Out-of-staters accounted for more than 11 percent of all positive tests over the past two weeks and have a positivity rate more than four times higher than state residents.
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Cruise ship that dominated Eastport gets ready to depart
A cruise ship that tied up in Eastport during the pandemic is ready to set sail
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Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate, dies of COVID-19 complications
While it’s not clear when or where he was infected, but he was hospitalized less than 2 weeks after attending a Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine receives $17 million in CARES funding to pilot remote learning models
The federal grant funding announced this week as part of the CARES Act will go to developing and implementing new remote learning models.
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Mills to double rental assistance, fund efforts to address COVID-19 racial disparity
In other news, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced one additional death and 27 new cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus on Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
New jobless claims in Maine fall again, but tens of thousands still rely on aid
More than 87,000 continuing claims for assistance were filed last week, as supplemental benefits to support the economy and keep people out of poverty lapse.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
More than 1.4 million seek jobless aid as virus surges in South, West
A continuing wave of job cuts is occurring against the backdrop of a spike in coronavirus cases that has led many states to halt plans to reopen businesses.
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Farmington Fair cancellation means lost income, missed opportunities
For many in the community, the cancellation of the Farmington Fair is having a huge impact.
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The Latest: U.K. scientists to immunize hundreds with experimental coronavirus vaccine
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. LONDON — Scientists at Imperial College London say they are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial after seeing no worrying safety problems in a small number vaccinated so far. Dr. Robin Shattock, a professor at […]
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Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus
Masked pilgrims have arrived at Mount Arafat to pray and repent on the most important day of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.