Food, welfare assistance applications skyrocket in Nevada

Applications for food and welfare assistance in Nevada have skyrocketed, but many others have been unable to apply because of a gridlock in the state’s unemployment system.

TV best bets for the week of April 5

This week’s top choices include “ACM Presents: Our Country,” a two-hour special featuring at-home performances by some of country music’s biggest stars.

 
Democrats delay national convention until August

Prospective nominee Joe Biden said he didn’t think it would be possible to hold a normal convention in mid-July because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Infections, deaths surge at US nursing homes amid lockdowns

Nursing homes have been in lockdown for weeks under orders to protect their residents from coronavirus, but a wave of deadly outbreaks since suggests that the measures including a ban either came too late or were not rigorous enough.

Nevada construction watchdog group forms as coronavirus spreads

The group will monitor safety protocols at job sites, collect data on workforce and safety personnel, and assemble teams that could be dispersed to build field hospitals and convert hotels or housing into hospital overflow units, according to a news release.

Beware of the ‘dirty dozen’ tax scams

The IRS produces a list of the “Dirty Dozen” tax schemes every year, detailing the 12 tax scams that taxpayers should keep an eye out for when navigating their taxes.

COVID-19 toll: Millions jobless, tens of thousands dead

The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked the Pentagon for 100,000 body bags because of the possibility funeral homes will be overwhelmed, the military said.

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