Several existing medications will be tested to see if they can be used to treat Covid-19, as the disease is known, the World Health Organization says.
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Patrick Dempsey to be honorary captain of U.S. Olympic cycling team
The partnership is a natural extension of work the former ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actor and Maine native already has been doing within the cycling world.
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Proposal would save ambulance service in northern Maine
The legislation would allow town-run ambulance services in the Aroostook County towns of Blaine, Bridgewater and Mars Hill.
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Roenicke’s first day as Red Sox manager brings news: Sale dealing with pneumonia
Illness didn’t stop the 30-year-old left-hander from throwing 60 pitches Tuesday, with plans for another 60 on Wednesday.
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Bernie Sanders’ win ups the pressure on moderate Democrats to coalesce
Analysis: The Vermont senator is benefiting from a crowded and fractured Democratic presidential field that is dividing up the rest of the vote.
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Proposal designed to help Maine small pharmacies passes legislative committee
The proposal is designed to stop insurance carriers from charging pharmacies certain fees or holding pharmacies responsible for certain fees.
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Trump’s plan to cut submarine production won’t fly, Connecticut congressman says
Democratic Rep. Joe Courtney, whose district includes the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, says Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposes the fewest ‘combatant vessels’ for the Navy in a decade.
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More businesses reopen in China, but many people stay home
China reported a rise in new cases Monday, dimming optimism that the near-quarantine of 60 million people and other disease-control measures might be working.
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Coronavirus cases on quarantined cruise ship nearly double
A famed Chinese epidemiologist co-authors a study saying that the incubation period for coronavirus could be less than 1 day or as long as 24 days – 10 days longer than previously suggested.
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Joe Biden downplays New Hampshire amid last-minute pre-primary scramble
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden repeats his argument that the first 2 overwhelmingly white states in Democrats’ nominating process will not determine the nominee of a racially diverse party.