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Shifting storms threaten Western drought, CCSD approves five-year plan, budget airlines squeezed by fuel costs, and McGregor returns to UFC.
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Insurance regulation is complex, in part, because it’s done state-by-state, meaning there are dozens of different schemes across the country.
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Recently, a handful of works — mostly by local artists — have debuted in the Arts District, Chinatown, and Filipino Town.
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The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
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From his partnership with Jerry Lewis to the Rat Pack, the Sands, and the MGM Grand, Dean Martin was a Las Vegas fixture for decades. Host Michael Green traces the career of the laid-back crooner.
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The winners of Desert Companion's 2026 Focus on Nevada photo contest are here! From a bull ride at Helldorado Days in Las Vegas, to kids playing in a light installation at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, winning photos capture the Silver State's many ways of expressing itself. And what goes better with picture-taking than travel? Our summer road-trip feature looks at five destinations that history buffs will love. Lastly, just in time for the big heat, we've got a guide to summer that offers tales and tips for opting in (or out).
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The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago. -
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Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.
