With ‘Oppenheimer’ and radiation, Las Vegas stakes its claim to nuclear tourism

Sin City long has feasted on atomic bombs

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Las Vegas killer gives Nevada Supreme Court second chance to make world history exactly a century later

In 1923 judges approved first-ever gas chamber execution

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Las Vegas health care woes make it apt venue for Super Bowl LVIII

Both do poorly by their constituencies

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The devil near Las Vegas

Nye County, NV, is one wild place

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Around Las Vegas–as predicted here–‘None of These Candidates’ ballot line in Nevada keeps U.S. Senate with Dems

Catherine Cortez Masto is beating Adam Laxalt by far less than the spoiler count for unhappy voters

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Around Las Vegas, could ‘None of These Candidates’ ballot line determine U.S. Senate control?

Unique electoral option could siphon Republicans votes in Nevada race

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Despite big talk, Las Vegas economy remains a one-trick pony

Notwithstanding recession and pandemic, diversification away from gambling remains an elusive goal

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Overlooking Las Vegas, the mystique–and myths–of Mount Charleston

Sitting as it does in the Mojave Desert of southern Nevada, less than 300 miles from Mexico, the immediate Las Vegas area has pretty mild winters, with no snow most years. Except for this: A scan of the mountainous horizon … Continue reading

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Las Vegas locals are told to stay home and let tourists face coronavirus

To Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, jobs are the thing

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‘None of These Candidates’ line on Las Vegas ballot could affect national outcome

Pox-on-all-parties line plus write-in vote ban could tip Nevada to Biden

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In Las Vegas, Trump tries to rig Nevada election outcome–like Abe Lincoln did

Nevada gained statehood in 1864 just in time to vote for the Republican incumbent

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Only in Nevada (even if not in Las Vegas)

State order formally declares prostitution a “nonessential business”

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Far from Las Vegas: U.S. once had a gay president, and vice president, too

The relationship of James Buchanan and William R. King prompted rumors back in the day

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Green Book–the real thing, not the movie–shows racist history of Las Vegas

Over three decades, just five places were deemed hospitable to black travelers

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Unique execution of Las Vegas killer would not be Nevada’s first

In 1924 the state built world’s first gas chamber to kill Chinese gang member Gee Jon

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As feds ponder nuke dump near Las Vegas: Payback for decades of dirty dealings?

Bill that just passed the House would restart Yucca Mountain licensing process

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Las Vegas exhibit to open for war criminal John C. Frémont

By massacring Indians and Latinos, he helped open the West to gringos.

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Trump, Stormy, Las Vegas–and me

Turns out a 2006 Forbes issue I tried to sell for big bucks on Ebay wasn’t used to spank the future president

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Nevada mountain north of Las Vegas still named for Confederate leader

Jeff Davis Peak is state’s third highest point

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Las Vegas Strip isn’t in Las Vegas, and other oddities

The famous gambling district sits in unincorporated Clark County

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