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Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation in Nevada, 8 other states · Las Vegas Sun

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  SPEAKER_00: Happy Friday, Las Vegas.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's what's making news from Las Vegas Sun.
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  SPEAKER_00: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in Nevada and eight other states into whether non-citizens are registered to vote.
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  SPEAKER_00: U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: District Court judge Arcilia Martinez in Oakland found the effort relies on data full of errors and that it's leading to intimidation of groups doing voter assistance work.
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  SPEAKER_00: She said it should be halted until polls close on election day, November 3rd.
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  SPEAKER_00: Also on the election front, the Nevada Secretary of State's office on Thursday launched Vivid, an online dashboard tracking statewide voter turnout, mail ballots, and in-person voting.
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  SPEAKER_00: At vivid.nv.gov, you can see how many mail ballots were sent out, returned, accepted, and outstanding.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's broken down by party and county.
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  SPEAKER_00: In other news, the Las Vegas Airport is set to break ground on a new fire station.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Clark County Department of Aviation says Nevada's congressional delegation secured$23.1 million in federal money to help rebuild it.
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  SPEAKER_00: The existing station is one of the oldest in the Clark County Fire Department and has served the airport for more than 40 years.
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  SPEAKER_00: The department says replacing it is part of a long-term modernization to keep up with growing air travel demand.
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  SPEAKER_00: And finally, state officials say 10% of SAFES Voice Nevada tips that contacted personnel information were compromised in a data breach at technology vendor Navigate 360, part of a multi-state cybersecurity incident.
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  SPEAKER_00: Safe Voice is the state's anonymous tip line for reporting school safety threats and concerns about students' well beings.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's your Sun briefing for today.
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