The president spoke into the camera not to deliver warm Christmas wishes, but to threaten to detonate Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief and year-end package.
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Maine prepares to expand COVID-19 vaccine rollout; reports first allergic reaction
An unidentified worker at Maine Medical Center who has a history of severe allergies was doing well after being treated for anaphylaxis Tuesday.
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‘Mom’s worth it’: U.S. holiday travel surges despite outbreak
Many people at airports this week thought long and hard about whether to go somewhere and found a way to rationalize it.
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Portland school board votes to give workers $18-an-hour minimum wage hazard pay
The city has said it will wait to enforce the hazard pay provision in the minimum wage referendum approved by voters in November, but the school board voted Tuesday to implement the provision retroactively to Dec. 3.
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Maine shatters another COVID-19 record, reports 748 new cases
The Maine CDC recorded 8 more deaths, but noted that many of the new cases were from a test results backlog that the agency has begun to process and enter into the case reporting system.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Pfizer to supply U.S. with additional 100 million vaccine doses
That will bring its total commitment to 200 million doses for the U.S., enough to vaccinate 100 million people with the two-shot regimen.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Is free Netflix enough for you to stay home this week?
We’ve already seen, at Thanksgiving, that the risk of a spike in death and illness won’t keep a lot of people from travel and socializing.
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The Wrap: New cafe, market reopens, drive-thru veggies
Caviar and black truffle lobster lasagna for New Year’s? Yes, please!
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Trump calls on Congress to approve $2,000 stimulus checks, hints he might not sign relief bill
If the president refuses to sign the bill, the government will shut down on Dec. 29 and the $900 billion in emergency economic aid will be frozen.