The state commission is urging several steps, including using federal CARES Act funding to support a response to the COVID-19 pandemic for minority populations in the state.
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Jeep Cherokees recalled to fix problem that can cause power loss
Fiat Chrysler is recalling the SUVs because of a transmission problem that also can prevent the car from being shifted to park.
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Supreme Court rules against attempt by Trump administration to end DACA
The justices rejected administration arguments that the 8-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program is illegal.
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The Latest: Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump’s response to racial tensions
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the country and the world. WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official who has served in the Trump administration since its first day is resigning over President Donald Trump’s recent handling of racial tensions across the country – saying that the president’s actions “cut sharply […]
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As fraudulent jobless claims pass 50,000, state sets job search deadlines for claimants
The Maine Department of Labor said Thursday that people receiving unemployment benefits soon will have to start looking for work.
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Persistently high layoffs suggest a slow U.S. economic rebound
Even with the May hiring gain, a lofty 20.5 million people are receiving unemployment benefits.
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Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies
Smith was the eighth of nine children born to Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy, and she tragically outlived several of them by decades.
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Auto racing tracks in Maine still waiting for word that they can open
While some tracks like Oxford Plains are eager to open even in the absence of fans, others like Wiscasset Speedway insist they won’t race until fans are allowed.
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The Latest: Nursing homes represent more than 1 in 4 of nation’s virus deaths
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — Nursing home residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data released Thursday. As federal data collection […]
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OFF RADAR: ‘Anthropocene Rag’
Alex Irvine’s novel of post-apocalyptic madness