The powerful Nevada union representing more than 60,000 casino workers in the Las Vegas area sued several of the city’s casino operators on Monday, accusing them of not adequately protecting employees from the coronavirus pandemic. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Geoconda Argüello-Kline told the Associated Press that union members, which include domestic …
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Popular Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundess was shot to death in Addis Ababa | News
A popular Ethiopian musician was shot dead in the country’s capital Addis Ababa, local media reported, citing police. Hachalu Hundessa, a 36-year-old ethnic Oromo, also known as Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, was shot in the Gelan Condominiums area of the city on Monday night, the Addis Ababa Police Commissioner said. Geta Argaw …
Read More »Supreme Court says religious schools can get scholarships financed by tax credits
People wait in line in front of the United States Supreme Court in Washington on March 18, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday 5-4 that a Montana scholarship program that indirectly provided state funds to religious schools is protected by the Constitution, weighing in on a …
Read More »The endangered killer whales of the Salish Sea studied in the middle of the calmest ocean in ‘3 or 4 decades’
A significant drop in maritime traffic brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has created what scientists call a rare opportunity to study how calmer waters affect resident killer whales on the south coast of British Columbia. Ocean Networks Canada, which has been monitoring ship noise and sounds produced by marine …
Read More »College football playoff: what if it expanded to 12 teams?
You read about the Forde Bowl subdivision realignment plan Monday on this website. Today, let’s look at what it would look like if it were implemented by 2020. What we would have is simply the best postseason * in the history of college football. (* This assumes there will be …
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