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More than 70 percent of Nevada school districts, including the Clark County School District, have been granted leeway to deviate from state emergency directives issued during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For college students across the country, commencement formally marks the transition from student to graduate. Per tradition, most schools feature speakers, give out awards, organize departmental dinners – and, of course, designate caps and gowns for students to wear when they receive their diploma.
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Visitors who fly to Las Vegas will soon be landing at Harry Reid International Airport.
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Though Las Vegas has long been known as a hub for world-class entertainment, decadent dining, and glamorous gambling, these pleasures haven’t always been afforded to all, and for many years the Black community was excluded from participating in these past times. Determined to circumvent these race-based limitations, they transformed Jackson Avenue on the Westside of Las Vegas into what became known as the "Black Strip.”
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The effort to change the name of McCarran International Airport has taken flight again.
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Pets, spouses, co-workers, friends, classmates: They’re all in line to be on the receiving end of another record year for Valentine’s Day spending, says a new survey by the National Retail Federation.
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick isn’t up for reelection for another two years. He's less than two months into his third term in the U.S. Congress.
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Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez can count on one hand how many teachers of color he had while growing up in east Las Vegas.
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