April 25, 2024

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Last hurrah on TikTok? City of Las Vegas weighs impact of potential ban

Last hurrah on TikTok? City of Las Vegas weighs impact of potential ban

Posted 2:00 a.m.

When you open the social media application TikTok and type in “Las Vegas,” you’ll get several videos — the brightly lit Sphere, local businesswoman Alexandra ...

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) leaps over TCU safety Millard Bradford (28) during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. In three seasons at Georgia, Bowers caught 175 passes for 2,538 yards in 40 games and scored 31 total touchdowns with five of them coming as a runner as the Bulldogs did whatever they could to get the ball in his hands.

Ashley Landis / Associated Press, File

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) leaps over TCU safety Millard Bradford (28) during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. In three seasons at Georgia, Bowers caught 175 passes for 2,538 yards ...

Raiders go with tight end Brock Bowers in first round of NFL Draft

Posted 47 mins ago

By Mike Grimala

After months of speculation, the Las Vegas Raiders opted to keep their pick and select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Bowers was considered one of the top offensive weapons in the draft, and by far the best tight end. At 6-foot-4, 230 pounds, he grades out as a capable blocker while adding a big-play element ...

Analysis: Golden Knights have Stars shook with 2-0 series lead

Analysis: Golden Knights have Stars shook with 2-0 series lead

Posted 2:00 a.m.

A lot went wrong for the Golden Knights Wednesday night at American Airlines Center. That’s hard to remember after Vegas pulled off a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in a game where it trailed for a total of 82 seconds to go up 2-0 in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup ...

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Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism

Stewards check tourists QR code access outside the main train station in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

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Stewards check tourists QR code access outside the main train station in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Posted 8:22 a.m.

Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro (around $5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindling residents. Visitors arriving ...

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Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award