Church announcements are marked not with parties and performances but with deaths.
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‘Do as I say’: Anger as some politicians ignore virus rules
Several American political leaders have been caught preaching one thing on the coronavirus and doing another.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Fight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid plan
Negotiators are reporting continued progress on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, with optimism rising that the overdue talks would soon produce an agreement.
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The Latest: After outbreak at Bangor hospital, nurses want elective surgery, patient visits canceled
The latest on the pandemic in the U.S. and around the world.
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Britain to tighten lockdowns over virus mutation precautions, reports say
Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to tighten pandemic restrictions, including rolling back relaxed rules over the holiday period.
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Maine CDC reports 402 new coronavirus cases, 11 more deaths
There are 166 patients with COVID-19 in Maine hospitals, and the state has 7,681 active cases of the infectious disease.
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Maine Voices: Senior year plus COVID equals even more stress. But we can help each other
Connect with other people, take some time away from screens and spend a few minutes moving every day, says a Lewiston student.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine says uncertainty around shipments is hampering vaccine rollout
The state delays its plans to vaccinate residents of assisted-living facilities after learning it won’t receive as many doses next week as it expected.
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One in 5 prisoners in the U.S. has had COVID-19, and 1,700 have died
At least 275,000 inmates have been infected, and the spread of the virus behind bars shows no sign of slowing.
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Colby, Unity colleges provide freezer storage to Maine CDC for Pfizer vaccine
The two institutions are among several that have offered assistance to Maine CDC, loaning freezers to that state that can store 10,000 or more doses of the vaccine.