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Caesars Puts Pandemic Losses At $2B, Wants Insurers To Pay

Mar 26, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment is putting its losses because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 at more than $2 billion.

It is suing a long list of insurance carriers it says are balking at paying its business interruption costs.

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31 New Washoe County Cases Of COVID-19 Variant; New Total 45

Mar 26, 2021

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County health officials have identified 31 new cases of the COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom since they first confirmed more than a dozen in the Reno-Sparks area about two weeks ago.

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Avalanche Score 4 Goals In 2nd, Beat Golden Knights 5-1

Mar 26, 2021

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar and Gabriel Landeskog both recorded a goal and an assist during a four-goal, second-period flurry to lead the Colorado Avalanche over the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 in a West Division showdown.

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Clark County Projects 18% Budget Increase Amid Pandemic

Mar 25, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — County officials in Nevada have projected an 18% increase to its budget beginning in July, a sign officials believe the economy will steadily recover after an economic downturn caused by the pandemic.

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Death Penalty Debate Reemerges In Nevada After Past Stalls

Mar 25, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering proposals to abolish the death penalty in the state.

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Lawsuits Mount For Nevada-Based Real Water, Amid FDA Probe

Mar 25, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawsuits are mounting against a Las Vegas-based bottled water brand, Real Water, amid a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation and accusations by more people in more states that it caused liver illness and other ailments.

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Online Results Favor Las Vegas Shooting Memorial At Concert Site

Mar 25, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Online opinions favored putting a permanent memorial to the 2017 Las Vegas Strip massacre at the outdoor concert site where 58 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

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People Downwind Of Atomic Blasts Renew Push For US Payout

Mar 25, 2021

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The president of the Navajo Nation and New Mexico residents who live downwind from the site of the world's first atomic blast are among those seeking compensation from the U.S.

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John L. Smith On Nevada's Latest Gun Control Efforts

Mar 25, 2021

A gun control bill being discussed now in the Nevada Legislature could impact businesses statewide.

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Fear Heightened In Las Vegas Asian Community After Violence In Atlanta

Mar 25, 2021

A week ago, a 

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How Will The New Child Tax Credit Help Nevada Families?

Mar 25, 2021

Families with young children around the country and in Nevada will be getting more than just the sti

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Nevada To Receive Nearly $2.2M In Pelvic Mesh Settlement

Mar 24, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada will receive nearly $2.2 million of a $188.6 million agreement state attorneys general have struck to settle claims that the manufacturer of a type of surgical mesh used to repair pelvic conditions in women failed to disclose serious complications.

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Problem Gambling Foes Warn On Sports Betting College Deals

Mar 24, 2021

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A national group that fights compulsive gambling is concerned about financial deals between colleges and sports betting companies.

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3 Homeowners Win $1.1M From Reno For 2017 Flood Damage

Mar 24, 2021

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Washoe County judge has ordered Reno to pay $1.1 million to owners of three homes that flooded north of town in 2017.

More than 60 homes were damaged when the Swan Lake Basin flooded in Lemmon Valley.

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German Firm Plea, $50M Payment Settles US Drug Purity Probe

Mar 24, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An international pharmaceutical company pleaded guilty as planned in a U.S. court after agreeing to pay $50 million for destroying manufacturing records in a federal Food and Drug Administration investigation in India.

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Becerra Visits Nevada, Stumps For Pandemic Aid And Obamacare

Mar 24, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra talked up the Affordable Care Act and efforts underway to expand coverage and reduce the cost of health care during a visit to Nevada.

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Vaccinated, Now What?

Mar 24, 2021

 

Nevada is quickly moving towards full vaccination. About a quarter of us have received one dose of the vaccine. Close to 14 percent are fully vaccinated.   

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5-Year-Old Girl Hurt In North Las Vegas Fire On Life Support

Mar 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 5-year-old girl who was rescued from an apartment fire in North Las Vegas is now on life support.

Karissa Armstrong, the mother of Maleyah Robinson, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Sunday that her daughter moves when she says her name.

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More Schools Reopen To 'Hybrid' Schedule In Las Vegas

Mar 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Students in three more grades returned to classrooms in Las Vegas, where the Clark County School District continued a phased plan to resume in-person teaching.

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Nevada Announces $45M Settlement With McKinsey Over Opioids

Mar 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has struck a $45 million settlement deal with global consulting firm McKinsey & Company for its role in advising opioid makers how to sell more prescription painkillers amid a national overdose crisis.

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Las Vegas Sees Weekend Crowds Arrive For Basketball, Spring

Mar 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crowds in Las Vegas during the weekend stirred talk Monday about a coronavirus pandemic recovery arriving along with college basketball fans, spring breakers and pool partiers.

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Nevada Lawmakers Unveil 91 Bills, But Still Extend Deadline

Mar 23, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature is facing its first major bill deadline almost halfway through the 2021 legislative session.

Lawmakers on Monday introduced a flurry of proposals from energy policy to immigration in a final rush.

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Kolesar Scores 1st NHL Goal, Golden Knights Top Blues 5-1

Mar 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Keegan Kolesar scored his first NHL goal, Robin Lehner made 15 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the St. Louis Blues, 5-1.

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2020 Abounds With Exceptional Tax Questions

Mar 23, 2021

2020 was an unprecedented year, which will have an extreme impact on taxes.

The IRS has moved the tax deadline from April 15 to May 17.

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17 Tribal Communities In Nevada To Get $10M In US Relief

Mar 22, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Seventeen tribal communities in Nevada are slated to receive a total of more than $10 million for affordable housing under the federal government's COVID relief act.

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