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Some Valley casinos will open their doors for the first time in almost two months starting Friday.
The Venetian Las Vegas resort now plans to reopen next month with proper care to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The Las Vegas Sands property has not yet found a specific date on which to resume operations. "Although a day for reopening has not been set, we are working hard to be as prepared as possible for the day when we will receive our guests," says the company in a recent statement.
The word “bankruptcy” comes with dark undertones: J.Crew announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, for example, and was immediately the subject of instantaneous eulogies, ours included.
With many businesses across the country closed due to the covid-19 pandemic, a national conversation is taking place about industries and workers hit especially hard by work stoppages and how to help them.
Two weeks ago, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew sharp criticisms from African Americans across the country. Black politicians, social media commenters, and others blasted the governor, saying his decision to lift his state’s month-long stay-at-home order by first opening businesses like barbershops, nail salons, sneaker stores, tattoo parlors, gyms, and bowling alleys put the lives of Blacks at risk. Those are businesses African Americans frequent, his critics pointed out.
Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson knows the data on the disparate impact of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 on African Americans and other minorities. Her key concern is how racism and unconscious bias continue to act as an accelerant of the pandemic.
Since March 24, the 51ԹϺ School of Medicine has administered more than 7,000 drive-thru tests.
Amid the pandemic, unions and districts are renegotiating labor contracts to address long-term closures at an unprecedented rapid pace, but experts suggest collaboration may fizzle in the summer.
