Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. BEIJING — A Chinese pharmaceutical company said Thursday the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide, including the United States. Yin Weidong, the CEO of SinoVac, vowed to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug […]
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UMF cracks down on illegal activities along Sandy River
Campus police responding to reports of vandalism, littering, public intoxication, underage drinking.
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If you requested an absentee ballot, expect to get it soon
Maine voters are requesting absentee ballots in record numbers, and in the next few days local election officials will begin to mail those ballots out.
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Our View: COVID-19 prevention measures are there for a reason
Carelessness and failed leadership turned a few cases of the coronavirus into Maine’s biggest outbreak.
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At U.N., China, Russia and U.S. clash over pandemic responses
The sharp exchanges reflect the deep divisions among the three veto-wielding Security Council members that have escalated since the virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in January.
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Israel tightens second lockdown as coronavirus cases soar
The country is currently reporting nearly 7,000 new daily cases, making the outbreak among the worst in the world on a per capita basis.
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Governments urged to help virus-stranded mariners
The United Nations is trying to assist more than 300,000 merchant mariners who are trapped at sea because of coronavirus restrictions.
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Kennebunk High School student tests positive for COVID-19
School officials say they do not believe anyone else at the high school was exposed, and the student hasn’t been at the school since Sept. 12.
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Democrats to redraft virus relief in bid to jump-start talks
Recent talks between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have gone nowhere, but neither side wants to give up.
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Harpswell Coastal Academy to reopen campuses after positive COVID-19 test
Scott Barksdale, head of school, said he feels comfortable welcoming students back to both the Brunswick and Harpswell campuses on Monday after no other students or staff developed COVID-19 symptoms as of Thursday.