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Virus torches world economies; glimmer of treatment hope

The coronavirus is sending the U.S. economy into the biggest and fastest collapse since the Great Depression, with economic output reported shrinking at an alarming rate Wednesday and the number of Americans thrown out of work estimated at nearly 30 million.

Public transportation safety next hurdle in easing lockdowns

In Europe in particular, public transport is shaping up as a new front line in the battle to tame the pandemic that has already killed over 120,000 of its citizens.

Sisolak teases announcement as Trump asks about reopening Nevada

Gov. Steve Sisolak said Tuesday he’d make an announcement about Nevada’s path to recovery Thursday, as even President Donald Trump asked him about his plans to allow businesses here to reopen.

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Nevada unemployment office gets new director

Heather Korbulic has been named interim director of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, according to an announcement Tuesday by Gov. Steve Sisolak.

Trump will sign order keeping meat processing plants open

Meatpacking leaders acknowledge that the U.S. food chain has rarely been so stressed and that no one is sure about the future, even as they try to dispel concerns about shortages.

Small business loan program encounters second day of delays

Banks trying to submit applications for thousands of small businesses seeking coronavirus relief loans have hit a bottleneck for a second day at the Small Business Administration.

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