1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends

Thursday, August 6th, 2020, 5:45am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.

The Labor Department’s report Thursday marked the 20th straight week that at least 1 million people have sought jobless aid. Before the pandemic hit hard in March, the number of Americans seeking unemployment checks had never surpassed 700,000 in a week, not even during the Great Recession of 2007-2009.

The new jobless claims were down by 249,000 from the previous week after rising for two straight weeks... Read More

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SB4 passes Assembly with 31-10 vote, protects most businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, 11:30pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — UPDATE: The Nevada Assembly has passed Senate Bill 4 with a 31-10 vote after a hearing that lasted five hours. The controversial bill blocks a citizen from suing a business, except for hospitals, if they contract COVID-19.

But not all agree with the liability legislation.

The Nevada Workers Coalition issued this statement after its passage: ... Read More

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, 11:12pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A group gathered east of the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday to honor the lives of two teenagers killed in an alleged DUI crash and call for future change.

Citlali Mora and Nelly Amaya-Ramirez, both 16-years-old, died Monday evening, when police say Ebonie Whitaker hit them near Maryland Parkway and Katie Avenue.

Officers reported that Whitaker was driving drunk at the time and failed to control her car, eventually driving onto the sidewalk and hitting the girls.

“It is up to us as Las Vegas residents to say enough is enough.”

The vigil starts with a plea to put an end to drunk driving. @8NewsNow #8NN pic.twitter.com/DeasNqIEkP... Read More

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, 10:53pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Clark County announced thirteen facilities across the Vally will provide access to distance learning and day camp through a program called “School Daze.”

The initiative caters to children ages 5 to 12-years-old and will include socially-distanced activities. It will run fro 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Activities will vary from fun to educational, including:

Educational time
Games
Arts n’ crafts
Sports
Themed activities

School Daze launches Aug. 24, and the County says it will last until “kids can return school.”

If you decide to take part in the program, you and your child(ren) will be asked to complete a Daily Wellness Acknowledgement Form. Temperatures will also be checked daily.

The following are the locations: ... Read More

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I-Team: Nurses protest, concerned about work conditions

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, 9:28pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Southern Nevada hospitals are seeing a surge of COVID-19 patients, and some nurses are trying to send a message to administration.

The I-Team has been receiving information from hospital insiders.

Usually, healthcare workers are hesitant to speak publicly about work conditions for fear of losing their jobs. But today, a group of nurses sounded the alarm.

“We’ve been calling them saints, literal human saints,” said Shaun Singer, son of a COVID-19 patient.

Singer’s father is in the intensive care unit at St. Rose Dominican Hospital. Wednesday morning, nurses at the facility were protesting.

“We want to take care of our patients, but to do that, we want to be safe in doing so,” said Zachary Pritchett, a registered nurse.

Pritchett is a union representative for National Nurses United, which announced this National Day of Action with 200 protests across the country. ... Read More

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, 8:14pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro Police has identified and arrested the man accused of stabbing another man to death last month. It happened on July 22 at approximately 10:49 p.m.

According to Metro Police, officers responded to a home located in the 4800 block of West Richmar Avenue near S. Decatur and W. Silverado Ranch boulevards to investigate a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived at the scene, they found around 100 people at a house pool party.

The victim, identified as Eric Tia, was located in the backyard suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported to University Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased... Read More

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, 5:59pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County School District Board of Trustees met for the first time today following a chaotic end to last week’s meeting about the Superintendent’s actions and possible termination.

8 News Now took a look at how they want to improve their communication during the work session.

“I think this is where the work starts,” said Trustee Chris Garvey.

Trustees acknowledged division among the group.

“We even used to like each other, and we’ve got to come back to something like that,” said Trustee Linda Young.

Trustees recognized the concerns and approved to formally create an ethics guideline. The decision follows members reviewing the current board members’ principles of operation.

“We just changed board to a lowercase,” said Garvey. ... Read More

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