February 2020 – Page 66 – The Portland Press Herald

Buttigieg questions third place finish in Nevada, cites errors

by MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press February 23, 2020September 14, 2020

His campaign has called for the state’s Democratic party to address reports of more than 200 problems allocating votes in Saturday’s caucuses.

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South Korea put on high alert, Italy battles virus outbreak

by HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

South Korea’s president says officials should take “unprecedented, powerful” steps to fight a viral outbreak.

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Woolwich man with rare disease organizes bone marrow drive for others

by Kathleen O'Brien February 23, 2020

According to Ann Evans, community engagement supervisor at Be The Match, a division of the National Marrow Donor Program, there are 14,000 people waiting for a bone marrow match.

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Brunswick college students raise $37,000 for Portland children’s hospital

by Darcie Moore February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Bowdoin College students held their third annual Dance Marathon to benefit the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland.

Boston Red Sox, Sports

Red Sox notebook: Sox place Pedroia on 60-day injured list

by News service report February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Dustin Pedroia has played in just nine games the last two seasons as he tries to recover from a knee injury at age 36.

Nation & World

Who gets to be “Person 1?” Whoever fills out 2020 Census form

by MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Deciding who will fill out the questionnaire may force spouses or domestic partners to have conversations about power dynamics that they might not have had for 10 years, the last time there was a decennial census.

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Brunswick Junior High School student honored for volunteer work with Special Olympics

by Hannah LaClaire February 23, 2020

Charlie Austin, 14, has been assistant coach, manager and statistician for the Brunswick High School Unified Sports basketball team since a diagnosis for a rare heart condition forced him off the court.