coronavirus

Published
September 1, 2020

Mainewhile: Big conversations overdue at cusp of summer’s end
Published
August 31, 2020

Twitter deletes Trump’s retweeted claim minimizing coronavirus death toll

A Twitter spokesperson said the tweet, originally posted by a follower of the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon, violated the company's COVID-19 misinformation policy.
Published
August 31, 2020

To go or not to go: Colby students take different paths to Waterville college

While older brother Logan Morrione is back after an abrupt departure in March, freshman Max Morrione chose to herd cattle in New Mexico and hope for a traditional freshman experience next year.
Published
August 31, 2020

U.S. Open notebook: Source says seven players put in ‘bubble in the bubble’

The players are being quarantined because they were in contact with Benoit Paire, who was forced to withdraw after a positive test.
Published
August 31, 2020

What is herd immunity and why are Trump officials pursuing an idea WHO calls ‘dangerous’?

With a population of 328 million in the United States, it may require more than 2 million deaths to reach a 65% threshold of herd immunity.

Published
August 31, 2020

A Zoom Thanksgiving? Summer could give way to a bleaker fall

Public health scientists say it’s easier to forecast the weather on Thanksgiving Day than to predict how the U.S. coronavirus crisis will play out this autumn.
Published
August 31, 2020

Still only one positive COVID-19 case at Bates College

Like its NESCAC sister schools, Bates College has seen a paltry number of positive tests for the deadly coronavirus.
Published
August 31, 2020

Where U.S. small businesses are feeling the most pandemic pain

The latest Small Business Pulse Survey by the Census Bureau offers a glimpse of how small U.S. firms see their prospects.
Published
August 31, 2020

Hunger may kill more people than COVID this year

As many as 132 million more people than previously projected could go hungry in 2020.
Published
August 31, 2020

The Latest: Twitter deletes Trump’s retweeted claim minimizing virus death toll