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Plus: An appeal from a nonprofit that's served Thanksgiving dinner to food insecure Las Vegans for 60 years; and a new documentary untangles the painful history of Indigenous boarding schools. All that — and what to see, hear and do this weekend — in the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.
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Daily Rundown
- Las Vegas pet shop bans, NV Energy investigation, and a downtown cocktail renaissance
- Las Vegas artist Brett Bolton makes music to see
- Harry Reid delays amid ATC safety concerns, Raiders safety returns, and stores aid holiday SNAP gaps
- Nevada ransomware attack started months before it was discovered, per report
- See Hear Do: November 5-11
- Nov. 5: Power rate changes, UNLV's Lady Rebels, and the Indian National Finals Rodeo
- With so many new pro sports options, what's next for boxing in Las Vegas?
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The Trump administration could be inching toward delisting the species from the endangered species list.
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The 26th annual Latin Grammy Awards return to Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 13. Here's what to know ahead of the big night.
What's Happening in Las Vegas?
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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New Caribbean steakhouse Maroon will offer an important history lesson, a cultural experience, and food by an award-winning chef
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The story of Nevada's Virginia and Truckee Railroad, built in 1869 to transport Comstock silver. Learn how financier William Sharon bluffed counties into funding "the crookedest railroad in the world," featuring 17 circles down the mountain.
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Why doesn’t Las Vegas have more Basque dining options?
Sink your teeth into our annual collection of dining — and drinking — stories, including a tally of Sin City's Tiki bars, why good bread is having a moment, and how one award-winning chef is serving up Caribbean history lessons through steak. Plus, discover how Las Vegas is a sports town, in more ways than one. Bon appétit!
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The bioelectric signals of plants growing at a park in Lewiston, N.Y., near Niagara Falls, were translated into instrumental and electronic works for the new album The Secret Symphony of Plants.
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The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally. -
President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, ending the shutdown that has dragged on for six weeks. -
The bishops' decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. They also approved a special message on immigration, expressing concern over enforcement and conditions in detention centers. -
Missouri's governor recently authorized the state's National Guard to assist ICE with clerical duties. Black police officers fear the trust they've built with communities of color could take years to rebuild.
