Stocks ended an up-and-down week on a down note, taking 0.7% off the S&P 500.
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France postpones ‘Black Friday’ to help locked-down shops
The government persuades e-commerce businesses like Amazon and supermarket chains to delay the discount shopping promotion by a week to Dec. 4.
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Rachel Maddow returns to air, describes partner’s virus bout
The MSNBC host says her partner’s COVID-19 case was so serious they thought it might kill her.
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Pfizer seeks OK for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.
The public’s first chance to see how strong the evidence of its effectiveness really is will come in early December at a public meeting of the FDA’s scientific advisers.
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Maine employers receive state emergency grants worth almost $54 million
Roughly 1,200 small businesses and nonprofit organizations will receive federally funded payments to cover payroll and other expenses.
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Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say
Since early November, though, researchers have seen a noticeable uptick in schools requiring or encouraging students to get tested before Thanksgiving.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue surge to record level, with EMMC and MaineGeneral bearing biggest burdens
In contrast to the spring, Portland’s hospitals haven’t seen the number of COVID-19 inpatients grow as sharply during the ongoing surge.
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Mnuchin denies he’s trying to hinder Biden on economic recovery
The treasury secretary says his decision to end several emergency loan programs was based on the fact they were not being heavily utilized.
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Maine’s post-lockdown job recovery continues to taper off
October was the slowest month for job recovery in Maine since businesses reopened this spring.
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Who will get the first COVID vaccines? States race to decide
Most Americans shouldn’t expect to get a vaccine at their doctor’s office or pharmacy for many months.