Bumble is offering $5,000 to women-run businesses, many of which are less than a month away from permanently closing.
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Maine’s many summer camps hope they can open this year
Staying closed all summer would be a ‘huge’ financial hit, Maine Summer Camps director says, and some camps may not survive.
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John Krasinski, Big Papi surprise Boston medical workers with lifetime Red Sox tickets
Actor John Krasinski is joined by Red Sox legend David Ortiz in presenting COVID-19 unit workers with four lifetime Red Sox tickets for “you and everybody at Beth Israel.”
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ABC’s Stephanopoulos positive for coronavirus but feels well
ABC ‘Good Morning America’ anchor George Stephanopoulos says he is relatively symptom-free.
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Delay costs IOC ‘several hundred million’; Japan will pay rest of $2 billion-$6 billion
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, said based on a a 2013 agreement, all added costs beyond the IOC obligations will be covered by Japan.
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Athletes completing doping bans get unexpected chance at Olympics
As many as 200 track and field athletes – and numerous others – will complete their bans and be eligible to compete in the delayed Tokyo Games.
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Brown Dog Carriers extends ‘A Helping Paw’ in the COVID-19 crisis
Trucking company will deliver donated coronavirus-related equipment and supplies free in Maine.
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Two workers at Sappi’s Westbrook mill test positive for COVID-19
Both employees appear to have been infected through exposure outside the mill, the company said.
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Portland may offer incentives to convert short-term rentals to long-term housing
Portland postponed the meeting when Monday’s storm threatened to knock out power.
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Coronavirus cases surpass 2 million worldwide as deaths top 10,000 in New York
Officials around the world fear that halting quarantine and social-distancing measures could easily undo the hard-earned progress that so far has staved off grimmer projections.