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Travel & LeisureStudent pilots are suing United Airlines for fraud after spending tens of thousands of dollars on a flight school riddled with staffing shortages and expulsions: ‘It was students teaching students’
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressApril 16, 2025
SuccessLas Vegas hotel workers union reaches deal with Virgin Hotels casino to end longest strike in decades
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2025
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressAugust 21, 2024
PoliticsKamala Harris pledges to end taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers, echoing Trump
By Rio Yamat, Darlene Superville, Will Weissert, Josh Boak and The Associated PressAugust 11, 2024
SuccessLas Vegas’ legendary Mirage casino is closing to make room for a 700-foot tall Hard Rock hotel that’s shaped like a guitar
By The Associated Press and Rio YamatMay 16, 2024
LifestyleTropicana Las Vegas casino that hosted James Bond in ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ closes after 67 years to make room for an MLB stadium
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressApril 2, 2024
LifestyleLas Vegas gears up for the Super Bowl, from Guy Fieri’s free tailgate by the Strip’s Ferris Wheel to a sellout at the private jet parking lot
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2024
FinanceTropicana Las Vegas, once known as the ‘Tiffany of the Strip’, will be demolished to make way for $1.5bn MLB stadium for Oakland A’s
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2024
TechRobots smart enough to mix cocktails and froth milk for your vanilla latte are ready to take over the kitchen
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2024
PoliticsPolice have no motive after college professor who was denied various jobs murders several faculty at UNLV
By Rio Yamat, Ben Finley and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2023
SuccessLas Vegas union hotel workers vote to approve new Caesars contract that includes a 32% pay raise: ‘BEST CONTRACT EVER!’
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 21, 2023
SuccessLas Vegas hotel workers’ tentative contract deal increases pay, cuts workloads—and mandates daily room cleanings
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 10, 2023
FinanceThe largest employer on the Las Vegas Strip is confident of avoiding a sweeping walkout of workers at MGM Resorts
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 9, 2023
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