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Articles from the March 26, 2020 edition


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  • Haunting Nighttime Images of Las Vegas Streets emptied by Coronavirus Posted on Social Media

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 26, 2020

    No doubt you've seen the photos from your own City or Town. Main Street or the strip, usually bustling with people, are now lit up at night. But aside from the occasional SUV or Sedan, nothing is moving where once there were happy crowds, young and old together. A Las Vegas resident named Silton Buendia posted these photos on Instagram, Facebook and other social media. His text which accompanies the photos is below. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s order on nonessential Nevada businesses shut down 4...

  • Sex Goes Mainstream at the AVN Novelty Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

    Kat Thomas, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 26, 2020

    In late January, Edible Skinny was lucky enough to attend the AVNS, the Adult Video News Novelty Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (BTWs RIP the iconic Hard Rock, which has since closed and is metamorphosing into a Richard Branson Virgin Hotel/Casino/Extravaganza!) But Back to the SEX! The AVNs is a Disney World emporium of adult experiences from robot sex dolls (Hello Westworld!) to flogger salesmen. With a "No Judgements" attitude, it is really ALL here! And, along with these s...

  • New Orleans Bakery is selling Toilet Paper Cakes During the Coronavirus Epidemic

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 26, 2020

    Evidently, a bakery in the New Orleans area is selling customers cakes in shaped like rolls of toilet paper. TP has become hard to find during the coronavirus pandemic. "We have some toilet paper cakes in the bakery today! Swing on buy and grab a TP cake and your favorite bakery treats! To-go only. 😋" tweeted Haydels bakery. “It’s just anytime something in the city happens, we’ve garnered the reputation for making light of bad situations,” co-owner David Haydel told the Times-Pica...

  • Coronavirus Crisis Highlights the Dangers of Urban Density, Especially in LA County

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Mar 26, 2020
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    On Friday, March 20, local authorities urged the stay-at-home populace to go out hiking for exercise and mental refreshment. The hundreds of miles of trails in the mountain recreation areas surrounding the Los Angeles basin seemed like a safe place to send people, where there might be room to spread out and abide by the guideline to stay 6 feet away from others. It didn't work out. The trails and parks became so crowded that they were closed by Monday, March 23. The relatively small percent of t...

  • Big Jump in LA County Coronavirus Cases Today. Number of New Coronavirus Cases had been 40-60 per day.

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 26, 2020

    3/23- At a live-stream press conference today, LA Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer reported 128 new cases of known Coronavirus patients in LA County. Since Tuesday, March 17, the number of new cases per day had been holding fairly steady at between 40-60. Today's number shows a marked increase. The total number of known Coronavirus cases in the county is 536. Two recent deaths have brought the total number of fatalities to 7. Dr. Ferrer added that 80 percent of the cases a...

  • Vice President Pence to LA Hoarders of N-95 Masks: "We Will Find You."

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 26, 2020
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    At a white house press briefing Sunday, Vice President Pence threatened an online broker who claimed to have 10,000,000 masks in a Los Angeles area warehouse. He said that if the broker didn't sell the masks to the Feds, they would us the Defense Appropriation act to seize them. He also said the USNS Mercy would go to Los Angeles. It would not serve coronavirus patients, but other emergencies. President Donald J. Trump said that he did not need to threaten companies to make masks or...