In 1955, a 24-year-old who worked in the forests of Trinidad and Tobago, near the Oropouche River, became the first human on record to contract the fever-inducing ‘sloth virus’ or Oropouche virus. While the virus is endemic to the Amazon basin, it is now spreading globally.

In 1955, a 24-year-old who worked in the forests of Trinidad and Tobago, near the Oropouche River, became the first human on record to contract the fever-inducing ‘sloth virus’ or Oropouche virus. While the virus is endemic to the Amazon basin, it is now spreading globally.

To check out of the Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans in August, Cameron Sperance planned to leave the key in the room and bolt. His mother preferred a more genteel exit strategy. “She’s definitely of the generation that goes to the desk and does a line-item review,” said Sperance, 35, a senior hotels reporter at the Points Guy. “I’ll forget to check out and make my way to the airport as quickly as possible.”

Since announcing her bid for the Oval Office, Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic Party presidential nominee, has only done one non-scripted interview. In a 30-minute sit-down with CNN last week, interviewer Dana Bash split the questions between Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

UNLV says it’s time to sell Sam Boyd Stadium, as it has become a burden to upkeep, with the closed facility targeted by copper wire thieves and the homeless. Speaking Friday to the Nevada Board of Regents, UNLV President Keith Whitfield said maintaining and securing the stadium has become a problem since the Rebel football team stopped playing there in 2019 after their move to Allegiant Stadium in 2020.

After five long years of mainly sitting empty, there are some big steps forward in what’s next for Sam Boyd Stadium. On Friday, Sept. 6, the UNLV Board of Regents and Clark County discussed transferring the property back to the county.

These founders know their companies can make investors and social media platforms squirm. They’re finding ways to succeed, regardless. Anna Lee remembers walking into rooms full of male investors with a prototype of her startup’s smart vibrator in hand. It might as well have been a slithering snake.

A Radiology Partners affiliate has teamed with a local university to bolster its talent pipeline. Desert Radiology Chief Operating Officer Matt Grimes, MBA, earned his degree in radiography administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 1996. Twenty years later when he joined the practice, one of his top priorities was reinstituting a collaboration allowing UNLV second-year radiography students to gain experience at DR facilities.