Authorities are confronting disorder in cities across Canada, led by a self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
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A new attitude toward the pandemic begins taking shape. But we’ve been here before.
Fatigued, frustrated and frazzled by five surges over two years, some parts of the U.S. population have decided to simply live with the coronavirus and move on.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine continue slow decline
A total of 330 patients were hospitalized statewide on Sunday, down from 339 the day before.
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Biden marks 900,000 U.S. virus deaths, urges: ‘Get vaccinated, get your kids vaccinated’
The president estimates that vaccines have saved over a million American lives.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, Politics
Joe Rogan apologizes for racial slurs after video surfaces
His mea culpa follows India.Arie’s announcement Thursday that she was removing her music from Spotify.
Posted inNation & World
Mandate protests expanding in Canada, as world watches
There will likely be growing public pressure everywhere to remove restrictions, whether the science supports that or not.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine continue slight downward trend
There were 339 people hospitalized with the infectious disease on Saturday, the lowest number the state has seen in more than a month.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 hospitalizations may be declining, but providers still challenged
Officials from Lewiston’s two hospitals said Friday that declining hospitalizations is easing the burden on providers somewhat but other challenges remain.
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COVID-19 cases falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths in U.S. hit 900,000
The case count numbers in Maine are still high, but public health officials note a backlog of unprocessed positive test results, and report that hospitalizations are trending downward.
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Maine CDC reports 23 more deaths from COVID-19
The high total reflects the reality that even though the omicron surge appears to be waning, it’s still having a devastating impact.