GOP Sen. Mike Lee muses about Burning Man attendees converting to Christianity following disaster: 'God's judgement is real'

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Sen. Mike Lee with other Republican lawmakers at a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023.
Sen. Mike Lee with other Republican lawmakers at a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023.

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A Burger King worker who says he's never missed a day of work in 27 years has been given $400,000 in crowdfunding donations after going viral on TikTok

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In a recession, consumers typically choose McDonald's over Burger King.

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This "Pirates of the Caribbean"-inspired home has a mast and sail in the living room and ceilings painted like the night sky — see inside

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The living room with its handmade mast and sails.

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I'm a model for Las Vegas trade shows and conventions. The men are annoying and the days are long — but I make a good living and the perks are insane.

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Tawny Triska Pollard.

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I'm an underground miner making as much as $160,000 a year without a college degree. The job saved my life.

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Cory Rockwell is an underground copper miner in rural Nevada. This is what his job is like.

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Nevada Could Turn Off Water for Residents Who Use Too Much

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After already having their pool sizes reduced in Las Vegas, Nevada residents may be facing some new water rules: getting their taps turned off if they use too much water. A new bill introduced in the state Assembly last month would allow the Southern Nevada Water Authority to limit how much water its customers in the…

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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I worked in Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory. I loved my job, and it had little to do with Elon Musk.

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Tesla built a gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada in 2015.

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Tesla Could Get More Than $300 Million in Tax Breaks for Gigafactory Expansion

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A Tesla deal may come to fruition for its facility in Nevada on Thursday, which may allocate more than $300 million in tax abatements to the company. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development will hold a vote on Thursday to decide whether the company will receive the sum over the course of two decades.

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5 people including the patient died when a private air ambulance crashed in Nevada on Friday night

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A Pilatus PC-12 similar to the one that crashed in Nevada on Friday.
A Pilatus PC-12 similar to the plane that crashed in Nevada on Friday.

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