Although no decisions are set in stone until the state provides guidance, the district is exploring the possibility of returning students to the classroom and the board received an update on choosing a mascot.
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Virus prompts drastic measures in Texas as death toll grows in U.S.
Health officials in San Antonio acquire refrigerated trailers to store the dead, as soldiers prepare to take over a wing of a Houston hospital to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Jordan’s Furniture braces for mid-pandemic opening Friday at The Maine Mall
The chain’s first store in Maine features an indoor ropes course, which is opening along with a massive showroom. But will customers materialize?
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Stocks dip on Wall Street as global rally fades, led by tech
Mixed reports on the economy highlight its uncertain path, including one showing that layoffs continue at a stubbornly steady pace.
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Animal print, political or plain black, masks send a style message
In a sign that masks are becoming a fashion trend, Vogue magazine recently listed 100 ‘aesthetically pleasing’ selections.
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Farmington’s Summer Fest canceled due to pandemic
The majority of the usual programming, such as musical performances, races and a food court, had already been canceled to prevent large gatherings.
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Maine’s streak of low daily virus case numbers continues
Twenty new cases of coronavirus were reported Thursday but no additional deaths, as Maine continues to avoid the spikes seen in other states.
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Russia is hacking virus vaccine trials, U.S., Britain and Canada say
They allege that a Russian intelligence unit is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in COVID-19 vaccine development.
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Rising coronavirus infections threaten U.S. economic recovery
Credit card spending has stalled, and more than a million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week.
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The Latest: Virus prompts drastic measures in Texas as death toll grows in U.S.
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. HOUSTON — The spread of the coronavirus surged unabated in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical personnel and funeral morgues […]