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Vegas CEO Denies Sin City Doomsday Talks as Gaming Revenue Rises Downtown

The neon lights aren’t dimming—they’re just flickering at a different rhythm. That’s the word from Circa Resort & Casino CEO Derek Stevens, who’s push...

Sarah Johnson

8/8/2025

3 min read

History

Medieval Sword, 700 Years Old, Hooked by Polish Fisherman in Vistula River

When the lucky Polish angler felt a tug on his line in the Vistula River, his first thought was “flounder.” His second thought was “flounder is gettin...

Sarah Johnson

8/7/2025

2 min read

Travel

Tarantula Mating Season Turns Southwest Into Hairy Singles Bar

It’s tinder season—for tarantulas. From late August through October, vast stretches of the Southwest turn into an eight-legged singles bar as male des...

Sarah Johnson

8/6/2025

3 min read

Lifestyle

America’s Elite Drop $200k for ‘Golden' Visas to Flee the US—One Sunshine-soaked Passport at a Time

Forget the cliché escape in the movies—it turns out when the ultra-rich say "I’m out," they don’t pack a suitcase; they wire $200k to a Caribbean isla...

Sarah Johnson

8/6/2025

3 min read

Travel

Doctor’s Secret Weapons for Outsmarting Jetlag Before It Hijacks Your Trip

If you’ve ever landed in Paris feeling like a half-deflated soufflé, you already knowb>jetlag is more than just a punchline to your vacation slideshow...

Sarah Johnson

8/5/2025

4 min read

Travel

Bat Flies Into Tourist's Mouth During Arizona Stargaze—$20K Rabies Bill Follows

Erica Kahn flew from Massachusetts to Northern Arizona last August hoping to capture the Milky Way’s silver swirl above the red rocks—only to wind up ...

Sarah Johnson

8/5/2025

2 min read

Travel

Vegas Ghost Town: Gen-Z Swipes Left on Casino Culture, Driving Tourism Plunge

Las Vegas’ neon heart is flickering. June visitor numbers plunged to 3.1 million—an 11 % drop year-on-year, according to the Las Vegas Convention and ...

Sarah Johnson

8/5/2025

3 min read

World

20-Year-Old Creates Verdis, World’s Second-Smallest Country, After Finding Unclaimed Land

Welcome to Verdis, population 400—a postage-stamp nation wedged between Croatia and Serbia that is smaller than most golf courses yet issues its own p...

Sarah Johnson

8/3/2025

3 min read

Travel

Breckenridge Treasure Hunt: 780 Pounds of Lost iPods, Vapes, and One Moose Family

Breckenridge Ski Resort just wrapped up its annual Mountain Clean Up Day, and the haul reads more like the inventory of a quirky thrift store than tra...

Sarah Johnson

8/3/2025

2 min read