Republicans urge Mills to increase maximum gathering size to 150 and extend traveling exemption to Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Posted inNation & World
Melania Trump announces Rose Garden ‘renewal’ project
Plans described by the first lady include returning the Rose Garden to its original 1962 footprint with improved infrastructure and drainage and a better environment for the plants and flowers.
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Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Smith expected to start Washington’s training camp on PUP list
Quarterback Alex Smith, 36, was recently cleared by the doctors who oversaw his recovery from his serious leg injury in 2018.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas greet first child
The pair, who married last year, gave no further details on the baby.
Posted inMaine, News
Car crashes into Deering Oaks bleachers, striking and killing a man
Police say Jonathan Burt of Lisbon was under the influence of drugs when the incident occurred Sunday, and he faces manslaughter and other charges.
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As virus rages, experimental COVID-19 vaccine is put to its biggest test
Volunteers rolled up their sleeves Monday to take part in the biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine
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‘Tenet’ to open internationally first, U.S. will have to wait a week
Warner Bros. on Monday said “Tenet” will arrive in more than 70 countries on Wednesday, Aug. 26, including Japan, Russia, much of Europe, Australia and Canada.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Wealthy donors pour millions into fight over mail-in voting
Deep-pocketed and often anonymous donors are pouring over $100 million into an intensifying dispute about whether it should be easier to vote by mail.
Posted inNation & World
John Lewis memorialized as the ‘conscience of the Congress’
Lawmakers are gathering to pay tribute to the long-time Georgia lawmaker and icon of the civil rights movement.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Republicans seek to cut unemployment payments in virus relief plan
The supplemental unemployment benefits would be cut from $600 weekly to $200 until states are able to create a system that would provide 70% of a laid-off worker’s previous pay.