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1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. heads to jail: Will prison life be tougher than Pacquiao?
(Sports/Professional)

... will be in the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas. Along with the time in jail, Mayweather will be ordered to complete a domestic violence counseling program for a year. He also has to complete ...

2. Gov. Christie's sports betting stance is a bold political move
(Opinion/Commentary)

... additional draw to bring customers to casinos and spend money on hotel rooms, dining, shows, and shopping, it is not the windfall for government some supporters claim. In Las Vegas, the largest sports ...

3. Grandma Edith claims body building, Guinness World Record titles
(U.S./Nation)

... day, so it was one way for me to take it out on the weights instead of the employees." She entered her first competition -- the GrandMasters in Las Vegas -- and won first place. She was 65. From then ...

4. Lindsay Lohan tanning lawsuit: No more orange, just the red
(Entertainment/Movies)

Talk about the annoying orange … Actress Lindsay Lohan owes Tanning Vegas, the Nevada company she has used to hone her lovely orangey skin tone, more than $41,000 for its services. She is now being sued ...

5. George Will and Donald Trump lock horns
(Opinion/Commentary)

... week when he publicly threw his weird hair into the VP ring, including throwing a lavish fundraiser in Las Vegas for the presumptive nominee. The Donald may no longer be running for President of the Unites ...

6. Could Donald Trump's support hurt Mitt Romney's credibility?
(U.S./Nation)

... Will had questioned the value of an appearance with Trump at a Las Vegas fundraiser to Romney’s campaign, referring to Trump by the term, “bloviating ignoramus.” Will questioned whether the association ...

7. Elton John's hospital visit leads to Las Vegas show cancellations
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Singer Elton John has been forced to cancel at least four performances at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas due to a serious respiratory ailment. He checked into Cedars-Sinai ...

8. Las Vegas woman sues Cosmopolitan resort and casino for pregnancy discrimination
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A room service sales employee who answered the phone when hotel guests called for room service is suing the Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas for pregnancy ...

9. (VIDEO) Google's robotic, autonomous car gets Nevada's OK
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles to test driverless autonomous vehicles. According to the Las Vegas Sun, it is believed to be the first license of its kind issued in the United States. The ...

10. Media focus on candidates' private lives could compromise effective government
(Opinion/Commentary)

... just a couple weeks, the John Edwards trial, the Secret Service in Columbia, a few errant troopers in Afghanistan, and staff members from the General Services Administration in Las Vegas have all contributed ...

11. Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas true to name as another customer drops
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM There is a sign at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas that reads: "This Establishment is Bad for Your Health.” I suppose there’s something to be said for truth ...

12. 'Fairhaven' at the Tribeca Film Festival: Males bonding over joints, booze, and Tom Brady
(Entertainment/Movies)

... moved to Las Vegas, talks tough and seems more crass than the others, but underneath he’s a damaged man trying to find his way. It seems life didn’t live up to their youthful dreams. What sets the ...

13. 2012 NHL playoffs: Philadelphia Flyers go for Penguins upset tonight
(Sports/Professional)

BY SAM HITCHCOCK NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Flyers are on the verge of upsetting their most hated rival, and the national (and Vegas) favorite to win the Stanley Cup, in the first round of the playoffs. ...

14. NFL and NBA reach for next revenue frontiers
(Sports/Professional)

... stream of dollars somewhere in the future will come from the casino industry; with the NFL adjustment to their marketing rules the next step. The NBA pulled off an All-Star weekend in Las Vegas without ...

15. Anti-Buffett Rule buds: Chris Christie should be Mitt Romney’s VP
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Siegfried and Roy, Vegas like campaign, and a thrill to watch. John W. McCarthy is the youngest Democratic Municipal Chairman in Monmouth County. He is active in the faith-based and non-profit sector. ...

16. 'All In: The Poker Movie' review, trailer: New doc charts the ups and downs of Texas Hold 'Em
(Entertainment/Movies)

... too many prospects to settle his debts. With an unbelievably appropriate last name, he entered an online poker tournament and won a seat at the World Series of Poker championship in Las Vegas. Poker fans ...

17. Obama livid with GSA: Las Vegas conference cost thousands
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A five-day Western Regions Conference at Las Vegas in October 2010 for 300 people cost more than $822,751, according to a report from the General Services Administration’s ...

18. N.J. cancer fighter misses Taylor Swift date at CMA awards...but gets a shout
(Entertainment/Movies)

... with an invitation for Kevin to accompany her to the CMAs April 1. The young man naturally accepted. McGuire had planned to head to Las Vegas on Saturday, but came down with a 103-degree fever and was ...

19. What set him off?
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Could this all be the result of a man too much on the edge, a man torn by his disgust for where he was heading, Las Vegas, the sin capital of America for the millionth time versus the pious God fearing ...

20. Veteran JetBlue pilot who yelled 'Bomb!' subdued by passengers
(U.S./Nation)

... on Tuesday to JetBlue Airways flight 191 passengers traveling from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Las Vegas, reports the Star Ledger. According to eyewitnesses, the flight’s captain, Clayton ...