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  • USAssociated Press

    The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the '90s, is closing

    The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors this summer, the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination. The July 17 closure will clear the way for major renovations and construction on the 80-acre (32-hectare) property, which is to reopen in 2027 as the Hard Rock Las Vegas, featuring a hotel tower in the shape of a guitar soaring nearly 700 feet (about 210 meters) above the heart of the Strip. “We

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  • USGood Morning America

    Body of man traveling down Colorado River on wooden raft with dog found in Grand Canyon National Park

    The body of a man who had been traveling down the Colorado River on a wooden raft has been found in Grand Canyon National Park, officials said. Thomas Robinson, a 58-year-old man from Santa Fe, New Mexico, was believed to have attempted to travel down the Colorado River on a wooden raft with his dog before abandoning the vessel at Lees Ferry, just a few miles south of Arizona’s border with Utah, according to a statement from the National Park Service detailing the incident. National Park Servi

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  • USMiami Herald

    Man in disbelief over big lottery win quietly leaves store after checking ticket twice

    “I thought it was a joke,” the Maryland man said.

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  • LifestyleAssociated Press

    The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

    Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he's been doing for 20 years: searing meat. At Mexico City’s Tacos El Califa de León, in the scruffy-bohemian San Rafael neighborhood, there are only four things on the menu, all tacos, and all of which came from some area around a cow’s rib, loin or fore shank.

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  • USCNN

    Family of California man who died days after police restrained him is getting $7.5M in settlement with city

    A Northern California city has agreed to pay $7.5 million to the family of a 30-year-old man who died days after police restrained him in 2020, the parties announced Wednesday, settling a wrongful death claim that the family filed.

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  • USSacramento Bee

    Teacher refused to use preferred pronouns and was fired, suit says. Now district owes

    The California teacher said she could not call students by their preferred pronouns, as it went against her religious beliefs, the lawsuit says.

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  • SportsUs Weekly

    WNBA Star Kelsey Plum Goes Braless in Cropped Leather Vest at Season Opener in Las Vegas

    Kelsey Plum is kicking off the WNBA season in style. The 29-year-old Las Vegas Aces player arrived at the ring ceremony and season opener against Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday, May 14, in a black leather cropped vest by Alexander Wang. In a daring move, she wore the vest open with no bra underneath. Plum paired

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