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Science Times

About 500,000 people in the United States suffer from gastrointestinal infections from Clostridioides difficile (C. diff). Over 20,000 die from the infections.

Popular Science

Tick season is not only starting sooner—it’s becoming a year-round event. While April through September are usually the most active months, the pesky eight-legged parasites are biting people and animals much earlier in the year than expected. The increasing tick bites are leading to a rise in a variety of tick-borne diseases, including some that were previously uncommon.

Interesting Engineering

Gastrointestinal infections from Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) affect about 500,000 people in the U.S. a year, 20,000 of which die. Now, a new study performed in mice may have found a solution for the condition.

N.B.C. News

Long before Siegfried & Roy, David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, or Chris Angel made magic one of the biggest draws in Las Vegas the strip's first illusions were performed by a woman named Gloria Dea. 

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

The Runnin' Rebels were the best in the west in the late 1980s, but after their historic championship win in 1990, the tables were turned.

Las Vegas Review Journal

There’s no question that the average visitor to Las Vegas has changed over the years. Even without the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s recently released 2022 Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study, it’s clear the typical tourist is skewing younger and is more ethnically diverse.

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

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department (LVMPD) Foundation teamed up with UNLV's Early Outreach Program for a youth track and field competition.

Las Vegas Sun

Problem gambling can be considered an “invisible disease” because of its potential to go unnoticed for long periods of time — during which its impact only grows deeper and more dangerous, said Alan Feldman, distinguished fellow in responsible gaming at UNLV’s International Gaming Institute.

Fox News

I don’t blame our bosses for being surprised. For decades Los Angeles Unified School District’s workforce has been divided into eight different unions. Our contracts expire at different times and labor law often ties our hands, so LAUSD plays us off against each other, to the detriment of all employees.

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