March 28, 2024

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CCSD’s request for promised Nevada funding to be heard next month

CCSD’s request for promised Nevada funding to be heard next month

Posted 2:00 a.m.

The Clark County School District is asking Nevada lawmakers next month for its full $173.8 million allotment under a special state fund for educator salaries ...

Christian Wilkins, a 6-4, 310-pound defensive tackle, responds to a question during a news conference at the Intermountain Health Performance Center/Raiders Headquarters in Henderson Thursday, March 14, 2024. Wilkins joins the Raiders after spending the last five seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

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Christian Wilkins, a 6-4, 310-pound defensive tackle, responds to a question during a news conference at the Intermountain Health Performance Center/Raiders Headquarters in Henderson Thursday, March 14, 2024. Wilkins joins the Raiders after spending the last five seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

Why the Raiders spared no expense in signing defender Christian Wilkins

Posted 2:00 a.m.

Christian Wilkins had excelled with relative ease through every stop of his football career when he was younger, both from an individual and team perspective. The defensive tackle dominated in high school at Suffield Academy in Connecticut, racking up titles and accolades en route to becoming one of the top recruits in the country. He then contributed ...

A clearer vision: Nevada’s partnership provides free currency readers to the blind

A clearer vision: Nevada’s partnership provides free currency readers to the blind

Posted 2:00 a.m.

Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) is aspiring to empower Nevada’s blind population to participate in the economy with more independence by distributing the ...

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A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression

A detail of Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David is seen on display at the Accademia gallery, in Florence, central Italy, Monday, March 18, 2024.

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A detail of Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David is seen on display at the Accademia gallery, in Florence, central Italy, Monday, March 18, 2024.

Posted 8:28 a.m.

Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs sold around Florence focusing on ...

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