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The Latest: UN urges $2.4 billion in aid for war-torn Yemen
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — UN urgently appeals for $2.4 billion to help Yemen cope...
Virus protection adds new wrinkle to Southwest heat relief
PHOENIX (AP) — Trying to stay safe during a global pandemic is hard enough, but people in Southwest desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas where temperatures can soar into the triple digits are also trying to protect themselves from the brutal heat. With many government-run spaces like libraries and...
Sen. Cortez Masto withdraws name from Biden VP consideration
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada said Thursday that she’s not interested in serving as running mate to presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden. Cortez Masto, who in 2016 became the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate, said in a statement that she supports the...
Nevada city council rejects offer to take over land parcel
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada city council rejected a proposal that would have folded land in the Sierra foothills into the city’s jurisdiction. The Reno City Council unanimously rejected the proposal Wednesday concerning more than 1.6 square miles (4 square kilometers) of property, The Reno...
Nevada jobless tally keeps climbing, adding to record 28.2%
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada jobless figures keep climbing, with more than 18,000 people filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. That pushed the number of new benefits claims since coronavirus closures in mid-March to more than 480,000, and will...
Police: Woman's death in shooting apparently was accidental
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's death in which preliminary information indicated she was accidentally shot. Police said the woman and her boyfriend were playing with a gun while on her patio late Wednesday night as children slept inside the residence., local media outlets...
Nevada casinos start luring customers after opening date set
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casinos from Lake Tahoe to Laughlin started announcing plans Wednesday to lure back customers beginning June 4, with one downtown Las Vegas hotel owner buying more than 1,000 one-way airline tickets to boost interest around the country. The promotions began the morning after Gov. Steve...
The Latest: South Korea's central bank lowers rate to 0.5%
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — US deaths from coronavirus surpass 100,000 mark. —...
US judge refuses again to block Nevada's mail-in primary
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has again rejected a conservative voting rights group’s bid to block the mail-in primary election now under way in Nevada as part of an effort to guard against spread of the coronavirus at traditional polling places. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said in a strongly...
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Las Vegas casinos plan to welcome tourists again on June 4. South Korea on Wednesday announced a spike in new coronavirus infections and considered reimposing social distancing restrictions, revealing the potential setbacks ahead for others on the road to reopening. The European Union unveiled a massive stimulus...
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