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Superintendent Jesus Jara speaks after the board of trustees voted to oust him from his position during the Clark County School Board meeting at CCSD Greer Education Center, on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. The embattled superintendent overseeing Las Vegas-area schools will step down Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 after more than five years at the helm of the nation's fifth-largest school district. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

Jesus Jara, embattled superintendent overseeing Las Vegas-area public schools, steps down

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FILE - Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Dec. 13, 2023. A federal judge in California will consider whether former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who was charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family, must remain behind bars while he awaits trial. U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II has set a hearing for Monday, Feb. 26, in Los Angeles on prosecutors' request to keep Smirnov in jail. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens

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Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch walks off the field after NFL football practice in Renton, Wash., Dec. 27, 2019. Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch resolved a drunken driving case without a trial on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 by agreeing to attend DUI traffic school for being found asleep 18 months ago in the driver's seat of a damaged luxury sports car in Las Vegas.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Former NFL player Marshawn Lynch resolves Vegas DUI case without a trial or conviction

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Xander Schauffele lines up a putt on the ninth green during the final round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in the Pacific Palisades area of, Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) **FILE**

Not even the majors can put golf’s fractured landscape back together

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer's office in downtown Las Vegas after being released from federal custody Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Prosecutors say that Smirnov, who is charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

By Rio Yamat and Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver smiles during a news conference announcing that the 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be played in San Francisco at the Chase Center in San Francisco,, Nov. 6, 2023. Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, is the 10th anniversary of Silver taking over as commissioner of the NBA. The league's board of governors rewarded him with a multiyear extension this week, ensuring that he will oversee the NBA for the foreseeable future. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Adam Silver tells ESPN that Las Vegas is ‘definitely’ on list of expansion candidates

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Fans in the gallery shout at players on the fifth hole during the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Three days of noise and hype in golf will be followed by Tiger Woods playing again

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates with the trophy after the team's win in overtime during the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Mahomes, the Chiefs, Taylor Swift and a thrilling game — it all came together at the Super Bowl

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Super Bowl puts focus on activists’ Chiefs beef

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Fans walk through a tunnel of digital screens during NFL Experience ahead of Super Bowl 58, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs will play the NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Pricey Super Bowl: Some NFL fans pass on expensive tickets and just have ‘a good time’ in Vegas

By Spencer Ripchik - Associated Press

Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos, left, and coach Jim Harbaugh talk after a news conference introducing Joe Hortiz as general manager, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 at the Chargers Hoag Performance Center in Costa Mesa, Calif. Hortiz comes to the Chargers after 26 years with the Baltimore Ravens, recently as the director of player personnel. (AP Photo/Joe Reedy)

New Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh still agonizes over losing a Super Bowl with the 49ers

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

Usher speaks during a news conference ahead of the Super Bowl 58 NFL football game Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Las Vegas. Usher will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Usher says it’s been a challenge to squeeze 30-year career into 13-minute Super Bowl halftime show

By Jonathan Landrum - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, file photo Zach Young, of New Haven, Conn., places a bet at one of the new sports wagering kiosks at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Legalized sports betting continued its expansion in 2023 with six states either passing legislation or beginning to accept wagering, Fanatics got into the business and professional leagues and college athletics continued to further embrace the industry. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)

Super Bowl betting has exploded. So have the problems that come with gambling addiction

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Matt Smircich, of Hamburg, N.J., makes sports bets at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. On Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, the American Gaming Association estimated that a record 68 million Americans would wager a total of $23.1 billion on this year's Super Bowl, legally or otherwise. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

NFL, gambling consummate their marriage in Las Vegas with Chiefs, 49ers

By Michael Phillips - Special to The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign event Jan. 27, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participate

By Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper and Gabe Stern - Associated Press

People arrive during the opening night of the Sphere, Sept. 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. A man who scaled the exterior of the massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning, Feb. 7, 2024, was taken into custody, authorities said. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Man detained after scaling exterior of massive Sphere venue near the Las Vegas Strip

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas arrives to a news conference about security for NFL's Super Bowl 58 football game, in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mayorkas visits Las Vegas, declares Super Bowl a ‘no drone zone’

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

In this Nov. 6, 2019 file photo Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman points toward protesters during the council meeting where the city council was considering a ban on homeless camping in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye /Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File) **FILE**

Las Vegas mayor says A’s must ‘figure out a way to stay in Oakland’

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

People ride a zip line above a sign for the Super Bowl ahead of the Super Bowl 58 NFL football game, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is scheduled to host the Super Bowl 58 on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher)

From exclusive events to concerts: Stars and athletes plan to flock Las Vegas for Super Bowl events

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Campaign team member Chelsey Wininger helps decorate at the Biden-Harris for Nevada team first-in-the-West celebration, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Biden wins Nevada primary against Democratic challengers

By Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper and Gabe Stern - Associated Press