May 11, 2024

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Lessons learned at UNLV span the globe for new graduate

Lessons learned at UNLV span the globe for new graduate

Posted 2:00 a.m.

When Hieu Nguyen arrived in Las Vegas, the 27-year-old native of Vietnam only knew about the city from watching YouTube. He also had no friends. That quickly changed while attending UNLV ...

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) warms up during Rookie Mini-Camp at the Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson Friday, May 10, 2024.

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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) warms up during Rookie Mini-Camp at the Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson Friday, May 10, 2024.

Can Raiders rookies make immediate impact in 2024?

Posted 2:00 a.m.

By Mike Grimala

There’s a common rule of thumb that you have to wait three years to judge an NFL draft class, because it can take that long for young players to transition to the pros. Immediate impact players like C.J. Stroud, the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year, are the rare exceptions ...

Hawaiian favorite Zippy’s finally arrives in Las Vegas

Hawaiian favorite Zippy’s finally arrives in Las Vegas

Posted 2:00 a.m.

There are 22 locations on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island, and this mainland expansion has been in the works for years, even if it was delayed a bit by the pandemic.

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Eurovision Song Contest will pick a winner after protests, backstage chaos, contestant’s expulsion

Eden Golan of Israel enters the arena during the flag parade before the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 11, 2024.

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Eden Golan of Israel enters the arena during the flag parade before the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 11, 2024.

Posted 3:02 p.m.

The final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest has taken the stage in the Swedish city of Malmo. It comes after days of protests and offstage drama that have tipped the musical celebration into a ...

A’ja Wilson and Nike announce the Las Vegas Aces star is getting a signature shoe

NYC’s Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother’s Day

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