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Oregon State to Compete in MGM Grand Main Event

The remainder of Oregon State’s 2014-15 men’s basketball schedule will be announced in early September.

(LAS VEGAS, Nev. ) - The Oregon State men’s basketball team will compete at the MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas, Nev., a new tournament featuring eight teams playing on Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week.

The Heavyweight bracket includes Oregon State, Auburn, Oklahoma State and Tulsa, while the Middleweight bracket will feature Louisiana, Milwaukee, Oral Roberts and a final team to be announced.

Las Vegas Armed Suspects Yelled: This is a Revolution! Before Deadly Rampage

Police offered no explanation for a motive behind the ambush and subsequent shooting.

(LAS VEGAS, Nev.) - Two armed suspects shouting "this is a revolution" opened fire on two Las Vegas police officers eating lunch in a pizza parlor on Sunday, then shot and killed a civilian inside a nearby Wal-Mart store before killing themselves, police said.

Wanted Federal Fugitive Isaac Harden Arrested in Las Vegas

Harden is in the custody of the Clark County (NV) Detention Center awaiting extradition to Oregon.

(PORTLAND) - On the afternoon of Wednesday March 12, 2014, members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Las Vegas Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) arrested 40-year-old Isaac Symone Harden Sr., a federal fugitive wanted out of Portland, Oregon for a series of drug trafficking and firearm related offenses.

Harden was arrested at residence in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

What Happens in Vegas Won`t Stay in Vegas

Sin City doesn't keep things as close as it projects...

(CLERMONT, FL) - If all goes as planned, six weeks from this writing, I will be at the MGM Grand in Vegas; one of 150 authors pitching books to Movie and TV Producers at an annual “Book To Screen PitchFest”.

Adelson and Ross: Yin Yang of US Politics

So I asked Google what unites Adelson and Ross and why do they make me think of yin yang?

(CHICAGO) - What unites Sheldon Adelson and Dennis Ross? And why did both show up at the same time in the weekend news in two different locations?

Here is how it came down: Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson gave $5 million to a Newt Gingrich PAC, a huge boost to Gingrich’s fading presidential hopes.

Helicopter Tour Flight Near Las Vegas Crashes: Five Dead

At this point, there is no known cause for the crash and few details.

(SALEM) - A helicopter pilot and five passengers were killed in a crash out of Las Vegas Wednesday around 5:00 p.m. Andrew Munoz with the National Park Service, says the aircraft was operated by Sundance Helicopters. It crashed about four miles west of the edge of Lake Mead, in the River Mountains.

Dan Wheldon @ 33 (In Memorial)

An autopsy completed today indicates that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.

(CLEVELAND) - Dan Wheldon, the 2011 winner of the Indianapolis 500, perhaps the most well-known racing competition in the world, lost his life in a tragic crash this week in Las Vegas, at the age of 33

The English race driver was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion, and in he won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 as well as this year's event. He died from injuries shortly after a collision at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday.

Arab Dissident`s Strange Bedfellows

“I really don’t care what happens to Iran. I am for Israel” - Sheldon Adelson

(OSAKA, Japan) - If it’s true that, as Shakespeare famously put it, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows,” then pro-democracy Arab dissidents must be very miserable indeed.

CyberDissidents.org is a project created in 2008 “to research and focus attention on the online activities of democracy advocates and dissidents in the Middle East, in the hope of empowering them at home and raising awareness of their plight abroad.”

Stephen Baldwin is a Blatant Racist

"Stay white, stay right, it's the only hope we've got" - Stephen Baldwin

(SALEM, Ore.) - I know a few things in this world, and one, sadly, is the real nature, character, and intelligence level of the actor Stephen Baldwin.

He may or may not remember our encounter; Donny Osmond, I believe clearly would remember it.

Obama`s Suggestion that Americans Avoid Vegas Angers Mayor & Former Mob Attorney Goodman

The mayor of Las Vegas says the President's pending trip to Sin City will be an awkward one.

(LAS VEGAS, Nv.) - President Obama angered Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman this week, when he said that Americans impacted by the nation's economy shouldn't blow their money in Las Vegas. Goodman believes the statement will damage Las Vegas' economy.