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CBC 

Frustrated neighbours of Trump's Scottish golf course fight back with Mexican flags

The remote Scottish coastline just north of Aberdeen is a place of wild beauty, where the sand dunes rise to great heights. But there are other disorienting vistas — none more so than the site of a Mexican flag flapping in the wind. It's a not-so-subtle message directed at the man who has just become president of the United States.

Sputnik International 

Dubious Honor: Germany, Ukraine, Sweden Lead the Way in Anti-Russian Media Bias

2016 has come and gone, but Russia has remained the number one bogeyman in the eyes of some of the most influential mainstream media resources in the world. Statistics compiled for the news agency Rossiya Segodnya news agency show which countries' print, radio and television media are most obsessed with casting Russia in a negative rightlight.

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Trump takes office, vows to stop 'American carnage'

Pledging emphatically to empower America's "forgotten men and women," Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, taking command of ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Seven takeaways from Sunset Park’s birthday tour

Clark County marked the 50th year of Sunset Park with a rain-soaked walking tour on Friday. Clark County Museum Administrator Mark Hall-Patton, a frequent contributor to “Pawn Stars,” led the tour. Here are our takeaways. ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Vegas Play of the Day: Baylor at TCU

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Yes, Obama’s presidency will endure in American history

More than a few times during Obama’s presidency, he seemed to be following the pattern of liberal disappointment. The left would despair that he was too soft, while the right would cast him as either evil or hapless. Just when he seemed to have conquered his critics, the most shocking threat came along: the election of Donald Trump. ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Why politicians don’t make the best art critics

The unflattering depiction of police was too much for some members of Congress to take. Three times, Republican lawmakers (Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, Doug Lamborn of Colorado and, as a team, Dana Rohrabacher of California and Brian Babin of Texas) have taken the painting down and delivered it to the office of Rep. William Lacy Clay, a Missouri Democrat whose district includes Ferguson. ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Officials must be more aggressive to stop the sale of girls for sex

I’ve been writing about sex trafficking since the 1990s because at its worst it’s an echo of slavery. It’s also a topic rife with hypocrisy. We denounced the Catholic Church and Penn State for tolerating child sexual abuse, but we have collectively tolerated websites such as Backpage that sell children for sex. ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Will this year’s awards see #OscarsSoBlack?

I don’t mean to hold up the movies as some uniquely enlightened antidote to the ugliness elsewhere. Meryl Streep’s Hollywood-flattering speech at the Globes conveniently overlooked the industry’s habit of pairing male stars with female ones half their age, thwarting female directors, stereotyping minorities, glamorizing reprobates and putting money above morality time and again.

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Trump fortified the swamp

Trump did not “drain the swamp” as promised. He fortified it and made it deeper than ever. ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Keep airports monopoly-free

Already, airline mergers have left us with four airlines that control 80 percent of the U.S. market. In the meantime, routes to small- to midsized markets have been cut by 20 percent; domestic fares climbed 5 percent over the past 10 years, and seat space on airplanes has reached near inhumane standards. ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

How hard has Airbnb hit hotels? It's not as bad as they thought

While Airbnb is growing exponentially every year — with some markets seeing triple-digit growth in the number of units — the home-sharing units represent less than 4 percent of room nights sold and less than 3 percent of revenue in ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Emerging go-to guy Jovan Mooring will be key against Air Force

With Dwayne Morgan officially sidelined for the season, UNLV’s best player is now … Jovan Mooring? The very notion would have been scoffed at before the season, or even as recently as a month ago. But despite Mooring’s humble beginnings ...

JournalStar.com 

Van Allen-Henke

Roberta Van Allen-Henke, 79, passed away on January 17, 2017.

JournalStar.com 

Kiser

Rita Frances Kiser, Plattsmouth, Nov. 19, 1923 - Jan. 18, 2017