Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, partners to host webinar.
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Posted inSports
Naomi Osaka ousts Serena Williams in Australian Open semifinals
Williams was hurt by unforced errors in a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Osaka, who will face Jennifer Brady in Saturday’s final.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
New jobless claims continue to decline in Maine
About 2,700 Mainers filed or reopened a claim for state benefits in the second week of February, down from 2,800 a week earlier.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. jobless claims jump to 861,000 as layoffs stay high
The number is painfully high but fraudulent claims may be pushing up the totals.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Catholic Bishop Deeley says state’s new gathering size limit for churches is ‘unacceptable’
A spokeswoman for Gov. Janet Mills defends the recent updates to capacity limits after the bishop of the Portland Diocese says they will have little impact on most Catholic churches in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine set to receive 14% increase in vaccine doses next week
The 218 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday represented a slight uptick over previous days, but the seven-day average is about half what it was 2 weeks ago.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act’
Nicholson Baker’s fascinating, discouraging search for the truth about biological warfare
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Lives Lost: Sharon Merrill, educator, guidance counselor and world traveler
The longtime Cape Elizabeth educator was diagnosed with COVID-19 the day after she received her first dose of the vaccine. It was too late to help her.
Posted inMaine, News
As COVID-19 vaccinations rise, new cases decline in Maine, but connection unclear
Dr. Nirav Shah of the Maine CDC says ‘one hypothesis’ is that vaccines and immunity acquired through exposure to the disease are combining to suppress the virus.