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WASHINGTON (AP) — An undercover government agent wearing a lapel camera and posing as an Internet repairman recorded everything he saw as part of an international gambling bust in a luxury villa at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in July. Defense lawyers say in a court filing that the FBI shut off Internet access to the suspects' villas and impersonated repair techs to get inside and collect evidence in an elaborate ruse.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — McCarran airport officials say a $67 million construction project to swap out asphalt for more durable concrete is closing the airport's longest runway until May next year. Airport officials say they don't expect flight delays or disruptions because of the work on the last of the airport's four runways to be converted to concrete.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Clark County judge denied a state attorney general request to temporarily shut down ride-sharing company Uber. The temporary order was sought by the Nevada Transportation Authority. The judge said yesterday Uber doesn't pose immediate risks to public safety, appearing to agree with Uber attorneys that Nevada may have sought the order against the wrong company.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams has agreed to be the featured speaker at an annual fundraiser for the University of Nevada baseball team in January. Williams is a Carson City native who starred at Carson High and later at UNLV. He was a five-time all-star in the major leagues. The 31st annual Bobby Dolan Baseball Dinner is set for Jan. 16 at the Silver Legacy Resort and Casino in Reno.
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