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The Republican Party’s presidential candidate refers to Mexicans as rapists and wants to build a wall along the entire southern border. The Democratic candidate for Senate in Nevada is Catherine Cortez Masto, a Latina whose grandfather came to the U.S. from Chihuahua, Mexico. And a Democratic House candidate is Ruben Kihuen, who came to the U.S. at age 8 from Guadalajara, Mexico.

As a state that has been built on the gaming industry and tourism tied to it, Nevada knows odds. And the odds are now against Donald Trump here. Stylistically, Trump would seem a natural fit for the Silver State’s pronounced anti-establishment streak. When Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid ran for re-election here, he proclaimed he was "independent, just like Nevada.” Meanwhile, non-college-educated white voters exceed the share of white voters who are college-educated — a favorable dynamic for Trump, who has consolidated white working-class support across the country.

Supporters and protesters were out on the famous Vegas Strip Wednesday as Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her Republican party opponent Donald Trump faced off in their final presidential debate. In the city, outside the debate hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and inside, partisans pushed for their respective candidates. VOA's Elizabeth Lee reports from Las Vegas.

That puts a bow on the third presidential debate and on the 2016 debates generally. As usual, you can re-experience the final debate’s splendor by starting at the bottom of this live blog and scrolling up. You can also listen to our post-debate Elections podcast, or watch video of the taping below.

The University of Nevada-Las Vegas is putting the final touches on the stage for the third and final presidential debate between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The debate will start Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine has gotten the official go-ahead to start classes in July, but Nevada children are already benefiting from it. The school started sifting through applications during the first week of November to select its first class after it was recently granted preliminary accreditation.

The final presidential debate on Wednesday opened with an extended discussion of Supreme Court nominations, offering some clarity on how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would fill any vacant seats on the court over the next four years if they are elected.

After months of anticipation and weeks of hype, the final presidential debate landed in Las Vegas, bringing political pundits, protesters and pageantry. Before Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took to their lecterns at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, supporters and characters gathered nearby.