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Las Vegas mayor presents urban design awards

Five Las Vegas projects drew The Mayor’s Urban Design Awards this week, for historic preservation, sustainability and livability.

Violent UC-Berkeley protest prompts Trump warning to university

After the University of California-Berkeley canceled a speech by a right-wing commentator, President Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from institutions that fail to guarantee free speech rights.

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Trump says he will lift political restrictions on churches

Warning that religious freedom is “under threat,” President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal the Johnson Amendment, an IRS rule barring pastors from endorsing candidates from the pulpit.

 
White House pushes for Senate to confirm Gorsuch for Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was on Capitol Hill with Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday as the White House paraded its pick to Republican leaders who sought to blunt Democratic opposition in the Senate.

Innovation district could make downtown Las Vegas a tech hub

Dumpsters that signal when they’re full and using a web application to reserve a parking space are among the ideas a team of city workers has pursued since a broad swath of downtown Las Vegas was designated an innovation district a year ago.

Las Vegas City Council race jumps to eight candidates

Adam Christian and Thaddeus Ynigues filed to run for the Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 seat, widening the field to eight candidates in a race with no incumbent.

 
Trump makes unannounced Delaware trip to honor fallen Navy SEAL

Assuming the somber duties of commander in chief, President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip Wednesday to honor the returning remains of a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in a weekend raid in Yemen.