“You don’t have to buy so much,” the president said at a news conference Sunday. “Take it easy. Just relax.”
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‘Bigger than any one of us’: Biden, Sanders take on pandemic
The Democratic presidential candidates, in their first one-on-one debate of the 2020 campaign, are looking to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
YMCA of Southern Maine closes 4 branches over concerns about virus
The closures of at least two weeks will impact the hundreds of fitness enthusiasts who use clubs in Portland, Biddeford, Freeport and New Gloucester.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-eds
Bill Nemitz: Maine CDC lab now open on Sunday. Great idea!
Faced with growing aggravation and more COVID-19 tests, the Health and Environmental Testing Lab goes 24/7.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. moves nearer to shutdown amid coronavirus fears
The CDC is recommending that gatherings of 50 people or more in US be canceled or postponed over the next eight weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine parents, teachers prepare for first-ever shift to virtual classrooms
Many K-12 schools will delve into uncharted territory as they switch temporarily to remote learning to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Ticket sales dive at box office; lowest turnout in 20 years
More people went to the movies the weekend after Sept. 11, 2001.
Posted inSports
UFC: ‘Unless there’s a total shutdown of the country … these fights will happen’
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Dana White is determined to keep staging UFC bouts.
Posted inBusiness
Global economic coordination not happening in virus crisis
More than a decade ago, world leaders took fast action together to combat a global financial crisis.
Posted inBusiness
Federal Reserve slashes interest rates to zero as part of wide-ranging emergency intervention
The Fed took dramatic steps not seen since the 2008 financial crisis to bolster the U.S. economy in the face of coronavirus.