Comedian and actor Andrew Dice Clay has put his “lucky house” in Las Vegas on the market for $1 shy of $1 million.
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On Monday, June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
protects LBGTQ+ workers from being discriminated against at work. The original law states that it is illegal for employers to discriminate against employees for a number of reasons, including a person’s sex. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
April 15 is tax day, the last day to file taxes without penalties. According to the postal service, tax returns are considered on-time if they’re addressed correctly, have enough postage and are postmarked by tax day. For those whose returns didn’t make the cut, the IRS can enforce penalties. The fee for filing late is usually 5 percent of the unpaid taxes for each month the return is late, and won’t exceed 25 percent of unpaid taxes. Failing to pay by the tax deadline results in a penalty of half a percent of the unpaid taxes each month after the due date. According to personal finance website WalletHub, the average American spends 11 hours and $200 to complete an annual income tax return form.
About 90 percent of the specialty jewelers in the U.S. generate less than $2.5 million in annual sales, according to the International Diamond Exchange. Most only operate one or two stores, IBISWorld data shows that the jewelry and watch wholesaling industry revenue dropped 1.8 percent over the past five years as the price of precious metals continue to be volatile. Additionally, IBISWorld reported the marriage rate was expected to decline in 2018, a potential threat to the jewelry stores industry.
“Heavy D,” star of Discovery Channel’s “Diesel Brothers,” launched the first Heavy Academy on Friday. The conference gave business owners a look into Heavy D’s online business practices. About 89 percent of American adults use the internet, yet only two-thirds of businesses invest in online advertising. Attendees were able to learn about e-commerce, social media, website building, online advertising and more through panels and sessions. Speakers included Instagram influencers, entrepreneurs, e-commerce experts and more. Heavy D
Nevada has a new task force to strengthen trade ties with India. The Nevada-India Economic Development and Business Task Force hopes to attract direct investment in Nevada and expand exports to India. India is Nevada’s second largest trading partner, behind Switzerland. In 2017, the state exported more than $1.8 billion in products, goods and services to India. That same year, it imported more than $400 million in goods.
UNLV heads to Air Force having won three games in a row The Falcons come off a 14-point victory over San Diego State UNLV looks to build on its victory at New Mexico last week Kris Clyburn has lifted his game and elevated the Rebels But UNLV could be without Mbacke Diong because of an ankle injury
UNLV coach Marvin Menzies hopes to improve the record to 2-1 Bryce Jackson’s shooting helped key Tuesday’s win over UC Riverside Oakland will present a challenge inside to Mbacke Diong Shakur Juiston leads the Rebels with nine points per game Kris Clyburn hopes to drive right past Oakland
An obscure company called Jasmine Development bought 64 acres in Henderson for $19 million and laid out plans for a data center project. Design, LLC, a subsidiary of Google, received $25 million in tax abatements to build the project. Design is slated to invest at least $600 million over the next decade. The data center is slated to provide about 50 jobs with an average salary of $65,000.
Police used grand jury subpoenas to obtain records in their investigation of Southwest Airline gift card misuse at the Las Vegas convention authority. Convention auditors uncovered that former CEO Rossi Ralenkotter used $17,000 in gift cards for personal travel. Former convention executive Brig Lawson used tax money to purchase the cards. Southwest Airlines initially couldn’t provide records to convention officials but airline executives had to respond to grand jury subpoenas.