The Trump administration cuts $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions after the country’s rival leaders failed to agree on forming a new government.
March 2020
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
WHO warns ‘pandemic is accelerating’
The number of new coronavirus cases reported each day vastly exceeds the daily figure from weeks ago.
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Posted inLocal & State
Waterville scrambles to meet public meeting laws
The COVID-19 subcommittee met again Monday and discussed how to move forward in light of the fact that the city has no provision in its charter to allow for it to make big decisions in emergencies.
Posted inSports
All signs point to Tokyo Olympics being postponed
IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing to the same conclusion
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
What you need to know about coronavirus testing in Maine
Limited testing supplies have shifted CDC guidelines for who should be tested, but the decision still rests with physicians.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox acquire catcher to complete trade
Boston acquires Jhonny Pereda as the player-to-be-named in the trade that sent Travis Lakins to Chicago.
Posted inNation & World
Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection
A British doctors’ group cites ‘good evidence’ from South Korea, China and Italy.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
The coronavirus isn’t alive. That’s why it’s so hard to kill.
This novel coronavirus is a sneaky variety similar to those that have been responsible for the most destructive outbreaks of the last 100 years.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland mayor calls on landlords to suspend evictions during crisis
Kate Snyder asks for flexibility that will help tenants remain in their homes for at least 90 days.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Outdoors
State calls for an end to snowmobile season in Maine
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has asked snowmobilers to not come to Maine, while the Maine Snowmobile Association says local clubs should stop grooming trails.