No customer was in direct contact with three employees who tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Lara Pritchard, spokeswoman for Spectrum’s parent company, Charter Communications.
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Paris police officers, staff in quarantine; lobby to station closed for COVID-19
Despite two positive tests, the rest of the police department will remain on patrol and will respond to emergencies.
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Former presidents say they would get vaccine publicly to boost confidence
Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton say they’d be willing to publicly take a coronavirus vaccine, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated.
Posted inNation / World, News
U.S. virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time
Nationwide the coronavirus is blamed for over 270,000 deaths and about 14 million confirmed infections.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Thousands more Mainers apply for unemployment
Job losses remain high as a December deadline on federal benefits looms and Maine’s labor commissioner asks Congress to extend aid.
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Maine CDC reports record 346 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths
It’s the first time new daily cases have gone over 300 in Maine, a sign that the post-holiday surge dreaded by public health officials has arrived.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Cyberespionage effort to get WHO vaccine distribution information detected
The cyberespionage effort used targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information associated with a U.N. initiative for distributing coronavirus vaccine to developing countries.
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SAD 17 continues battle to keep schools open
Oxford Hills Middle School is the newest hot spot of the virus, but no spread has been established to happen within its buildings.
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Fed reports virus surge is slowing U.S. economic activity
The latest Federal Reserve survey of business conditions around the country shows the recovery continues to be uneven across many sectors of the economy.
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59 MLB players cut in coronavirus pandemic fallout
Players become free agents when their teams decline to offer them 2021 contracts by Wednesday night’s deadline.