As a giant clock counted down to 12:01 Tuesday morning, crowds cheered as downtown Las Vegas reopened completely for the first time in more than a year, with live music and no mask or social distancing required
"This is rather a historic night in Las Vegas history," an announcer said over a loudspeaker to a mostly unmasked crowd. And moments later, the crowd was moving to a Las Vegas band's version of a Foo Fighters' song, the first live music there in more than a year:"It's times like these, you learn to live again," the band sang.The band Zowie Bowie performed at midnight Tuesday for the reopening celebration.
US airports were the busiest they have been in more than a year over the Memorial Day weekend, according to the US Transportation Security Administration numbers. Visitors at the Fountains of Bellagio on Monday in Las Vegas. The Indianapolis 500 this past Sunday was billed as the most-attended sporting event since the pandemic's start. The 135,000 tickets available -- approximately 40% of the Indiana racetrack's capacity -- quickly sold out, according to the organizers.
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