Teams have started working out again in preparation for the shortened season, but with players testing positive for COVID-19 there is no guarantee games will be played.
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ICE issues rules saying international students must leave U.S. if classes go online
The guidelines issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement add pressure for campuses to reopen even amid growing concerns about the recent spread of COVID-19 among young adults.
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COVID-19 testing delays force Nationals, Astros to cancel Monday workouts
Washington GM Mike Rizzo says, “Without accurate and timely testing, it is simply not safe for us to continue with summer camp. … summer camp and the 2020 season are at risk.”
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Bipartisan group of former government officials demands science-based approach to pandemic
Officials from the Trump, Obama and George W. Bush administrations all signed the statement.
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Harvard invites freshmen to campus, but classes stay online
Harvard University’s freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required to learn remotely from home.
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With caution, summer workouts open for most high school teams
Months after sports were put on pause due to the pandemic and with no guarantee of a fall season, high school players and coach took the field for the first phase of summer sports.
Posted inMaine, News
Eight new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths reported in Maine
The relatively small increase in cases comes after 3 weeks of much higher numbers of new infections, and a holiday weekend in which 4 older Mainers died of COVID-19 in Cumberland County.
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Employers find testing employees more trouble than it’s worth
Testing is “not a solution you can do for every employee, every day,” employers argue.
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Berry picking fun
Many families picked strawberries Friday, July 3, at Berry Fruit Farm in Livermore.
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The Latest: New York hospitals released 6,300 virus patients to nursing homes
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped policy, state officials said Monday, but they argued it was not to blame for one of […]