Sales are booming but many communities are reporting noise complaints and state fire officials are concerned about tinder-dry conditions.
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Trump rally drew people from places with COVID spikes
Attendees didn’t fill the arena, though, and public health experts say the extra space may have lessened the risks of transmission.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Pence puts positive spin on surging virus cases in South, West
In the first White House task force briefing in nearly 2 months, the vice president offers no new strategies to combat the rapidly spreading virus, and minimizes record daily case counts in several states as ‘outbreaks in specific counties.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
Science says: Stay outside, wear the mask, don’t sweat the groceries
Infection trends in the wake of street protests and business reopenings are shedding new light on how the virus that causes COVID-19 moves from person to person, and how it can best be contained.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Mills’ economic recovery committee urges school reopenings, broadband expansion
The committee was tasked with recommending steps state government could take immediately to stabilize the Maine economy.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees conditionally approve $559.5 million budget, tuition increase
Tuition will increase on average 2.5 percent for in-state undergraduates and 3.1 percent for out-of-state undergraduates.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
As virus grows, some governors rely on misleading hospital data
Public health officials and experts say the heavy reliance on statewide hospital data is a misleading and sometimes irresponsible metric to justify keeping a state open or holding back on imposing new limits.
Posted inSports
NBA, players sign off on final terms for restarted season
The league is going ahead with plans to play at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Florida, even after learning that 16 players tested positive this week for the coronavirus.
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Texas, Florida clamp down on reopening as new virus cases hit all-time high
They joined the small but growing list of states that are either backtracking or putting any further reopenings of their economies on hold because of a comeback by the virus, mostly in the South and West.
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NBA announces 16 players positive for coronavirus after conducting 302 tests
The tests on NBA players, administered on June 23, have roughly the same rate of positive tests as the rest of the nation.