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☆ Don Laughlin, Who Turned a Patch of Desert Into a Casino Mecca, Dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Adam Nossiter | More About Adam Nossiter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The principal of the one-room schoolhouse he attended for high school was not amused. “He said to get out of the gambling business or get out of high school,” Mr. Laughlin told The Review-Journal. By 1954 he had saved enough to buy a restaurant in North Las Vegas, the 101 Club. But Mr. Laughlin was restless. He learned to fly — it became his passion — and began scouting the state for an alternative to Las Vegas.

Persons: Donald Joseph Laughlin, Raymond, Olive, Donald, “, ” Mr, Laughlin, ‘, — Locations: Laughlin, Owatonna, Minn, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, United States, North Las Vegas, Vegas, Nevada, Arizona, California, Colorado

☆ Nevada man charged with threatening Jewish US senator
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A Las Vegas man faces federal criminal charges after threatening to kill Democratic U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen, who is Jewish, in a series of messages to her office vowing to "finish what Hitler started," according to court documents and the Justice Department. Rosen's office on Tuesday confirmed she was the target of the threats, adding, "Threats against public officials should be taken seriously." Miller was charged with one count of threatening a federal official and faces a Nov. 13 court hearing following his arrest last week, the Justice Department said. In his messages, the Nevada man cited Israel's actions in its war with the militant group and threatened to "exterminate" the lawmaker, calling her "subhuman," the criminal complaint said.

Persons: Jacky Rosen, Greg Nash, Hitler, John Miller, Miller, Rosen, Susan Heavey, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Senate Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs, Washington , D.C, Rights, Democratic U.S, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, Nevada, Israel, United States, Las Vegas

In remarks before a gathering of Jewish Republicans in Las Vegas, Ms. Haley highlighted remarks by Mr. Trump criticizing Israeli intelligence and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as weak just days after the attack. We have no time for personal vendettas,” she told the crowd of nearly 1,500 donors, activists and officials. The annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition has become perhaps the highest-profile gathering of the Republican primary season, taking on greater urgency after Hamas’s attack on Israel three weeks ago. Support for Israel unifies a broad coalition of Republican voters and officials, including foreign policy hawks, business leaders and evangelical Christians. Over a Shabbat dinner on Friday night, several Republican officials pledged their support for Israel and the Jewish people before an audience of 1,500 donors, activists and officials.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald J, Trump, Haley, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s, ”, Biden, Mike Pence —, “ It’s, Abraham, Mike Johnson, Israel unifies, Joe Lombardo, America’s, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, David Kustoff, Israel, Rick Scott of Florida Organizations: United Nations, Jewish Republicans, “, Abraham Accords, United Arab, Israel, Republican Jewish Coalition, Republican, ”, Saturday, Democratic, Mr Locations: Las Vegas, America, Israel, Jerusalem, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Nevada, Tennessee

Security has been tightened and seats added to accommodate a wave of new attendees who decided to come after the Oct. 7 attacks. Speakers at the Las Vegas gathering will also include Senator John Thune, the second-ranking Senate Republican; Gov. Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Scott strongly denounced those remarks, and Mr. Trump spent several days walking them back. He also cut aid for Palestinians, and his administration took steps to designate a campaign to boycott Israel as antisemitic. Marc Goldman, a Boca Raton, Fla., investor on the group’s board, said he backed Mr. Trump in 2020 and was likely to support him again.

Persons: ”, Ari Fleischer, George W, Bush, Donald J, Trump, Mike Johnson, John Thune, Sarah Sanders of, Joe Lombardo, Matt Brooks, ” Eric Levine, Levine, Tim Scott of, “, Biden’s, Biden, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, ” Nikki Haley, DeSantis, Haley, Scott, Pell, Benjamin Netanyahu, Marc Goldman, Mr, Goldman Organizations: Republican Jewish Coalition, Republican, Jewry, American, Republican Jewish, Israel Defense Forces, Gov, Republican Party, Israel, America, Mr, Abraham Accords, United Locations: Israel, United States, Las Vegas, Gaza, America, Louisiana, Vegas, Sarah Sanders of Arkansas, Joe Lombardo of Nevada, New York, Iran, China, Russia, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Tehran, Doha, Qatar, Florida, U.S, Jerusalem, Boca Raton, Fla

☆ Live updates: House Speaker race continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Mike Hayes | Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

After three weeks of infighting, division and tensions that left the House paralyzed they will again attempt to elect a speaker this afternoon. Members can also opt to vote PRESENT, which casts no vote. Additionally, Massie this morning said he would support Johnson after voting present last night. Remember, the math is tricky here: The prevailing candidate will be the one who wins 50% +1 of the total number of the House voting for a person. Should a member not vote or vote present, that will drop the target number that a candidate needs to reach.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, Thomas Massie of, Mark Amodei, Amodei, designee Johnson, Massie, I’m, ” Massie Organizations: House GOP Conference, House, CNN Locations: Thomas Massie of Kentucky, French Hill, Arkansas, Nevada

☆ Data centers are booming. Their need for power is causing utilities to retreat on green energy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Daniel Geiger | Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Katie Hobbs at Google's September announcement of a a new $600 million data center in Mesa, Arizona. The amount of electricity needed to power data centers in the U.S. is expected to more than double by 2030, according to McKinsey. "With data centers, you're going to do all of the above to have capacity to meet those loads." Utilities struggle to meet data center loads while cutting carbonThe utility-level impact of the data center industry's energy demand reaches beyond Phoenix. In preliminary documents, it has identified data centers as "the major source of load growth during 2023-2038."

Persons: Karla Moran, Moran, Katie Hobbs, you've, Terry Boston, James Glynn, Glynn, Caryn Potter, it's, OPPD, that's, David Corbin, Corbin, Valerie Plesch, Aaron Ruby, Devon Smiley, Smiley, Lee Kestler, Ruby, George Frey, Wendy Bridges, Bridges, Jill Hanks, Hanks, Potter, Meghin Delaney, Reno, Kestler, EdgeCore, Hunter Holman, Delaney, Holman Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Digital Realty, Arizona Gov, McKinsey, PJM, Columbia University's Center, Global Energy Policy, Southwest Energy Efficiency, Utilities, Omaha Public Power, Sierra Club's, The Washington, Getty, Dominion Energy, Dominion, Blackstone, KKR, APS, Phoenix, Goodyear, NV Energy, Reno, Bay Area, Silver State, Western Resource Locations: Phoenix, Salt, Mesa , Arizona, City, Mesa, U.S, Arizona, Phoenix . Omaha , Nebraska, New York, Sierra Club's Nebraska, Woodbridge , Virginia, Virginia, Nebraska, OPPD, Eagle Mountain , Utah, Brookfield, Seattle, Goodyear, Bay, Nevada, Reno, Las Vegas, North

There’s little concern that the independent or third-party candidates would actually win the presidency, but they could siphon support from the ultimate Democratic and Republican nominees. In Arizona, alone, minor party candidates must collect more than 34,000 signatures to qualify for the general election ballot. An independent candidate must collect more than 43,000 signatures. Michigan requires a minor party candidate to collect 44,619 signatures and independents to collect 12,000. And in Nevada, a minor party or independent candidate must collect 10,095 signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Cornel West, Joe Biden, Republican Donald Trump, Jill Stein, “, ” Stein, It’s, — Biden, Trump, Kennedy, Stein, Jim Messina, Barack Obama's, Biden, Biden's, ” Messina, —, Gallup, Hillary Clinton's, Louis Farrakhan, Stefanie Spear, Mr, “ Mr, Chris LaCivita, ” LaCivita, Brendan McPhillips, McPhillips, Matt Bennett, ” Bennett, “ Kennedy, It's, they're, ’, Peter Daou, Connecticut Sen, Joe Lieberman, ” Lieberman, Jonathan J, Cooper Organizations: Democratic, Cornel, Republican, Green Party, Gallup, Trump, Associated Press, Biden, Capitol, Democratic Party, Republican Party Locations: Washington, Philadelphia, U.S, West, United States, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Dallas, Phoenix

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. He and MSG Ventures CEO David Dibble were trying to create a plan to give the entertainment venue industry a facelift in Las Vegas. “That’s cool,” said Glenn NP Nowak, an architecture professor at the nearby University of Nevada, Las Vegas. However, the Sphere is the most expensive entertainment venue built in Las Vegas, eclipsing the approximately $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium sports facility that opened in 2020. The government here was welcoming and encouraging.”The project started as a partnership with casino company Las Vegas Sands, the then-owner of the Venetian and Palazzo resort towers on the Las Vegas Strip.

Persons: James Dolan, David Dibble, Dolan, ”, don’t, Dibble, Darren Aronofsky, Glenn NP Nowak, Nowak, Harry Reid, ” Dolan, it's, “, I'm Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Garden, New York Knicks, Rangers, MSG Ventures, University of Nevada, Walt Disney, Montreal Biosphere, Avicii Arena, Caesars Entertainment, Harry Reid International Airport, Sands, Las Locations: Vegas, Madison, Las Vegas, Florida, Montreal, Canada, Sweden, London, New York

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno’s largest hotel-casino announced Wednesday. The nearly $1 billion private capital investment will be the biggest in the city's history, according to officials of the Grand Sierra Resort. Before that, the team played at the Reno-Sparks convention center south of downtown. It's been the Grand Sierra Resort since 2006. Last year, Las Vegas hosted Sweet 16 games for the NCAA basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on the Vegas Strip.

Persons: Alex Mereulo, Brian Sandoval, Sandoval, It's, Hillary Schieve Organizations: University, Nevada’s, Grand Sierra, Las, University of Nevada, Nevada men’s, “, Sierra Resort, Mountain West Conference, Reno, MGM, Reno Hilton, Las Vegas, Sweet, NCAA, Mobile, Vegas Locations: RENO, Nev, Las Vegas, Reno, Mereulo, Northern Nevada, Nevada, U.S, North America

He has again stepped down as chairman of the Foreign Affairs panel, as per Senate Democratic caucus rules, but has otherwise made clear that he’s not going anywhere. Political Cartoons View All 1182 ImagesThe calls for his resignation are in sharp contrast, though, to his first case. It also puts increased pressure on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic leaders who have so far stopped short of recommending that Menendez step down. Booker said it is a “mistake” for Menendez to say that stepping down would be unfair as the case has not been tried. Also calling for Menendez to step down on Monday were Democratic Sens.

Persons: — Democratic Sen, Cory Booker, Sen, Bob Menendez, ”, Menendez, Nadine, ” Menendez, Chuck Schumer, Booker, ” Booker, Democratic Sens, Tammy Baldwin of, Jon Tester, Montana, Jacky Rosen of, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Martin Heinrich of, John Fetterman of, Peter Welch of, Sherrod Brown of, Phil Murphy Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Democratic, New, New Jersey Democrat, Democratic, Foreign Relations Committee, Foreign Affairs, Hudson, College’s, clubby Senate, New Jersey Gov Locations: New Jersey, Egypt, Jersey, Hudson County, Union City, clubby, Jerseyans, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Peter Welch of Vermont, Sherrod Brown of Ohio

The Nevada GOP says it will only recognize — and award delegates to presidential candidates — based on the results of the caucus. “This process will hurt the Republican Party and our candidates in 2024,” the leaders added. “The Nevada Republican Party will give average voters the impression they don’t care about them or their votes.”Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald didn't return multiple phone calls and text messages. Trump's ties to the Nevada GOP are especially deep, with the organization led by longstanding allies, including McDonald and DeGraffenreid. David Gibbs, president of the Nevada Republican Club, said he's not concerned about criticism that the process could favor Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, it's, they're, Ron DeSantis, “ Trump, ”, Ken Cuccinelli, DeSantis, Michael McDonald didn't, Jim DeGraffenreid, Donald Trump, ” DeGraffenreid, That's, McDonald, Alida Benson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley’s, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, they’ll, “, Andrew Romeo, Cuccinelli, David Gibbs, he's, ___ Price, Jill Colvin, Meg Kinnard Organizations: GOP, Trump, Nevada Republicans, The Associated Press, Florida Gov, The, The Nevada GOP, Homeland Security, Nevada Republican Club, Republican, Nevada GOP, Republican Party, Nevada Republican Party, ”, ” Nevada GOP, AP, Democrat, Committeeman, Former South Carolina Gov, South Carolina, ’, Associated Press, S.C Locations: RENO, Nev, Nevada, Florida, The Nevada, ” Nevada, Michigan, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York, Columbia

☆ MGM Resorts is back online after a huge cyberattack. The hack might have cost the Vegas casino operator $80 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Will Gendron | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A recent cyberattack by a notorious hacking group targeted MGM, disrupting its Las Vegas locations. The hack sheds light on the way cybersecurity can play out in the real world. Rival casino owner Caesars Entertainment also disclosed last week to federal regulators that it was hit by a cyberattack Sept. 7. But Moody also noted that MGM Resorts reports annual revenues above $14 billion, which would mean it averages at least $270 million in revenues per week. Experts said the attacks exposed critical cybersecurity weaknesses at MGM and Caesars and shattered an image of casino invulnerability.

Persons: Gregory Moody, Moody, Christopher Budd, There's Organizations: MGM, Service, MGM Resorts, Aria, Caesars Entertainment, Social, University of Nevada, Caesars Locations: Wall, Silicon, Las Vegas

☆ How the airline boarding process became such a mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And airlines have made it chaotic by design — so people will pay to get an easier boarding process. Decades ago, airlines used to board first class and use an open boarding process for the main cabin. A better boarding processAirlines have been experimenting with different boarding schemes to try to speed up the process. Jason Steffen, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas physics professor developed a boarding method that boards passengers in rows of two. Southwest Airlines has the fastest boarding process of any major airline by simply allowing people to claim the first available seat.

Persons: New York CNN —, Don’t, Nathan Howard, it’s, you’ve, ”, Henry Harteveldt, Robert Mann, Nicolas Economou, Harteveldt, Massoud Bazargan, Jeffrey Greenberg, ” Bazargan, Aircrafts, —, Wilma, Jason Steffen, Charlie Riedel, Steffen, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Atmosphere Research, Carriers, Airlines, Embry, Riddle Aeronautical University, Universal, Transportation Department, Companies, University of Nevada, Southwest Airlines Locations: New York, Daytona Beach , Florida, Las Vegas

That's odd, she thought, then toggled over to Facebook to search for clues about the issue on a group for MGM Resorts International loyalty members. There, she learned that the largest casino owner in Las Vegas had fallen victim to a cybersecurity breach. The situation entered its sixth day on Friday, with booking capabilities still down and MGM Resorts offering penalty-free room cancelations through Sept. 17. The security attacks that triggered an FBI probe shatter a public perception that casino security requires an “Oceans 11”-level effort to defeat it. It's true, Kim said, that casino giants like MGM Resorts and Caesars are protected by sophisticated — and expensive — security operations.

Persons: Dulce Martinez, Martinez, “ It’s, ”, Brian Ahern, Yoohwan Kim, Kim, ” Kim, Tony Anscombe, ESET, cybercriminals, ” Anscombe, “, ” ___ Parry, Ty O'Neil Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Facebook, MGM Resorts International, MGM Resorts, Associated Press, Entertainment, University of Nevada, Caesars, San, Las, MGM, UNLV, Associated Locations: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Atlantic City

☆ The Artistry of Her Baskets Is Complex. So Is the Story Around Them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Marc Tracy | More About Marc Tracy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“It’s not right for the rest of us to tell our basket weavers how to weave their baskets,” he said. For Horton, the professor, Keyser’s story is important to understanding her baskets, if not in the way the Cohns intended. Image Abe Cohn outside of his Emporium in Carson City, Nev., in 1923, holding two of Louisa Keyser’s baskets. Another, titled “Brotherhood of Men,” was the one the Ellis Gallery sold in 2007 for $1.2 million. Then as now, the degikup evident in four of the show’s baskets is a source of much of the enthusiasm around them.

Persons: Herman Fillmore, “ It’s, ”, Horton, Abe Cohn, Louisa Keyser’s, Donald Ellis, Ellis, Keyser, “ Organizations: of, Ellis Locations: Washoe Tribe, Nevada, California, Washoe, Carson City, Nev, “

☆ GOP Sen. Mike Lee muses about Burning Man attendees converting to Christianity following disaster: 'God's judgement is real'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Mike Lee suggested that the disaster at Burning Man was caused by divine intervention. "God's judgement is real," he tweeted, highlighting wild sexual activities performed at the festival. He also mused about attendees converting to Christianity after being stranded by a rainstorm. One person has died, and some attendees are fleeing the festival by hiking through the mud as others ration out their food. President Joe Biden was briefed about the situation at Burning Man on Sunday, according to a White House official, while Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada said she was "monitoring the situation at Burning Man closely."

Persons: Sen, Mike Lee, Republican Sen, Mike Lee of, Lee, who's, Lee mused, Paul, Joe Biden, Democratic Sen, Jacky Rosen, Nevada Organizations: Service, Republican, Rock City, Senate, Twitter, White House, Democratic Locations: Wall, Silicon, Mike Lee of Utah, Rock, Nevada, Utah, Damascus, St, Lee's

☆ Kody Brown's 18 children have grown up on 'Sister Wives.' Here's a look at their lives today.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Esme Mazzeo | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

TLCKody Brown's 18 children have grown up on "Sister Wives." Here's everything we know about the lives of Kody Brown's kids today, from their careers to their marital statuses and beyond. She expressed a love for fashion on "Sister Wives," and enrolled in UNLV in 2015, but dropped out in 2016. In a 2022 episode of "Sister Wives," Ysabel revealed just how close she and her mom were after her parents split up. Truely Brown, 13Truely Brown is Christine and Kody's youngest daughter and the first Brown child born after "Sister Wives" began filming.

Persons: Janelle, Christine, Robyn, Meri Brown, Garrison Brown, —, Kody Brown, Kody, Logan Brown, Janelle Brown, He's, Brown, Logan, Michelle Petty, Aspyn Thompson, neé Brown, Christine Brown, Mitch Thompson, Aspyn, Thompson, Kendra Scott, Leon Brown, Instagram, Leon, Audrey Kriss, Madison Brush, Madison, Kody's, Caleb Brush, Maddie, Axel, Evangalynn, Evie, Josephine, Mykelti, Antonio, Tony, Padron, Avalon, Archer, Hunter Brown, Hunter, Audrey Hubert, She's, Paedon Brown, John Yates, Robert Garrison Brown, Garrison, Gabe, David Preston, Dayton, Robyn Brown, David Jessop, Meri, Paedon, Yates, Gabriel Brown, Gwendlyn Queiroz, Gwendlyn, Beatriz Queiroz, Aurora Brown, Ysabel Brown, Per, Ysabel, Breanna Brown, Breanna, Savanah Brown, Truely Brown, Truely, Solomon Brown, Ariella Brown Organizations: Service, American, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, UNLV, Loyola University, Entertainment, Air Force, Air Force Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Utah National Guard, National Guard, NBC, Police, LinkedIn, Northern Arizona University, YouTube, University of Utah, Madison Locations: Arizona, StartUpNV, Nevada, Utah, Salt Lake City , Utah, Las, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Avalon, Las Vegas, Flagstaff , Arizona, Rome, Italy, Dayton, Europe, North Carolina, Christine

☆ How hydrogen bombs work and why they were created after WWII despite being more powerful than atomic bombs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Adam Barnes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But just seven years after dropping the atomic bombs, the United States detonated an even more powerful nuclear weapon: the hydrogen bomb. A hydrogen bomb, also known as a thermonuclear bomb, can create explosive force hundreds or even thousands of times greater than an atomic bomb. That extra challenge is why it took scientists longer to build a hydrogen bomb than the atomic bomb. Some physicists, including Oppenheimer, who were concerned about the far greater destructive potential of hydrogen bombs compared to atomic bombs, opposed their development. Hydrogen bomb tests were incredibly powerfulOn November 1, 1952, the US detonated the first hydrogen bomb at Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Persons: Edward Teller, Sun, there's, ALEXANDER NEMENOV, Robert Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, Melinda Sue Gordon, Enrico Fermi, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Harry S, Truman, Stanislaw Ulam, Teller, Mike, NurPhoto, Dragon Organizations: US, Service, TNT, University of Nevada, Getty, Tsar, Manhattan Project, Los, Universal, Alamos, Soviet Union, Atomic Energy, Bravo, Castle Bravo, Marshall Locations: Los Alamos, Wall, Silicon, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, United States, Las Vegas, Mt, Soviet, Soviet Union, Marshall, Castle, Bikini Atoll, Japan, Great Britain, Russia

☆ Opinion: Trump indictment in Georgia on RICO charges sets a dangerous precedent
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Opinion David Orentlicher | Eve Hanan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Eve Hanan Courtesy Eve HananNot surprisingly, there are other criminal laws that are straightforward and appropriate to invoke against Trump. But Willis doesn’t stop there, and her invocation of RICO charges in particular raises concerns. To justify her RICO charges against Trump, Willis must point to particular acts by the former president that advanced the alleged criminal enterprise. But criminal law is designed to punish individual, not collective, guilt. By using RICO, Willis has given the defendants a potential prison sentence of five to 20 years.

Persons: David Orentlicher, Jack, Lulu Lehman, William S, Eve Hanan, Donald Trump’s, Trump, David Orentlicher R, Marsh Starks, Fani Willis, Jack Smith, He’s, Smith, Willis, Willis doesn’t, Young Thug, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Williams, Willis ’ Organizations: Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Democrat, Nevada Assembly, CNN, UNLV, Services, Trump, White, America News Network, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Las Vegas, Nevada, Georgia, Fulton County, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Miami, New York, “ Georgia

Aug 24 (Reuters) - A Las Vegas restaurant whose parent is led by Michelin-starred chef Thomas Keller was sued on Thursday by a U.S. government agency, which accused managers of sexually harassing female and male employees on a daily basis. Keller's company, Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, is also a defendant. The EEOC filed its lawsuit in federal court in Las Vegas. It also filed three other sexual harassment lawsuits on Thursday against restaurants in the Las Vegas area. The EEOC said the misconduct at Bouchon included sexual advances, sexually charged comments and unwanted advances, primarily by men.

Persons: Thomas Keller, Keller, Mario Batali, John Besh, Ken Friedman, EEOC, Carol Zavala, Zavala, VII, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Michelin, U.S, Employment Opportunity Commission, Thomas Keller Restaurant, Civil, District of, Thomson Locations: Vegas, Las Vegas, California , New York, Miami, Northern, Napa Valley, Se, New York City, U.S, District, District of Nevada, New York

☆ How to find water when you're lost in the desert
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Containers can help collect moisture that forms overnight. That's why it's important to know, ahead of time, where the most likely water sources in a desert may be hiding. Prickly pear Opuntia basilaris in bloom in spring in the desert in Joshua Tree National Park California. Education Images/UIG via Getty ImagesThe University of Nevada, Reno, suggests wearing leather or rubber gloves and using tongs to harvest a prickly pear cactus. In reality, you're probably not in a situation where you're going to go through all that work, so if you find a prickly pear just be extra careful while harvesting and peeling the skin.

Organizations: Service, Phoenix, Getty, The, of Nevada, Independent Locations: Wall, Silicon, Joshua Tree, Park California, Reno

☆ Flight cancellations: Tropical Storm Hilary snarls air travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —More than 4,500 flights are delayed or canceled across the US on Sunday evening as California continues to brace for the impact from Tropical Storm Hilary. Harry Reid International Airport is pictured October 14, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are also some delays at international airports in Denver and Phoenix, as the ripple effect from the storm spreads. The storm has not yet made landfall in the US, but it slammed Mexico’s Baja California region earlier Sunday. Hilary is likely to bring severe flooding to parts of California and Nevada, which could experience a year’s worth of rain on Sunday.

Persons: Hilary, Harry Reid, Justin Sullivan, Gavin Newsom, Joe Lombardo Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harry, Harry Reid International, San Diego International, Ontario International, Daugherty, Mexico’s Locations: New York, California, Las Vegas, Las Vegas , Nevada, Ontario, Los Angeles, Burbank, Santa Ana, Sacramento, Long, Denver, Phoenix, Mexico’s Baja California, Joe Lombardo of Nevada, Nevada

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Moderate Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have formed a working group on artificial intelligence aimed at tackling the issue of what restrictions, if any, should be put on the technology. The New Democrat Coalition announced the formation of the group on Tuesday, saying it would work with the Biden administration, companies and other lawmakers to develop "sensible, bipartisan policies to address this emerging technology." While artificial intelligence has been used for several years, it surged in popularity earlier this year with the rise of ChatGPT because of generative AI's ability to use data to create human-seeming prose. The group is to be headed by Representative Derek Kilmer, a Democrat from Washington state. In July, the White House announced that AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Meta Platforms (META.O) had made voluntary commitments to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer.

Persons: Biden, Derek Kilmer, Don Beyer of Virginia, Jeff Jackson, Sara Jacobs of, Susie Lee of, Haley Stevens, Chuck Schumer, Diane Bartz, Nick Macfie Organizations: Moderate Democrats, U.S . House, New Democrat Coalition, White House, Thomson Locations: U.S, Washington, North Carolina, Sara Jacobs of California, Susie Lee of Nevada, Michigan

☆ Superconductor Scientist Faces Investigation as a Paper Is Retracted
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Kenneth Chang | More About Kenneth Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Many other scientists greeted the announcement with skepticism because an earlier Nature paper by Dr. Dias describing a different and less practical superconducting material had already been retracted. The university had previously conducted three preliminary inquiries into Dr. Dias’s research and decided the concerns did not warrant further scrutiny. On Tuesday, Dr. Hamlin said he was pleased that the journal had taken his concerns seriously. He said there were two additional instances of apparent data duplication in Dr. Dias’s work that he hoped would also be reviewed. One involves another Nature paper; the other is what Dr. Hamlin describes as a duplication of data in Dr. Dias’s thesis.

Persons: . Dias, James Hamlin, Dias, ”, Hamlin, Salamat, Keith V, Lawler, University of Rochester “, Dias’s Organizations: University of Florida, Adobe Illustrator, University of Rochester, University of Nevada, UNLV Locations: South Korea, Las Vegas

☆ Yellen's Las Vegas stop shows Bidenomics can be a tough sell
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLAS VEGAS, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Daemein Hargrove, 21, recently dropped plans for a four-year college degree to sign up for an apprenticeship program in Las Vegas that he says has given him higher pay, good medical benefits and a pension. But he's also shouldering gas costs of $500 a month as he commutes to a massive solar site 45 minutes outside of Las Vegas. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit Monday to the Las Vegas training center where Hargrove and nearly 700 other apprentices are being paid to work and learn new skills raises some questions about Biden's approach. Yellen's trip to Las Vegas won praise from union leaders, but drew scant public or local media attention. Casey Harrison, a political reporter at the Las Vegas Sun, said the coverage reflected a lack of demand but also inadequate preparation by the administration.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Leah Millis, Daemein Hargrove, Joe Biden's, Hargrove, They're, he's, He's, Biden, Republican Donald Trump, Janet Yellen's, Casey Harrison, Harrison, it's, we've, Gina Raimondo, Deb Haaland, Yellen, what's, Barack Obama's, Rachelle Warren, Warren, It's, Andrea Shalal, Heather Timmons, Alistair Bell Organizations: Treasury, Development Finance, Strategic, International Studies, REUTERS, LAS VEGAS, U.S, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Republican, Democrats, Las Vegas, NBC, Las, Sun, U.S . Treasury, Reuters, Biden, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Las Vegas, United States, Vegas, Nevada

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