About 5,000 spectators will be allowed into Sunday’s Cup Series race, which will be the first real test of how NASCAR enforces its Confederate flag ban.
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Watney first on PGA Tour to test positive for coronavirus, withdraws from RBC Heritage
Nick Watney had a negative test when he arrived for this week’s tournament, but a second test came back positive Friday after he became ill.
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U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond calls on state ‘to do the right thing’
A Portland independent filed a civil rights suit Friday to ask a judge to put her on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
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Disparity in testing policies puts college football season in jeopardy, experts say
With players returning to campuses with an eye toward the fall, schools have a range of safety protocols. Too much of a range.
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NFL optimistic about playing, despite Fauci’s comments
The league’s top medical official says he’s confident games can be played safely this fall even if players aren’t in a “bubble”, as recommended by infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci.
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Belmont preview: The last shall be first as Belmont kicks off Triple Crown
Tiz the Law is a 6-5 favorite in this ‘backwards Triple Crown,’ where Belmont comes first after the coronavirus pandemic upended the Triple Crown schedule.
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Thomas College graduates 250 in virtual celebration
The college shared a commencement video on Saturday morning, where commencement speeches were shared from students, faculty, alumni, and guest speakers.
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Maine reports 35 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The new cases come as the state moves closer to a wider reopening of its economy on July 1.
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Maine jobless rate falls to 9.3%, but data obscure magnitude of job losses
If not for tens of thousands of workers who were misclassified or not counted as unemployed in May, the official rate would be 18 percent.
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Maine CARES Act funding to flow to unemployment trust fund
Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa told lawmakers the state will use $270 million of $1.25 billion in federal aid to keep the state’s unemployment trust fund solvent.