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Published
March 27, 2020

USM’s Sullivan Gym to be converted to homeless shelter by next week

The gym on Falmouth Street in Portland will be open to men and women who need shelter and aren't showing symptoms of having COVID-19.
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March 27, 2020

Essential Maine retailers try to keep shoppers and workers safe during pandemic

From cracking down on panic buying to creating distance between customers and workers, grocery chains and drugstores have implemented a number of unprecedented changes.
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March 27, 2020

Trump seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators

After the president invoked the Defense Production Act, GM said it has been working around the clock for more than a week with Ventec and parts suppliers to build more of the breathing machines.
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March 27, 2020

Stars of ‘Contagion’ reunite for public service announcements

Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle appear in four individual homemade videos warning about COVID-19.
Published
March 27, 2020

Stars of ‘Contagion’ reunite for a PSA

The stars of the 2011 thriller “Contagion” have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19

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Published
March 27, 2020

Kotb cries on ‘Today’ show; Baby Shark takes on hand-washing

Hoda Kotb's emotions got the best of her on the ‘Today’ show Friday, with the relentless reporting on the coronavirus story.
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March 27, 2020

University of Maine, MOFGA search for workers to help dairy farmers during pandemic

‘If those people get sick, someone needs to step in to take over the operations,’ said Richard Kersbergen, extension professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. ‘Dairy farming doesn't just stop.’
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March 27, 2020

The Virus Diaries: Daughters can visit with mom only through a windowpane

Their 95-year-old mother lives in an assisted-living center that has restricted visitors because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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March 27, 2020

State orders insurers to continue health coverage for displaced workers

The order applies only when an employer wants to keep offering health insurance to workers who have been laid off or furloughed.
Published
March 27, 2020

Dreaming of lottery riches? Coronavirus could cut jackpots

The group that oversees the Powerball game announced Wednesday night that it would cut minimum jackpots in half, from $40 million to $20 million as sales diminish.