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Closer to home: Ground broken on Nevada’s first standalone children’s hospital · Las Vegas Sun

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  SPEAKER_00: Happy Tuesday, Las Vegas.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here are today's top stories from the Las Vegas Sun.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nevada's getting its first standalone children's hospital.
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  SPEAKER_00: Officials broke around Monday night on the Intermountain Health, Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children's Hospital and the Southwest Valley.
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  SPEAKER_00: The$1 billion project is expected to open in 2023.
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  SPEAKER_00: Governor Joe Lombardo said nothing matters more to our future than the health and well-being of our children.
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  SPEAKER_00: In other news, Airbnb is activating its heightened anti-party technology in Las Vegas and across the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: for Halloween weekend, looking to block bookings it considers more likely to lead to disruptive parties.
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  SPEAKER_00: The company says that over Halloween weekend last year, the system deterred about 40 people in Las Vegas and more than 23,500 nationwide from booking an entire home.
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  SPEAKER_00: Also, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue has joined a federal class action lawsuit accusing fire truck manufacturers of conspiring to drive up prices and delay deliveries.
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  SPEAKER_00: The department says a 2021 order from Pierce Manufacturing cost$4.1 million and took 22 months to arrive.
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  SPEAKER_00: The same order in 2022 cost$5.2 million.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as of June, more than three and a half years later, it still hasn't been delivered.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lastly, in politics, election days on the horizon, November 3rd, next week, and Governor Joe Lombardo is in one of the nation's most competitive races against Attorney General Aaron Ford.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once favored Lombardo the Republican, his reelection bid is now called a toss-up by analysts as dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy, immigration, and Iran war has Republicans fearing for disastrous midterm results.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lombardo is trying to energize the Republican base without alienating independents who make up a large share of Nevada's registered voters.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's your briefing for today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Visit LasVegasun.com for our continuing coverage and stay safe, Las Vegas.