As remote learning continues after April vacation, three teachers share their views of the challenges they have faced keeping in touch with their students, educating them, while maintaining their own individual lives.
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Stocks slide as Amazon, other companies outline virus fallout
Technology stocks and companies that rely on consumer spending accounted for a big slice of Friday’s decline.
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Some meat plants reopen, but Trump order may not be cure-all
Even those that keep the production lines moving will have to do so more slowly, renewing concerns about whether Americans can count on seeing as much meat as they’re used to.
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Sidelines: On golf’s return day, Fred ‘Derf’ Harlow shows what desire to play is all about
Rain doesn’t keep hard core golfer from playing 54 holes at The Meadows, Drew Bonifant writes.
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New Mexico blocks roads into Gallup as virus cases surge
The city and surrounding county is one of the nation’s worst hotspots, with patients overwhelming intensive care facilities and residents failing to maintain social distancing.
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Back to work, owners make changes so workers feel safe
Employee safety is a priority as small and midsize businesses rehire laid-off employees.
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Augusta targets reopening city hall to public June 1
Hatch Hill landfill will resume taking recycling and charging normal fees on Monday.
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Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid coronavirus outbreak
There are still many out-of-work people who don’t qualify for unemployment benefits or couldn’t get through states’ overwhelmed systems.
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Key West to skip Hemingway Look-Alike Contest this year
Organizers say the coronavirus has forced the cancellation of the 40th annual event.
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Catching Up With: Before everything stopped, Skowhegan grad was poised for career track and field season at division I school
Fairleigh Dickinson University senior Maddy Price established herself as one of the Northeast Conference’s top athletes during the indoor season.