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C.N.N.

More than 410,000 people in the US could die from the coronavirus by January 1, more than doubling the current death toll, a new model often cited by top health officials predicted Friday.

Nevada Current

As the Clark County School District wraps up its second week of instruction, at least 39,574 students lack a Chromebook or device that allows them to fully participate in distance learning.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

The next stop for the trains and track of the Las Vegas Monorail is bankruptcy court, where the public Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the private Las Vegas Monorail Company will submit what's called a prepackaged bankruptcy.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

Some are getting ready to celebrate Labor Day weekend, but the country remains in the middle of a pandemic and local doctors are urging everyone to remain cautious.

Well and Good

Months of laying low and getting well acquainted with our own spaces has made many of us beyond ready for a vacation. But like most things, visiting a hotel isn’t what it used to be. Is it even safe to stay in a hotel? As long as the hotel is taking proper precautions, Brian Labus, PhD, MPH, an infectious disease epidemiologist and public health professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says you’ll probably be okay.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A 35-year-old mother is accused of throwing her 3-month-old son from a second-floor staircase Tuesday, killing him, according to an arrest report released Friday.

Las Vegas Sun

The Clark County School Board is considering renaming Kit Carson Elementary School International Academy because of Carson’s role in the death of hundreds of Native Americans during the colonization of the West.

The National Interest

On July 22, 2020, the State Department announced that it has directed China to close its consulate in Houston for the purpose of “protecting intellectual property and private information of U.S. citizens.”

Casino.org

Las Vegas gaming business is rebounding on weekends, says a casino industry chief. However, Jim Allen, the Hard Rock International Chairperson, says weekdays have remained “soft.”

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