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Here's how cities in the West, including Las Vegas, have water amid drought

May 24, 2022

As drought and climate change tighten their grip on the American West, the sight of fountains, swimming pools, gardens and golf courses in cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake Cit

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Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought

May 24, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water restrictions if residents don’t use less on their own as a drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach.

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John L. Smith on crowded Ward 6 race, a Nye County scandal and Ruth Gillis

May 24, 2022

Last week, State of Nevada contributor and commentator John L. Smith detailed the ongoing fight between just two candidates running for the ward six Las Vegas City Council seat.

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Aces ease past Sparks 104-76 for 5th straight win

May 24, 2022

A’ja Wilson scored 24 points, Jackie Young added 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces routed the Los Angeles Sparks 104-76 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.

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People react outside the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

What we know so far about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

May 25, 2022

The attack Tuesday afternoon at Robb Elementary School took the lives of 21 people.

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In this April 20, 1999, file photo, women head to a library near Columbine High School where students and faculty members were evacuated after two gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the school in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo.

Survivors of Parkland and Columbine shootings share their outrage over Uvalde tragedy

May 25, 2022

Both survivors share their criticism of how, even years after shootings at their schools, no changes have been made to address mass gun violence in America.

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American businessman Todd Boehly, center, applauds as he attends the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Sunday, May 22, 2022.

Sale of sanctioned oligarch's Chelsea Football Club approved by U.K. government

May 25, 2022

The government had to be sure that Roman Abramovich, sanctioned over his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, did not profit from the enforced sale of one of football's most successful clubs.

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A TV screen shows a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

North Korea launches three missiles into the sea, including suspected ICBM

May 24, 2022

North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, its neighbors said, hours after President Joe Biden wrapped up his trip to Asia.