Trucks loaded with the Moderna vaccine rolled out Sunday and inoculations will begin Monday.
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More EU nations ban travel from U.K.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a new variant of the virus is driving the rapid spread of new infections in southern England.
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Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?
Health experts say the strain infects more easily but there’s no evidence that it’s more deadly.
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U.S. airport traffic rising despite holiday travel warnings
More than 1 million people passed through security checkpoints on Friday and Saturday.
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Two COVID-19 cases at Freeport Police Department
Three employees who came into what Town Manager Peter Joseph referred to as “passing contact” with infected individuals have been asked to stay home until they receive a negative test result, but they are not considered to have been exposed.
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The Latest: California hospitalizations double summer peak
LOS ANGELES — Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state’s emergency care system. As of Sunday, more than 16,840 people were hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infections — more than double the previous peak reached in […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding
The House was expected to vote on the legislation very late Sunday or Monday and Senate action would follow.
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Maine CDC reports 230 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
Maine added 3,000 cases in a week, and the seven-day average of new daily cases has reached 437.7.
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Are fancy pans worth their weight?
These obscure kitchen tools will have to prove themselves to keep their spot on the shelf.