February 2020 – Page 81 – The Portland Press Herald

James Banks, longtime Portland school board member and savior of the Expo, dies at 80

by Melanie Creamer February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

He is credited with saving the Portland Expo by shifting responsibility for it to the city school board when other officials had proposed demolishing it about 40 years ago.

Nation & World

South Korea reports sixfold jump in number of virus cases

by KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

The World Health Organization warns that clusters not directly linked to travel, such as the ones in South Korea and Iran, suggest that time may be running out to contain the outbreak.

Sports

Sports Digest: Wilder, Fury set for Saturday’s heavyweight championship rematch

by News service report February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

Deontay Wilder (29-0-1) and Tyson Fury (42-0-1) fought to a draw 14 months ago and meet again in the most-anticipated heavyweight bout since Lennox Lewis beat Mike Tyson in 2002.

Nation & World, Politics

Bloomberg says 3 women can be released from confidentiality agreements

by ALEXANDRA JAFFE AND KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press February 21, 2020September 14, 2020

Remarks by the Democratic presidential candidate come after days of intense scrutiny over the treatment of women at the company he’s led for three decades.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Girls’ basketball: Marshwood stuns two-time Class A champ Greely

by Mike Lowe February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

The Hawks advance to a state championship game for the first time since 1995 after defeating the top-seeded Rangers, 47-44, in the South final.

Sports

MLB notebook: From beanballs to death threats, safety becomes big issue for Astros

by Associated Press February 21, 2020

Union head Tony Clark says there is ‘a heightened sense of concern’ to protect players and their families in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal in Houston.

Business, Nation & World

Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses

by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

The announcement comes a week after a report of a leaked Border Patrol memo confirming that agents can’t board private buses without the consent of the bus company.