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Air Date: Monday, May 16, 2022

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Nevada has the third-fastest rate of growth for Alzheimer’s disease. Between now and 2025, the number of Nevadans with dementia is expected to grow almost 31% from 49,000 to 64,000.

By 2050, Nevada will need nearly three times as many who train doctors to care for older people; and six times as many geriatricians overall. We're joined by a panel of Alzheimer's researchers to discuss.

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Authorities: Las Vegas suspect's hate against Taiwanese led to California church attack

May 16, 2022

A Las Vegas gunman in a deadly attack at a California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities said.

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North Las Vegas interim police chief to fill job permanently

May 16, 2022

The acting police chief of North Las Vegas now officially has the job.

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For this summer's water forecast, climate experts are looking back to winter

May 16, 2022

In the middle of a parched summer in the arid West, any amount of rain can feel like a gift. But in reality, those precious summer showers barely move the needle when it comes to water.

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Opening nears for Reno-Sparks’ first new casino in 26 years

May 16, 2022

The operator of the world’s largest sportsbook in Las Vegas is expanding into northern Nevada this year as part of a collaboration with what will be the first new casino built in Reno-Sparks in mor

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Judge: State can get medical files in ex-Raider Ruggs’ case

May 16, 2022

A Nevada judge has ruled that prosecutors can obtain medical records about injuries that former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs’ girlfriend received in a high-speed crash that killed a woman last November.

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Famed entertainer Ann-Margret gets honorary degree from UNLV

May 16, 2022

Famed entertainer Ann-Margret has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from UNLV.

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Race

Delaware State University, a historically Black institution, says the stop and search of a bus transporting members of its women's lacrosse team in Georgia was "constitutionally dubious." Here, the entrance of Delaware State University in Dover, Del., in

Delaware State University to file a complaint with DOJ after bus search incident

May 17, 2022

Tony Allen, Delaware State University's president, says once the complaint is officially filed, it will be made available to the campus community to read.

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Race

Hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" march down East Market Street toward Emancipation Park during the "Unite the Right" rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory isn't fringe anymore, it's mainstream

May 17, 2022

A racist conspiracy theory is believed to have motivated the suspected gunman in the Buffalo attack. It was once a fringe belief, but it's found its way into the mainstream.

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Politics

Alexandra Hunt listens to the concerns of Philadelphians during a rally in support of Philly students at the Cherry Street Pier in Pennsylvania on July 16, 2021.

Congressional candidate Alexandra Hunt wants you to look beyond her past

May 17, 2022

The 29-year-old looking to unseat Rep. Dwight Evans for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District, has grabbed attention for her past as a stripper and for creating an OnlyFans.