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By JOHN PRZYBYS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

April 28, 2013 - 1:03 am

Here are a few things in pop culture that caught our eye last week.

■ Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson, D-Reno, returns to the Legislature a week after having a baby. Turns out that birthing a squalling infant is perfect preparation for serving in the Nevada Legislature.

■ A woman attending the circus in Salina, Kan., comes face to face with an escaped tiger in a restroom. Well, if you’re going to go face to face with an escaped tiger, a restroom is the place to do it.

■ A nonprofit organization that hopes to send volunteers on a one-way trip to Mars in 2023 is accepting applications. Will write-ins be accepted?

■ Actress Reese Witherspoon ■ is arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after her husband is stopped by police for suspicion of DUI. We know a colorful, Chihuahua-packing lawyer who’d take the case.

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

Henderson congregation celebrates release of Israeli hostages — PHOTOS

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 10:48 am

Liz Breier isn’t a member at Congregation Ner Tamid, but she was sure to be at the congregation’s Henderson synagogue near Valle Verde Drive and the 215 Beltway Tuesday evening.

LDS church names ex-Utah Supreme Court justice new leader

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press

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Las Vegas elders praised the selection of Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, to lead The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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By Bryan Horwath / RJ

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Raymond Fletcher III, born with a rare condition that made his limbs much smaller than normal, died Aug. 5 in Las Vegas. He was 48.

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By Cathy Bussewitz • The Associated Press

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Jennifer Lopez trumpets new movie’s message of love

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“We should all be loving each other,” the singer-actor-producer says. “We need to see the humanity out there and realize that we really do need each other.”