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Worker hurt at CityCenter

A fire official says a 36-year-old construction worker was hurt after an air conditioning unit fell on him at the big CityCenter project on the Las Vegas Strip. (Updated 8:02 a.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. (11 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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Albuquerque Ladies' Man

By Matt Toplikar

Barack Obama answers questions from a group of Albuquerque women. Topics range from health care, to immigration, to the Iraq war. (4:50)

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Elsewhere

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 ...