Nevada’s congressional delegation worked to ensure more businesses in the state met the application requirements and more lenders would be able to participate in this second go-round of the program. Under the Paycheck Protection Program, qualified sma…
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‘It was just too much’: How remote learning is breaking parents
Daniel Levin’s son, Linus, 7, was supposed to be doing math. Instead, he pretended to take a shower in the living room, rubbing a dry eraser under his arms like a bar of soap, which upset his 5-year-old sister, distracting her from her coloring.
How Las Vegas became ground zero for the American jobs crisis
“(Gov. Sisolak) focuses most of his time on COVID and people that have it. But what about all the people that are unemployed and don’t have money for medicine?”
Study: American Southwest faces a ‘megadrought,’ the region’s worst in centuries
The study found that 2000 to 2018 was the driest 19-year span in the southwestern U.S. since the late 1500s and the second-driest period since …
Trump’s bleach statements echo claims by ‘miracle cure’ quacks
President Donald Trump’s public statements about using disinfectants to potentially treat the coronavirus have put him in the company of pseudoscientists and purveyors of phony elixirs who promote and sell industrial bleach as a “miracle cure” for aut…
Judge sides with tribes, limits distribution of virus relief
A judge has ruled in favor of tribal nations in their bid to keep Alaska Native corporations from getting a share of $8 billion in coronavirus relief funding — at least for now.
Poll: Cost makes nearly 1 in 10 leery of seeking COVID care
As states gear up to reopen, a poll finds a potential obstacle to controlling coronavirus: nearly 1 in 10 adults say cost would keep them from seeking help if they thought they were infected.
Fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen in rural U.S.
Traffic got a little busier along Main Street, but otherwise, it was hard to tell that coronavirus restrictions were ending in the tiny Montana town of Roundup.
NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest
The NBA has pushed back the possible reopening date of some team practice facilities for at least a week until May 8 at the earliest, saying Monday the extra time was needed in part to make sure player training options would be safe and controlled in…
MLB teams adjusting as pandemic affects draft preparation
The Detroit Tigers can feel certain about one thing: They have the No. 1 pick in the draft.