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Three coffees a day linked to more health than harm: study

Three cups of coffee a day
keep the doctor away? Researchers from Southampton and Edinburgh universities said that drinking three cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of premature death, heart disease, liver disease, liver cancer and cirrhosis. The study confirms that pregnant women should not consume coffee as it could be harmful. Despite the positive outcomes of the study, the researchers warned that people should not start drinking coffee for health reasons, as their review included mainly observational data, and no firm conclusions could be drawn about cause and effect.

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Sports on TV in Las Vegas

Here’s today’s local and national sports schedule, including television and radio listings.

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Local police need our help. Similar to the Nevada DMV initiative to have us report unregistered vehicles, we need to be able to report dangerous drivers who are a threat to the safety of all citizens.

LETTER: Thoughts on the special session

Lawmakers do the right thing by killing film tax subsidies, corporate homeownership bills.

EDITORIAL: On schools, families voting with their feet

Dwindling enrollment has the Clark County School District considering job cuts. District officials announced last month that 103 employees — 97 support professionals and six licensed professionals, which includes teachers — are without positions.

COMMENTARY: Old message, new megaphone

‘Voters have spoken, but what did they say?” asks The Economist. Good question, and the magazine provides a trenchant answer.

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When SNAP benefits were unexpectedly interrupted this fall, tens of thousands of our neighbors were left without the grocery money they rely on each month.

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Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that a large percentage of the population is oppressed by racism and sexism, mostly by white males.