Las Vegas immigration advocates are hopeful that Democratic lawmakers deliver on promises to include a pathway to citizenship in the budget reconciliation bill that’s been whittled-down in ongoing negotiations.
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Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19
A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus.
Favre repays $600K in Mississippi welfare case, auditor says
Retired NFL player Brett Favre has repaid $600,000 in state welfare money he accepted for speeches where he didn’t appear …
Plan for new A’s stadium in Oakland moves forward with financing vote
In a decisive vote this week, elected officials in the San Francisco Bay Area pushed forward a plan to build a new ballpark for the Oakland A’s. In recent months, A’s officials have flirted with …
Gaming industry looks to improve gender equity in management
Nationwide, women make up 51% of the U.S. casino workforce, according to the American Gaming Association. But the group does not track women in top casino jobs …
Bad break: Braves’ Morton fractures leg in Series opener
Charlie Morton spun a curveball past Jose Altuve for a called third strike, his 16th pitch after taking a 102 mph comebacker off his right leg. Morton stumbled and started to fall. Turns out the leg was broken.
Golden Knights’ early lead finally sticks in victory over Avalanche
Early on this season, the Golden Knights had a problem holding leads. They had scored first in all but one of their opening five games, and went on to lose all but one of them. Even in that one win …
Potential legal woes mount after ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy
Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’t be held criminally or civilly liable for the tragedy.
Record number of boats at Lake Tahoe had invasive mussels
The number of boats that inspectors stopped from launching at Lake Tahoe while carrying aquatic invasive species reached a record high this year, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency said.
Rainfall records fall across northern Nevada, Reno to Ely
The amount of rain that fell in Reno the last two days was nearly as much as the previous 12 months combined as rainfall records fell across much of northern Nevada, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.