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Las Vegas’ convention and tourism economy a ripe market for portable phone charger rental company
It’s an issue nearly everyone with a cellphone runs into while they travel: how to keep the device charged.
Chandler Stephenson’s career night powers Golden Knights over Wild
Chandler Stephenson never had four points in an NHL game before Sunday. He’d also never played a game without his grandmother.
Las Vegas could see big jump in out-of-state abortion patients if Roe overturned
The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold Mississippi’s challenge to Roe v. Wade, a longstanding protection for the right to an abortion passed in 1973.
‘Troubling’ rise in weapons seized by CCSD raises questions on student motives
The number of weapons confiscated from students at Clark County School District campuses has risen nearly 30% since the 2019-20 academic year, corroborating what experts and educators have called …
Reba, Brooks & Dunn’s run at Caesars ending too soon
If “Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas” residency indeed rides into the sunset after this week’s two shows, the artists should be able to look back on their Caesars Palace run knowing they’ve made country music history in Sin City.
Children, coping with loss, are pandemic’s ‘forgotten grievers’
Courtney Grund, whose husband died of COVID-19 in August, got an alarming text message last week: Her 16-year-old son was “talking about self-harm,” according to the message, sent by his friend. She quickly signed him up for grief counseling, she said…
New inflation number feeds angst about Democrats’ $2T bill
Government reports on rising inflation and the potential costs of President Joe Biden’s social and environment legislation raised fresh questions Friday about the bill’s fate, with both sides hoping the new numbers would influence pivotal Sen. Joe Man…
Sequoia National Park opens Giant Forest that survived fire
Sequoia National Park will reopen its Giant Forest area on Saturday, three months after a Northern California wildfire prompted extraordinary efforts to protect the grove and destroyed thousands of other redwoods.
Special-teams skid continues as Golden Knights fall to Flyers
It’s not just that the Golden Knights are allowing power-play goals. It’s that they’re coming quick, a sign that teams are having no issue breaking down the short-handed defense.