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City Cast Las Vegas

Earlier this month, Clark County Commission Chairman Tick Segerblom commented on Twitter that the county should change its name to “Las Vegas County,” doubling down on this in a later interview with the Review-Journal. So is Commish Tick right? How does the rocky history of contention between the county and the city of Las Vegas play into Segerblom’s proposal, and who was this Clark fella, anyhow? Today, co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler sit down with UNLV professor of history Michael Green to discuss.

Cool Stuff Ride Home

You know the old age: Time flies when you're having fun? Well, a recent brain study could lend some credence to the old proverb. 

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español

Hey, we have to hide the tapes. For a time in the mid-2000s, The Mirage housed the most famous music catalog in history and hardly anyone knew it.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

Vice President Kamala Harris has made numerous visits to Nevada, especially here in Las Vegas. As Nevada is a crucial swing state, Vice President Harris' success here could significantly impact the outcome of the 2024 election.

The Indianapolis Star

As Indianapolis leaders head to Major League Soccer all-star festivities this week, the city's bid to land a franchise - while not fully fleshed out - is further along than efforts in other cities that have been mentioned as possible franchise sites in recent years. In a matter of three months, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has identified a downtown stadium location, received a key approval for the site and has even picked up some statewide political support. All are important to making the city attractive to MLS.

K.N.P.R. News

President Joe Biden is out of the race for president. Vice President Kamala Harris is the presumptive candidate. And of course, the mudslinging has begun. Former President Donald Trump calls Harris a "fake candidate." Experts say there could be be legal challenges to the $250 million campaign war chest collected on behalf of Biden.

Los Angeles Times

Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination Monday night, as delegates in California and other states backed her White House bid and party leaders and donors coalesced around her candidacy.

K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5

This is a day that will be embedded in American history — when President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House. "No president has stepped out of the race this late. Lyndon Johnson and Harry Truman both did it fairly early in comparison.” Michael Green, Ph.D. — a professor and chair of UNLV’s history department — said a president giving up his shot at re-election this close to November is historically unusual. However, not having an established nominee at this point is not.

New Atlas

Time is relative, and not only in an astrophysical sense – we’re all familiar with that feeling that time drags when we’re bored and flies when we’re busy. New analysis of brain activity patterns shows how our brains track time, and some intriguing insights into how cells handle it.

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