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LAS VEGAS - This week, Democrats running for president swarm Las Vegas, for a big SEIU event. We have their pitch to organized labor, plus a call for bi-partisanship from Harry Reid and John Boehner, and some bills hit the cutting room floor as the Nevada legislature passes a key deadline. by Jessica Farkas / Feb 10, 2019 Metro Police need help identifiying one of two suspects wanted in connection to an armed robbery Friday afternoon. It happened at a convenience store on Tropicana Avenue near Decatur Boulevard. Police said two suspects used a firearm and demanded money from the business' cash register. The suspect in the attached photos is described by police as a black female adult between the ages of 20 and 25. She is about 5'8" tall and has tattoos on her hands, chest, and back. Read the Full Article by Caroline Bleakley, Nia Wong / Oct 14, 2018 North Las Vegas Police say three people are dead and one injured in a shooting near Lake Mead Boulevard and Simmons Street. The shooting happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a shopping center. Two women and a man were killed.

President Trump said Saturday that Democrats have allowed anti-Semitism to “take root in their party and their country” as the party’s base is pushing it to the left and to positions more critical of Israel. “They’ve allowed that.” Trump noted that in January, Democrats blocked legislation to confront the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. Democrats cited the ongoing government shutdown at the time for their opposition to the bill, saying that only legislation that would reopen the government should be passed. But Democrats have struggled with accusations of anti-Semitism, a controversy that blew up in March when Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., suggested that supporters of Israel were pushing for U.S. politicians to declare "allegiance" to that nation. “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country," Omar said. “It’s all about the Benjamins baby,” she tweeted, a remark for which she later apologized. Those comments led to a broad resolution against bigotry that passed the House -- but that only indirectly condemned Omar’s comments, and did not mention her by name. At the beginning of his remarks on Saturday, Trump “thanked” Omar before issuing a mocking apology when the friendly crowd booed the reference. On the escalating migration crisis on the southern border, for instance, he said that some migrants claiming asylum are “the roughest people you’ve ever seen.” “People that look like they should be fighting for the UFC,” he said to laughs from the audience.

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It happened at a convenience store on Tropicana Avenue near Decatur Boulevard. Police said two suspects used a firearm and demanded money from the business' cash register. The suspect in the attached photos is described by police as a black female adult between the ages of 20 and 25. She is about 5'8" tall and has tattoos on her hands, chest, and back. Anyone with information is urged to call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Robbery Section at 702-828-3591, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555. Read the Full Article by Caroline Bleakley, Nia Wong / Oct 14, 2018 North Las Vegas Police say three people are dead and one injured in a shooting near Lake Mead Boulevard and Simmons Street. The shooting happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a shopping center. Two women and a man were killed. His condition is unknown at this time. Read the Full Article Security expert breaks down police response in recent casino shootings 8 News at 5:00 p.m. Northern Nevada inmate serving time for sexual assault passes away Las Vegas police shoot Auto Zone robbery suspect near Eastern, Robindale Bonnie Springs officially closes Sunday; visitors flock to Old West-themed attractions to say final farewell Shooting leaves 4 hurt at El Cortez, shuts down hotel and casino Politics Now: 3/16/2019 Black eye, stitches didn't stop Sen. Bernie Sanders from hosting Henderson rally UPDATE: Bellagio robbery suspect shot by officer has died Body of missing 2-year-old Noelani Robinson found in Minnesota, police say Las Vegas police shoot Auto Zone robbery suspect near Eastern, Robindale 8 News Now at 6:30 p.m. Valley woman killed, daughter missing Las Vegas comes together to honor 49 killed in New Zealand mosque shootings Parents of missing 2-year-old charged with murder in her death PRESSER: Body of missing 2-year-old Noelani Robinson found Metro finds missing, endangered 13-year-old girl UPDATE: Bullet proof vest, cellphone save officer involved in shooting with robbery suspect Celebrating Women Special for Women's History Month I-Team: English entertainer hopes his Wynn residency will be permanent fixture on the Strip Driver who crashed into bus stop killing 1, injuring 2, released from jail ONLY ON 8: Starved dog gets new lease on life Replacement chosen to fill Kelvin Atkinson's senate seat Head Men's Basketball Coach Marvin Menzies is out at UNLV Driver who crashed into bus stop killing 1, injuring 2, released from jail 8 News Now at Noon - 3/14 Sherry's Forecast: Friday, March 15 "What's Driving You Crazy?"

When gunmakers and dealers gather this week in Las Vegas for the industry's largest annual conference, they will be grappling with slumping sales and a shift in politics that many didn't envision two years ago when gun-friendly Donald Trump and a GOP-controlled Congress took office. Instead, fueled by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the federal government banned bump stocks and newly in-charge U.S. House Democrats introduced legislation that would require background checks for virtually every firearm sale, regardless of whether it's from a gun dealer or a private sale. Even without Democrats' gains in November's midterm elections, the industry was facing a so-called "Trump slump," a plummet in sales that happens amid gun rights-friendly administrations. Background checks were at an all-time high in 2016, President Barack Obama's last full year in office, numbering more than 27.5 million; since then, background checks have been at about 25 million each year. You didn't have President Obama to put up in PowerPoint and say 'He's the best gun salesman, look what he's doing to our country,'" he said. Robert J. Spitzer, chairman of political science at the State University of New York at Cortland and a longtime watcher of gun issues, said that not only have shifting politics made it difficult for the gun industry to gain ground but high-profile mass shootings — like the Las Vegas shooting that happened just miles from where the SHOT Show will be held and the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting — also cast a pall. This year's show will again allow reporters from mainstream media to attend. Joe Bartozzi, the new president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said the industry isn't disturbed by the drop in gun sales or the shift in federal politics. But other industry priorities, such as reciprocity between states for carrying certain concealed firearms and a measure that would ease restrictions on purchasing suppressors that help muffle the sound when a gun is fired, failed to gain traction. The hope is that increasing the number of public ranges will encourage more people to become hunters.

When gunmakers and dealers gather this week in Las Vegas for the industry's largest annual conference, they will be grappling with slumping sales and a shift in politics that many didn't envision two years ago when gun-friendly Donald Trump and a GOP-controlled Congress took office. Instead, fueled by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the federal government banned bump stocks and newly in-charge U.S. House Democrats introduced legislation that would require background checks for virtually every firearm sale, regardless of whether it's from a gun dealer or a private sale. Even without Democrats' gains in November's midterm elections, the industry was facing a so-called "Trump slump," a plummet in sales that happens amid gun rights-friendly administrations. Background checks were at an all-time high in 2016, President Barack Obama's last full year in office, numbering more than 27.5 million; since then, background checks have been at about 25 million each year. You didn't have President Obama to put up in PowerPoint and say 'He's the best gun salesman, look what he's doing to our country,'" he said. Robert J. Spitzer, chairman of political science at the State University of New York at Cortland and a longtime watcher of gun issues, said that not only have shifting politics made it difficult for the gun industry to gain ground but high-profile mass shootings — like the Las Vegas shooting that happened just miles from where the SHOT Show will be held and the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting — also cast a pall. This year's show will again allow reporters from mainstream media to attend. Joe Bartozzi, the new president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said the industry isn't disturbed by the drop in gun sales or the shift in federal politics. But other industry priorities, such as reciprocity between states for carrying certain concealed firearms and a measure that would ease restrictions on purchasing suppressors that help muffle the sound when a gun is fired, failed to gain traction. The hope is that increasing the number of public ranges will encourage more people to become hunters.

When gunmakers and dealers gather this week in Las Vegas for the industry’s largest annual conference, they will be grappling with slumping sales and a shift in politics that many didn’t envision two years ago when gun-friendly Donald Trump and a GOP-controlled Congress took office. Instead, fueled by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the federal government banned bump stocks and newly in-charge U.S. House Democrats introduced legislation that would require background checks for virtually every firearm sale, regardless of whether it’s from a gun dealer or a private sale. Even without Democrats’ gains in November’s midterm elections, the industry was facing a so-called “Trump slump,” a plummet in sales that happens amid gun rights-friendly administrations. Background checks were at an all-time high in 2016, President Barack Obama’s last full year in office, numbering more than 27.5 million; since then, background checks have been at about 25 million each year. You didn’t have President Obama to put up in PowerPoint and say ‘He’s the best gun salesman, look what he’s doing to our country,'” he said. “You can’t deny it.” Robert J. Spitzer, chairman of political science at the State University of New York at Cortland and a longtime watcher of gun issues, said that not only have shifting politics made it difficult for the gun industry to gain ground but high-profile mass shootings — like the Las Vegas shooting that happened just miles from where the SHOT Show will be held and the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting — also cast a pall. This year’s show will again allow reporters from mainstream media to attend. Joe Bartozzi, the new president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said the industry isn’t disturbed by the drop in gun sales or the shift in federal politics. But other industry priorities, such as reciprocity between states for carrying certain concealed firearms and a measure that would ease restrictions on purchasing suppressors that help muffle the sound when a gun is fired, failed to gain traction. The hope is that increasing the number of public ranges will encourage more people to become hunters.

Some who survived Las Vegas were there Wednesday night in Thousand Oaks. “As far as country music goes, it’s sort of no-man’s-land to really go out and make a political statement,” said Andy Albert, a songwriter based in Nashville who writes mainly for country performers. Over the last couple of years, the genre has shifted again to a gentler, less brute kind of male star: the gentleman. “It’s just sort of in the water, it’s just understood that none of these artists are trying to use this as a soapbox,” Mr. Albert said of the songs he writes for other musicians. And I think it becomes more universal when you’re able to do that.” With mass shootings regularly blanketing the news, gun control has remained one of the most intensely partisan issues in the country. Among Democrats, the opposite was true, with 83 percent thinking the group promoted policies that were “bad” for the United States. Country stars have tended to limit their statements after shootings to condolences for the victims, avoiding any gun debate. The musician Kane Brown is releasing an album called “Experiment” on Friday that includes the song “American Bad Dream.” Mr. Brown was at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas last year and performed the night of the shooting. “Before, you never saw on the news there was a shooting today,” he said. Awards, addressed the Las Vegas shooting during last year’s show, which included the faces of the victims in the “in memoriam” segment.

LAS VEGAS ? Former President Barack Obama warned Nevadans on Monday that staying home during November’s midterm elections “would be profoundly dangerous to our democracy,” saying in a speech that these elections are “more important than any I can remember in my lifetime, and that includes when I was on the ballot.” “We have a chance to restore some sanity in our politics,” Obama said at a packed rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. “Ultimately there is only one real check on abuses of power, there’s only one real check on bad policy and that is you and your vote.” “Don’t boo. All that stuff is nice to do. Just vote!” he said, reprising a favorite line from his days on the presidential campaign trail. While he never called out President Donald Trump by name, Obama directly criticized some of his successor’s most controversial rhetoric and policies on issues like health care, immigration and the deficit. “I know you can bet on anything here in Vegas, but you don’t want to bet that Republicans are actually going to protect your health care,” Obama said at the event following an introduction by some Democrats on the ballot here, including Senate candidate Rep. Jacky Rosen and gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak. The former president urged the audience to “remember who started” the ongoing economic recovery Republicans are touting ahead of the November elections, noting that Democrats had to deal with a recession upon his election 10 years ago when the GOP ran “things into the ground.” And he poked fun at GOP deficit hawks who opposed his proposals then turned around and blew a hole in the nation’s budget by passing tax cuts that disproportionately benefited wealthy Americans. “I never knew if I was 100 percent Democrat before, but I feel that I know what I’m definitely not,” she added. The focus on turning out Hispanic voters was evident at the rally, which took place in a state with a rapidly growing Latino population. “Republicans right now are trying to say, ‘Democrats don’t think like you, look like you, or believe in the same things as you,’” he said.

Joe Biden took the fight to Donald Trump in Las Vegas on Saturday, before the president staged a rally in rural Nevada and on the day early voting began in the state ahead of the 6 November midterm elections. John James: ‘Battle-tested, ready to lead’ … and a black American for Trump Read more Vegas touts itself as the “boxing capital of the world”. Trump mocked Biden as “1% Joe”, a pitiful figure taken “off the trash heap” by Barack Obama. Biden entered the ring first, telling unionised workers and Democratic activists America’s values were “being shredded by a president who is all about himself”. America was built on basic decency, he said, which was “being shredded right now”. “It’s all about Donald.” The 75-year-old former Delaware senator, two-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, vice-president to Obama and frontrunner among possible 2020 candidates was speaking in support of Jacky Rosen, who is in a tight Senate race with the Republican Dean Heller. On Thursday in Missoula, Montana, he said the midterms would be “an election of the caravan”. Trapped at the border: the forlorn Hondurans hoping to reach the US Read more On Saturday in Nevada, Trump said Democrats backed an “extremist immigration agenda”. On Monday, Obama will campaign in the state, which he won in 2008 and 2012. During the 2014 midterms, Democrats stayed home and Republicans won key races.