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Civil rights groups prepare legal observers, Nevada overdose deaths fall 10%, casinos evolve as tourism dips, new Lake Mead forecasts roll out, Reading Week begins, and smog aid is offered.
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- North Las Vegas settlement, Golden Knights shorthanded, Metallica at Sphere
- The Prolific Peoples
- The Short List
- Southern Nevada's Black community continues to face higher-than-average HIV rates
- See Hear Do: February 25-March 3
- Feb. 25: HIV awareness, gaming update, and UNLV Dance
- Housing affordability, NV Energy refunds and ICE oversight funding
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Modern drones map farmland, inspect power lines and help fight wildfires across the Mountain West. Nationwide, the drone industry now employs more than 100,000 people — and demand for trained pilots continues to grow.
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One of UNLV's oldest cultural departments will produce the seven-piece 'Universal Motions' show February 27-28.
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Sammy Davis Jr. headlined the Las Vegas Strip but faced segregation, mob threats, and violence offstage. Part 2 of his Las Vegas story.
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Seven decades of nightlife in the city that never sleeps
Blaze new and old trails alike with Desert Companion's outdoor and recreation issue! Tag alongside five writers as they wax poetic about their favorite nature walks, meet the man better known as Cactus Joe, and catch up with Nevada politico Jon Ralston ahead of the release of his biography on the late Sen. Harry Reid. Plus, discover how one year of Trump has already changed Nevada.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, about President Trump's unilateral authorization to strike Iran.
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Tomato clownfish, in response to an unpredictable world, appear capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes based on cues from other fish and their habitat, a new study in PLOS Biology finds.
