For people in Lubbock, Texas, the nearest clinic is a 310-mile drive.
2020
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World
Pre-election virus spike creates concerns for polling places
Republicans are banking on a huge Election Day turnout to offset big leads in early voting among Democrats in key states.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
MLB notebook: Martinez opts in with Red Sox, who decline option on Perez
Designated hitter J.D. Martinez exercises the option on a contract that will pay him $19.375 million each of the next two seasons.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Brazil protesters oppose vaccine mandate
SAO PAULO — Protesters have gathered in Brazil’s two biggest cities to demonstrate against any mandate for the taking of a coronavirus vaccine, supporting a rejection campaign encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro in opposition to the advice of most health professionals. A small group of people assembled in downtown Sao Paulo on Sunday calling for […]
Posted inNation & World
Sword-wielding man arrested after Halloween deaths in Quebec
He is suspected of killing two and wounding five.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms
Nov. 4 marks the day the U.S. formally leaves the 2015 Paris Agreement, but if Joe Biden wins, he has pledged to put the country back in.
Posted inNation & World
U.K. says 4-week lockdown may have to last longer
Restaurants will return to take-out only and non-essential shops are closing. Schools and universities, however, will stay open.
Posted inElection 2020
Casting your ballot: Places and times to vote in central Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 3
A partial listing of where and when to vote Tuesday in the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal circulation areas.
Posted inHealth
More U.S. patients to have easy, free access to doctor’s notes
About 53 million people already have access, but thanks to a 2016 law, no one should have any more struggle getting through red tape.
Posted inNation & World
Anti-France protests continue as Macron seeks understanding
The president went on Arabic TV station Al-Jazeera to defend the freedom of expression.