Alabama Coach Nick Saban stresses the importance of football as his school confirms more than 500 coronavirus cases since classes resumed on campus Aug. 19.
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American Airlines plans 19,000 furloughs, layoffs in October
The decision falls heaviest on flight attendants, with 8,100 being terminated.
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American Airlines plans 19,000 furloughs, layoffs in October
The decision falls heaviest on flight attendants, with 8,100 being terminated.
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Bates warns students to stay away from large parties — anywhere
As students began arriving in large numbers Tuesday, administrators said they were looking into reports of off-campus gatherings that violated Bates’ pandemic-control rules.
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Revved by Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, COVID-19 infections move fast, and far
Public health officials in 8 states have identified 103 cases of COVID-19 in people tied to the rally.
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Genetic data show how one ‘superspreading’ event sent virus across the world
A study of nearly 800 coronavirus genomes shows that viruses carrying the conference’s characteristic mutation infected hundreds of people in the Boston area, as well as victims from Alaska to Senegal to Luxembourg.
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The Latest: Federal government to require testing of nursing home staff
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will for the first time require the regular testing of nursing home staff for the novel coronavirus, the agency’s administrator said Tuesday. Until now such testing has only been recommended by federal authorities, in part […]
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Many in U.S. setting aside more money amid downturn, poll finds
About two-thirds say they’re spending less than usual during the pandemic.
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FDA chief apologizes for overstating benefits of virus plasma therapy
President Trump staged an announcement on Sunday even though the treatment’s value has not been established.
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Millinocket wedding reception linked to 2 more outbreaks, at jail and nursing home
The Aug. 7 wedding is the source of 60 cases of COVID-19, including 1 death, and now is connected to outbreaks at the York County Jail and a nursing home in Madison, which are roughly 125 miles apart.