Gov. Janet Mills announces the next phase in Maine’s reopening, including increasing indoor gatherings at restaurants and other businesses to as many as 100 people starting Oct. 13.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Michelle Obama rips Trump in new video for racism, ‘willful mismanagement’ of pandemic
In the video, released Tuesday by Joe Biden’s campaign, Mrs. Obama notes that more Americans have died from COVID-19 than died in the Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Korean wars combined.
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Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Top Trump aide Stephen Miller tests positive for virus
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: White House’s loyal workforce isn’t getting much in return
As President Trump, ill with COVID, returns, who will protect the staffers who keep him and his family safe?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Republicans should stop reckless campaigning
COVID-19 can spread wherever people ignore public safety guidelines on distancing and masks.
Posted inNation & World
With COVID-19 diagnosis, Trump says ‘I get it’ – but his actions suggest otherwise
The president says he ‘learned a lot,’ but potentially exposed Secret Service agents.
Posted inNation & World
What we do and don’t know about Trump’s COVID illness
The president’s doctors and aides were withholding key information on just how sick the president was, and what risks lie ahead for Trump under progression of the illness.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than ever
However, with such high unemployment rates, economists predict Americans will be buying fewer gifts.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland Schools worried about lack of response to symptom screening requirement
Through the first two weeks of school, four in every 10 students were not having their symptom screening reported to school officials before arriving at school.
Posted inNation & World
England lost 16,000 new coronavirus cases, blames computer glitch
As many as 50,000 people may have been ignored by contract tracers.