Nevada Families Struggle with Poverty in Shadow of Casinos In the shadow of the glittering casinos and resorts of Las Vegas, Nevada, many poor families are struggling to get by. Several recent studies have found that one in five American children liv

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: A king, a senator and a sultan will be honored at the White House this afternoon. President Trump is presenting the nation's highest civilian honor to seven people that also includes Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth. The president deci

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RAY SUAREZ, HOST: New Year's Eve celebrations in the U.S. are just hours away. And police departments around the country have been preparing for months. NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that New York and Las Vegas will see more security than they have in

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Each night on Old Las Vegas's Fremont Street, lights and speakers create a show overhead. Paris may be the City of Light, but the city of lights is the gambling oasis of Las Vegas, in the western state of Nevada. Along a downtown casino row that's of

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Behind That Bonkers Golden Knights Pregame Show: 'We Threw Everything On The Wall' MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Tonight in Las Vegas, Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final is the main event barely. The elaborate pregame show for the Vegas Golden Knights is a c

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: One year ago today, a reclusive, high-stakes gambler opened fire on thousands of people at an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas. Police say they still don't know why he did it. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. hi

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Johnny Vegas SUN 3 OCT 2010 Comedian Johnny Vegas joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.

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We've been back to Live desk and we have Anchor Megyn Kelly about this morning's Las Vegas show.It was an interesting sideshow in Las Vegas this morning. Watching O.J Simpson coming there.He has some interesting reactions when he hear those charges.B

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So we happened to be in Vegas with so much of the Tiger Woods scandal play out. He made a statement in Florida, but he didn't take any questions from reporters,we may have landed an exclusive with the golfer. Of course this is just a wax figure here,

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New Barry Manilow Album Explores Consequences of Fame Andy Warhol once said, In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.? Pop crooner Barry Manilow explores the perils of life in the spotlight on his new album, 15 Minutes. Barry Mani

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Ultra HDTV's, Home Automation Are Hot Trends at Electronics Show 超高清电视和家庭自动化为电子展热门趋势 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA The Consumer Electronic Show, or CES -- held once a year in Las Vegas Nevada (Jan. 6-9) -- is one of the larg

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Route 91 Harvest festival, the target of last night's shooting, is one of country music's biggest events. It's nicknamed the neon sleepover. The three-day event attracts big-name artists and more than 20,000 fans. NPR's Eliza

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In the hours after the massacre in Las Vegas, fake news about it started showing up on Google and Facebook. A man was falsely accused of being the shooter. His name bubbled up on a Facebook safety check site and at the top of Goo

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Like many Americans, Chris Michel woke up last Monday to horrific headlines of a massacre in Las Vegas. CHRIS MICHEL: I didn't know who or what was going on at the moment. And then as soon as I was into a couple different n

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a condolence message to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump over the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, which killed at least 59 and injured over 500 others. President Xi extended his message of sympat

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A charity poker tournament in Las Vegas has raised millions of dollars and is working to raise awareness about the conflicts in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a Las Vegas Casino, players are laying their cards on the table to promote

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By Mil Arcega Washington 10 October 2007 Agricultural experts say stepped up efforts to crack down on illegal immigration is having an unwanted effect on American farmers. Some claim recent raids and threats to prosecute companies that hire undocumen

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By Zulima Palacio Branson, Missouri 04 September 2006 watch Branson profile The small middle-American town of Branson, Missouri is becoming a popular tourist destination. It has fewer than 8,000 residents -- but attracts seven million visitors each

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