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Black Perspectives

On the evening of October 5, 1969, Gerald Davis stepped out of his house in West Las Vegas to fix his mother’s car and noticed police officers had pulled over a taxicab nearby. Known by residents as the “Westside,” this Black-majority area is located west of downtown, literally divided by the railroad tracks running through the city. Patrol vehicles were a familiar sight on the Westside, though younger residents claimed the police seemed less interested in civil service and more prone to brutality and intimidation.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Californians moving to Nevada earn about a third more than in-state residents who didn’t move, according to a new study by UNLV.

Financial Advisor

In what some attorneys are calling the largest "whitewashing" of a broker’s public record they've ever seen, a rep who headed UBS’s defunct Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES) was able to get Finra to expunge 29 arbitration cases against him that led to more than $30 million in client awards.

Popular Science

Mass timber is an appealing alternative to energy-intensive concrete and steel, which together account for almost 15 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Though experts are still debating mass timber’s role in fighting climate change, many are betting it’s better for the environment than current approaches to construction. It relies on wood, after all, a renewable resource.

Daily Mail

On a Wednesday afternoon under a blazing sun and clear blue sky, Claudia Monreal and Artenasa Orocco pulled up on a neighborhood street in east Las Vegas. Armed with political flyers and an app on a phone showing where to go, they began knocking on doors as the temperature in Nevada approached 100 degrees.

Travel + Leisure

If you're reading this, you've probably been on your fair share of flights. And while you may understand the science behind how planes fly, there's still something magical about the idea of soaring through the air at over 400 miles an hour. One more thing that seems to work like magic? Airplane toilets.

India Currents

How does one overcome a drug addiction? Dr. Manoj Sharma explains the impact of drug dependency and how to tackle it.

The Parade Home & Garden

It’s easy to confuse ladybugs with Asian lady beetles. Both have bright, colorful shells with black spots. Both help to brighten up your garden. And regardless of which one you encounter, you should be happy to see them outside doing what they do best—eating aphids and other unwanted bugs.