While it’s not clear when or where he was infected, but he was hospitalized less than 2 weeks after attending a Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine receives $17 million in CARES funding to pilot remote learning models
The federal grant funding announced this week as part of the CARES Act will go to developing and implementing new remote learning models.
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Posted inNation & World
House would overturn Trump’s transgender ban in military
The amendment would block the use of the defense spending bill’s funds to implement a policy that would bar transgender people from joining the military and even keep some transgender people already serving from staying in.
Posted inNation & World
Protesters vary as much as their arrests, AP analysis shows
Those arrested during protests in Portland, Oregon, are self-described parents, Black Lives Matter activists and people taking advantage of the nightly chaos.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills to double rental assistance, fund efforts to address COVID-19 racial disparity
In other news, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced one additional death and 27 new cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus on Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News
More beach restrictions added after new shark reports
Swimmers at Popham Beach State Park are restricted to ankle-deep water after lifeguards reported a possible shark sighting Wednesday.
Posted inNation & World
Former president who brought direct elections to Taiwan dies
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui brought direct elections and other democratic changes despite missile launches and other fierce saber-rattling by China.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump floats idea of delaying election, a virtual impossibility
The date of the presidential election – the Tuesday after the first Monday in November – is enshrined in federal law and would require an act of Congress to change.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Greater Augusta Back to School Program to hold backpack giveaway Aug. 16
Donations sought to help each student in need.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Tell us what you’re cooking
Have your favorite recipe published in the Food & Dining section of the Maine Sunday Telegram.