Homeless kids often fell through the cracks during the tumult of the COVID pandemic, when many schools struggled to keep track of families with unstable housing.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Masks are out at In-N-Out after burger chain bans employees from wearing them in 5 states
Employees could face disciplinary action, including being fired, if they do not comply, a company memo says.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Gene variant may be why some test positive for virus with no COVID symptoms
Scientists found a common version of an immunity gene that seems to help some people clear the virus faster.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Debunking of COVID lab-leak theory has enraged conspiracy theorists. Good.
The long-awaited intelligence report also serves as a reproach to the news organizations that bought into the theory, despite the utter lack of evidence for it.
Posted inLocal & State
Puritan Medical Products announces layoffs affecting more than 200 in Pittsfield
Based in Guilford, Puritan had become one of the top two swab manufacturers in the world, but orders have decreased dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic has receded, forcing the company to downsize.
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Court ‘blitz’ underway in effort to tackle backlog of criminal cases in Kennebec County
The caseload in Kennebec County courts is 67% higher than it was pre-pandemic, with 2,343 cases pending.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
National test scores plunge, with still no sign of pandemic recovery
Student scores released Wednesday by the National Assessment of Educational Progress show the single largest drop in math in 50 years.
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Bowdoin College reimbursed nearly $1.4M for coronavirus testing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has reimbursed Maine more than $282 million for coronavirus-related expenses.
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Portland nursing home sees surge in COVID-19 cases
Sixty-six cases of COVID-19 have been reported since May 14 among staff and residents at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Court grants new life to lawsuit challenging Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
Three judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out a legal challenge to the state’s COVID-19 mandate for health care workers.