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LPGA loses a major as Evian Championship in France canceled

by DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

The LPGA says ongoing travel and border restrictions, along with quarantine requirements, prevent them from holding the tournament on Aug. 6-9.

Local & State, News

Maine marks a grim milestone: 100th death from COVID-19

by Joe Lawlor June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

State health officials reported the 100th death Tuesday, as well as 18 new cases as expanded testing continues.

Health, Nation & World, News

WHO backs off claim that asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus is ‘very rare’

by William Wan and Miriam Berger Washington Post June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

The comment by a WHO official Monday kicked off a furious debate and drew widespread criticism.

Business, Nation & World, News

Wall Street hits the brakes after strong, weeks-long rally

by STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Associated Press June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

Skeptics of the rally have been saying that many risks still lurk ahead on the long road to a full recovery.

Business, Nation & World, News

Tesla defied county orders so it could restart production. Days later, workers tested positive for the coronavirus.

by Faiz Siddiqui Washington Post June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

The reopening, and subsequent coronavirus cases, follow weeks of tension over the public health order.

Nation & World

The Latest: Hospitals’ COVID-19 cases have spiked in at least 9 states since Memorial Day

by Associated Press June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

The latest on coronavirus from around the U.S. and the world. As the number of new coronavirus cases continues to increase worldwide, and more than a dozen states and Puerto Rico are recording their highest averages of new cases since the pandemic began, hospitalizations in at least nine states have been on the rise since […]