Posts Tagged Casino
A Casino Push in Bristol, Danville and Portsmouth
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 14, 2019
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Could casinos be the key to bringing jobs and revenue to some parts of the state? A bipartisan group of lawmakers thinks so. The effort is targeted to three Virginia localities. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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From NPR News- Here's Why Brexit Wasn't Followed By Frexit, Swexit Or Nexit April 26, 2019After Britain voted in 2016 to leave the European Union, many feared other countries would follow and the EU might collapse. But Brexit's chaotic example has helped strengthen the EU's standing.
- Colorado Highway Crash: Fiery 28-Vehicle Pileup Closes I-70 Near Denver April 26, 2019The crash involved at least 24 cars and four semis. One of the trucks was carrying a flatbed full of lumber — which contributed to a large fire on the roadway.
- Students In Mozambique Are Afraid The Winds Will Blow Them Away April 26, 2019Cyclone Idai damaged over 600 schools in Mozambique. Teachers and administrators struggle to rebuild and keep kids in class in the aftermath.
- Court Orders Administration To Identify Separated Migrant Children Within 6 Months April 26, 2019The government lost track of thousands of kids it had separated from families trying to cross at the U.S.-Mexico border. Now the administration has six months to find them.
- New Mexico County Declares Local Emergency Over Abandoned Border Patrol Checkpoints April 26, 2019Six Border Patrol checkpoints in southern New Mexico and Texas are temporarily closed as agents were diverted to the border. Local officials worry illegal narcotics are flowing northward unchecked.
- Here's Why Brexit Wasn't Followed By Frexit, Swexit Or Nexit April 26, 2019
- From BBC News
- Debenhams names 22 stores to close April 26, 2019The struggling department store chain plans to close the shops next year, affecting 1,200 staff.
- Lyra McKee: New footage released of suspected gunman April 26, 2019Police have released footage of the suspected gunman involved in the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
- Sri Lanka bombings ringleader died in hotel attack, president says April 26, 2019The Islamist preacher led the attack on the Shangri-La hotel, the president says.
- Steel plant explosion: Two burned at Tata in Port Talbot April 26, 2019The blast came from a train used to carry molten metal at the Port Talbot site, Tata Steel says.
- 2019 European elections: Lib Dems stand on 'stop Brexit' message April 26, 2019Sir Vince Cable says it is "a pity" that other pro-Remain parties rejected campaigning together.
- Debenhams names 22 stores to close April 26, 2019
