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Culinary Union reaches tentative pact with Tropicana

Hours after starting negotiations this morning, Culinary Union and Tropicana Entertainment reached a tentative agreement on a new contract covering about 750 workers at the Tropicana hotel and casino on the Strip. (Updated 5:54 p.m.) »

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Johnnie Stoker, left, president and chief executive of Henderson-based K2 Energy Solutions, shows off an electric HST Shelby Cobra to Kelvin Woods and Joseph Born at the National Clean Energy Summit on Tuesday. The car is equipped with lithium iron phosphate batteries and can travel from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, Stoker said.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY:

Green can fatten Nevadans’ wallets, too

That’s what summit speakers stress in advocating massive investments

By Phoebe Sweet

The green in “green energy economy” is money as much as environmentalism. That was the message Tuesday from academics, business leaders, governors and other politicians to more than 1,000 attendees at the National Clean Energy Summit at UNLV. (15 Comments) »

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Expect him back next year

A lot of UNLV fans think this is going to be the year for UNLV football. As in this is the year the Rebels go 2-10 again, and rid themselves of head coach Mike Sanford. Not so fast.

UNLV FOOTBALL:

Rebels’ season outlook: The good, the bad, the unresolved

There are reasons for optimism at Rebel Park as the team returns from its 11-day training camp in Ely. Of course, that’s not to say coach Mike Sanford can turn the ship completely around.

LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT:

Henderson couple so ‘cavelike’ they’ll be married on ‘Defending the Caveman’ stage

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LAS VEGAS At LARGE:

Misdial casino, you may get Mr. Refund

Calls meant for Vegas-based company go to accountant accused of playing tricks

At least on the surface, this is a fight about a number: 7.

Elections could turn on baggage avoidance

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opens the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Monday, Dina Titus will be 750 miles away in Nevada.

THE PORTER-TITUS RACE:

If she’s a flip-flopper on drilling, so is McCain

Crime:

Study suggests Nevada prisons do pretty good job of preventing recidivism

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Metro Officers, from left, Steve Lehtinen, Chris Jeter and Dave Corbin watch for speeders during an annual back-to-school traffic safety event Tuesday.

SCHOOLS:

Just try getting past these guys near campus

There were three motorcycle officers, a police cruiser, a pair of crossing guards toting red stop signs, and flashing school zone warning lights, all drawing attention to the school crossing near Mendoza Elementary. But Metro Police Officer Dave Corbin predicted it wouldn’t be enough to ...

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“21” Movie: The Recap

Plus, critic Joe Brown say watching someone else gamble is as suspenseful as watching someone talk on the phone."

Calculate Flight Delays

Last year, more than one in every five flights – 22.15 percent – arriving at McCarran Airport was late. See statistics nationwide.

Construction deaths

Nine construction workers have died since the end of 2006 at the towers that are redefining the Las Vegas skyline.

Caption contest winner

See the winning caption for the Tony Stewart cartoon caption contest.

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Mariachi in Tucson

By Matt Toplikar

Tucson, Ariz., loves its mariachi music. The town was the original U.S. host of the International Mariachi Conference in 1983. Two legends in Tucson's musical heritage share their thoughts on the town's music education curriculum and tell how the future of Vegas' own mariachi program is being shaped by former Tucson residents. (2:40) -- (The Sun has gone on the road to listen to voters and talk to political leaders around the West. Reporters will examine the economic, cultural and demographic forces re-shaping the region as they drive to Denver for the first of the two major party conventions the ...

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Reports from other publications, aggregated by Sun staff, worthy of our readers’ attention.

Phelps looking for gold at World Series of Poker?: (via Baltimore Sun); Michael Phelps might be looking for a different kind of gold in the future. The star Olympian says now that he has a little down time after winning all those swimming gold medals, he wouldn't ...
Cher-rorist nabbed in the U.K.: (via The Guardian UK); A 44-year-old Welshman was fined more than £250 for blasting bad music -- specifically, Cher -- at his neighbors. His stereo, CDs and tapes were also seized and destroyed by police While Karl Wiosna was ...
CNN to increase presence in Las Vegas: (via New York Times); CNN announced Tuesday that it would “double its domestic news-gathering presence” by assigning journalists to 10 additional cities across the United States. But the journalists will not work from news bureaus; instead, they will be ...

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Today in History: August 21

Today in 2000, the Sun reported that Federal officials had seen the first indications of steep decreases in the water levels at Lake Mead over the next couple years.

Read the Sun's complete story for more details on the conditions of Lake Mead in 2000.

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