Officials and scientists said the results were encouraging, but were careful to highlight their study’s limits.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S., Europe reel as virus infections surge at record pace
In the United States, new cases per day are on the rise in 44 states, with many of the biggest surges in the Midwest and Great Plains, where resistance to masks and other precautions has been running high. Deaths per day are climbing in 30 states.
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Posted inSports
Hockey outbreaks in New England have Maine CDC on alert
No positive cases have been linked directly to a hockey referee who worked seven games in Maine and tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport area schools decide not to reopen in ‘green,’ hope to bring back K-5 full-time
While the goal since August has been to bring all students back this month, Superintendent Beck Foley said that with the current space constraints of the schools and needing to keep kids at least 3 feet apart, bringing everyone back was not an option.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine football team back on practice field, looking to spring
The Black Bears are preparing for a six-game season next spring after the fall season was called off because of the pandemic.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
MPA, state officials to begin talks on winter season
Guidelines for high school sports this winter will be discussed Friday in a meeting between the Maine Principals’ Association and state officials.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Newton back on practice field, Gilmore’s status uncertain
Patriots quarterback Cam Newton appears on track to play Sunday against Denver, while cornerback Stephon Gilmore still needs medical clearance.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump again upends stimulus strategy, complaining Mnuchin hasn’t ‘come home with the bacon’
The president called for even more stimulus spending than the $1.8 trillion proposed by his own treasury secretary.
Posted inSports
For now, it’s practices only for youth hockey teams at Maine ice rinks
Games around the state were shut down last week after a referee who worked eight games tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine grants $105 million to small employers; some say it’s not enough
About 2,300 organizations received funds as part of a state program to stabilize struggling businesses and nonprofits, but over 1,300 applications were denied.