Thirty-two more Mainers have recovered from the disease, and the percentage of positive tests continues to decline, a key indicator that containment efforts are working.
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Concord Coach Lines to restart Maine-Boston bus service in mid-August
The popular passenger bus line suspended its daily service in late March in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Union wants vulnerable TSA officers to be kept home as coronavirus cases among employees surge
Cases among the agency’s employees exceeded 1,500 this week.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Russia pushing virus disinformation online, U.S. says
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. CHICAGO — The State Department says Russia is using a well-developed online operation that includes a loose collection of proxy websites to stir up confusion around the coronavirus by amplifying conspiracy theories and misinformation. The disclosure on Wednesday was rare for the […]
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Trump at odds with government coronavirus experts
Trump and his political advisers insist that the United States has no rival in its response to the pandemic.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Yes, we like Dr. Fauci better than we like President Trump – but he has no idea why
In a haze of self-pity, the chief executive speculates, ‘It can only be my personality.’ Not quite.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Child care essential for families to go back to work, students to go back to school
For Maine’s reopening to succeed, providers should be supported in a way that reflects their importance.
Posted inSports
Marlins resume season with win over Orioles
Miami, which was shut down by a coronavirus outbreak, plays its first game since July 26.
Posted inPolitics
In reversal, Trump encourages mail voting in key battleground Florida
The president tweets that the system is safe despite having earlier said the election should be delayed because mail voting may encourage fraud.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Bar Harbor hospital, Maine CDC partner to respond to potential virus spreaders from other states
Mount Desert Island Hospital estimates that more than 35 coronavirus-infected people from out of state were in the area.