Tens of thousands of people, some reportedly carrying clubs and shields, have taken to the streets in recent days in the worst protests the country has seen since gaining independence from the Soviet Union 3 decades ago.
Carol Semple
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine can require cable companies to pay refunds for canceled service, court says
The court found that Maine’s law does not constitute an unlawful state regulation of cable rates.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. hospitals experience a different kind of COVID-19 surge this time
The omicron variant infects more people, so hospitals must cope with more patients and more health-care workers who test positive, but patients aren’t as sick as with previous variants.
Posted inNation & World
Philadelphia house fire kills at least 12, including 8 children
There were 4 smoke alarms in the 2-apartment building, but none of them appeared to be working.
Posted inNation & World, New England
‘River Dave’ arrested after returning to live at New Hampshire cabin site
David Lidstone is charged with trespassing on property that he was ordered to leave last year and where his previous cabin had burned down.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Jan. 6 panel requests an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection wants to question him regarding his communications with Donald Trump, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and others in Trump’s orbit in the days surrounding the insurrection.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden urges concern but not alarm as omicron rises
The president emphasized that vaccines, booster shots and therapeutic drugs have mitigated the danger for the overwhelming majority of Americans who are fully vaccinated.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Ted Cruz says Republicans likely will find a reason to impeach Biden if they take the House
After echoing Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud, the Texas Republican led the effort on Jan. 6 to nullify millions of votes in states that tipped the Electoral College in Joe Biden’s favor.
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Maryland declares 30-day state of emergency as hospitalizations hit record high
Maryland hospitals were treating 3,006 adults and 51 children with the virus, and 600 others were waiting in emergency departments for beds to become available on Monday.
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With omicron, hospital patient numbers may be more important than case counts
With the true number of infections probably much higher than the case count, ‘Hospitalizations are where the rubber meets the road,’ says a public health professor.