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The U.S. has now reached the once unthinkable toll of 1 million deaths from COVID-19 . How could this happen in the wealthiest country in the world? In a word, because of poverty—and the policy choices that perpetuate it. Our task now is to make different choices. Americans across the country have suffered during this pandemic. But new research by the Poor People's Campaign strongly suggests the poor and low-income have suffered the most. Even controlling for vaccination rates, they found that COVID-19 death rates in poorer U.S. counties were nearly double those in wealthier counties. During the deadliest phases of the pandemic, it rose to five times as many. White Americans still make up the largest share of America's poor and those who've died from COVID-19. But Black, Hispanic and Indigenous Americans are significantly overrepresented in America's poorest counties, and COVID-19 casualty rates run significantly higher for many communities of color. Poor Americans are … [Read more...] about One million COVID-19 deaths is a searing indictment of inequality in America | Opinion

A £2.3billion Las Vegas-style leisure and gambling mega-resort in the Bahamas will open on March 27. The vast Baha Mar complex at Cable Beach on New Providence island features a collection of elite hotels which will boast gaming, entertainment, private residences and shops. Largest of the new properties is the 1,000-room Baha Mar Casino & Hotel which will have the biggest gambling venue in the Caribbean region. The other on-site upmarket hotels include a luxury 700-room Grand Hyatt, a 694-room Melia, a 300-room SLS, and a 200-room Rosewood venue. Golfers will be able to tee off at an 18-hole, par 72 championship course designed by Jack Nicklaus, while culture lovers will want to call into an art gallery and a performing arts centre. Eating and drinking options include 30 restaurants, nightclubs and bars, with wind-down time available in two spas. And guests can cool off from all that Bahamian sun in the 14 swimming pools or swim from the 1,000-yard beach. The … [Read more...] about Hotel checkout: Bahamas gets the Las Vegas treatment with opening of new casino mega-resort