The trend has been attributed to low vaccination rates, the relaxation of mask rules and other precautions, and the swift spread of the more-contagious delta variant.
Jeff Ham
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Mills to hold Maine’s 3rd annual opioid crisis summit
Thursday’s event is designed to assemble health care providers, policy experts, law enforcement officials and members of the public to work together on the opioid crisis.
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Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement
Democrats’ goal is to push a budget resolution reflecting Tuesday’s agreement through the House and Senate before the August recess.
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Four Iranians charged with plotting to kidnap activist in U.S., others
The plot allegedly was part of a wider plan to lure three people in Canada and a fifth person in the United Kingdom to Iran.
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Artist uses his brush to turn Surfside’s pain into hope
Roberto Marquez, a Dallas artist, was turned away last month when he offered to help dig for survivors in the rubble of the collapsed condo tower near Miami.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee title
The 14-year-old from Louisiana, the national contest’s first African American winner, is a basketball prodigy who hopes to play in the WNBA.
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Pfizer will seek approval for 3rd vaccine dose to boost immunity
Research shows vaccines offer strong protection against the highly contagious delta variant, but studies are underway to determine if and when boosters might be needed.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine supreme court rejects appeal in Bangor murder case
F Daly was convicted of murder in the killing of Israel Lewis in 2018.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Abbott Labs cutting hundreds of jobs in Maine as testing demand drops
A company that makes COVID-19 testing kits is laying off as many as 400 workers at two locations in Maine.
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Dozens of states target Google’s app store in antitrust lawsuit
The lawsuit filed late Wednesday targets Google’s Play store, as Congress considers laws designed to break up or undermine the power amassed by Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.