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MGM Springfield lays off 1,000 workers; extends health care benefits through September – MassLive.com

MGM Springfield will lay off 1,000 furloughed employees, part of 18,000 job cuts being made by its parent company nationwide. The workers had been on temporary furlough since the coronavirus shutdown hit in March, according to a spokeswoman for MGM Springfield. The nationwide cuts were first reported Friday by The Wall Street Journal, which said… Read More »

New coronavirus cases are down nationwide. But the US is still averaging more than 900 deaths a day

According to an analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, cases are steadily declining in states hard-hit by Covid-19. Compared to last week, new cases are down in Arizona about 36%, California and Texas have seen a decrease of 29%, and Florida’s numbers are down 26%. But new cases are rising across the Midwest, including… Read More »