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September 2, 2026

An A/C Crisis in Las Vegas, Nevada Beats Kalshi in Court, and What is a Super El Niño?

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An A/C Crisis in Las Vegas, Nevada Beats Kalshi in Court, and What is a Super El Niño?

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A new report found that 6,700 households in the Las Vegas metro area don't have working air conditioning, and in a city that regularly tops 100 degrees, that's not just an uncomfortable day at home, it's a life-threatening issue that needs to be addressed. Spotlight Poetry founder Elle Hope helps us dig into what that number says about our heat mitigation efforts and how to alleviate a problem so many Las Vegans are facing. Creative Producer Jacob Solis also breaks down what the latest ruling in Nevada's fight against Kalshi means for prediction markets in our state. Plus, we’ve got another round of our Vegas Fixations.

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