Health and fitness centers lost an aggregate $13.9 billion during shutdowns as of Aug. 31, an industry group estimates.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Looming deadline may cause schools to leave pandemic relief unspent
School officials are scrambling to use millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid before Dec. 30.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump halts talks on COVID-19 relief until after election
The president says he’s asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to direct all his focus before the election into confirming his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.
Posted inNation & World
Facebook removes Trump post calling the coronavirus ‘less lethal’ than the flu
Twitter left the same post on its site, but hid it under a public interest notice and limited how it could be shared.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
FDA discloses vaccine guidelines blocked by White House
The Food and Drug Administration has laid out its safety standards for developers of COVID-19 vaccines after the White House blocked their formal release.
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High school skiing state championships moved out of Aroostook County
MPA says events in northern Maine present challenges during pandemic, including overnight stays for teams across state.
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Concern rises for White House residence staff as their workplace becomes a virus hot spot
A chorus of concern has started to rise among former White House and residence staff members about whether the first family and the administration are taking care of those civil servants in return.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump reports ‘no symptoms,’ returns to downplaying virus
The president, who is still contagious with the coronavirus, tweeted Tuesday that he plans to be at next week’s debate with Democrat Joe Biden in Miami.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. job postings edge lower, to 6.49 million
The number of people voluntarily leaving their jobs had been viewed as a signal about how comfortable people are in leaving a job to find a better one, but it may suggest something else now.
Posted inNation & World
Trump’s return means more anxiety for White House reporters
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House to continue his recovery from the coronavirus seems certain to increase the anxiety level for journalists