The members of Afghanistan’s prize-winning girls’ robotics team turn their attention toward saving lives.
coronavirus
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Americans at WHO transmitted real-time information about virus to Trump administration
More than a dozen Americans, many from the CDC, were working a the health agency’s headquarters when the coronavirus emerged late last year.
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Bath offering loans for small businesses struggling amid pandemic
Sally Johnstone, vice president of Main Street Bath and a member of Bath’s Economic Development Committee, said the committee wanted to help local businesses who are stuck waiting for federal loans that may never come.
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Trump says he’s close to a deal with Congress on virus aid
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday he hopes to see the Senate pass the bill on Monday, while the House is telling members to return for
a vote as soon as Wednesday.
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Virus outbreaks at Mexico’s hospitals raise alarm, protests
Nearly half of the 230 confirmed cases in Coahuila state – home to Social Security Hospital No. 7 – are medical personnel.
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Gov. Cuomo announces coronavirus antibody testing as state’s death toll, hospitalizations trend down
The state will soon conduct random samples from thousands of residents for virus antibodies.
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Broadway star Nick Cordero has leg amputation due to virus
The Tony-nominated actor has been receiving blood thinners to help with clotting, but the treatment was causing internal bleeding.
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From Hopkinton to Boston, marathon absence is seen and felt
The race was scheduled to take place Monday but has been postponed to September because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Augusta Civic Center could be $700,000 in the hole by September
Event cancellations due to the coronavirus have halted revenues at the city-owned auditorium and meeting facility.
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Sports leagues seek return to play, but with no guarantees
Everyone involved knows that plans to resume pro and college sports will be risky and uncertain.