On the third day of a western campaign swing, the president faces intense pressure to turn around his campaign.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s den of dissent: Inside the White House task force as coronavirus surges
Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist whose commentary on Fox News led Trump to recruit him to the White House, has advanced fringe theories, advocated allowing infections to spread and openly feuded with other doctors on the coronavirus task force.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
State links 32 cases to outbreak at Waldo County church, affiliated school
The number of COVID-19 cases connected to Brooks Pentecostal Church and Lighthouse Christian Academy nearly doubled in 24 hours.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: As virus flares globally, new strategies target hot spots
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inNation & World
Fauci ‘absolutely not’ surprised by Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis
“I was worried that he was going to get sick when I saw him in a completely precarious situation of crowded, no separation between people, and almost nobody wearing a mask,” Fauci said Sunday.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
School districts face end-of-year deadline to spend CARES money
Schools must figure out how to spend the money in the next two months without any plans for how coronavirus-related costs might be paid for after December.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Hospitals and nursing homes need aid from the state
Other states have released federal funds to health care providers, but so far Maine has not.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Pandemic wreaks havoc on Maine’s economic forecasting efforts
The coronavirus produces a glut of unknowns for those trying to predict where the state’s economy will go from here.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Millions more rapid virus tests in U.S., but are results reported?
The U.S. can now test several million people daily for coronavirus, but the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
The Latest: Italy tightens rules as infection numbers rise
The latest on the pandemic in the United States and around the world.