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Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

State projects Nevada population topping 3 million in 2018

Nevada is adding residents at a pace that should push the statewide population over 3 million by next year, the state's top population-counter said Tuesday. The Silver State today has more than 2.9 million residents, with almost 75 percent living in ...

BusinessInsider.com 

Air Force officer pleads guilty to selling stolen military gear on eBay

US Air Force

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to selling stolen high-grade military components without authorization, after peddling night-vision goggles and other gear on eBay, federal prosecutors said.

Zachary Sizemore, 24, of Dayton, Ohio, entered his plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo in Brooklyn, New York. He faces up to 10 years in prison at his June 29 sentencing.

A federal public defender representing Sizemore did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Читать дальше...

The Jerusalem Post 

Happiness and the wandering Jew

A full 36% of secular Israeli Jews said they would move abroad given the opportunity. About a fifth of haredi Israelis said they wanted to leave.

TheRepublic.com 

Conservationists: Wild Jaguars can make US comeback

PHOENIX — Conservationists are making another push to get federal wildlife officials to devote more resources to the re-establishment of wild jaguars in the U.S. Only three jaguars have been seen in recent years, but conservationists like Rob Peters, a senior representative for Defenders of Wildlife, believe they can call the United States home again

BusinessInsider.com 

The FBI made a 'very unusual' move in an effort to quash Trump's wiretapping claims

Thomson Reuters

The unusual decision by the Department of Justice to allow FBI Director James Comey to publicly disclose the existence of an ongoing investigation into contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia may have been spurred, albeit unwittingly, by the president himself, according to a former department official.

When President Donald Trump accused his predecessor of having tapped his phones in a tweet two weeks ago, he implicitly accused the intelligence community —... Читать дальше...

GantDaily.com 

Missing Tennessee student: From kissing allegation to manhunt

A nationwide manhunt continues for an armed Culleoka, Tennessee, teacher accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old student just weeks after he was investigated for kissing her in his classroom, police say. Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas have been missing since March 13. Here’s a timeline of what led up to and transpired during the weeklong manhunt: […]

GantDaily.com 

Welcome back, Dave Chappelle

Its been more than a decade since Dave Chappelle abandoned his hit TV series and walked away from a $50 million deal. Chappelle’s fans have been waiting for his return to television ever since. The comic is now back with not one, but two stand up specials releasing on Netflix Tuesday — part of a […]

GantDaily.com 

Arianna Huffington: Sexual harassment isn’t a ‘systemic problem’ at Uber

Uber board member Arianna Huffington said Monday that sexism isn’t a systemic problem at the company. Huffington is on a board committee overseeing Uber’s “urgent investigation” into its workplace following a former engineer’s public allegations of widespread sexism and harassment. During an interview on CNN’s “Quest Means Business,” Huffington said she has talked to hundreds […]

GantDaily.com 

Aaron Hernandez’s attorneys say key witness lied, tried to extort NFL star

“My question to you, sir, is: Who are you really?” So began the defense’s ferocious cross-examination on Tuesday of Alexander Bradley, a former friend of Aaron Hernandez and the central witness in the double-murder trial against the former NFL star. That question from Jose Baez, Hernandez’s defense attorney, provided a telling preview of the often […]

JournalStar.com 

Chadron couple honored with SBA award

The owners of a Chadron farm and ranch supply store have been named Nebraska's 2017 Small Business Person of the Year.

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

Listen: Are the Vikings better off now than they were last year?

Intro: Breaking down the Latavius Murray signing and what it means for Adrian Peterson. 16:00: A lot of free agents decided not to sign with the Vikings. Why? 21:00: A bunch of them did sign, though. Are the Vikings better now than they were last year? 30:00: What holes are left to fill and who would start if the season began right now?