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For Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, it was a no-brainer to sign into law what the state assembly and senate approved last Friday — a room tax increase needed to get the final $750 million in funding for a new domed football stadium. MARVEZ: Biggest takeaways from all of Sunday’s games In advance of the bill and the special legislative session that put it into motion, Raiders owner Mark Davis both impressed Sandoval and earned his trust to make the deal go forward....

Argentina needed a second-half own goal to help them snatch a 1-1 draw against already-eliminated Venezuela in Buenos Aires while Chile crashed to a 1-0 defeat against Bolivia in La Paz. The results left 2014 World Cup finalists Argentina and reigning Copa America champions Chile outside of the automatic qualifying places and sets up a nail-biting final two rounds of matches next month. Argentina are fifth in the standings with 24 points from 16 games while Chile are sixth with 23 points....

Lionel Messi’s second-half penalty cancelled out Richard Sanchez’s goal in the Group B clash in Belo Horizonte. But Argentina also needed goalkeeper Franco Armani, who saved a spot-kick from Derlis Gonzalez to earn his side their first point of the tournament. Scaloni, whose team are facing a group-stage exit and need a win over Qatar on Sunday, said Argentina were fortunate. “The solution is that we have to win. We are lucky to be alive,” he told a news conference....

Melinda Frye Toney, 44, is accused of pulling out a pistol that accidentally discharged during an argument with another pastor’s wife at New Life Apostolic Church in Oak Hill on May 11. Toney is the wife of New Life pastor Earl Toney while the other woman, Lori Haywood, is married to New Life’s youth pastor, David Haywood, Fayette Sheriff’s Detective Kevin Willis told the Beckley Register-Herald the animosity between the two women had been simmering for some time....

Winston threw five interceptions and also had two fumbles - albeit he recovered possession on the first one - as the Carolina Panthers capitalised to record a 37-26 triumph at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The first overall selection in the 2015 draft was picked off to abruptly end his team’s opening drive, while his second fumble coughed up the ball just as Tampa Bay were in position to score before the end of the first half....

Nickal impressed everyone when he made quick work of Donovan Beard with a first-round triangle choke in his second appearance on the show. The three-time NCAA Division I champion finally laid hands on the coveted UFC contract and achieved the distinguished honor of having his character in the UFC 4 game. MMA pundits, fellow fighters, fans and journalists couldn’t help but appreciate Nickal’s calm temperament and determination. Besides his accomplishments in the world of collegiate wrestling and undefeated run as a mixed martial artist, the American has a marketable personality....

Intriguingly, Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa almost came to blows at the UFC PI (Performance Institute) a few days prior to the UFC 279 event earlier this month. ‘Borz’ was scheduled to face Nate Diaz in a welterweight (170-pound) bout at UFC 279. However, the Russian-born Swede missed weight by a whopping 7.5 pounds. This resulted in him being rebooked to face Kevin Holland instead in a 180-pound catchweight bout at UFC 279....

Every person who plays RPGs will recognize that there are a few things that are staples of the genre, and more than that they are requirements for a game to truly feel like an RPG. From the fairly consistent classes to the leveling systems and the quests that range from epic to tedious, certain things always exist in an RPG. However, due to the different medium of story telling those characteristics are not always clear in anime, usually, they exist under the surface since they are still valuable for story telling, but not explicitly....

Ken Bennett, who served as the Arizona Secretary of State from 2009 to 2015, made the remarks during a Wednesday interview with conservative talk radio host James T. Harris. Bennett told Harris that, despite having played an integral role in the months-long effort, recent events have made him question whether his continued participation in the audit could put his own credibility at risk. Republican State Senate leaders permanently banned Bennett from the building where the audit is taking place last week after it emerged that he had shared audit data with outside analysts without receiving prior permission from State Senate President Karen Fann, according to The Arizona Republic....

On Saturday, the Utes thoroughly avenged their loss to San Diego State from the previous season by thrashing the Aztecs 35-7. Cameron Rising, the quarterback, passed for 224 yards and four touchdowns, two of which went to junior wide receiver Devaughn Vele. The junior quarterback has only passed for 694 yards with 8 touchdowns along with a costly interception in the end zone against Florida in the team’s road loss in Week 1 so far this season....

The natural born quote-maker opened the 14-coach parade at SEC Media Days on Monday and was asked to impart his new-found fatherly wisdom after his wife Jen gave birth to daughter Briella Nichole on Saturday. “I’m 48 hours into this baby,” Bielema said. “I can’t say I’m well-versed.” MORE: SN’s Top 40 players for the 2017 season Bielema can dish the one-liners as well as any coach in the SEC, past or present, and he does it in a continuous run-on fashion that will always endear him to the media....

Elements of this approach will sound familiar–science has vindicated your mother’s views on eating well and getting enough sleep–but other aspects will sound exotic. For example, I advise patients to take two 600mg capsules of NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) daily whenever they feel an infection coming on. And I take one capsule a day as a prophylactic. NAC, a special form of the amino acid cysteine, boosts levels of glutathione, an antioxidant produced by the body that is essential for healthy immune function....

The Inner Deets VK also confirmed that Apple blocked a number of its apps, and these are currently unavailable on the AppStore. VK has also asked for an official confirmation on the same from the American tech giant Apple. More specifically, the apps in context are that of VK Music, Clips and also its Messenger applications. These are no loner available from AppStore. On Google Play, though, Vkontakte app is continuing to work....

The reason you haven’t heard where the No. 1 high school football recruit is going is because Manning is only a junior in high school. Manning is the No. 1 recruit for the Class of 2023, so we might have to wait a while to hear where Manning ends up going. But, a decision for the Manning legacy may come sooner than December 2022. Here’s the latest news on Manning’s college recruiting journey....

The discovery was published on Wednesday in the journal Antiquity. According to the study, archaeologists were excavating an area in northern Poland known as Death Valley, where an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 Polish citizens were executed by Nazis in October and November of 1939. According to scientists, the “massacre” became known as the Pomeranian Crime of 1939. In January of 1945, however, a second massacre took place in Death Valley....

Commonly referred to as the lungs of Mexico City, Chapultepec Forest (Bosque de Chapultepec) receives around 15 million visitors a year. It has a zoo, a castle, two lakes, and the National Museum of Anthropology, among other tourist attractions. The recent discovery, made in the 1,695-acre park, has marked Chapultepec Forest as one of the oldest archaeological sites in the Valley of Mexico, which was at the heart of a number of pre-Hispanic civilizations....

She lost 1-4 after valiantly trying to unravel the second seed from China, Yingsha Sun, in a tense encounter. Archana is still in the running for the bronze medal though, when she takes on Romania’s Andreea Dragoman later in the evening, early morning in India. The 18-year-old from Karnataka had created history in the morning, becoming the first Indian ever to enter the semifinals of the Youth Olympics. She defeated Azerbaijan’s Ning Jing 4-3 to achieve this amazing feat....

While many individual retailers will stay open, everything from the stock market to post offices, schools and the Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed across the nation. This is while the United States commemorates everyone who has ever held the office of president. Given that Presidents Day (which this year falls on February 21) is observed by the Federal Reserve, the vast majority of banks will also be closed on Monday....

Thanksgiving is a day dedicated to giving thanks for the harvest and has been observed in the U.S. since 1789. As millions travel to their family gatherings to mark the national occasion, many office buildings across the country will be closed for Thanksgiving, including banks. Banks, including The Federal Reserve, will be closed on Thursday, November 28. However, online banking options at the bank websites as well as ATM machines are available for use, while some customer service lines may also be open, according to GO Banking Rates....