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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)

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Measles outbreak in Utah and Arizona being watched by UNLV disease expert

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

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Intermountain Health makes acquisition to increase patient’s access to care

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

October 30, 2025 - 2:27 pm

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‘Hope for people’: UNLV dental clinic serves children with cleft lips, palates

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

October 30, 2025 - 6:30 am

UNLV’s School of Dental Medicine opened its new Advanced Needs Dental Clinic. The new space is at 1700 West Charleston Boulevard.

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Ex-‘Saturday Night Live’ star ‘still totally immature’ at 73

By C.L. Gaber Special / RJ

October 30, 2025 - 6:11 am

There is a moment in every life when you finally feel like a success. It might be a raise, a diploma or — on rare occasions — one of the Beatles knowing your name.

Why won’t Medicare cover my brand-name prescription drug anymore?

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Savvy Senior: Tips to make a home safer, more accessible as you age

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