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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
United sending layoff notices to nearly half of U.S. employees
The airline says that it will offer early retirement benefits and that furloughing 36,000 employees in October is a worst-case scenario.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Trump threatens to withhold funding to schools that don’t fully reopen, attacks CDC guidelines
Trump’s threat ran contrary to the traditional Republican stance of giving more control over schools to localities, rather than the federal government.
Posted inSports
Ryder Cup postponed until 2021 because of pandemic
The event was scheduled for Sept. 25-27, just one week after the U.S. Open because of a reconfigured golf schedule brought on by the coronavirus.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths, as testing expands
The state has gone 5 consecutive days with fewer than 25 new cases, and its rate of positive tests continues to fall.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
The Latest: ‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. AUSTIN, Texas — With a cough and shortness of breath, Sam Lee of Austin, Texas, made three attempts to get a COVID-19 test last month. The first time, he showed up an hour before the public testing site was set to close […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Brooks Brothers goes bankrupt as virus closes offices
The two-century-old company is the latest casualty of the pandemic that has hit old-line retailers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We know how to (relatively) safely reopen schools. Now we need the will, resources
Frequent testing will be critical to protecting the health of teachers, students and families.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
MaineDOT commissioner: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 2 for jobs, transportation projects
The need may never again be so high, and interest rates may never again be so low.
Posted inNation & World, News
Brazil’s president says hydroxychloroquine will cure him of virus
President Jair Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will recover swiftly thanks to the anti-malaria drug, which has been touted by President Trump but not proven effective against COVID-19.