11 h. ago One of London’s Best Restaurants Just Opened Its First U.S. Location in Las Vegas

One of London’s Best Restaurants Just Opened Its First U.S. Location in Las Vegas  Travel + Leisure

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18 h. ago ‘Biggest band that ever lived’: inside the Grateful Dead art show

As the band celebrate their 60th anniversary, a California exhibition draws attention to the unique psychedelic artwork that has long told their storyArtist Bill Walker is one of those guys who always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Having met Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead bassist and avant-garde classical composer, as a student at Nevada Southern University (now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Walker was invited in 1967 to make an album cover for the band’s second album, Anthem of the Sun. This experience led to an epic LSD and ayahuasca trip in the Valley of Fire outside Las Vegas over New Year’s Eve and when Walker returned to San Francisco, he painted Anthem of the Sun, complete with figures he came across in the desert.The Anthem of the Sun painting visually demonstrates the intense innovation that happened in the psychedelic revolution, when music was electrified and LSD became central to the burst of culture that defined the 1960s. The Grateful Dead enc...

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18 h. ago Las Vegas tourist wins £850,000 with just an £18 bet during festive holiday

A holidaymaker has kicked off the festive season with a huge win while playing the slots on the Las Vegas Strip.

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18 h. ago Alexa Grasso out of UFC 324 with Rose Namajunas handed Natalia Silva test

The clash of former champions has reportedly fallen apart, with Silva due to step up in Las Vegas

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31 h. ago All she wants for Christmas is...a full house! Mariah Carey's holiday residency in Las Vegas struggles to fill seats despite her reign as the queen of yuletide hits

Mariah Carey has kicked off her 'Christmastime in Las Vegas' residency - complete with a candy cane gown and the holiday classics she has been milking every December.

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37 h. ago Terence Crawford dethroned over $300k fee, handing Britain’s Sheeraz title shot

Crawford stripped of WBC belt in sanctioning-fee rowBritain’s Hamzah Sheeraz to fight Mbilli for vacant titleUnpaid fees end brief reign as undisputed championTerence Crawford has been stripped of his World Boxing Council super-middleweight world title after a dispute over unpaid sanctioning fees, a decision that puts Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz in line to fight for the vacant belt.The WBC announced on Wednesday that it had removed the American star as its champion, three months after he shocked Canelo Álvarez in Las Vegas to become undisputed at 168lb. The organization said Crawford had not paid its required fees from that victory or from his previous bout in 2024, despite “multiple” attempts to contact him and his team. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Champion paraglider dies smashing into tourist landmark just weeks after winning gold medal

A world champion paraglider hurtled into a tourist landmark just weeks after winning a gold medal, becoming the latest daredevil to lose his life to a deadly sport where each 500 jumps ends in horror

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4 d. ago Stunning video footage showed Brad Pitt 'collapse' at F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Brad Pitt was spotted 'fainting' on the track at the Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix

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5 d. ago Mariah Carey, 56, puts on a leggy display in a sequin mini dress as she takes to the stage on the opening night of her Christmas show in Las Vegas

Mariah Carey looked nothing short of sensational on the opening night of her Christmas Time In Las Vegas show at the Park MGM in Sin City on Friday evening.

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5 d. ago Mariah Carey, 56, puts on a leggy display in a gold sequin mini dress and thigh

The songstress, 56, showcased her jaw-dropping figure as she took to the stage in a skimpy gold sequinned mini dress and matching thigh-high boots.

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5 d. ago Looking for Lando: My crash course at the track where F1 star Norris learned to drive

It may not be as glamorous as Monaco, but it was on the raceway where a seven-year-old Norris first caught the eye of motor sport trainersMonaco, Las Vegas, Singapore. The list of pitstops on Lando Norris’ road to the top of Formula One is like a luxury travel agent’s catalogue.So when I was asked to trace the young man’s journey ahead of a weekend in which he could become the first British champion driver since Lewis Hamilton, my hopes were high. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Assistant principal and his brother plotted to kill ICE agents and police officers in Las Vegas, Feds say

Mark Bennett was allegedly planning to travel to Las Vegas to obtain weapons which could carry explosive rounds

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7 d. ago Lando Norris insists nothing has changed in title fight after Vegas shambles

Leader lost valuable points after disqualificationMcLaren team insist did not take ‘excessive risk’Lando Norris has insisted nothing has changed in terms of his focus on sealing his first Formula One world championship after both he and his McLaren teammate were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, a result which catapulted Red Bull’s Max Verstappen back into contention for the title. McLaren’s team principal Andrea Stella however has denied the team took “excessive risks” with their car in Las Vegas.The race in Nevada last weekend was won by Verstappen but Norris took a strong second and Piastri fourth. However, four hours afterwards, following an investigation by the FIA, both were disqualified after the skid blocks on the floor of their cars were found to have been worn down below the 9mm limit defined in the rules. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Oscar Piastri says ‘the answer is no’ over aiding Lando Norris’ title bid

Norris heads both Max Verstappen and Piastri by 24 points with 58 to play for across the final two rounds.

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7 d. ago McLaren explain Las Vegas GP disqualifications as chances of repeat in Qatar rated

McLaren have finally announced the reasoning behind the double disqualification at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and have assured fans ahead of the penultimate race of the season in Qatar

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8 d. ago What turkeys! Vegas police take unique approach to cite 100 drivers for blowing through crosswalks

Vegas’ Clark County has seen 71 pedestrian deaths this year, as well as over 190 students reportedly hit since school started

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8 d. ago FBI worked overtime as Epstein files release was thought to be imminent – then Trump and Bondi tried to shut it down

FBI agents racked up more than $850,000 in overtime work while reviewing and redacting the Epstein files in March alone

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8 d. ago Life as a Formula 1 driver: What it's really like to drive 180mph down the Las Vegas Strip... with a cult hero behind the wheel

There is a popular trivia question among racing fans that goes along the lines of this: Which driver has led the most laps in Formula 1 history without ever scoring a single championship point?

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9 d. ago Oceans Eleven and Commando actor Michael DeLano dies aged 84 after suffering heart attack

Michael DeLano also appeared in shows such as The A-Team, Wonder Woman, Starsky & Hutch and Charlie’s Angels, and was a regular performer at Las Vegas jazz bar the Dispensary Lounge

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9 d. ago Welcome to robot Vegas: Up to 95 percent of hospitality jobs in Sin City could be replaced by AI, report says

AI and robotics, which cut costs between 20 and 30 percent and work 24/7, could put up to 92,000 Nevada hospitality jobs at risk by 2035, driven by profit motives

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