Donors raise $630 million to eradicate polio

Bill Gates and other donors are giving more than $630 million to the international effort to eradicate polio, after the disease spiked and spread to seven countries that were previously polio-free.

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Barkley believes race a factor in Auburn's hire

Charles Barkley was pulling for Auburn to hire Turner Gill as football coach long before Gene Chizik emerged publicly as a candidate for the job.

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Culinary Union vs. Mayor Goodman: Fight over City Hall

The local Culinary Workers Union wants to make sure voters give their approval for building a new Las Vegas City Hall.

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So. Nevada celebrates World AIDS Day

Monday is World AIDS Day. Right now, more than 6,000 Southern Nevadans live with HIV or AIDS. They are part of the 33 million people around the world living with the virus.

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Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some say so

As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.

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Surviving recession with great customer service

Some companies are wowing customers through good times and bad.

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Vote: Who won the presidential debate?

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Lawyers for China milk victims pressed to quit

Advocates for victims of China's widening tainted milk scandal say lawyers representing the families have been pressured by local government officials to give up the campaign.

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Judge Halverson to testify against husband

District Court Judge Elizabeth Halverson is set to testify against her husband, who she says tried to kill her with a frying pan.

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Nearly 12,900 Chinese children sick from milk

China said Sunday the number of children sickened by baby formula tainted with the banned industrial chemical melamine has doubled to nearly 12,900 as the government confronts a scandal over widespread contamination of the milk supply.

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Nicco Tatum: no remorse at sentencing

The teenager who admitted to opening fire at a school bus stop last December will be spending quite some time in prison. Thursday, a judge sentenced Nicco Tatum to at least six years behind bars.

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Details released in federal officer-involved shooting

A suspect shoots a federal agent around 11 p.m. Wednesday night near Lamb and Carey.

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Romney rallies for McCain in Vegas Wednesday

One of John McCain's former rivals will be rallying in support for him in Las Vegas Wednesday. Mitt Romney is now reportedly on the short list of potential McCain running mates.

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Hearing delayed as Halverson loses election

Update: Judge Halverson's federal court hearing has been postponed for two weeks.

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Halverson hopes to halt hearing

Sparks fly as a suspended judge responds to accusations of abuse and incompetence. The voters of Clark County elected her as District Court Judge, but now, Elizabeth Halverson is the one under fire on the witness stand.

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McCarran Airport raises parking fees

Parking fees at McCarran Airport are going up.

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Update: Hep C doctor did suffer stroke

The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners has confirmed Dr. Dipak Desai has had a stroke. Records from UCLA Medical Center and results of an MRI were among the items used to review Desai's case by the in-house medical reviewer for the Board.

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Sikh teen wins U.K. discrimination claim

A Sikh teenager who was excluded from class for refusing to remove a religious bracelet at school won her discrimination claim Tuesday in Britain's High Court.

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U.N.: Up to 25% of Myanmar cyclone aid lost

As much as 25 percent of cyclone relief aid in Myanmar is being lost because of the military government's foreign exchange system, a United Nations official said Friday.

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Aid-laden U.S. ships to abort cyclone mission

A top U.S. military commander said  American navy ships off Myanmar's coast will leave the area after failing to get the junta's permission to help with cyclone relief efforts.

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