Shoppers are expected to take back twice as many items as last year, costing companies about $1.1 billion.
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Vaccines will work against new coronavirus variants in U.K. and South Africa, experts believe
The first 2 approved vaccines are offering hope that the beginning of the end of this global health emergency is at hand, even as the virus offers disquieting reminders that it is not static.
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Pandemic puts nonprofits in precarious position
Donations are down for some, volunteers are out for others. And who knows what the next year will bring.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
COVID-19 hospitalizations flatten across state but still shattering records at EMMC
Maine Med, however, had 41 COVID-19 inpatients Wednesday and Thursday, the highest daily number yet.
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Nurses celebrating coronavirus vaccines are getting hit by anti-vaxxers on social media
Social media platforms like Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and YouTube are starting to reckon with the role they’ve played in the persistent popularity of vaccine skepticism.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Portland schools, others continue outdoor learning despite winter
Some even of the nation’s most frigid climes plan to keep it going all winterlong.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Republicans block $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID-19 aid in chaos, goes to Florida
Democrats will try again with a roll call vote on a new bill Dec. 28, when the House also plans a vote to override Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine CDC reports 735 new COVID-19 cases, 6 additional deaths
For the second day in a row, Maine topped 700 new cases of COVID-19, although public health officials have said the higher numbers could be due to the state lab processing a backlog of cases.
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The Latest: Vaccines will work against new coronavirus variants in U.K. and South Africa, experts believe
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: A Christmas tree heavy with ornaments, each a memory of a life cut short
A Bowdoinham church quietly commemorates the pandemic’s toll on Maine.