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April 14, 2020

Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus

The coronavirus is spreading in immigration detention, with more than 70 detainees in 12 states testing positive and hundreds of others under quarantine.
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April 14, 2020

Boston Brands of Maine starts bottling hand sanitizer

The Fireball Cinnamon Whisky maker is also donating high proof alcohol that the University of Maine is turning into hand sanitizer for Maine hospitals.
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April 14, 2020

Coronavirus and sports: Senior British Open postponed

The event is the fourth of the five senior majors to impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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April 14, 2020

Skowhegan hospital closes rehab unit after ‘small cluster’ tests positive for COVID-19

The chief nursing officer at the Redington-Fairview General Hospital confirmed that the unit has been closed while staff who may have been exposed to the virus self-quarantine and the facility is cleaned.
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April 14, 2020

Janet Mills seeks to help Maine’s struggling hunger relief charities

Maine's governor calls for more federal help to secure more food and give priority access to emergency food providers.

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April 14, 2020

Gov. Mills extends civil emergency until May 15 as Maine CDC reports state’s 20th death

The extension does not automatically lengthen the stay-at-home order set to expire April 30, but it gives the governor the authority to establish or lift restrictions on public life.
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April 14, 2020

Tour de France postponed with no new dates set

Organizers held off postponing the race, but with large gatherings canceled until at least mid-July, they had no choice but to postpone.
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April 14, 2020

Cruise ships crews: Stuck at sea, paydays dwindling and searching for a way home

Crews wait for days for help from an industry accused of not sufficiently controlling the scope of the coronavirus outbreak.
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April 14, 2020

Maine Med joins clinical trials for potential drug to fight COVID-19

Remdesivir has shown some effectiveness in initial research, but more clinical trials are required.
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April 14, 2020

Tax change in virus package mostly benefits millionaires, panel finds

The provision, inserted by Senate Republicans, temporarily suspends a limitation on how much owners of businesses formed as 'pass-through' entities can deduct in taxes from losses on other business income.