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Join us for three huge days of classic cars, collectibles, entertainment, and incredible sale pricing at Atomic Motors! Free Popcorn, Hot Dogs & Cold Drinks . Cash Bar. Amazing Sale Pricing on All Inventory. Raffle for Collectible Gifts. 5 Acres of Classic & Collectible Vehicles on Display and For Sale – $250 Gas Card with All Purchases. Come walk through one of the most unique collections of classic and collectible vehicles in Las Vegas and Henderson—and find your next ride while you’re here!
No Talking to the Driver (there is none)
Las Vegas travelers now have a new way to get to and from Harry Reid International Airport — without a driver. Zoox has begun paid robotaxi service at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, becoming the first fully driverless ride-hailing company authorized to serve the airport. The unusual vehicles have no steering wheel or pedals and carry up to four passengers in seats that face each other. Passengers request a ride using the Zoox app. At Terminal 1, arriving passengers are picked up on Level 0 below baggage claim; Terminal 3 pickups are also on Level 0. Service currently connects the airport with select destinations on and around the Las Vegas Strip. Zoox began charging for Las Vegas rides in August and is rapidly expanding its autonomous service. For visitors willing to let a computer do the driving, getting from the airport to the Strip just became a little more futuristic.
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IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW (of interest to seniors)
BILLY JOEL DISCLOSES BRAIN SURGERY
Long Island troubadour Billy Joel revealed Tuesday that he underwent brain surgery because he didn’t want to lose his “marbles.” Speaking on his SiriusXM channel, the 77-year-old “Piano Man” singer admitted he initially balked at going under the knife for hydrocephalus, a disorder he was diagnosed with in 2025. “I said, ‘Well, what does that entail?’” he said he asked the doctor. After being told that it involved having a surgeon “drill a hole through your skull” and “stick a shunt inside your brain,” Joel said “I didn’t want to do that.” “But then I read up on it, and I realized it can help improve your balance and can help your memory,” he said. “You know, I don’t want to lose my marbles. It’s hard to tell what’s age and what’s a condition, so I agreed to do the shunt, and I had surgery, and they implanted a shunt in my brain, and it actually improved things.” Joel did not say exactly when he had the surgery. But he was diagnosed in May 2025 with normal pressure hydrocephalus, which is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid builds up inside of the skull and press on the brain, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The condition is often treatable and sometimes reversible. Joel said he’s been going to physical therapy and following his doctors’ advice. “I’m doing whatever it is they tell me to do because I don’t want to lose it, you know?” he said. And he expects to make a full recovery. “I’m not going anywhere,” he said. “I’m here. I’m still here.”
GLORIA STEINHEM DIES AT 92
Gloria Steinem, the indefatigable feminist and journalist whose activism revolutionized the personal and professional lives of women, has died. She was 92. Steinem “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” a post on her official Instagram page said Thursday. It added that she died Wednesday, although it did not give a cause of death. “Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end,” the post said. She “lived true to her independent spirit, always with curiosity and a great sense of humor,” the statement added. It hailed her ability to welcome hundreds of guests into her living room for “Talking Circles” and was committed to using her home as a “center for social justice movements.” Her representatives asked her fans to light a candle in her honor and for donations to be made to her charity, Gloria’s Foundation.
TIM COOK STEPS DOWN AS APPLE CEO
Timothy Donald Cook has been Apple's CEO since 2011, succeeding Steve Jobs. During his tenure, Apple has grown its market cap from $350 billion to $4 trillion, nearly quadrupled its yearly revenue, and introduced successful products like the Apple Watch and Apple TV+. Cook has also emphasized supply chain efficiency and profitability, and in 2020, Apple began developing its own silicon chips. Cook is known for his calm demeanor and ethical leadership style. September 1st Apple's hardware engineering chief, John Ternus, will become the company's next CEO. Cook will remain at Apple as the executive chairman of the company's board of directors. In this new role, Apple said Cook will assist with "certain aspects" of the company, including "engaging with policymakers around the world."
NATIONAL TREASURE LOST
Dolly Parton, who rose from a loving if impoverished upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee to become the “Queen of Country” music, a Hollywood star and a beloved American icon, has died, her family announced on Tuesday. She was 80 years old. Parton presided over an entertainment empire that included the Dollywood theme park. Her philanthropic legacy includes the creation of the Imagination Library, which mails free books to children around the world and was inspired by her father, who was illiterate. In her lifetime she composed between 3,000 and 4,000 songs, starting when she was a young child. She recorded about 450 of the songs she wrote.
Listen to one of Dolly's biggest hits
Shelly Fabares dies at 82
Shelley Fabares, the wholesome daughter on The Donna Reed Show who went on to star opposite Elvis Presley in three movies and as Craig T. Nelson’s independent wife on Coach, has died. She was 82. Fabares died Saturday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, her family announced. Survivors include her husband, M*A*S*H actor Mike Farrell, whom she married in 1984. On The Donna Reed Show, which aired on ABC for eight seasons, from September 1958 through March 1966, Fabares played high schooler Mary Stone opposite Reed as her mom, homemaker Donna Stone; Carl Betz as her pediatrician dad, Dr. Alex Stone; and Paul Petersen as her younger brother, Jeff. Capitalizing on her national fame, Fabares — backed by Darlene Love and the Blossoms and Glen Campbell on guitar — recorded a version of “Johnny Angel,” which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1962. She had debuted the song on a Donna Reed episode a couple months earlier. “I literally cannot sing. So there’s a lot of overdubbing,” she admitted in a 1983 interview. “The girls in the back — ‘Could you sing a little louder please?’ It was unusual. But [The Donna Reed Show] was very successful at that time, so [the song] had a built-in audience.”
