While some southern Maine restaurants plan to open right away, others say they need more time to hire staff and get ready for seating customers indoors.
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Maine private colleges start to release details for return to campus
The plans include schedule changes, masking requirements, and an end to self-serve dining options.
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Federal Reserve launches corporate bond-buying program
The purchases should make it cheaper for companies to borrow.
Posted inNation & World
Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim, polls find
In Michigan, black deaths per 100,000 black residents were four times the rate of white deaths per 100,000 white residents.
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WNBA’s shortened 22-game season, without fans, to begin in late July
Some guidelines are still being established for the season, which will be held at IMG Academy in Florida, beginning in late July.
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BP takes $17.5 billion hit as pandemic accelerates emissions cuts
In February, the oil company pledged to eliminate or offset all carbon emissions by 2050, but has been forced to move faster as the pandemic continues to squeeze profits.
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Can U.S. job market sustain its gains? Uncertainties cloud future
Consumers won’t likely return to their pre-pandemic habits of eating out, traveling by plane, or going to movies until they’re confident that they won’t get sick.
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Red Cross will test blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies
The additional testing is being done as a service to donors and comes at a time the Red Cross is in urgent need of blood donations.
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U.S. revokes emergency use of malaria drugs to treat coronavirus
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine will no longer be distributed to state and local health authorities.
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Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus
Academy leadership has not yet addressed whether the show will be virtual or in-person.