It’s deadline day for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on COVID-19 relief, with the contours of a potential deal taking shape behind the scenes even as President Donald Trump’s GOP allies are recoiling at the administration’s tolerance for a $2 trillion package
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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
What are the treatment options for COVID-19?
There are several treatment options for COVID-19, and which one is best depends on how sick someone is
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Posted inMaine, News
Waldo County church outbreak now linked to 42 COVID-19 cases
Maine’s CDC director says more cases related to Brooks Pentecostal Church and its school can be expected in the coming days.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine economy added just 4,700 jobs in September, fewest in past 5 months
The state’s estimated unemployment rate was 6% for the month, but was likely higher because thousands of potential workers are no longer counted in the labor force.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Four workers test positive for COVID-19 at d’Youville in Lewiston
All residents and staff have since been tested, and the nursing home is awaiting those results.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial
This type of research, known as a human challenge study, is used infrequently because some consider the risk involved in infecting otherwise healthy individuals to be unethical.
Posted inMaine, News
Pandemic means trick-or-treating will be trickier this Halloween
State and local officials say the tradition of giving out candy carries a risk of spreading COVID-19, leading some people to look for creative alternatives to celebrate Halloween.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland will allow outdoor dining and retail operations through early January
The decision was made by the City Council on Monday night to help businesses get through the pandemic.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
America East details plans for basketball, fall sports in the spring
The conference plans an 18-game regular season for basketball and offers dates for spring play for those fall sports whose seasons were canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Purdue Global leaving Lewiston
The largely online university, formerly Kaplan University, will shutter its Lewiston campus when its lease expires in March 2021.