Author: Oskar Garcia
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Teen stowaway ‘lucky to be alive’ after riding in wheel well of Hawaii jet
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A 15-year-old boy found his way onto an airport’s tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii — a misadventure that forced authorities to take a hard look at the security system that protects the nation’s airline fleet. The boy, who lives in…
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Social nets grab ‘horses and bayonets’ debate line
President Barack Obama countered Mitt Romney’s Big Bird and binders on Monday night with horses, bayonets and Battleship. Who won? The Internet, of course. Obama’s broadside reply to Romney’s shot at the size of the Navy took off instantly on social networks and dominated online discussion of the candidates’ final debate. A look at some…
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That dot ‘on’ the sun? It’s Venus!
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HONOLULU — Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the rare celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun. The transit of Venus…
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That dot ‘on’ the sun? It’s Venus!
HONOLULU — Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the rare celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun. The transit of Venus — a planetary spectacle that won’t occur again until 2117 — will appear as a small moving beauty mark on…
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Californian wins Miss USA crown
LAS VEGAS • A 21-year-old auburn-haired California girl won the Miss USA crown on Sunday night and will represent the nation in this year’s Miss Universe pageant in September in Brazil. Alyssa Campanella of Los Angeles topped a field of 51 beauty queens to take the title at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the…
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Mexico’s newest icon: 22-year-old Miss Universe
LAS VEGAS — From flags to Facebook, 22-year-old Jimena Navarrete has quickly made it clear what she plans to promote as the world’s newest Miss Universe — her home country of Mexico. “I want the whole world to know about my country and my people,” the Guadalajara native said after beating 82 competitors for global…
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Jazz saxophonist Butera dies at 81 in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Sam Butera, a saxophonist who helped usher in lounge entertainment in Las Vegas and shared the stage with Louis Prima and Keely Smith, has died. He was 81. Butera died Wednesday morning of pneumonia at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, his daughter Cheryl Butera said. Butera played onstage more than 50 years,…
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In bad times, Vegas casinos know when to hold ‘em
LAS VEGAS – Major gambling companies’ ledgers have told the same, sinking story for a year: Fewer people are visiting casinos, their trips are getting shorter and they’re not gambling as much. Casino construction has slowed or halted from one end of the Las Vegas Strip to the other, more than a dozen projects across…