The Can-Am Crown kicked off Saturday in Fort Kent with mushers from Maine, Minnesota, Iowa and several Canadian provinces.
Carol Semple
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Authorities confirm New Hampshire’s 1st case of coronavirus
A hospital employee who recently traveled to Italy is the first person in the state to test positive for the new coronavirus.
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Dow surges 5% as traders hope for central bank help on the economy
The market recoups part of the losses it took in a 7-day rout that gave stocks their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
More testing will show how coronavirus has spread in U.S.
New diagnoses push the tally of cases past 100 and raise the total of affected states to 11.
Posted inLocal & State
One person dies in house fire in Washington County
The victim is believed to have been one of the residents of the house in Perry.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Amy Klobuchar is ending her Democratic presidential campaign
The Minnesota senator says she plans to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Federal heating aid program holds back $37 million to fight coronavirus
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it released $381 million Friday, bringing welcome news to northern states.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Virus outbreak starts to look more like worldwide economic crisis
The wide-ranging efforts to halt the spread of the illness threatens jobs, paychecks and profits.
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Wall Street ends its worst week since 2008 as the Dow drops 12%
The virus outbreak has been shutting down industrial centers, emptying shops and severely crimping travel all over the world.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. reports 1st shortage of medication tied to disruptions from virus
The shortage of the medication, with authorities decline to name, is blamed on a manufacturing issue with the drug’s key ingredient, as factories overseas are affected.