Andy Murray tumbled to the ground on his artificial hip, losing his balance in sweat-soaked shoes and leaving splotches on Arthur Ashe Stadium’s blue court from his soggy clothing.
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As districts insist on vaccines, some teachers push back
Some of the biggest school systems in the U.S. are taking a hard line with teachers and staff members who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19: Get a jab or lose your job.
$50K grant to fund study of West Las Vegas historic sites
City officials in Las Vegas say they’ll use a $50,000 grant from the National Park Service to fund research about five decades of segregation, civil rights activism and advocacy in the historic West Las Vegas neighborhood.
Wildfire evacuees fill Lake Tahoe roads in rush to flee
A popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists was clogged with fleeing vehicles Monday after the entire resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to leave as …
Rise in coronavirus cases slows airline bookings, could curb Las Vegas’ recovery
With cases of the more-contagious delta variant surging, troubling signs are emerging that airline bookings are slowing and more people are canceling flights.
Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume
Six months after Congress approved spending tens of billions of dollars to bail out renters facing eviction, South Carolina was just reaching its first tenants. All nine of them.
Biden aide: U.S. has capacity to evacuate remaining Americans
The United States has the capacity to evacuate the approximately 300 U.S. citizens remaining in Afghanistan who want to leave before President Joe Biden’s Tuesday deadline …
How ‘Candyman’ star Abdul-Mateen became next big name
Abdul-Mateen’s rise has become the sort of thing that everyone wants to get in on, and Warner Bros. is particularly enamored with the actor.
Some hotels are mandating vaccines. Will others follow?
As travelers prepare for their next vacation, among the essentials to take could be proof of vaccination for COVID-19, depending on where they are booked to sleep …
5 tips for fostering a successful hybrid workplace
Businesses figured out how to work remotely on the fly when COVID-19 rapidly disrupted our way of working.