It’s another blow to the women’s draw of the Grand Slam tournament, which also will be without defending champ Ash Barty.
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Push is underway to test COVID-19 vaccines in diverse groups
Companies are struggling to recruit diverse volunteers in final U.S. tests of possible COVID-19 vaccines.
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Maine records more job gains but pace of recovery slows
The state gained more than 6,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 6.9%, but labor department analysts suspect the true jobless rate is almost 10%.
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Maine reports 46 new COVID-19 cases, as outbreaks grow
The numbers include 15 cases in Oxford County, as well as another 8 in York County, where Sanford High School and the Regional Technical Center are moving to distance learning for all students after a positive test.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Former Pence aide will vote for Biden because of Trump’s ‘flat out disregard for human life’ during pandemic
Olivia Troye joins a growing number of former officials who have detailed their worries about what happened during their time in the administration while declaring that Trump is unfit to be president.
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The Latest: U of Colorado shifting students to boost isolation housing
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. DENVER — The University of Colorado has forced some students to move out of their dorms to create more isolation housing for students with coronavirus infections as case numbers continue to increase at the Boulder campus. The Denver Post reported that the […]
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COVID-free communities on the U.S.-Canada border want travel restrictions eased
The current border closure between the two countries lasts through Monday and is expected to be extended again.
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Our View: Congress should make a deal on COVID relief
Too many Republicans on Capitol Hill seem content to sit back and watch Americans suffer.
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Maine Voices: Reach out and help someone – suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility
In a time of crisis, we must do a better job accepting mental illness as a disease that is no different from diabetes or a broken limb.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education, Varsity Maine
Mascot nickname list narrows as Skowhegan-area school district OKs modified fall sports plan
The district’s soft start plan ends Friday and kindergarten through sixth grade start in-person classes five days a week on Monday, which has some teachers apprehensive about teaching and controlling the increased number under COVID-19 restrictions.