In the last three weeks, my hours have been filled with work — on the surge as well as the vaccine planning efforts — and my head and heart have been empty. It’s December, the darkest month of the year. And this must be the darkest December in modern history. A disease that did not […]
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One family’s virus nightmare reflects deepening U.S. crisis
The U.S. has had another record day of coronavirus cases.
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California town says no to tough virus rules, then yes
It was almost two weeks ago that Solvang made headlines when it said it wouldn’t enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tough new stay-at-home orders.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Analysis: States spent over $7 billion competing for early virus supplies
The sum went to acquiring personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves and gowns as well as vital medical devices such as ventilators.
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‘Hurting for hope,’ South Dakota rural churches mark Advent
Church announcements are marked not with parties and performances but with deaths.
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Salvation Army of central Maine seeing drop in kettle donations, increase in need this holiday season
Scott Murray, central Maine’s Salvation Army regional corps officer, said donations were down almost 40% on Black Friday alone and behind overall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maine’s seaweed industry continues to thrive, even during pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has been a struggle for much of American seafood, but the seaweed harvesting and farming have found a way to grow during the crisis.
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Fight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid plan
Negotiators are reporting continued progress on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, with optimism rising that the overdue talks would soon produce an agreement.
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The Latest: Only 6 cases of severe allergic reaction after quarter million vaccines doses given in U.S.
ATLANTA — U.S. health officials closely tracking possible side effects of the first authorized COVID-19 vaccine say they have seen six cases of severe allergic reaction out of more than a quarter million shots given. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said more than 272,000 shots of the Pfizer vaccine were given nationwide as […]
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Britain to tighten lockdowns over virus mutation precautions, reports say
Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to tighten pandemic restrictions, including rolling back relaxed rules over the holiday period.