Nevada
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Long known as a center of gambling.
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Among the remedies he’s floated, according to the Nevada Independent, is using technology to measure voters’ heartbeat as a way to verify their identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
I’m a 72-year-old widow living in a small town in Nevada with limited access to attorneys.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Later, Fervo, Google and utility NV Energy joined together on a 115-megawatt deal in Nevada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The case spawned in Nevada, of all places, as the local Gaming Control Board sent a cease-and-desist letter notifying Kalshi that it was violating Nevada statutes and gaming regulations.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Powers and his fellow test pilots trained for months at a secret facility in a remote part of the Nevada desert known as Area 51, learning to control the powerful experimental planes.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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