Despite President Trump’s sharp criticism, a top health official says federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised.
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Maine reports 26 new COVID-19 cases, one additional death
The number of Maine deaths now stands at 111 since the pandemic began, but active cases of the disease declined again Thursday, even as the state continues to expand testing.
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Jobless aid tops $1 billion in Maine as laid-off workers prepare to resume job searches
More than 87,000 weekly unemployment claims were paid out last week, as the state prepares to require claimants to start looking for work.
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1.3 million U.S. unemployment claims filed as layoffs continue
The persistently elevated level of layoffs are occurring as a spike in virus cases has forced six states to reverse their move to reopen businesses.
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The pandemic has stranded ships’ crews, some on land, some at sea
Stranded crews are within their rights to stop working, but many fear retaliation.
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The Latest: Mississippi seeing big virus outbreak in state legislature
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. JACKSON, Miss. — Packed elevators and crowded committee rooms. Legislators sitting shoulder-to-shoulder on the House and Senate floor. People standing close to each other and talking, sometimes leaning in to whisper, without a mask in sight. Those were common scenes at the Mississippi […]
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Bill Nemitz: The chain of humanity responds in a moment of need
Lois Griswold, who captured the dramatic photo of strangers rescuing a diver in distress, specializes in connecting with people.
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Maine Voices: Managing COVID anxiety in Maine – with strategies from New York’s polio years
Carrying extra masks, a Bronx-born ‘defensive pessimist’ welcomes the crowds of summer.
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‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges
Four months, 3 million confirmed infections and over 130,000 deaths into the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, Americans are facing long lines at testing sites and going a week or more without receiving a diagnosis.
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Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship visits through end of year
The Town Council acted after rejecting a plan from a small ship line to make port calls.