The GOP leader’s next virus aid package is centered on liability protections, a top priority for Republicans seeking to shield doctors, schools, businesses and others from coronavirus-related lawsuits.
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Red Sox announce Rodriguez, Dalbec test positive for coronavirus
Boston now has a total of four players with positive COVID-19 tests after Josh Taylor and Darwinzon Hernandez tested positive last week.
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Pittston voters approve budget in shortened Town Meeting
On a motion from a resident, Pittston voters agreed to group the bulk of the warrant articles into one motion and dispense with debate on the town’s proposed budget.
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Ravens QB cancels weekend event in South Florida as virus cases surge
Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson, a South Florida native, cancels his annual ‘Funday with LJ’ as local officials consider another round of shutdowns.
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Off-field behavior will be the deciding factor in success for MLB restart
No bars and no crowds are a start, and as Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw puts it: “If you want to see the season through … you can’t be stupid.”
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Maine CDC reports one more death, 17 new COVID-19 cases
Maine averaged 27 new coronavirus cases daily for the week ending Tuesday, down from 37 cases per day during the previous week.
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The Latest: Brazil’s president says hydroxychloroquine will cure him of virus
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from the new coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against COVID-19. Bolsonaro said he tested positive […]
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Ex-Maine labor chief: Shoring up our unemployment system requires more than state action alone
States need more federal funding and flexibility, as well as a national strategy to protect and support front-line workers.
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New York hospitals released 6,300 virus patients to nursing homes
State officials argue that the controversial, now-scrapped policy was not to blame for one of the nation’s highest nursing home death tolls.
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Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air
The World Health Organization has so far dismissed the possibility of airborne transmission, except for during certain high-risk medical procedures.