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Looking to revitalize your fitness routine? A straightforward yet impactful method could be to start walking backwards. While a brisk forward walk offers myriad benefits – strengthening bones, building muscle, boosting cardiovascular health, and easing stress – its familiar rhythm can become monotonous. This is where retro walking, or reverse walking, presents a compelling alternative.
Money from a spending package signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday will go toward a permanent Holocaust and genocide research center at UNLV, a member of the governor’s Holocaust education advisory council said.
Researchers have documented the pervasiveness of bullying, which one study estimated could cost a large university $93 million a year in employee disengagement. Anti-bullying advocates have urged colleges to tackle the problem head-on.
After we first told you about a raid at a home in east Las Vegas, conducted by local and federal authorities, questions have been swirling.
Even as new details emerged regarding the biological materials discovered and the number of samples recovered, locals have continued to echo similar questions.
Affordability has become a key concern for both tourists and locals in Las Vegas, as soft tourism numbers since the summer have prompted resort executives to address rising costs.
Most holidays have pretty clear origin stories and reasons for their celebration. But Valentine’s Day has a complicated history. February 14, a date we now associate as a Hallmark holiday with hearts, flowers, cards and grand gestures, was not always a day of love.

The 2nd Judicial District Court in Washoe County is investigating potential undisclosed conflicts of interest involving a longtime judge accused of stalking a Reno attorney.
Nevada’s congressional races are quickly becoming contests between incumbents and wealthy challengers bankrolling their own campaigns, with one exception, new campaign finance filings reveal.
Danielle Finn, Director of Indian Nations Gaming and Governance Program at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, said that prediction markets are an existential threat to tribal gaming in particular.
“Tribal gaming is not merely just about profit,” Finn said. “It’s also an expression of sovereignty and nation building and self-determination. Right now, we are facing a tangible threat from prediction market companies. They are changing the rules on gaming in both the United States and around the world very quickly.
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