Politics
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Study: 65,000 rape-caused pregnancies in states with abortion bans
“Thousands of girls and women in states that banned abortion experienced rape-related pregnancy, but few (if any) obtained in-state abortions legally, suggesting that rape exceptions fail to provide reasonable access to abortion for survivors,” the study stated.
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Vegas-to-SoCal train project gets more funding from Biden administration
The Brightline West High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail will be fully electric, and is expected to reduce travel times, bolster tourism, create tens of thousands of jobs, ease highway traffic, and cut more than 400,000 tons of carbon pollution each year.
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Lawmakers talk gun violence solutions with UNLV students, community members
This week marks the point in the year where gun deaths in the US surpass the number of gun deaths that other developed countries see in an entire year.
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Carson City judge approves abortion rights amendment for 2024 ballot
Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom must now collect 103,000 signatures from registered voters by June 26, 2024. If they accomplish this, voters will get the chance to begin the process of enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution this November.
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Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights in second term
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
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En el aniversario de Roe v. Wade, una mirada retrospectiva a las leyes de aborto en Nevada
En Nevada, el derecho al aborto fue reafirmado por los votantes décadas después de Roe y antes de Dobbs.
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On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a look back at Nevada’s abortion laws
In Nevada, the right to abortion was reaffirmed by the voters decades after Roe and before Dobbs.
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School district releases video of officer encounter with Durango High School students
Last month, after the district previously denied requests for the records, a Las Vegas judge ordered that the footage be released.
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Jornada sabatina de credencialización en el Consulado de México en Las Vegas
El sábado 13 de enero todas las embajadas y consulados de México en el exterior llevaron a cabo una jornada especial de credencialización para que los ciudadanos de ese país pudieran tramitar su credencial para votar -a tiempo- y poder participar en las elecciones de 2024.
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Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.
