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WATER COOLER

April 3, 2010 - 11:00 pm

Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we've been talking about lately.

n MTV's "Jersey Shore" might move to Miami for its new season. Not even Crayola will have a name for the color created when their fake tans meet the actual sun.

n Country singer Mindy McCready u25B6 is the star of a new sex video. Continuing a country music tradition that began with the '70s adult classic, "Grand Ole Opry Gone Wild starring Junior Samples."

n A Japanese company invents a wasabi odor-emitting smoke alarm for the hearing impaired. Rejected odors include wet dog, dead skunk and the stench of abject failure.

n Tiger Woods will return to pro golf in this week's Masters tournament. Meanwhile, comedians begin dusting off every "putter" joke they know.

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

Nevada, other states sue Trump administration over new health insurance rule

The Associated Press

July 22, 2025 - 10:01 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford argued the new rule, set to take effect next month, would “threaten coverage for more than 100,000 Nevadans.”

A Southwest Airlines jet taxis at Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in ...

Here’s when Southwest Airlines will end open seating

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

July 21, 2025 - 3:32 pm

Southwest, the busiest carrier at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, says new fare bundles will let customers choose their seat while booking or have a seat assigned to them.

Dr, Richard Berman, a resident at the retirement community Carnegie Heights, poses for a photo ...

A lifelong learner shares his passions with Henderson senior living community

By Megan Howard / RJ

July 21, 2025 - 6:30 am

A retired UNLV professor is using the community connections he’s made throughout his time at the university to share knowledge with the residents of an independent senior living community.

Alaska Airlines aircraft sits in the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ...

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights

By The Associated Press

July 21, 2025 - 1:02 am

Alaska Airlines has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours, the company announced.