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Interesting Engineering

Earlier this month, on October 9th, one of the most intense gamma ray bursts hit the Earth. It was spotted by a number of space telescopes including Nasa’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, and China’s High Energy Burst Searcher (HEBS) and Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (Insight-HXMT), according to an article by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) published on Friday. The telescopes were scanning the skies for cosmic explosions and now their scientists are weighing in on the incredible discovery.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin de León knows the trauma many Angelenos carry. He has seen Black and brown men’s lives destroyed by powerful institutions that show them no mercy.

High Country News

Idaho’s Cobalt Belt is a 34-mile-long desirable stretch of ore tucked under the Salmon River Mountains that’s considered “globally significant” by mining companies. And miners are interested in that cobalt: a hard, brittle metal used in electric vehicle batteries. On Oct. 7, Australia-based Jervois Global opened the only cobalt mine in the U.S. there to much fanfare.

Las Vegas Sun

As UNLV works toward establishing an Academic Health Center, it should coordinate with University Medical Center and other nearby partners in the Las Vegas Medical District — Valley Hospital, Desert Radiology, Steinberg Diagnostic, Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health — for an optimal web of quality care, according to findings from a new economic impact study.

Las Vegas Sun

As UNLV works toward establishing an Academic Health Center, it should coordinate with University Medical Center and other nearby partners in the Las Vegas Medical District — Valley Hospital, Desert Radiology, Steinberg Diagnostic, Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health — for an optimal web of quality care, according to findings from a new economic impact study.

Men's Health

Wake up with the sniffles and a scratchy throat, and the first thing you probably think is: Do I have Covid, or maybe it’s the flu?

Las Vegas Review Journal

Voters have received brochure after brochure from campaigns and organizations urging them to vote for a candidate, issue or to vote in general.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Voters have received brochure after brochure from campaigns and organizations urging them to vote for a candidate, issue or to vote in general.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Silent film stars Rex Bell and Clara Bow built it in 1931 and hosted friends including Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Errol Flynn and Lionel Barrymore. Now, Walking Box Ranch is open for public tours for the first time in a decade. Students and professors with UNLV’s public history program will host the free event.

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