Months ago, in what now feels like another era, publishers planning their 2020 schedules hoped to avoid releasing books in the fall, typically the industry’s biggest season.
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The story of the NFL draft, from extravaganza to unadorned
An NFL draft handled remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic is the latest twist to an event that has become as popular as any pro football happening short of the Super Bowl.
Marijuana deliveries skyrocket during coronavirus crisis
Before the coronavirus outbreak, Thrive Cannabis Marketplace in North Las Vegas was making about three dozen deliveries a day …
Analyzing the patterns in Trump’s falsehoods about coronavirus
Hours after the United States became the nation with the largest number of reported coronavirus cases on Thursday, President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News and expressed doubt about shortages of medical supplies …
Las Vegas’ shortage of acute care beds in hospitals points to looming crisis as outbreak spreads
Las Vegas appears poised for an acute-care bed crisis, based on an analysis of the region’s preparedness to handle the coronavirus outbreak. The Las Vegas region ranks 298th out of 306 hospital referral regions in acute care bed capacity …
He had coronavirus. Now he’s jobless and afraid to hug his children
It was not the joyous homecoming Fatehi Darhan had dreamed about while he lay alone for two weeks in a hospital room in Queens, fighting the coronavirus. He came close to death.
State lawmakers consider virtual meetings to conduct business
State government in Nevada is feeling the side effects of the coronavirus, with interim legislative committee meetings being cancelled or postponed in an effort to keep the virus from spreading.
A guide for small businesses to get help in stimulus package
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., voted for and helped pass into law legislation last week to provide relief for the nation’s small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic …
MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween
If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that’s fine with the players.
‘Off the charts’: Virus hot spots grow in middle America
The coronavirus continued its unrelenting spread across the United States with fatalities doubling in two days and authorities saying Saturday that an infant who tested positive had died.