An Associated Press survey finds 36 of 44 national governing bodies for individual sports received federal funding to keep going during the pandemic.
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Canadian provinces allow locked-down households to pair up
In Newfoundland and Labrador, residents from one household are now allowed to mingle with those in another.
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Uncle Andy’s Diner to close after 66 years in South Portland
Owner Dennis Fogg says takeout business hasn’t been enough to keep the diner afloat, and he’ll close it for good at the end of May.
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Nadal: Djokovic will need to take vaccine if tennis tour makes it mandatory
Novak Djokovic said he might not take a coronavirus vaccine, but Rafael Nadal says he, and everyone else, will need to comply to protect everyone.
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Mills announces accelerated reopening for retail stores, restaurants in 12 rural counties
The announcement comes one day after Gov. Janet Mills unveiled a deal with Westbrook-based Idexx that will allow the state’s public health lab to triple its testing capacity.
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Maine health centers awarded $4.7 million to expand COVID-19 testing
The federal funding will be distributed among 18 community health centers, according to U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins.
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Facebook, other platforms remove ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy video that makes discredited claims
The video makes a number of false claims, including the idea that billionaires aided the spread of coronavirus and that wearing masks is harmful.
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Food pantries knee-deep during pandemic
In the last month, some food pantries have served almost twice the number of families than before the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jobless rate surges to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
The U.S. Labor Department says that 20.5 million jobs vanished in April in the worst monthly loss on record.
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The Latest: Investigators urge reinstatement of whistleblower who contradicted Trump
The investigators find ’reasonable grounds’ to believe that Dr. Rick Bright was punished for speaking out against widespread use of an unproven drug that the president touted as a remedy for COVID-19.