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“Close contact” doesn’t have to be sustained to increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission, federal and local experts agree.
The U.S. is in the grips of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and inching toward the possibility of another grim milestone - hitting up to 200,000 cases a day.
Anti-smoking coalitions are using the COVID-19 pandemic as a weapon in their crusade to convince lawmakers to permanently stop the indoor consumption of tobacco on casino floors.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak has ordered a three-week “state pause” beginning Tuesday to combat the spread of the coronavirus in Nevada.
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COVID-19 continues to impact the national and local economy, forcing the Las Vegas hotel industry to make some major adjustments.
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So many millennials are working from home. But it’s hard to spend money on a place we don’t own.
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While the US contends with a huge surge in cases and record hospitalizations, federal inaction has forced local officials to adopt their own rules and messaging, creating a patchwork of confusing regulations that differ across the country, and are constantly changing. Polls suggest Americans are exhausted.
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Las Vegas room rates for Thanksgiving weekend have dropped in the days leading up to the holiday.