Sen. Collins’ innovative approach won’t keep all hotels and restaurants alive, but it will provide them breathing room.
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Lapses in hospitals’ reporting left Maine CDC lacking key data
As the agency has prepared for a surge in coronavirus cases, not all hospitals have shared numbers of intensive care unit beds and ventilators.
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Experts, Trump advisers doubt White House’s estimate of 240,000 deaths
Forecasters, whose research the White House used to conclude that 100,000 to 240,000 people will die nationwide from the coronavirus, were mystified when they saw the administration’s projection this week.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pelosi sets committee to oversee $2 trillion virus response, setting up clash with Trump
Now that Trump has signed a $2 trillion rescue package, oversight of the massive legislation emerges as an early sticking point.
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Coronavirus could lead to breakup of European Union, leaders warn
There’s been bitter infighting over medical supplies and the economic response.
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Italy, Spain see ‘first positive signs’ in coronavirus crisis, ambassadors say
The diplomats said their countries appreciate China’s help but added that ‘we’re not naive.’
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UEFA aims for July restart for soccer leagues
A European plan is being formed to resume football around July and August, with domestic competitions told not to abandon competitions yet.
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Ivy League denies graduate eligibility for spring athletes
The Ivy League sticks to its policy “that athletic opportunities are for undergraduates.”
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Second positive COVID-19 case reported at BIW; shipyard remains open
David Hench, BIW’s spokesman, said the employee was last on company property on March 31 but he would not disclose the name of the employee or where they work.
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Country singer Kalie Shorr, who grew up in Portland, recovering from COVID-19
Now living in Nashville, Shorr said on Twitter that the worst of her symptoms have passed.