The new figures raised the official toll in Wuhan by 50% to 3,869 deaths.
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Bates College considers changes for its fall semester
Administrators trying to figure out if campus can operate normally in the coming academic year.
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The Latest: France finds more than 1,000 virus cases on its navy’s flagship
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. PARIS — The French navy is investigating how the coronavirus infected more than 1,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, amid growing pressure on government leaders to explain how it could have happened. The ship, France’s biggest carrier and the flagship of its navy, is undergoing a […]
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When can Maine reopen? The answer’s complicated
Public health experts cite key criteria including widespread testing and tracing, and reduced coronavirus cases over a sustained period. Gov. Janet Mills says she agrees, but she won’t commit to particular benchmarks for moving forward.
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For families of students with disabilities, remote learning brings added stress
Students with disabilities often need extra attention, and their parents are now cut off from the support that schools provide.
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Maine Voices: We need to form a global community to have national security
Addressing COVID and other threats means caring about others and our common Earth and recognizing that most others do as well.
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Sportsman’s Alliance director: Mainers’ health, safety focus of decision to keep gun shops open
They are small businesses that can easily implement policies meant to prevent the spread of COVID.
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Our View: Outbreak no excuse for shutting out Maine’s public
The Mills administration held private briefings with legislators, robbing the public of its right to know what its government is doing.
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Trump, aides float outlier theory on origins of coronavirus
President Trump and some of his officials are stepping up efforts to pin blame on China for the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maine Acts of Kindness: Gorham woman’s handmade masks aid hospice workers
Susan Franck has used a bit of YouTube research and a box of quilting fabric to construct nearly 200 face masks.