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The Las Vegas Valley’s affordability and housing crisis is taking center stage this presidential election, a UNLV political scientist, said.
Investigational transcranial magnetic stimulation that targeted a brain network involved in memory slowed progression in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, data from a small phase II study suggested.
When Dino Beltran scans a 68-acre vineyard in the heart of Sonoma County, he sees land where his ancestors traded goods with other tribes, long before tourists flocked to the storied California wine region.
Retiree Madonna Raffini recently shopped for groceries for herself and her 96-year-old mother. “I went into Walmart, of all places, and looked at the meat — little teeny steaks. Two of them, less than a quarter-inch thick, $18.99. That’s outrageous,” said the former Wells Fargo employee. “We can’t afford to eat beef anymore, or chicken for that matter. So that’s my No. 1 beef” in the 2024 election.
Las Vegas is notorious for bright lights, excess and hedonism. But America's playground – or to use its better-known nickname, Sin City – is going green. From water conservation and waste management to solar power, the city has invested millions in pushing sustainability initiatives.
The economy has been the primary concern among voters in Nevada, according to polls. Still, voters have seen many campaign ads trying to link immigration with crime.
There are 600 of them, in a room covered in posters celebrating their union’s victories. The Culinary Union casino workers are preparing to go door-to-door for Kamala Harris. The Strip, Nevada’s economic heartland, with its Eiffel Tower, pyramid, Venetian palace, water jets and slot machines that spin night and day, is less than ten minutes away. Another galaxy.
Hundreds of millions of dollars poured into the U.S. federal races this election cycle ensures that voters know who’s at the top of the ticket and why they are choosing them. Beyond that top race on the ballot, however, things get murkier.
More than 1 million Nevadans — just over half the state’s total registered voters — have already cast their vote in the 2024 election after early voting wrapped up Friday night. Early voting turnout suggests the race will be close, but higher than usual Republican participation means Democrats must play catch-up on getting out the vote, a reversal of previous election cycles.