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Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures were muted on Tuesday following comments from Federal Reserve policymakers that aimed to rein in enthusiasm in financial markets for possible impending interest rate cuts. Meanwhile, Google agrees to pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit brought by U.S. states and consumers over alleged anticompetitive practices at its Play app store, while Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is reportedly eyeing a pay bump for some hourly workers at its battery factory in Nevada.

NBA G League in connection to the perplexing disappearance of a 23-year-old medical assistant from Washington in Las Vegas. Chance Comanche was taken into custody on Friday afternoon and is now facing charges of first-degree kidnapping, according to a report in New York Post. The disappearance involves Marayna Rodgers, who went missing on December 6 during a trip to Las Vegas. Reportedly, she got into a vehicle with her friend, Sakari Harnden, as detailed by KLAS. The arrest adds a significant development to the ongoing investigation into the case.

President Joe Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday left at least three people dead before the bloodshed ended with the suspect's own death, authorities said. The Las Vegas Police Department said in written statement on social media that three people, aside from the shooter, were killed. Another person who was shot is in critical condition.

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A high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area is getting a Biden administration pledge of $3 billion to help start laying track

fourth Republican presidential debate takes place next Wednesday at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, only four aspirants will be on the stage, the smallest field yet to take the stage during the GOP primary campaign. The Republican National Committee announced Monday evening that former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy are the four who met the qualifications. The conditions set by the RNC include at least 6% support in two national polls or 6% in one national poll as well as two polls from four of the early-voting states — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. The candidates should also have the support of a minimum of 80,000 unique donors, with at least 200 from 20 states or territories.

SoFi Technologies Inc., a financial services company, has decided to exit the cryptocurrency sector due to increased scrutiny by banking regulators.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) will shut down its crypto services by Dec. 19. Existing accounts will have the choice to migrate to Blockchain.com platform or be closed and liquidated at that time, with a few caveats.

United States personal finance company SoFi Technologies will end crypto trading services for its users by Dec. 19.

crypto career in 2020, he didn’t have much of a plan. The then-sophomore just knew he didn’t want to waste any more time in college. He found success as a freelancer using Solidity, a programming language for creating “smart” blockchain contracts, and made about $300,000 in two years. “Crypto was often my go-to idea for anything — I liked it, and I understood it,” Case, 23, said. “I was high on bull-run optimism.” In May 2022, he started his own decentralized finance, or DeFi, project. But it “fell flat on its face” a few months later, Case said, the same week that now-bankrupt lender Celsius Network collapsed. He recently quit his job at a Tesla Inc. factory in Nevada, and — despite it all — says he’s still optimistic about crypto.

Google announced Tuesday that an advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada electric grid to feed Google data centers there

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators

In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers, and helped keep Atlantic ...

Thanksgiving 2023 travel season is likely to be affected by inclement weather. Weather forecasters have predicted that storms could severely impact flights and road trips ahead of the holiday period. Severe thunderstorms are forecasted to intensify in the Southern Plains during Sunday afternoon and evening, expanding eastward into the Southern United States by Monday's end and reaching the Southeast on Tuesday, as reported by weather experts to USA Today. AAA, which monitors holiday travel, anticipates that 55.4 million Americans will travel over 50 miles for Thanksgiving between November 22 and November 26. The majority, around 49.1 million, are expected to travel by road, according to AAA. Early travelers departing on Monday along the Eastern Seaboard and into the Great Lakes region may experience relatively lighter rain and thunderstorms, avoiding some of the heavier traffic and delays expected later in the week, noted weather experts. Ski resorts in the interior western states, such as Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, can expect favorable conditions with the potential for mountain snow on Thursday and Friday. The most impactful weather on Monday is predicted in the southern tier of the United States, affecting states like Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Tuesday night and Wednesday morning could see critical weather conditions in major hubs across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with heavy rain anticipated from Washington, D.C., to Boston.

Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit

The first US clinics of failed cancer service provider GenesisCare have been sold in its long-running Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.

Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada — Atlantic City's Resorts casino — has died

The Bellagio fountains on the Las Vegas Strip won't be very visible

marijuana. Additionally, 38 states and Washington, DC, have sanctioned comprehensive medical programs, with Kentucky signing a law for medical use, effective in 2025. Legal adult recreational use policies are now in place in 24 states and Washington, D.C.

The CEO of MGM Resorts International said in an earnings call that he believed contract negotiations underway Wednesday would lead to a tentative agreement with the Culinary Workers Union