In The News: Department of History

The Times

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and Peter Cowgill’s JD Sports are the heavyweights of high street retail. Their brutal battle to sell sportswear has made them super-rich. But now a new threat looms. Can they survive, asks Oliver Shah

Washington Post

Sheldon G. Adelson, a billionaire casino tycoon and free-spending political donor who helped bankroll conservative candidates in the United States and Israel, and who pushed the governments of both countries to reject the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, died Jan. 11 in Malibu, Calif. He was 87.

KNPR News

They called him the Westside Slugger. The nickname fit Joe Neal. He could throw a punch, but he also could take one.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

UNLV associate professor of history Michael Green describes the last time the U.S. Capitol building was under attack.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Wednesday's violent protests in the nation's capitol marked a historic moment in our country.

Las Vegas Sun

The riotous protest Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump that sent lawmakers scrambling for safety and left a woman dead are unlike anything seen before in the nation’s history, said Michael Green, an associate professor of history at UNLV.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

An Australia-based buyer has bought the land where the Las Vegas' first racially integrated hotel-casino used to sit.

Casino.Org

Las Vegas’ long-vacant Moulin Rouge gaming property may soon again be the site of a gambling venue. Before its demise, it was once the sole desegregated, upscale casino in Southern Nevada.

USA Online Casino

After years of dilapidation and neglect, the historic Moulin Rouge casino in Las Vegas has been sold to an Australian investor.

Yahoo!

A pandemic-driven obsession or a category set to define fashion's future? We peel ourselves off our couch-desks and investigate.

Fashionista

Angela Gahng started her direct-to-consumer contemporary womenswear brand, Almina Concept, out of necessity. While working as a brand merchandiser in New York City, she encountered a conspicuous gap in the broader apparel market. So with a giant leap forward into the choppy entrepreneurial waters, she did as so many resourceful creatives do: Fill it herself.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Tony Hsieh’s vision for downtown Las Vegas may have evolved over time, but it had always been ambitious.