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Casino City Times

The inaugural conference will be held in Las Vegas from 16-18 July 2024. The event will include exhibitor pods, innovation labs, daily keynotes, seminars/sessions, roundtables, and daily wrap parties with music entertainment.

Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Extreme temperatures in the northern hemisphere has killed hundreds of people and is fueling forest fires across three continents. Climate scientists say we need to become accustomed to prolonged events like this that may be repeated across the southern hemisphere this summer.

Telemundo

As temperatures soar in the American Southwest, doctors warn that heat-related illnesses aren't the only things keeping emergency rooms full: Cases of contact burns, some as severe as second- or third-degree, have risen sharply. during this heat wave.

N.B.C. News

The burns typically occur when people fall or pass out on sun-scorched pavement and other hot surfaces, which can exceed 160 degrees.

Nevada Current

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman on Wednesday railed against the Vegas Loop, a planned maze of tunnels to run primarily under the Las Vegas Strip, to the University of Nevada Las Vegas and Harry Reid International Airport, but voted for its expansion nonetheless.

Yahoo!

Road rage incidents appear to be on the rise as the country grapples with soaring temperatures amid oppressive heatwaves.

The Guardian

Studies show link between hot temps and hostile behavior, during which drivers’ brains are thrown into fight-flight-freeze cycle

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas resident Colleen Brola tried to schedule a mammogram in May at a nearby Desert Radiology, but the first available appointment was not until October. She later found one for July on the other side of town.

CDC Gaming Reports

As he was settling into his seat for a recent airline trip, UNLV President Keith Whitfield struck up a conversation with a fellow passenger about the state of the sports industry in Las Vegas.

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