The new head of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development is an old hand in Nevada.

It is estimated that the world now produces 7.5 septillion bytes of data every day. To put that in perspective, a septillion has 24 zeros. Just a little while back, in 2012, the estimated worldwide data production figure was 7.5 quintillion bytes per day. A quintillion has 18 zeros.

Jesus Martinez Manon has lived, worked, and raised his family in the U.S. for the last 30 years, but he could be deported as soon as Tuesday, leaving his wife and three children just ahead of Thanksgiving.

Karen and Jennifer Martinez just want their father, Jesus Martinez Manon, back.

Smallpox is one of the only diseases to have been eradicated by sustained human effort. But before it was eradicated in 1977, it claimed an estimated 300 million lives in the 20th century alone. The highly contagious disease was characterised by fever and a spotted skin rash. Although most people recovered, about three in every ten people died from smallpox.

If you are a student and are still looking for money to pay for college, UNLV may be able to help.

The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) maintains a list of more than 500 species of trees and plants adapted to the region’s harsh desert climate. Drought tolerance, water use, growth rate and other qualities associated with each species are included on the list, helping municipalities and property owners make responsible landscape choices.

Teresa Price was 22 when she quit college to become a table-games dealer, landing a job in 1978 on the Strip. At that time, smoking was allowed nearly everywhere — offices, restaurants, grocery stores, airplanes, even hospitals. Casinos were no exception.

There is no question that carbon dioxide levels are rising to unprecedented levels, at least compared to the prior 800,000 years.