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February 16, 2021

Here are some of the highlights of Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill

A Democratic-led effort to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package is moving ahead.
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February 16, 2021

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks even as stockpiles swell

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of N95 masks are pouring out of U.S. factories and heading into storage.
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February 16, 2021

Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable

As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic’s front-line workers.
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February 16, 2021

Focus on Capitol Hill turns to passing Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill

Biden is participating in a CNN town hall Tuesday night to discuss the coronavirus, the economy and other issues. He is likely to use the opportunity to promote his relief plan.
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February 16, 2021

The Latest: Seattle 90-year-old walks 6 miles through snow to make her vaccine appointment

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.

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February 16, 2021

Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait

The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31.
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February 16, 2021

Maine will provide rapid tests for COVID-19 to school districts

The state will distribute up to 250,000 antigen tests, which produce results in 15 minutes, enabling schools to keep virus transmission in check and reduce staffing problems.
Published
February 15, 2021

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID disinformation, China took a leading role

An Associated Press investigation, conducted in collaboration with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, found that powerful political figures and allied media in China, the U.S., Russia and Iran flooded the globe with disinformation about the origins of the COVID pandemic.
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February 15, 2021

Androscoggin commissioners to debate anti-masking resolution via Zoom on Wednesday

On the agenda is a resolution offered by Isaiah Lary that calls the executive orders issued by Gov. Janet Mills unconstitutional and calls for the county to not enforce the mask mandate.
Published
February 15, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine wait continues for more than 100,000 Maine seniors

Of Maine's 193,000 eligible older residents, about 80,500 have gotten the COVID-19 shot.