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• Blue Man Group postpones launch of new Orlando show

  03-04-2025 23:29 via lasvegassun.com
  Blue Man Group’s return to Orlando has been delayed again. Performances were scheduled to begin April 3 in a new 580-seat theater at Icon Park, in the shadow of the Orlando Eye observation wheel on ...
  
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• Welcome to Reno, the mighty mecca of all-you-can-eat sushi

  07-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  Reno’s sushi menus are a roster of punchy proper nouns followed by lengthy descriptions, like the Playboy: cream cheese, onion, tempura shrimp, red snapper, avocado, jalapeño and both ponzu and habanero sauces.
  
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• Sandoval confronts Federalist, calls online magazine’s narrative on diversity at UNR false

  07-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  UNR President Brian Sandoval is taking a conservative publication to task for accusing the school of defying President Donald Trump’s executive order to end diversity efforts in public institutions …
  
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• Southern Nevada sex trafficking survivor program threatened by cuts to federal grants

  06-05-2025 21:41 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Nevada consistently ranks as one of the top states in the number of reported human trafficking incidents per capita. Federal funding cuts could make it harder for nonprofits to help victims.
  
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• Clark County bans electric scooters on resort corridor sidewalks

  06-05-2025 21:13 via lasvegassun.com
  At least eight riders have died while riding an electric scooter or bicycle on Southern Nevada roads in 2025. Two riders — including a 16-year-old — died last month in crashes involving electric scooters.
  
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• UNLV educator at the forefront in fight to cure Alzheimer’s disease

  05-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  UNLV has also won an award from the National Institute on Aging to create an Alzheimer’s Innovation Incubator, which Cummings said will ...
  
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• Settle in and get ready: An 'ultracompetitive' 2nd round of the NHL playoffs is here

  05-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  The second round of the NHL playoffs begins Monday night, after no sweeps and two series going the distance to get to this point.
  
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• Record-breaking rainfall hits Las Vegas before dawn

  04-05-2025 18:01 via lasvegassun.com
  Southern Nevada residents woke to an unusual sound this morning—rain pattering on rooftops across the valley. Before sunrise, the city had already broken ...
  
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• Oilers a deeper team than the one the Golden Knights beat in the 2023 NHL playoffs

  04-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  The Golden Knights focused their efforts two years ago on limiting Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, a successful strategy that gave Vegas the series victory and helped put it on the path to winning the Stanley Cup.
  
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• Education, economy take center stage early as Nevada’s gubernatorial race for 2026 unfolds

  04-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  Nevada’s 2026 governor’s race is already heating up, with candidates from both parties staking early claims on economic recovery and education reform.
  
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• California schools leaving NIAA over gender policy clash

  03-05-2025 01:49 via lasvegassun.com
  Athletic programs at Truckee and North Tahoe high schools on the Northern Nevada-California border will withdraw from the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association following the organization's adoption ...
  
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• Kentucky Derby: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the 151st running of the race

  03-05-2025 01:40 via lasvegassun.com
  Besides the sleek thoroughbreds, check out the crowd decked out in hats and fascinators, floral-print dresses and seersucker suits that make the Derby the world’s most fashionable sporting event.
  
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• Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series 'Laugh-In,' dies at 88

  02-05-2025 20:42 via lasvegassun.com
  Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died at age 88.
  
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• WNBA teams open preseason in college arenas as star alums return to campus

  02-05-2025 17:02 via lasvegassun.com
  Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Sabrina Ionescu are among the players who will get a chance to play one more game in their college arenas as WNBA teams return to campuses for preseason contests.
  
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• Hundreds turn out against Trump's policies during May Day rally on Las Vegas Strip

  02-05-2025 06:59 via lasvegassun.com
  A crimson tide swept across the Las Vegas Strip Thursday evening as demonstrators in red shirts hoisted signs and filled the air with the distinctive drone of vuvuzelas.
  
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• Hundreds rally against Trump’s policies during May Day rally on Las Vegas Strip

  02-05-2025 06:59 via lasvegassun.com
  A crimson tide swept across the Las Vegas Strip Thursday evening as demonstrators in red shirts hoisted signs and filled the air with the distinctive drone of vuvuzelas.
  
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• Hey boxing fans, we’ve hidden some tickets

  02-05-2025 02:28 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Report on Indigenous violence crisis removed from Department of Justice website

  01-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  A 212-page report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice detailing the causes of high rates of murder and human trafficking among Indigenous people ...
  
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• Report on Indigenous violence crisis removed from Department of Justice site

  01-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  A 212-page report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice detailing the causes of high rates of murder and human trafficking of Indigenous people ...
  
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• New education and training center to bring workforce development to the Historic Westside

  01-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  The $16.4 million, 15,000-square-foot facility will provide credentialed job training programs for in-demand jobs that pay a living wage.
  
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• Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford ‘pissed’ at Trump tariffs and spending cuts

  01-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  Horsford has helped lead the charge to demand more transparency from Trump and DOGE through his current role on the House Ways and Means Committee.
  
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• Community comeback: Leaders of the Historic Westside reflect on its past and dream of its future

  01-05-2025 11:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  The City of Las Vegas’ HUNDRED Plan, short for Historic Urban Neighborhood Design Redevelopment, is a framework and a sort of reckoning, a long-overdue attempt to honor what the Historic Westside was, and to imagine what it can still become.
  
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• Berkley addresses potential budget challenges in inaugural State of City speech

  01-05-2025 06:17 via lasvegassun.com
  ​​In her inaugural State of the City address on Wednesday evening, Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley stressed that public safety would not be impacted ...
  
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• Ex-FBI informant who made up bribery story about the Bidens will stay in prison

  01-05-2025 05:46 via lasvegassun.com
  Smirnov has been in custody since February 2024. He was arrested at the Las Vegas airport after returning to the U.S. from overseas.
  
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• Trump officials must report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

  01-05-2025 05:37 via lasvegassun.com
  A federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to provide information about its efforts so far, if any, to comply with her order to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison.
  
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• Harris accuses Trump of 'wholesale abandonment' of American ideals

  01-05-2025 05:37 via lasvegassun.com
  Before Wednesday, Harris had barely mentioned Trump by name since she conceded defeat to him in November, but she recently addressed the anxiety and confusion that have gripped many of her supporters since Trump took office.
  
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• CAN YOU GUESS how many gummy bears are in there?

  01-05-2025 01:32 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Federal judge lets Nevada company intervene in abortion pill case

  30-04-2025 23:19 via lasvegassun.com
  U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk granted GenBioPro “permissive intervention,” writing that the company’s filings were timely and that their involvement wouldn’t delay the case.
  
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• US House passes hotel transparency bill; Nevada resorts voice support

  30-04-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation requiring hotels to display the full price of stays online and in advertising, including resort fees.
  
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• Ground broken on office, retail, housing development in Symphony Park in downtown Las Vegas

  30-04-2025 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  Origin at Symphony Park and Cello Tower, a six-acre development, will combine retail, offices and the city’s first luxury residential high-rise condominium tower to be built in over 15 years.
  
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