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Flooding in Las Vegas Has Submerged the Strip

Videos shared on social media show parts of the Las Vegas Strip being inundated by flood water.

Kevin Hurler

PublishedJuly 29, 2022

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Elon’s One-Lane Vegas Tesla Tunnels Expanding Into Full Boondoggle

The dodgy Las Vegas tunnel network will now be over 34 miles long with at least 55 stations.

Kevin Hurler

PublishedJune 16, 2022

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Nic Cage's Crow Thinks He's a Jerk

The actor, recently cast as Dracula in the upcoming horror-comedy Renfield, also identifies as a goth.

Rob Bricken

PublishedJanuary 28, 2022

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Nevada Takes a Baby Step Toward Banning Lawns

State lawmakers are telling the grass that its ass is ... grass.

Dharna Noor

PublishedJune 8, 2021

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Maybe We Don't Need an In-Person CES?

CES is coming back to Vegas. The show’s parent organization, the Consumer Technology Association, will hold an…

John Biggs

PublishedApril 28, 2021

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Elon Musk's 'Public Transit' in Las Vegas Still Just Humans Driving Cars Slowly in a Tunnel

Local media outlets in Las Vegas were invited for a sneak peek of Elon Musk’s new form of ‘public transit’ on Thursda…

Matt Novak

PublishedApril 9, 2021

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Tony Hsieh, Former Zappos CEO and Las Vegas Visionary, Dies After Being Injured in House Fire

Tony Hsieh, a Las Vegas visionary and the former CEO of Zappos who rocketed the online shoe retailer to the big…

Alyse Stanley

PublishedNovember 28, 2020

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Rare Behind the Scenes Footage Reveals How Las Vegas' Star Trek Attraction Created Its Cool Transporter Effect

If you visited Las Vegas between January of 1998 and September of 2008, you may have also visited an attraction…

Andrew Liszewski

PublishedOctober 5, 2020

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What Hapandemics in Vegas Doesn't Stay in Vegas

Vegas, what the fuck you doing?

Tom McKay

PublishedApril 22, 2020

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Cops Are Wearing Covid-19 Helmets As Reality Just Gets Weirder During Pandemic

Rajesh Babu, a police officer in Chennai, India, has started wearing a helmet while enforcing a lockdown of the…

Matt Novak

PublishedMarch 31, 2020

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You Should Feel Bad

Living in the worst possible timeline means that each week invites a new, unbearably dumb viral sensation. This…

Catie Keck

PublishedDecember 11, 2019

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Hey, Remember When <i>Star Trek</i> Did <i>Galaxy's Edge</i>, 20 Years Before <i>Star Wars</i>?

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Hey, Remember When Star Trek Did Galaxy's Edge, 20 Years Before Star Wars?

This week, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens in Walt Disney World, bringing an unprecedented theme park experience to…

James Whitbrook

PublishedAugust 27, 2019

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Las Vegas is Literally Crawling with Grasshoppers

As cool as it’d be to report that a swarm of locusts has descended upon Sin City like some kind of biblical…

Alyse Stanley

PublishedJuly 27, 2019

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Elon Musk's Boring Company Secures $48.6 Million Contract in Las Vegas Despite Embarrassing Demonstration in L.A.

The city of Las Vegas has approved a $48.6 million contract for Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build an underground…

Matt Novak

PublishedMay 23, 2019

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The Night King Rises in a Cool <i>Game of Thrones </i>Water Show

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The Night King Rises in a Cool Game of Thrones Water Show

Winter is coming, and so are the waterworks. Literally. HBO’s Game of Thrones continues to ramp up hype for its eight…

PublishedApril 1, 2019

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Apple Sure Is Riding a Very High Privacy Horse in Vegas

With the Consumer Electronics Show just days away, a very curious billboard has surfaced in Las Vegas that…

Catie Keck

PublishedJanuary 6, 2019

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CES 2019 Is Coming—Here's What to Expect

The glittery ball has dropped, New Year’s resolutions have been made, and that means it’s time for the world’s…

Victoria Song

PublishedJanuary 4, 2019

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Broadcom's Billionaire Co-Founder Arrested on Suspicion of Drug Trafficking

Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of trafficking narcotics, police told repor…

Rhett Jones

PublishedAugust 10, 2018

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50,000 Las Vegas Workers Are Ready to Go on Strike Over Fears of Robots Taking Their Jobs

More than 50,000 union workers in Las Vegas are set to go on strike if new contracts are not settled by June 1, and…

AJ Dellinger

PublishedJune 1, 2018

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When Will Las Vegas Finally Look Like This Futuristic Illustration From the '80s?

The 1985 Master Development Plan for the city of Las Vegas included a cover illustration straight out of Tron. It’s…

Matt Novak

PublishedMarch 2, 2018

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