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Debate takeaways: Clinton on offense, defuses email issue

October 14, 2015 12:00 AM
LAS VEGAS — Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and three more Democratic presidential hopefuls met Tuesday night at the Wynn Las Vegas resort and casino for the party's first prime-time debate.
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Local

After years of cuts, school districts face teacher shortages

September 24, 2015 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES — When a new school year began at the Sierra Sands Unified District 150 miles north of Los Angeles in August, students in four classes were greeted by a substitute.
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Local

Marco Rubio promotes his Mormon background

By Jenna Barratt
September 15, 2015 12:00 AM
At age eight, Marco Rubio was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; a fact he reminds LDS Republican voters.
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Nation

London-bound plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway

September 09, 2015 12:00 AM
LAS VEGAS — The 157 passengers aboard British Airways Flight 2276 were settled into their seats for the 10-hour flight from Las Vegas to London when a loud boom rocked the aircraft.
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Basketball

Potential NBA refs under microscope during summer league

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
Referee Kevin Scott officiates next to Orlando Magic Blue's Devyn Marble during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game. The way the NBA records and calls games may be changing. (AP Photo)
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Life

Long-distance relationships: Making it work

By Mckayla Lundeen
June 30, 2015 12:00 AM
More than 30 years ago, BYU graduate Melanie Hall said goodbye to her fiancé as he boarded a plane for Sweden, where he would live for the next three months. The couple communicated through handwritten letters and were reunited just days before their wedding.
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Basketball

BYU cheerleaders on the road

March 20, 2015 12:00 AM
The BYU Spirit Squad performs during the 2015 WCC men's basketball championship game in Las Vegas. (Tori Crane)
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Football

Hitting the jackpot: BYU's seven greatest moments in Vegas

March 10, 2015 12:00 AM
Eathyn Manumaleuna (55) was credited with blocking what would have been the game-winning field goal at the close of the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl.
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Basketball

Eaton named tournament MVP as BYU women cruise to WCC Championship title

March 10, 2015 12:00 AM
Lexi Eaton drives the ball in the Cougars' 76-65 championship win over San Francisco. Eaton was named tournament MVP. (Twitter)
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Basketball

Women's championship game primer: 5 BYU vs. 6 San Francisco

March 10, 2015 12:00 AM
Xojian Harry lays the ball up against Saint Mary's in the WCC tournament. (Mark A. Philbrick/BYU Photo)
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Basketball

Morrison leads Cougars in semifinal upset over top-seeded Gonzaga

March 09, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU's Xojian Harry and Morgan Bailey defend Sunny Greinacher in the Cougars' 61-55 upset of Gonzaga Monday. (Twitter)
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Basketball

Gameday primer: 2 BYU vs. 6 Portland

March 09, 2015 12:00 AM
Kyle Collinsworth dunks the ball in BYU's win over Santa Clara in the WCC Tournament quarterfinals. (Mark A. Philbrick/BYU Photo)
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Soccer

BYU women's soccer: Cougars dominant in win over UNLV

March 08, 2015 12:00 AM
The BYU women's soccer team dribbles the ball against UNLV in Las Vegas on March 7, 2015. (J Mason Nordfelt).
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Sports

#WCCMascotMadness first round results

March 07, 2015 12:00 AM
LAS VEGAS — The results are in for day one of #WCCMascotMadess, and so far it's all chalk. Gonzaga's Spike the Bulldog easily moved on to the next round with an overwhelming 76 percent, while Iggy the LMU Lion scraped by Gael Force One by receiving 56 percent of the vote. Spike now faces #2 Diego Torero of USD, and Iggy will go up against top-seeded Willie the Wave, from Pepperdine. Round two starts Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (PST) and will run until 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Sunday.
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Basketball

Gameday primer: 2 BYU vs. 7 Santa Clara

March 07, 2015 12:00 AM
Tyler Haws lays the ball up against Portland on Feb. 26, 2015.
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Basketball

Tournament Photo Diary: Your unofficial guide to the Las Vegas Strip

March 07, 2015 12:00 AM
Basketball isn't the only thing for fans to see at the 2015 WCC basketball tournament. Several members of the Universe staff took to the Las Vegas Strip to document some of the more interesting sights of Sin City's most infamous street.
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Basketball

Eaton scores in final seconds to give Cougars WCC Tournament win

March 06, 2015 12:00 AM
Lexi Eaton shoots the ball in the Cougars' first-round game against Saint Mary's in the WCC Tournament. (Twitter)
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Basketball

A Cougar fan's map to Vegas

March 06, 2015 12:00 AM
Beaver, Utah: home of America's best tasting water. (Creative Commons).
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