Tony Alamo, the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, is stepping away from the regulatory board to devote his attention to fighting the COVID-19. Alamo, a physician and the medical director of OPTUMCare Nevada, wrote in the letter delivered today…
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Smith’s limiting number of customers inside stores
Smith’s has cut in half the number of customers it’s allowing into its stores at one time. The change took effect today, the grocery store chain, through its parent firm …
Nevada allocates millions for coronavirus relief
The state’s Interim Finance Committee has approved multiple allocations of $1 million or more for disaster relief as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The committee, which met remotely, approved a $6.25 million appropriation from …
County allows liquor stores to make deliveries
Liquor stores in unincorporated Clark County will now be able to deliver package alcohol while their doors remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re doing our best to work with the industry and …
Nevada firearm background checks skyrocketed in March
Las Vegas gun stores, which are permitted to stay open during the statewide closure of nonessential businesses, have reported a spike in sales in the past few weeks, especially …
Las Vegas trucker delivers the goods in midst of global pandemic
Over 71% of freight in the country is shipped by truck, and with the spread of the coronavirus and panic-buying of goods an issue in stores across the country, truckers are an integral part of the supply chain in America. Bare shelves have caused pe…
Cardinal Pell welcomes court’s dismissal of abuse conviction
Cardinal George Pell welcomed Australia’s highest court clearing him of child sex crimes Tuesday and said his trial had not been a referendum on the Catholic Church’s handling of the clergy abuse crisis
Pandemic politics: Wisconsin primary moving forward
Wisconsin is asking hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate in Tuesday’s presidential primary election …
Hackers’ new target during pandemic: video conference calls
Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words. Then Britney Spears music came on, and someone told Weber to shut up. Someone threatened to rape her.
165 VIPs urge 20 economic powers for billions for COVID-19
Many former global leaders and other VIPs urged the world’s 20 major industrialized nations to approve $8 billion in emergency funding to speed the search for a vaccine …