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Should restaurant surcharges be legal? Here’s what economists think

The hotly debated surcharges have grown in popularity among restaurateurs, who say they rely on the fees to afford increases in labor costs or to boost pay for back-of-house workers who aren’t tipped.

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Sheeran, Swift, Minaj and Azalea hitting this year’s iHeart Radio

Returning for its fourth year at the MGM Grand Garden arena this weekend, the two-day iHeart Radio Music Fest seems poised for various artists on the lineup to perform hits that they recorded together.

‘Red Band Society’ ad pulled considered racist

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is pulling ads for the Fox television show “Red Band Society” from nearly 200 buses amid complaints they are racist and offensive to women.

‘Honey Boo Boo’ parents breakup

Bad news, “Honey Boo Boo” fans — Mama June and Sugar Bear have broken up.

Angelina Jolie surgery sparks surge in female cancer tests

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s decision to make public her double mastectomy more than doubled the number of women in Britain seeking to have genetic breast cancer tests, according to a study released on Friday.

Lionsgate buys ‘SMOSH Movie’ rights

Expanding its presence in the creation and delivery of branded digital content, Lionsgate, a premier next generation global content leader, today announced the acquisition of distribution rights to The SMOSH Movie, starring the web-based comedy duo of Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, best known to their legions of YouTube fans as SMOSH.

Lady Antebellum coming to downtown Vegas

The country vocal group is set to perform at the new Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.

Sin City Opera’s ‘Magic Flute’ a dazzling experience

My magical journey to see the Zappos-sponsored production of Sin City Opera’s “The Magic Flute on Fremont Street” in downtown Las Vegas began when I arrived beneath the giant mechanical praying mantis at the entry to Downtown Container Park. I was swept up into a warm-up session of aerobics with Mission: I’m Possible, an evangelical runners group that meets there each Thursday before a run to The Smith Center and back. We stretched our limbs to the booming spouts of flame from the monster mantis.

‘Twilight’ star Jackson Rathbone’s plane made emergency landing

Four people were injured on Thursday when a JetBlue plane carrying 147 people made an emergency landing at the Long, Beach, California, airport, because of an engine issue, an airport spokeswoman said. Actor Jackson Rathbone, best known for his role as a vampire in the “Twilight” films, said in a series of Twitter posts that he had been on the plane.