Houston Astros, Apr 25, 2014 7:10 PM CDThe Crawfish BoxesGameThread #24: Oakland Athletics at Houston Astros, Apr 25, 2014 7:10 PM CD. By D_more55 @d_more55 on Apr 25 2014, 7:00p 3. Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports. Join the conversation as Brad Peacock leads the Astros against his former team. and … Read more
Three Twins Founder’s LGBT Summit; Amba Goes KosherEater SFOAKLAND—Israeli restaurant Amba is adding kosher meat to its previously all-vegetarian menu, making it only the second restaurant in the Bay Area with a glatt kosher program. [J Weekly]. RUSSIAN HILL—Stones Throw’s Eat Like a Chef, Drink Like a Somm … …read more Source: Oakland Restaurant News … Read more
Boston GlobeHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death inside a Connecticut high school Friday, and police were investigating whether a boy attacked her after she turned down an invitation to be his prom date. Maren Sanchez was stabbed in a …Prom-date denial investigated in school killingBoston.com all 571 news articles …read … Read more
MetroA reader who has previously always played offline explains why Dark Souls II has finally made him appreciate online gaming. I have had something of an epiphany. I had been a very big proponent of not playing online games ever. My previous experience of …The week’s highs and lows in PC gamingPC Gamer MagazineDark Souls … Read more
Frank Supovitz, my good friend and NFL SVP of Special Events, is leaving his post as the Senior Vice President of Special Events in charge of site selection and the production of the Super Bowl, the annual NFL Draft, The Pro Bowl, and NFL Kickoff, to start his own event planning and consulting firm. For … Read more
Citywise: Oakland council acts on rent control, donation binsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to place a temporary moratorium on unattended donation boxes placed on city streets. The boxes, which are used to collect unwanted clothes and other items, had been popping up more frequently in Oakland. and more …read more Source: … Read more