May 10, 2024

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WNBA betting money pouring in on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever

Betting money for the WNBA is pouring in on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever

Posted 1:36 p.m.

The betting public is throwing money on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever as the WNBA prepares to open one of the more-anticipated seasons in league history. A Fever ...

Michael McDonald, Nevada State GOP chairman, introduces President Donald Trump during the Nevada State GOP convention at the Suncoast in Summerlin on Saturday, June 23, 2018.

Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun

Michael McDonald, Nevada State GOP chairman, introduces President Donald Trump during the Nevada State GOP convention at the Suncoast in Summerlin on Saturday, June 23, 2018.

Nevada GOP nominates indicted ‘fake electors’ for national convention

Posted 2:00 a.m.

Five of the six Nevada Republican Party officials accused of submitting “fake elector” ballots in a scheme to swing the 2020 presidential election for Donald Trump will be delegates to this summer’s Republican National Convention; two of them have also been nominated to be among the party’s ...

Culinary Union strikes against Virgin Hotels for higher wages

Culinary Union strikes against Virgin Hotels for higher wages

Posted 10:00 a.m.

More than 100 workers picketed outside Virgin Hotels this morning for higher wages as the Culinary Union staged its first strike in Las Vegas in 22 years. “No contract, no peace,” the workers chanted as ...

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Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in U.S.

This image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, as seen in the bright flash in the lower right, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. A severe geomagnetic storm watch has been issued for Earth starting Friday and lasting all weekend — the first in nearly 20 years.

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This image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, as seen in the bright flash in the lower right, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. A severe geomagnetic storm watch has been issued for Earth starting Friday and lasting all weekend ...

Posted 8 mins ago

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner ...