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Nevada Public Radio
The popularity of summer biking, hiking, birding and boating — and just getting outdoors — is growing in Southern Nevada.
Kristen DeSilva
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KNPR
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The Photo Issue is here! See the winners and honorable mentions of the 2025 Focus on Nevada photo contest.
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The decision reverses course on the use of consent decrees to ensure accountability of law enforcement agencies. It comes days before the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by a police officer. -
The Department of Justice has launched a probe into the city of Chicago's hiring practices in what Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson has quickly labeled the latest hostile attack on diversity by the Trump administration. -
Also on TV this week, a new season of Nine Perfect Strangers premieres on Hulu, and new episodes of Couples Therapy debut on Paramount+ with Showtime. -
Regina Ventura and Kerry Morgan testified in the federal trial of Sean Combs this week as the prosecution continues to build a case around the mogul's relationship with singer Cassie Ventura. -
Major chains are fighting two battles at once: a financial battle to keep costs low in the face of new tariffs, and a political one to avoid the president's wrath. -
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share moments from their lives and work around the world. -
A Georgia woman declared brain dead is being kept on life support because she is pregnant. It raises complicated legal questions about restrictive abortion laws in Georgia and other states.
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