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• US air force sergeant barred from re-enlisting unless he swears to God

  10 Sep 2014: US law requires ‘so help me God’ to be included in the oath, though its implementation is left to each branch of the military

• Nevada floods prompt governor to declare state of emergency

  10 Sep 2014: Governor Brian Sandoval dispatches officials to assess damage after rivers swelled and about 190 evacuated reservation

• Nevada considers $1.3bn tax break for Tesla Motors to build battery factory

  10 Sep 2014: Controversial tax break legislation draws criticism from both parties after Tesla picks state for its $5bn factory

• Heavy rains and flooding force Nevada to close stretch of major highway

  9 Sep 2014: Floodwaters submerged vehicles and homes in Nevada and Arizona and are blamed for at least two deaths in Arizona

• Federal appeals court hears argument that gay marriage harms children

  9 Sep 2014: Judges on ninth circuit appeals court, which overturned California’s Proposition 8 in 2012, challenge defenders of marriage ban

• Federal court prepares to hear landmark same-sex marriage cases

  7 Sep 2014: San Francisco court that has already issued two major gay rights judgments to rule on same-sex marriage bans in Hawaii, Idaho and Nevada

• The life of the Vegas 'porn slapper': 'I don't care if they punch or hit me'

  4 Sep 2014: Card workers on the Las Vegas Strip endure humiliation from tourists, fight their employers for pay, and are targeted by police

• Nevada wins bid for Tesla's first lithium-ion battery 'gigafactory'

  3 Sep 2014: Electric car maker run by Elon Musk finalises terms to build $5bn battery plant, which Nevada hails as major economic boon

• My first Burning Man: confessions of a conservative from Washington

  2 Sep 2014: Grover Norquist: To everyone who whined about this free-market crusader from DC joining liberal hippies in the desert: listen to the Burners!

• Girl who fatally shot gun instructor 'said Uzi was too much for her'

  2 Sep 2014: Nine-year-old said gun was too powerful and had hurt her shoulder, according to police reports released on Tuesday

• Burning Man festival – in pictures

  30 Aug 2014: Nevada’s Black Rock desert welcomes revellers to the annual festival, which began in 1986

• Woman dies at Burning Man festival, officials say

  28 Aug 2014: Attendee was struck and killed by a bus carrying passengers around the festival in Nevada

• Las Vegas would be a gamble for NHL expansion. Seattle? Less so

  27 Aug 2014: Colin Horgan: Two new teams may be a ‘done deal’ – but boss Bettman should think hard about whether Sin City is the virtuous choice
  

• Burning Man festival delayed after heavy rain in Nevada

  25 Aug 2014: Week-long event to begin Tuesday at midday after rainstorm caused flooding on roads around site in Black Rock desert

• US couple win slot machine's $2.4m jackpot after 20 years of waiting

  24 Aug 2014:

  MGM Grand announces Walter and Linda Misco from New Hampshire are winners of long-awaited Lion's Share payout

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