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F1 2025 title race: Norris vs Piastri vs Verstappen – where will it be won and lost?
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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5 ways AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy
Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute less. Data centers needed...
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AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how
Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute less. Data centers needed...
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No Doubt just doubled the length of their residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas
Anyone who has visited the Sphere in Las Vegas will tell you that it’s one of the most impressive places on the planet to see a live concert. Indeed, with a 270 degree screen on the inside, and a landscape-altering 360 degree screen on the...
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The trillion-dollar question: When will we have had enough of this guy?
Tesla’s profit fell 37 percent in the third quarter. Yet Elon Musk is demanding a pay package of $1 trillion. A trillion dollars is hard to envision. It’s a thousand billion. It’s a million million. It’s almost the entire GDP of Indonesia, a...
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RetroEscapes: TikTok Influencer’s Las Vegas Theme Park Closer to Fantasyland Than Reality
Posted on: October 15, 2025, 08:00h. Last updated on: October 15, 2025, 10:30h. Plans for a new nostalgia-based Vegas theme park appear to be more of a pipe dream than anything else The man behind RetroEscapes hasn’t yet secured the land, permits,...
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Advocates push to revive federal funding for Nevada Solar for All program
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 | 2 a.m. Community leaders and environmental advocates across Nevada are calling on Gov. Joe Lombardo and the Environmental Protection Agency to restore funding for the Nevada Solar for All program after the Trump...
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Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Can nutrition help eczema?
Kim H. from Nevada writes: “I read an article you wrote about how gut health affects the brain and other parts of the body. Our 19-year-old son has severe eczema and is living in Hong Kong. We thought his eczema would get better because of the...
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Infamous Las Vegas strip club offers 'Trump shutdown special' as government workers get free dance
No money? No problem at this strip joint! [stock](Image: Getty Images for Crazy Horse) A legendary Las Vegas strip club is stepping in to save the day for US government workers left skint by the ongoing shutdown. Thousands of federal employees...
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Automotive industry conferences to watch in 2026
The dates and locations for several of the major U.S. automotive conferences taking place in the first half of 2026 have been announced. Along with new vehicle reveals, this year’s conference lineup is gearing up to be a continuation of some of...
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Plug Power partners with Edgewood Renewables
Plug Power Inc., a provider of comprehensive hydrogen solutions for the hydrogen economy, has announced a strategic partnership with Edgewood Renewables to support the development and construction of its advanced renewable fuel facility in North...
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North American Hospitality Group INK Entertainment Announces Exclusive Sofia Pop-up at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Award-winning North American hospitality group INK Entertainment returns to Las Vegas with a limited-time pop-up of its celebrated Italian concept, Sofia. Running from November 11–22 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the activation marks...
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Las Vegas Floods As Tropical Storm Rains Wreak Havoc On Nevada High School Football Games
iStockphoto Audio By Carbonatix Las Vegas cannot handle the rain. The remnants of a tropical storm smacked Nevada on Friday night and widespread flooding wreaked havoc on local high school football. A majority of games in the region were pushed...
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Northern Nevada bear activity increases during fall, see where
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Bear activity has increased in the last two months. That's because bears living in the Sierra Nevada enter hyperphagia during the fall months. Hyperphagia is "a natural phase when their appetites go into overdrive as they work to build fat stores...
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South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Extends Entitlement for South Point 400 NASCAR Race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas Motor Speedway and South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa are driving their partnership forward with a multi-year renewal, keeping the South Point 400 as the entitlement race of Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s fall NASCAR Cup Series...
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Richard Whitley, longtime leader of Nevada health agencies, to retire
After more than a decade leading major state health agencies, Nevada Department of Human Services Director Richard Whitley announced he will retire in early November. In a statement to The Nevada Independent on Tuesday, Whitley said his last day...
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When architecture becomes carbon accounting
Buildings across 12 U.S. cities have the potential to store a whopping 134,863 million metric tons of carbon dioxide for the long term, according to a new study. “Existing urban buildings represent a substantial, yet largely untapped, long-term...
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Ed. Dept. Can't Cancel Dozens of School Mental Health Grants, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Seattle says the Trump administration can’t move ahead with the termination of about four dozen grants in 15 states meant to expand mental health services in schools and bolster the ranks of school mental health professionals....
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Correspondent, Buy Before You Sell, Verification Cascade Tools; Conventional Conforming Changes
Correspondent, Buy Before You Sell, Verification Cascade Tools; Conventional Conforming Changes My cat Myrtle never liked Halloween, apparently believing it was for amateurs. Our nation has plenty of interesting historical sites related to ghosts...
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Colombia Successfully Wraps Up Its Participation at IMEX Las Vegas 2025
Colombia successfully concluded its participation in the IMEX Las Vegas 2025 trade show, consolidating its presence in the sector. Credit: ProColombia. Colombia successfully concluded its participation at IMEX Las Vegas 2025, one of the world’s...
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