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Published
July 12, 2020

Unemployment snafus leave three lives in limbo

Three personal tales reveal serious flaws in Maine's system for filing and paying claims.
Published
July 12, 2020

‘Full speed ahead’ for Maine’s first election during pandemic

State and local officials say they feel confident Tuesday's elections will go smoothly, despite a record number of primary voters having filed absentee ballots.
Published
July 11, 2020

COVID-19 heroes must jump through hoops for workers’ comp

In nearly all states, they have to prove they got the virus on the job to qualify for benefits.
Published
July 11, 2020

Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate

Health experts have warned of a looming mental health crisis – but doctors and researchers say the issues reverberate deeper among Black people.
Published
July 11, 2020

U.S. coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse

Researchers expect deaths to rise for at least some weeks, but some say the count probably will not go up as dramatically as it did in the spring.

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Published
July 11, 2020

Westbrook pizza shop closes after worker tests positive for COVID-19

Corsetti's is the latest restaurant in the Portland area to close temporarily for disinfection and testing after employees were diagnosed with the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Published
July 11, 2020

Widow condemns ‘barbaric’ death of driver beaten over masks

The wife of a French bus driver calls for 'exemplary punishment' for the perpetrators of the July 5 attack.
Published
July 11, 2020

Serbia police detain 71 during 4th night of virus protests

Many accuse the government of letting the crisis spin out of control in order to hold a June 21 vote that tightened the ruling party's grip on power.
Published
July 11, 2020

Virus cases rise sharply in Africa, India, spurring concerns over inequality

Meanwhile, dozens of U.S. Marines are infected at two bases on Okinawa.
Published
July 11, 2020

Dozens of U.S. Marines in Japan’s Okinawa get coronavirus

Officials on the southern Japanese island say dozens of Marines have been infected at two bases on the island in what is feared to be a massive outbreak.