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Hailey Dawson is already a veteran of tossing the ceremonial first pitch at the ripe old age of seven. She’s got two Major League games under her belt and is about to add a third, with her biggest audience yet, as she kicks off Game 4 of the World Series in Houston.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

I met Larry Farris 75, and Marv Jackson, 68, at the UNLV Medical School clinic on Charleston Boulevard.

Las Vegas Sun

The UNLV Solar Decathlon team shined bright in another international competition.

Entomology Today

It’s a beekeeper’s nightmare: She lifts the lid on her carefully tended hive and is greeted with a whiff of rotting flesh. Further inspection finds that the young bees of the colony, who should be plump, pearly-white larvae, have melted into a puddle of brownish goo at the bottom of their cells. This colony is infected with American foulbrood disease—most likely a death sentence.

Los Angeles Times

Arnie DeGeorge sat weeping in an airport bar in Toronto as a television broadcast images from his hometown of Las Vegas.

Minnesota Daily

A new initiative looks to reduce gender and minority gaps in STEM classrooms. Rachael Robnett, a University of Nevada-Las Vegas psychology professor, discussed two major barriers preventing women and other underrepresented minorities from succeeding in STEM.

K.N.P.R. News

A lawsuit was filed against UNLV Thursday, urging the school’s University of Medicine to re-open the Nevada Care Program.

Las Vegas Weekly

It didn’t take long for people to spin elaborate scenarios about the events of October 1. Suddenly, conspiracy theories were local—and struck a nerve. The speculation triggered painful memories and seemed to delegitimize survivors’ personal experiences. So, how to proceed when a friend posts a cringe-worthy conspiracy on social media?

Chron

Back in September, we told you about Hailey Dawson, a 7-year-old girl with a 3D printed hand and a dream to throw out the first pitch at every MLB ballpark. To recap: Bleacher Report tweeted a video introducing us to Hailey, a bunch of MLB teams responded and within a week it was decided that Hailey would throw out the first pitch at Game 4 of the World Series.

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