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The final track on Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” released on Friday, April 19, is named after a prominent Nevada historical figure. “You look like Clara Bow in this light, remarkable,” Taylor sings as the song about ambitious women begins. But who exactly was Clara Bow?

Las Vegas Review Journal

The brown and white feathers on top of Ethan Hunt’s head weren’t just a part of his powwow outfit — they’re meant to symbolize a prairie chicken, found in the heartland of Blackfoot tribal territory. Hunt, 24, was one of about a dozen Native Americans who dressed up for UNLV’s Powwow for the Planet, a two-day event in celebration of Earth Day that helps promote the visibility of tribes in Nevada and the West. UNLV’s land — and the greater Las Vegas Valley — once belonged to the Southern Paiutes, or Nuwuvi, who once roamed Southeastern California, Southern Nevada, Northern Arizona and Southern Utah.

K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5

The Rush program focuses on keeping girls active as they grow older.

San Bernardino Sun

In 1988, author and women’s studies professor Evelyn Torton Beck published an article entitled “The Politics of Jewish Invisibility” in which she lamented “the silence surrounding the recognition that anti-Semitism, whose shadow continues to fall on women’s lives, is, or ought to be, a feminist issue.”

SBC Americas

UNLV is preparing to host its inaugural class of ESPN Research Fellowships. The institution’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) has announced the recipients of the 2024 ESPN Research Fellowships. The group of scholars is tasked with researching the impact of RG messages used by media in the sports betting and gaming industry. Their work will be key in addressing and promoting healthy gambling practices.

Express

When boarding and exiting a plane you can feel excited or exhausted - and perhaps a bit of both. So maybe it’s little wonder that plane flyers haven’t really considered why they would be getting on or off on the left side of the craft. That is until now…

National Geographic

While experts disagree on how common self-talk really is, they wholeheartedly agree that it’s a valuable tool for self-discovery.

Wonkette

The US Department of the Interior has a nice little present for America: a new “Public Lands Rule” that will fundamentally change how the government manages public lands. For the first time ever the US will require that recreation, conservation, habitat preservation, and clean energy development balance out land use policy, which for most of US history has been aimed primarily at handing over parcels of public lands for commercial exploitation.

Indian Gaming

University of Nevada, Las Vegas International Gaming Institute (IGI) announced the recipients of the 2024 ESPN Research Fellowships. This year’s selection showcases a diverse group of scholars whose project proposals will be pivotal in advancing knowledge on responsible gambling messaging in sports media.

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