☢️ President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades. There's currently only one place America could test a nuke — near Las Vegas, Nevada.
"We've halted many years ago, but with others doing testing I think it's appropriate to do so," the president told reporters aboard Air Force One. Experts say that the resumption of testing would be a major escalation and could upend the nuclear balance of power. "I think a decision to resume nuclear testing would be extremely dangerous and would do more to benefit our adversaries than the United States," said Corey Hinderstein, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for Nuclear Peace. Here's what a test would involve, and why the president might be calling for one now.
🎵 To get a glimpse of Las Vegas’ homegrown cultural talent, look no further than the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts. The Clark County School District magnet school specializes in music, dance, theater and the visual arts — and its students aren’t shy about showing what they can do. The school presents more than 140 live performances a year, from small student combos to large-scale theatrical productions such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which debuts at LVA on Nov. 6. The academy’s biggest concert of the year, Choose Love, takes place Oct. 29 at The Smith Center — the school’s 13th consecutive year performing there. KNPR Senior Producer Mike Prevatt sat down with Development Director Megan Franke and Director of Bands John Seaton to learn how students at Las Vegas Academy shine under the spotlight.
🔮 What do psychics and mediums really do? We asked two local practitioners.
What is a medium? “A medium is an in-between person who connects to people who have crossed over, who have passed away, dead — everybody uses different language. I just say ‘on the other side,’” says Rowena Angela Rasquinha, a Las Vegas medium of 21 years. Beyond human readings, some mediums also deal in pets. Angela works with dogs, cats, birds, and even horses, along with their owners.
What’s the difference between a medium and a psychic? Longtime Las Vegas psychic and medium Angie Marks, of Psychic Readings by Angie, says that a psychic deals in normal life and handles general questions, while a medium mainly corresponds with those who have passed away.
Tapping into your spirituality involves more than crystal balls and tarot cards, according to these Las Vegas practitioners.
Read our full conversation with them here.
🐮 A new study finds that what Americans eat — particularly beef — plays a major role in carbon emissions in cities. And cities in the Mountain West rank among those most heavily impacted. Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Minnesota mapped what they call the “carbon hoofprint” of more than 3,500 U.S. cities — a measure of greenhouse gas emissions tied to meat consumption. They found that meat-eating generates as much climate pollution as the energy use of tens of millions of homes. Read the full story here.
