About 13,400 Mainers filed for unemployment benefits last week, less than half the previous week’s number, but an upcoming eligibility expansion is likely to trigger a resurgence of claims.
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U.S. now has 22 million unemployed, as 5.2 million more seek aid amid layoffs
Roughly nearly 12 million people are now receiving unemployment checks, roughly matching the peak in January 2010, shortly after the Great Recession officially ended.
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The Latest: Trump, aides float outlier theory on origin of coronavirus
The president and some White House officials are stepping up efforts to pin the blame on China.
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Oxford Hills food assistance resources
Local volunteer organizations continue feeding their communities while local eateries do their part to help those in need.
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It’s a grass roots fight against COVID-19 hardships
Since closing her martial arts school in Norway because of the public health emergency, Leisha Labonte Petrovich has turned her volunteerism into a full-time job.
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Rams’ Brian Allen first NFL player to reveal positive COVID-19 test
Los Angeles Rams center says he tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago.
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Corrections chief briefs lawmakers about pandemic response, but public is shut out
The governor’s office would not respond to questions Wednesday evening.
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NFL has discussed playing in empty or half-full stadiums
As calls grow for sports’ return, NFL and other leagues, can still only see the outline of a path forward, with nobody ready to say when or how games can resume.
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MLB commissioner Manfred ‘to turn over every stone’ for season
Rob Manfred says during an interview with The Associated Press that “it’s incumbent upon us to turn over every stone” to get the 2020 season started at some point.