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Las Vegas Sun

Republicans smell blood in the water in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, and they’re pouring resources into the race in an effort to pick up a seat that’s been held by a Democrat for five of the past six election cycles.

The New York Times

When news broke that Francine Pascal, creator of the “Sweet Valley High” universe, died last weekend at the age of 92, appreciations began rolling across the internet like a certain red Spider through a high school parking lot. “Wildly popular,” “staple of my girlhood,” “G.O.A.T. of publishing,” readers proclaimed. Nostalgic and bereaved, I drove to the library to check out a few, only to discover they had been removed from the catalog.

Daily Mail

Experts have warned a new 'lethal' variant of the mpox, formerly monkeypox, disease is spreading 'unchecked' and posing a 'severe' risk to hundreds of thousands of people as health providers lack the resources to stop the spread.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

YouTube’s biggest icon drew 2,000 contestants to Las Vegas to compete in his upcoming reality TV show. With a $5 million grand prize, production documents obtained by News 3 describe the show as “the biggest competition in game show history.”

Everyday Health

Mosquito season is here and that means it’s time for us to start being vigilant about protecting ourselves from the pesky pests. While the most common side effect of a mosquito bite is an itchy red bump, mosquitoes can also spread dangerous diseases like West Nile, Lyme disease, Zika, dengue, and more.

Los Angeles Times

It used to be a Las Vegas hot tip: Go off the Strip to Chinatown for the city’s best food. Now there’s not just one Chinatown in Nevada’s biggest metropolis, but two. And the prevailing wisdom counsels late night oxtail soup at the California Hotel, an off-Strip spot catering to Hawaiians, who are so populous in the city that they call it the Ninth Island. Or a sushi roll called the “Japanese Lasagna,” Korean corn dogs and affordable izakayas in the city’s more suburban Chinatown area in Spring Valley.

K.N.P.R. News

You’ve probably heard of college players getting paid to do advertisements while still in school. At the University of Iowa earlier this year, basketball standout Caitlyn Clark signed a deal with Nike, reported by the Wall Street Journal to be worth $28 million.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Athena Young has spent more than a decade developing her skills as a server. She knows how good she is now – because of the tips she receives while working at The Kitchen at Atomic. If those tips weren’t taxed, she said, she’d be better able to support herself and her child.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Athena Young has spent more than a decade developing her skills as a server. She knows how good she is now – because of the tips she receives while working at The Kitchen at Atomic. If those tips weren’t taxed, she said, she’d be better able to support herself and her child.

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