Future East Las Vegas Library seen as a crown jewel

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s newest branch, the East Las Vegas Library, will be on par “with the best in Summerlin,” City Councilman Bob Coffin said.

 
Amazon to produce ‘Lord of the Rings’ television series

A “Lord of the Rings” TV series is moving forward at Amazon with the streaming service giving the series a multi-season production commitment, Amazon announced Monday.

Proposed Reno housing development sits on flood plain

A proposal to build 4,700 housing units on a former ranch in Reno could help make a big dent in the region’s housing shortage if the developers can overcome at least one big challenge — it’s in a flood plain.

 
Scene of mass shooting, Texas church reopens as memorial

Hundreds of mourners crowded into the tiny town of Sutherland Springs for the first Sunday service since a gunman stormed the First Baptist Church a week earlier, killing more than two dozen people in the worst mass shooting in Texas history.

Flame Kabob’s success in Henderson may lead to expansion

The restaurant’s main dishes are kebab plates, which have meat on a bed of rice, served with pita and vegetables for $7-$12. Customers can choose from regular or ground beef, chicken and lamb; the most popular kebab is the mix, with chicken and ground beef shish kebabs for $14.

2 Guinness World Records-holding cats missing

Two Guinness World Records-holding cats are missing after a fire gutted their owners’ suburban Detroit home.

Court allowing part of Trump travel ban to take effect

A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let part of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go into effect, ruling that the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries if they have no family connections to the United States.

Roy Moore should step aside, Mitch McConnell says

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama “should step aside” in light of allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl decades ago.

Women less likely to get CPR from bystanders, study suggests

Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be one reason.

Disneyland closes cooling towers after Legionnaires outbreak

Disneyland has shut down and decontaminated two cooling towers following an outbreak of Legionnaires disease that sickened 12 people, nine of them guests or employees at the theme park in Anaheim, county health officials said on Saturday.

More than 400 killed in Iran-Iraq earthquake

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake near the Iraq-Iran border killed over 400 people across both countries, sent residents fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far away as the Mediterranean coast, authorities said Monday.

 
Trump to nominate ex-drug executive as health secretary

President Donald Trump on Monday said he will nominate former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar to serve as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, saying Azar would push to lower the price of medicines.

Things to think about for the next decade

When I went into this independent career coaching business a little more than 20 years ago, I benignly thought the extent of what I’d be doing would be writing resumes, prepping clients for interviews, structuring job search plans and other predictable things like that.

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