A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sidelines, Sports, UMaine Sports
Sidelines: With questions to answer, UMaine men’s hoops looks to finally play games
The progress of the UMaine men’s basketball team has to be measured in baby steps this season, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
FDA vows to move ‘rapidly’ to authorize second coronavirus vaccine
The government is preparing to ship almost 6 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, which won an advisory committee’s endorsement Thursday.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Thompson takes lead in LPGA finale
Lexi Thompson, the 2018 winner at the CME Group Tour Championship, leads by a stroke after opening with a 7-under 65
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California hospitals buckle under surge in nation’s new hot spot
The state reported over 52,000 new cases on Thursday alone – equal to what the entire U.S. was averaging in mid-October – and a one-day record of 379 deaths.
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College roundup: UCLA joins list of teams opting out of bowl consideration
The school says the the decision was largely made by players and supported by the administration.
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NHL notebook: Caps goalie Lundqvist to miss season because of heart condition
Henrik Lundqvist, who signed with Washington after 15 years with the Rangers, won’t be able to play in 2020-21.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Thomaston man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of fellow prison inmate
Zachary Titus faces a maximum of 12 years in prison in the strangling death of Dana R. Bartlett at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren in 2018.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Sales top 3 million for Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’
The presidential memoir, the first of two planned volumes, covers his election in 2008 and much of his first term.
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Reputed mobster admits assaulting ‘Real Housewives’ hubby
John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove, N.J., pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity.