Students on the Lewiston campus advised of restrictions due to pandemic
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Posted inSports
NBA notebook: NBA confirms no players tested positive since entering the bubble
Of the 343 players tested since results were last announced July 29, none has been confirmed positive.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Facebook and Twitter move to delete Trump’s false claim about COVID-19
For the first time, Facebook removed a post from the president for violating its policies on spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Two more BIW workers test positive for coronavirus
The BIW employee and contractor were last at work on Aug. 3 and Aug. 1, respectively, and have since been quarantined.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Rhode Island imposes new measures on travelers, bars and large parties
The governor says the state’s new traveler certification is similar to Maine’s.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans
The president is considering giving his acceptance speech on the grounds of the White House, while the former vice president has scrapped plans to accept the Democratic nomination in Milwaukee.
Posted inNation & World
‘We are no less American’: Virus deaths pile up on Texas border
The U.S. failure to contain the pandemic has been laid bare in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Trump threatens executive action as virus relief deal remains elusive
The administration has asked federal agencies to identify all of the money they have not yet spent from the $2 trillion CARES Act, which passed in March.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Big Ten football conference-only season set to begin on Labor Day weekend
Commissioner Kevin Warren still says ‘we’re approaching this entire process on a day-to-day basis’ and the conference remains ‘prepared to delay or cancel competition.’
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
UConn calls off football season because of virus concerns – the first FBS school to cancel
COVID-19 is the driving factor, but the decision was made a bit easier for independent UConn when other schools – including UMaine – took the Huskies off their schedules.