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Athletics offered key lessons to health-care workers on the front line

From the importance of teamwork to forging through adversity, sports have provided a foundation for these doctors and nurses at Maine hospitals.

From the importance of teamwork to forging through adversity, sports have provided a foundation for these doctors and nurses at Maine hospitals.

by DAVID SHARP Associated Press April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

A pandemic, snowstorm, windstorm and flooding – all capped with a paper mill explosion in Jay.

by LISA RATHKE Associated Press April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

U.S. ski areas employ thousands of international college students each year to fill seasonal jobs during what is their summer break.

by ROB GILLIES Associated Press April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the nations have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel.

by KAT STAFFORD, MEGHAN HOYER and AARON MORRISON Associated Press April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

Health conditions at higher rates – obesity, diabetes and asthma – make African Americans more susceptible to the virus.

by PAUL WEBER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

They’re easing restrictions even as new hot spots emerge and experts warn that moving too fast could prove disastrous.

by MESFIN FEKADU Associated Press April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

‘One World: Together At Home’ consists of a six-hour stream, followed by a TV special.

by GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

President Trump gives contradicting messages on lifting stay-at-home orders once the coronavirus threat subsides.

by AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

Maltreatment rates accompany the stress and strain of unemployment, experts say.