Three personal tales reveal serious flaws in Maine’s system for filing and paying claims.
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‘Full speed ahead’ for Maine’s first election during pandemic
State and local officials say they feel confident Tuesday’s elections will go smoothly, despite a record number of primary voters having filed absentee ballots.
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A digitally divided Maine leaves tens of thousands offline
At least 83,000 Maine households lack the broadband internet experts say is necessary for economic success.
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COVID-19 heroes must jump through hoops for workers’ comp
In nearly all states, they have to prove they got the virus on the job to qualify for benefits.
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Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate
Health experts have warned of a looming mental health crisis – but doctors and researchers say the issues reverberate deeper among Black people.
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U.S. coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
Researchers expect deaths to rise for at least some weeks, but some say the count probably will not go up as dramatically as it did in the spring.
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Widow condemns ‘barbaric’ death of driver beaten over masks
The wife of a French bus driver calls for ‘exemplary punishment’ for the perpetrators of the July 5 attack.
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Serbia police detain 71 during 4th night of virus protests
Many accuse the government of letting the crisis spin out of control in order to hold a June 21 vote that tightened the ruling party’s grip on power.
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Virus cases rise sharply in Africa, India, spurring concerns over inequality
Meanwhile, dozens of U.S. Marines are infected at two bases on Okinawa.
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Dozens of U.S. Marines in Japan’s Okinawa get coronavirus
Officials on the southern Japanese island say dozens of Marines have been infected at two bases on the island in what is feared to be a massive outbreak.