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Former US Open champ Simpson maintains Las Vegas lead
AFP, Published on 20/10/2013
» Former US Open champ Webb Simpson maintained a solid four-shot lead at the PGA Tour's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open after shooting a third round four-under 67 on Saturday.
Three killed in car shooting, crash on Vegas Strip
AFP, Published on 21/02/2013
» Three people were killed in a shooting and fiery car crash Thursday on the Las Vegas Strip, police said, warning that the suspected shooters remained at large and were "armed and dangerous."
NRA triggers furor with its shooting-range app
AFP, Published on 16/01/2013
» The National Rifle Association, which blames video games in part for mass shootings, triggered controversy Tuesday after coming out with its own game for iPhones and iPads.
Now, that was strange!
Published on 28/12/2012
» 2012 seemed to have more than its share of the bizarre and oddball stories on the front pages - a "mysterious" hotel meeting, sandbags in the sewers and of course the assassination (plot) of Thaksin Shinawatra.
James Cameron tips Hobbit to spark film revolution
AFP, Published on 28/11/2012
» Oscar-winning director James Cameron predicted Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" would do for high-definition film-making what his own hit "Avatar" did for 3D movies.
Hobbit was almost filmed in UK, director reveals
AFP, Published on 27/11/2012
» "The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson on Tuesday said the low point making his Tolkien epic was when the production almost moved from his native New Zealand to Britain because of a union dispute.
Believe it or rot
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 04/11/2012
» Last Tuesday night, as the sun went down over the Mekong River in the Northeast, a miracle occurred.
Moore equals course record in Las Vegas
AFP, Published on 05/10/2012
» American Ryan Moore equalled the course record and his career best with a 10-under 61 in the first round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open tournament.
Cash-rich Macau looks to lure movie makers
AFP, Published on 02/10/2012
» Six years since Macau beat Las Vegas at its own game and took over as the gambling capital of the world, the cashed-up southern Chinese enclave is now aiming to emulate the US city's role in film.
Hollywood's magnetic tourism appeal
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/07/2011
» New tourism routes follow the action in blockbuster Hangover 2, so powerful is the hypnotic effect on tourists.