The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. DETROIT — African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April that lays bare how black Americans have borne the brunt […]
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republican senator defends Trump’s Tulsa rally as health official warns it’s ‘a huge risk factor’
Novel coronavirus cases have set new daily records in Oklahoma in recent days.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Businesses struggle to survive in strangely quiet York Beach
The summer season there and in other coastal Maine towns is off to a vastly different start this year because of the coronavirus and restrictions on visitors from out of state.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Collins: Maine seniors in nursing homes need better protection from COVID
I’ve pursued steps such as universal testing, better access to PPE for front-line workers and policies enabling telehealth.
Posted inLocal & State
Pandemic complicates life on Peaks Island for photographer, family
Beginning in March, my wife and I were ships in the night – when she was working, I was home.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Southern Maine Community College holds virtual graduation
Maine’s oldest community college awards more than 1,000 degrees and certificates at its 73rd commencement ceremony.
Posted inNation & World
Gov. Cuomo threatens to ‘reverse’ reopening in Manhattan, Hamptons amid rampant social-distancing violations
He chides both businesses and local leaders over a city gone stir crazy.
Posted inNation & World
French leader rejects racism, but colonial statues to remain
President Emmanuel Macron also announces that France will reopen nearly everything shut in response to the coronavirus starting Monday.
Posted inNation & World
Europe reopens many borders but not to Americans, Asians
Many are waiving the 14-day quarantine and border checks.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Some tribes reopen their casinos despite state opposition
State and local leaders have no say as tribal nations are recognized as sovereign under the Constitution.