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The Atlantic

A Chinese-exclusion case from the 1880s set a precedent that haunts the legal fight over Trump’s travel ban.

International Business Times

While many of marriage's fundamental elements have evolved over the years – the freedom to separate, the legalisation of same-sex marriage in numerous countries and prenuptial agreements –one thing that has been slow to evolve is the changing of surnames in heterosexual unions. But things are beginning to change, with a number of men deciding to take on their wives' surnames in some form.

The Nevada Independent

Dean Heller claims he’s the only barrier between Nevadans and the revival of Yucca Mountain as a repository for nuclear waste. The question is whether he can be that bulwark during a difficult re-election campaign.

Las Vegas Weekly

What do horror icon Michael Myers, Marvel superhero Blade, Batman ally Nightwing, post-apocalyptic antihero Snake Plissken and alien Ferengi Quark have in common? They’re all stars of local Las Vegas productions, part of the burgeoning subculture of fan films, amateur movies and web series featuring big-name pop-culture characters, produced without the permission (or, often, knowledge) of the corporate ownership.

BBC

These days many women keep their own name when they marry, and couples are increasingly opting for a double-barrelled or merged name. But men who take their wife's surname are still quite rare. Kirstie Brewer spoke to three.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Scores of Las Vegas Valley residents are expected to take in the sights and sounds of the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Monday.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The four boys were ready for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. One tipped his blue plastic hat and grasped a banner bearing a picture of the civil rights leader and peace activist.

Huffington Post

Congress and the White House spent much of this week trying to fix the problem President Donald Trump created in September when he abruptly canceled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that provides renewable two-year deportation protections and work permits to undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as youths.