The country received praise for its early handling of the pandemic, but since reopening the economy in May, new cases have spiked to record levels.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Maine Republicans file last-minute court challenge to ranked-choice ruling
The party says Maine’s secretary of state improperly rejected thousands of signatures on a petition aimed at overturning a law applying ranked choice to presidential elections.
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Posted inNation & World
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic
The annual pilgrimage has been scaled down from 2.5 million to 10,000.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Anxiety props up Biden, while Trump voters are fervent, poll shows
Only 50 percent of Biden supporters consider him a strong leader.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Sports Digest: Four Mainers honored by United Soccer Coaches
They were all named to the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America teams for boys’ and girls’ soccer.
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Sports
Caleb Manuel finishes third at the New England Amateur golf championships
The final round was shortened by 18 holes because of weather, which left the recent Mt. Ararat graduate wondering what might have been.
Posted inNation & World
Trump national security adviser tests positive for coronavirus
Robert O’Brien is the first White House official known to have contracted the virus since May.
Posted inMaine, News, Times Record
Woman swimming off Harpswell killed by shark in 1st such Maine fatality
A 2nd woman who was swimming with the victim off Bailey Island on Monday was not injured, officials said.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine organizations step up to help feed people in need during pandemic
Growing to Give, a farm-based nonprofit in Brunswick, is ramping up production to help feed more people, while local farms and the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust are distributing seedlings to help people grow their own food.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Indictments handed up in Waterville drive-by shooting, China chase in which trooper was hit by car
Following months-long delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Kennebec County grand jury indicted several people last week.