The outbreak at the poultry processing plant, believed to be Maine’s first workplace outbreak outside a health care facility, prompts talk of idling production.
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Pandemic puts additional strain on international MLS players
The MLS has more diversity than any other top-flight league and many players are stuck in North America, often separated from family and loved ones.
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Goodell reduces salary to $0, NFL workers taking pay cuts and furloughs
Commissioner Roger Goodell voluntarily took a full pay cut, while other NFL employees will be subject to other budget-cutting measures.
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Maine’s most popular parks and beaches to remain closed
Ten of Maine’s state parks along the coast will remain closed until at least June 1 under a new order by Gov. Janet Mills that looks to gradually reopen the state’s economy.
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Experimental drug tested at Maine Med proves effective against coronavirus in study
The Portland hospital has joined two worldwide clinical trials for Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir.
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Officials cancel 2020 Beach to Beacon 10K road race
‘It’s really the only right decision,’ race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson says of calling off one of Maine’s premier summer events.
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Reopening plan triggers a flood of questions and confusion
A small category of businesses will be permitted to reopen Friday, but the state has yet to release details about the changes they must make to their operations.
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USM dorm, student center construction project delayed by outbreak
The project, which includes the first student housing on USM’s Portland campus, is now scheduled for completion in spring 2023.
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The hardest-throwing pitcher ever? COVID-19 claims Steve Dalkowski at age 80
Steve Dalkowski – the inspiration for Nuke LaLoosh in ‘Bull Durham’ – blew out his arm before reaching the majors, but there are some who still remember his legendary talent.
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U.S. citizens with immigrant spouses should get coronavirus aid, lawsuit argues
It’s estimated that 2 million U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents are married to people without Social Security numbers, although it’s unclear how many of them file jointly with them.