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Las Vegas Sun

The UNLV women’s basketball team is on quite a roll, and the country is taking notice. After weeks on the outside looking in, the ladies finally broke into the Associated Press Top 25 poll that was released on Monday, checking in at No. 23.

The Food Institute

The past few years have presented numerous challenges to business owners, including an ongoing labor shortage. The hospitality industry certainly isn’t immune to the struggles of employee retention.

Las Vegas Sun

It was Valentine’s Day 1917 in the Minnesota farming village of Lewiston, and Fred Roth — a fourth grader — seems to have come up with just the way to express his love for his sweetheart, Louise Wirt. He gave her a card.

Nevada Current

Systemic barrier may be especially troublesome for those seeking behavioral, mental health services.

Vox

In the early hours of Monday, February 6, residents living in southern Turkey and northern Syria were woken by violent shaking, collapsing buildings, and sweeping blackouts. The earthquake buried residents in rubble and was followed by powerful aftershocks. By the following Monday, the death toll had passed 36,000 people. “It was like the apocalypse,” Abdul Salam al-Mahmoud, a resident of Atareb, Syria, told Reuters.

Las Vegas Sun

Democrats in Nevada’s congressional delegation say they support President Joe Biden’s bid to outlaw so-called “junk fees” that can translate into higher costs for American consumers.

Glam

When it comes to using dating apps, you sort of have to throw caution to the wind. Because all you have is a handful of photos and a profile to go by, you have to hope that whoever is on the other end, after you've matched, is legit. For example, has this person posted a slew of average, maybe even slightly boring photos, with an interesting and witty description of themselves, then will end up looking like Brad Pitt when finally you meet them in person? It may seem unlikely, but it happens. It's called reverse catfishing.

Insider

A recession in the US may or may not happen this year, but sex workers are feeling the economic anxiety. From stripping to webcam modeling, workers in the industry say it's harder to come by business as inflation remains high. It's taking an emotional — in addition to financial — toll, since sex workers are often expected to lend their clients a compassionate ear.

The Zoe Report

The year was 1943, and Eleanor Lambert was on a mission. Lambert, America’s so-called “first fashion publicist,” had spent the previous two years establishing the New York Dress Institute, an organization dedicated to the U.S.’s growing legion of homegrown design power. And growing it was: While American clothing had long imitated trends originating from Paris, World War II placed a new emphasis on all things domestic. Within retailers, demand for French designers was rapidly giving way to names like Claire McCardell, Hattie Carnegie, and Norman Norell, who were just beginning to establish New York City as a fashion capital in its own right. Lambert wanted to cement it as such.

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