The race at Darlington was the first for the series since March 8 finished without incident as sports try to return during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Portland City Council approves plan to close streets to help restaurants and retailers
The closures, which take effect June 1, will allow businesses to expand into public spaces so they can serve customers and observe social distancing.
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Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking having some issues
Tech companies have offered database tools to help with tracing efforts, but privacy efforts are a concern because of the need to store detailed information about people and their contacts.
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California governor says pro sports without fans possible in June
Gov. Gavin Newsom says sports can return without spectators in ‘the first week or so of June.’
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Trump administration charts slow path for reopening nursing homes
One organization estimates people in assisted-living facilities account for 41 percent of COVID-19 deaths.
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Tom Caron: Baseball will look a lot different if it returns
The way players act, from celebrations to spitting to showering at the ballpark, will have to change for the season to start this summer.
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Women veterans say they were told with little notice to leave Augusta facility
All four residents of Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope say they were told last Thursday they had to be out by Tuesday, and none of them have yet found other places to live.
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Portland radio personality Randi Kirshbaum says she was fired for not returning to work in office
Kirshbaum wanted to continue working at home because of health concerns related to COVID-19. She says she was fired by Portland Radio Group, but the company calls it a layoff and says she might be brought back.
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Maine Acts of Kindness: Lending a hand to the homeless
A small group of volunteers is distributing personal hygiene kits containing items donated from local businesses to Portland’s Preble Street shelter.
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WHO bows to calls for independent probe of its response to coronavirus
The evaluation would review ‘lessons learned’ from the World Health Organization’s coordination of the global response to COVID-19, but would not look into contentious issues such as the origins of the virus.