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Las Vegas Review Journal

Memorial Day weekend — the traditional kickoff to summer vacations — is expected to be bigger than last year, local tourism experts say. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Wednesday it is projecting 343,000 people will visit Southern Nevada in the upcoming weekend, a 1.8 percent increase over last year.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has an exemption that most other law enforcement in Nevada do not enjoy and that, experts say, prevents transparency and accountability in a government charged with overseeing the state’s top industry.

El Pais

The United States will be a country of minorities in the near future. It’s expected that, by 2060, non-Hispanic whites will make up slightly less than half of the population. It’s a reality drawn up by statistics, and it’s also the worst nightmare of Donald Trump, who dreams of “making America great again” by expelling millions of immigrants from the country. However, to achieve this, the Republican would have to win the presidential elections in November, and to do that, he needs the support of millions of Latinos.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A song by pop megastar Taylor Swift has brought new attention to Clara Bow, a major Hollywood film siren in the 1920s who famously left Tinsel Town for Southern Nevada to start a new life with with her cowboy actor husband, Rex Bell.

WenWeipo

Hong Kong Wen Wei Po reported that Las Vegas, the "Gambling City", has been actively developing cultural tourism in recent years, and the West District of Las Vegas, which has a long history and a large number of local residents, is expected to become a new tourist hotspot. More and more tourists hope to explore the West District. The local African American traditional culture and the tourism industry are also actively formulating social media promotion plans for cultural tourism to attract more tourists.

HKTKWW

Hong Kong Wen Wei Po reported that cultural tourism has become a craze in many places around the world in recent years, especially visits to popular culture-related attractions such as film, television, music, and sports, which are very popular among multinational tourists. Experience from many countries shows that the promotion of cultural tourism cannot be limited to the introduction of attractions. It must also improve supporting services by launching exploration guides, providing souvenirs, increasing interaction with local residents, etc., so that tourists can immerse themselves in the pilgrimage experience.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

Voting is now open for the Sphere XO Student Design Challenge, the first time people will have a chance to decide what appears on the Las Vegas venue. The inaugural Sphere XO Student Design Challenge is described as a collaboration between the venue and Clark County School District and UNLV.

PR Newswire

Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) announced today that public voting is now open in the Sphere XO Student Design Challenge. This marks two noteworthy firsts for the venue – both the first time the general public will have a say in what appears on the Exosphere, and the first time members of the general public have created art for the exterior of the venue, which, as part of the Challenge, is inspired by the 4th of July. The Challenge is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Sphere, the Clark County School District (CCSD) and ҳ| 鶹ýӳ (UNLV). People worldwide can vote now through Wednesday, June 5 at 11:59pm PT via thesphere.com/xo-student-design-challenge. Winning students' artwork will debut on the Exosphere on July 4, 2024.

PR Newswire

Anatomage Inc., a leader in 3D medical visualization technology, is excited to announce the upcoming National Anatomage Tournament. This event will occur at the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ, on June 1st, 2024. The tournament will be live-streamed on our Anatomage YouTube channel at 3:30 PM PT.

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