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April 11, 2020

Disney World is furloughing 43,000 more workers due to virus

The company will stop paying wages to them in about a week while allowing them to keep their benefits for up to a year.
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April 11, 2020

20,000: U.S. death toll overtakes Italy’s as Midwest braces for potential surge

The U.S. now has the highest death toll in the world.
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April 11, 2020

Maine small businesses to receive $1.5 billion in paycheck protection funds

Approximately 8,400 small businesses have been approved for federal funds that are meant to keep workers employed during the coronavirus outbreak.
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April 11, 2020

Crime drops around the world as COVID-19 keeps people inside

Some criminal lawyers say that drug dealers have no choice but to wait out the economic slump.
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April 11, 2020

Mills eases restrictions on needle exchange programs amid coronavirus

Maine's governor announces an executive order that allows people to return used needles and get clean ones on an as-needed basis, rather than the traditional one-to-one exchange.

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April 11, 2020

Deserted icons: No College World Series hits Omaha hard

The economic impact of the tournament has been estimated at $74 million per year. This year, it's not happening.
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April 11, 2020

Two more Mainers die of coronavirus, including 1 at Scarborough veterans home

The Maine CDC says 30 more people statewide have been infected with COVID-19, among them six staff members and three residents of the Scarborough facility.
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April 11, 2020

Tens of thousands of Maine households still without power

Central Maine Power, the state's leading utility, says the vast majority of customers will have service by Sunday night.
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April 11, 2020

Downeaster to suspend service temporarily starting Monday

The rail service, which had already been curtailed because of the coronavirus, will halt service until April 30.
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April 11, 2020

The Latest: IRS deposits first economic support payments

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus briefly overtook Italy’s for the highest in the world Saturday, according to the running tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.