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Wall Street’s top watchdog, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), faces a pivotal moment amid converging legislative and legal challenges that could potentially reshape the future regulatory landscape. The regulator notched a win on Monday, however, as the Supreme Court declined to hear a penny stock broker’s legal challenge to FINRA’s constitutionality.
Your blood sugar level and your brain health are more closely tied than you might have realized. And it turns out that the area of the brain that is involved with memory—the same one impacted in Alzheimer’s disease—can become impaired as a result of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a recent study by University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) researchers published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Nevadans are feeling the effects of extreme heat in their lives and on their wallets, a newly published UNLV report reveals.
Nevada’s public land hosts mines, recreation, wildlife and renewable energy. Now, it’s being asked to pull more weight. Lawmakers at all levels and on both sides of the aisle are advocating for the release of federal land as a solution to the state’s affordable housing shortage.
Over the last few months, the country's long-standing relationship with flying has descended rapidly, with horrible tragedies, repeated communication failures, and various other terrifying things dominating the headlines and our social media feeds.
Jetblue and United are teaming up. The airlines announced a partnership on Thursday to sell each other’s flights and link up their loyalty points programs. It’s the latest move by JetBlue to expand its network of routes.
The Mayor of Las Vegas is speaking out after the Department of Homeland Security classified the city as a sanctuary jurisdiction. The department alleges Las Vegas is one of several jurisdictions around the country that are obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Take aurally. Turns out the ultimate anxiety remedy may not be in your medicine cabinet — but on Spotify. An eight-minute ambient track called “Weightless” by British band Marconi Union is being hailed as the musical equivalent of a chill pill. The song was actually designed to de-stress listeners — and science says it works.