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7 Days: Your guide to Las Vegas (May 5-11): Katie Dixon; ‘Las Vegas Magazine’ publisher Katie Dixon helps you plan the perfect week!; 6:00 a.m.

Chefs for Kids to award scholarships to SECTA senior, UNLV freshman: By Emma Brocato; Alicia Lu is hoping to combine a business degree from UNLV and a passion for food into a career as a restaurant owner. Lu, a senior at Southeast Career Technical Academy who ...; 2:00 a.m.

Women of Trump’s GOP jockey to be the most macho: By Robin Abcarian; Slaughtering wolves from helicopters? Castrating hogs? Shooting up Priuses with assault weapons? Murdering misbehaving puppies? Is this what it takes for a Republican woman to be a credible candidate for higher office? ...; 2:00 a.m.

Our heroes often let us down: By Solomon Stevens; Donald Trump is in court right now. But not everyone understands that this is not a “hush money” case. He isn’t charged with being unfaithful to his wife or even with paying a woman to ...; 2:00 a.m.

Tapes take Trump jurors into the heart of hush-money deals: 5 takeaways: By Kate Christobek and Jesse McKinley, The New York Times Company; Keith Davidson, the former lawyer for porn actor Stormy Daniels, faced a blistering cross-examination Thursday in the criminal trial of Donald Trump, with defense lawyers casting him as a serial extortionist of celebrities.; 2:00 a.m.

Nevada Democrats turn up heat on Sam Brown over Yucca Mountain: By Ayden Runnels; Democratic Nevada representatives and local policy advocates gathered Thursday to criticize Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown for his endorsement two years ago of plans to store the nation’s nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in ...; 2:00 a.m.

Facing elimination, Golden Knights try to keep composure at home in Game 6: By Jack Williams; Composure is the focus for the Golden Knights going into Game 6 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Dallas Stars. Players say they can’t let the Stars take ...; 2:00 a.m.

Taking stock of UNLV basketball as portal closes: By Mike Grimala; Two distinct sounds were heard across the college basketball landscape this week. First was the door of the transfer portal slamming shut, and second was every coach in America sighing in relief ...; 2:00 a.m.

Bill to combat antisemitism on campuses prompts backlash from the right: By Annie Karni, The New York Times Company; A bipartisan push in Congress to enact a law cracking down on antisemitic speech on college campuses has prompted a backlash from far-right lawmakers and activists, who argue it could outlaw Christian biblical teachings.; 2:00 a.m.

Calls from the left for Sotomayor to retire are absurd: By Stephen Carter; The left’s absurd calls for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down so that President Joe Biden can name a younger replacement should be roundly condemned. To be sure, such pressure is an American tradition in ...; 2:00 a.m.

‘Latino Loud’ campaign looks to amplify Latino voices in Nevada elections: By Grace Da Rocha; Latino voters could change the tide of this year’s elections as a growing wave becomes eligible to vote, and local organizations are joining together to ensure that all of Nevada’s Latino voters ...; 2:00 a.m.

Biden stacking clean energy wins: By Rita Ransom, Las Vegas; According to a report from the American Lung Association, nearly 40% of people in the U.S. — 131 million—live with unhealthy air pollution. Extreme heat, drought and ...; 2:00 a.m.

Supreme Court endangers us all: By Dana Rideout, North Las Vegas; There is a clear and present danger that our democracy is in jeopardy, a threat to America as we know it. The questions directed to the Justice Department attorney by ...; 2:00 a.m.

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