The Biden administration is offering to pay Colorado River farmers to let fields go dry during a devastating drought. They're worried it's just the first step in losing their way of life.

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Colorado River family farmer in front of combine
Troy Waters, 56, with his grandson Waylon fixing up their combine before the next harvest.

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The newest US low-cost carrier is finally launching flights — but to Nevada instead of Japan or Korea

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Northern Pacific Airways Boeing 757 aircraft.
Northern Pacific Airways Boeing 757 aircraft.

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High-speed train from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in the works after Brightline reaches agreement with unions on $10 billion project

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A multicolored Brightline train sits on a track with several passengers walking on the platform in front of it.
Brightline announced a deal with a group of rail unions to build its Brightline West project connecting Las Vegas to Southern California.

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The Fed's own economists are warning of a 19.5% housing correction and more rate hikes could set off a 'domino effect'

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Happy hump day, team. I'm senior reporter Phil Rosen, writing to you just blocks away from where Goldman Sachs held their second-ever investor day on Tuesday. 

If you're not familiar with investor days, it's basically when a company gives an update on where they stand and where they're going. 

Goldman's first one was in 2020 — but a lot has changed since then. 

Home prices are falling - these 3 cities have seen the biggest drops

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Homes located in Seattle, Washington.
Homes located in Seattle.

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Lawyer spent over $10 million in loans for fake clients to live in a Las Vegas hotel and gamble '24/7' for six months, lawsuit alleges

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An aerial view of the large Encore and Wynn hotels in Las Vegas taken in 2020
The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, where Sara Jacqueline King allegedly lived for six months in 2022.

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A high school basketball coach is still out $10,000 after Southwest canceled a flight and left his whole team stranded in Las Vegas for 5 days over Christmas. They ended up chartering a bus to drive 18 hours home in the snow.

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The Rainier Beach High School boys basketball team.
The Rainier Beach High School boys basketball team.

Virginia Bethea

I worked from Vegas without telling my boss. It was perfect — until I had a surprise Zoom call in a casino.

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A person on a laptop in a casino

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