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Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas probably has one of the lowest NPC unemployment rates among all RPGs, gaming scientist finds, but yeah, it still "sucks s***" to live there
GamesRadar+
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August 26, 2025
Have you ever wondered what the unemployment rate in Fallout: New Vegas is? Me neither, but if YouTuber AnyAustin decides to make a video about a topic, you're damn right I'm going to be interested in it – even when he analyzes where GTA 5's...
Atlanta, the City That ‘Drives Hip-Hop Culture,’ Revels in the Spotlight — Again
Billboard
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August 29, 2025
Within the next three years, Atlanta will host two major sporting events at Mercedes-Benz Stadium: eight games of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and Super Bowl LXII in 2028. These attractions will offer the latest opportunity for the city to promote...
Atwell in Southfield Makes Illinois Engineering Firm its Largest Acquisition
DBusiness Magazine - Michigan
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August 26, 2025
Atwell, a Southfield-based full-service engineering and construction services firm, has made the largest acquisition in its 120-year history — Manhard Consulting in Lincolnshire, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Manhard Consulting...
Las Vegas takes road win streak into matchup with Washington
Associated Press
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August 22, 2025
Las Vegas Aces (23-14, 14-8 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (16-20, 8-9 Eastern Conference) Washington; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas Aces will try to keep its four-game road win streak alive when the Aces play Washington...
Tourism in Las Vegas, Black Cowboy joy and Pope Leo's style | Hot off the Wire podcast
WKBT - Wisconsin
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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown. NFL will emphasize sportsmanship and...
WADA slams ‘ill-conceived’ Enhanced Games after being named in lawsuit
CNN
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August 29, 2025
Reuters — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reaffirmed its opposition to the Enhanced Games following an anti-trust lawsuit filed by organizers of the event which allows athletes to use banned drugs. Enhanced Games said on Wednesday it was...
Meet The Baltimore Sun’s intern class for fall 2025
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
The Baltimore Sun will welcome a team of talented journalists as newsroom interns for fall 2025. This cohort is part of The Sun’s newly created year-round internship program for college students and recent graduates in news, sports and multimedia...
xAI Quietly Rescinds 'Public Benefit Corp' In Nevada
MediaPost
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has ditched its official status as a public benefit corporation (PBC). Moving forward, the company will no longer be responsible for the same societal and environmental obligations, according to a...
Tesla recruits Nevada robotaxi test operators
Automotive World
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August 26, 2025
Tesla is recruiting robotaxi test operators in Nevada, as the electric vehicle maker expands data collection at potential robotaxi service sites. A job posting, first seen by local media, seeks a “Data Collection Supervisor, Autopilot (Night...
Las Vegas Sands And The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Select 15 HBCU Students For 2025 Immersion In Las Vegas
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- 3BL) Published by Las Vegas Sands on May 15, 2025 LAS VEGAS, August 21, 2025 /3BL/ - Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS ) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced 15 students representing 13 historically Black colleges and...
WADA stands firm as 'Enhanced Games' take $800M fight to court
Sabah
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August 29, 2025
The World Anti-Doping Agency has doubled down on its opposition to the controversial “Enhanced Games” after organizers of the doping-permissive competition filed an $800 million antitrust lawsuit against WADA, World Aquatics, and USA Swimming. The...
‘I’m not crazy about how I got here, but I love it here’: Hurricane Katrina survivor reflects on rebuilding her life in Colorado 20 years later
Colorado Public Radio
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On the front porch of her suburban Parker, Colo. home, Marla Jones-Newman sets two keepsakes side by side: a gleaming fleur-de-lis, the symbol of her beloved hometown of New Orleans, and a weather-worn Winnie the Pooh, that once welcomed her...
Stigma and substance abuse: How a former NFL player spreads his story in Danville
Danville Register & Bee - Virginia
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When he was 22 years old, Ryan Leaf thought he was on top of the world. After all, he was the only person from Montana to be tapped in the first round of the NFL draft. Growing up, no one thought he had a chance of landing in professional...
Silver State goes dark as cyberattack knocks Nevada websites offline
The Register
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The state of Nevada is now two days into a cyberattack that has brought down many of its digital services. The Office of Governor Joseph Lombardo announced the attack via social media on Monday, saying that a "network security incident" took hold...
Comedy, psychedelics, and science: Comedian/speaker Shane Mauss to perform at Nevada Theatre
The Union - California
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Though he is admittedly living the “van life”—by choice—psychedelic comedian Shane Mauss is enjoying his time on the road, which is allowing him to visit up to 170 cities in a year. One of his next stops will be the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City...
PAM Health Expands Presence in Nevada with Additional Rehabilitation Hospital
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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ENOLA, Pa., Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National healthcare leader PAM Health is pleased to announce its plans to build a new 48-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital, PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of West Henderson. The health system...
Some marine species have had the same jobs for millions of years
Earth.com
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For years, scientists have asked whether fossils record how ocean ecosystems actually worked, not just which species were there. A new study answers that question with a careful field test along the North Carolina coast. The researchers found that...
STR Weekly Insights: 17-23 August 2025
Hospitality Net
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August 29, 2025
All financial figures in U.S. dollar constant currency. Highlights Chicago (DNC comp) and Houston (storm comp) heavily influenced the national average. Luxury continues growth, Economy remains on a downswing Global RevPAR up for a second straight...
Stockard on the Stump: Congressional candidate slams poll showing four-way tie
Tennessee Lookout
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August 29, 2025
The special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District seat is heating up – or turning weird – depending on your perspective. Responding to a poll this week that proclaimed a four-way tie in the crowded Republican primary, state Rep. Lee...
Consolidation is changing healthcare in Texas. Patients are looking to alternatives
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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August 29, 2025
U.S. health care costs have grown exponentially over the past several decades, outpacing economic growth in 2023. During that time, the nation has seen an increasing number of healthcare mergers and acquisitions, and Texas is no exception: in...