Nations worldwide hit records for COVID cases, deaths

Nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections, and the disease surged even in some countries that have kept the virus in check. In the United States, Michigan has averaged more than 7,000 new cases a day.

 
Expert: Knee was on Floyd’s neck 3 minutes after oxygen exhausted

George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, which damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop, a medical expert testified Thursday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.

COMMENTARY: Help put teeth in Nevada’s Public Records Law

AB 276 is necessary because Nevada’s Public Records Act doesn’t always provide requestors with the tools they need to compel government officials to follow the law and release government records that rightfully belong to us — the public.

Streaming services benefiting during Oscar season 2021

In 2020, shuttered movie theaters caused studios to hemorrhage cash, with research estimating that the film industry lost $32 billion in 2020 alone.

 
Biden tightens half-dozen gun controls, says much more needed

In his first gun control measures since taking office, the president announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation that he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment.”

Have your sleep studied: How one woman made $12K

Numerous hospitals dedicate entire divisions to studying sleep — and they’re willing to pay you several thousand dollars just to watch you nap.

LETTER: MLB gets involved in politics

Again, Major League Baseball can’t keep out of politics with its recent decision to pull out of Atlanta for the draft and All Star Game.

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