Air raid sirens wailed and flags were at half-staff as commemorations took place in all major cities Saturday.
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Actress-author Patricia Bosworth dies from coronavirus at 86
She once starred alongside Audrey Hepburn and later wrote biographies on several stars.
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Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows
Authorities are clamoring to secure additional body storage wherever possible as U.S. officials estimate the death toll from the coronavirus could reach as high as 240,000.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Trump, Democrats clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
The bickering continues as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and threatens to extend into the fall and affect the general election.
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Puerto Rico discovers protective supply cache amid COVID-19
The suspected mismanagement of essential supplies during Hurricane Maria has turned out to be a boon for the U.S. territory.
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NY to get 1,100 ventilators with help from China, Oregon
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York is poised to get the ventilators as the state scrambles to line up more breathing machines for the sickest coronavirus patients.
Posted inMaine, News
Amtrak further limits Downeaster service in response to COVID-19
Starting Monday, the rail line will operate only one round trip per day between Brunswick and Boston.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine now has 10th death, 456 cases of coronavirus
The Maine CDC reports 24 new cases, and the latest death is a man in his 70s from York County.
Posted inMaine, News
Amid crisis, Maine confronts a shortage of respiratory therapists
The state needs ventilators to treat the worst COVID-19 cases – and people who can run them.
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
In time of pandemic, WrestleMania will on, without fans
While real sports have shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, WWE has pressed on and will hold its biggest event of the year in an empty arena.