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KHON 2

If you are planning a trip to the ninth island in the coming months, make sure to wear insect repellent. Health officials warn of a record number of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus around Las Vegas.

AviationPros

The Concorde was noisy, fuel-inefficient, and very expensive. But it remains the only plane to achieve supersonic commercial flight. From 1976 to 2003, this fleet of 14 aircraft shuttled passengers across the Atlantic Ocean in a few hours at speeds above 1,300 mph.

Mirage News

Caltech researchers have discovered a new class of enzymes that enable a myriad of bacteria to "breathe" nitrate when in low-oxygen conditions. While this is an evolutionary advantage for bacterial survival, the process produces the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) as a byproduct, the third-most potent greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide and methane.

Family Handyman

With summer outdoor activities in full swing, everyone’s looking for ways to keep mosquitoes, flies and other pests at bay — and Irish Spring soap is a perennial trending solution. In this YouTube video, the host places a bar on the porch, rubs it on doors and tables, puts grated flakes in various locations and dissolves it in water to spray plants and her own skin.

Nevada Current

Unlike her stealthy common cousin, the female yellow fever mosquito prefers to feed on humans and doesn’t wait for nightfall to take a bite. Aedes aegypti, an aggressive urban mosquito commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, was first identified in four North Las Vegas zip codes in 2017. By 2022, the yellow fever mosquito was found reproducing in eight more zip codes in Southern Nevada.

Battleground News

Nicholas Irwin, Associate Professor of Economics at UNLV joins S.E. Cupp on Episode 2 of Battleground! Nicholas expands on the cost of living in NV, how it's impacting voters, and the crazy reality of rent & mortgage prices.

The Charlotte Observer

The Concorde was noisy, fuel-inefficient, and very expensive. But it remains the only plane to achieve supersonic commercial flight. From 1976 to 2003, this fleet of 14 aircraft shuttled passengers across the Atlantic Ocean in a few hours at speeds above 1,300 mph.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Cybersecurity attacks on two different companies appear to be hindering some Nevada car dealers’ operations. Findlay Automotive has shared no updates on its efforts to address a ransomware cyberattack that has hindered its ability to sell and service vehicles for nearly two weeks. Operations at the group’s 17 valley dealerships were still affected Friday, one Findlay Automotive service center said customers need to pay in cash and that no appointments can be scheduled. Vehicle sales also couldn’t be completed.

Las Vegas Sun

The Sphere is ready to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its outer shell, the Exosphere, with the same level of extravagance and creativity that people have come to expect from the Las Vegas entertainment venue since its debut less than a year ago.

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