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Glionna, Los Angeles Times", "tease": "On a nearly deserted downtown Las Vegas block, a small brick building fronted by a curvy neon sign heralds a bygone era here: That\u2019s when the big bombs went boom and awestruck Las Vegas residents watched the mushroom clouds billow into the bright desert sky. At Joe and Stella Sobchik\u2019s liquor store and bar on Fremont Street, downtown denizens walked up to the roof, cocktails in hand, for a better view of the sky show. ", "comment_count": "4", "human_pub_date": "Posted 2:00 a.m.", "visual_url": "http://cdn.photo.lasvegassun.com/media/img/photos/2013/05/17/scaled.0517_atomic_liquor_t610.jpg?64df38a0ccab41d6a38b286543429170b15bae0f", "visual_credit": "John Glionna/Los Angeles Times / MCT", "visual_caption": "Derek Stonebarger, from left, Lance Johns and Kent Johns, pictured April 29, 2013, are the new owners of Atomic Liquors in downtown Las Vegas, a bar that celebrates the city's nuclear tourism at the start of the Cold War." },{ "id": 1896265, "pub_date": 1368867600, "headline": "Bills live and die on deadline day in Carson City", "url": "/news/2013/may/18/bills-live-and-die-deadline-day-carson-city/", "kicker": "Legislature 2013", "byline": "Anjeanette Damon", "tease": "The legislative grim reaper struck again Friday as the Nevada Legislature hit yet another milestone on the 120-day march to its finish.", "comment_count": "5", "human_pub_date": "Posted 2:00 a.m.", "visual_url": "http://cdn.photo.lasvegassun.com/media/img/photos/2013/05/14/scaled.AP897181521604_7_t610.jpg?64df38a0ccab41d6a38b286543429170b15bae0f", "visual_credit": "Cathleen Allison / AP", "visual_caption": "Nevada Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, left, talks with Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, on the Senate floor at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Wednesday, April 24, 2013." },{ "id": 1896285, "pub_date": 1368867600, "headline": "From music to TV to the Strip: UNLV's famous grads", "url": "/news/2013/may/18/music-tv-strip-unlvs-famous-grads/", "kicker": "Education", "byline": "Paul Takahashi", "tease": "ESPN broadcaster Kenny Mayne, longtime NBA owner George Maloof and Food Network personality Guy Fieri are among the famous who have earned degrees from UNLV.", "comment_count": "0", "human_pub_date": "Posted 2:00 a.m.", "visual_url": "http://cdn.photo.lasvegassun.com/media/img/photos/2012/12/18/guyfieri_t610.jpg?64df38a0ccab41d6a38b286543429170b15bae0f", "visual_credit": "Courtesy of UNLV Libraries, Media Relations", "visual_caption": "Celebrity chef and alumnus Guy Fieri, '90 BS Hotel Administration, received an honorary doctorate at the Dec. 18, 2012, winter commencement ceremony. 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