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Published
October 18, 2021

Powell praised by U.S. politicians from both parties as trailblazer, trusted adviser to presidents

Powell served as secretary of state under George W. Bush - a tenure marred by a 2003 appearance before the United Nations in which Powell cited faulty information in seeking to make the case for U.S. war against Iraq.
Published
October 18, 2021

COVID-19 patient counts in Maine hospitals spike again

The number of people hospitalized with the virus had dropped as low as 152 on Oct. 7 but has rebounded and exceeded 200 on Monday.
Published
October 18, 2021

Colin Powell, trailblazing general and diplomat stained by Iraq, dies at 84

The former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday.
Published
October 17, 2021

Fauci says U.S. to consider mix-and-match boosters for COVID-19

A so-called mix-and-match booster has been discussed among scientists and government experts, though no timeline has been released for when it might be officially considered.
Published
October 17, 2021

Cities seek to loosen rules on spending federal pandemic aid

Some governments have more flexibility than others to spend their share of the money as they want.

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Published
October 16, 2021

Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time

About 29 percent of the country’s nearly 146 million people are fully vaccinated.
Published
October 16, 2021

Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID-19 patients

The FDA warns that taking it in large doses can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, delirium and even death.
Published
October 16, 2021

Vaccine mandates stoked fears of labor shortages. But hospitals say they’re working.

Officials say they have very high vaccination rates they attributed to the requirement and that they have seen coronavirus infections – and sick leaves – noticeably drop.
Published
October 16, 2021

Hospitalizations inch up as Maine CDC reports 542 new COVID-19 cases

Two more people have died with the disease, and 169 patients were in hospitals statewide on Saturday.
Published
October 15, 2021

Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers appealed to U.S. Supreme Court

The appeal was filed Friday, hours after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston denied a request to stop the mandate from going into effect.