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    What Will American Rescue Plan Do For Nevada? Rep. Dina Titus Explains

    Feb 22, 2021

    President Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus and economic stimulus bill.  

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    A Strip cultural legacy

    Jan 25, 2021

    Strip titan Sheldon Adelson deserves credit for expanding our vision of what Strip entertainment could be

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    Panel Warns Recession May Imperil Nevada Economy Into 2023

    Dec 04, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A panel of economic experts in Nevada has released projections that suggest the economic toll the coronavirus has taken on Las Vegas and the rest of the state will outlast the virus.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Hawaiian Airlines jets outside Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. Hawaii has seen a more than 90% reduction in the number of air travelers arriving since the start of the pandemic.
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    Facing Economic Devastation, Hawaii Attempts To Revive Tourism

    Oct 20, 2020
    The tourist economy in Hawaii has been decimated by the pandemic, with 1 in 6 people there unemployed. Now, the state hopes new traveler testing protocols will help bring visitors back to its beaches.
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    How Will Latino Voters Affect The Election?

    Sep 30, 2020

    Candidates for the upcoming election are vying for every vote available, and there may be no voter group more coveted than the Latinos and Hispanics.

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    A Fan's Dilemma

    Sep 25, 2020

    I want to cheer for the Raiders, but there's just one small problem

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    September 3, 2020

    Sep 03, 2020
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Workers and day laborers gather outside shuttered stores Monday in New Delhi. Once the world's fastest-growing major economy, India posted its steepest decline in gross domestic product in 24 years.
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    Indian Economy Shrinks By 24% As The Country Sees Its Highest Coronavirus Numbers

    Aug 31, 2020
    "This year, we are facing an extraordinary situation," Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told a conference last week before GDP figures were released. "We are facing an act of God."
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari visits "Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street" at Fox Business Network Studios on October 11, 2019. Kashkari is calling for a return to mandated lockdowns in every state for up to six weeks in an effort to
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    A National Lockdown Could Be The Economy's Best Hope, Says Minneapolis Fed President

    Aug 09, 2020
    Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is calling for a six-week lockdown to save lives and the economy.
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    Every Voice: Race, Protest, and Power in Las Vegas

    Jul 07, 2020

    Join us for a roundtable discussion on racial justice with policymakers, protest organizers, and professors

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    Waking the Giant: The Strip Reopens

    Jun 08, 2020

    Scenes and stories from the day the Strip started up again

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    Shots - Health News
    The IRS has announced that with employer approval, employees will be allowed to add, drop or alter some of their benefits — including flexible spending account contributions — for the remainder of 2020.
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    IRS Rule Shift Lets Workers Make Benefits Changes Midyear — If Their Employer Agrees

    May 29, 2020
    The new guidance amounts to a midyear open-enrollment period and applies to firms that buy health insurance to cover their workers as well as to those that self-insure — paying claims on their own.
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    Asia
    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang walks past President Xi Jinping during the opening session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
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    China Abandons Growth Targets For 1st Time In 40 Years

    May 22, 2020
    The government chose not to set a GDP growth target for this year because of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, economic policy will focus on reducing unemployment and poverty.
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    Your Money
    How has your financial situation changed since the coronavirus pandemic began? We're listening.
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    Are You Ready To Go Back To Work? Share Your Story

    May 19, 2020
    Millions of Americans have lost work and money due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, some businesses are reopening. Are you ready to go back to normal life? NPR wants to hear your story.
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    Clark County Responds To Mayor Comments And Concerns About Reopening

    Apr 28, 2020

    There’s been a lot of debate on how Las Vegas begins to return to normal. 

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Employees assemble motors at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday. The German government pays much of laid-off workers' salaries for up to 12 months during economic crises.
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    Europe's Economy Was Hit Hard Too, But Jobs Didn't Disappear Like In The U.S.

    Apr 23, 2020
    Many governments, especially in European countries, are handling unemployment differently, paying companies to keep their workers on the payroll until the pandemic is over.
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    Bring Back Nevada Business Now--Or Wait?

    Apr 17, 2020

    Earlier this week, Mayor Carolyn Goodman publicly begged the governor to lift business restrictions on non-essential businesses. 

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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    As efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic temporarily put millions of Americans out of work, forecasters are predicting a record slowdown in the U.S. economy.
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    Economy On Lockdown: Jobless Rate Could Be Highest Since WWII

    Mar 31, 2020
    As efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic temporarily put millions of Americans out of work, forecasters are predicting a record slowdown in the U.S. economy.
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    Experts Optimistic About Las Vegas' 2020 Economic Outlook

    Jan 29, 2020
    The 2020 outlook for Las Vegas is extremely optimistic as local experts believe the region will thrive in the year ahead.
     
    Some of the reasons for optimism include a booming
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    Democrats To Appeal To Union Voters At Presidential Forum

    Aug 02, 2019

    The primary season is in full swing.

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    Is High Tech The Future Of Las Vegas?

    May 13, 2019

    After the recession, Nevada

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    Is Gaming No Longer The Answer In Nevada?

    Apr 25, 2019

    Six presidential candidates, all of them Democrats, will be in Las Vegas this weekend to talk about labor in a state whose unions still wield a lot of power.

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    Economy
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 26. "It may be some time before the outlook for jobs and inflation calls clearly for a change in policy," he said Wednesday.
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    Fed Signals Rate Hikes May Be Over For 2019

    Mar 20, 2019
    The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday and signaled that no more rate hikes may be necessary this year amid signs of economic slowing.
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    National
    Ashtabula, Ohio, was a thriving factory town in the 1950s, with a busy port where freighters brought iron ore to be used in the steel mills of Pennsylvania.
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    For One Ohio Town, Trump's Trade Policies Bring Uncertainty And Hope

    Jan 29, 2019
    In Ashtabula, hometown of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, people are hoping the president's agenda brings renewed vigor to manufacturing.
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    Economy
    Sara Murawski, pictured on the patio of her new condo in Portland, Ore., has been dreaming of homeownership for two decades. This year, she became a first-time homebuyer — seeing first hand how Portland's red-hot housing market is starting to cool and
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    New Homebuyers Face A Friendlier Housing Market, Thanks To Cooldown

    Nov 03, 2018
    In many parts of the country it's actually gotten a bit easier, though not any cheaper, to buy a house. Housing sales are down nationwide, and the market is cooling off.
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