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Associated Press

A highly praised and proudly off-beat literary magazine, where contributors have ranged from Nick Hornby and Anne Carson to Leslie Jamison and Daniel Handler, is changing ownership.

The Nevada Independent

A controversial immigration bill that would have codified certain law enforcement policies in state law, initially referred to as a “sanctuary state” bill, will not move forward in its current form, the primary sponsor said Tuesday.

Vegas Seven

If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead, you must love Yucca Mountain. It keeps coming back. In the new budget submitted by President Donald Trump, we can’t afford the National Endowments for the Humanities and the Arts, or to take care of the poor and sick, but we can afford $120 million to get the licensing back on track for a nuclear waste dump about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

N.B.C. Sports

The biggest news of the day in the NFL has a decidedly college football connection. By a 31-1 vote, NFL owners approved the Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas later this decade. The new stadium that will eventually serve as the home for the NFL club is expected to be ready for play for the 2020 season.

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

A new study by researchers at the University of Nevada Las Vegas finds that motorists are less likely to yield to Black pedestrians in crosswalks than is the case for White pedestrians. The authors speculate that this may be a reason for the higher rate of fatal pedestrian incidents in the African American community.

WBUR

A new study from the University of Nevada Las Vegas finds that black pedestrians are twice as likely as white pedestrians to be passed by vehicles while waiting to cross the street at a crosswalk.

Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV officials react to the news that the Oakland Raiders will be relocating to Las Vegas after NFL owners voted 31-1 Monday in favor of the move.

Mountain West Connection

With the Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas, what does that mean for UNLV football? Head coach Tony Sanchez thinks so.

“Playing in a world-class facility is another thing that allows us to recruit at a high level. With that and the practice facility, the energy around the program right now, it has a chance to take it to a whole new level, a level a lot of people thought UNLV football could never reach.”

C.B.S. Sports

The Oakland Raiders will no longer be the Oakland Raiders by either 2019 or 2020. NFL owners voted 31-1 to allow the Raiders to relocate to Las Vegas, where the team will play in either two or three years, depending on exactly when its new stadium is ready .

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