Maine’s governor calls for more federal help to secure more food and give priority access to emergency food providers.
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Gov. Mills extends civil emergency until May 15 as Maine CDC reports state’s 20th death
The extension does not automatically lengthen the stay-at-home order set to expire April 30, but it gives the governor the authority to establish or lift restrictions on public life.
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Tour de France postponed with no new dates set
Organizers held off postponing the race, but with large gatherings canceled until at least mid-July, they had no choice but to postpone.
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Cruise ships crews: Stuck at sea, paydays dwindling and searching for a way home
Crews wait for days for help from an industry accused of not sufficiently controlling the scope of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Maine Med joins clinical trials for potential drug to fight COVID-19
Remdesivir has shown some effectiveness in initial research, but more clinical trials are required.
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Tax change in virus package mostly benefits millionaires, panel finds
The provision, inserted by Senate Republicans, temporarily suspends a limitation on how much owners of businesses formed as ‘pass-through’ entities can deduct in taxes from losses on other business income.
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The Latest: Trump’s name to be printed on Americans’ $1,200 relief checks
No U.S. president’s signature has ever appeared on an IRS disbursement.
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Figures show hundreds more coronavirus deaths in UK care homes
Hundreds more people with COVID-19 have died in Britain than have been recorded in the government’s daily tally, official figures show.
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With showrooms shut down, Maine auto dealers focus on service and remote sales
Dealers promote maintenance and repair service and online sales as they ponder how the pandemic will change their industry.
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Maine lags New England states in reporting data on pandemic
A month into the outbreak here, the state CDC still is unable to post daily testing counts and other information.