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A person walks through a casino area ahead of the opening of Resorts World Las Vegas, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. Even the chips have chips at the newest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. When Resorts World Las Vegas opens to guests and gamblers late Thursday, card players will bet with house chips implanted with sensors at tables that take cashless transactions and track every bet, split, double-down and side wager. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Casino tech: Even chips have chips at newest Vegas resort

By Ken Ritter Jun. 24, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 30, 2021 file photo, workers replace old water lines under Main Street as part of work to update water and sewer systems as well as prepare the road for the expansion of a street car line in Kansas City, Mo. The federal American Rescue Plan, comes on top of $150 billion the federal government sent directly to states and local governments in 2020. This year's law cites infrastructure for water, sewer and broadband internet as allowable uses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Some states plan big spending with Biden's aid, others wait

By David A. Lieb May. 09, 2021 10:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, A man walks out of a Marc's Store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. With viral cases declining, consumers spending again and more businesses easing restrictions, America's employers likely delivered another month of robust hiring in April, reinforcing the economy's steady rebound from the pandemic recession. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
US job growth slows sharply in sign of hiring struggles

By Christopher Rugaber May. 07, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2020, file photo, workers watch as a wrecking ball knocks debris loose from the Hard Rock Hotel building collapse site in New Orleans. New Orleans officials marked the return of two-way traffic to a major New Orleans thoroughfare Wednesday, April 28, 2021, more than 18 months after the partial collapse of a hotel under construction at the edge of the French Quarter killed three people and halted traffic and commerce on a section of historic Canal Street. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
18 months after collapse, a New Orleans street reopens

By Kevin Mcgill Apr. 28, 2021 01:59 PM EDT

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston speaks during a session at the Statehouse, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Highlights of Indiana's new state budget

Apr. 22, 2021 04:23 PM EDT

In this rendering provided by the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, an area of the new museum is seen in New Orleans. The new museum under construction in New Orleans will explore the journey of immigrant Jews and subsequent generations to the American South who brought with them a religious way of life they struggled to maintain while seeking acceptance in the home of the Bible Belt. (Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience via AP)
From matzo to gumbo: Museum explores Southern Jewish life

By Stacey Plaisance Dec. 16, 2020 11:20 AM EST

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By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
South Bend Tribune. Aug. 23, 2020. Lessons to learn from Notre Dame’s reopening The past week has provided a...

A worker looks inside the closed doors of the Pasadena Community Job Center in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, May 7, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak. The center normally connects members of the community, residential customers and small business owners with skilled day laborers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Job market meltdown hits most vulnerable workers hardest

By Josh Boak, Alexandra Olson And Mae Anderson May. 08, 2020 02:53 PM EDT

In this June 18, 2019 photo, gambling chips sit on a a gaming table at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. How to keep chips clean is one of many issues with which U.S. casinos are grappling as they prepare to reopen after shutdowns due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Masks, separated slots, more cleaning once casinos reopen

By Wayne Parry Apr. 28, 2020 10:56 AM EDT