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Take aurally. Turns out the ultimate anxiety remedy may not be in your medicine cabinet — but on Spotify. An eight-minute ambient track called “Weightless” by British band Marconi Union is being hailed as the musical equivalent of a chill pill. The song was actually designed to de-stress listeners — and science says it works.
Sure, Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal secretly ran the Stardust, Fremont, Marina, and Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas for the Chicago branch of the mafia from 1974 to 1978. That’s without even possessing a gaming license, ensuring the syndicate a “skim” of at least $1.6 million, and probably much more. But Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was also the very first operator of a Las Vegas Strip resort to hire female dealers for table games, which makes him a champion for women’s rights. And that makes up for at least some of the bad stuff in his legacy, right?
La Concha Motel, Huntridge Theater and Mormon Fort are among three Southern Nevada locations that Preserve Nevada has designated as the state’s “most endangered historic places.” The statewide historic preservation organization this week released its annual list of 12 “Silver State treasures” at greatest risk of destruction during Historic Preservation Month in May.
President Donald Trump’s administration has pitched its fix for the growing number of borrowers, which includes ending a COVID-19 pandemic-related pause on certain payments, restricting forgiveness qualifications and emphasizing responsibilities for schools — an expectedly drastic contrast from the previous White House’s approach.
A new study places Las Vegas on a list of 25 cities that are sinking farther into the ground every year. But it doesn’t rank as highly as it would have in the 1960s or ’70s. In fact, the water beneath our feet, and the rapid use of it, once put Las Vegas into crisis mode.
Should the 90 percent of Nevada parents who support sex education have to jump through hoops simply to ensure their children receive it? That’s the reality under our current opt-in policy, which creates unnecessary barriers to critical health education. AB205 offers a simple fix: Switch to an opt-out system to ensure all students receive necessary evidence-based instruction unless a parent actively withdraws them.
The La Concha Motel building and the Huntridge Theater are among Nevada's most endangered historic places, according to an advocacy group. The historic preservation group Preserve Nevada released its list of significant buildings, sites and landscapes that could be lost to time.
There appears to be a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's. A new blood test that detects a distinct characteristic of the disease is likely going to change the way doctors diagnose and treat it.
MGM Resorts International is advertising an offshore casino and sports betting site that is off limits to gamblers in the United States — a move that could prompt more regulatory headaches for the company, which recently paid $16 million to state and federal authorities for violating anti-money laundering laws.