Just ask center Enes Kanter, who says “the NBA should be scared because everybody is healthy now, everybody is 100 percent now, and everybody is going at it”
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Sports Digest: Marine Corps Marathon canceled for first time its 45-year history
The Marine Corps race had been one of the last mega-marathons remaining on the country’s 2020 race calendar with races in Boston and New York already canceled.
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Bahamas closes borders to US tourists after COVID-19 cases spike; others still welcome
49 new infections have been recorded since the country’s borders fully reopened on July 1.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens
The administration criticizes Republican legislation’s money for more virus testing and insisted on a payroll tax cut that could complicate quick passage.
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Soccer’s Ballon d’Or awards canceled this year amid coronavirus disruption
The Ballon d’Or, awarded for men since 1956 and women since 2018, will not be given out this year with the season upended by the pandemic.
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The Latest: Florida teachers union sues over return to in-person classes
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. Florida’s largest teachers union sued top state officials Monday over an order mandating a return of in-person schooling, drawing the courts into an increasingly politicized nationwide debate over when and how kids can return to class amid the pandemic. The suit from the […]
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UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
The report in the British medical journal The Lancet suggested that so far the vaccine appeared safe and was able to conjure a promising immune response.
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Age of people testing positive for COVID-19 is trending younger
Of the 22 new cases reported Sunday – the most recent date for which age data is available – 14 people were in their 30s or younger, including six in their 20s and three younger than 20.
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USM cancels fall sports season
PORTLAND — The fall 2020 athletic season has been canceled at the University of Southern Maine due to concerns about protecting student athletes and staff from the spread of COVID-19. “During this time, we considered myriad scenarios in hopes that a path forward could be possible; however, the risks associated with long-distance travel on buses […]
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Community raises $175,00 for One Longfellow Square
PORTLAND — Live music venue One Longfellow Square has met its $175,000 fundraising goal to stay in businesses through the COVID-19 shutdown. With shows over the last few month canceled or rescheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 185-seat music venue at Congress and State streets launched an emergency GoFundMe campaign to remain in operation […]