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Snopes

For years, a rumor has circulated that greeting card companies invented Valentine's Day, which falls yearly on Feb. 14.

C.B.S. News

The history of Valentine's Day is mushy. It's been linked to a 12th-century poem about birds mating, the Christian-martyr-turned-Saint Valentine and a deadly fertility ritual in ancient Rome, but Elizabeth Nelson, an associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, thinks that's all a stretch.

Livingetc

Whimsical, color-drenched destinations are experiencing a revival across the US, but their sudden comeback is driven by more than just nostalgia

The Nevada Independent

The greatest danger to free speech in our modern era isn’t merely government’s attempts to silence dissenting voices — it’s the partisan blinders so many Americans wear when discussing the topic in the first place.

Inkl

Name me a US film that doesn't contain a single shot of a motel with annexed neon-lit, softly flickering road signage, and I will perhaps reconsider my conviction that American pop culture and the local hospitality scene are far more intertwined than you'd think at first sight.

Newsweek

House Republicans introduced a bill Thursday aimed at barring immigrants from being granted asylum in the United States if they have criminal histories. The No Asylum for Criminals Act was introduced by newly elected North Carolina Representative Mark Harris, who said that the U.S. asylum system had been abused in recent years and allowed "foreign criminals" into the country.

UNILAD

A list of requirements given for people hoping to land a job as a cabin crew member in 1954 has gone viral, with each request almost more wild than the last. And to give you a quick insight as to just how shocking they really are, the first one is 'Single - Not Engaged'. In a happy relationship? Sorry, you just don't make the cut.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed legislation Thursday that will allow Nevada to temporarily drop a ban on all but cage-free eggs in the state, an effort that was fast-tracked through the Nevada Legislature to address rising egg prices.