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More than five dozen judges and justices of the peace are up for election in Clark County next month. That includes all 26 judges in the controversial family court.

Las Vegas Review Journal

When those of us who haven’t been on the front lines finally emerge from our homes — staring curiously at new faces for the first time in weeks, many of us clad in sweatpants and pajama bottoms because our work clothes no longer fit — how will we behave?

Las Vegas Review Journal

When those of us who haven’t been on the front lines finally emerge from our homes — staring curiously at new faces for the first time in weeks, many of us clad in sweatpants and pajama bottoms because our work clothes no longer fit — how will we behave?

Las Vegas Review Journal

When those of us who haven’t been on the front lines finally emerge from our homes — staring curiously at new faces for the first time in weeks, many of us clad in sweatpants and pajama bottoms because our work clothes no longer fit — how will we behave?

Las Vegas Review Journal

Jeff Lipsky says he can’t wait to go to the movies again.

Las Vegas Sun

It came as no surprise to former Sen. Harry Reid when he heard that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was considering picking Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto for his running mate.

Las Vegas Sun

It came as no surprise to former Sen. Harry Reid when he heard that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was considering picking Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto for his running mate.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Across the country, young adult professionals and college students have returned in greater numbers to live with their parents in recent years, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The trend has been particularly noticeable in those in the 25-34 age bracket, where the percentage has risen from a low of 13.5 percent for males and 7 percent for females in 2003 to 20.4 and 13.1 percent, respectively, in 2019. Many experts say the new coronavirus pandemic will only accelerate that trend.

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Since movie theaters had to close their doors last March due to the coronavirus, there has been much speculation about what will happen when they reopen. While many imagine that the first thing they will do when the quarantine is over is "return to normal," experts are not sure this is possible. A sociologist recently spoke to the Review Journal about how this situation affected movie theater attendance. This could have fatal consequences Tenet of Christopher Nolan , the film could be the first to be released after a long absence of activity in this sector.

comicbook

A sociologist predicts audiences won't deem any movie "worth it" enough to return to reopened theaters just months after exhibitors were forced to shutter amid the coronavirus crisis. Michael Ian Borer, a sociology professor who also teaches a pop culture course at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says the allure of the moviegoing experience that only theaters can offer — like the viral reactions of an audience recorded during a showing of Marvel Studios blockbuster Avengers: Endgame — won't be enough to sway audiences to venture out into theaters anytime soon, even as some domestic theaters begin to slowly reopen.

WUNC 91.5

How comfortable are you talking about porn? Does it make you embarrassed? Ashamed? If you knew more about how porn is made, and how to navigate your own exploration of pleasure, would you still blush at the mention of it?

United Daily News

Pew Research Center, an American polling agency, released results of a one-point poll on Taiwanese people on the 12th. The study found that Taiwanese people's favorability with the United States and China is 68% to 35%, which is close to Two to one; the people especially hope that the United States and Taiwan will strengthen bilateral political interaction.